Chapter 4: Quick Recovery
Nazu awoke to find no pain in his legs. He lifted his covers and found his legs had very few scratches on them. Nazu was surprised since they were just cut open a day ago.
The nurse walked in and her facial expression showed him she was surprised. "Wow, we were expecting a few more days before your legs healed. We need to run some more tests but I guess you could go out for some fresh air." She said. Nazu's face flashed with surprise. But he just went with it and got up.
Nazu wandered the town until he saw Naruto. He was eating at his favorite ramen shop, Ichiraku's. Nazu didn't know that he just noticed his orange jumpsuit since he stuck out like a thumb.
THUD!
"Ouch!" Someone had just crashed in to Nazu. "Sorry." Her voice was quiet and shy. She wore a heavy coat and her hair was blue. "I have never seen you around before, who are you?" she said. "My name is Nazu." Nazu was probably as shy as her. "I'm Hinata." She said. Then Hinata walked into the ramen shop and sat next to Naruto.
Nazu soon followed her and sat on the other side of Naruto. "Nazu shouldn't you be in the hospital?" Naruto asked. "My legs healed tremendously overnight so they said I could get some fresh air." Nazu replied. "One bowl of spicy miso ramen, please." Naruto said. He then slid the bowl over to Nazu. Nazu looked at Naruto puzzled. Naruto smiled and put his arms behind his head, one of his many habits.
After Naruto, Nazu, and Hinata finished their meals Nazu returned to the hospital. Naruto walked with him. Nazu felt safe near Naruto, not that he ever needed to be safe. But still he felt safe.
Nazu entered his original room and lay down on the bed. He looked at his legs, no marks at all. Not even a scab, almost like he was some kind of monster. Nazu sat up and waited for the nurse to return for his tests. He waited and waited and waited. Until the door opened.