Kakashi's P.O.V.
I leapt through buildings and ran as fast as I could. I didn't have a chance to get backup. I had only been to Shizukana's apartment once, but I knew the way. As soon as I saw the building, I shunshinned into the lobby, scaring the receptionist.
I ran up the stairs and made it to her floor. I paused when I saw that the door was open wide. I walked in to find dead bodies thrown across the floor.
I scanned the room to find Shizukana can the floor. She was leaning against the wall with Pakkun next to her. Her nose was bleeding and the way she laid her hands on her lap showed that they were injured.
I ran towards her and she slowly waved at me. I saw that her eyes were closing so I tried to talk to her. She didn't hear me.
"Shizukana. Hey hey, don't pass out. I need you to stay awake." I said snapping my fingers in front of her face. I scanned her body for injuries.
Her hands were probably broken. Who ever this was, didn't want her to escape so they crushed her hands. Her nose was bleeding probably from being punched. My eyes landed on seal which was lying next to her. My eyes widened when I recognized the patterns and it's kanji. They sucked her chakra.
I felt myself get angrier but I had to calm myself. I gently put my arms under Shizukana's legs and back and gently lifted her up bridal style.
I slowly placed her hands on her stomach and stood up. "Pakkun, grab that seal and we have to get to the hospital."
Pakkun grabbed the seal with his mouth. I tightened my grip on Shizukana and ran out the door. I ignored the stares the other people and continued. I looked behind me to find Pakkun right behind me.
After a few minutes, we reached the emergency room and I yelled out for a doctor. A nurse and a doctor came running out of a room and gasped at the sight of me and Shizukana.
They got a stretcher and I placed Shizukana on. They told me to stay here, while they assessed her injuries. I clenched my fist and watched them take her to a room.
I paced around the corridor until I heard my name being called. I turned around to see Guy and Jiraiya running towards me.
"Kakashi, why did you leave suddenly?" Guy asked me. He then saw the blood on my jacket. "Are you injured?" He asked me making me shake my head.
"No. It's Shizukana. She was attacked." I said. The doctor came out of the room. He had a look of relief but theyre was still something on his face that screamed trouble.
"She will be fine. Her chakra was depleted. It isn't the normal chakra exhaustion. Her chakra was suddenly taken away. Her chakra is replenishing but it will take time. Now, her wrist and fingers were crushed. Without her chakra, it will take weeks to heal naturally and we cannot use medical ninjutsu to heal them. The rest are minor injuries. She has a concussion but she will be alright. There's nothing to worry about." The doctor said making me sigh in relief. The doctor left and I turned to face Guy and Jiraiya.
The both of there were staring at me with wide eyes. Guy dragged me and plopped me on a chair. He sat next to me and placed his hand on my shoulder. "Don't worry. We will find who ever did this to her." Guy said making me nod.
Jiraiya walked towards me. "Explain." He grabbed a chair and sat in front of me.
I told them how Kabuto mentioned that Orochimaru wanted Shizukana. But didn't think that she would get attacked. I told them that for her safety I sent Pakkun.
I called Pakkun. He walked towards me and dropped the seal on my lap. Jiraiya picked it up and investigated it. "No wonder she was Chakra exhausted. This is a seal used for Jonin with much larger Chakra reserves."
"Pakkun, tell is what happen." I said making Pakkun nod.
"We reached her apartment and she had a shower and went to sleep. At around 1 am, the kid started having a nightmare. She woke up and sat there for a while." Pakkun said. "Someone knocked on the door. She grabbed a kunai and walked to the living room. I followed her. The person who was at the door, knew her and was someone the kid knew too."
"Her first instinct was to opened the door but she hesitated. Meaning that she didn't trust the person anymore. She stepped back when the door burst open. It was a guy with black hair and brown eyes. He had a visible scar running down from his left eye to the bottom of his lip." My eyes widened. Takada. But he wouldn't do anything like that.
"He came and hugged her but she stepped back when nine shinobi dressed in Anbu surrounded us. Thats when I knew this wasn't going to end well. I gave Kakashi the signal." He said making the others look at me.
"She immediately defended herself when they started to attack her. She stabbed a guy. And managed to take down 6 of them." Pakkun said making all of us widen our eyes. "The guy who she called Taka, placed a seal on her which apparently sucked her chakra. She fell to the ground. They stomped on her hands. To stop from getting away."
