She doesn't flinch so much as freeze in her spot, completely still as the sand stirs. It might look feeble but she can just imagine him toying with her. The way he'd acted in the arena, it wouldn't surprise her at all. She takes another tentative step forward, her nerves resurfacing with a vengeance as her fingers twist tightly into her shirt.

"You were hurt." The words barely above a whisper as she lets her gaze connect with his. "No one sent me." There's defiance there, coupled with something akin to annoyance that she would need to be sent at all. It's enough to remind her she isn't just the shy member of her team anymore, she's grown since her genin team was announced.

There's a part of her that's glad she went alone. Her teammates were many things but they were terrible at hiding their protective streaks. And it had it's uses but here in this room it would have only made the situation more tense as she she shifted her weight and her shoulders back.

She was confident in her abilities as a kunoichi. Even in the face of a boy who only hours earlier wanted nothing more than to spill her best friends blood on the arena floor. She steps lightly but with a confidence that was missing only second before her lips pressed together in a frown.

"I thought you might find this salve useful." Hinata holds the small jar out to him waiting.