"Alright, come on," Tsunade grunted, when the kid went silent. "Up you go."

She hauled her up through the sand, then laid her out on the ground. Carefully, Tsunade withdrew the electrical field of her technique, calling medical chakra into her hand to make sure Adela's nerve pathways were recovering properly.

"Talk to me," Tsunade commanded, when the check seemed to come back clean.