Chapter 10: Kyuubi Plays Mah Jong?
A/N: If anyone would like to co author the story with me, please let me know. I need someone to help me make the story better and help me when I get Writer's Block!
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Thoughts that raged in Itachi's mind ceased as he began to open his eyes. At first, blurs were all that he could make out, but in a matter of seconds, everything began filling out. Frankly, Itachi ached all over from his over exhaustion of chakra and wounds. Around him was the scenery of a normal hospital room with various machines around him. Very slowly, Itachi laid back again and watched the rays of sunshine entering through the window.
'Damn, I hate being in this condition! I need to know how Hana is doing and what happened with Sandaime-sama.'
In another part of the hospital Itachi resided in, Naruto, Sasuke, and Gaara were in worse condition. Naruto's chakra reserves were shot and the overuse of Kyuubi's spirit energy left him in the sewers of his mind, hanging on to his existence by a single thread. Sasuke was left severely burned and wounded after his use of the curse mark for an extended period of time and his attack on Waki which electrocuted him thoroughly, but the healing done on him by medic nins left his body in a better condition. The most unusual of the conditions was Gaara's. No injuries were visible on his body, yet he still lay unconscious on the hospital bed.
In Konaha, the village had been left in ruins after the attack had subsided. Atop one of the highest buildings in the village, the Sandaime hokage laid peacefully on the ground, breathing slowly. After hours of endless fighting against his former pupil, Orochimaru, Sarutobi prevailed victorious as Orochimaru ran from the battle. He felt he owed a lot to young Itachi for taking a lot of extra opponents off of his hands. With those thoughts, he closed his eyes and slowly drifted out of consciousness.
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"I win Kyuubi-kun!" shouted Naruto in the sewers of his mind as he pointed to the completed game of Mah Jong on the sewer floor.
"I swear kit, I will learn how these games work and beat you. You only won because you've played them before!" nearly whined Kyuubi as he swung a tail through his cage bars that shattered the board.
During Naruto's time with Kyuubi, he became very board very quickly. Eventually, he came up with the idea of playing games. Kyuubi had absolutely no idea what a game was, so, now, Naruto spent most of his time telling Kyuubi what games to summon and teaching Kyuubi how to play.
"So, Kyuubi-kun, how's my body doing?" asked Naruto as he sat against Kyuubi's cage.
"You really beat yourself up, kit. I'd say another week until you wake up."
"Thanks for the update. I think I'll just explore the corridors in here for a while," mumbled Naruto before standing up and walking away.
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End of Chapter 10