AN: Thanx for waiting. School has been…well I have no good excuses this time, so here enjoy! The Mystery of Konoha chapter 11:
Savanna knew she had to dodge it.
"I will have to use that, and fast," Savanna said.
Savanna sent chakra out from her body like wire and sent it back into her body in another place. This is a specialty of Savanna. She can send out chakra from anywhere in her body and put so much pressure on it that it becomes as strong as steel. She can then send it to another part and connect it, making a chain or harness made of chakra. She can also shape it and form it to make it into weapons. Very handy.
Savanna sent the chakra around Naruto and the others, and strapped then onto her so that they wouldn't fall. Naruto woke up at that very instant. He saw the katana coming straight for them.
And then…in the blink of an eye, they were a mile away from where the katana had been thrust.
"That was close. Are you guys alright?" Savanna asked.
Naruto was a little scared. He crunched up in a ball clinging to Savanna as hard as he could. Sakura and Hayato just sat there frozen.
Savanna smirked. Then she looked where the attack had come from. She saw the figure again. And she heard a voice.
"You are not strong enough yet…I will wait until you are strong enough…"
And then the figure was gone. There wasn't even a scent. It was like she was never there. The katana dropped back down, but she noticed that it was not a normal katana, but one used by only the most elite of Docu Amathai…
Time left for Konohamaru: 1 day
Savanna flew down into the forest just a mile from the North Gate. From there she ran until they were in sight of the gate. The two guards there were amazed that Savanna Jemenai was bringing Naruto, Sakura, and Hayato into the village. Immediately, they brought them back to the Hokage's mansion.
The sun had set and the moon was rising into the sky. Savanna tore into her office, as she had returned to her human form. Tsunade nearly screamed. Shizune snickered.
"What happened? Did you get the crystals?" Tsunade asked her with the three piling into her office behind Savanna.
"Hai. And I also got some others that we might not have been able to find for a few more years if I had not picked them up that would be quite useful for medical Nin-jutsu," Savanna said.
"Alright. I want you to go to the hospital immediately and heal Konohamaru! Naruto. Sakura. Hayato. Take the rest of the day off," Tsunade said giving a sigh of relief.
"Hai," Hayato said as he disappeared into a cloud of smoke.
"Tsunade-sama. I would like permission to watch Savanna perform this jutsu," Sakura said.
At this comment, Savanna looked at Sakura in confusion.
Why would she want to watch something like this? she though to herself.
"Hmm? You are interested in the healing powers of the Docu Amathai?"
"Hai! I would like to learn as much as I can, being a medical ninja. Now I will have to know how to care for her as well, and the best time to start is with this operation!" Sakura stated.
Naruto looked at her with his big blue eyes. He had no idea how serious she was in training to become a medical ninja just like Tsunade-sama.
"I-I would like to watch as well!" Naruto stammered.
"Why would you want to watch Naruto?" Tsunade asked with a puzzled look on her face.
"Konohamaru and I are friends. I want to make sure he makes it through ok," Naruto said.
Savanna smiled. She knew that he wouldn't let a comrade from the leaf or any comrade for that matter down.
"Alright. Both of you are to follow Savanna. Help only if she asks you to. Got it?"
"Hai!" Naruto and Sakura said.
"Alright follow me you two," Savanna said, leaving.
Naruto and Sakura followed her out the door, but as they walked out Savanna stopped short. She looked back at Tsunade with a look that said 'I need to tell you something' but then she remembered Konohamaru and left with the others.
What did she want to tell me? Tsunade questioned herself.
Time left for Konohamaru: ½ day
As Savanna ran down the streets of Konoha with Sakura and Naruto at her side, she explained what she would have to do before she could actually perform the operation.
"First we must go back to the room you found me in where I dropped the bottle. I will make my preparations there. Sakura," Savanna said.
"Hai?"
"I want you to help me with the potion. I'm sure you know all about them," Savanna said heading for the door Naruto and Sakura had to come through to get to Savanna.
Savanna moved her hand across the door. The little green circle appeared in the door again.
"Identification."
"Savanna Jemenai."
"Identification approved."
The circle turned from green to blue.
"Access code."
Savanna took out a kunai and slit her palm. She dripped a drop of the blood onto the scanner.
"Access code approved."
The circle turned from blue to red.
"Name of village destroyed forty years ago."
"Hidden Village of Blood."
"Access accepted."
The circle slid back into the door as it opened to once again reveal the library and potion room. Savanna walked in, sealing the door behind her. When she transformed back into her human form, the bags that attached around her stomach and over her back became an over-the-shoulder satchel, with the crystals still inside, as heavy as they were before. Sakura was impressed that she didn't even flinch at the weight of the crystals as she walked to a table covered in vials, beakers, bottles full of colored fluids, and other tools she had never seen.
