Lee kicked a can of soda halfheartedly halfway down the street he was walking on. He grumbled, "Hinata…who did that to you?"
He couldn't live right without knowing who did that to her. Suddenly he knew what he could do. The sounds of his sandal's hitting the concrete were audible as he ran to find Shino and Kiba.
"Kiba! Shino!" Lee yelled.
They turned to face the Genin in question, "What could he want?" Shino thought silently.
"Yeah?" Kiba said as Lee reached the spot where they were standing.
"Hey," Lee breathed heavily, "Hinata's in the Hospital,"
Kiba ground his teeth. Shino remained still.
"I need your help finding out who put her there," he continued, "That is your thing: tracking people?"
They both nodded, "What's your plan?" Kiba asked skeptically.
"She still had shurikens in her wounds when she arrived at the hospital, I was thinking maybe Akamaru could take a whiff of them and track him or her down."
"Well…he might get agitated because it has her blood on the shurikens; it might also cover the smell of the attacker." Kiba said seriously.
"And my bugs follow the queen, I can only find people who we've been in confrontation with, or basically, just people we've seen in person." Shino added.
Kiba glanced at Shino, "But...This is Hinata we're talking about…we have give it a try anyway." Kiba crossed his arms, giving in, "Whad'ya say Akamaru?" he asked enthusiastically. Akamaru barked loudly and excitedly. "Shino?" Lee asked.
Shino nodded slowly. "I'm not sure if this is smart but…this is Hinata…" He would never let anyone know it, but he would do anything for the pearly-eyed girl. He loved her with all his heart. He wanted to protect her. Sometimes it was hard to keep his emotions under wraps too. He sighed quietly and followed after Kiba, Lee, and Akamaru as they made their way back to the hospital.
"May we speak to this doctor, please?" Lee asked the reception lady, pointing at Hinata's doctor on a clipboard.
The reception lady was a plump, 40-year old looking woman with way too much bright make-up on. She sighed, "He's very busy children," she said smacking her gum and speaking in sort of a New Jersey accent, "Run off and play with your little toy ninja's."
Lee and Kiba's faces lit up with indignation and the thought of injustice. They were both about to speak their minds when Shino held his hand up.
"Alright, thank you anyway Madam." Shino said calmly, pulling Kiba and Lee out by their ears, Akamaru following loyally behind.
"Shino!" Lee and Kiba screamed once they were out of the building and he let go of their ears, "What did you do that for?"
"I have a plan," Shino said, "Just follow my lead."
He stuck his arms out like a zombie and bugs came out from his long green sleeves. They started to make a duplicate of what they could only guess was his father. The duplicate looked exactly like a person and this person started walking toward the Hospital door. "Follow me." the man said. Shino motioned for them to follow his, and his father's lead. They ran to catch up with him. The man and the group came to the reception desk and confronted the lady this time with a different approach.
"Ooo! Hello there sir! How may I help you today?" she said excitedly.
"May I speak with Dr. Eeyeshi?" he asked quietly.
"Well, he's pretty busy but I bet I can squeeze you in." she smiled.
"Oh, and tell him I have three intelligent teenagers with me as well."
"Yes sir!" she dialed a number on the desk-phone, "Hello Doctor? There's a handsome man and three intelligent teeagers here to speak with you!"
There was an audible chuckle of the doctor. "Send them in."
She nodded, "Room 111 sir!"
"Thank you." he nodded his head in thanks and started down the hallway with the four trailing behind him.
"That's genius Shino!" Kiba grinned and gave him a thumbs up.
He smiled secretly and nodded.
They arrived at room 111. The clone of Shino's father grabbed onto the doorknob and walked in.
Hinata was there lying on the cot, Kiba immediately ran to her and held her hand.
The doctor grinned, "Aren't they cute?"
Kiba swerved around and blushed profusely as he denied any romantic relation with Hinata.
Lee felt a sensation of jealousy sweep over him. "Am I cute with her?" he wondered. He shook himself out of his daze and continued with their mission. Shino's dad dissolved into a pile of bug's which then returned to their master. The doctor was obviously confused and frowned, "What is the meaning of this?" he said pulling out a shuriken.
"There is no reason for a fight sir." Shino said monotonously, "We just came to ask for the weapons that cut Hinata. We were hoping to find her attacker."
"Oh," the Doctor sighed putting away the sharp knife, "In that case, you may have them."
The doctor then pointed to a bin of weapons. "Be careful. They are not cleaned," the Doctor warned, "Regrettably some of them were poisoned." he finished sadly while looking back at Hinata. Lee shoulder's tensed, teeth clenched, he picked up the bin. "Thank you doctor…" they all muttered as they walked out of the room and out of the Hospital's convenient back door.