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All Characters Appearing In This Woork Are Fictitious. Any Resemblance To Real Persons, Living Or Dead Is Purely Coincidental.
Picking up the Pieces
The war and fighting was finally over it was now time to take stock of the situation, by collecting the fallen and taking care of the wounded. Although the battle had ended it had left smouldering embers of hatred, pain and sorrow. Thoughts of revenge and the reasons why would be entertained and uncovered later. The primary concern now was to get everyone out of harm's way.
At The Kumo hospital the medics were getting flooded with new patients, when The Medic Team that had been sent out with Bee and Omoi had just arrived with Chiruku in a stretcher in critical condition. He wasn't even fully through the door when the Head Medic screamed out to his subordinates and said "alright guys let's stop jabbering and get to work, somebody prep an operation room stat!"
" I have a patient who is critical condition, I need a bone mending specialist as well, this shinobi is from Konoha's famed Akimichi clan and has consumed a soldier pill to boost his performance so prep accordingly and will somebody for Kami's sake get me some blood thickening pills!" The medics scrambled to carry out the Head medic's orders as they prepped an operation room with the necessary equipment and team of medics.
The medic's screams were suddenly interrupted by a human shaped blur who out of nowhere seemed to arrive right in front of the head medic, when he stopped right in front of the medic he saw that the blur was a male shinobi about the age of 16, with a black suit with mesh armour underneath, over which he wore a sleeveless, Karate uwagi (jacket) with black and bright orange, markings reminiscent of tiger stripes on it and upon his forehead he wore a blue forehead protector with the Insignia of the Hidden Leaf Village craved upon it. "Hey doc you got to help us, my friends and I are heavily injured after we got into this with the enemy and..."
Before the young shinobi could ramble any further the doctor slapped him hard across the cheek and said "Calm down soldier, it's going to be okay." Once Konohamaru was brought back to normal, the doctor took control of the situation and said "first things first state your name and rank soldier." Konohamaru nodded and stood up straight and in a formal military tone said "Konohamaru Sarutobi, Genin of Konohagakure requesting Medical assistance sir!" Konohamaru said executing a perfect Military Salute The Medical Nin returned the salute with equal respect and said " very well Konohamaru I will help you, my name is Hideyo Noguchi and I am the medic in charge of this hospitaltell me what is the extent of the injured and the number of injured Shinobi in your squad."
Konohamaru took out a scroll from his jacket and handed it to the head medical and said "this scroll has all the details sensei, please help my friends." As the medical Nin was taking the scroll from Konohamaru's now shaking hands his expert medical mind saw the effects that the recent battle had taken on the young genin. "Hey are you ok Konohamaru you're shaking all over and I can see without even activating any jutsu that you're going into shock from the side effects from opening two chakra gates, someone get a stretcher for his young man and some stabilising serums and..." he was stopped mid sentence when Konohamaru stopped him with his shaking hand and said "No, my mission takes importance."
"My Nakama are hurt and I was sent here as a messenger to tell the medical team, so unless I am officially relieved of duty by one of my superior officers I will not rest. Now please hurry up and prepare what is needed to help my wounded friends."
The medic knew a stubborn patient when he saw one, and although he knew that as a medic his patient's health came before their pride he could not help but admire his tenacity. *Sigh* "fine, what is their ETA." before Konohamaru could respond, the ground outside the hospital suddenly shook very violently like an earthquake and before the medic could even utter a word the hospital building shook again. He then heard a loud roar outside the hospital.
Suddenly one of the junior doctors came running towards the Head medic and said "Sensei we are under attack, Two Giant Toads and a Big Black Bear, with a ferocious looking blue monkey, have just landed in front of the hospital entrance."
Konohamaru smiled looking at the Medic's shocked expression and said with a Naruto like grin "they're here." The head Medic was shocked and silent for a moment before finally raising his eyebrows up and said "your friends I presume?"
Konohamaru smiled and nodded his head. The head medic simply shook his head and turned towards his apprentice and said "Takamine take this scroll and gather the necessary supplies and medics needed to treat the patients and coördinate with me starting with this patient." he told his apprentice pointing towards Tatsuki's name. His apprentice nodded his head and disappeared in a flash to carry out his captain's orders.
Konohamaru lead the medic towards the injured leaf shinobi. The medic was surprised as he saw the leaf ninja gathered around him on three summoned animals Hinata had her whips out and Byakugan active looking for enemies in the shadows, Shikamaru having used up all his chakra had switched tactics and had his heavy bow in his hand and a bag of quivers slung over his back with an arrow perched upon his bow-string. Seeing movement from the front, he quickly pulled back his bow string and pointed his towards the now hurrying Head Medic.
Tenten had one arm in a sling and with her other arm she held her katana also on the lookout for enemies. Hirako had his insects all over the area, most of his insects however were directed towards Shino trying to keep Shino's hive under control with his. Hanabi was sitting next to Moegi with her Byakugan active trying to help her redirect Tatsuki' chakra flow. Udon had a kunai in each hand scouting the area for enemies.
Kenpachi was feeling the after effects of the battle and was in a rage and was trying to keep it under control but failing and as a result tried to take out his anger on a few oak trees that were in the vicinity by slashing them with his sword and causing huge gashes with each slash. Even with all the wounded that they had the leaf ninja had decided to land half a km away from the hospital so as to prevent any potential skirmishes.
