Hiruzen : Mai ? What are you doing here ? I didn't call for you.
Mai ; it's been four days. I think I'm doing ok.
Hiruzen : no. One week is one week.
Mai : sandaime. I'm really okay. The fractures parts have all healed.
Hiruzen : medical ninja said one week at least. So that's what you're getting. No bargaining.
Mai : but...
Hiruzen: no buts. You can get home rest if you don't like the hospital. You want me to call your parents ?
Mai : you won't...
Hiruzen: ahem. Okay. I shall.
Mai ; ok ok. I'll go home... Rest...
Hiruzen watches as she leaves " tamazuki." He peeps over the window " Hai ? "
Hiruzen: follow her home. Make sure she reaches home.
" Understand." Tamazuki nods and flickers off to do the task.
Hiruzen: she does have a problem. Sighs. I don't know if this is good or bad.
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Hiruzen: thank you all for coming.
Tenzo ; is there a mission ? But taichou isn't here.
Hiruzen : it's about her.
Hera ; did she do something that made you unhappy?
Tamazuki: what did she do ?
Hiruzen : you all are very concerned.
Tamazuki: she's been my taichou for a very long time.
Tenzo : she kind of treats me like her personal assistant. Kind of hard to not care.
Enjin : taichou is very nice. She helps me train.
Hera ; you mean forces ?
Hiruzen : she has some standards for her teammates.
Tenzo ; so ... Did something happen to her ?
Hiruzen : I can't help but notice she's always severely injured when she comes back on a mission. At first , it was just some minor ones. It seems to be upgrading in scale recently. I'm concerned.
Enjin ; taichou always protects us.
Hera ; it's not her fault. She always puts herself in harm's way before it gets to us. The missions we go on are also very dangerous. She insists on going but ensures that we stay safe.
Tenzo : she pushes herself too hard. We had to sneakily report to you that she's injured before she is willing to come back.
Hiruzen : you've been quiet. Tamazuki. You're the first and longest on her team.
Tamazuki: since before and after she became taichou...
Hiruzen: anything you would like to add ?
Tamazuki: .... Mai... Wants to protect konoha very badly. She wants to protect the ones around her very badly. So she does all these extreme things... I don't want konoha ever to go into another war.
Tenzo ; she would also say... I won't let danzou do stupid things that will let us have conflict with other nations. Protecting others is also protecting peace. She hates the Foundation very much.
Tamazuki: also ... What's the point of protecting yourself , if you are just going to get everyone else to hate you.
Hiruzen sighs " that girl... Thank you all. I will have a talk with her."
Enjin ; I will get stronger. I don't want taichou to get that hurt anymore.
Hera : me too.
Tenzo ; I am working on it.
Tamazuki: she's just going to be hard core. Nothing we can do about it.
Hiruzen; you guys would be with her for quite some time huh. You can leave now.
The four of them bows and leaves.
Hiruzen: I know you were eavesdropping.
Kakashi enters through the window " sandaime."
Hiruzen: Tamazuki sounded very close to the truth.
Kakashi; I don't know...
Hiruzen: Kakashi. How did she bring you back from the war ?
Kakashi: eh? Suddenly such a question...
Hiruzen: it's the only reason why you rely so heavily on her right ? You've always been cold and alone since a kid. After the war , you got even colder. Your sensei was worried so he asked Mai to help.
Kakashi: sensei did ?
Hiruzen: Hai. Mai understood what you went through. Even as a kid , she was always so sensitive of others. Maybe that's why it's harder for her. Those who take care of others , sometimes it's hard for them to take care of themselves.
Kakashi: I don't know if I can... I'm not good at that...
Hiruzen ; then , shall I share some tips she gave me ?
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She's My Anbu
FanfictionCouldn't say we are just friends. We have definitely gone past that with the things we have done... She has always been there by my side as long as I remembered. Like... gai. But a lot less like gai.
