Chapter Five:
Ino jumped with glee. Of course has had cared when Sasuke had left but he never expected him to really return. She jumped through the door only to be pulled back in. Shikamaru gave her his normal bothersome look. She stared putting her hands on her hips. Shikamaru yawned and leaned against the doorway.
"so when did he come back?" Ino asked excitedly.
"he didn't come back Orochimaru took over his body." He said
"oh my so it was him who destroyed the village!!!! LET ME AT HIM!!!!" Ino yelled.
This was preceded with a slap to her mouth. Shikamaru pulled her into an alley way.
"Sakura and Naruto used their Justus's combined to pull Orochimaru out and kill him then revive Sasuke. Sasuke I don't think even knows yet. Besides he is constantly under watch from the Anbu black ops and Naruto." Shikamaru said in a fuss.
"but you saw him Shikamaru….so why can we?" Ino pleaded.
"I know he's a dangerous person now but….still….he is Sasuke isn't he?" Ino pleaded again.
"yah…he's Sasuke. Though when I saw him he had just woke up and seemed confused out of hell…I think its best if we wait. Naruto and Kakashi will be explaining things to him for a while. Besides isn't there someone else you wanted to see in the hospital." Shikamaru quickly changed the subject to avoid more pleading because it was just troublesome.
"well no…rock lee is at another camp and so is Hinata, and Sai….so….no." Ino said thinking about it.
"this is troublesome….I meant Sakura…" He said.
"oh she woke up then?" Ino asked.
"she woke up last night I heard. We can visit her and I guess if you really want to we can try to get in to see Sasuke though im sure not even a jounin like myself can get in." He sighed in an irritated voice.
"REALLY?!" Ino squealed.
Tsunade swung open the door with a large smile. The door slammed against the wall as it slide a few inches back out. Tsunade then walked in nicely and nodded to the gril in the bed. Sakura sat up and smiled back to her sensei. The injured girl still had bandaged arms and her eye was also bandaged up. Scars lined her arm that had been unwrapped and a she wore a set of wires and tubes hooked onto her body that wound around her right wrist. Tsunade sat down in the chair and gave a slight wince to the wires in Sakuras arm. Having those things attached all the time didn't seem so fun.
"how are you this morning Sakura?" She soothed.
"im….just fine thank you…ill admit the poison wound in my side wont let me sleep though." Sakura mumbled as she laid back against the pile of pillows.
"don't worry…it will flush out in time…you just need to rest." Tsunade said still trying to hold a confident expression.
Truth be told Tsunade didn't know if the poison would flush out or if Sakura should rest do to the fact of last nights incident. Tsunade reflected back on the night before.
Sakuras body wiggled in a seizure. Nurses struggled to remove the tube in her throat and her extra wires. Tsunade rushed in and held her down. She looked at the girls face as the bandages became undone from the struggle and her eyes where rolled back in her head. Blood also slipped silently out of her mouth and her body began to shake violently. Tsunade held her fingers up focusing her chakra and then held her palms over the body. Tsunade could only concentrate and pray and that's what she did. Sakura stopped in the next few seconds and Tsunade lifted herself from the girls bed. She then looked at her as Sakura breathed heavily. Tsunade smiled as the pink haired kounichi eyes opened slowly. She looked at her teacher with teary eyes then slightly touched her side. Tsunade pulled down the dressings immediately and looked at the wound which had started to bleed again. She sighed and rewrapped the dressings while talking to Sakura on how to she had to rest and stay calm. Not daring to walk or stray from the bed and if she needed anything would always ask for assistance.
"yes sensei…" was all Sakura could reply the whole night before she fell asleep again.
Tsunade was interrupted by Sakuras voice softly calling her name. She looked up.
"what is it Sakura?" she asked.
"did….did…." Sakura stopped to cough slightly before smiling back again. "did Sasuke wake up? Is he even alive?" she asked as if embarrassed or scared to know the answer.
Tsunade stood up and walked to her bed placing a hand on her head. She patted it and walked towards the door.
"you'll have to ask Naruto…he's the one watching over him right now." Tsunade said before walking out the door to leave her alone again.
It wasn't two seconds till Sakura heard another soft tap at her door.
"come in…" Sakura said.