Konohamaru was the first one out of the hospital and ran towards Hinata and said "I got the doc Boss lady he is on his way here I even gave him the scroll Moegi chan gave me and he said he will help." When he finished his sentence he saw the head medic coming near them with his medical team, in a few seconds the medical Nin reached there with his team and after introductions were made, the Leaf ninja lowered their weapons and he medical Nin started their job.
The Head medic was overseeing Tatsuki's evacuation when one of the medics tripped on a pebble which caused Tatsuki's stretcher to wobble a bit which in turn caused Tatsuki to scream out in pain. Kenpachi heard her scream and ran towards her at full speed and saw she was squirming in pain. He then looked at the medic who had caused her the pain with a look of pure hatred and started running towards him with his sword outreached.
Kumasari saw this and knew it would not be good, she quickly looked at the head medic sharply and said "Healer I am speaking to you, my son is suffering from the after effects of summoning and fighting me and seeing his beloved in pain. If you wish to save your man's life, quickly cast an illusion upon my son to make him fall into a deep sleep." The medic simply nodded his head and made a few hand signs and said "Ninja Art: Genjutsu: Land Of Dreams."
Suddenly Kenpachi started to feel drowsy and his eyes started to feel heavy and would have fallen to the floor when his eyes closed had it not been for one of the Kumo medical Nins who caught him and put him on a stretcher.
At the same time Konohamaru started coughing up blood and fell to one knee, as his muscles which were now under severe strain could no longer support his weight. Hinata looked at him in alarm and hurried to his side and said "Konohamaru-kun you have done well it's time for you to rest." Konohamaru still coughing up blood on one knee said "C-cant*cough* *cough* leave boss lady alone, boss man's orders *cough* *cough*" Hinata smiled and said "you are as stubborn as your sensei, you know that?"
Standing up she looked at him and said in an authoritative voice of a drill sergeant, said "Genin, Sarutobi Konohamaru you are hereby relieved of duty and ordered to report to the medical team for healing of your wounds." Konohamaru looked up and his expression clearly said it wanted to argue but he could see that Hinata meant business "Do you intend to disobey a direct order by a superior officer Konohamaru Sarutobi?" Konohamaru knew when he was beat and said "affirmative Taichou I understand, I am relieved of duty and am to report to the Hospital for healing."
With that said he looked at Koenma and said "Koenma, I need you to stay here and look after the boss lady until the boss man or the Hokage return ok?" The blue furred Monkey simply nodded his head Konohamaru smiled and said "hey doc, get me a stretcher and help me up because I'm afraid this monkey's down for the count." With that said he promptly fell down and fell asleep."
Hinata looked at all the Genin and said" all right that's enough as your commanding officer I am hereby ordering all you Genin to stand down and head to the medical Facility and to stay and rest there until you are not cleared by the medics for active duty." She then looked at Moegi and Kenshin and said "Moegi, Kenshin front and centre." The two Genin were in front of her in a few seconds. Hinata then looked at the Head medic and said "Noguchi-san, these two Genin are apprentice medics and will be able to help you if needed in helping you heal our wounded comrades' use them as you see fit." The head medic nodded his head and said "thank you Hyuuga san I am sure they will be very helpful."
A few hours later
All of the leaf ninja had been escorted to the hospital and were resting easily. Hinata had taken control of the situation because Shikamaru stated it was too much of a drag to do much after the battle and Tenten was content to have Hinata take charge.
After having made sure everyone was being looked after by the medical team, including the summoned animals, she had sent Gamakichi to guard the Hokage and tell her of what had happened so far. Kumasari had refused to leave for her own domain until Kenpachi was safe so she had taken to keeping watch over the young leaf Nin by patrolling outside the hospital and scanning for any oncoming enemies along with Gamatatsu who was checking for enemies while being submerged in the nearby lake.
Koenma had refused to leave her side stating that Konohamaru had tasked him with keeping her safe and looking after her until Naruto was back, since her eyes and hands were hurting badly from over using her Byakugan and Gentle Fist in battle, she had Koenma check up on everyone to make sure that everyone was being looked after properly.
At the Kage tower
Crow and Pigeon had managed to survive the battle and were standing beside their leader as she spoke with the two leaders and trying to decide how to deal with the situation of interrogating and dividing the spoils of war.
It had finally been decided that the simplest way would be best and had reached a verbal agreement for the same. The three leaders were just discussing the finer details of the agreement when suddenly the three kages heard shouts from outside the arena as a large orange toad appeared high in the air, momentarily blocking out the sun before arriving right in front of the Hokage and said "Yo sup folks." Crow recognised the toad immediately as one of Naruto's personal summons but that didn't mean he wasn't on edge, but he wasn't foolish enough to try and attack it. He would get killed in a second for his foolishness.
So he looked at his leader who had been momentarily surprised but broke into a smile and said "Gamakichi what are you doing here, is everything alright where is Naruto and what happened to Kabuto and what about the others?" Tsunade said suddenly with a worried look on her face. "Gamakichi suddenly stopped her and said "hold your horses there Hokage-sama, I'll tell you everything you want to know however not here in private away from prying eyes and ears. I have been ordered by Hinata to tell only you of the events that have taken place." Tsunade nodded her head registering in the back of her mind that Gamakichi did not call her Baa chan like he usually did.
