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Tenzo sat on the roof of the hospital writing out his message to Lady Tsunade; he was being careful in his wording since he knew how close the Hokage was to Naru. The situation was delicate; he had to be truthful to her but also he wanted to shield her from the awful truth. They may lose Naru.
Guilt filled him. As the Captain of Team Seven, it was his responsibility to look after his charges and he'd failed. Despite how he acted he cared for Naru, it was hard not to with her bright personality and he loved her like a sister. Besides guilt, he also felt anger towards Danzo, although he didn't have physical evidence Kenshin's confession had filled him with indescribable rage.
This was the third time in his life he'd caught the man endangering his comrades; the first was when he'd ordered him to kill Kakashi all those years ago. He thanked God every day he hadn't succeeded. The second time was when he found Sai with documents of Anbu operatives that were working undercover to give to Orochimaru. Now he'd just learned Danzo had thrown Naru under the bus.
He was pulled from his thoughts by the door to the roof opening. Turning around, he gave a small smile when he saw Sakura standing there. The pink-haired kunoichi returned his smile with a small one of her own, "Sorry Tenzo koi, I'm not bothering you am I?" she asked.
The wood user shook his head, "Not at all Koi, how is she?" he asked. Sakura sighed, "She's stable for now but she's not out of the woods yet," she said. Tenzo nodded, "I see, that's some good news, at least that I can tell Lady Tsunade," he said.
Sakura winced at the mention of her sensei. She knew that the older woman shared a special bond with her blonde teammate, and she worried how this was going to affect her. Lady Tsunade was not her only concern, though. To be honest, she was more fearful of how this was affecting Kakashi.
A shiver ran down her spine. She was aware of her sensei's past trauma as she had accidentally stumbled upon his old hospital records one day while she was organizing the hospital records. The knowledge she'd learned that day had haunted her for weeks, and now she feared if Naru and their children were to die, what that would do to him.
Sakura looked back at her boyfriend, "Tenzo koi, I'm not asking you to lie to Lady Tsunade, but please don't tell her the full extent of Naru's injuries until we know more. I don't want to worry her, unnecessarily," she said.
Tenzo nodded at her, "I was just thinking that myself; however if she asks I can't lie to her," he said. The pinkette nodded, "I understand Koi, and if the worst should come to pass, I will tell her myself," she said.
The wood user nodded, "Fair enough Koi, now if you'll excuse me I have a letter to write," he said. Sakure planted a kiss on his cheek before heading back inside, leaving her boyfriend with his unpleasant task.
Back in Konoha, Tsunade was sitting at her desk working on paperwork, trying to distract herself from her worries. She was just about to order Shizune for another stake when a Hawk appeared in her window. Quickly she ran to it and unclasped the message attached to its leg.
Opening up the small parchment, she skimmed it: Lady Tsunade; we have retrieved Naru. She's in critical but stable condition right now. We're currently in Suna right now, as Naru cannot travel at the moment. As for your hunch as to who is responsible for this, your guess was correct. That's all I can say right now, Tenzo.
Tsunade finished reading the parchment and then burned it then she summoned two of her Anbu; Neko and Taka appeared in a flash in front of her. She looked at the two Anbu sternly, "I want you two to take your teams and search Danzo's headquarters," she said.
The two Anbu saluted her, "Hai!" they said together before shunshing away to complete their orders. Tsunade stood there after they left thinking, "Danzo, you're going to regret the day you crossed me and Naru,"
In an underground bunker, the bandaged War-Hawk let out a sneeze. It was the fifth one today. "I must be getting a cold," he thought, never once thinking that his scheme had been found out and now about twenty-people wanted his head.
Author's note: So here's chapter fourteen of "The Betrayal of a Star," I hope you liked it and as always, thank you for reading, Nerdzone6.