Pakkun stood up and climbed to my shoulder. "She managed to take down the other three but she couldn't do any damage to Taka. She could have but she was hesitating." Pakkun continued. "Once he realized who I was, he dissapeared knowing that you would come soon."
I clenched my jaw. If only I had gotten there sooner. I could have prevented a lot from happening.
"Kakashi then came and here we are." Pakkun said. I nodded my head. Why would Taka-kun do such a thing?
"Get some rest." I told Pakkun and he dissapeared with a puff. I looked at Guy and then at Jiraiya. They both had a lot of questions. The main one was
Time skip.. Two days.
Kakashi's P.O.V
Its been two days since Naruto, Shizukana and Sasuke have been unconsious. All three of them are healing at an incredible rate but it still hurts to see them like this.
I have been spending my time helping around the village but other than that, I have been at the hospital. Didn't know I was so attached to them. There is a search for Takada but he seems to have fleed the village for a while. Every time his name comes up, I feel my anger surge through me.
I was currently in Shizukana's room. I just came from Sasuke's room. The three rooms are in different floors, so I stay for an hour in each room. Some of their friends visit and keep flowers and all those stuff. Sasuke's room is filled with flowers and sweets while Naruto's room is filled with Ramen. Shizukana's room is filled with flowers and get well cards.
"Ah Kakashi Senpai. I knew I would find you here." I looked at the door to find a nurse standing there. I stood up and walked to her. "Naruto Uzumaki has woken up." I nodded and walked to his room.
He was being checked by the doctor. He had bandages around his head and his arm was in a sling. Once he saw me, his face lit up like a Christmas Tree.
"Kakashi Sensei. There you are." He said with a smile. He looked around me and furrowed his eyebrows. "Where's Shizu-chan?" He asked me still looking around.
I scratched my neck trying to think of what to tell him. "Uhmm she's asleep." I'm not exactly lying. She is unconsious. He looked at me with the strangest look on his face. He then looked at the clock and then again at my face.
"Asleep? At noon? No, Shizukana doesn't sleep these times, sensei. She told me that it messes up with her sleep schedule or something." He said. "I know she's hiding somewhere isn't she?"
I sat down on one of the chairs and sighed. "Naruto, she's unconsious. She was attacked and depleted her Chakra. So she had to rest. But I'm sure she will wake up in a day or two." As soon as I said that his face deflated like a balloon. He proceeded to frown until I told him that she was healing at a fast rate.
"Can I see her?" He asked me. He had some sort of puppy eyes. I looked at him and then at the door. I sighed.
"Alright, but if we get caught. You're the one to blame. Lets go." He jumped off bed and ran out the door. I instantly regretted it. He doesn't even know which room she's in. I walked out the door and followed his loud voice.
The day continued on and Sasuke and Shizukana still haven't woken up. But they seemed to have gotten the worst damage. Naruto healed quickly because of his Nine Tail Chakra. Sasuke has the curse mark which slows down the healing process. Shizukana's chakra hasn't replenished for her to heal her injuries.
I read my book and tried to get my mind off things for now. I couldn't concentrate on the words. Instead, I kept glancing at the clock. Naruto was forced into bed. So he wasn't next to me.
I closed my book and headed towards Shizukana's room. A nurse and a Doctor were rushing into her room. I followed them to find Shizukana sitting on her bed.
Shizukana's P.O.V
My eyes snapped open. My eyes were attacked by a blinding light. I closed them shut after taking a deep breath. I heard the beeping of the heart monitor and it was going crazy.
What the hell happened? All my memories came back to me. The invasion and Taka-kun. I groaned before sitting on the bed. I peeked through my eyes to find myself in the hospital. This is starting to become a habit.
The door opened and three people stepped in. It was a Nurse, a Doctor and Kakashi Sensei. The Doctor looked at my vitals before talking to Sensei. Both the Nurse and the Doctor left the room leaving me and Sensei alone.
"Kinda feeling Deja Vu." I said making Sensei chuckle. I looked at him to find him looking awful. His eye was red and his hair was messy; not that it always isnt, just messier than usual. His clothes were slightly crinkled and overall, he looked like shit.
"How are you feeling?" He asked me. I looked at my hands to find them heavily wrapped in bandages. I felt a few bandages on my face and my torso was wrapped too.
I looked at him. "Never felt better." Actually I was feeling awful. The person I trusted the most in this life came and stabbed me in the back. The worse thing was, I don't know if all of the memories we shared were fake or not. Were his jokes just part of his plan to make me trust him? Were his corny punch lines just another method to drop my guard? I don't know. And I hate not knowing.
