Uncertainty
The densely packed snow crunched loudly underneath her feet as she made her way to the Hokage tower. She held her head high despite the whispers she encountered. The pitying looks thrown her way and rumors that wafted between the villagers. It was the first time she'd made an appearance after she called off her engagement to Naruto.
He never said anything, yet another extended mission drew him away from the village, but the canceled catering and flower orders said it all. They knew. Everyone knew. They could all theorize the reasons why. They could pity her too. She didn't care. For the first time in months, she felt more like herself. It was unfamiliar and daunting to not have a plan in place before her, a path to follow or a goal to strive for.
Where was she supposed to go from here?
As she had every day since she'd broken up with Naruto she'd wished that Sasuke was by her side. Would he have thought she was overreacting to end their engagement? What would he have said? Most of all she just wished to have him near. He was gone though. She knew that the instant she saw Sakura crying in Naruto's arms.
When he would return was anyone's guess.
She worried about him. He was more than capable of taking care of himself but that didn't stop her from wondering what he was doing. Was he somewhere warm? Was he eating enough? More than anything she just hoped he was okay. They hadn't exactly parted on a good note and there was so much that she could have said. So much she should have done.
Sighing, Hinata opened the doors to the Hokage tower and trekked up the winding staircase. When she reached the office at the top, an Anbu guard announced her presence and she was quickly waved inside. There she found two other shinobi already sitting in front of the Hokage with a scroll spread out between them.
She might not have a plan for her life. She might not know what to do without idolizing Naruto every step of the way. There were many things she didn't know but there was one thing she did.
She was a kunoichi.
Everything else that she was uncertain about would fall into place behind that fact.