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The three ran to the Hokage's office, jumping on roofs to get there faster. As they reached the door of the building Shino, Ino, and Shikamaru joined them. The six hurried to the office and entered. The other ninja assigned to the mission, minus Iruka, were already there, waiting for them.

The Hokage gave a nod of approval as they lined up in front of her desk. "Good, you're all here."

"Is Hinata okay?" Kiba asked before Naruto could.

Tsunade nodded. "She's doing better. Perhaps Neji should explain," she said looking at Neji.

He stepped forward. "I suppose I should start with last night when we got back to the Hyuuga compound." He took a deep breath. To Naruto it looked like he was trying not to smile too much. But there was a small one playing on the corner of his lips. "She met Hanabi for the first time after three months. Hinata-sama seemed to recognize her as some sort of family member, but nothing more."

"That's great." TenTen interrupted. "That means that she might be able to help herself with her memory." Sakura and Ino agreed.

A cough from the Hokage made them turn their attention back to Neji.

Neji continued like he hadn't been interrupted. "Haishi-sama and I were shocked to see Hinata-sama and Hanabi getting along so well, considering they never really did before. After answering a few questions and eating dinner, we all went to sleep for the night. The next morning after breakfast, Hinata-sama approached me with a strange request. She said she wanted to fight me."

Naruto and Neji exchanged a glance as the others looked at each other.

"I couldn't understand why she would ask me," Neji continued. "Hiashi-sama automatically said it was too dangerous and dismissed the idea. But Hinata-sama unleashed the most amazing persuasive reasons and excuses I have ever seen from her. Hiashi-sama was completely shocked, as was I, and allowed her to fight. Clearly she had never done anything like this to him. We went to the small training area we had and prepared to fight. Hinata-sama told me not to hold back at all. This didn't shock me, but her stance did. She stood in the style of the gentle-fist, and we began." Neji paused to get this information to sink in a little before adding, "Hinata-sama has remembered the gentle-fist syle."

There was a gasp through out the room. Everyone started to talk at once.

"That's great." Sakura said to Ino and TenTen. "But would she really remember so much?" TenTen asked in return. Ino nodded.

"Neji's face would have been great to see." Kiba said, Akamaru giving a bark in agreement. "I bet that Hiashi-sama would have seemed very shocked too." Lee reminded the others. "Yeah, who do you think won?" Shikamaru butt in.

"What do you think of this Naruto?" Shino asked him.

Before Naruto could answer, Tsunade called order; which was mainly just her yelling at them to stop talking. They all stopped at once and looked at her.

"Thank you," she said taking a deep breath. "Now it is possible for something like this to happen." She paused collecting her thoughts for a moment. "There can be one event that triggers something in the sub-consciousness of the brain and floods the memories related to it back. Perhaps the practice training from yesterday afternoon helped her."

"You- you know about that?" Naruto asked, his face going red.

"Yes, I know." Tsunade gave him a look that made Naruto be quiet. Although, he knew that look all too well, and wished that the floor would just eat him up right then and there.

Tsunade went on, "Somewhere in Hinata's sub-consciousness last night allowed her to remember how to fight in the gentle-fist; even if there is no chakra control. There must be other events that can help you help her with her memory."

The lower ranks nodded.

"Uh, Tsunade-sama." Kiba asked. "Is it possible for Hinata's personality to change due to her memory loss?"

Tsunade closed her eyes and placed her hands under her chin, thinking. "I suppose so. If there was one event in her past that made her personality the way it was before and she can not remember it, then maybe. Hinata's personality difference may not be easy to deal with for some of you, but try to bear with it. There might be a chance to get it back."

Kiba gave a nod. "Okay."

"Are there any more questions?" The Hokage asked. They were silent. "Alright then, I have one more suggestion and you are dismissed. Perhaps you all should break into small groups and stay with Hinata at different times. This way you all won't have to spend your whole day like this."

"That's a great idea, Tsunade-sama." TenTen said.

Tsunade nodded. "Then dismissed."

The ninja left the office quietly, and headed for the outside of the building. While still in the halls, they decided among themselves who will be in which groups. Once outside they freely discussed their plans.

"I think Kiba and Shino should stay in the same group." Shikamaru started.

"Agreed. But Ino should go with them." Neji said.

"No way. I should be with Sakura and TenTen. That way there is more girl-bonding time." Ino proclaimed.

"Then Lee, Shikamaru and I should be another group." Choji said pulling out a bag of chips.

Lee shook his head. "Naruto and I are a better team."

