Naruto: Pulling the Punch, Making a Change – Chapter 2: Waking up with a Headache
-Orochimaru's base- -With Naruto-
A blonde boy blearily opened his eyes to the world once more. 'Where am I?' he thought to himself, only seeing a weak lamp hanging overhead, still blinding his eyes that only saw darkness before.
"Oh, you're awake," said the voice of a girl nearby. The presumed bearer of the voice came into his range of view.
Naruto saw a girl around his age with crimson hair and matching crimson eyes hidden behind a set of glasses, and her face had a very smooth complexion, her skin being a pleasantly light color. The blonde was a bit stunned at the moment; being knocked out for such a long time threw the mind out of whack after all.
"Hello Angel," he drawled tiredly, not being completely aware of what he was saying. His inadvertent compliment got a small blush from the girl and an amused smile.
"I'll go tell Sasuke that you're back with the living," she said, "Don't try to move, you are still recovering from having two extra holes in your lungs."
"Right... I don't think I could move even if I wanted to right now," he said lazily. She simply smiled at him before leaving to get his friend.
Naruto simply lay there, breathing slowly and evenly. His mind however was in disarray, he wondered where he was, how he got here, who that girl was, if Sasuke was okay, and what was going one were the thoughts of Naruto. He was generally confused; only remembering blurry images of him talking to Sasuke as he was dying.
Time passed quite quickly for Naruto, being occupied with his thoughts sent his perception of time away. Soon he heard hurried steps coming closer and echoing off the walls, snapping the blonde out of his thoughts.
"Naruto!" he heard a voice call out to him, a familiar head of duck-shaped hair coming into view under the light.
"Hey Teme," Naruto said tiredly, yet with a tone of amusement laced in his voice.
"Oh, thank kami that you're alive Dobe..." the youngest Uchiha sighed, "I thought I killed you..." he looked almost fearful for a moment before schooling his features into his regular mask of coolness.
"Heh, you can't get rid of me that easily, you bastard," Naruto gasped out before coughing violently. Karin ran up to him from her place in the shadows and performed a few hand-seals. Her hand encased in a calming green glow as she put her hands near Naruto's lungs, healing them of any damage his coughing might've caused.
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