Country of Eskon - Japanese Military Base

Hinata

Keep my nose out what he what he does with his soldiers, huh?

He practically told me to mind my own damn business in the rudest way he could!

I don't mind if he said, 'hey, let me take care of my soldiers,' or something like that.

But Naruto practically demanded me to mind my own business! I don't do well with authority! I hate it! I hate it! I hate it!

Cops come into the emergency room sometimes and demands certain personal information about patients during an operation. 99% of the time I raise my scalpel and threaten them that I'll spread the disease the patient has onto them.

The real question is, however, I get annoyed most the time not angry. I'm angry now...

Is it because Naruto still has so much power over me even after ten years? Is that it?

"Doctor?" The British English cut me back into reality. I was currently giving a free check up to one of the locals, a pregnant woman in her mid-twenties with beautiful light blonde hair and a small smile that has been on her face ever since she answered.

What was I prescribing her again?

That's right!

"I need you to take this," I wrote the name quickly and passed it to her, "Twice a day after a meal for the next two weeks in order to provide the nutrients necessary to nurse it. Come back in in about a week for an ultrasound to make sure the baby's development is coming along well."

Her yellow sundress were in rags and so were the two dozen other patients I've been seeing in the past three hours. I smiled at her sympathetically as she thanked me in tears. She got up and headed out of my temporary physician office to head towards the pharmacy where it is ran by Ino and a few other medics.

I looked at her chart once more and scribbled a few notes down. I truly do hope her pregnancy goes well. According to her chart, she became pregnant about four months ago because she was raped when coming home from the town's grocery shop alone literally in broad daylight.

I've seen other charts where men had three bullets in their legs or a nasty scar on their face from a knife. Crimes that are usually investigated closely in Japan and other countries; completely ignored here.

It was my first day and I learned in my few years of being a doctor to never look at the wound of a patient then judge who they are as a person. It's something I made sure stuck in Kazuki's and Mina's heads when they were training as interns.

Two soft knocks sounded on my door as I completed the soon-to-be-mother's chart.

I was expecting Mina, who was helping me today as an assistant, to walk through with the next patient but instead it was someone who I literally did not expect to have any alone time with whatsoever.

"W-what are you -"

He cut me off, "You are supposed to be making rounds with us in town every single morning, Leader."

That was one of the requirements! Dammit!

"I apologize if I missed it, Deputy," the label sounding a little weird on my tongue. "I might still be on a jet lag."

"You didn't miss it, though," is he actually amused?

"I didn't?" I raised an eyebrow.

He shook his head, "We're actually going right now. Naruto knew it was your first day in a foreign country and everything so instead of sunrise, we're going at noon which is in ten minutes."

"B-but-"

"Two of the car you and your team came in yesterday is waiting by the gate," he turned to leave then stopped, "Oh and one more thing, Leader."

I just simply raised an eyebrow.

"You're riding with Naruto."

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Country of Eskon - In the Car Somewhere

Naruto

The moment when you know you messed up big time is when the woman that has been making you more confused than a chicken without a head rolled all the windows down just so it's too loud so you can't make a conversation.

Hinata has changed, yes, more confident and more...sexier in my opinion. She's still beautiful, of course, but add the layer of kick-ass to her and she is the sexy doctor I wouldn't mind touching me.

I seriously cannot believe I just thought that.

"Thought what?" The doctor's annoyed voice told me that I must've said something out loud.

I briefly looked at her. Her unique eyes glaring at me through the corner and I immediately directed my attention back on the road.

"Nothing," I sighed loudly.

I was wearing sunglasses so she couldn't see the confused emotions swimming through my eyes. It's true that I have never stopped loving her but she does also hate me with every single living cell in her body. I'm not saying that I don't want to do everything I can to get her back. It's just that...

When I hurt her, the look on her face was something I wanted to forget but could never erase. I just don't trust myself to not hurt her again in the same way or a lot worse. I'm saying that I won't make another bet again but I can't guarantee her happiness at all times.

Therefore, it's best we keep things between us as professional as we can during her visit. That way then when time does come for her to go home or for me to be ship off somewhere on assignment, it wouldn't be too hard to say goodbye.

I glanced over at Hinata once more, half hoping this is the last time I can really look at her. The moment my eyes laid on her, my breath hitched and I know letting her go would be an impossible task.