Tsunade nodded her head and said "very well," she looked at her fellow kages and said "please excuse me for a moment Gentlemen while I have a word with one of my ninja." the Kages nodded their assent.
She then turned to Crow and Pigeon and said "I want you two to create a level 8 silencing barrier around me and Gamakichi is that clear?" The Anbu were a bit sceptical and Pigeon was the first one to say something "But Hokage-sama we are your personal guards and ..." Tsunade interrupted him saying "I have my reasons Pigeon don't worry, I'll be fine now construct the barrier please."Tsunade said in a kind but firm voice. Crow and Pigeon simply nodded their heads and made a few hand signs and constructed the barrier requested by their leader.
Once complete Gamakichi spoke and said "how you doing granny, you look tired."Yes, well I am tired Gamakichi, but forget about all that give me a sit-rep." Gamakichi nodded his head and said "roger, well here is what happened so far..."
Crow and Pigeon were getting worried. The Hokage had been inside the barrier for over 35 minutes now and the Hokage had still not given the signal to bring down the barrier, although they knew both the toad and its summoner well enough, they were Anbu it was their job not to trust anyone.
10 minutes later
The Hokage finally gave the signal to bring down the barrier. She then walked over to her fellow leaders and said "I have good news and bad news Gentlemen; the good news is that my ninja managed to defeat and kill the enemy ninja, and Naruto has managed to defeat that snake-like bastard Kabuto."
The Kage were glad to hear that, but their happiness was short-lived as Gaara said "The bad news Hokage-Dono?" Tsunade smiled sadly and said "it seems in their effort to defeat the enemy some of my Ninja are knocking on death's door, secondly as I said before Naruto managed to defeat Kabuto but at a cost, it seems the battle ground where my ninja fought has become a war ground filled with traps and explosives. It also seems that in order to defeat Kabuto Naruto had to build a very high level barrier measuring approx. 500 square metres of land.
That land will never be accessible again for any sort of life form, because the type of jutsu That Naruto used to kill and defeat Kabuto are quite deadly even in their latent forms for life. However my ninja are being attended by a medic named Hideyo Noguchi at the Kumo hospital, and are undergoing surgery at the minute."
The Raikage and Kazekage were silent for a moment before the Raikage spoke and said "I know Hideyo very well he is a great medical ninja, Head of the Kumo Hospital and a good man as well. He was the one who operated on my arm, he will take care of your ninja. "He said looking at the two kages."As for the battle ground it seems a small price to pay for what it's worth." Suddenly The Raikage saw a big ball of ink appear in the sky and form into a code before disappearing. I have just received word from Bee, It seems he has finished his battle as well and the Daimyo are also safe I shall dispatch a team of Anbu Black Ops to pick them up and take them to a safer location."
Gaara turned towards A and said "Raikage-dono both I and the Hokage would like to express our gratitude in helping keep our leaders safe during this battle, "however we would like to request that you allow two of our own Anbu Black Ops members in your squad to ensure that our leaders are safe and taken care of." A nodded his head in approval and said "of course Kazekage dono, but my Anbu black ops will be in standard Jonin attire for this mission so I ask your Shinobi to do the same." Tsunade nodded her head and said "of course Raikage-dono, it shall be as you requested."
She then turned to Crow and Pigeon and said "I want both of you on this mission and I want you to ensure the safety of the Daimyo at any cost, and as the Raikage said you are to dress in the uniform of a Konoha Jonin when on this mission, is that understood?"
The two Anbu nodded their head in understanding. The Raikage then spoke and said "my men will be ready in 30 minutes so please meet them at the southern entrance of the stadium." The Anbu agents nodded their heads and disappeared in a shun shin of leaves.
Gaara turned towards his two Anbu bodyguards who had also just arrived and said "Vulture, Camel the same order goes for the both of you as well you are to dress in the standard attire of Sunagakure Jonin and meet the rest of the extraction team in 30 minutes at the southern end of the arena." The two Suna Nin also nodded their heads and disappeared in a shun shin of sand.
The Raikage then turned towards his two fellow guards and said "Hokage-dono, Kazekage dono I'm sure you both must be tired from the battle just now. I extend you both an inviatation to take rest at my personal home while I sort these issues out." Tsunade and Gaara smiled and said "we may be tired but we are leaders as well and as such we have no right to rest while our shinobi are fighting." Gaara said "Please excuse me Raikage-dono while I search for my shinobi." Gaara crossed his arms and dissolved into loose particles of sand that were blown away by a gentle breeze.
Tsunade looked at A and said "I may be a Kage but my fist and foremost duty is a medic so I would like to go to the hospital and attend to my shinobi as well Raikage dono." Tsunade said. A simply smiled and said "as you wish." Tsunade inclined her head slightly and said "thank you" she then jumped on Gamakichi's head and said "let's go Gamakichi, take me to the hospital."
"Gamakichi simply grinned and said "You got it Granny." and with a single leap jumped high into the air. The Raikage let out a huge breath and said "well time to get to work." He then turned towards Omoi who had just appeared and said "get an Anbu squad ready we have to go save those useless old Politicians." Omoi simply grinned and said "you got it boss."
Meanwhile
Lee, Chouji and Kiba and Akamaru had walked for over 25 minutes now trying to find their friends it seemed that they had lost the trail. Even Kiba and Akamaru were having trouble picking up their scent it seemed like the battle had taken a huge toll on them especially on their sense of smell. Suddenly Akamaru smelled something in the air and caught everyone's attention by barking.
Kiba was on alert and said "hey guys, Akamaru says he has found a familiar scent, he says it's about 1 km southwest of here." Lee shouted and said "Let's go my friends for 1 km from here our friends await us in all their youthfulness." Before Kiba could even say anything Chouji slapped Lee on the back of the head and said "shut up Lee it's too tiring to get so worked up about everything, if you have forgotten we just finished a hell of a battle and hardly have any chakra or stamina left so just shut up and walk." Lee for once was quiet after that.
10 Minutes later.
The group of Konoha ninja had almost reached their destination when a kunai struck the ground in front of them and a wave of Genjutsu being cast around them. When the four Konoha ninja broke the Genjutsu, they looked up to see who threw the kunai and who cast the Genjutsu and they saw Two Kumo Nin high up in the trees. C and Darui were standing guard high up in the trees when they saw the 4 Konoha ninja and although C recognised them immediately for whom they were, he was still cautious, especially when their enemy was Kabuto.
Kiba was about to shout out when Chouji silenced him with a glance "Darui called out and said "Halt, who goes there, Identify yourselves or be killed where you stand!" Lee was the one who spoke first and said "we are Konoha shinobi; my name is Rock Lee and these are my comrades Chouji Akimichi, Kiba Inuzuka, and Akamaru." The green clad ninja said pointing to each one in turn.
C then spoke and said "state your business." Rock Lee again spoke and said "my friends and I have just fought a fierce battle and are heavily injured we are looking for our comrades, however we also need medical attention." There was silence for a few minutes, and then C and Darui jumped down from the ground and then C said "you might be real or you might be an enemy in disguise. That is not yet determined. So we will place chakra suppression seals on all of you and if our captain clears you three only then will we release or else we will kill you without a second thought, is that clear?" Chouji looked at his comrades and then the 4 shinobi simply nodded their assent.
5 Minutes later
The Konoha shinobi had been blindfolded and had chakra suppression seals on them and led into camp. Kiba and Akamaru had an extra seal put on them that blocked their sense of smell. When they finally stopped, they heard some low whispering and then finally a voice called out and said "Take off their blindfolds Yo." With their blindfolds taken off the 4 shinobi saw before them the captain of the Kumo Nin: Killer Bee.
Kiba was the first to open his mouth and said "well damn if it aint the Great Killer Bee, brother to the Raikage and official Liaison between Kumogakure and Konohagakure, hey you look all healed up especially after that last incident in Konoha. But I have to say man you got real balls doing that, I mean even Jiraiya of the sannin barely survived and was in the hospital for a month when he tried to peek on..." Bee stopped him with his hand and said in a shaking voice "stop, not another word Inuzuka, we made a deal, if I bought you a bottle of sake, you would forget that incident." Kiba laughed and said "sorry man but I couldn't think of anything else that would confirm our identity, after all you and I was the only witnesses to that event, besides with the way we are now an academy student could kill us with a plastic Kunai." Bee grunted and said "true enough."
Everyone present was confused about what Kiba meant, while it was common knowledge that Killer Bee was the liaison between the two countries the Kumo Nin could not understand what Incident Kiba was relating too. Bee looked at Darui and C and said "release them they're the real deal." The two Kumo Nin obeyed their captain's orders and released the four ninja and lead them towards the medical camp where they healed their damaged bodies. While being looked at the two groups of shinobi exchanged information and Intel on everything so far.
Back at The Kumogakure hospital
Gamakichi had just landed outside the Hospital grounds with Tsunade sitting on top of him. Once he had landed Tsunade jumped off his back and thanked the young toad, when she jumped down she saw Hinata, Tenten and Shikamaru along with Koenma, Kumasari and the two young toads. Hinata had her hands covered in bandages and she had also been provided with some dark tinted glasses so as to keep the sun out of her eyes and protect her now very sensitive eyes.
Tenten had changed her outfit after the surgery from her typical Jonin uniform to normal fight robes that she normally wore during training although she still had her sword in one hand wearing her Jonin flak jacket. She had one arm in a sling and because of the wounds she had sustained in battle she wore a only a Konoha Jonin flak jacket with sarashi (bandages) covering her chest and abdomen to cover her ample breasts as well as to cover the wounds she had received on the battlefield, along with red pants that had a flame pattern on them and although now sheathed she still carried her katana at her waist.
Shikamaru looked pretty much ok except for a few bandages around his head and arms though it seemed that he still carried his bow and arrow with him. When the Hokage descended her ninja started to bow in front of her before she stopped them, as she walked the three Konoha Jonin and one blue monkey formed around their leader. She walked up to the man who was standing in the middle of the room and screaming instructions and commands for he was obviously the man in charge.
She came up behind him and said "How can I help doctor." Without turning his head the doctor said "what are you stupid, find a patient and start healing, don't ask stupid questions." Tenten was about to unsheathe her sword, and Hinata was about tap the man on his back while Koenma was about to say something. Shikamaru however did nothing but shake his head he had spent enough time with Naruto to know when he was about to pull a prank.
He could see the mischief clear in his leader's eyes now. Tsunade stopped her ninja with a single hand and said to the doctor "I'm not stupid, I'm just new to the hospital." The doctor was now in full pissed of mode and finally turning his back to face the source of his recent anger he said "why don't you just read the goddamn..." as he came face to face with Tsunade his words died in his mouth and his mouth just hung open.
Tsunade gave the man an appraising look; he was about 50 years old tall and fit, with salt and pepper hair he had grey eyes that held great wisdom and experience both on and off the battlefield his hands were delicate yet strong and from the way he positioned his fingers it seemed that he was a pipe smoker. All in all a very capable man but very dangerous when angry.
Hideyo finally found his voice and said "as I live and breathe the Goddess of Beauty and Medicine. 5th Hokage of Konohagakure: Tsunade Senju." Tsunade chuckled as she saw Hideyo give her an appraising look with his gaze momentarily lingering on her chest for a few seconds longer before bringing his face to hers. "Tsunade chuckled after hearing Hideyo address her as such and said "I must say out of all the nicknames given to me so far I think I prefer this one the most." Shikamaru was enjoying the show and simply smiled when he saw Hideyo realise that he was not simply talking to a fellow doctor but a leader of a Hidden village. Hideyo suddenly became apologetic and said "sorry for the earlier remark Hokage-dono, I was under the impression it was a prankster; allow me to tell you of the state of your Shinobi."
He consulted his notes and said "Jonin Shino Aburame has just come out of surgery, he had a broken arm and leg which was being held together by his insects, and it seems that along with the stress of the previous battle it seems his nervous system started suffering from electric overload, from what I have understood so far it seems he imbibed his insects with too much lightning natured chakra and as a result it seems the insects could not maintain the chakra properly anymore and as a result it caused a mutation in his insects which then caused them to wreak havoc on his nervous system."
"Although I could repair most of the damage to his bones and nervous systems, it seems his cousin Hirako was able to help during the surgery by keeping control of Shino's insects although the chakra control required to keep control of all those insects is truly impressive and he was a great help during the surgery. But the long procedure made him very tired especially after a battle. So I gave him a mild sedative and put him under a sleep inducing Genjutsu, to help him recover, thankfully he had no serious wounds except for the normal chakra drain and battle fatigue. He has the makings of a great medical ninja."
"Next is Special Jonin: Tenten she had a broken left arm and a deep wound to the abdomen and stomach, it seems she was stabbed by a poisoned weapon which although slow effecting is still every bit dangerous as any venom and by the time she got here it had almost reached her heart. My medic was able to remove most of the toxins from her body, but she still has a significant amount of poison still circulating in her blood which cannot be flushed out, so my medic being the genius she is, has soaked bandages in a solution that will help remove the harmful toxins via perspiration, which will be soaked into the bandages."
She was also forbidden from wearing any type of upper body clothing for at least a week until the toxins are flushed out completely from her body. Tsunade looked at Tenten and said "May I know why you are wearing a flak jacket when you were specifically forbidden from wearing any upper body clothing for a week Jonin Tenten?" Tenten looked at her leader a little bashful and said "two reasons Hokage-sama; one: I feel naked without at least a few weapons on my person sealed or otherwise especially since we are in a foreign land and second: I am a Konoha ninja and my flak jacket and Hitai-ate are a matter of pride for me which identify me as a Konoha shinobi. Besides no need to worry My medic Mayuki has given me approval to wear this Flak jacket so long as I burn it afterwards." Tsunade simply nodded her head and said "very well Tenten." She then gestured to Hideyo to continue as they travelled to his office.
The Kumo Medic nodded his head and said "Next is Jonin Hinata Hyuuga: she has been looked after by my apprentice Doctor Mujashi. She has suffered some deep wounds on her legs and arms but nothing serious although she has been prescribed some dark tinted glasses to keep her eyes shielded from the light. Due to overusing her Byakugan she has developed temporary Photophobia, as well as severe Carpel Tunnel Syndrome due to overusing her Gentle Fist. It seems that Mujashi has bandaged her hands after soaking them with a potion that will help reduce her inflamed and repair the damaged tissues in her hand once it soaks in."
Next we come to Jonin Shikamaru: his report states that he is pretty much okay except for a few scrapes and bruises, the report does however state that his body has suffered severe chakra drain which has caused damage to his chakra coils, although the damage is not great it's still substantial and although we have managed to heal most of the issue, his body still needs to repair the rest of the damage naturally without the help of medicines or drugs of any kind and he is not to overexert himself for at least a month."
Tenten laughed at this and said "that comes naturally to Shikamaru, not doing anything but relaxing" Shikamaru simply was silent for a minute then said: "hey doc, I can still exercise right?" "It's just that I'm trying to increase my endurance and stamina." Shikamaru looked at the doctor straight in the eye. The doctor looked at him for a moment as he registered and then understood the meaning behind the question. He then smiled and said: "that should not be problem but not more than 3 times a week, or else it could impede your recovery/" Tenten smirked and said "don't worry Shikamaru I'm sure Temari can go without sex for a while, but the question is can you?" Shikamaru simply sighed and said "meddling bitch."
Tsunade stopped for a moment and asked Shikamaru "I know Naruto is recovering at Mount Myōboku, but where are my other Jonin: Rock Lee, Kiba Inuzuka, and Chouji Akimichi?" Shikamaru shrugged and said "I have no idea, we left them with a code and a trail to follow, and I'm sure they will get here sooner or later.
