| [Oct. 19th, 2013|03:54 am] |
Ryouma leaned forward, elbows braced on his knees. “Civil unrest means they're gonna be sending the ANBU out, doesn't it? Gotta crack down on anybody else who thinks now'd be a good time to revolt. Do we still get post-mission leave, or are we back on duty?”
“We’ve got two days free,” Raidou said, with just enough of an edge in his voice to make Kakashi think he’d fought for them. “Should be enough time to rest up and heal, before we get back into training. But consider yourself on-call. Don’t leave the village.”
“I’m not sure I’m going to leave my bed. Well, maybe for coffee.” Ryouma’s cheek dented as he bit the inside, hesitating. “You think it’s going to be a war, again?”
“No,” said Raidou immediately. “You know why? Because screw that. The last one was too hard, and too long, and no one has the resources to do it again. At least not now. Yondaime-sama will hold it together.” He sat up. “In the meantime, the lieutenant and I have paperwork to finish, and then we’re going to the hospital. You too, Ueno; I want that collarbone looked at.”
“Hisa-san,” Katsuko said.
“We’ll check on her, too,” Genma said, with the dead-level calm of the not okay. “Though I doubt she’ll be out of surgery for a while.”
Which would keep Rin and any available medic busy, since Hisa was a medical novelty and everyone would want a slice, Kakashi thought wearily. And Minato was out of the village and gone, dealing with political chaos—and probably some infrastructure damage, if the attack had been as bad as it sounded.
If he’d been gone four days, Kakashi really needed to check on Naruto.
“Permission to be dismissed, captain?” he said.
Raidou was looking at Genma, but his eyes flicked over briefly. “Sure. Go sleep in an actual bed. Take Tousaki with you.”
“If it’s a barracks bed, I doubt we’ll both fit,” Ryouma said, dry.
“My bed’s big enough for three,” Katsuko said, with an unsubtle wink.
Ryouma opened his mouth.
“No,” Raidou said flatly. He pointed at Katsuko. “No. Hatake, get moving before I give you chores.”
“But I didn’t—” Kakashi began, stung.
“Don’t care,” Raidou said. “Tousaki, out. Uneo, since you’re clearly functional again, you can help the lieutenant file his paperwork. That only needs one hand.” |
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