Even a Kage spends time in the village

[thebestuchiha]

Where: Konohagakure
When: January 4th, in the afternoon.
Notes: Open to anyone.

He was horrifically bored. No, beyond bored, he was being lulled into a sense of being droned to death, and he honestly couldn't claim he was unused to it. He was used to it. He was so painfully used to it that he could just cry over it. Admittedly, he'd gotten over that crying constantly thing a good decade ago, but the urge still cropped up from time to time, and this was shaping up to being one of those days.

At least, it was until someone called the delegate's attention away from him long enough that one of his people could get in and give him a message.

It was blank, but they didn't have to know that, and it was something that honestly didn't need his personal attention in any case. All he seemed to be there for was to nod politely and have his assistant take notes to give someone else anyway. Thus, he sprung at the chance to close the matter for the day, it having run over nearly two hours from the projected halt point as it was.

His shinobi had probably realized he wasn't all that far off a compulsion to do something regrettable. Probably in a way that was amusing at the time but would just make him cringe in retrospect too. Thus, he seized on the chance to bolt, politely making his excuses before taking off into the village, taking a deep breath of the cool air as he tried to figure out how he wanted to spend his current freedom.

Sparring? Checking on shinobi in other parts of the village? Hassling his students? Lunch?

...Lunch. He was starved.

Goal decided, he started across the village to the nice fish place near his home, waving and greeting people on his way.

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[thebestuchiha]

"Noo..." He grinned, leaning over the ledge of the roof. "Did my sweetheart of a student save me from the boring diplomats?"

[gentledheart]

There's a smile curling at the edges of her mouth as she shrugs nonchalant. A tiny near imperceptible nod is the only answer she gives, she could have chosen to be evasive but that wasn't in her nature. She debates briefly joining Obito on the roof and is up there shortly after her bag of groceries swinging with leftover momentum. "You looked like you needed a break from the proceedings."

[thebestuchiha]

He laughed and nodded at once, just a touch rueful as he regarded her. "You probably saved me from doing something horribly embarrassing in hunger and boredom. So thank you. What have you been up to other than saving your politically questionable sensei?"

[gentledheart]

"We wouldn't want that, it wouldn't look well upon Konoha." She spoke, tone light with a hint of teasing. Others would probably frown at the friendly familiarity she used. But her teacher made her feel that she could drop some of the steeliness required when she was within the walls of her family's compound.

"Hanabi asked me to cook tonight and I was lacking just a few things in the pantry." Her sister could very persistent when she wanted something and Hinata wasn't in practice of denying her of something so simple as her favorite meal when she so infrequently asked it to be cooked.

[thebestuchiha]

"Really? I take it the rest of the family finally gave up on trying to get you away from the kitchen then?" Considering last he'd heard about it had been a good year before and had involved something about her having to steel herself for an argument every time she tried it.

Maybe it had just been one relative doing the commotion?

"But... yes, you save Konoha, so praise be on my most thoughtful student."

[gentledheart]

The smile she gives him is more than a little pleased with herself that she's finally convinced her great-aunt to let her cook. "Yes." It hadn't been the easiest of arguments and was extended far beyond what she considered reasonable but she'd been adamant about cooking for the family and while her great-aunt still doesn't approve she's settle for glaring at Hinata across the dinner table.

"I'm sure someone else would have come along and saved you if I hadn't." She wasn't the only ninja in Konoha that could have put that together, besides he was well loved by many and someone would have thought to check on him if she hadn't been there.

It's at this moment that Hinata realizes she's probably held Obito up long enough for anyone pursuing him to have closed a good deal of distance. Activating her byakugan she did a sweep of the area for as far as her enhanced vision will allow without telescoping in any single direction. Satisfied that she hadn't done too much damage she deactivated it again. "You still have a strong lead if you want to take a break from running."

[thebestuchiha]

He grinned, reaching over and resting his hand on her head for a moment before pulling back and moving to kick back off on a run. "We'll practice together soon Hinata! I haven't taught you anything interesting recently."

Giving her a wave over his shoulder, he headed off quickly.