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Sakura was attacked by a Sound nin switch injured her wind pipe and vocal cords. Tsunadae healed her windpipe but couldn't save her voice.
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Sakura woke up to a pain in her throat. She started coughing madly even though it made the pain worse. A beeping sound came from one of the machines (do they even have modern hospital equipment in the Naruto world? o.0) and Tsunadae came into the room quickly. Sakura fell back on to the bed weakly and that's when she saw Tsunadae.
"Sakura! You've finally decided to join us again?" Tsunadae said chuckling. "You've been out cold for about a week. Naruto's gone crazy barging into my office going, 'GRANNY TSUNADAE! IS SAKURA AWAKE YET?'" Sakura smiled at that then she realized something.
"I've been out for a week? Was Sasuke captured by Orochimaru again?" Sakura said, by no sound came out. She frowned and tried again, still no sound. Sakura gave a questioning look to Tsunadae and Tsunadae looked at ground.
"Sakura, there's something I should tell you about. During the fight with the Sound you were attacked by one of the Sound 4. Do you remember that?" Tsunadae asked, Sakura nodded and mouthed something about Sasuke again.
"Sasuke's fine and he's off on a mission. Anyway, they attack was meant to shatter your bones, but your mouth was open so it…" Tsunadae trailed off as Sakura looked at inquisitively. "Your windpipe and vocal cords were damaged severely. I had to choose to save your windpipe but your vocal cords were damaged beyond repair. Saying that," She met Sakura's eyes, "You'll never be able to speak again."
Sakura's eyes widened and her mouth dropped open. "I'm really sorry about this Sakura, but it was ether your life or your voice." Tsunadae left the room while Sakura silently cried over her loss.
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"Sakura-san, you have some visitors." A nurse said knocking on the door to Sakura's hospital room. The door opened and in the doorway were Naruto, Sasuke, and Kakashi. Sakura smiled and waved them into the room.
"Sakura-chan! How are you feeling?" Naruto asked happily as he walked into the room. Sakura gave him a thumbs-up sign and Naruto's face fell. "Oh, so it's true. Granny Tsunadae said you couldn't speak any more." Sakura beckoned him over and when Naruto came within arm's reach, Sakura slapped him. "Sakura-chan that hurt!" Naruto whined.
"Serves you right, baka!" Sakura mouthed back. Naruto rubbed his head where Sakura had slapped him.
"It's sad though, having a voice is moderately essential to being a good ninja." Kakashi said thoughtfully who was, for once in his life, NOT reading his perverted books. (IT'S A MIRACLE, KAKASHI ISN'T READING!!)
"There are some advantages; the enemy would have trouble hearing you and if something surprises you while you're spying, no one would hear you." Sasuke said glancing at his teacher with his hands in his pockets. Sakura stared at him while Kakashi nodded and Naruto seemed deep in thought about something.
"I GOT IT!!" Naruto yelled happily, everyone stared at him and sweatdropped.
"You got what, dope? A brain?" Sasuke asked glaring at Naruto, Sakura silently giggled.
"I have a brain Sasuke-teme and my idea was about Sakura! She can't speak right?" Naruto asked excitedly, Sakura's eyes grew sad while Sasuke just waited for him to continue. "Well, if the Sharingan can read people's movements, then using it could probably let you read Sakura's lips so we know what she's saying!" Naruto finished proudly. There was a silence in the room; did Naruto just say something that was intelligent and actually made sense??
"That could work…" Kakashi trailed off, he lifted his headband and exposed his Sharingan eye. "All right Sakura, say something and see if Naruto's idea was right."
"Umm, my name is Haruno Sakura; I'm a chuunin and a medic-nin. My gennin team was Team 7 and consisted of Uchiha Sasuke, Uzumaki Naruto, and Hatke Kakashi. Did it work?" Sakura mouthed and Kakashi started nodding again.
"Surprisingly, Naruto's idea actually worked!" He proclaimed pulling his headband back over his left (I think it's left…) eye.
"Sasuke-teme, you try it!" Naruto said his voice filled with pride that his idea worked. "I wish I had Sharingan." He then pouted crossing his arms. Sasuke just said, "Hn." He activated his Sharingan and Sakura started mouthing words really fast. Sasuke had trouble deciphering everything she was saying.
"Sasuke-kun! Isn't it great that Naruto actually had a good plan?" Sakura mouthed then she said some other things Sasuke couldn't understand. Man, she talks fast. Sasuke thought. "Oh yeah! Did you beat the Sound shinobi or did they forfeit? It's really horrible how I lost my voice..." Sasuke held up his hand and Sakura stopped talking.
"Did anyone tell you how fast you can talk? Sheesh, you could beat Taro (random person from the Sound I made up) in a talking contest. And that's saying a lot." (This comment was really out of character from Sasuke's personality, but whatever.) Just then the nurse that had led them in knocked and told the 3 guys to leave. Sakura fell back on the bed covers smiling, so people really DID care about her.
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About a week later, Tsunadae released Sakura from hospital. Sakura, however, had to learn sign language from Shizune and this might help with communication.
Well if I'M one of the only ones who knew sign language and others didn't, IT WOULDN'T HELP! Inner Sakura ranted when Tsunadae told her about the lessons.
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Sakura was very quick with picking up sign language. In about 2 weeks, she had almost completely mastered it.
"I've never had a student who learned this quickly!" Shizune exclaimed when Sakura passed her 'Final Exam.' Sakura smiled and signed out, 'Thanks.'
Sakura went to her apartment but on the way there she met up with Naruto and Sasuke.
"HEY SAKURA-CHAN, YOU WANNA COME AND TRAIN WITH US?" Naruto yelled and the people around him stared at him. Sakura's eye twitched as she walked over to them. "So do you wanna come? Kakashi-sensei is coming also and it'll be better if you came too!" Sakura nodded and they walked off together, just like back in their gennin days.
When they went to the training area, Naruto was practicing his taijutsu in the air while Sasuke sat under the shade of a tree. Sakura laid in the shade of a different tree with her pink hair spread out like fan and she gazed up at the blue sky through the leaves.
Sasuke glanced at her out of the corner of his eye. It's been 4 years and yet they treat me as if I never left. And yet, so much as changed, the dope is stronger and Sakura's a medic-nin. But she is as beautiful as ever… (SasuSaku thing, YAY!)
Just then Kakashi appeared in a puff of smoke with his little orange book. "Sorry I'm late, I saw this --"
"Save your excuses for later sensei and let's get on with the training." Naruto said cutting off Kakashi. Sakura and Sasuke walked over and Sakura started spelling out things in sign language. Naruto and Sasuke stared at her strangely while Kakashi watched Sakura's hand motions.
"Ah yes, Hokage-sama informed me of her decision of having you learn sign language." He said thoughtfully, "And I can't help being late, it's my personality!" Sakura stared at him with eyes wide. "Yes Sakura, I can understand sign language." Kakashi said sighing; Naruto just looked from Kakashi to Sakura and back to Kakashi looking very confused. Sasuke was also very confused, but he just didn't show it.
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Yes I'm ending it there because I've been writing for about 2 hours (curse writer's block). Now that Sakura knows sign language, it might convince Tsunadae to teach Kohona ninjas sign language because no one else really knows it and it doesn't involve sound. But I'll decide that later! Anyway, I'll put some action into the next chapter hopefully, but until next time… JA NE!
