Chapter 3
"Has he been like this since he first arrived?" Asked Naruto to Sakura, a pondering look on his face.
"Yeah…it's strange, to say the least." Sakura replied; her stunning looks did not fade with the passing of the years.
Before them lay a child whose body was completely covered in diamond. The medical nin who first took him had no idea of what to do, so they immediately called in Sakura, whose medical skills rivaled those of Tsunade's, and some would say even surpassed the fifth Hokage's abilities.
"I first thought that it was a kekkai genkkai, like the Sharingan or the Byakugan, but to keep it active during unconsciousness…"
"Do you know what it allows him to do?"
"Seems to be a defensive technique, his body didn't even accept water and none of our healing jutsu worked."
"Not even yours?"
Sakura shook her head, her reputation as Konoha's best medical nin had grown and people from far away lands would bring their sick so she could cure them; needless to say it made her a very busy woman. This was clearly a disappointment to her and Naruto saw this perfectly well.
"…" Naruto seemed to be thinking furiously about something.
"What is it?"
"The Konoha archives speak of a village of people made of diamond, but they also say that the entire village was wiped out in terrible war decades ago."
"It's possible that this boy is the last of their kind."
"Yeah…anyway, we should let him be. When he gets wakes up, we'll talk to him."
"Good enough for me." Said Sakura, a tired her expression on her face.
"Hey, you alright?" Asked Naruto as he held Sakura's shoulder.
"It isn't easy trying to help so many people."
"I can imagine; but hey at least you have Sasuke."
"That's true! If it wasn't for him, I would've completely lost my mind." It was clear that her feelings for Sasuke did not diminish, they had increased.
"Well then, bless Sasuke!" Said Naruto; with the smile that always seemed to bring happiness into the hearts of others.
"No, bless you Naruto. If it wasn't for you he wouldn't have come back."
"No sweat, what are friends for right?" His smile had widened now, and he put his arm around Sakura, reminding her of that 12 year old boy who always had the interests of others at heart; as a Hokage, this was a quality that had only become more prominent. She couldn't help but smile back.
"We should let him rest" Said Naruto, "We can come back later."
As they turned to leave however, something startled them.
"…Where am I?" Said the previously unconscious diamond skinned boy.
