Tsunade sat quietly in her office waiting for the first day of reports in a long while. She had been on a hiatus letting Shizune handle some paper work. Shizune opened the door, her eyes tired and weary. She stepped in slowly and was barely breathing. "I'm… sorry I'm late. Sakura had to be taken to the hospital."

"Sakura was hospitalized?" Tsunade roared standing up. She carefully walked around her desk; her heels stomping against the wood grain. She looked at Shizune, Shizune looked back and collapsed onto the Hokage. "You need bed rest." Tsunade picked her up in her arms and carried her down the hall to an office and kicked the door open. She walked in and set Shizune carefully down on a couch. Tsunade took off her jacket and laid it across the thin young woman and retreated quickly to the hospital.


Naruto was up earlier then both of the time jumpers. He crept carefully grabbing his clothes, changed and went out the window closing it behind him. He leaped out onto the street of the early morning light and rushed across the moist dirt over to Sakura's house. He skidded to a stop in front of her door and raised a hand to knock. Sakura's mother opened the door quickly. "Oh, hello Naruto."

"Hi Mrs. Haruno, is Sakura awake?" He said drawing back the hand. The woman shook her head and sighed, "so then maybe it was one of the doctors that called last night. Sakura is in the hospital she has Hematothorax, whatever that is."

"I have no clue." Naruto said worried. He scratched his head and turned to Mrs. Haruno. "Why don't we go and see her?" She nodded and stepped inside and grabbed her coat. "So, she didn't come home or anything?"

"No, around nine last night I got a phone call. The man said she'd be fine but I'm not so sure. Doctors lie a lot." She said and walked over to the middle of the street, Naruto be her side. Mrs. Haruno began running, Naruto had to try and keep up. "Hope you don't mind the pace!"

"No, this is nothing." Naruto said and pressed ahead of her. They dashed around corners and the early crowds of elderly people gathering food. When they arrived Naruto stopped calmly and walked into the ER, a hand held out opening the door. Mrs. Haruno followed him a little winded. Naruto walked up to the nurse behind the counter, "excuse me, can we see Sakura Haruno please?"

"I'm sorry, no one's allowed to…" She stopped and stood up as Tsunade walked in furiously. She looked at the nurse with an angry face and growled, "Where's Sakura?" The nurse pointed to the first door down the hall quietly. "Naruto, follow!"

"Come on," Naruto said to Mrs. Haruno as they followed Tsunade into the room. Sakura was sitting up with the help of pillows and reading a book quietly. "Sakura-chan."

"Uh… Hey all." She said cheerily. "It's amazing you're all up this early. Especially you mom." She joked. She cough quietly and wiped her hand on a tissue. "I guess I've worried you all haven't I?"

"What'd the doctor say?" Her mom asked walking over and sitting on the end of the bed. "He said you have something called Hematothorax."

"Blood in the chest, happens when you take a blow too hard in your chest." Tsunade said quietly. Naruto was lingering on the edge of the room trying to think of something to say when the Hokage continued. "I expect they drained some of it?"

"They're doing that this morning, they need her permission to." Sakura explained. "I was asking for a bowl of water, I can do it myself but they said I shouldn't."

"I'll do it then." Tsunade said and turned on the sink on the far end of the room and grasped a circle of it with her chakra. "Naruto, step outside the room. Sakura, take off you shirt."

Naruto quickly moved outside and shut the door behind him and he heard yelling down the hall. "What do you mean abort?!" An angry voice yelled and there was a loud banging against the wall. He took one or two steps quietly and looked down the side hall. There barely out of bed was Shikamaru pinning a doctor up against the hallway. "There is a better option!"

"But…. If the bleeding continues…" The doctor said frightened. Naruto then heard the screams from Sakura. Conflicted he rushed down the side hallway and pulled Shikamaru off the doctor. Being free the doctor ran away before Shikamaru could take a step.

"What?" Shikamaru asked Naruto as Naruto kept glaring at him. "We were having an argument."

"About what? What bleeding." Shikamaru sighed and scratched his loose hair. "Is something wrong with Kurenai?"

Shikamaru nodded slowly. "Her bodies starting to work against the baby, she's started bleeding out. We've managed to stop it for now, but we need to find a permeate solution quickly." Shikamaru stopped and turned away. "Not that it's any of your business or anything."

"I'm sure their away to get this fixed, I'll go get Tsunade, she here helping Sakura." Naruto said quickly and began to dash off. He was passed by Hinata and Kiba running towards Shikamaru. Naruto skidded around the corner and went to Sakura's room waiting for the screaming to stop. There was a little bit more then finally the room went quiet and he knocked. "Granny! You need to come quickly, something's wrong with Kureani!"

Tsunade opened the door grabbing Naruto's face and turning it away as she stepped out shutting it behind her. "What's wrong?"

"Shikamaru says she's bleeding out, they're just down the other hall." Naruto called after her as Tsunade began to take off running. Naruto waited by the door and knocked again. Mrs. Haruno answered the door this time by popping her head out. "She'll be another minute Naruto, she's in a lot of pain to get dressed in."

"Alright." Naruto said and her head popped back inside and the door closed again. It was a few more minutes and Sakura herself opened the door to find Naruto just standing their staring at the floor. "Are you alright now?"

"What's wrong with Kurenai?" She asked quickly. Naruto began to explain what had happened with Shikamaru then told her what was wrong and Sakura walked back into her room and grabbed a book called 'So You Want a Baby, Medical Knowledge That's a Must.' "It's right here, her immunities are attacking the fetus. We need to weaken her immunity system."

"Is that all?" Naruto asked as they began walking down the hall way to see Shikamaru sitting in the hallway on the floor, Hinata next to him trying to get him to eat something and Kiba asking him if he was okay. "We found the solution."

"It's a shot every time she comes into the hospital. It'll save the baby." Sakura said and opened the door to Kurenai's room and yelled to Tsunade. She closed the door behind her leaving Naruto in the hall with the three. Naruto slammed himself against the wall and sat down. He closed his eyes and opened them to Kaede and Jion poofing in front of him.

"That was slick. But don't do it again." Jion said laughing. "I still can't believe you didn't wake either of us up."

"Your so bothersome, you know that." Kaede grimaced. "I can't believe your such a brat." Jion punch Kaede in the face sending him flying down the hallway. "Damn Jion, that hurts."

"That watch who you're talking about, the kids going to become the next Hokage if we can help it." Shikamaru shook his head and stood up. Jion turned around. "Sorry, are we interrupting something?"

"No, but since Sakura's in there I'm going in…" Shikamaru said blantaly and walked around them and opened the door. "How's it going?" He said closing the door behind him.

"Is something going on? Why's everyone in the hospital?" Jion asked and Hinata pipped up. "Kurenai-Sensai's having trouble with her baby."

"She's having trouble? Maybe I can help, I am a mom." Jion said and knocked on the door. "Fifth-sama, it's Jion, permission to enter?"

Tsunade opened the door and glared at her. "Alright you and Hinata can come in, the rest of you scram until later." She grabbed Shikamaru put him in the hallway. "This is a WOMEN'S problem." Tsunade threw Jion in the room and slammed the door shut leaving the four men in the hallway.