Naruko smiled softly to herself and was about to shut off the lights when there was a hard knock on the door. She opened the door to see Itachi, looking worried and frantic. He demanded, "Where is she?"

Naruko was unfazed by the wild look on his face or tone, went out and shut the door so as to not wake up the boys, "She's at the hospital and the doctor says she'll make a full recovery. We can see her in the morning."

Itachi's whole frame sagged slightly in relief and she realized he hasn't slept a wink. He said softly, "Thank the goddess. What happened?"

She told him about her brakes failing and the accident. Itachi shook his head and mumbled to himself, "Told her that thing was dangerous."

He thanked Naruko and went to his room. After he closed the door he put his hand over his eyes and let loose a chuckle, intense relief making him feel a bit giddy, "She's ok. Good."

He yanked his tie loose and tossed his bags on the couch. He stripped on the way to the bedroom and got into bed to try and get some sleep. He lied awake on his bed for hours until his eyes were too tired to stay open and he finally fell into a restless sleep.

Waking up the next morning, he rubbed the sleep from his eyes and called to make sure Kisame could handle things. Hanging up he got dressed and was about to leave when Sasuke came in. He looked at Itachi and asked softly, "You coming to see her?"

He nodded and followed Sasuke out, meeting with Naruko and Naruto and Itachi drove everyone to the hospital. The doctor from before introduced herself as Tsunade, took them to her room and said softly, "She had a slight cold and a fever that broke last night. She has a broken arm and leg, and three of her ribs were broken. One pearced her lung and she had multiple cuts. But no worries, she's going to be just fine."

They went in and found her sound asleep in a hospital bed. Right cast leg on a pillow and left cast arm lying to the side. Her head was wrapped and she had a bandage on her cheek. They couldn't see any more under the covers.

Naruko sat in the chair next to the bed and the others stood around, awkward. They all jumped when she said, "I'm not dead yet."