The windows were supposed to cease any form of communication including even looking but I couldn't help it. The hot Eskon wind flew through her hair sending it back in with the sun literally bouncing off of it's silky surface. Hinata's chin was resting on her palm and her elbow was on the open window sill. Her eyes were closed when I first looked at her but then the goddess's eyelids slowly raised, almost lazingly to reveal the amazing lavender eyes gluing forward at the dirt road. I wasn't driving too fast so the wind wasn't too strong but strong enough to complete her entire perfect complexion. She wore light make-up which wasn't really needed but I did not mind at all. Her outfit only composed of an open-shoulder white shirt and some short jeans. She changed out of her more formal clothing before storming over to the gate to meet us. The only reason the captain had to come with us was because we had to show her places in town to get the best medicine and supplies. She's not meeting with our head commander until tomorrow.

I could feel my Adam's apple raise and fall once as I gulped but for our safety, I had to return my eyes forward.

We were driving so slow that we passed a few teenage farmers without shirts walking along the path. Literally, they were walking beside us by the time I caught up.

One of them wolf whistled at her, causing my skin to prick a bit, "Hey girl! Looking fine!"

Hinata sat up a bit, her attention turned to them.

Why the fuck are the roads filled with mud anyway?

"Dude, her eyes," I was about to nod with happiness since I'm still the only man in the world who thinks those eyes are literal pearls that shine brighter than any -

"They are so pretty," one of them said, their British English made me hate then even more.

I will personally shovel the road.

But then they're going to get some alone time with Hinata which doesn't work either.

"Are you talking about me?" Is she talking to them? Why is she talking to them?!

They looked surprised. Surprised then happy that she is actually talking to them.

One of the guys, a blonde with dark green eyes smirked, "Yes we are talking to you, the girl with perfect eyes."

Perfect eyes?

"Where you heading to this fine morning, Gorgeous?" his friend, a brunette with bigger biceps asked.

"Wherever my driver is taking me," she answered and I could feel the happy smile in her voice. She's enjoying this, isn't she?

Young, strong men with tan glistening skin and the British accent that can practically get any girl to fall for them.

I'm surprised she hasn't ditched the car and walking with them already. Cute, frat boys vs a captain who she doesn't trust. You see what my odds in this situation are?

"That sounds boring," Brunette said. "You should come with us. We know the fastest route into town and we'll make sure it's more fun than traveling with him and the rest of the army."

"I wish I could," I didn't miss the glare she shot at me. "But I'm stuck with them for a while longer. I'll take you up on that offer some other time though."

Blonde chuckled, "At least tell us where you're from?"

"Japan."

Their eyes widened before Blonde asshole commented, "Are all Japanese women this beautiful?"

"I doubt it, brother," Brunette winked at her. "I'm guessing she's the only one. Especially with those unique eyes."

That's it!

Nobody gets to look at her eyes other than me. They should only be looking at me and only me. I've had it!

Without warning, I braked then stuck the car into park. Hinata was too busy flirting that she didn't even notice the sudden change in speed. I pulled my sunglasses off my own face, then reached over, my chest against her back, and put it over her head. That was when I got a little confusion radiating all over her body as she reached up to steady the sunglasses.

"We have to go," I growled at them, making sure they can die under my look. They did cower a bit which is good enough.

Using that as a distraction, I pulled the windows up from my side. I didn't miss the shock from the guys until after the tinted windows were all the way up and I put the child protection lock on. I shifted the car into gear then shot forward, the car swiveling once until we were out of the muddy road. Within thirty seconds, we were on a dry dirt road and I was flying at a good sixty MPH. Sasuke and the other guys easily caught up to us not too long after but I just realized I have to explain to them later everything. Sai won't leave me alone otherwise.

Hinata finally took my sunglasses off, "What the hell was all of that?!"

"They were flirting with you."

"So? What does that have to do with you?"

"It's uncomfortable, you know."

"Even if it was," Hinata looked at my sunglasses then sat back against her seat in frustration, "You didn't have to splash them with mud like that, Naruto-kun!"

I had to stop myself from smiling but she didn't miss the small crack, "What's so funny?"

"It's nothing," I cleared my throat.

"You're smiling," she raised an eyebrow. "Why are you smiling?"

I adjusted my position, "It's just that..."

"That....."

I took in a deep breath and looked at her, making sure she can see my eyes looking into hers as I answered her curiosity, "I got to splash mud on some fratboys and get you to call me 'Naruto-kun' again. I'm making some good progress."