His silent lean was enough to tell her that something was wrong with him. Not wrong in a way that made her worry but it was enough to cause her a momentary pause. It wasn’t often anyone saw this kind of side of Kakashi; yet here she was, helping support him (in a literal sense) it was almost a rare sight, like seeing the first cherry blossom open during the season or being the first to discovered something no one had ever seen or found. Right now, she was experience something no one has probably ever experienced before, a tired Kakashi.

To keep her bothering about his current condition distant she playfully poked about what he and the pup were arguing about, only to be dodged more about the topic. It wasn’t something that bothered her but his distance about the topic was rather intriguing because he was playing his dodging game; was it about his mission? Was it about his training with the genin? Or was it in regards to his persona life? Her questions were as vague as his answers, a small game of cat and mouse as they found their way back to the girls.

Once at the girls, Airi slowly let him go and went to the girls to check on them. They seemed okay, all breathing and still asleep. As her gaze moved up from the final girl after checking her vitals his clones came into view and her eyes expanded, he was in bad shape and this was a clear sign. Getting to her feet, she returned to his side and supported him more, holding him around the waist and pulled his arm over her shoulders. “Don’t argue.” She said in a small but firm whisper as she held him close despite their height difference and the group began to venture towards the village again. 

Again, she made a point to try and distract from the situation at hand by probing for questions until they were met by a search team that included barking dogs. The team pulled to a halt in surprise to see two rather beaten people coming back and the grayed out Kakashi clones carrying the women. Giving Kakashi a small tug, she briefly said he should hand over the girls and drop the clones.

[color=skyblue]“Miss Mae, let us take you and Kakashi back to the—“ One of the team members offered to assist in the transport of both her and Kakashi to get them safely back into town.[/color]

But she cut the ninja off by raising her hand. “I’ve got him.” Her sincere but stern tone prevented anyone from trying to take him from her; she even made a point to put the hand she raised onto Kakashi’s chest to make her point further. However, what she didn’t realize was the surprised look from the ninja wasn’t because of her desire to help Kakashi but her general protectiveness. “I’ll make sure he gets home and taken care of.”

[color=skyblue]“Alright…” He said with a bit of surprise to his voice as he hurried away from the two and towards the other women to make sure he could help.[/color]

“Come on, save your Chakra Kakashi and let’s just take it slow.” With that and not really give him much of an option, she let him towards the village. “So, about Akino; what was the disagreement about?” Yes, she was at it again.