Chapter 2

Emergency

"Careful now, make sure not to miss a step," Konohamaru instructed the two people who were behind him.

The male among the two companions sighed in exasperation before rubbing the back of his head." Of all the places in the village to choose from, this was the only good place he could find?"

"Now now, Kakashi, let's not get hung up on the minor details," his female compatriot said beside him, in an attempt to keep herself focused on what she deemed important at the moment.

Earlier, when the Third Hokage's grandson had showed up in her office when she was leisurely enjoying a talk with her successor, at first she had been incurred to throw him out for his obvious discrepancy in manners. However, seeing the horrified expression on his face and his obvious lack of air from how he was panting, she knew immediately that something was amiss.

"What happened?"

The words came out in a disjointed manner from the young man, adding on to the dire nature of the situation that Tsunade had picked on earlier when the kid had showed up in his office. "Naruto….and Sakura…..they both….."

Konohamaru seemed to be struggling to find the right words to say, but luckily enough Kakashi also seemed to have picked up on what the blonde woman had herself. The silver haired man's attention was caught hook, line and sinker when Konohamaru had mentioned his two students.

Placing a hand on the brown haired younger man's shoulder, Kakashi simply told him," Just take us to where they are, Konohamaru. We'll take it from there."

The Third Hokage's grandson had seemed to be on the verge of tears, as he was extremely relieved that they had agreed to come with him without any further qualms. He had his doubts before he had come here, originally expecting to find the Hokage in the confinement of her office, and even then he had not expected her to agree to come so willingly. He was glad that he had also happened upon the Copy Ninja, since he felt that the man had a role to play in this.

And so, it was following that turn of events that Konohamaru, Tsunade and Kakashi were on the flight of stairs that spiraled downstairs to where Naruto was, along with his wife, who Konohamaru half hoped was as fit as a fiddle by that moment.

As they proceeded to walk in silence after their earlier sentiments, the brown haired youth silently mulled to him how he had not expected to make all those round trips that day. But then again, the second trip had to be made.

His mind was still laden fresh with what had happened as soon as the light from the experiment had waned down, how the blonde man had reacted till the moment that Konohamaru had vacated the room. Being his protégé, Konohamaru was privy to all the events in Naruto's life, which included his shenanigans with his kids and his wife at home. The blonde man had never seemed happier than when he used to tell Konohamaru about these stories.

Noticing his wife's unmoving body lying on the floor before him, he had immediately rushed to her side and turned her body face upwards. Her body moved limply, and her eyes were shut giving the impression that she was only just sleeping. Of course, Naruto would be glad if that was really the case, but he was well aware that none of the techniques that he practiced ended up so peacefully. Actually, the blinding light that had resulted from what had just happened was probably the safest that he had seen in quite a while.

Other times, the end results of the experiments would result in explosions, but not large enough explosions to warrant the attention of anyone who was passing by, Naruto was not about to allow himself to be that careless even if he was having the time of his life. Still, the explosions would usually leave his clothes singed and him coughing his lungs out, and the reaction from his kids whenever he arrived home in the soiled clothes was usually something that embarrassed him a little, even if he had to admit that seeing their faces beam up every time he had a mishap was definitely worth it.

Speaking of that, just what was Naruto supposed to tell his angels if their mom did not get up by the end of the day? The mere notion of the matter made him shudder a little in fear, and his anxiety over the matter was plainly written on his face, muddled with what would become of his wife.

Konohamaru, registering the distress of the man beside him, and knowing well enough that Naruto knew next to nothing about medical knowledge or even first aid for that matter, immediately took off to look for someone for assistance. He had a fairly good idea of who he was going to ask.

"I'll go get help!"

He bolted from the room and nearly tripped on his own legs, but luckily enough he was able to regain his balance and was well on his way out of the area. The last thing he had left happening in the room was Naruto slowly shaking his wife with his hands, probably in an attempt not to shock her or anything, as he silently called out her name over and over again in an attempt to wake her up.

"Is this the place?" Kakashi asked, breaking Konohamaru's train of thought and alerting the boy that they had finally reached the place.

Konohamaru's vision suddenly came up as he recognized the dingy area of the building that Naruto and his significant other were in. His eyes soon came to rest upon the two people in question, who were still in the middle of the room as he had left them, and he allowed himself a moment of respite. Konohamaru released a sigh of relief, to exude all his exhaustion and how glad he was that Naruto had not done anything that indicated he had moved Sakura at all. That was good, for now.

Still, the blonde man's protégé was not exactly sure what he was supposed to think regarding what the man was currently doing.

Naruto's upper body was currently arched over Sakura, his hands supporting him off the ground as he placed his face over Sakura's face a series of times. From what the three could tell, he was definitely doing something medically related, although he seemed to be failing at it horribly.

"What are you doing?"

Tsunade asked Naruto abruptly, slightly startling him and also voicing what her other two companions were thinking at the moment. She was currently standing over Naruto who, if Konohamaru's eyes were not playing tricks on him, had his lips covering Sakura's own, an action he kept doing on repeat. He seemed to be desperate, owing to the expression on his face and his slow, strained breaths.

