The Beginning of the End
Sakura had left Naruto and Sasuke so they could sleep. She was still tired but had rested enough to go back to help.
There were all kinds of patients coming in, from injured ninjas to expecting mothers.
Sakura work all day to the point she was exhausted. She has got to have seen around 300 people that morning. Eventually, Tsunade was able to designate everyone to different areas in order to provide better help without getting exhausted.
Sakura was designated to the maternity ward which was exciting because she loved working with mothers and children. She was just a little disappointed as she wanted to help with people recovering from war injuries.
After what seemed like an eternity, it was finally lunchtime. Sakura wasted no time and grabbed some fruits and went to see Sasuke and Naruto.
Naruto was hyperactive as always. He had two nurses telling him he could not be walking around the building and needed to rest. Sasuke, on the other hand, seemed very quiet. He was half asleep in his bed with blankets covering him up to his neck.
Naruto jumped in his bed as soon as he saw Sakura.
"Saaaakura-chan, they don't want to let me walk but I need to walk around to recover faster. Please tell them" Naruto yelled
"Naruto…. you idiot, you are not supposed to be walking around" said Sakura with a sigh.
"Anyways, I brought you some fruits. I figured you guys would be hungry" said Sakura with a tender smile.
"Thank you, Sakura-chan. I am starving" said Naruto as he devoured the fruit in front of him.
Sasuke looked at the fruit but did not seem to be interested on it. He kept laying down while almost dozing off.
"Sasuke-kun, aren't you hungry?" Sakura asked while offering Sasuke an apple.
"I am not hungry" said Sasuke in an almost inaudible voice.
"You should eat something Sasuke-kun, you need strength to recover" exclaimed Sakura.
"I am just not hungry now, maybe later" said Sasuke with a monotone voice.
"I see" said Sakura with a disappointed voice followed by "are you alright?"
"Yeah, I am just a bit tired, that's all" said Sasuke but seeing the sudden sadness that appear on her face, he decided to compromise.
"Actually….I could use an apple right now" he said with a soft smile.
As Sasuke leaned in to grab the apple, Sakura saw something that alarmed her. Sasuke's arm was covered in a red hives.
"Gosh, Sasuke-kun are you okay? Why didn't you say anything about this" said Sakura with a worried voice.
Sasuke seemed very surprised with the discovery.
"I am finding out with you" said Sasuke in matter-of-fact voice.
"Do you have any other symptoms?" asked Sakura changing her tone from friend to medic.
"I am feeling okay, just a bit a cold" responded Sasuke.
"Your temperature is definitely elevated" said Sakura as she examined him.
"I will be right back; I need to speak to your nurse" said Sakura rushing out of the room without giving them time to respond.
There was a lot of yelling and the only words they managed to hear were "responsibility, file, and medication"
Sakura stormed back into the room. She seemed upset and her face was blushed as she was trying to catch her breath.
"You are having an allergic reaction to the antibiotics they put you on after the surgery. Your file was not checked before they put you on the medication. In name of the hospital of Konoha, I apologize" said Sakura while bowing in front of Sasuke.
"Tsk, it's fine. Don't sweat it. Just give me something for it and we'll be even" he said with indifference.
"Alright, this is going to control the allergic reaction. It'll make you drowsy, but you'll feel better once you wake up" she said while injecting something into his IV.
"Whatever, you are the expert." Said Sasuke.
Sakura waited for the medication to begin working and left soon after. Sakura rushed to her old teacher's office.
"I am here for my report" said Sakura while entering the room.
"It is good to see you Sakura, please proceed" said Tsunade in a sweet tone.
Sakura proceeded to make her report. Things were a lot better than they were on the first day. The maternity ward was running smoothly in Sakura's hands.
"Before I leave, there is an issue I'd like to discuss with you" Sakura mentioned.
"Go ahead" said Tsunade while reading the report documents.
"Sasuke was given medication he is allergic to," said Sakura.
"Those things happen, we can put on his file, so this doesn't happen again" responded Tsunade with little concern in her voice
"That is the problem, it was already in his file" protested Sakura.
"It is an understandable mistake. I am pretty sure whoever is overseeing his case must have assume he had no file, given his history" Tsunade responded in defense.
"But that is the thing, we cannot just assume something. He could have died. Just because he was gone for a while does not mean his file does not exist. His history does not matter. We had his file and we failed to do our job right" said Sakura while raising her voice a little.
"Sakura, you are overreacting. We are flooded with people, and we do not have time to be playing. He is a rogue ninja and his nurse probably just assume his file was lost. It is not the end of the world" responded Tsunade while getting upset.
"He was a rogue ninja; he is a hero now and it does not matter what his nurse assumed. His file was here, and she didn't look at it. It was her responsibility" said Sakura with distress.
"Alright, I understand you are upset but it already happened. The nurse already knows we have his file, and I am sure it will not repeat itself. Do not take it so seriously, it was not the nurse's intention to give him an allergic reaction. I know how you feel about him and how this can affect you, but please do not let it cloud your mind and go back to the maternity ward." Said Tsunade in an attempt to calm her student down.
Sakura was a little upset with what her master said. She knew that this would not cloud her mind. She also knew she had to trust others with these matters, so she returned to her assigned area. She delivered around seven babies that afternoon which helped to take her mind off things.
By midnight she was done and went to check on the boys. Naruto was asleep and snoring loudly. Sasuke was also sleeping which made sense because of the high dose of medication he had been given for his allergic reaction. She checked him and he looked a lot better. After making sure they were okay, she went home. She needed to rest and perhaps take a shower. The storm seemed to be gone and once again, there was peace.
