Entangled

Precipice - Chapter Seventeen

AN - Hi all :) Here's another chapter of Entangled! For those of you that guessed, the ANBU in the last chapter was Tenzo/Yamato :o I hope you all like this chapter :D It was supposed to be two but I really want to get to the later chapters lol

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Reminder:

Precipice ~ Hinata: 13, Kakashi: 23

Eclectic Love ~ Hinata: 18, Kakashi: 28

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Precipice - Chapter Seventeen

Hinata pushed her head back into the soft pillow that cradled her head. Lifting up her thousand pound arm she removed the damp cloth that was laying atop her forehead. Her eyes opened to an empty room. Her dulled senses expanded outwards, not catching the chakra of anyone in the hotel room.

'How did I get here?' Her tired eyes blinked at the setting sun cascading through the window.

With much effort she forced herself onto her forearms to get a better look at around. As she did her eyes caught glance of the blood staining her shirt. With the pads of her fingers she tested the skin where she knew her injury used to lay. Her eyes widened in surprise when no bumps or ridges scarred the area. Unmarred skin met her eyes as she rolled up her shirt to inspect the area.

"Hn, so you're finally up."

Hinata sucked in a breath of air, pulling down her shirt to cover her revealed stomach. Her head whipped to the door clicking shut. Her doe eyes widened as she recognized the legendary Sanin from those weeks ago. "Wha-" Her words were cut off as a scratch in her throat brought forth a gut wrenching cough. She quickly moved to cover her mouth.

"Here."

Hinata forced an eye open. Seeing a clear glass of water in her peripherals she reached for it. Her coughing fit quieted as the cool liquid soothed her raw throat. "Thank you."

Tsunade didn't respond. Arms crossed, she leaned against the wall across from Hinata, studying the chunin with a scrupulous gaze. "You can stay another day, then you can continue onto wherever you're supposed to be."

Hinata stared down at her legs stretched out in front of her. She pressed her upper body down in a make shift bow, "Thank you for healing me."

"Yeah, yeah," Tsunade waved her off. "Just get better so you can leave."

Hinata lifted her head, cocking it to one side as she tried to study the Sanin; she displayed an air of confidence that Hinata wished she could match. "Were...," she swallowed.

"Speak up, don't got all day," Tsunade prodded.

"Was there an ANBU here?" Hinata managed out.

Tsunade snorted. "That bastard ran off." Falling down onto crossed legs she pointed a nagging finger at Hinata, "Never trust some man to take care of you. Remember that, kid."

Hinata's mouth parted to respond, but shut when she realized she didn't know how to respond. "Um, okay."

"Good."

Running her hand through her hair, Hinata gave a slight tug as her fingers got caught on mangled knots. "He was supposed to take me somewhere for training." Her voice lowered, "I don't know where though."

Tsunade sighed, resting her head against the wall. "Listen, you're a good kid. I'll admit I was a bit too hard on you the first time around so I'm just gonna be honest. I'm no teacher."

Hinata furrowed her brows, 'A Sanin was supposed to train me? Why... Why would Hokage-sama do that? It'd be such a waste on someone like me.'