I felt myself zone out. I looked back at Kakashi Sensei to find him asleep in the chair next to me. I smiled but frowned immediately. There were many doubts in my mind. Can I trust them?
My head started aching from all the questions. I need a break from all these thoughts. I looked at the IV machine. They had given me morphine to ease the pain but they had stopped the dosage. I slowly shifted to the side and using my good hand, I gently twisted the knob which controlled the morophine level.
I sighed in relief when the morphine kicked in. That feels nice. I closed my eyes and fell into a dreamless sleep. Atleast thats what I wanted.
Few hours later.
You don't deserve a second chance.
I jolted awake and went on instant panic mode. It was my father from my previous life. His voice.
I felt someone's hands on my shoulders but I couldn't focus. The only thing that was in my head was Do I deserve a second chance. I mean, I lost my father but did he get a scond chance?
"Shizukana, calm down. Its alright." A voice pulled me out of my mind. I looked around to find the concerned faces of Naruto and Kakashi Sensei. Sasuke had a blank look on his face. I calmed myself by taking deep breaths.
I winced when I was hit by a headache. Ooh. Must be the morphine I took earlier. I sat up and rubbed my head with my good hand. Sensei handed me a glass of water and I gulped it down. He took it from me and placed it on the stand.
I looked around the room to find Sasuke and Naruto. They were wearing black so I'm guessing I missed the funeral. Sasuke has a blank expression but Naruto was smiling. But deep inside, I could see the pain. He and the Hokage were very close.
I noticed everyone staring at me. I awkwardly waved my hand. "I'm guessing I missed the funeral?" I asked breaking the silence in the room.
Naruto slowly nodded. I looked down at my hands and played with the bandages. I didn't know the Hokage so well but I knew he cared. Whenever we would meet each other on the street, he would give that grandfatherly smile. Or he would somtimes sneak in some scrolls with the monthly stipend. Not that I couldn't afford them, but as a simple gesture. I sighed.
After a while, Sasuke and Naruto left the room to go their separate ways while Sensei left for some Jonin meeting. I looked around the room and found my clothes. On top of it was a note.
Thought you might need it. -Sakura and Ino..
I smiled before taking them into the bathroom. It wasn't my ninja clothes but they weren't the horrible hospital gowns. It was just some cargo pants and a sweater. I stepped out of the bathroom to find a panicked Shikamaru.
Once he saw me, he sighed in relief. "Troublesome women." He muttered under his breath but I heard it.
"What do you mean by that?" I asked making him smile. He simply shook his head and sat down. He was having a bag with him. He pulled out a shoji board and laid the pieces on the hospital bed. I sat on the bed and helped arrange the pieces.
We began the match and the only sound in the room was the sound of the wood hitting the pieces. We continued the game until Shikamaru smirked. "I see you've lost your touch." He said laying his piece so that in one more move he would win the game.
"I see you haven't lost that huge ego." I said moving my piece to checkmate his king. He frowned when he noticed his mistake and chuckled. It was around 9pm and Shikamaru came at 5pm.
"How are you feeling?" He asked me. I looked at him and gave a weak smile.
"Physically I'm doing good but there are many thoughts which are running through my head. So there's that." I said making him nod. "The anbu stationed around my room doesn't even help the fact that he won't come back."
"What do you mean by that?" Shikamaru asked me. He looked at the window and then back at me.
"Well Takada won't some back soon. I mean he knows that if he comes back he will most likely get caught. Plus I am not letting my guard down." I said to him. He just looked down at the mention of his name.
"I know you trusted him and you trust me and your team. But we won't do the same. I know I won't." Shikamaru said making me nod. I know. "Now enough with the troublesome emotions. I need a rematch." He said trying to lighten up the mood.
I smiled. "Well considering the time and I know your mother, I thinks its best if you headed home. Or you will be the one in the hospital." Shikamaru tensed when I mentioned his mother.
He packed his things and left. I looked around the room. The only thing I could do is get some sleep but not when they are plagued with those horrible nightmares.
I sighed and decided to spend the rest of the night reading the cards and scrolls which were in my room. Thats one way to kill time.
A/N. Hey guys... Wanted to give you Kakashi's point of view on everything that has happened. Other than that this was just a filler chapter.
Hopw you enjoyed. Ohh and give me your thoughts on the new length of the chapters. Are they too long? Or are they just right? Comment below?
My school has officially reopened so I won't be updating as much. But I will come up with a schedule with atleast 2 updates per week.
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