"Hokage-sama!"
The Hokage, Shizune, and some of the council members were having a meeting which Sakura had interrupted. She quickly bowed in apology.
"Sakura what is the meaning of this?"
"Hokage-sama sorry to interrupt the meeting but there is something you might want to come see. He's at the hospital currently, Naruto is watching over him."
"Who is he?"
"Sasuke…"
The people in the room shuttered at the name. The Hokage quickly stood up and rushed out the door. While she did, she told Shizune to retrieve Hatake Kakashi. Shizune nodded back and swiftly exited the scene.
Naruto had been waiting patiently in the waiting room. Every second that passed was another memory from his past. He couldn't stand it.
"Why did he come back?... Why now?"
After a while, Naruto decided to let himself into the room where they were healing Sasuke. However just before he went in, he was stopped by the medical ninja.
"I am sorry Naruto-kun. You cannot enter here currently. It seems as thought Sasuke had endured very heavy damage. It was a miracle that he survived this long. He lost so much blood, any normal man would of died by now. He truly in an amazing guy…"
Just as he said, Naruto's eyes shifted to him. He couldn't believe what he was hearing. For a medical ninja to praise the potential enemy.
"Amazing… I thought so once too… Then he went to Orochimaru. I spent years trying to retrieve him and convert him back into one of us. It was all a waste of my time. And now he thinks he can just come back! He has no home here. As soon as he's finished with healing, contact me immediately. I need to interrogate him for some answers."
The Med ninja bowed and entered into the room. Naruto then headed back to the waiting room where Tsunade-sama and Sakura had just arrived. Tsunade stepped forward and tried to enter the room but was stopped by Naruto.
"Please Hokage-sama. Leave him be for now. The Medical Ninja's were ordered to contact me as soon as they were finished."
Tsunade had a gloomy look over her eyes. "Naruto… have you forgotten that I am a medical ninja myself…"
"OH yeah that's right. I guess it slipped my mind." Naruto put on a smile and started rubbing his head. However, he looked at Sakura and saw she wasn't sharing the same emotion. "Hey Sakura what's wrong now…"
"Uh it's nothing Naruto. I guess I am just shocked that Sasuke returned after all this time."
Sakura and Naruto took a seat as Tsunade entered the emergency room. Kakashi had just arrived at the hospital with his usual pleasant attitude. He greeted his team with a "Yo."
Naruto stood up and smiled. "Kakashi-sensei. Good thing you are here. Sasuke's…"
"I know. Have you figured out why he had returned?"
Both of them shook their heads no. Kakashi sighed and also took a seat across from them. There was a strange look on his face. Naruto knew Kakashi might know something. However Naruto decided to let it go for now. Just then Tsunade had came out of the emergency room.
"His wounds…they are battle scars. I don't know how he got them. I don't think this was planned. The areas the wounds are near are fatal. I am surprised he hasn't died. Technically he should be dead by now. It doesn't make sense."
Sakura stood up. "So that means he came back on his own for help right? Is that what it means Tsunade-sama?"
"I'm not sure currently but it would seem so. However, he was once under the service of Orochimaru, this may be a plot against Konoha. I need him under constant surveillance. I will order the ANBU to cover him."
Kakashi then came into the conversation. "Along with the ANBU, Naruto and I will also look after him."
Sakura then turned around. "Kakashi-sensei, what about me?"
"Sakura… I can tell by the looks in your eyes that you still care for Sasuke…"
"So I would only be in the way… I understand." Sakura's face turned to complete sadness as she was once again titled a nuisance.
Naruto then got up and placed his hand on her shoulder. "Hey but you should come along anyways. Then it will seem like we have the whole team back together. Come on Kakashi, just let her with us."
Kakashi then had a change of heart. He nodded in agreement to Naruto. "It might be good for Sakura to come along with us. So be it, however Sakura I warn you, don't let you emotions get in the way."
It would seem as everything was going as they planned. Everyone was smiling but then the medical ninja burst into the room. "Tsunade-sama, your assistance is needed. We found some kind of poison in his system, but I've never seen anything like it before."
Tsunade rushed into the room. She was followed closely by Sakura who had been tutored in the ways of Medical Arts by Tsunade herself. Once they entered, Sakura eye's tears as she saw Sasuke lay on his back with blood leeking from all sides. They quickly went to work on figuring out what the poison was and extracting it. However when Sakura saw what it was, she knew immediately. It shocked her too see that poison in Sasuke.
What was it? What was it that shocked Sakura so much? Leave reviews please on what should come on the next chapter.