Chapter 7: Letters to Friends, Laws of the Medic-Nins
That evening Sakura and Konan decided to use the table in Sakura's room to write letters updating their friends on the happenings of their life. Sakura wrote several letters to her friends in Leaf, Sand, and even Mist. Tenten, Ino, Hinata, Karin, Kurenai, Anko, Shizune, and Tsunade all received raving reviews about the service of the hot springs and her recommendation to pay extra to have a personal server for their future trips out here. She gave the same recommendations to Temari, Matsuri, and Mei.
Konan took the time to write about her arrival and the witnessing and participation of saving innocent villagers from a burning building. She also informed the Akatsuki of the warm welcome she received from the former Konoha Kunoichi who knew exactly who she was and the people she was affiliated with. Then she simply told them the joys of paying extra for a personal server and about Heisuke and his kind demeanor. Before ending the letter she also let them know she intended to enjoy her stay here regardless of the turn out and would hopefully be recruiting Sakura to join them at least for a little while.
Both placed their writing materials away sealing the letters for delivery in the morning. Konan looked up at Sakura, "So Sakura, I heard from a little birdie that you were restless at home and wanted to travel maybe find a place to settle down in the future. Is that true?"
Sakura gave her a sly look, "Is the little birdie great at whining, giving inspiring speeches and obnoxiously announcing his presence with his blonde hair and blue eyes with a furry tenant?" Konan couldn't help but chuckle, "Yes he is."
Sakura nodded and looked thoughtful, "Yeah, while Naruto and Sasuke went out and found themselves I was left behind. Over the years I realized that I had to defend the home front so they had a home to return to." She shrugged, "Kakashi left me to rejoin Anbu without helping me find an alternate sensei but, as much as I wanted to hate him I did my research on him and found his reasons." Sakura held her hand up to prevent Konan from interrupting her, "I'm not making excuses for his deliberate endangerment. I am just saying that it's hard to hate the man when you understand the why behind his actions."
Konan nodded agreeing since it had been much the same between Naruto and Nagato when they had squared off during Akatsuki's attack on the Leaf. Konan decided to ask her, "How did you become Tsunade's apprentice?"
Sakura blushed, "I went to her office and demanded she take me on as one actually. I let her know in no uncertain terms that I would keep coming back and so we made a bet. She gave me the basics and challenged me to heal the fish in 2 weeks." Konan looked shocked and Sakura laughed, "I know, normally it takes a month to heal a fish like that to learn the proper method of using medical chakra but, I did it in under a week. After that she tested me with all sorts of different theories and scenarios. I studied and worked hard. Once I mastered the medical basics she began dodging practice," Sakura shuddered in horror.
"What got hit with too many kunai?" Konan asked entertained. Sakura grumbled, "I wish…I got hit with too many boulders." Konan's eyes widened, "She threw boulders at you? Real boulders made from stone!" Sakura laughed at her surprise, "Real large stone boulders, a medic is useless if they are injured too early in the fight. Medic-nins have 4 Laws: Rule 1- No medic ninja shall ever stop medical treatment until the lives of their party members have come to an end. Rule 2- No Medic Ninja shall ever stand on the front lines. Rule 3- No Medic ninja shall ever die until they are the last of their platoon. Rule 4- Only those medic ninja who have mastered the Strength of a Hundred Technique of the ninja art Creation Rebirth are permitted to discard the above-mentioned laws"
Konan looked surprised, "That is very specific and incredibly amazing. I never realized they had a code they followed so strictly. Is that why only you and Tsunade left the medical tents to hit the battlefields?"
Sakura gave a sound of agreement, "That's exactly why. Medic-nins are rare because the level of chakra control it takes to achieve the ability to heal is within the top 95th percentile." Konan was surprised at the statistic as Sakura continued expanding, "Most can learn basic medical ninjutsu but, to be able to complete the complex surgeries in hospitals that save most Anbu-Nin lives are only possible to those with the highest control. Without it you could mess up the ratio of chakra during the procedure and kill your patient rather than help them."