Chapter 8

Highest Medical Authority

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Beep…beep…beep…Naruto's heart monitor sounded through the hospital. Beep..beep...beep…It started to speed up. Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee…

"Hurry up!" a doctor screamed as he heard the monitor.

About ten doctors rushed into Naruto's hospital room, followed by Tsunade who had stayed the night. The Godaime hurried over to the blonde shinobi's bedside, and felt his heart. When she got no pulse, she flipped around. "We need to get him to Kumogakure." She stated. "Before…"

The sun rose above Konoha, and Sakura awoke from her bed. When she went to her table, she saw a little note lying in the middle. Careful not to knock anything off, she picked up the note and read it.

Dear Sakura,

Sadly, I am in Kumogakure right now, and am sorry that I could not tell you this in person. Naruto's condition has worsened, and we need help from the Village Hidden in the Clouds. Please come down once you can.

Tsunade-shisho

The letter fell out of Sakura's frozen hands, as the picture of Naruto slowly faded away from her sight.

Sakura!

What now?

If his condition has worsened…

Where are you going with this?

Maybe…he'll need…

…Don't…

You know…

Don't say it!

CPR!

DAMN YOU! GO DIE!

Hey, just pointing out the obvious.

SHUT UP!

"She has a point though…" Sakura said to herself, a crimson blush appearing across her face. "Now I wish I hadn't smacked Naruto when he tried to do CPR on me…he was just trying to save my life…which he did."

After the flashback passed through her mind, she quickly rushed to get over to Kumogakure.

"Sakura-neechan!" a voice called from behind the pink-haired kunoichi as she ran. Sakura turned around and saw Konohamaru chasing her. "Sakura-neechan, where's Naruto-niichan?"

Sakura turned around. "He's not here right now, Konohamaru-kun." She answered bluntly, and took off. When she was out of the village, she sighed to herself. "And he might not return…"

DON'T YOU DARE SAY THAT AGAIN!

Shut the hell up right now…

She didn't have time to argue with herself…or her inner-self. Without even noticing it, she was right in the middle of the forest, with the sun shining down on a clear spot. Sakura looked up, and formed a hand sign. "Kumo yusouki no jutsu." She said, and her body floated up into the air gracefully.

When she reached the clouds, the jutsu released itself, and she fell down. "Kumo kyousan no jutsu." She said again, forming another hand sign. Softly, she landed on a cloud, and hopped off towards Kumogakure. There was a huge cloud in front of Sakura, but she could not get through it. "Kumo monko kaihou no jutsu." The large doors opened in front of her, revealing a large village with many shinobi present.

Sakura entered the village soundless, and made her way over to the Kumogakure hospital. As she entered, the villagers stared at her, with sympathetic faces. It was as if they knew why she was there, which they probably did. She could hear them muttering things under their breaths, things she did not want to ever hear in her damn life.

"Sakura!" Sakura looked up, and saw the Godaime running towards her with a stack of papers in her hands. "Sakura, I need you to study these."

Sakura growled at her teacher. To think that she would want her to study her work than go check on a person who is near death. "Why?" she muttered, giving Tsunade a dark glare.

Tsunade frowned at the statement. "Because from this you can figure out a cure for Naruto-kun." She snapped, and forced the papers into the kunoichi's hands. The Godaime ran off, with Sakura still glaring at her.

"Shannaro…" Sakura growled. "SHANNARO!" She looked at the papers in her hands, and an extremely mad expression plastered across her face. "Tsunade-teme…" What did those papers say? Better you not know…for now. Kidding, kidding. The papers that the Godaime had given Sakura…were…

Tsunade busted into the doors of the Kumogakure hospital. I hope she's not too mad with me…she thought to herself. What she had done to her student was totally on purpose, and she snickered at the thought of Sakura muttering under her breath.

"She probably is…" a voice muttered behind Tsunade. She jumped, and found none other than the famous Ero-sennin staring at the papers in the Godaime's hands. "Knowing Sakura…"

"So, you've heard than?" Tsunade implied, and Jiraiya nodded his head.

"Is it true?" he grunted. "That Sasuke put Naruto in a coma?"

Tsunade looked at the ground. "Well, it's not that simple." She sighed. "Some people imply, that it's Sasuke's fault, while others say that it's Ino's."

The frog hermit laughed. "I say it's both of 'em!" he stated, imagining the scene. "I mean sheesh, who else could it lead to?"

Tsunade's eyes widened. "There is one other person…"

"Yes…where it all started at…"

The two Legendary Sannin looked at each other, and thought of the same person.

Sakura couldn't believe it. Here she was in her apartment, and she had nothing to do. "Damn you, Godaime." She muttered under her breath. "Giving me blank papers."

The sun had begun to set, and the kunoichi was in her pajamas, resting in her bed. "I better get some sleep…" she muttered. "Tsunade-shisho is gonna get it tomorrow."

Sakura went to sleep, but her dreams were not peaceful.

Sakura was sitting in the streets of Konoha, the rain pounding down on her. No one else could change anything; Ino was the cause of Naruto's recent death. His funeral was just finished, and Sasuke had decided to stay and pay his respects a little longer than everyone else.

"It's your fault." A familiar voice growled from behind Sakura. "It's your fault I'm dead."

Sakura turned around and saw two bright sapphire eyes glaring at her. Naruto's spirit was approaching her. "I-It…" she stuttered. "is my fault…" The kunoichi stood up, and walked over to the empty figure that was Naruto. "If I hadn't asked you to go after Sasuke…" she sobbed. "You wouldn't be dead. You would be here…with me."

Sakura shot up in bed, her dream fresh in her mind. It's all my fault. She told herself. I should stop blaming Ino. If I hadn't asked him to find Sasuke...he…A sad expression spread across her face. Damn blank papers.

Is it Sakura's fault? I ONLY KNOW! HAHAHAHA! Please review.

Yamahato-Yokimoko-san