hi! thought in italic , dialogue in " ", POV alterning and Naruto's still not mine.
Chapter 3
Ino Yamanaka prided herself on being a know-it-all.
Not your average book smart know-it-all, nor your level-god-tier-ninja-art-genius know-it-all .
She was a know-it-all in what matters most:
Other people's business.
Ino's particular set of skills was versatile and more importantly extremely useful. It allowed her to extract previously undisclosed information with an ease of stealing a piece of candy from a toddler. And that's without even using the Mind-walking Jutsu that her clan is so renowned for.
As the new rising star of the Torture and Interrogation unite, she can confidently tell you that secrets are more valuable than gold.
Whether you plan to wield them to prevent a coup, uncover a scandal that'll cause a shockwave through the Five Nations or simply prevent what would've been a fashion collision by wearing the same dress as another. Secrets were unvaluable.
Collecting secrets is one of the fundamental pillars of her being. Considering her line of work.
Unfortunately for Ino, she has been taking a break from her T and I work to help out at Konoha's hospital, and had to resign herself to simple, boring gossip.
It was underwhelming.
None the less she knew almost everything about everyone .
Yes, Ino Yamanaka prided herself on being a know-it-all
So it was understandable that she'd be aggravated when said pride is being stomped on by the dainty feet of one Hyuuga Hinata who still refused to disclose the circumstances of her recent break up.
"Come on Hinata-chan! It's been almost a month, please tell me what's it that he has done?" Ino whined once again
"Ino-chan. We talked about this" Hinata sighed
"We did not talk about it. That is why I am still here bugging you, instead of enjoying this disgusting chocolate pudding" Ino looked at the offensive dessert in front of her. Hospital food was really the worst.
"It's not important a-anymore" Hinata said shoving a spoon of pudding into her mouth. At least it'll keep her from talking.
"Not important, my ass! If it wasn't important, you wouldn't always be alternating between a state of unbearable sadness and homicidal rage" Ino raised one perfectly plucked eyebrow
"I do n-not, have h-homocidal r-rage"gaped the Hyuuga
" Hinata, you are stabbing that pudding cup like it's Naruto's face" Ino pointed out
Hinata looked down and noticed that yes, she was in fact a bit harsh with the innocent plastic cup. She sagged momentarily. It seems like the situation was indeed affecting her mood, and it's starting to show. This heaviness in her heart was unbearable.
Maybe she should unburden herself. Maybe it'll make her feel better, but before she could open her mouth, she was interrupted by Shizune.
"Good morning girls" Shizune said with a smile
" Good morning , Shizune-Senpai!" both girls exclaimed at the same time
"Hinata-san, I need to talk to you about tomorrow's operation" she started
"Yes! I've been studying the case, it should be interesting and fun" Hinata perked up at the mention of the surgery
Thanks to her exceptional chakra control and Byakugan she was asked to assist on a tricky case by Tsunade herself. It was a great honor and an amazing learning opportunity.
The fact that she was restoring a fellow shinobi's ability to use his chakra pathways more efficiently after a mission gone wrong was another thing that brought her joy.
Helping people after all was why she decided to pursue being a medic.
Her father was against it at the beginning, he deemed it a waste of her talents especially after she improved tremendously in her battle skills.
The Hyuuga elders were of course outraged that a member of their noble clan would do something as demeaning as being a medic especially for an Heiress, even a temporary one.
The title was to go to her sister when she reached maturity. In the meantime, she was to continue her duties as heiress and show the ropes to Hanabi.
The elders deemed it a satisfactory arrangement especially since they considered her a threat to the Hyuuga's branch and main house division system. She's never made it a secret that she despised the cursed seal. They thought her sister easier to manipulate.
And so, it was child's play to convince them to let her pursue her medical career especially since she pointed out the benefits of portraying a charitable front to the public populace.
Underestimating both young women was a mistake on their part.
The sisters had different plans after all.
Her silent musings were interrupted by Shizune's voice.
"About that, unfortunately you won't be assisting. You have to attend to both today's and tomorrow's lecture for the new batch of the shinobi-medic exchange program. Sakura-chan will take over the case for you" Shizune said looking down at a chart in her hand. She missed the thinning of the Kunoichi's lips facing her.
"Of course, Shizune-senpai"Hinata answered her eyes losing their sparkle, this was just adding salt to the injurie
"Excellent, good luck!"Shizune said departing to attend to her other duties. It was a busy day.
There was a moment of silence between both kunoichi, Ino knew how much her friend was looking forward to that surgery, it had kept her mind off of a certain blond Hokage.
" I'm sorry Hinata-chan" Ino sincerely said
"It's fine, Ino-chan" Hinata forced a smile on her face
"Well, at least the good news is you get to take out your stress and sexual frustration on a group of unsuspecting virgin Chunins. Plan to break them in rough? Ne..Hinata-chan"Ino said with a sly look on her face
"I-ino-chan! Don't say t-things like t-that. S-someone might overhear! And I do not have s-sexual frustration!"Hinata answered her face red
"Ohhh. You found a new playmate already?"Ino teased her shy friend
"I-i…t-that is not" Hinata stammered
"No? oh I see. Flying solo huh. Just when I think you're boring, you rise" interrupted the crystal eyed medic. Flustering her friend to distract her seemed to be working.
