Disclaimer- sorry! I forgot to put this in the last chapters- I don't own Naruto, Kishimoto-sensei does!
"It's strange…"
At hearing the odd sentence from the blond youth, the Sandaime turned his head from the paperwork he was doing to give a curious look.
"What's strange Naruto?"
The younger boy shifted uncomfortably and gazed down at his stomach.
"I haven't eaten in two days but I'm not hungry at all."
A look of recognition dawned on the old man's face and he gently set aside the bundle of finished papers he was holding.
"That would be because of the medicine we give you, it has food pills crushed in."
The Sandaime's poker face was honed to perfection.
Naruto didn't look quite satisfied but nodded, and instead turned his attention to outside the window.
He had been stuck in the Hospital for two days in counting, and he was starting to go stir crazy already.
Somehow he doubted by the end of his rehabilitation pro gramme he would still be sane.
He was brought out of his thoughts by the door sliding open and a frail looking nurse stepped in.
"It's time for your blood test Naruto-san"
He grimaced slightly and pushed himself up with difficulty.
Even lifting up his hand was a hard task.
It wasn't that it hurt every time he moved; it felt more like he didn't have the muscles to move them. The frustration and annoyance of being restricted was something he would be glad to get rid of.
"Your names… Yuki right?"
The nurse was deeply concentrating on what she was doing, but gave a small nod and smiled.
"I'm glad you remember my name"
Naruto laughed sheepishly.
"Well, it's hard to forget the person that comes to see you everyday with a huge needle."
She chuckled at the poorly made joke and put the syringe away.
Dumping it in sterilized water, she flicked through the clipboard she was holding and started scribbling the results.
"Nothing seems to be out of the ordinary, make sure you get lots of rest."
Naruto twitched slightly at the order and quickly grinned to show that he would comply.
Only after she left did he deflate onto the bed and stare listlessly at the ceiling.
There were a number of 'strange' things happening to him lately, and getting no sleep was one of them.
Even after staying awake all night he didn't get tired in the slightest, no dark circles or a cranky mood, nothing.
He presumed it must have been the medication.
Turning his head to look at the Sandaime, a question popped up in his mind that had been lingering around for a while.
"Why are you doing all your work in here Ji-ji? Shouldn't you do it in your office?"
The Hokage didn't seem to have heard the younger boy until he answered in a brisk tone, not looking away from the document he was holding.
"I thought you could use some company, and its not like anyone's keeping me there.
I thought a change in scenery would be good for me"
'Change of scenery, is a Hospital room really a good choice for that?' Naruto didn't voice his opinion and instead clicked his tongue in agreement.
'That Naruto kid is really cute'
Yuki Kogayama was a 23 year old professional nurse working for Konoha's general hospital.
She is well liked by the patients and respected by her peers, preferring to get close and friendly to the people she was assigned to.
Becoming a nurse was a childhood dream she had since she was 13 years old, ever since her best friend was critically wounded and needed medical treatment to be able to walk.
They both promised they would work hard to fulfill their respective dreams and one day meet again happy and content with their lives.
She had just finished looking over Naruto's condition and was heading out to get her lunch.
This was stopped by a faint conversation she heard behind the door to Hoshino-sensei's office, the words were hushed and she couldn't hear properly, but she just about picked up the word "Naruto"
genuinely curious about the topic of conversation, she pressed her ear against the door and listened closely.
"Is the Sandaime ever going to tell him?"
This sentence confused her greatly and she strained her hearing.
"He'll notice something like this anyway, why not tell him now so he doesn't find out the hard way?"
'Are they talking about Naruto's condition?'
she heard shuffling and movement of paper, but finally the other person in the conversation spoke up.
"How would he do it though? Just the idea of turning immortal overnight is something a 12 year old wouldn't believe so easily"
Yuki dropped the pen she was holding.
It was a good thing the doctors inside weren't Shinobi or they would have noticed such a small noise.
Yuki was thankful for this and stumbled away from the room as fast as she possibly could.
'1 sheep...2 sheep...3 sheep...'
Naruto was trying out a new method from the many he had already used.
No matter how hard he tried, he just couldn't get tired and it was driving him insane.
'This can't be healthy at all'
He rolled slightly to his side and listened to all the noises around him.
He could hear an occasionally whisper, a hoot from an owl and tapping of people walking quietly outside his room.
The next thing he heard was quite strange, only after listening to it for a few seconds did he realize it was getting closer and sounded something like bells or keys.
The noise stopped outside his room and he heard the *Click* of a lock turning.
'Keys then' he agreed with himself.
Cautiously stepping in the room, he noticed it was the nurse that always came to give him injections.
Yu-something was her name. Yuma? Yura?
"Yuki"
The woman nodded, her face solemn.
After moments of uncomfortable silence he shifted in his bed and slowly sat up.
"What is it? Where you told to check on me?"
She didn't answer his question and Naruto was getting worried.
After walking up to his bed and sitting down, the nurse looked Naruto in the eye and cleared her throat.
"There's something...the Sandaime hasn't told you."
...
Naruto was deathly quiet.
She leaned on one arm and moved her mouth next to his ear, whispering so quietly it was hard to hear her.
"You don't have a medical condition"
Eyes widening and throat hitching, Naruto turned his head and stared at her in confusion.
"But...what happened a few days ago... my muscles..." where the only words that chose to escape.
she looked hesitant, but chose to explain anyway.
"What you have...its not an illness."
frowning at her, he straightened his back as much as he could and looked full of attention.
"you are..."
she stopped mid-sentance and looked fearful. Naruto growled slightly in annoyance and pressed on.
"What? I'm what?" his voice sounded impatient and he locked eyes with hers.
"you're.. immortal"
"..."
the next few seconds involved his face scrunching up and abrupt laughing.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"he held his sides tightly and rolled about his bed trying to quiet his voice.
A/N Yes, weird ending I know.
when i re-read this chapter it seemed to be missing something, if you have any ideas I'd love to hear them!
love- MrsKasoogi