A Road to Recovery

It was over….

The war was finally over.

The suffering was finally over.

No more fake smiles

Sasuke was finally back… he was really back

Team 7 was finally back.

Sakura knew in her heart that everything was okay now. Sasuke's words were playing in her ears like a bittersweet melody…..I am sorry….

The storm was finally over, or at least it seemed like that. In front of her sat the two people she loved most, and they were badly hurt.

The idea finally set in her mind, the war was over and there would be hundreds of people injured that would need medical assistance right away.

She rushed to find master who had just woken up from the infinite Tsukuyomi.

They embraced each other and jumped right to imminent problem…..there were hundreds of people in need of immediate medical attention and it would be up to them to get the hospital moving.

Sakura's thoughts were racing as she worried about all the people in need of help, including Naruto and Sasuke who were badly hurt.

"Hang in there" – were the last words Sakura said to Naruto and Sasuke as she sent them off to the hospital.

Kakashi was carrying Naruto who had fallen asleep on his back after a long fight.

Juugo was carrying Sasuke who kept dozing off due to the blood loss. He would wake up sometimes and be overwhelmed by the dizziness caused by the amount of blood he had lost.

As soon as they made it to the hospital, Sakura got to action.

Tsunade, Sakura, Ino, Shizune, and even Karin created different stations where they would treat the people.

Naruto and Sasuke were immediately taken into surgery as their arms needed cleaner amputation in order to prevent complications.

Two hours had passed, and Sakura was exhausted. She had never treated so many people all at once. She must have seen over 100 people.

"You should go rest" Tsunade told Sakura.

"It is okay, I am not tired, and this people need me" Sakura responded with a soft smile.

"We need you well rested, go ahead a take a break. You will be able to help more once you have rested" Tsunade told her beloved student.

"I cannot leave you guys alone….and I need to be awake, I am expecting important news" Sakura said as she blushed.

"Go and rest, and come back in four hours, I am ordering you as your Hokage" said Tsunade without regrets "Besides, their surgery still has about another hour to go. I will send someone to wake you up once they are done" Tsunade finished.

Sakura bowed to her master and left after thanking her. She knew she needed to rest and could not really go much longer without proper rest.

She went to medics' breakroom to sleep for a while until Naruto and Sasuke were out of surgery.

The beds in the medics' breakroom had never felt softer. As soon as her head hit the pillow, she was asleep. About an hour later someone shook her shoulder.

"Wake up, they are done" Said Kakashi in a soft voice.

Sakura opened her eyes softly and realizing what he had said stood up quickly and ran to their room as fast as she could.

As soon as she entered the room, her eyes met with Sasuke's. Her worried eyes were met with a sweet smile. She missed that smile.

"Saaaaaakura-chan! You are gonna have to feed me now that I only have one arm" yelled Naruto.

"Idiot, you still have another arm!" yelled Sakura as she punched him into the wall.

"That hurt, Sakura-chan" whined Naruto.

"You deserve that, stupid pervert!" said Sakura.

Naruto started laughing, and Sakura didn't take long to join him. Eventually they were met with Sasuke's smile.

They really were back.

Recovery would not be an easy process but they had each other and that is all they need it.

There was peace…..