It had taken Konohamaru a while to register that Naruto was trying to revive his girlfriend via artificial respiration, something that Tsunade already seemed to have realized.

Naruto was startled by the sudden call, but more than that it had not particularly dawned on him that the room was full that moment. Well, that made it clear that he had not even noticed Konohamaru's earlier disappearance, and that his parting words had also gone over Naruto's head.

"Granny Tsunade, and Kakashi-sensei too. What are you guys doing here?" Nevertheless, as surprised as he was, Naruto was glad that they were there, he was certainly at the dead end of his wits and out of ideas of what to do next.

Tsunade kneeled on the ground beside the blonde man, causing him to shift inadvertently to the side to create space. His relief was evident on his face at the arrival of the Medical Ninja, something that caused Tsunade to feel slightly amused, despite the situation her protégé was in.

That did not mean that Naruto was about to escape her reprimands at the moment.

"This is why you have no aptitude for becoming a Medical Ninja, Naruto," the blonde woman said, poking him slightly in the forehead. Naruto winced slightly from the pain, rubbing the sore spot a little and muttering a low apology under his breath. Most of his worries at the moment were half forgotten, but he could allow himself leeway to relax and see how the older woman would take things from here. Knowing her, there was no way Sakura wasn't going to recover now.

Tsunade shifted her attention back to her collapsed student on the ground now, scratching the back of her head slightly and allowing her shoulders to relax as she massaged them slightly with her arms. "Jeez, you don't just use CPR on someone without knowing what's happened to them in detail. What if you made the condition worse?"

She pressed her fingers onto various positions on Sakura's body, pausing at each one of them as if she was trying to feel for something. As expected, Naruto was at a loss of what the woman was trying to do, although Kakashi had a vague idea that she was checking for her student's pulse. Originally when his eye had fallen on the lone kunoichi who was a part of his team, he had felt a cold sweat break out onto his face, and appreciated the fact that he had happened to be with Tsunade in the office when Konohamaru had come bearing the news.

Naruto was speechless as expected, as he rubbed the back of his head while smiling nervously, but luckily Tsunade did not press the matter any longer. She proceeded to place her head on Sakura's chest, which gave the man behind her a chance to finally speak up.

"So, Naruto, mind telling us what happened here?" Kakashi said, as his eyes surveyed the room, trying to memorize everything there. He had a pretty good idea what Naruto was trying to do when he saw the scroll that lay a few feet away from his feet, but what he needed at the moment were details. He was just about to go and pick up the scroll and study its contents when the Hokage perked up from where she was listening to Sakura's heart rate and placed a hand behind her, an obvious gesture at the silver haired man.

"Not now, Kakashi," she said, following up on her earlier gesture, causing the man to halt in his forward motion. Satisfied, she turned her attention back to Naruto," Why didn't you take her to the hospital? Not that I mind having to take care of her of course, but this seems like something that could have easily been taken care of at the hospital."

As soon as the words left Tsunade's mouth, a new wave of guilt washed over Naruto, and his earlier moment of relief nearly ebbed away entirely. If he had not had Konohamaru pry her from the hospital and from her work, there was a chance that they would not be in that situation right now.

Still, as much as he wanted to evade the question at all costs like he had evaded the first one, he had an obligation to respond to his village leader and the person to who he was entrusting his wife's wellbeing. She was definitely sure to pick up on any lies, so nothing but the truth would suffice in this situation.

"Well, the thing is, I had Konohamaru bring her here from the hospital for me. If I took her back there the way she is right now, I felt as if it would complicate stuff for her with her workmates and all," he admitted timidly, struggling to maintain eye contact with the Hokage.

Tsunade widened her eyes in amusement. The answer had not been what she had expected, but she could not deny how sweet she found the notion. Stretching her hand out beside her, she patted the head of the young man and ruffled his hair gently.

"Well, aren't you a sweetling?" She then removed her hand from the young man's forehead, before placing it on Sakura's forehead, and a green glow soon followed. "But don't worry about it. She just seems to have passed out. She should be up in a few minutes." The Hokage had to admit that as much as she was disappointed in whatever mishap Naruto had gotten into that had gotten Sakura into that state; she was touched by how thoughtful he was in not wanting to cause her any more trouble.

True to what Tsunade had said earlier, a few minutes later, there was a small moan from the pink haired girl. Naruto immediately shifted his attention back to her, nearly pushing Tsunade out of the way, but likewise the older woman was glad that her student was coming through as well.

"Sakura-chan?

The girl slowly turned her face in the direction of the voice that had called her.

"Naruto? Your face….."

A/N: Before anything else, Merry Christmas guys!

I know, I know it's half an hour late, but oh well better late than never, right?

So, about this chapter, tbh im not so sure what to feel about it, I have a feeling it could be better than what ive done, but since I don't know exactly where I should change it, I hope it turns out okay to you guys. This was supposed to be my Christmas present to all of you but well, some stuff happened and I had to delay the update.

But oh well, enjoy!