Ino opened the door and then smiled jumping in. Sakura giggled slightly as her friend found a place to sit and Shikamaru entered after her. Sakura looked at both of them with a shocked expression then leaned back and looked at her friend.
"so the pig decided to visit me? How sweet." Sakura joked with her friend.
"Heh…yah." Ino giggled back.
"Thanks…so how are you...I saw you got injured in battle." Sakura asked.
"well once I woke up they told me that as long as I bandaged my wound frequently and applied basic ointments I should be fine. I didn't get as injured as you." Ino said shrugging her shoulders.
"heh all I got was a sprained wrist and a bunch of cuts…nothing to serious." Shikamaru said.
"that's because you where to busy fighting the weak legion." Ino scolded.
"well they where easy enough and there where a lot of them…I think I did a good job before passing out." Shikamaru admitted before leaning against the wall.
"so Sakura is seems your the most injured…mined letting us in on what the huge green chakra wave was all about?" Shikamaru asked.
"yah Sakura you where the source to the light weren't you?" Ino reassured the question.
"Well yah I was…it was weird though I don't remember anything except right before I started the final jutsu...sorry guys but it's all just a green fuss in my mind." Sakuras said rubbing her head.
"What a drag and here I though I would et to know what actually happened." Shikamaru grinned.
Sakura went to speak but suddenly the door slammed open and Naruto burst into the room. He held a pot of flowers and Sakuras head drooped immediately. Shikamaru gaped at the wrecked door and the idiot in its frame. Ino just giggled widely.
"SAKURA-CHAN I HEARD YOU WOKE UP AND I RUSHED OVER!!!!" He shouted.
"Not so loud you dope….its a hospital and you just broke the door…" Sakura growled at him.
"You are okay…that's great then!!!" Naruto said setting down the flowers.
Sakura could only stare at them. She smiled and pointed to a shelf with a bunch of flowers on it for him to set it by. He grumbled at the site and went to set it down to a particular plant that had iris lilies on it. He looked at the tag and saw Neji's signature on it. He growled.
"ARE YOU AND NEJI A COUPLE NOW?!" Naruto yelled.
"NO those are from both Hinata and Neji….nothing more then a get well bunch of flowers...calm down Naruto." Sakura said throwing a pillow at him.
"Wow Sakura….well…I better be off…I have some other people to visit then have to head back to the Konoha to help them rebuild my shop. They are working so fast on everything." Ino said walking out the door.
"Me too…" Shikamaru said waddling behind her obviously bored.
Naruto watched as they left the room and then he turned to Sakura. She sat with her head drooped. Naruto ran over to her.
"Sakura are you okay?" He asked in panic.
"Oh yah fine…" She said clutching her head as her eye widened and receded again and again. She shook her head and leaned back. She looked at Naruto flashing a smile.
"So…is um…Sasuke?" She said.
"Yah…" Naruto said sitting down next to her one a stool.
"he is a bit confused though… he hasn't even spoke to anyone…he is eating though but I think after Kakashi and I explain things to him he will start talking again. That's what we hope." Naruto said scratching the back of his head.
"That's good…I wish I could see him." Sakura said…
"Me too, then the whole of team seven would be in the same room again. That would be nice but….wait why cant you?" Naruto asked.
"Well my body lost so much chakra that for the time being im paralyzed from the waist down. Plus im not aloud to move from this machine or they are scared I might die from blood loss. Truth is they are lying because this is a chakra monitor...the nurses are sad I tell yah. All I can say is that it seemed I won't be able to move freely for a while." Sakura said sinking lower in her bed.
"That sucks…." Naruto replied feeling hopeless and sorry for her.
"Don't worry Naruto…just tell Sasuke I said…." Sakura paused…
"Eh…." Naruto looked up to Sakura who was staring out her window.
"Just say nothing of me for the moment….I'll talk to him later." She said.
"That's…odd for you Sakura"
"I know but just do it…besides there are other matters we need to discuss." Sakura said turning back to him with a serious look on her face. She gave him a strong yet scared look and bit her lip.
"What is it?" Naruto asked.
"Akatsuki" She mumbled.
Sasuke growled as he leaned further in his bed. A nurse took out the needle from his arm and gave him a stubborn look. She then got up and walked out. Naruto took her place entering the room to find Sasuke then glaring at the Anbu leader. Naruto watched as Sasuke let a smirk cross his face.
