This is very short, it's a filler chapter because I felt if I didn't clarify then the next chapters wouldn't make sense because this will tie into the story.
Disclaimer- I do not own Naruto.
Chapter 10: "The Checkup"
The quiet pair of footsteps was all that could be heard on the 7th floor of the hospital building.
"Doctor, we have never seen anything like it, I mean, h-he's alive but it's like he's also dead, we don't know what to make of it", the pair made their way into the patient's room and a chill went down their spines as they saw the boy pale and sickly.
The man in the white coat placed his stethoscope against the young boy's chest and noted the definite sound of the heartbeat but this was definitely a phenomenon. In any other case this would have turned out completely different. They had received the boy and taken him into surgery not many hours ago.
"I've never seen anything like this Mitsuko-san, we had the help of Haruno-san this morning for that critical surgery, it's a good thing she was around, without her help he would have definitely lost the arm but miraculously she managed to attach it back perfectly and gain full usage, but according to all the tests he is getting worse"
"What could it be doctor?", she looked at the boy with the noticeable light purple marks all over his chest, they had multiplied greatly from the last hour.
"I don't know, it scares me but this boy is too young to die like this, it's like he's being killed from the inside out, he's not rejecting any of the blood from the transfusion, so that's not it, his immune system is fine so it's not bacterial, it would have shown up on the tests, he actually looks worse than an hour ago, I really don't know what this is, if this keeps up we're going to have to call in a specialist".
"I understand doctor, also some kids came by earlier to visit the patient it was the same group that brought him here but I turned them away, I know they must have skipped class to come here, they were very insistent, should I have let them through?"
"No, you did the right thing Mitsuko-san, we can't let anyone see him like this, it's quite the horrifying sight, it's best we get this mystery solved as soon as possible before people start to worry"
The petite woman nodded and walked out of the room alongside the doctor. Neither was sure how much longer this boy had but if anyone could figure out what it was it would be the Hokage.
I am working on the next chapter 'The Mission'! (: