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trying to find ways to add more Naruto Hinata time together in this.
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Chapter 14
After the failure of the mission to get a scent of Sasuke's, and a much long convincing to Sakura about how it wasn't Naruto's fault by team 8, the week had gone by with ease; Everyone was either training or playing or on a mission. It was by the end of the week that Kurenai had returned from a mission of her own. Hinata was bringing flowers with her to visit. She still had to ask her sensei if she could help Naruto with genjustu she just wanted to talk like old times.
It was on her way to the hospital that she saw the very person she was thinking of; he was hanging with a small boy around Hanabi's age.
He turned towards her, and gave her a smile with a wave, "Hinata, hey", the little boy turned as well, and his eyes widened slightly.
"H-hello N-Naruto-kun, w-who's your f-friend?" Hinata asked.
"Oh, this is Konohamaru. Konohamaru, this is Hinata" Naruto introduced the two.
"P-pleased to m-meet you Konohamaru-kun" Hinata greeted.
"Yeah, say are you related to Hanabi-chan by any chance?" Konohamaru asked.
"She's m-my s-sister" Hinata answered.
"I thought so; you two have the same pretty eyes. Hey, you think you can tell her that tomorrow me and some friends are coming to my place; I would like for her to join us" Konohamaru asked with appearing to pose puppy dog eyes.
Hinata was flattered that the boy said her eyes were pretty, but got confused about the gathering; since when did Hanabi have friends outside the clan? She needed to talk to her sister about it.
"I'll tell her, b-but I d-don't know if she'll b-be allowed to g-go" Hinata said.
"Aww, well give her this paper when you see her; it has my address if she can make it with the time as well" He gave her a slip of paper stating the invitation.
"Ne, Hinata, remember what I asked you about meeting up during our mission? You think you got some time later on to meet?" Naruto asked feeling a little left out of the conversation; who was Hanabi?
Hinata blushed as that scene played again in her head; it was one of the more treasured, and embarrassed, moments of her life.
"H-hai, I think 7 works f-fine for me N-Naruto-k-kun"
"Great. It'll be at training ground 7" Naruto smiled, and then noticed something, "say, Hinata, why are you carrying flowers?"
Suddenly realizing why she was out in the first place, she bowed before heading off, "Sorry, but Kurenai sensei just got back" and with that she took off.
Hinata knew it wasn't a date, but still, she was nervous all the same.
First things first though, she had to see Kurenai sensei and speak to her on Naruto's behalf.
Both Naruto and Konohamaru watched as Hinata quickly ran towards the hospital.
"Boss, she's a little strange isn't she?" Konohamaru asked.
"Eh? What makes you say that?" Naruto asked although he though the same thing back during the chunin exam.
"Well, Hanabi is her younger sister, but Hanabi doesn't stutter or turn red. She also is pretty confident when you speak to her. Her sister though, while I must admit is pretty, seems really shy" Konohamaru explained.
"Sure she's shy, and maybe a little weird, but she's actually quite confident in herself, and she's really strong. During our mission me, Kiba, and Shino were covered in bee wax and unable to move. Hinata comes out of nowhere and starts using this really killer move she invented. It defeated those bees and shinobi" Naruto defended.
Konohamaru looked back at the direction where Hinata ran, then back at Naruto; a mischief smile appeared on his face.
"Boss, is she your it?" Konohamaru asked as he lifted his pinky.
Naruto started to turn a bit red at this, "n-no, she's just a really good friend who I respect. We're meeting up later if you want to join us"
"Nah, I don't want to feel like a third wheel or anything, besides, I got to continue training to catch up to you" Konohamaru said.
"Keep trying, you'll eventually get there. In the meantime, let me see how much you've been practicing" Naruto said as he brought his hands together.
"Right boss" as Konohamaru did the same.
"Henge" both yelled out. The sexy jutsu was displayed.
The two completely forgot that they were in public, causing a lot of men to get bloody noses, and passing out.
Groaning, Tsunade rubbed the sides of her temple; the information that T.I. finally retrieved from that rouge had not been good news. The rouges mission indeed had been to send an alliance for Kumo to accept. Whether they do or not would really pose a problem, and unfortunately, the only person she could spare to find out is the very person who just returned to the village.
"Well, it seems that the lack of man power is truly hurting. How long ago did this take place" the man speaking was none other than Jiraiya.
"About more than a week ago; I had sent out one chunin and a few genin's to track him down. Only now did we find out thanks to the T.I. department that it is indeed an alliance being proposed between Orochimaru and Kumo. I hate to ask when you've just got back, but you're the only one with skills to infiltrate and gather information on whether they agree to it or not. Konoha must know if they should prepare for another invasion" Tsunade said to her long-time teammate.
"Well this doesn't leave me much of a choice. I guess I'm going to have to put off taking the kid for another month or two" Jiraiya said.
"About that, what did you find out in relating to the Akatsuki?" Tsunade asked.
"Well, although we can never be too careful, it looks like they aren't going to be moving and searching for the tailed beasts for another three years; about the same amount of time it'll take before Orochimaru takes the Uchiha boys body" Jiraiya explained.
"So everything starts in three years huh. I hope you can get Naruto really powerful by then. I'm working with his teammate at the moment since she's got to be ready to face them if she wants to remain on the same team as Naruto" Tsunade lowered her head, feeling a headache about to take place.
Patting her shoulder, Jiraiya looks out the window; he had a feeling that things were going to get real dangerous in the next three years with the eventual enemies.
