The next few weeks were full of very stupid, and menial, D-rank missions that did nothing more then irritate the team. Even Arashi was getting annoyed by the constant requests for work to be done that anyone who wasn't lazy could do and really didn't need ninja to do. He and Kurenai had gone on five more dates in that time and Hinata's taijutsu was getting there. The style progressed to a stage that could actually be used in battle however she, and Arashi, decided to keep it secret even from team eight just in case it got out. Somehow news of Kurenai and Arashi's dating hadn't gotten out beyond team seven and Kurenai's friends. Team eight was shaping up to be a powerful tracker team. Arashi had the displeasure of meeting Neji not that long after his own D-rank missions started. Team nine had several C-rank missions and he tagged along as a med-nin. Gai and Lee were about the creepiest and weirdest people he had ever met while Tenten practically worshipped his oka-san for being a famous, and powerful, kunoichi. Neji was an arrogant jerk who believed himself better then others. Arashi had not shown any kind of real power in front of him beyond genin level taijutsu. Tenten seemed to realise that he was holding back and it amused her quite a bit to see Neji constantly proclaim himself Arashi's superior. There was good news to the few weeks though. Arashi had discovered the Senju scrolls on Mokuton and started learning some of the jutsu. Most of them were supplementary but undoubtedly useful.
Finally though an outburst from Kiba resulted in team eight getting a C-rank mission. "Thank Kami" Arashi muttered under his breath. Kurenai smirked a little as the Hokage explained
"this C-rank is an escort mission. You will go to Kirigakure and meet with the Mizukage and her bodyguards. The Mizukage has some business to take care of here" Arashi raised an eyebrow
"escorting a Kage is C-rank? Or is it more for appearances then anything else?" He asked. The Hokage chuckled "quite. You have one hour to get everything you require for a week long mission." He passed Kurenai the mission scroll and they bowed before leaving.
Outside the tower Kiba grinned widely "finally! A higher rank mission. Catching that damn cat was so annoying" he exclaimed. Arashi rolled his eyes
"its a C-rank in technicality only Kiba. If anything happens, such as someone attacks, it will be the Mizukage's bodyguards that do the work. Anyone who thinks they're good enough to try and attack a Kage will beyond your level" he told them. Kurenai raised an eyebrow
"their level? What about you?" She asked. He shrugged
"I could hold my own for a while against someone that strong. If it were me and Naruto working together we might be able to win" he added with a grin. Kurenai rolled her eyes
"ok, everyone get their things and meet at the Northern gate in one hour. It'll take two days to travel to Kirigakure" she told them. They nodded and left.
A few hours later found the five person team moving through a forest rapidly with Kiba, Hinata and Shino behind Arashi and Kurenai who was leading the way to Kirigakure. They were talking quietly between each other "should we tell them?" Kurenai asked knowing how good Kiba's hearing was and adjusting. He glanced over his shoulder at the three "don't see why not. Unless you're embarrassed about going out with a twelve year old" he said bluntly. She shook her head
"of course not. Im just afraid that they'll bring up the age difference" she admitted. He nodded once
"well, the decision is yours Kure-chan" he said making her smile. "Although, I think Shino already knows" he added. She raised an eyebrow
"how do you come to that?" She asked. He smirked
"its Shino. He's quiet but observant" he reasoned. She nodded slowly and glanced over her own shoulder at the boy. She decided to tell them when they returned to Konoha after the mission was finished.
