Konaha Hospital

Konaha Hospital

When the 7 of them appeared at the Village Gate, the guards immediately helped them take the injured or exhausted people to the hospital. Right when they open the red door, Tsunade came by and asked rather harshly.

"What's wrong? Everyone get out of my way!"

Sasuke was the one to answer her question.

"Itachi and Kisame kidnapped Naruto and Gaara. Apparently, they were tortured. Gaara right now is unconscious, but for the most part in stable condition and Naruto has many injuries. Internally and mentally. He hasn't wakened up yet." Then Temari took over.

"Sakura was healing Gaara and she was running low on chakra. She went over to Naruto, and Kankuro Sasuke and I lent her or chakra to give her enough to keep him in a stable state. His stomach was the worst, because there was a burn, and it was healing very slowly. We finally had gotten him to stabilize. Right now, she's suffering from chakra exhaustion. Kakashi has a wound on his arm, and that's about it."

Tsunade ordered Naruto and Gaara to the emergency room. Two of Tsunade's assistants went to help Kakashi and Sakura. Sasuke Temari and Kankuro sat in the waiting room. It would be awhile before they heard any news.

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Tsunade rushed into the operation room. She went over all of Narutos injuries, his breathing and heartbeat; slow and steady. Sakura had done a great job with. From legs down, he had a sprained ankle with two or three bruises. No internal problems. There was internal bleeding as well as arteries that were cut and needed to be fixed, though no organs were damaged.

She sighed in relief, and healed the internal bleeding quick, so nothing would go wrong. Tsunade had seen his neck, and saw the hand marks covering that area. She finished Sakuras half done work, and healed all of the cuts and bruises over the rest of his body.

Tsunade was wondering also why the Kyuubi wasn't healing any of these.

She now went to check his head. She put her hand over his forehead, and pulled back in shock quickly because of the shock. Tsunade put her hand over his head again and noticed how badly his head was damaged. His brain was hardly awake. His mind looked like it had been tortured. He must have seen something really terrible for this to be so bad. Then, she thought of the Akatsuki members. The one with the Sharingan, Itachi Uchiha, had entered his mind and must had shown him really terrible memories.

Tsukuyumi.

'Itachi much have used it on him. I can't imagine what he actually saw'

Tsunade finished her examination and started the healing process. She had healed his stomach all the way. He was going to have stomachaches for a while though.

Naruto's head couldn't be healed by mere medical jutsu. He would have to heal that on his own. One thing was for sure, ad he wasn't going to wake up for about three weeks.

Shizune checked on Gaara. All his injuries had been healed by Sakura, but she went over them again, just to make sure nothing was unhealed. There was internal bleeding on his side, and she patched him up there. Sakura had done a very good job. Gaara just had to stay here for a few days to recover.

She went to tell the others the verdict.

Out in the hall, Sakura had taken some medicine to regain her chakra strength. She wasn't worried about herself as much as she was for Naruto and Gaara. Naruto most of all. After she took the medicine, she left to go sit with the others.

Once in the waiting room, Temari and Shikamaru asked if she was okay. Shikamaru was worried about Naruto and had heard the news, so he came and gave his support. She told them she was fine, and sat across from Sasuke. The only available seat left.

Kakashi was in a bed getting bandaged by another doctor. She had kept telling him how lucky he was that the sword didn't break his arm. He still had to stay in the hospital, so they could replace the bandage. It hadn't been a normal cut either. The sword had so many little pricks on it, that they were stuck in Kakashi's arm. Everyone was thinking at the same time.

"How's Naruto doing?"

10 mins later

The people in the waiting room were waiting for someone to tell them some kind of information.

Naruto, Gaara and Kakashi.

A doctor came appeared and everyone looked up from their hands.

"Hatake Kakashi is now in his room, resting. He has a lot of small pieces of Kisames sword in his arm, so he will have to stay a while. You can see him when he wakes up." The doctor said, and walked back behind the double doors. Sasuke was sitting, with his arms folded; looking at the door Naruto had gone through.