"Ino-chan!" exclaimed the young Hyuuga before fleeing the conversation. Literally.
The blonde Kunoichi shook her head amused at her friend's reaction. Completely unaware of the dark-haired Shinobi who overheard the whole exchange, his ears turning red at the interesting images his mind conjured.
This is all Naruto's fault
That was the thought that circled in Sasuke's mind as he tried to stop his active imagination from seeing the Hyuuga heiress in the throes of passion. By Herself. Flying solo as Yamanaka said.
He lightly shook his head to dispel such thoughts.
Or maybe it was this forsaken place that was affecting him.
Why is everyone so horny in here?
It was probably the proximity to death that everyone was exposed to. It made everyone want to seek out anything that made them feel alive again. Not that the battlefield was any better, but it was harder to watch comrades die rather than foes.
Still, he was disturbed by the images in his head. Or more accurately disturbed by the fact that the notion intrigued him .
That she intrigued him.
For the couple past weeks, he has been observing the Hyuuga as his esteemed Hokage ordered .
She always hid behind that mask of proper politeness but still managed to muster a sincere smile once in a while for those who needed it the most; a worried mother, a scared child, a distressed soldier.
She was compassionate, often consoling those grieving the loss of a loved one.
She managed to brighten everyone's day around her, even when hers wasn't going particularly well.
Her name certainly suited her.
Sunny place indeed. Mused Sasuke
He noticed however how she stiffened whenever she saw Sakura . In fact, he noticed that Sakura herself was avoiding the blue-haired Kunoichi. It was so obvious, he wondered how Yamanaka missed it.
He wondered if Sakura had anything to do with the Hyuuga's heartbreak
Most likely, the Dobe had been chasing after Sakura for a long time.
He noticed how she gets a dull look in her lavender-tinted eyes when she thought no one was watching.
Sometimes she looked like a marionette with cut strings, defeated but hauntingly beautiful.
Oh, but how she came back to life once she was doing what she loves.
Her eyes would sparkle and her face would light up.
When he was first told he'd be working with Hinata Hyyuga, he thought it strange. He assumed she would be specialized in laboring mothers or wiping snot out of sick kid's noses, giving her sunny disposition.
She was afterall all rainbows, fairy dust and unicorns.
She reminded him of some kind of fluffy adorable little creature; a kitten or a bunny maybe.
Imagine his surprise when he was first directed to the emergency room to find little miss sunshine, drenched in blood, her hand inside some random middle aged shinobi's chest cavity. Cauterizing internal blood vessels that only she could see with her Byakugan using chakra from her dainty fingers. She than hopped on the stretcher her patient was on, telling the Uchiha (with a lovely smile) she'll find him after surgery as she was wheeled past him.
He still thought she was an adorable fluffy bunny.
A scalpel-happy fluffy bunny.
He found it endearing.
That was the beginning of this intrigue.
But then he just had to overhear the idiots he was in charge of monitoring, when they were discussing among themselves about the hot Hyuuga medic with the great rack, perfect round ass, kissable lips who could probably be used for devious things. They immediately stopped describing said devious things when they felt the glare of their commander.
Not that any of them had the actual balls to even talk to her.
They were often left flustered and blushing like a bunch of school-girls whenever she so much as smiled at them while teaching.
It was ridiculous.
And so, he started to notice her more physical…attributes.
He already thought she was aesthetically pleasing with her classic Hyuuga looks, looks he took notice of with a sense of detachment as one might admire an arrangement of flowers or a piece of art.
However, that was before this stupid assignment.
Now, he took notice of her seemingly soft lips, that she had a tendency of biting when she was in deep thoughts. Lips that indeed look kissable.
Her round cheeks that lost the baby fat he recalled her having when she was younger, gave her an aristocratic air.
Her dark tresses that spilled like a waterfall on her back looked silky, he sometimes wondered how it would feel to run his hands through it.
He tried to refrain from thinking about gripping a handful of that perfect hair before pushing her against a wall, he could almost see it clearly; the widening of those big lavender innocent doe eyes, right before he ravishes her mouth.
Stop thinking about it! He mentally scolded himself.
He also tried to refrain from imagining the feel of her small waist, or her well-toned long legs wrapped around him. He was sure his mind conjured the right visual from what he could tell from the outline of her work uniform.
That work uniform was the bane of his existence. It showed a womanly figure, he had no idea was hidden behind that bulky jacket she always wore.
He blamed Naruto for this predicament, and the morons of the project for those curiosities , and Hinata Hyuuga for being interesting.
If he was a lesser man, he would've banged his head against the counter he was leaning on. But he was the fearsome last Uchiha. He had a reputation to maintain.
I should probably go collect those new morons and get them to Hyuuga for the lecture .
He tried not to smirk at the thought of the bewildered looks said morons will have when they'll see the Hyuuga princess in action.
She was after all always entertaining.
that was the 3rd chapter, i hope you liked it!
now for the reviews, as i'm still relatively new to this whole fanfic thing , i still don't know how to respond to those
so i'm guessing i'm supposed to adress them here?
well if i do see them i will, so on that note; shout out to Son Goku's song comment which was amusing and also i'm glad you think the fic is going well even though you hate the pairing
also thanks to those who think it's interesting.