They reached Kirigakure a day and a half later to find the Mizukage and her bodyguards waiting for them. "No rest then" Kiba muttered. The Mizukage was a woman of about twenty by the looks of things. Her long, rust red, hair hung loosely around her shoulders falling down to her thighs. One of her eyes was covered by her hair. She wore blue robes with a fishnet body stocking underneath. The robes actually came to a stop on the underside of her, rather large, breasts and they were covered by the body stocking. Kiba couldn't stop staring at her as she was very good looking. Arashi rolled his eyes and clapped the Inuzuka on the head. He shook his head a little before blushing and looking away. The Mizukage saw this and smiled a little, it definitely looked dangerous and Arashi was glad it wasn't directed towards him. Though, something was bothering him about the woman and the way she carried herself. "Welcome to Kirigakure" she said in a sweet voice. Kurenai, and the team, bowed respectfully. "Arigato Mizukage-sama. Im Yūhi Kurenai and this is my team. Aburame Shino" the boy inclined his head "Hyūga Hinata" she smiled and bowed a little "Inuzuka Kiba, and Akamaru" she introduced as well indicating the dog who barked once. Kiba nodded to the woman still not meeting her, visible, green eye. "And Senju Arashi" Kurenai finished. Arashi bowed a little to her. She was one of the few kunoichi that his oka-san really respected. She bowed her head respectfully to each of the genin "my bodyguards, Chojuro" a man with glasses and a large, bandaged, sword on his back "and Ao" a man with an eye patch and two paper earrings with some kind of seal on them. "Shall we go?" Kurenai asked. The Mizukage raised an eyebrow
"does your team not need some rest Kurenai-san?" She asked. Arashi looked between the three other genin who did seem tired "perhaps that would be best Kurenai-sensei. They aren't used to travelling so far in one" he reasoned. She nodded slowly and smiled at the Mizukage
"if you are sure Mizukage-sama" she said. The woman nodded
"of course. Please, follow me" she said heading back into the village with the team following. Arashi paid very close attention to the woman trying to figure out what was bothering him about her but with her back to him he couldn't really tell.
They were lead to a hotel where the team gratefully got some rest. Kurenai and Arashi didn't really need it but they didn't want to risk getting tired on the way back. It was a room aimed at visiting ninja. It had several rooms with beds just for teams.
After a nights rest they got up and readied themselves for the trek back to Konoha. Each of them checked their equipment before heading out to meet the Mizukage again and her body guards. Yet again the moment he saw her he had the strange feeling there was something off with her. Shrugging it off mentally they approached. "Did you sleep well?" She asked as they neared. Kurenai nodded "very, arigato Mizukage-sama. Shall we?" She asked. The Kage nodded and the whole group left.
It was a good six hours later and Arashi was on point with Kurenai just behind him and the other genin behind her. The Mizukage was behind them but in front of both of her bodyguards. Arashi looked over his shoulder at her just in time to see her kick off from a branch. His eyes narrowed as he saw her wince almost invisibly and her chest flinched awkwardly. Now he knew what had been bothering him. He came to a sudden stop that the others copied "is there something wrong Arashi-san?" The Mizukage questioned. He gave her a flat expression
"you have at least two broken ribs" he said bluntly. The others looked around at her and she raised an eyebrow "im quite fine Arashi-san" she assured him. His expression didn't change
"take a deep breath" he told her. She raised her eyebrow a little higher but complied and subsequently flinched again. "As I thought. One of your ribs is close to puncturing a lung. Why did you not tell anyone?" He asked. She looked between her bodyguards who wore the same stern expressions and sighed "if they were healed by a med-nin then they would weaken" she said confirming what he thought. "Hai hai, but if they aren't healed by a med-nin they could puncture a lung and you could die" he retorted "we're camping here so I can heal you and we're staying for a day" he told them dropping to the floor. The Konoha team followed straight away while the Mizukage sighed before dropping down as well. "There really isn't any need..." she started.
"I'll be the judge of that Mizukage-sama. Unless you are in fact a licensed med-nin as well" he said with a raised eyebrow. She sighed again "im not but..."
"...but nothing Mizukage-sama. Im not giving you a choice" he interrupted. She frowned
"how did you even notice that I was injured?" She asked. He smirked
"I might not be as good as my oka-san but I can tell most injuries from a glance" he told her. She raised an eyebrow "who is your oka-san?" She questioned with interest as the Konoha team made camp with the bodyguards "Senju Tsunade" he said whilst indicating for her to sit which she did reluctantly. "Tsunade...the Slug princess?" She asked as he checked her over and wincing as he poked one of her ribs, then again on another. "Hai hai, that's the one...I was right. Two ribs. You've had these for at least three days Mizukage-sama. Whilst I admire your dedication to stay strong for your village, that was a very stupid thing to do" he said bluntly. She rolled her eyes
"can you fix them up?" She asked. He nodded
"hai hai, they'll need to be bandaged and you'll have to stay mostly still for several hours and I would prefer it if you didn't do anything strenuous for a week but since we're in the middle of no where that's obviously not possible." He looked to the sky "its not good that its going to rain soon either. The cold will cause problems." He told her. She nodded then looked over at Kurenai
"is there any chance the bandages can be applied by one of the kunoichi of your team?" She asked. He sighed "they know basic first aid Mizukage-sama and this isn't that. So, no. They can't" he said bluntly. She blushed slightly but nodded. "One moment" he said standing and looking around
"tents aren't going to be any use" he said to the group. Ao looked around
"there isn't a great deal of choice" he said. Arashi smirked
"of course there is. I'll handle the shelter, one of you will need to get something more substantial for us to eat" Chojuro nodded and headed into the forest. Arashi made five hand seals, ending on the snake seal, and said "Mokuton: Shichūka no Jutsu". There was a rumbling from the clearing nearby and the group watched as a two storey house quite literally grew out of the ground in front of them. "Wow" the Mizukage said quietly. Arashi grinned
"that's our shelter for the next day. Lets go" he said to the group.
