A/n: Hello! This chapter is the actual start of the story line, this is where it all begins in a sense lol. Hope you enjoy!


The pink haired medic walked down corridor, heading for her next patient's room. Sadness took over her features as she read the mans notes, trying to keep her emotions in check. He was one of her friends, a regular patient of hers after tough missions. He always argued with her, grumbling about how she abused him when she treated him and how she always undressed him without his permission. One time she asked him why this was, and he replied that because he was asleep that he hadn't given her permission. She had just chuckled and he said that she wouldn't be laughing when he had her arrested for sexual assault. This had made her laugh even more. But reading over his notes, nothing about them made her chuckle.

Name: Hyuuga, Neji

Age: 19

Rank: Jounin

Mission summary: Assassinate head of the Mist squad, alpha sword 17, before his platoon arrive to meet him

Location: Border of the Fire Country

Date of admission to hospital: 12/08/2010

Injuries: Heavy internal bleeding due to heavy impact, collapsed left lung, three fractured ribs, dislocated shoulder, major laceration located above the elbow, multiple lacerations located on the back and face.

Additional notes: Found by Kakashi Hatake, Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha whilst travelling back from a successful mission. Kakashi has stated that the group had partially healed the collapsed lung to allow for more time to transport him to the hospital. This must be re-examined. Kakashi has also stated that the patient was unconscious for around 10 minutes before team Kakashi found him, and was unconscious for a further 30 minutes before they reached the hospital.

The 12th of October was two weeks ago, yet Neji was still a patient. Nobody knew who had caused all this damage to one of the strongest ninjas of his generation as the head of alpha sword 17 had been found dead without much of a struggle. The Hokage, Tsunade, had tried to get the information out of Neji, but he refused to talk to anyone. He would only speak to his medic, and that was only when she asked him if he was feeling okay. He would eat in silence, get up on his own, stumble to the door to reach the button when he was in pain, which he only did because his medic had shouted at him a few times when she found him.

Neji's medic called his name to alert him of her presence.

'Neji?' she called. 'Are you okay?' she asked as she walked into his room.

'…I'm fine Sakura.'

'No pain anywhere?'

'Not really.'

Sakura smiled at him and began looking over Neji. He said nothing as she checked that his injuries were healing properly. She smiled again once she had finished.

'You're all healed up! I'll have to check you again tomorrow but if your injuries are still okay, you can leave in the afternoon,' she said happily. Neji just nodded. 'Neji. Everyone's worried about you. I'm worried about you. You're not usually the most compliant patient, but these past two weeks, you've just been in your own little world. I want…we all want the old Neji back, the one who jokes about getting me arrested for sexual assault. Please just talk to me, about anything, I don't care, just as long as you say something!'

There was silence in the room for a moment.

'Ring my uncle please Sakura, tell him the good news, and then come try and find the members of team Kakashi, I need to say thank you.'

Sakura smiled at him.

'Of course Neji. I'll won't be long…I'll ring lord Hiashi and then I'll go and get team Kakashi from the training ground. They'll be pleased.'

She smiled again as she left the room.


A/n: Well there you have it. That's the next bit over and done with. I'll write the next bit as soon as I can but I've got to do something called an ICA or something like that for Science so I've got a load of revision to do (which I don't want to do but I need to keep up the good work if I'm gonna get my A Star in the subject). But if you review I'll make time to fit both in and have no sleep for you people. The things I'd do for you readers XD

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