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The Demon winged Protector Chapter 31: Geostigma
"Dammit. I've been foiled again. How then hell does Orochimaru keep escaping?" Naruto shouted. It was a rare moment for him to lose his cool. He was radiating of a giant killer intent.
"Calm Down Naruto. It's as you say. He can use human substitution. He's used it every single time. At least for now, he can't do much, as you did actually wipe out the Sound Village. So we'll just be on extreme high alert" Tsunade said. Naruto was fuming.
"High alert. High alerts. Can't this damn village don anything more then high ALERTS!!!!!!!!!" Naruto said, his eyes becoming slits. Hinata sensed this, and ran over, to try to calm him down. Naruto then suddenly collapsed.
He woke up 3 days later, in the hospital. Sakura, Sasuke, Hinata, Tsunade, and Kakashi were all there.
"You gave us all quite a scare there Naruto. It looks like you're not so immortal afterall" Kakashi said. Naruto rose up. He was confused.
"Tests show that the jenova cells inside your body, while have made you virtually unstoppable, they have begun to attack your body, making it deteriorate" Sakura said. Hinata sighed. A few tears fell from her face.
"No. It can't be. Not possible" Naruto said. Tsunade sighed.
"It is. Your body has finally decided it wants to reject the jenova cells. Basically, your body is overcompensating for an unwanted 'guest'. It's happened before, with others, when a body tries to go into overdrive for trying to get rid of cancers, diseases, viruses, etc. It's a disease, us medics like to call, Geostigma" Tsunade replied to Naruto. He sighed. He was in a hospital garb, but his entire arms were bandaged up, as well as his left leg, from the knee down.
"I'm sorry Naruto, but I can't allow you to continue you career as a ninja. I'm afraid you're going to have, to retire. And I'm not going to give you a choice" Tsunade said. Naruto was shocked.
"I...understand. But that won't stop me from attempting to destroy Sephiroth. I won't go immediately, but I will, when it comes down to everything.. I have to" Naruto said, as a lone tear fell from his face.
"Maybe this is Sephiroth's doing. Maybe Sephiroth decided to kill you, using your jenova cells. He sees you as a major threat now. I'll fight in your place" Sasuke said. Naruto smiled, and nodded.
"I give you about 3 years to live. But we can try to extend it, if you wish. But I'm sorry Naruto, but this has to be done. Your retirement, unfortunately, will weaken the morale of every single villager and ninja we have, and many nations will see this as an opportunity for taking down the Leaf. But rest assured Naruto, I won't give up on you. I'll have my bst medics, including myself, try to find a cure, for you. I don't want to lose, somebody, who I consider, my own son" Tsunade said. This shocked everyone.
"Well, it's obvious. I do listen to him about his personal problems, and stuff" Tsunade said. Naruto cracked a smile.
"Don't retire me yet. Just...place me on inactive duty. Please" Naruto said. Tsunade shook her head.
"I want you to conserve your strength. There is no sense for you to fight, when you could easily die at any second. And Hinata. I want you to be extra careful. The blood transfusion Naruto gave you a few years ago could result in you having Geostigma as well" Tsunade said. Hinata nodded. Naruto sighed.
"Y lifestyle, has ended. Damn you Sephiroth. Damn you, to hell" Naruto said. He had hsi perfect sharingan active, as he got out. He radiated killer intent, as he got his belongings, and walked to his house, ignoring everyone's ranting.