A minute later and they stepped inside the house with their things. Arashi glanced around before nodding "bedrooms are upstairs. There are two large bedrooms. One for the kunoichi and one for the shinobi. Over there is the medic area. Haven't managed to make hot running water though as I don't know any Katon jutsu" he added with a smirk. "Mizukage-sama, in you go" he said pointing to the medic room. She rolled her eyes and went inside. "Ao-san" he said to the man who turned around "in both bedrooms there is an area for a fire to be built made of earth not wood. At the least light one in the kunoichi's room. I would prefer the Mizukage to stay in the warmth while her ribs heal" the man nodded and went out to get some firewood before it rained. Kurenai looked around impressed "you still manage to surprise me" she said after a moment "ok everyone. We'll be here for a day which gives us time to train. Lets put our things in the rooms first though" she added heading up. Arashi went into the medic room.
He saw that the Mizukage was sat patiently waiting for him. "I don't normally let others boss me around" she started. He smirked
"im not like others. I don't care about rank. If someone is injured then that is my priority" he explained moving forwards. She nodded "admirable. Though, I shouldn't expect any less from the son of Tsunade" she said smiling. He nodded
"lay down" he said. She did so "try not to move and don't speak. You'll feel some pain for a while" he told her before placing his hands over the broken ribs, and subsequently her breasts. She blushed slightly as her eyes narrowed. "You get any funny idea's..." she trailed off.
"I thought I said don't speak...and please do not insult me by suggesting I would try anything" he retorted coldly. She said nothing and winced again as he started healing her.
It took almost an hour for him to be satisfied that they were healed. Nodding to himself he removed his hands "sit up" he told her whilst reaching into his pouch for a scroll. She did so and he released one of the, many, storage seals on the scroll releasing a long roll of bandage. "You're going to have to strip to the waist" he told her. She blushed even more. It was only then that Arashi discovered that both her robe and body stocking were one pieces so she was soon sat in only panties. She was crimson as he unravelled the bandage. She kept fidgeting in embarrassment and he sighed "Mizukage-sama. I am a med-nin first and a guy second. You don't have to be embarrassed about anything" he assured her. She nodded slowly
"you say that but I am in fact mostly naked with a man I don't know when I haven't been in this state of dress in front of anyone before" she told him. He nodded slowly
"well, if you would stop fidgeting I could put this bandage on quicker" he told her. She nodded and kept perfectly still.
The next few minutes were filled with awkward gasps and blushes from the woman as he wrapped the bandage around her torso tightly and crossed it over her shoulders. She had to admit though that he had a soft touch. After tying the bandage off he looked it over "too tight?" She shook her head "good, now. As I said, I want you to keep still for a few hours before moving around. I'll check how your ribs are tomorrow before we leave and if they need more time then we'll be staying longer. I'll also have to apply a fresh bandage tomorrow." She nodded and made to put her clothes back on but then winced slightly. "Need a little help?" He asked seriously. She nodded and he helped her get dressed.
After that he supported her "Ao should have a fire going in the kunoichi's room and that's where I want you to stay for now" he told her as they headed out. She nodded
"arigato" she said gratefully. He nodded once
"any time, just do me a favour. Next time you have an injury don't let your pride get in the way and go see a med-nin" he told her. She nodded and smiled at him. He knocked on the door to the kunoichi's room. "You decent?" He called through.
"Hai hai, come in" Kurenai's voice answered. He opened the door and the two went inside. There was indeed a fire in the centre of the room inside an earth made bowl. There were also three rectangular patches of what looked like grass raised up half a foot from the floor. He put the Mizukage down on one of them and she laid down. He nodded to the other two before leaving. Kurenai looked over at the Mizukage "is everything settled Mizukage-sama?" She nodded
"hai, he's a skilled med-nin" she complimented. Kurenai nodded and smiled
"one of the top three in our village. Only behind Tsunade-sama and her apprentice Shizune. Makes him a dangerous opponent to fight against. He managed to disable me in just a second using his knowledge" she told the woman who nodded.
