She was turning into Gai-sensei.
She's never thought anything so horrifying in her life.
Still, her team captain was laid out on the ground due to chakra exhaustion for the umpteenth time, and while she'd stabilized him, she couldn't do any better without more equipment. And they were half a day away from any of that equipment.
He couldn't walk (or even stand, he was barely conscious), and there really wasn't any better way to carry him than on her back.
She loved and respected her old sensei…but she still really, really hoped he didn't drool on her shoulder.
"Just hold on, okay?"
Because the last thing she needed to treat when she got to Konoha was whiplash from jumping through the trees with him playing the part of rag doll behind her.