Team Harmony

SFT50: Will

By the time the night before the end of the bet came, Naruto had learned how to do the technique without the use of his other hand or a shadow clone and how to keep it in its original shape when it made contact with something. Hinata at the same time had been studying more poisons and practicing her archery and use of her gauntlets. She had all but gotten Tsunade's technique down. She didn't get it right every single time but at least seven times out of ten and it was better than nothing.

By the time she made it back to the room, she was drenched in sweat and dragging her feet. She wanted nothing more than to get some sleep. She looked back and saw Naruto stumbling on his feet, his arms shaking from exertion. She reached back and gently grabbed his hand, pulling him forward so he made it into the room. When they got in, they each fell on their respective beds and promptly passed out, with Naruto halfway off the bed.

They didn't hear or sense Tsunade coming into the room. The Sannin looked at the state of them and sighed, checking over their conditions. They weren't hurt only exhausted beyond belief and they wouldn't be any trouble to her tomorrow. She had already taken care of Jiraiya, all that left was—

"Tsunade-sama!" Shizune yelled, coming into the room. "Please, tell me, are you going tomorrow?!"

Tsunade didn't answer her, only sparing her a glance before returning to look over at the passed-out genin. They trained so hard that it wasn't a deep sleep they were in, but actually unconscious. She was impressed.

"Tsunade-sama! If you're going to go..." she said, pulling out a weapon, "I will stop you even if it costs me my life! Your brother and my uncle wouldn't want to be brought back like this! It'll only be smearing their wishes!"

Tsunade turned toward her with a glare. "Do you forget who you're speaking to?!" She snapped. Within an instant, a fist made its way into Shizune's solar plexus, effectively knocking her out. The young woman hit the ground with a thud and the Sannin barely spared her a glance as she left the room.

She now wouldn't have any more troubles or risk of interruptions.

*

The sun was shining brightly by the time Hinata pried her eyes open. She had forgotten to shut the curtains before falling into bed and she was regretting it now that the sun was torturing her tired eyes. She rolled over, her eyes making contact with a hand on the floor at the foot of her bed, thinking it was Naruto before they slid up and saw Naruto on the floor next to her bed still snoring away. Realizing this, she quickly bolted up, ignoring the throbbing in her head, and looked down to see Shizune.

She was quickly by her side, shaking the woman. "Shizune-san? What's wrong?" She asked. The more important question she wanted to ask was what she was doing in their room, but she refrained. She felt prodding at her leg and looked down to see the small pig that she had first seen in the arms of Shizune when they first met at the tavern.

Shizune groaned softly as she woke, a dull pain still present in her abdomen before she also sat up quickly. "Wh—what day is it?!" She asked. "It's only been one day, right?"

Hinata looked up at the clock and nodded her head. Strangely, they had only slept for a few hours. "Yes. What's wrong? Why are you in our room?"

The woman clumsily got to her feet. "Tsunade-sama was here and I cornered her," she gasped, rushing to the window. When she opened it, she just barely dodged an incoming kunai that was aimed at her head. When she looked down, she saw Jiraiya. "Jiraiya-sama?!"

Hinata looked out the window and saw the Toad Sannin looking absolutely exhausted and full of sweat, panting. She turned around and grabbed Naruto, pulling the sleeping boy up to his feet with little trouble. The blonde snorted awake, wiping his chin from drool and slowly opening his eyes.