"Impressive. Though, he seemed quite..." Kurenai smiled
"insulted when you questioned his professionalism?" She suggested. The Mizukage nodded slowly and Kurenai smiled again "when it comes to healing people he is nothing but professional Mizukage-sama. If there is anyone you can trust to keep their hands to themselves its Arashi" she said. Hinata nodded in agreement and the Mizukage smiled "but he is very strict when it comes to making his patients do as they're told. Comes from his oka-san I guess" she added with a shrug.
"He sounds dedicated" the Kage said after a moment. Hinata nodded
"hai, he's been training me personally" she told the woman who smiled. There was a knock on the door. "Hai?" Kurenai called over. It opened to reveal Shino who was holding what looked like a tray of food for the three. "Here you are" he said stepping inside. "Arashi wished for me to tell you that you are only to move with help Mizukage-sama. Less strain on your ribs" he told the woman who rolled her eyes a little before making to sit up. "I knew it" came Arashi's voice from the doorway. They turned to see him shooting a glare at the Mizukage who wisely laid back down. "Now, I will give you two choices Mizukage-sama. Either do as I say concerning your injury or I'll keep a Moku Bunshin looking over you until I say otherwise" he said bluntly. Kurenai smirked a little as the Mizukage sighed "fine" she muttered "and, just call me Mei" she added. He nodded
"hai hai Mei-sama. While you eat perhaps Kurenai-sensei can tell you what happened to the last person who ignored what I said" he said walking out. Shino passed the tray to Hinata while Kurenai helped Mei sit up. "I shall see you later for training" the Aburame said before leaving. Mei raised a curious eyebrow towards Kurenai who smirked "ah. Well, one of our shinobi came back with a fairly serious injury to his right arm. Broken in five places. Arashi patched him up and told him he was to stay in the hospital for a week while it healed. The shinobi left that night and Arashi went out and physically dragged him back restraining him with Mokuton bindings" she told the woman who blinked several times.
In the other room Kiba was getting restless. Ao was standing by the door as stoic as Shino was while Arashi checked his scrolls. He had twenty nine bandages left and all his other equipment. Nodding to himself he put the scroll back into his pack and sat back against a wall. "Arashi, can't we go training?" Kiba asked from across the room. Arashi raised an eyebrow and glanced out the window at the, now pouring, rain. "I thought dogs hated the rain" he pointed out. Kiba huffed
"its better then sat around doing nothing" he muttered. Arashi shook his head amused
"learn some patience Kiba. It'll do you good" he said. Kiba huffed again and crossed his arms impatiently. "How is the Mizukage?" Chojuro asked from his place.
"Fine, I'll need to make sure before we leave tomorrow but she should be fine. She should've said to a med-nin before we left though" he said shaking his head.
"She doesn't like to show weakness to her village" Ao said from his place.
"Weakness and injury are two different things" Arashi replied. "How did she even get injured?" He asked looking around. "She likes to spar with the Seven swordsmen" Chojuro told him. Arashi nodded once before shrugging. Ao raised an eyebrow "how is it you can see injuries at just a glance?" He asked. Arashi smirked
"its a skill. One I got from my oka-san. Im no where near as good as she is though. I've seen her diagnose a fractured forearm from across the room. I think she was showing off though" he added with a smirk. Ao nodded slowly "sounds like a useful skill" he reasoned. Arashi nodded and Kiba huffed again. Chojuro looked over at him "what's your problem?" He asked confused. Shino answered "Arashi once bound him to a hospital bed for a week when he refused to stay put so his arm could heal". Chojuro smirked as Arashi smiled.
"It wasn't needed" Kiba said adamantly.
"I'll be the judge of that Kiba" Arashi replied. Kiba started muttering under his breath. Then he smirked and asked Shino "don't you think Arashi and Hinata have been spending a little too much time together for it to just be training?" Shino raised an eyebrow
"are you suggesting they are going out?" He asked in his monotone. Arashi rolled his eyes as Kiba nodded "they aren't" Shino said adamantly.
"How can you be so sure?" Was the Inuzuka's question.