After all Akamaru is with them so they should be able to get here soon." Tsunade nodded head. She then turned towards Hinata and said "Hinata tell Gamakichi to see if he can use his abilities to find my missing Jonin and have Gamatatsu help the search party look for survivors." Hinata nodded her head and said "Hai Tsunade-sama." She then left to relay the orders of her leader to the two young Toad brothers who only listened to her orders in the absence of Naruto and the Hokage.
Hideyo and the group of Konoha shinobi had finally reached his office where he offered Tsunade a seat, one which she graciously accepted. Hideyo picked up the files that contained the medical reports of The Konoha Jonin and handed it to the Hokage. She read all the reports in detail before nodding her head in detail and said "my genin, doctor, what of my Genin?" Hideyo lit his pipe and nodded his head and picked up a few more files from his desk and took a big puff of his pipe before responding and said "most of your Genin are fine doctor."
Ah, here is the first one; Hanabi Hyuuga: she seems to have suffered similar injuries to her sister, she has also over used her Byakugan and Gentle Fist Technique and is being treated for the same, it seems she also had a fractured left hand which was a bit tricky to fix because of the way it broke it also seems the wound got infected on the way here so we have her given her some antibiotics to help fight the infection. She seems to be quite a feisty little girl. Hideyo said as he handed Tsunade her file.
"Next we have Udon: quite an interesting fellow seems to be cool under pressure and very analytical, not to mention very curious. He has suffered a broken leg and a few cuts and bruises but nothing severe along with the usual chakra drain and stress on his chakra network experienced in battle, the broken leg was a clean break so it was easy to fix."
"Although his blood report is quite interesting, it says his blood has a bit of excess iron in it, so I would recommend that he drink some herbal green tea for a few weeks to reduce the iron build up in his blood. However other than that he is fine and will recover quite nicely." Hideyo said with a grin on his face as he handed over Udon's file over to Tsunade as well."
"Hmm... Let's see next is; Kenpachi Zaraki: this kid is really something else; opening two chakra gates and fighting for such a length of time is really impressive, although he seems to be quite protective of his friends seeing as he scared the shit out of one of my interns when he almost tripped while carrying his friend."
As for his medical report: his muscles have suffered severe nerve and tissue damage it also seems that he has suffered many deep wounds that his body has only barely managed to start healing. It seems the battle has also affected the part of his brain that controls emotion; he seems to be showing signs of psychological damage as well. The Psychologist who examined him said that his brain is now acting on primal instinct and it seems his brain is not yet able to understand that he is off the battlefield." "Most of the damage he had suffered was due to him summoning and fighting alongside his powerful summon."
Kenshin Morino his friend and apprentice medical Nin was a great help in the surgery, he was able to give the doctors with specific information about Kenpachi's physical condition. He informed the doctors that Kenpachi was allergic to certain antibiotics. He was also the one who suggested that the medics simply heal his wounds and then let his body do the rest. It also states that he also informed them of Kenpachi's mental condition and was able to help the doctors a great deal. Kenshin Morino is now resting in a hospital bed after being treated for the after effects of the solider pill.
At the moment Kenpachi is under a very powerful Genjutsu along with some heavy-duty paralyzing seals to keep his body from moving so that he doesn't lose control of himself. In short I would say that his mental condition worries more than his physical condition." Hideyo said as he handed Kenpachi's file over to Tsunade.
Tsunade accepted and read it in detail. She spoke after a long time and said "Sarutobi sensei always said that war created more problems than it solved. He used to always say that war robbed children of their innocence." Hideyo once again puffed on his pipe and said "the Sandaime Hokage was not called: The Professor for no reason Tsunade-san. He was a great man indeed, I saw him on the battlefield only once and even though at that time we were enemies I had the greatest respect for him both as a ninja and as a man... but anyway, moving on, now where was I?"
Hideyo picked up one more file off his desk and opened it and said "next on the list of wounded is; Konohamaru Sarutobi: much like Kenpachi Zaraki he has also suffered significant muscle and tissue damage due to opening 2 chakra gates, it seems he also had a few broken bones as well. Much like Kenpachi Zaraki he is also suffering from extreme battle fatigue and mental stress."
"After that we have Tatsuki Arigawa and Chiruku Akimichi, both genin were severely injured in battle, and have just come out of surgery. Tatsuki has suffered a stab wound to her chest that proved difficult to close. She also seemed to have suffered lots of blood loss, thankfully her blood group is not that rare so were able to do a blood transfusion and help her body recover from blood loss and thus prevent her body from going into shock."
"Her team-mate Moegi was very helpful she was able to inform the doctors of what medicines and treatments she had given Tatsuki. However although she is out of surgery she is still comatose and has not yet awoken. But at least her condition is stable and her chances of recovery are looking good. But it will take her a couple of weeks before her body can once again produce the blood she has lost."
Last but not least we have Chiruku Akimichi: I don't even know where to begin; he has multiple fractured bones and heavy internal bleeding on top of which he lost a lot of blood and had even gone into shock on the way here. This kid is basically beat up real bad Tsunade-san.
This kid has a very rare blood type and as a results it was hard to get enough blood to heal him and in the end one of my interns came to the rescue who incidentally happened to have the same blood type as him. This kid has two shattered kneecaps and a broken elbow, and it's going to take months of recovery for him to even walk normally and Kami only knows if this kid will ever be back to 100%, but with all that said and done, this kid is one lucky bastard." Tsunade looked intrigued and asked "how so?"
