the last student The Child Arc

chapter 73

*It's been a few days since the last chapter, the first therapy session went well according to what both therapists told her, but Naruto was still very silent, and quiet. Naruto's therapist reassured Anko that this will take time, but they are going in the right direction. It was currently Friday in Konoha, normally Anko would be at work, but given what happened to her children, she was allowed to take a paid 2 weeks off for mental health. Anko was sleeping deeply when she was awoken by somebody ringing her new doorbell making the woman groan softly.*

Anko:" 7 in the morning? Who the fuck knocks at somebody's door until at least 9? Where is the common courtesy?

Anko: coming. Coming. I swear to god Itachi if it's you, you better start running.

*Anko said loudly, as it went from doorbell to knocking, Anko got out of bed and looked at herself in the mirror, thankfully she was wearing the same clothes from yesterday, since she was so tired that she had just slept in them. She walked out of her room and froze for a second. She looked to her side and saw the door to her children. She opened it a crack and looked inside. She saw Naruto and Gaara sleeping soundly on the same bed. Anko is choosing to ignore the sand bubble around the bed, and closed the door, what was important was that they weren't showing signs of a nightmare. Anko walked to the main door and opened it, seeing Hiashi Hyuga there waiting for her with that same neutral serious expression he always has on. Anko stood up a little straighter and spoke with respect in her tone.*

Anko: Mr. Hyuga. A pleasure to see you here, but why are you here? I would figure that you had much more important things to deal with. My condolences of course.

Hiashi: Thank you. And you're right. I do. But it's important to take care of the little things, before I deal with the big things

*hiashi said without much difference in his emotion as any other time that Anko and him have spoken, but Anko wasn't an anbu shinobi for nothing, she could see the small details, the man was still grieving, he probably just came here so that he can say to himself that he did something today instead of staying in that house that no doubt now seemed much more bigger to him than before. Anko offered him a small sympathetic smile before speaking in a soft tone.*

Anko: still doesn't feel real does it?

Hiashi:.... no. I still expect to wake up with her there.

*Hiashi said with a small sigh, and Anko saw the expression of the man soften. People can say what they want of this man and his relationship with his wife, hell Anko sure has, but none of them knew what was happening behind closed doors. That expression, the way he was taking this? There was love in that marriage, even if they never showed it publicly. Anko moved aside from the door to allow Hiashi to walk inside.*

Anko: Yeah. Where are my manners? Please. Come in. I'm sure you're servant can make us some tea.

Hiashi: Thank you. You have a lovely new home.

*Hiashi said politely as he walked inside with Anko guiding him to the living room while Hiashi's servant went to the kitchen to make some tea for the two of them. Anko and Hiashi sat down. Before Hiashi could get to the point of his visit Anko started to talk, having a small conversation before they got out of the big one. With everything that happened with his children, she completely forgot about everything else, like Hinata. The poor girl gained a sister but lost a mother in the process.*

Anko: Thank you. How is Hinata dealing with all of this?

Hiashi: better than I expected. I asked her and she said that you're son helped her accept what was gonna happen.

*Hiashi said with a ghost of a smile, even if everything was just so messed up for Hiashi, he could at the very least feel a bit of pride that his little daughter, had been taking this all in stride and in a mature way that he didn't think she had. Of course, Hinata didn't tell him what Naruto said, nor did he ask, since he was too busy with other stuff, but if he did he would've heard the advice of "why should we miss people that never spend enough time with us to be missed? No way would Hiashi have taken it well. Anko had a small smile and nodded, her son always helping people.*