Shikamaru and Temari were having a conversation on how Naruto was doing during his stay with the sand siblings.. Mostly, Shikmaru just listened.

Kankuro was bent over, with his arm on his knee; looking at the wall. Sakura was also bent over, but she was twiddling her thumbs.

A few minutes later, Shizune came in. Temari and Kankuro stood up.

"Is he okay? Will he be alright?" Temari asked.

"He's fine, thanks to Sakura's medical skills. Honestly, is she wasn't there he'd be dead. We're very lucky to have her here with us." Shizune smiled, and turned around to leave, but Kankuro asked "When can we see him?"

"Right now, he's sleeping. He should be for a while, but in a few days you can." Temari thanked her and sat back down. Temari and Kankuro turned to Sakura, thanking her for saving their brothers life.

"Your welcome," she said over and over, blushing at the attention her was getting. Sasuke looked at her, with a little smile approaching his lips.

They continued, waiting to know how Naruto was doing, Sakura worst of all. She stood up and paced the white hallway. Sasuke watched her. He, too, was worried about Naruto.

About an hour later, Tsunade walked out of the door, and into the waiting room. Sha had a frown on her face. They listened intently to what she was about to say.

"Naruto is better. The wound on his stomach is fully healed, but he will have stomach pains for a while. That's the good news." She saw how everyone's face turned into a mere frown.

"The bad news is that Naruto has suffered from massive mind damage. He's alive and fine, but he won't wake up for at least three weeks. That's why the Kyuubi couldn't heal any of the wounds. His mind was almost dead. If it weren't for Sakura, he would be dead. I, personally, thank you Sakura. You have become almost a strong as me." She laughed.

"You can visit Naruto in a weeks time. That should be enough." Tsunade left, with everyone in shock. Sasuke was very angry. He knew that Itachi had used Tsukyumi on him, and had given him hell. Naruto probably saw something terrible. Everyone was happy at the moment. They all left the hospital to tell everyone the news.

Three days later

Naruto was in his room, with bandages all over him. Doctors were checking on him every hour. The windows were opened now with sun shinning through them. Kakashi was standing by the wall, with his arm in a sling.

Temari and Kankuro were still sitting besides Gaara. Gaara was now awake, but he had to stay in bed for two more days. They were talking about Naruto and how he was.

Tsunade entered Naruto's room, knowing Sakura was be in there.

"Sakura, could I speak with you for a moment?" Tsunade asked. Sakura nodded and followed her out the door. Once out the door, she looked back into the room at Naruto, then shut the door. Sakura followed Tsunade into her office. In the office, Shizune and a few other doctors were in there. She thought she as in trouble.

"Please take a seat, Sakura" Tsunade said, as she sat behind her desk, with everyone else behind her. Sakura sat down

"I have called you here because of your previous mission. Because of you, Gaara and Naruto are alive. You did a great job. Right now, you are an apprentice, but starting when you leave that door, you will be a full time medic in ANBU. Congratulations!" Tsunade said. Everyone behind her was clapping.

Sakura was so happy. She now would be in ANBU, and a full time medic. She couldn't wait to tell Kakashi.

Sakura got up and thanked everyone. She then ran out of the room and back into Narutos room with a huge smile on her face. Everyone was in the same position they were in before she had left.

Kakashi looked at her and noticed the smile on her face. "So?" Sasuke looked up from his folded hands, and at Sakura.

"Tsunade told me that I'm a full med-nin and that I'll be in AMBU."

"Congratulations!" Kakashi said. Sasuke just brought his attention back to his han. Sakura sat in the chair she was sitting in before, and watched Naruto.

Gaara asked Temari how things were going with Naruto. The entire summary, with the cuts to mind damage she told him. Gaara felt sorry for Naruto. He wouldn't wake up for at least two more weeks now.

"He put up a good fight." Gaara said.

"Yeah, he did. Naruto did it to the best of his capability." Temari said. Kankuro nodded, because he knew that Naruto was strong. Considering Naruo had beat him in countless fights.

The siblings continued talking the rest of the day.

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