"199, 200"
"Okay Lee stop. That's the limited amount of push ups you're allowed to do"
"But Sakura-san, surely I can do more"
"I'm sure you can, but you know the rules; we don't want you straining your muscles or else you'll never be able to leave the hospital"
"Very well Sakura-san, I shall take your advice"
And that's how it had been for the past week ever since she took over Lee's rehab. She would scan his body for any strains, allow him to do a limited amount of workout, and make him take medicine for his muscle tears to reform.
"I am truly ever grateful for kami sending you to be my nurse; I feel I will be released soon from the hospital where my youth will no longer be concealed" Lee smiled as he followed Sakura back to his room.
Sakura just gave a tired smile; Lee, as promised, had listened to every single instruction she had given him when she took over, and his recovery had actually quickened at a faster rate than she expected. If he continued at this rate, he should be released in less than a month.
"I'm just glad you're listening. You're already recovering faster than average; if you continue to listen, then you'll be out of here in less than a month. I'll even train with you so you can get back to your usual strength and stamina afterwards" Sakura couldn't wait to go to the hot springs. After training with the medical sanin, and helping out in the hospital, along with Lee's rehab, she seriously needed to soak.
"Yosh, I'm so glad to hear you say that Sakura-san; your flames of youth is burning. I promise to continue to improve so we can have our fated training together" Lee brought a fist up as the look of his eyes was burning with passion.
"Alright, here's your room; I'll see you tomorrow Lee" and with that she turned on the left, making her way out of the hospital.
'I wonder if Ino would be willing to join me for a soak' Sakura thought as she made way towards the flower shop.
Finally reaching the hospital, Hinata entered the building, and approached the front desk.
The receptionist raised her head and eyed Hinata with curiosity; this unnerved her a little bit.
"Hello, I'm wondering what room Kurenai Yuhi is in" Hinata asked.
"Ah, she's in room 209. Her injuries weren't that bad, but she strained her chakra coils so she will be in for a few more days" the receptionist explained.
Hinata thanked the lady, and headed towards room 209. She wondered what kind of mission it was in order for her sensei to strain her chakra coils like that.
Upon reaching the door, Hinata knocked before opening the door. Her sensei was sitting on one of the beds with a picture frame held in her hands.
"Kurenai sensei?" Hinata softly spoke.
Her sensei must have not been focused as she was startled by the sound of her voice, "Hinata, I didn't know you knew about my return. How have you been" Kurenai asked as she moved the picture frame back onto the stand next to the bed.
"Fine, I brought you some flowers to keep the room smelling nice" Hinata said as she placed them in the vase that was on the table nearby.
"Thank you Hinata, they are really pretty. So how have you been; I want to know what you've been up to since I've been away on my mission" Kurenai said. Hinata was not only her student, but she felt like an older protective sister to her ever since Hinata's father disregarded her worthy of becoming head of the clan.
Hinata had begun to explain everything that happened; with a week in a half ago when a bunch of them were catching a rouge ninja, to the failed attempt of getting Sasuke's scent located.
"I and Neji-ni-san have been training together for a while now, and I and Hanabi have begun to patch things up. The clan are beginning to whisper about a branch member training with the main branch. I just hope in the future we can continue to grow closer" Hinata finished her explanation.
Kurenai just pondered what she heard; it seems there's more to thank Naruto than just helping Hinata gradually grow confident in her.
"Seems like you've had a busy two weeks; by the way, how was Naruto's reaction once he saw you with that new move of yours" she smirked as she saw Hinata's reaction.
"S-Sensei!" Hinata squeaked as a shade of red was coloring her face.
"I'm just joking Hinata. I am glad to hear that you and your family are beginning to grow closer; who knew how much Neji would change after the exams. I'm happy for you" Kurenai smiled at her.
"Sensei, I have a favour to ask. Naruto-kun was caught in a genjustu halfway through our mission when we were chasing after that rouge. He couldn't dispel it and had to wait until one of us could. Is there a way to teach him some form of genjutsu? You're the best at it so if anyone could do it would be you" Hinata said.
Kurenai took a long look at her student and she could see it in her eyes; Hinata had that look of determination.
"Unfortunately, you need to have really good chakra control to do genjutsu, along with a wild imagination. Naruto has far too much chakra that his control with never be as good as yours" Kurenai said.
Hinata looked crestfallen at that, so Kurenai got a different idea, "I'll tell you what, after I get out of the hospital I'll meet up with Naruto and see what I can do. Just tell Naruto that I'll meet him once I get out of the hospital."
"Hai, I'm meeting him later at 7 so I'll tell him then" Hinata responded.
"Oh? My you guys grow up quick; already going on a date. I better have a few words with Naruto on how to behave" Kurenai joked.
"N-No, not like that! He just said that he wanted some help with something and to meet him at 7" Hinata's face felt really hot.
"Really?" She couldn't keep the smile off her face.
She and Hinata continued to talk until it had reached 6:30 in which Hinata had to leave to meet Naruto.
'I sure hope you get what you wish for Hinata, just by who he is will give you a hard time to truly be together' was Kurenai thought.
And that's that.
Kurenai Knew from the chunin exams that Hinata liked Naruto, although whether she would actually tease Hinata about it or not I'm not sure, but I wanted Hinata to get teased so I added this part of her sense of humor to it.
Genjustu, let's see how she helps Naruto with it later on in the story, not even I know at this point.
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