Those Bounds

005

Kurenai's

The night breeze lingered on my bare skin. Seemingly, the new Konoha's wind is cooler than ours. Gives chills but doesn't make you uncomfortable.

Healthy trees from afar, no dusty air flew by, and the Leaf's familiar scent gracefully entered my nose.

It's still home. It still is Konoha.

"The Tower is on another level." Choji laughed a little.

Naruto who has his arms around Choji raises his hand to cover the brightness in his eyesight's accord.

"Damn, they have the budget for these?" Naruto said while stealing chips from Choji's pack in hand.

Well, it won't be stealing since it was visible to Choji and Choji is just too kind to consider it stealing. Naruto is his friend.

"You have the budget for this, Naruto?" Choji asked him.

"How would I know y'know?!" Although shocked by the question, Naruto replied in full volume of his voice. Blushing while holding his chest.

Oh God, you know he liked that.

"Why make the tower like this?" Lee beside Naruto.

"Or maybe our's is just dark?" Choji added.

Shikamaru on the other hand unfortunate to be hearing his friends' pointless conversation shook his head. Hands on his pocket while head is up confidently just like his sensei. Just like how my man is walking.

Asuma, having a big build walked beside Shikamaru. A cigarette halfway done was held captive between his lips. He's feeling the wind that made pass based on his relaxed expression and closed eyes.

They're on my right side.

"They will notice we're all gone." Sighs. "I can picture their immediate response." I heard his deep voice.

Asuma glanced at me. I wasn't sure if he was talking to me so I waited for a second look. And he did give another.

"Lady Tsunade would make Genma and the others panic. Well, it's not like it isn't a big deal." I chuckled as I look up at him.

He stared and didn't even reply. We are all walking and this man is not paying attention to where he is going.

He's at it again!

I rolled my eyes to suppress a smile.

Not saying anything I hold him by his elbow, pushing him a bit. He smiled at me while biting his lips. What I've done was oblivious to others so we're fine. Asuma and I don't want to be PDA, we like to keep everything private.

At least 10 meters away, the modern Hokage Tower with lights brighter than any day could be. In the entranceway of the building, there was a woman facing towards our aim.

Bigger did my eyes go. The woman mimicked the way my eyes grow wide. From worried to shock her beautiful face went.

Catching a glance of someone I knew. My eyes caught with pearly white orbs.

"Hinata," I whispered.

My grown student.

Her eyes roam through each one of us using her byakugan. But she only did that briefly and moved her eyes to the approaching kid. She scanned him thoroughly.

Her face matured and is now more prominent than it is to my student's as of now. Her eyes didn't change as much but her aura did.

A lenient eyes, she perched upon the kids.