"Then what about Neji?" TenTen asked.

"I'll go with Shikamaru and Choji." Neji decided. "Though, I don't like the idea of an all girls team," he added.

Ino just shrugged and said, "Now that that is over with, what about the times."

"Hold on, I'm confused." Kiba said. "Who's in who's group?"

"You and Shino are a team." Lee explained. "Sakura, TenTen, and Ino are a team. Neji, Shikamaru and Choji are a team. And Naruto and I are a team."

Kiba nodded, "Okay." Akamaru gave a bark of approval.

"Now, back to times." Sakura said. "How about Naruto and Lee have Hinata in the morning for about an hour and a half. Then Kiba and Shino in the lunch time area. Ino, TenTen, and I can get her after that. And Neji, Shikamaru, and Choji in the evenings." Everyone seemed to agree on this, or really, some people nodded and everyone else stayed queit.

"We can start this tomorrow." Neji said. "Today, Hinata-sama was supposed to be visiting Hokage-sama for a better examination."

"So that gives us a day to fine tune this whole group stuff." Kiba pointed out, he clearly was one of the few that remained quiet.

"Yes. I need to get back to the Hyuuga compound and see what is going on there. When I left, Hinata-sama was talking to Hinabi." Neji said. Everyone mumbled a bye, or waved, or gave a nod.

The group of them stood around for a few more minutes before breaking off to do their own things for the day. Naruto headed back for his house. There was nothing else to do.

As he was nearly there, he realized the growling in his stomach and made a new course for the Ichiraku ramen shop.

As he approached the noodle shop, the smells hit his nose, causing his mouth to water. Just a snack. He did of course just have breakfast, and he didn't want to be too stuffed.

He lifted the short curtain to see Hinata sitting at one of the stools. "Hintata?" he asked.

The girl turned around and looked at him. Yup, it was Hinata.

She swallowed the noodles in her mouth and smiled. "Hello Naruto-san."

"What are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be at home?" Naruto asked sitting down next to her.

Hinata thought for a moment and then shrugged. "I guess so… But I told Hinabi-chan that I would be here. She even told me where to go." She picked up a couple of noodles and put them in her mouth.

"Eh?" Naruto blinked twice. "So your father knows you're here too?"

Hinata paused. Her chopsticks were still in her mouth. "I suppose so… But I don't really know." She gave a small shrug and smile and went back to eating.

Naruto looked at Teuchi and ordered a pork-miso ramen. As he waited for the noodles to come, he looked at Hinata. It looked like she was enjoying her ramen. He looked away after a few minutes. It felt like he was staring too much.

Teuchi placed the bowl in front of him and gave him a kind of look that said "I need to talk to you."

Naruto returned it and started to eat. He felt like he was being watched and he looked at Hinata. She was staring at him now. He cocked his head to the side, a few noodles hanging from his mouth went with him, with a questioning look on his face.

"That's pork-miso right?" Hinata said curiously.

Naruto nodded and slurped up the noodles and swallowed. "Yup."

"May I try some?"

It was a small and innocent question, but it seemed like a lot to Naruto. First was the fact that he would never, ever, give away any of his ramen to anyone. Next, it was the weird flip that his stomach did when she asked. It was like he wanted her to say something like that. And then there was the fact that Hinata asked him. The girl, who never really spoke before all of this, just asked him for some of his food.

Naruto brought himself back together. "Uh, sure," he answered. He thought he heard someone drop something in the back, but maybe it was just his imagination.

Hinata smiled and moved her chopsticks over to Naruto's bowl. She picked up a couple of noodles and held them over the bowl for a few seconds; judging whether or not it was going to make it to her bowl without falling on the floor. In one quick movement, the noodles were hovering her bowl and then in her mouth. She seemed to let the taste stay in her mouth and then swallowed it.

"Wow. That was good," she said smiling.

Naruto had the feeling he was gawking at her. He quickly turned away and continued to eat his own ramen. He was about halfway done when he realized that Hinata was still there.

"Is there a reason why you came here Hinata?" Naruto asked after slurping up some of the ramen.

She nodded. "I wanted to see you."

Naruto nearly choked on the ramen in his mouth. He swallowed, hard, and asked "Did I hear you right? You wanted to see me?" He was breathing hard now, from the choking and the answer from Hinata.

She nodded and blushed. Then she said out in the open. No hesitation, no stuttering, and no fainting.

"I think I like you."


Alright, that's it for now. I'll update soon. School's almost out and I should be getting more time so... Yeah... Bye.