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Reminder:
Precipice ~ Hinata: 14, Kakashi: 23
Eclectic Love ~ Hinata: 18, Kakashi: 28
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Eclectic Love - Chapter Nineteen
Hinata's brows were furrowed as she stared at the mission document on her desk, it had arrived just minutes ago. One of the civilian villages affiliated with Konoha requested a team for the retrieval of a kidnapped child. And for the team to make an example out of the perpetrators.
Hinata's finger tapped once against her desk as she thought. The team would need to excel in stealth. One ANBU would need to be able to placate and comfort the child while another ANBU captured the kidnappers alive. This mission would not require strength, but planning and patience.
Nodding her head as she decided, Hinata wrote two names on the top of the document: Nara Shikamaru and Yamanaka Ino. Her pen barely lifted from the parchment as she filled in the missing information. Without a pause she rolled it back up and placed it in the bottom drawer of her desk. She pushed the drawer closed before using a single handsign.
When she opened the drawer again only the wooden bottom could be seen, the scroll now finding itself in front of a sighing Nara.
Hinata leaned back in her chair while scooting it closer to her desk. She placed the previous document she had been working back in front of her.
The past week consisted on playing catch up. Some incomplete documentation predated even the previous month. It felt no matter how much she completed by the end of the day the same size stack of paper sat on the corner of her desk.
Hinata's ears twitched as she heard a crash. Quick to her feet she peeked out from behind her office door. On the opposite end of the hall she caught eyes with Shizune.
Hinata walked outside, shutting the door behind her. Her head tilted as she took in Shizune's slumped shoulders. "Shizune-senpai?"
Shizune plucked a squealing Tonton up from beside her feet. She forced a smile, one that didn't reach her wilting eyes. "Hinata-chan, sorry for the disturbance. You know how Lady Tsunade is sometimes..."
The usual guards were no where to been seen. Hinata guessed that the Hokage had sent them away on some cockamamy task. She peered at the door, sensing a few familiar chakra emanating in unease.
Noticing where Hinata's eyes were focused, Shizune added, "She was already in a bad mood before they barged in."
Hinata blinked and Shizune flinched as something smashed against the door.
Hinata smiled at Shizune while petting the squirming piglet. "Why don't you take a break. It's almost lunch."
"I-"
"It's no bother."
At Hinata's insistence Shizune exhaled a relieved breath. "You're the best, Hinata-chan."
Waiting for a lull in the screams, Hinata knocked on the office door. She restrained a smile as her keen ears heard the Hokage grumble under her breath.
"Come in!"
Hinata cracked open the door and stuck her head in. She glanced down at the now broken chair crumpled by the door. Pushing the door further open, she stepped over a broken chair leg. Pale eyes shifted over the new and improved Team Seven. Consisting of six members they were one of the largest running teams.
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