Chapter 14: Sickness and Capture
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Naruto woke up to find his wounds were treated and he has yet to be discovered, but he is not well.
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Start date, December 4
Naruto woke up to someone talking in the room. He did not feel good and guessed his fever came back from when he was on the ship. He was a bit startled to find himself lying on his side and a weight over him. Underneath him it was soft and had a coarse fell. He found his shoes were gone when he curled tighter in a ball. He opened his eyes and saw two people standing in front of him. He jumped slightly when someone placed a hand his forehead.
"He is awake, go tell Marl-san." a woman said
Naruto looked up to see the woman from earlier walk off. He was made to set up and the other women knelt down in front of him. He saw he was in new clothes. She gave him a smile.
"Are you hungry?"
He nodded and she stood up. He watched her walk to the small stove in the room and pour stew in a bowl. She came back and handed it to him. He ate slowly, finding difficulty in swallowing. The door opened up and yelling from a man came to Naruto's ears. Eight kids, older then he was, was marched in. The man was a bit on the heavy side.
"Sit down and keep quiet." the man told the group, anger on his face
The man looked to Naruto and at the group he just brought in.
"Carline, I will be back. Don't give these brats anything to eat."
The man left and the women sat next to Naruto. She sent a stern look at the group of boys.
"How come he gets to eat something and we don't?" one yelled
She rolled her eyes and looked back at Naruto as he started to cough. She looked sorry as clutched his chest.
"Why do I feel like this? My throat hurts worse now."
"You got an infection going on right now and your fever never did have time to leave. It did not help that you were out in the cold for the last week or so, got wet the other night and only had a few hours of sleep and not eaten much the last few days as well."
Naruto found he could not eat anymore and looked at the woman. She gave him a smile and took the bowl from him. He crossed his arms over his chest to bring warmth to him and started to drift off to sleep. He was jerked awake when the woman placed a hand on his shoulder.
The door opened up and the man walked back in with another. Both sent a glare at the group of boys. The other man walked up to Naruto. He was carrying a bag. Naruto knew he had to be a healer. The man looked him in the eyes and shook his head.
"You can tell he has a fever, his face is flush."
Naruto covered his mouth and coughed, it hurt him. He went to rub a sore spot on his head and found his hair was shorn short to his scalp and he had a bandage where he went to rub. The healer knelt down and placed his hands under Naruto's neck. Naruto relaxed as the man placed his chakra into him to examine him. The man raised an eyebrow. He pulled his hands back and shook his head.
"He has a high fever, an infection; his throat is raw, exhaustion, and mild hypothermia. Two of his injures are old, maybe two to three weeks old."
The man walked forward and looked to the healer.
"His left leg is broken as well his shoulder. They are okay."
The man nodded and looked to Naruto. Naruto has his vision to the ground. He did not know what to do if they find out who he was. He bit his lip, as panic rose, wondering if his illusion was still up.
"Boy, take off your shirt." the healer said
Naruto was uneasy of doing so. He hid his grimace as he pulled his shirt off. The man pulled the bandage on his should wound away. Naruto noticed he was wrapped in bandages. He saw the man's face contort. He looked at the wound to see it red. The man then felt along the side of his ribs.
"He is bruised real well, nothing else broken."
The healer looked at his arm and Naruto felt chakra enter through his summon tattoo. He hopped nothing would happen.
"What is that mark on his arm?" the heavy set man asked
"It's just a tattoo. I need to go back to the hospital for some stuff for him. I will be back shortly"
"I will be taking him to a room in the building." the man said
The healer nodded and left the room. Naruto watched the heavy set man sent another glare at the group of boys. Naruto put his shirt back on and covered his mouth when he started to cough. He winced as he swallowed. The women stood up and looked down at him.
"Come on."
He looked down to look for his shoes and saw his feet were covered in bandages. He did not find his shoes. He stood up and almost fell, but the woman caught him. He walked forward and the man wrapped his arms around Naruto's shoulders which he flinched at.
"Marl-san, I will get their parents." the women said
The man nodded and led Naruto out of the room and down a hall. Naruto glanced at cells holding people. He was getting worried he might be put in one. He let out a sigh which tuned into a cough as he was lead to a room with a bed. Naruto looked at the window, it did not ease him. It had bars over it. He saw it was snowing heavily.
