I liked the idea of trying to pair these two up even if they are not a popular pairing. Well here we go:

Taking Chances

Chapter 1

It didn't come as much of a surprise when it was found out that Yamato had apparently saved a 'fair maiden'. Being the honorable guy that he is, and a kindness known by those who know him, it wasn't unusual to hear he did some sort of nice act. Though some things that resulted in his kind act and honorable nature did reward him on this occasion. It all started on a regular day of him being out on a mission and returning to the village after some miserable weather had inconvenienced them.

The mission had gone smoothly for once, not becoming complicated as they usually do. Naruto had gone on a separate mission with Kakashi, which had been odd. Tsunade must have felt there would be no concern pertaining to Naruto being a jinchuriki host. He thought little of it, as well as the others since they had their own mission to focus on. Now they were back in fire country, making the last few legs of their journey home, to Konohagakure.

Hearing a noise as they rushed home through the trees, they all paused on their respective branches, hands automatically going to their pouches as they waited alert. They were not kept waiting for long when they heard someone hacking up a storm before sneezing. Slightly concerned, they proceeded with caution at Yamato's signal, sneaking through the trees, following the smell of a campfire and the noise. What they came across was a sparse site, only one occupant, and smoke from where their campfire had once been; the rain probably took care of it.

They identified the person as being a young woman with raven hair and an unhealthy pallor from her current predicament. An odd thing was she wore clothing they have not seen before, clung to a bow and a quiver of arrows, and looked as if she had taken a bit of a beating. Sakura noted that a couple of the wounds looked to be infected from her vantage point. Sending a worried glance at Yamato, they scanned the surroundings before jumping to the forest floor.

Yamato kicked soil over the smoking campfire to ensure the fire could not start again. Sakura approached the girl with Sai as her back-up. Kneeling down, she took off her gloves and checked for a fever, frowning when she felt just how much the woman was burning up.

Yamato came around the other side, nodding his head as he decided they would help her, otherwise it would be unlikely that another would happen upon her before it was too late.

Picking the woman up carefully, they continued on their trek home, Sakura deciding to attend to the woman's illness and wounds as soon as they get to the hospital. At the rate they are going, it wouldn't be long and they will be back in the village and can find out who she is and why she was alone in the woods in that condition.

Yamato took sneaking glances at the woman as he cradled her to his chest. He kept telling himself he was just checking to make sure the travel isn't worsening her condition but he knew that there is more to it than that.

Upon their entrance to the village, Sai departed to speak with Lady Tsunade about the woman and the mission while the other two made their way to the hospital. Sakura quickly located a vacant room and busied herself with getting everything she needed. Not long after, she kicked Yamato out to go find Ino while she changed the girl into a hospital gown and began cleaning her wounds.

After a few minutes, Ino showed up ready to help. It was while Sakura was healing her wounds, as Ino busied herself in breaking the fever, that she noticed something else that was odd. A pink energy was around the wounds, it was faint but still there.

Eyes widening, she shouted, "Ino look at this!" She pointed at the wound as Ino turned her attention to it and focused. Her eyebrows shot up to her hair line as they watched the wound slowly heal, the pink energy being very weak. Making sure the girl is appropriate; she called Yamato to come in and look at the pink power to report it to Lady Tsunade right away, figuring she would want to see it for herself.

Sakura went back to work on the other wounds. They heard three distinct 'poofs' outside the door, followed by the door opening as Tsunade let herself and Shizune in, followed by Yamato, instantly focusing on the wounds.

"That is strange. A self-healing chakra, it isn't the same as Kabuto, I can see that but I don't know what it is," Tsunade mumbled, completely mystified.

After a pointed look at Yamato, he got the picture and turned around, allowing a curtain to be drawn while Tsunade checked the girl over more thoroughly. "She looks a bit malnourished, probably dehydrated too. Sakura, Ino; get her well taken care of. I want detailed reports on her with any changes."

"Yes ma'am," they both answered before they finished getting her cleaned up and with an IV.

After her wounds were treated and her skin scrubbed, they dressed her in a clean hospital gown, and looked at her knotted black hair. She had wavy black locks from what they could tell; unfortunately it had twigs and leaves still in it.

Ino left for her locker, decided to retrieve her brush and take care of that long hair. Being vein about her own looks she wasn't going to let the girl wakeup with that wreck. Sakura kept busy checking the girl's vitals. Grabbing a small light she checked her ears before moving on to opening the mouth. When she pulled up an eye-lid she noted the deep ocean blue coloring, jotting notes down on her chart.

Ino found blood matting up her head and then scanned it for an injury, gently cleaning it and noting the same pink energy trying to treat it as well. "It might be a good idea to check for brain damage, she took a good blow there," Ino remarked.

"I hope nothing serious," Sakura intoned with a worried gaze. The girl must have been fighting for her life, they guessed her to be around their age if not a little older.

Both girls placed their hands over her head as they scanned it with their chakra for any problems, helping the wound to heal when they could find nothing more but wouldn't be certain until she woke. When the wound was closed Ino set herself to the task of cleaning the long locks of hair until they met her approval for the time being.

Hearing the clearing of a throat they both peeped around the corner, forgetting that Yamato stood on the other side. "Oh Captain Yamato, we forgot you were in the room," Sakura remarked as she pulled the curtain back with her patient now dressed appropriately.

"Since I feel responsible for her I thought I would wait to hear what your final word is of her condition," he explained, trying to remain unperturbed.

"Well, I won't have a definite answer until she wakes; she did get hit hard close to where a person's brain holds memories. Nothing was majorly wrong that time and care will not fix. I'm hoping by tomorrow she might even wake up. We never found anything to identify her so it would be nice to get answers from her." Her mind wandered off at some of the other scenarios but other than a few oddities she was just a normal girl in her eyes.

"I see," he thought for a moment. "Should she wake or need anything you can get in touch with me. I will check back later." With a nod his way he left the room, leaving the hospital the slower way.

Sakura darted a look back at her patient before she and Ino left to see to other patients. Their respective shifts had continued like any other before they finished for the day. Due to the strangeness of her power Tsunade had an Anbu member watching over her since the patient was not ruled out as a threat yet.

When the next day came and she didn't wake it was on her mind to maybe have the interrogation unit take a look inside her mind if she did not rouse in the next few days. Ino might be able to do it herself but for now they would just have to wait and see as usual. If not for the simple fact that war was on the horizon she wouldn't be so pressed on the time or a nameless patient.

Yamato stopped in a couple days later since he was off from any missions, deciding to see if anything has changed. Seeing a bit of a buzz around her room he found Lady Tsunade already in there. He could feel the power and witnessed her wounds finish closing and the pallor or her skin gain a healthy glow back to it. Her power was much stronger than before and she looked to be already gaining back some of the weight she lost.

It was surprising in the least and no one knew what to make of it. He was hoping to see her wake up but she remained peacefully slumbering. Fever gone, infections non-existent, and the rest of it quickly repairing itself. Her power felt warm, comforting even but around ninjas it just set them a bit on edge.

When nothing more happened after several minutes passed they had departed, he didn't miss the Anbu keeping tabs on her. With the day already running late he walked home watching the sky change colors. Different ones greeted him on the streets and he relished the last bits of his day off. Tomorrow he would most likely get a mission of some sort and off he will go.