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"Yes?" mused the young Hokage. He had noticed a woman enter the Hokage's Office, and at a glance, he deduced that it was from the Hyuuga Clan of the Leaf Village - one of the most formidable, Doujutsu-wielding clans. He kept the smile on his face though, knowing of this strong Kunoichi and her efforts way, way back. That is, all thanks to his late older brother.

Sana Hyuuga.

"Sana-taicho," he called to her. "What brings you here?" he asked, really, realizing how much she's grown over the years. Sana Hyuuga, along with Seiri Kaguya, were both Hakubi's students who passed under his tutelage during the early days, and obviously, both of them managed to excel in Medical Ninjutsu. Granted, it was not tough, but they managed to pull it off. Sana, as compared to Sei, had gone far beyond the limits, and finally, was able to match up to Hakubi's strength upon his death. Now, the Sannin of the Slugs has come back to the Leaf Village... It was quite nostalgic..

"Well," Hideaki mused with a smile. "I guess you found me," he then added, following a slight chuckle. "What seems to be the problem? You look... distressed. " he added, taking notice of Sana's current behavior. Despite that she was one of the strongest Shinobi to have ever lived, she seemed... Weakened. Perhaps, if not physically, then, spiritually, she was lagging behind. "And what do I owe this visit, I might add?" he asked, then, placing a cup before her and pouring a bit of herbal tea into it.

"Have some tea, Sana-taicho," he told her, offering her the cup of tea.

"Oh," uttered Hideaki. "I see." and then, it would seem as though Hideaki had already understood where Sana was getting to. Words need not be said to describe the grief that they all felt. Hakubi was Hideaki's brother, and he had died when Hideaki was merely starting off as a Shinobi. At the same time, Hakubi was Sana's teacher, and perhaps, having Hakubi die without even being able to do anything must have taken a toll on her mentality. Perhaps, as Hideaki thought, it was a good idea to come here. Moving on, and maybe, this was one thing that Hideaki would help her accomplish.

Hideaki was one who did not want to let go of his smiles all so easily. The young Hokage seemed happy go lucky, but then again, he, too, had some serious moments - though, most of which were really hidden by the relaxed disposition that he always had with him. Similarly, as in now, that was the case.

"I have read the information about Hakubi's death in the archives, and frankly, I don't think that there was anything that we could have done to save him. He was about my age, right now, when he died, but he was strong," he added. "It is recorded in this village's history, that my brother was actually the most talented Medical Shinobi, and the strongest one at that, that the village has ever seen, and yet - he fell. If that were to be the case, then, yes, there was nothing that we could have done in order to prevent it. Hakubi-nii-san's death was inevitable, but then again, the way I see it, him being declared as one of the Leaf's most honorable heroes, was also inevitable. I'm sure you know of his contributions to this village as well as I do, and I am very well sure that you know, that he would not want us to continue on grieving for the rest of our lives, Sana-taicho,"

"It is time that you move on, as I have, Sana-taicho. Hakubi... has been long dead, but his legacy still remains, correct? Now, if you want to treasure the legacy that he left, it would be best to just simply, smile," Hideaki told Sana, though, for a moment, strangely, Hideaki began to fizz out of the atmosphere like some kind of holographic projection... It caught his attention, stopping him in his speech.

"Oh," he uttered. "The real me must be having quite a hard time down at the hospital," - truth was that the Hideaki in the office was but a clone directly linked to his chakra by a seal over a scroll placed over a table. The disturbance, perhaps, was caused by something that was going down at the hospital. Seconds of silence passed, though, sooner, the clone of Hideaki began to speak. "I believe that the real me is heading over to where you are right away. I feel a disturbance in his Chakra, and I do believe that he is rushing to your aid right away," he told the Sana Hyuuga clone inside the office.