"Sit down." the man said
Naruto walked to the bed and sat down. The man pulled a chair closer to him. Naruto kept his gaze from the man.
"Tell me your name boy."
"Yasutaru Kit." Naruto grimaced when his throat hurt when he talked
"I was told why you were attacked by bandits and you were looking for your family. I will be contacting the orphanage and they will come to get you."
Naruto looked up at the man to protest, but the man sent a glare at him.
"I will not hear it. I will have my men look for your family."
Naruto looked down from the man.
"Tell me your parent's names."
Naruto looked at the man and down. The man gave a sigh and shook his head. Naruto swallowed and closed his eyes in pain from his throat and body.
"I will take that as you don't know your parents names."
Naruto shook his head no.
"Do you think this story will work?"
"It has so far with the man. You play the innocent boy very well. Keep with this story."
The man studied Naruto for a few minutes and let out a tired sigh.
"How long have you been separated from your family?"
"About a few days."
"What happen to you that you are all cut up and bruised? I doubt you would get that from fighting."
"I ran from the bandits and tried crossing a river, but the current was too strong. I woke up on land and got out of the river and made a campfire. I waited till my clothes were dry and I took off. I followed the river and found a road. I followed and saw your city. I entered to find a hospital and was grabbed by a man.
The man stood up and put the chair back against the wall.
"You will stay here till the person I sent for arrives or I will have some of my guards to take you. We should find something about your family in a few days. Once we find them, I will let you know."
The man left and Naruto heard the door lock. He snorted as he looked around the room.
"What will I do?"
"Get better first and then escape. It will not help if you just get worse."
"What if we have to leave now, do you think I can make it. We are about two weeks to the broader."
"I believe so, but we will see. It might take longer since you are sick."
Naruto nodded. He let out a yawn. He sensed someone coming. He watched the door open up and it was the healer. A woman followed him.
"I will tell Marl-san you are here." she said
She left and the doctor closed the door. He walked up to Naruto, setting a bag on the floor.
"Let me change your bandages."
Naruto took off his shirt. The man took off his bandages and cleaned his wounds.
"Take you pants off."
Naruto did and found himself in boxers and his legs were wrapped up in bandages as well. He frowned at all the cuts and bruises over his body. He wondered who changed him as the man treated him. He watched the man pull out different jars and set them on the table as he got dressed. The man poured different amounts of the jars contents in a cup and handed it to him. Naruto curled his nose at the smell.
"Drank it." the man ordered
Naruto gulped it down and wanted to throw it up. The man grabbed one of his feet and lifted it. The man took off the bandages and Naruto heard the man hiss at the state his feet were in. The bottoms of his feet were covered in blisters. The man looked at him and went to his bag. He pulled out a balm and spread it on the soles of Naruto's feet and wrapped them up with gauze. Naruto had long ignored the pain with his feet. He did not know that some of the blisters were bleeding or how bad his feet looked.
"Now get some sleep. I will see you in a few days. Marl-san knows how to mix your medicine."
Naruto nodded and got under the covers. He hopes Jiraiya would not send Gamakichi. He just let sleep overcome him. The healer left and found Marl in his office, looking at the stuff Naruto had.
"He will be fine in a few days." he said
The man nodded and picked up a kunai. The tip was missing and covered in rust. It was not good metal.
"The boy is very lucky; I hope so for his family. I will see you in a few days."
The healer left and the man leaned back in his chair, thinking what to do with Naruto.
-captured-
Jiraiya was in his room at the hotel they were staying at. He found where the bathhouses were and itched to peek, but would have to find a way around the guards. He was sitting at a small table in the room he shared with Kakashi, Gai, and Asuma. He glanced at Kakashi who was reading one of his books, laying on a futon. Gai was across from him, sleeping away. Asuma was next to him, reading a different book. He snorted as he stood up.
"I say you will be captured within five minutes." Asuma said
"I say three." Kakashi said
Jiraiya let out another snort.
"I will not." he said
The man looked to the clock and out the window, seeing it was dark. He frowned and looked to the group.
"That's it, I am sending him"
Jiraiya went to bit him thumb, but Kakashi stopped him.
"Won't be a good idea. He might be in a placed, that will draw attention to him when a summon creature appears. That could be why he did not send Gamakichi yet."
Jiraiya let out a sigh. He left the room, to try his luck at the bathhouses.
End date, December 4