Different

Change of Plans

The rain fell heavily on her, pinning her hair to her skin as she stood there in a defeated type of sadness. The Hokage said to keep her for a few months longer, due to dangers within the Hyuuga clan and anyone resembling them. She hadn't heard anything of Obito, Rin or Kakashi in a few months. The last time being when Rin sent out a courier bird to tell her how they have been doing. She sighed and looked back over to Tsunade, who had been watching her with a raised brow for some time now.

Hinata fell into an offensive stance as Tsunade spun a boulder in the palm of her hand. "You ready to continue training?" she asked with a grin, Shizune stood a few feet away underneath an umbrella. Tsunade threw the boulder and Hinata sliced the boulder into small fragments using her chakra to make a thin but sharp chakra blade around each of her hands. The enchanting blue glow vanished from around her hands and she smiled. "Great, you're getting good at improvising with the pinpoint chakra you can use." Tsunade said and Hinata smiled. "I didn't think I would be able to use my pinpoint chakra anymore, but you work miracles lady Tsunade." Hinata said softly and Tsunade grinned.

"Always have." She said with a smirk. Shizune rolled her eyes, but the smile didn't leave her lips. "Hinata, you seem to be working extremely hard for something: and not just to get stronger either." Shizune pointed out and Hinata blushed darkly and lost her stance and tripped as she had swiped at the training dummy Tsunade had set up for her. Tsunade barely hid her snort of amusement at her disciple's awkwardness. "Um about that..." Hinata began with a deepening blush.

"Come on future girl, I'm kinda curious about this mystery kid you want to protect." Tsunade said and Hinata pouted. "S-shishou..." she whined and Tsunade gave her a look. "Listen here brat, you might not be as annoying as the supposed future disciple you've told me about, but listen here... if this kid is gonna be any trouble for me in the future I would prefer to know about it now." She said and Hinata frowned. "If I can stop Madara... he won't be any trouble what so ever." Hinata said softly, her eyes downcast.

"I understand that in your time Madara is a... reanimation as you called it, but do you think he would be alive in this time?" Tsunade asked in a considerate manner, unlike the usual sarcastic tone she would have taken about a matter that bothered her. "Um... I was told by the masked man that he was trained under Madara, after being taken on a mission during the war. There's a lot he never told me, but... I'm not sure how I can help him." Hinata said softly. "I'm still curious as to who that masked man is, but I understand you have found a close friend in the Uchiha boy as well... So maybe the time for protecting whoever that masked man is over and you should worry over the Uchiha kid instead." Tsunade said and Hinata's eyes drooped in sadness.

She gathered her things and made her way over to the blonde and her future assistant. "Is it time to go yet?" she asked softly and Tsunade frowned, understanding that there was no more information that she was going to get out of the young Kunoichi. Tsunade pursed her lips, thinking maybe she had crossed the line speaking to the younger woman in that manner. She probably not ready to speak of what she knew, especially to someone of Tsunade's stature. She could also tell she hadn't spoken more of this with the Hokage.

Shizune followed after the blonde woman with the umbrella over the blonde's head. Hinata had dealt with the pounding rain that plastered her hair and clothes onto her body like a second skin. "Hinata, come here, I have your umbrella still. Please don't make yourself sick!" Shizune called out and Hinata offered a small smile. "I will be perfectly fine, Shizune-chan. Please, do not worry about me." she said and Shizune stopped running after her with a frown. She looked over at Tsunade, who shrugged with a look that said leave her be.

Hinata opened the front door of the inn she and Tsunade were currently staying in. Tsunade and Shizune shared a room, as to be sure Tsunade didn't sneak out to gamble without her chaperone. Hinata removed her training outfit, which consisted of a pair of black pants and a dark grey baggy t-shirt. She tossed the soaked clothing over into the hamper in the corner. She pulled on a pair of shorts as well as a tank top and pulled her hair up into a sloppy wet bun atop her head holding the soaked hair off of her until she reached the bathroom and began to ring her hair out once she reached the sink.