Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.

(A.N: Just a random drabble I wrote at god-only-knows what time this morning.)

Training
By Silver Sailor Ganymede

When Lee arrives at the training-ground, Hinata is there again. She has been there every day since Naruto left – that was nearly three months ago now, Lee thinks. It doesn't seem like that long ago, but at the same time it seems like years have passed already.

"Good morning, Hinata-san!" Lee says. At least that's what he wants to say and what he would usually say, but Hinata is so focused on her training that he wouldn't want to disturb her.

She is training harder than anyone, Lee muses to himself. The spirit of youth is strong in her – Gai-sensei would be proud of her if she were one of his students. She is very different to Neji; you wouldn't even guess they were related by looking at their attitudes. Neji never really seems like he has to work for anything, but Hinata is always training. She is training to become stronger for herself. She is training to become stronger for Naruto.

Lee knows that Hinata is already more like Naruto than she will ever realise.