Savanna took out the Heaven's Crystals and put them down on the table. Then she took all the others and walked over to the wall covered by a purple curtain. Savanna made three hand signs and spoke, "Release," and the curtains opened to reveal hundreds of iron cubes with a crystal in each, kept in the middle with ice. There were ten open spaces near the top. Savanna placed the crystals in the last ten spaces and then made five hand signs, speaking, "Ninja Art, Ice Blast Jutsu," and the ten cubes filled with ice and the crystals were placed in the middle, easily seen.
Savanna reversed the jutsu and closed the curtain. Then she ran quickly to the table and cleared it completely except for the crystals and a few tools.
"Sakura. I need you to get me a bottle of sapphires, a jar of crow's feathers, and Naruto I need you to get me that bowl and crusher over there on that table," Savanna said pointing to it. "Sakura. Your items are on the middle shelves of the middle row and on the top of the first row."
"Hai!" Sakura said dashing off to get them. Naruto did as well.
Savanna got a large bowl and placed it on her table. Naruto brought her the small bowl and crusher she asked for, with Sakura still looking for the items Savanna had requested.
Savanna saw immediately that the bowl was too small. She cursed under her breath as she went off to a closed door, smearing her blood from her finger onto it and opening the door. She went inside and a moment later came back out with a large knife in her hands.
Savanna walked to the table and raised the knife over one of the crystals and cut it into four pieces just small enough to fit into the small bowl. By now Sakura had found the sapphires and crow feathers and had brought them over to the table. Savanna placed the piece of crystal into the bowl and crushed it with the crusher into dust. She then placed that into the large bowl.
"Sakura. If you want to start learning Docu Amathai ethics of healing, I suggest you pay attention to this. This potion I am making is the cure for Death's Shadow. Watch and memorize how much of each item I use alright?" Savanna said. Sakura nodded.
Savanna did the same to the three other pieces. Then she took the sapphires and ground three into dust, mixing them with the crystals. After that she took out five complete crow feathers and chopped them into tiny pieces with the knife. Then she went to one of the other tables and grabbed a beaker filled with red liquid and brought it back to Naruto and Sakura. She emptied it completely into the large bowl mixing it with the other ingredients.
"This is what we Docu Amathai call, Devil's Blood. It's not really that of course but it is a mixture of Docu Amathai blood and a special kind of leaf found only in Konoha," Savanna explained.
When she had mixed everything together, the mixture had turned from red, to green, to blue. Savanna made several hand seals and covered the top of the bowl with chakra. Then she grabbed an empty bottle and gathered up both the bottle and the bowl and rushed out the door with Naruto and Sakura close behind.
Savanna, Naruto and Sakura raced past medics who were puzzled as to why they were in such a hurry. Then they remembered what the Fifth had told them:
Flashback
"Savanna Jemenai is going to perform surgery on Konohamaru when she and the others return from their mission to collect the crystals needed for it," Tsunade said to the medical team.
"But, are you sure she can do this? I mean…it was Okuri after all…" the captain of the team stammered out.
"Okuri is her niece. Savanna may not have seen her for a few years, but if she is anything like her sister, apparently she is, Savanna knows much about her. After all, Savanna has been plotting how to kill her sister and br-b-b- I mean…bring Obsidian's children to justice ever since Savanna was found by the Konoha ANBU squad," Tsunade said staring at them with a serious glare. "After the great wipeout of the Docu Amathai."
The room became silent. Shizune who was standing in the back of the room stared down at the floor in sorrow. The medics were told of this a while ago and bowed their heads in grief.
"When Savanna is prepared, I want you to seal the room and make sure that no one disturbs this operation! If a single bit of it is ruined, we will lose another great future Shinobi," Tsunade said. "Now go!"
Flashback Ends
The leader motioned for the rest of his team to follow. Savanna and the other two raced down the halls, Savanna tightly gripping the ingredients needed to save Konohamaru's life. Finally they reached the room where Savanna had examined Konohamaru before. Three nurses were inside, preparing him for what lied next. The instant they saw them rushing into the room, all three bowed their heads to Savanna and quickly rushed out of the room.
Konohamaru lay on the hospital bed with his shirt off, the marks still showing on his chest and stomach. Savanna laid out the items on a small table next to the bed. Sakura and Naruto pulled up chairs near her to watch and be close in case she needed them.
"Sakura, I want you to help me so that you can begin learning how Docu Amathai heal," Savanna said, motioning for her to come closer. "Come over to his other side,"
Sakura obeyed. Naruto sat still watching and hoping that nothing would go wrong.