"Because Arashi has been dating Kurenai-sensei for several weeks" he said bluntly. Kiba blinked several times and looked over at Arashi "you have?" He nodded "wasn't expecting that" the canine user said.
Hinata glanced over at Kurenai before asking "Kurenai-sensei...is there something going on between you and Arashi-kun?" Mei looked over interested as well as Kurenai blushed slightly. She raised an eyebrow "there is isn't there?" She asked grinning. Kurenai blushed some more but nodded "hai, a few weeks now. I was planning to tell you after we got back to Konoha" she told Hinata. The Hyūga smiled "i've known for a while. So has Shino for that matter...how Kiba hasn't noticed is beyond me" she added. Kurenai blinked several times
"we weren't that obvious were we?" She asked. Hinata shook her head
"no, but we're the ones who are around you both the most thanks to missions and training. We haven't told anyone though" she assured her instructor who sighed in relief.
"Arigato Hinata" she replied gratefully.
"You know Asuma-sensei has his eye on you don't you Kurenai-sensei?" Hinata questioned. Kurenai scowled a little "no, Asuma has his eye on certain parts of me that im relatively certain Arashi would smack him around for staring at" she said smirking. Mei smirked with her as Hinata laughed lightly. "Out of curiosity, just how strong is Arashi-san?" Mei asked. Kurenai thought about that for a moment "well, I would say he's stronger then me as well as most other jounin but when he works with Naruto they can probably hold their own against a Kage level ninja" she reasoned. Mei was not expecting that and blinked several times in surprise.
Three hours passed before the rain let up and Arashi lead both Shino and Kiba out of the room. He knocked on the girls door "hai?" Kurenai called through.
"Kiba, Shino and I are going out to train. You in Hinata?" Arashi called back.
"Sure, one moment" there was sounds of movement before she opened the door
"I hope you're doing as I told you" Arashi told Mei who smiled innocently at him before the door closed and the four genin moved outside.
The rest of the day was fairly uneventful and they got some rest that night before getting up early. Mei was the first up as she had rested for the majority of the previous day but next up was Arashi which was normal. He knocked lightly on the door and Mei opened it leaning on the wall. He gave her a flat expression to which she said "they're asleep still and I didn't want to wake them" she stepped out "ok, I'll let you off this once. I need to check your ribs then put another bandage on" she nodded and let him support her into the medic room where she took her clothes off again and he unravelled the bandage to check.
After a few moments he nodded "good, they're healing nicely. At most only another week of these bandages. I'll drop the, you need support, for now but you start to feel anything from them I need to know...and I meant that" he added firmly. She rolled her eyes a little before shivering
"no offence Arashi-san but can you hurry up with the bandages. Its quite cold in here" she said. He nodded and unsealed a fresh one which he wrapped around her in the same way as before. After a moment Mei said "gomenasai if I insulted you yesterday Arashi-san" in a quiet voice. He raised an eyebrow "if? Mei-sama, I will let many things slide but I won't stand for people thinking the worst of me when im trying to help. I assume you spoke with Kurenai-sensei if you're bringing this up" she nodded "hai, surely you understand it from my point of view. I know im not exactly bad looking and it is exceptionally hard to find a med-nin to heal any injuries I sustain without trying something. It's kind of put me on the defensive" she explained. He shrugged
"I do understand that but perhaps next time you'll find out more about someone before making a judgement? It seems like a silly mistake for a Kage to make" he chided tying the bandage off on the front of her chest "too tight?" He asked. She moved a little to test
"no, its fine. Arigato" she said reaching for her clothes. His eyes narrowed
"one moment" he said reaching for her left arm.
"What?" She asked confused.
"Are you having trouble sleeping?" He asked. She blinked several times
"I suppose a little" she admitted. He nodded slowly
"what is it?" She asked. He sighed
"you have hand shaped bruises on your upper arms. The ones caused when someone grips too tightly" he told her. She raised an eyebrow
"but, no one has" she told him. He nodded
"that's why I asked. When was the last time you had trouble sleeping?" She thought back.
After a moment "yesterday night, after you came but before we left Kirigakure" she told him. He nodded "do you have a water jug or something in your room?" She raised an eyebrow but nodded
"how do you know that?" She asked.