The Kumo Nin simply smiled and said "this kid has Dextrocardia. I'm sure you have heard of it before Doctor." Tsunade was shocked and said "yes, of course i have heard of it," for the sake of her shinobi she explained further and said "it is a medical condition which refers to the heart being a mirror image situated on the right side. For all visceral organs to be mirrored." In layman's terms it's called Mirror Image Heart Syndrome." "It is believed to occur in approximately 1 in 12,000 people."
The Kumo Nin nodded his head and said "yes, this kid was fighting an S-class Nin with similar powers to Hidan of Akatsuki and even managed to stall him and call for Bee-Dono's help. All the while protecting The Daimyo, I got to say though the kid is either extremely brave or extremely stupid to face off an overwhelming force while trying to call for help.
That attribute alone makes him Chunin material if you ask me but then again the exams have all but gone to hell so who knows what's going to happen next." Hideyo said passing the last two files to Tsunade for her to read.
Tsunade read the last two files carefully memorizing every detail. She then stood from her chair, causing him to also stand she then walked over to Hideyo and bowed low and said "as a leader of a Nation I thank you profoundly for saving the lives of my ninja."
Hideyo was shocked but returned the bow and said "My pleasure, Tsunade-dono, but I was only doing my job." Tsunade then stood straight and said as a leader of a Nation I have thanked you for saving the lives of my shinobi, as a medic I would like to compliment you on your superb medical skills; I would welcome you into my surgery room any day of the week doctor."
Hideyo blinked in surprise as he heard the words come out of Tsunade's mouth and smiled and said "it is quite satisfying to hear such praise coming from one of the most esteemed doctors in the shinobi world and I thank you for your praise."
Hideyo then turned serious and said Tsunade-san I would like to ask you a favour if you see fit to grant it." Tsunade nodded her head and said "if it is within my power to grant it I shall." Hideyo nodded and said "I know you wish to visit your shinobi to confirm their condition but I ask that after you have done that, if you have the strength and the time I would appreciate your help with my injured patients." Tsunade thought calmly for a minute and then said "very well I accept your request on the condition that you treat me like every other doctor and medic under your command. The Kumo Nin nodded his head and told her to meet him in the surgery room after she had visited her shinobi.
Tsunade walked out of the office and walked towards Udon and Hanabi's room which was the closest when she got there she saw both genin up and awake and arguing about something. They suddenly stopped bickering when Hanabi saw Tsunade arrive in their room and pick up and read Hanabi and Udon's medical sheet that was lying at the foot of their beds.
Tsunade then turned to the two of her genin and said "I have heard how you both helped in this battle and as such I congratulate you on doing a job well done although you were injured you fought for you village with your life on the line and as your leader I can ask for nothing more." Tsunade said as she looked at the two genin with pride.
The two genin smiled at the praise and Udon turned towards Hanabi and said "you see Hanabi-chan even the Hokage acknowledges me, and said I did a good job, and I even broke my leg to save you from being skewered like a shish kebab, so wont you go on a date with me now Hanabi-chan?" Hanabi looked at Udon with an angry expression and said "oh please, you didn't do anything that anyone else would not do and besides, all you did was draw a bunch of animals; I did all the hard work sharpening the weapons and using my jyuuken to save your scrawny little ass." With that said the two genin again fell into an argument over who did better in battle, the presence of the Hokage completely forgotten."
Tsunade chuckled softly as she saw the two genin argue and walked out of the room silently with her shinobi quietly forming up around her. She turned toward Hinata who had Just arrived and said "it seems Hanabi-chan is emulating her master a bit too much don't you think Hinata?" Hinata smiled and said "it seems so Hokage-sama but I daresay she is a young and impressionable girl who holds her sensei in high regard, and she also seems to have a slight crush on Kiba-kun." Tsunade smiled and said "so it would seem, it is but natural for a student to emulate her master."
She then walked over to Tatsuki and Kenpachi's room. Both Genin were unconscious with Tatsuki and Kenpachi hooked up to a life support system that was measuring their heartbeats. Tatsuki was in a semi-comatose state and Kenpachi was under a very high level Genjutsu and his limbs were bound by an eight pentagram seal to restrict his movements and even then Kenpachi was able to move slightly, which in itself was a testament to his strength. She again thanked her ninja silently and after checking their medical reports came out of their room and walked over To Chiruku and Konohamaru's room where she saw that Chiruku was bandaged from head to toe and had a morphine drip going into his arm.
As he turned and twisted in bed Tsunade could hear his cries of pain in his sleep, despite the morphine drip numbing the pain. As she walked up to him she could see him crying and calling out for his mother in his sleep like a young child. She came up to him and after tucking him in she bent down and kissed him softly on his forehead before whispering softly in his ear "sleep well my young ninja and get well soon for the world awaits to see your smiling face shining brightly." The young genin seemed to calm down after that and fell deeper into sleep but not before grabbing Tsunade's hand and hugging it tightly and said "I love you mommy." Tsunade was moved to tears and could hold back no more as she realized that the young ninja thought he was talking to his mother. "I love you too my young ninja now sleep soundly so you can wake up big and strong to face this cruel world." Chiruku fell into a deep sleep after that and spoke no more as he started snoring.
