A/n OMG it's been like a month! I could cry! I missed you all so very much! 3 Okay lemme try to make this good for you all

"'Kuzu… will be alright, won't he?" Hidan voiced his fears suddenly. Doctor Tsunade, Hidan, and Kakuzu -being rolled on a stretcher- had silently made their way to a vacant room down the hallway. Well, it was mostly silent.

'The closer you get to something the tougher it is to see it… Hm hm hm.' Tsunade had been humming nonstop, and it was honestly starting to get under Hidan's skin. How could this woman be so calm and collected when Kakuzu was practically falling apart right under her nose? It was then that Hidan realized how true his thoughts were. Kakuzu's skin was sliced artery deep all over his body. His skin was no longer tan, it instead was stained red and the blood was still flowing. Hidan swallowed hard and tore his eyes away from his battered boyfriend.

Upon entering the hospital room Tsunade had –to Hidan's shock- singlehandedly lifted Kakuzu up off of the stretcher and onto the bed. Hidan remained at his unconscious boyfriend's body and the doctor was in a corner of the room on multiple computers and other mechanical devices.

"Stick this in his arm." Tsunade announced, handing Hidan a needle with a tube attaching it to one of the machines she had been working on. The Jashinist looked at the needle that was placed in his hand with a dumbstruck expression.

"Are you serious?" He asked the doctor incredulously. Tsunade turned back around to face him with a raised eyebrow of her own.

"You wanna save him?"

Hidan froze and gripped the needle tighter as if it was his lifeline. And technically it was. Without it Kakuzu may die, and there was no doubt it would lead to his own demise.

"I asked you a question first." Hidan noted, walking over to Kakuzu and letting the needle hover over his skin as he tried to find a place to put it.

"Kakuzu is going to be fine." Tsunade said with an arrogant roll of her eyes. Hidan rolled his own eyes and stuck the needle into Kakuzu quickly, watching the sliver tip disappear into his skin.

"Leave that in him." Tsunade advised quickly, as Hidan began pulling the needle back out.

"Right…" He muttered, gently laying the needle back down to rest on Kakuzu's skin. Tsunade turned to watch Hidan sadly out of the corner of her eye.

"Don't worry. I'm gonna do everything I can to make sure he's okay." She reassured the obviously distressed Hidan. Hidan looked up at Tsunade with a slightly puzzled expression.

"Why are you helping me?"

Tsunade raised her eyebrows and pondered the question herself for a moment –but the answer was obvious to her.

"Why shouldn't I?" She inquired. Hidan shrugged his shoulders sheepishly.

"It's just … no one else in this entire hospital wanted to treat Kakuzu because we're gay. So why are you helping us?" Hidan had honestly been completely taken aback when this woman stepped forward to help them in front of all of her colleagues. It must've been hard for her to stand up so boldly in the workplace and Hidan wanted to know just what it was that made her so set on helping him and Kakuzu.

"You wanna know why I would help out a couple of gay teenagers at the risk of losing my job?" Tsunade clarified. Hidan nodded quickly and Tsunade smiled softly.

"My grandkids are both gay." She said quietly, but there was no shame in her words. Hidan felt his jaw drop instantly.

"You know, " She continued, "My grandchildren are actually about your age. Maybe you know them?"

"Yeah, maybe. What are their names?"

"Naruto Uzumaki and Sakura Haruno." Hidan thought for a moment, furrowing his brow in concentration.

"Naruto…" He muttered, with obvious strain on his brain. "Wait!" He suddenly brightened up, his face losing its tenseness.

"He's dating that Uchiha kid, right?" Tsunade chuckled quietly.

"Yes, he and Sasuke make an odd pair but I'm glad they found each other."

"And Sakura…" Hidan continued, with even more strain.

"She's dating that platinum blonde chick! What was her name…?" Hidan then scrunched his nose in deep thought.

"Yoka… no that's not it. Yiko…. Wrong. Yaka… getting closer." Hidan continued to attempt to spit out the girl's name.

"Yamanaka. Ino Yamanka."

Hidan froze. That voice, so deep, melodic, strong yet gentle. Could it really be…?

"K-Kakuzu?" Hidan croaked, not even finding himself strong enough to turn his body around and see if it was true. In front of him Tsunade nearly smiled in pure relief and grabbed Hidan by the shoulders, turning him around to face the bed.

Hidan continued staring at Kakuzu, his body as battered and broken as before but with one difference. His eyes were just barely opened. There was no way, Hidan thought incredously. His limbs began shaking and his heart thudded loudly in his chest. There was no way…

"I believe that's the name you were searching for… Hidan." Kakuzu said his name so full of love Hidan's knees gave out immediately and he caught himself, sobbing, on the bed next to Kakuzu. Smiling softly Kakuzu turned his head as much as he could to face his boyfriend.

"I told you he'd be all right." Tsunade announced happily, with a small chuckle.

A/n Hmmmm… Should it end here? I don't really think so but I'm all about pleasing you guys !

wow... I thought that chapter would be longer ... it was weird cuz i wrote half of it then didnt touch it for like a week then tried to finish with a choppy train of thought ... i promise to succeed next time ! If i dont i will run 100 laps around Konoha ! with the perserverance of youth !