"Alright. The first step to removing the Death's Shadow chakra is to have the Death's Shadow Seal Jutsu, which I have. I might teach you it later, but we must focus on him right now. You saw how I made the potion, and both that and the jutsu are needed to remove all the Death's Shadow chakra," Savanna told her. "The Death's Shadow jutsu is extremely dangerous not only to the opponent but to the user as well. It takes up much chakra and will knock even the strongest of Docu Amathai out for a week. In the first stage, the chakra will seep into the skin, creating these marks. Then the second stage is like a trap. It will not activate until the jutsu has been annihilated. Then the chakra flows into the person's own chakra system, shutting it down and filling it with the poison-like chakra. Whatever the chakra touches begins to melt away and self destruct. But the good thing is, the way Obsidian or Okuri manipulated it, it takes a long time to go anywhere, giving us more time to heal and seal it," Savanna explained.
Savanna took the bowl of Blue Shadow, the cure for Death's Shadow Jutsu and made several hand seals. The chakra sealing the Blue Shadow disappeared, and she picked up the bowl, spreading it above Konohamaru. It floated in the air as if there was a plate of glass keeping it up. Savanna bit into her thumb and made the hand signs of the tiger, snake, dragon, bird, tiger, dog, rabbit, snake, and boar, and drew on Konohamaru's stomach a sign that said "Shadow" with her blood. Then the Blue Shadow shaped into words in Japanese saying "Seal of Shadow."
"Naruto, Sakura. Please hold him down," Savanna said. The two obeyed.
Then savanna clapped her hands together and the Blue Shadow seeped into the sign on his stomach. Konohamaru flinched and then murmured something under his breath. When all the Blue Shadow had seeped in, the scars on his body began to fade away. Savanna made the hand signs of tiger, horse, and dragon and her hands turned green. The then placed them on top of Konohamaru where the sign was and spoke, "Secret Jutsu: Death's Shadow Seal!"
Konohamaru screamed in pain. Savanna flinched at this and told Naruto to quickly get the empty bottle she had brought. He raced over and set it down on the table. Savanna made the sign of the sheep, replacing her hands on top of him and spoke, "Art of Sealing: Hidden Shadow Technique!" Savanna then slowly raised her hands and on them was chakra bringing up the Blue Shadow filled with a black substance, Sakura guessed that was the Death's Shadow chakra. The black chakra slipped into the empty bottle and Savanna said, "Seal!" and a paper with the sign "seal" appeared on the bottle.
Konohamaru had stopped screaming. The scars were gone and he lay breathing softly. Savanna sighed with relief.
"He'll be alright now. He should wake up in a few hours," Savanna said gathering up her things and beginning to leave. Then she stopped short, turned around and left a piece of paper on the small table next to the bed.
"I'm going to put these things back. Stay here in case something goes wrong. I don't know how she manipulated it but if something goes wrong, just come running, but leave one of you in here with him. I'll leave the door unsealed," Savanna said, turning and leaving.
Naruto stood up and came over next to Sakura. He looked down at Konohamaru.
"I'm glad he's safe," Naruto quietly whispered. "Now that Savanna's here…"
Sakura looked up at him. Then back at Konohamaru.
At that moment Savanna came back through the door carrying some bottles with little pills. Tsunade, Shizune, Iruka, Moegi, Udon, and a medical squad filing in behind her.
"Konohamaru are you alright?" Moegi asked him urgently.
"He can't hear you Moegi. He's still unconscious, right Savanna?" Tsunade asked.
"Hai. He needs much rest after the surgery. He won't be out of bed for at least a week," Savanna said setting the pills down on the table.
"What are those?" Shizune asked.
"Special pills for his recovery. Without these he wouldn't be out of the hospital for months. Sakura. I'm going to leave his care in your hands. Make sure you give him a green pill once every four hours until he wakes up. These will suppress his chakra until he can control it on his own. When he does start giving him these white pills once every 24 hours. They will get the, if any, chakra left inside of him from the jutsu out. When the bottle is empty call me,"
Savanna said and walked over to Tsunade to hand her a status report on Konohamaru. Then she turned and left, leaving the others with Konohamaru.
"Well I guess that's it…" Tsunade said. "I'm glad to have a medical genius like her here now. We can always use the extra hand."
"She is amazing. Tsunade-sama, if it alright, I would like to study under Savanna's teaching for a while," Sakura asked.
Tsunade and Shizune looked at each other and then back at Sakura.
I have taught her all I know Tsunade though. She yearns to know more. And she will from Savanna. Savanna will teach her things that I could never even dream of…
"I'll take care of Konohamaru for you," Tsunade said.
Sakura bowed to her and ran out the door to catch up with Savanna.
Moegi and Udon went over next to Konohamaru. Moegi was nearly in tears seeing Konohamaru like that. Naruto came up to her.
"It's ok. He'll be alright. Don't worry," he said.
Moegi stopped crying. She nodded at him and left with Udon.
Tsunade summoned the medical squad to leave. She turned to Shizune who was looking at Konohamaru's status report with huge worried eyes.
"This…this is…"
Thanx for waiting so long for this. Yeah I had school and I just got back from a cruise to Mexico so I really have had hardly any time to write. Orochimaru will be in this! But it's taking awhile to get to that part…anyway, thank you!