Tsunade wiped her tears and looked across the room to see Hinata tending to Konohamaru, who was mumbling in his sleep with a smile on his face saying "you're looking very pretty in that blue dress today Ayame-chan it brings out the color of your eyes, what are doing on your lunch break today, why don't we go out on a date just you and me?" Tsunade who had just come up to the side of his bed started chuckling and laughing uncontrollably. While Hinata giggled as she heard Konohamaru sleep talking. Tenten looked on with a hopeless expression.
While Shikamaru smirked and said "trying to pick up girls even in his sleep, the kid is just like a second Naruto." Suddenly Konohamaru turned over in his sleep and had a serious expression on his face and said "Koenma, we got to protect the boss lady and the old lady Hokage until the boss man arrives. The boss man trusted me with protecting them until he arrives we can't let him down, so we are going to fight till the last breath if we go back on our word the boss man will never respect us again. We have to make Grandpa and uncle Asuma proud." He stopped talking and fell asleep again as his breathing began regular again he started snoring loudly. Tsunade was smiling sadly now as her expert medical eyes saw the damage that the boy had done to his body in trying to fulfil his promise to his master. She kissed him on the forehead and said softly in his ear "you have fulfilled your mission young Sarutobi, your ancestors look down from Kami's realm with pride as they see the valour you displayed on the battlefield today."
She then walked into the last room where Moegi, Kenshin, and Hirako were resting. While Hirako was asleep having tired himself out from both the battle and helping his cousin keep control of his insects during the surgery. Kenshin was watching an old comedy film on TV, while Moegi was reading a romance novel that she had bought recently. When they saw the Hokage enter the room they stopped what they were doing and were scrambling to bow down, while Kenshin was about to wake Hirako. But Tsunade shook her head and said "no need for formalities my young genin, the head medic has told me how much help you gave him in trying to heal your comrades and so I am here to thank you personally for playing such a big role in saving your comrades, and now it's time for you to rest." the young genin looked at each other and said "Hai Hokage-sama." Tsunade smiled and left the room to get some fresh air.
When she came outside she saw that the two toads had left to look for survivors. Kumasari was patrolling outside on the look for friend or foe. On seeing the hokage Kumasari walked up to her and said "How is my son Tsunade-Matriarch?" Tsunade bowed her head slightly and said "he is healing well Kumasari-san, and should be back to normal soon." Kumasari interrupted Tsunade and said "I asked about his heart Tsunade-Matriarch, not his body, he is my son I know his body will heal but what of his heart?" Tsunade looked up towards the sky and said "it will be a long and difficult road for him but if he doesn't give up his heart will also heal." Kumasari was silent for a moment and said "I see. I wish to speak with you in private about my son once this is all over Tsunade-Matriarch." Tsunade simply nodded her head and the two leaders stood there in silence for a few seconds longer, until Tsunade turned towards the hospital to go back inside when she heard Kumasari start growling softly. "What is it Kumasari san?" Kumasari growled in reply and said "I can smell many scents coming here at a very fast pace, whether they are friend or foe however I cannot tell." The Konoha ninja got into positions surrounding the Hokage from all sides, to protect her from every direction. After a few minutes the large group came in to view and upon seeing who it was the Konoha ninja let down their guard.
In front of the leaf shinobi stood the forces of the Kazekage and his shinobi with the three Sunagakure Genin being lifted upon big stretchers made of sand. Along with him were the other Suna shinobi few of whom were injured and were also being lifted upon huge stretchers made of sand. With them stood Killer Bee and the three missing Konoha Jonin along with a full squad of Kumo Medical Nin who were being flanked by Omoi, Darui and C. Bringing up the rear were the two Toad brothers Gamakichi and Gamatatsu.
Akamaru, Kiba, Lee, and Chouji came in front of the Hokage and bent down on one knee and Lee spoke for everyone and said "as per your orders we engaged the enemy in battle and defeated them in Mortal Combat. What are our further orders Hokage-sama?" Tsunade simply smiled and said "I hereby place you three along with Kumasari, Koenma and the two Toad brothers Gamakichi and Gamatatsu temporarily under the command of the Kazekage; you are to help him and his men who are still able to stand and fight defend this hospital until reinforcements arrive." The three ninja stood up and said "hai Hokage-sama."
She then handed Chouji a scroll and said "this scroll has the status of your comrades, I am afraid we can't relax just yet my shinobi. But know this: I am proud of your accomplishments today. Omoi then turned towards the Kazekage and said "The Raikage has ordered the 4 of us to place ourselves under your command." He told the Kazekage after pointing to Bee, Darui, C and himself. "You have done all you can for your injured shinobi now please leave the rest to Kumo's superb medical team." The Kazekage smiled faintly and nodded his head and directed his floating stretcher of sand towards the medical Nin and depositing his injured shinobi in their capable hands.
Once the injured shinobi were escorted inside, the Kazekage took charge of the ragtag team of shinobi and arranged them in a military formation of defense and offense. Although everyone was now reunited, and the battle was over their job was still not over for they still had to heal the wounded and defend them until reinforcements arrived.
A/N: well there you go another chapter finished. This was a very emotional chapter for me especially the part where Chiruku and Konohamaru were speaking in their sleep. Just to tell you guys the next chapter will take a short time skip of a few days to a week.
Photo-phobia: Sensitivity to light
Matriarch- Female head of a family