"Someone is spiking your water. It seems to be something that causes a state similar to sleep walking and someone seems to be taking advantage of you in that state" he told her bluntly. Her eyes widened "but...but i've never, I mean..." she trailed off embarrassed
"you've never consciously had sex?" He asked. She nodded slowly and blushed slightly. "Im afraid this means im going to have to check you if you're sure of that fact" she nodded again "but, it is cold in here" he said before creating a similar bowl like fire place with a Doton jutsu. He grew a couple pieces of wood from the walls and Mei lit them with a fire jutsu. "Ok, do you want me to check or would you rather wait for us to get to Konoha so my oka-san can do it instead? I understand that you might prefer a kunoichi med-nin" he said seriously. She shook her head
"I want to know now. You can do it" she told him before stripping off the only remaining piece of clothing she had and putting it on top of her robes.
Fifteen minutes later Arashi sighed to himself and looked a furiously blushing Mei in the eye. "Before I say anything, is there any chance you broke your hymen on anything?" She shook her head "masturbating?" He asked. She blushed even more and shook her head again "gomenasai but I had to ask. In that case I think my original theory is correct. Someone is using a drug to have sex with you" her eyes narrowed and she seethed in anger whilst sitting up. "Luckily whoever it is isn't a total idiot and used protection so there's nothing wrong" he assured her. She nodded once
"may I get dressed?" He nodded and she started to get dressed again.
"If you wish Mei-sama..."
"Just Mei. I must thank you for this Arashi-san. If you hadn't seen the bruises I may never have learnt of this. I owe you a great deal" she told him seriously. He nodded
"Mei, I would like to take a sample of your blood as it still has the drug in it. That way I can make an antidote or a vaccine against it so the next time it happens you can happily beat the snot out of whoever is doing it" he told her. She grinned evilly and nodded offering her arm to him. He drew a different scroll out, one for medical equipment, and unsealed a vial along with a needle for drawing blood.
A minute later and he had a vial full which he sealed into an empty storage seal he had for just such a case. "Arigato. I'll get to work on that as soon as I get back to Konoha for you" she nodded and stood after straightening out her clothes "arigato Arashi. I assume that none of this will get out?" He shook his head "no. Patient, med-nin confidentiality" he assured her. She nodded before looking embarrassed again "was there anything else?" He raised an eyebrow "any signs of...penetration somewhere else?" She reiterated now doing a brilliant tomato impression. He nodded once and she growled deadly insults under her breath.
After a long moment she took a calming breath "arigato again for your help Arashi. I will make sure to mention to the Hokage how helpful you have been to myself" she told him. He nodded but smiled weakly "just doing my job Mei" he assured her packing his equipment and scrolls away while putting out the fire. "Will I be able to travel today?" She asked now firmly assuring herself that whatever his medical opinion she was going to agree with it. "Hai but tell me if you feel any discomfort at all" he told her. She nodded and they left the room.
Arashi headed over to a small room off to the side and she heard him use a low powered Suiton jutsu. 'Probably washing his hands' she thought to herself as she waited for him. As she did though the others came down. "Is everything ok Mizukage-sama?" Chojuro asked. He had always been able to tell her mood from the slightest change in her expression and knew she was seriously angry about something. "No Chojuro, but I shall settle it myself in due time" she said with a bite of anger in her voice that chilled those around. "Whats wrong?" Ao asked confused.
"That, is for myself and Arashi to know only Ao. I will say that he helped me a great deal" she told him. The Konoha shinobi glanced between each other as Arashi came back out and stood with them. "Ok, before we set of Mei I want you to eat something" she nodded and the group headed outside.
An hour later and they were on the move again. Kurenai and Arashi at the back with the genin and Mei between them and Ao and Chojuro. "Arashi...what's going on?" Kurenai asked quietly. Mei glanced over her shoulder having heard her. "None of your business Kurenai-sensei" was the blunt reply. She nodded having got all the information she needed from that. It was something to do with Mei's health and he won't reveal that to anyone. "Hinata and Shino know about us" she said changing the subject. He nodded "so does Kiba, now anyway" he added.
"Hinata said he didn't" she replied.
"Kiba thought there was something between Hinata and me so Shino put him right. He doesn't say much but he gets right to the point when he does" he said with a smirk that Kurenai shared.
About the medical stuff...I really haven't got a clue what you'd really do for broken ribs having never needed to find out so I just made it up. There is a point to it later in the story though. For anyone who may think it was a hell of a jump from bruised arms to what happened it's due to his own observational skills, intelligence and past experiences (which will be explained later in the story) and he was in 'med-nin' mode so all serious. Hope you enjoyed :)