He had been busy. Extremely busy. He had even acquired two new genin, and one of them had proven to be more than a handful. On top of that, there were all those missions. Before he knew it, a year had gone by.

But she was not the only one finding it difficult to keep the butterflies down.

"Hinata-san." It's easier to smile when she was smiling, though it did nothing to calm the butterflies in his tum. "It's been a while! Too long. What's going on?" With you. What's going on with you.