"Im not going to answer you questions…leave me alone!" He soother dangerously to the captain.
Naruto gaped at hearing his voice. It didn't sound to different from their last encounter but it did however sound slightly more deeper and a little more…creepy. Naruto turned to the captain who sighed and walked out of the room being followed by the three other ANBU's behind him. Naruto took a seat silently.
"Why wont you just answer them Sasuke?" Naruto said sorta not wanting Sasuke to talk directly at him. It was a little awkward but then again he did want Sasuke to talk to him.
"It is simple none of their business what went on the past five years…why are you here to question me too?" He growled glaring at Naruto.
Naruto only bit his lip and looked away leaning back in his chair.
"No…there's no point to me asking you questions…besides It doesn't matter to me." He said looking down. He couldn't help still feeling bad for what he had just heard.
Sakura waved good bye to Naruto as he left the room exchanging a high five with him as they switched places. Naruto began at a skip towards Sasuke's room wanting to tell him more about the Konoha. Suddenly he stopped at the nurses words. Tsunade was sitting and chatting with her. He watched closely walking slowly to make himself not seem to noticeable.
"so…what where the results of Sakura's tests?" Tsunade said.
"not good im afraid… her chakra is ten times lower then normal and her body looses more blood daily. If conditions don't change soon she might not survive the coming winter. Im sorry Tsunade but our hospital simply cant provide for her right now." The doctor said before standing up.
Naruto then took off for Sasuke's room.
He hated what he had heard. It made him mad that they had finally succeeded in getting team seven back into reach or even a glimpse of hope of Sasuke staying this time but…now Sakura might die. It wouldn't be the same if she did.
"Hm." Sasuke sounded changing his arm to rest on his chest.
"Huh?" Naruto looked up at the Uchiha who only stared angrily ahead.
"Aren't you going to finish…I want you to finish you story as soon as possible so I don't have to listen to you anymore." He growled.
"Eh..I might just sum it up….im not in the mood today." Naruto said his arms resting on his knees.
Sasuke raised a brow towards him and Naruto gave a depressed look towards the wall.
"Where is Sakura?" Sasuke smirked knowing it would hit a nerve in Naruto.
"Eh" Naruto's eyes widened as he thought about her again.
"Oh so that's it…guess she was too weak." Sasuke urged.
Suddenly fists clenched around Sasuke's hospital gown. They lifted him slightly from the bed as Naruto growled at him in the face. His eyes covered by his blonde hair. Sasuke stared at him smirking at hitting a nerve. Naruto wanted to punch him but he just clutched harder.
"SHE IS NOT WEAK…..she will live…even if her chakra is low…even…if she doesn't have enough blood….even …" Naruto said shakily. His hands lifted Sasuke further and Sasuke suddenly felt a strong pain in his side. He watched Naruto still through his pain and winced only slightly. Sasuke then watched as Naruto released him.
"so that's it….you don't want her to get better….do you?" Sasuke said as he looked at Naruto who only sat there his head buried in his hands.
Sasuke stared at him. There was defiantly something Naruto was hiding from him. Something he knew would have a definite impact on Sasuke if he found out. Something her knew risked the life of both himself and Sakura. Something he knew…he must figure out before it was too late. Sasuke leaned back and thought about it. There was defiantly something worth staying here for…a secret his own teammates that brought him back…where keeping from him.
Author Note: Well hope you liked this chapter. As for Itachi, he will be back in later chapters. Well im typing a frenzy but lately im just tired a lot….oh well I hope you like this chapter…I expected it to be a lot more but I don't know…it turned out like this…oh well.
Next Chapter: Sakura regains a lot of her strength from a weird powder given to her by a mysterious ninja with cat ears. Naruto being happy with her rising health tells Sasuke the rest of the story and Sasuke is happy to know he won't have to listen to Naruto babble all day anymore. Unfortunately Sasuke also has other motives…to find the secret that everyone seems to know except him. Sai returns to the village with the Kazekage Gaara, Temari and Alex? Alex has taken Kankuro's place while he watches over the village. Who is she and why is her partner so out of date? In the next chapter enter Alex and private the penguin.