Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.
Suigetsu jumped when the cell door was thrown open. The first thing he saw was Danzo.
"Where's Sasuke?" he snarled, backed up by Karin and Juugo. Danzo opened his mouth to answer but another voice cut across him.
"You're Sasuke's companions, right?" a hyperactive blonde ninja said. They nodded.
"Good, out you come," a silver-haired shinobi said. With little hesitation they emerged from the cell. To their amazement, Danzo was pushed in and the door locked.
"I'm Naruto," Naruto said. "And this is Kakashi-sensei."
"Sasuke's this way," Kakashi said. "But you may not like what you see." Team Taka gulped and followed the two Leaf shinobi down into the depths of the village. Shizune dashed past them causing Naruto and Kakashi to pale significantly. Entering the room, Karin almost screamed.
Sasuke was lying on a cold stone table with half-closed eyes. His entire torso was covered with rich crimson blood. His blood. Two kunoichi were bending over him - a blonde woman and a pink-haired girl Sasuke's age. When she saw them, the older female approached them.
"I'm sorry about the misunderstanding. I'm Tsunade, the 5th Hokage. I've been in a coma for a few months so they elected a new Hokage - but why Danzo I have no idea." Juugo nodded.
"That's OK, but what happened to Sasuke?" he asked.
"Danzo said that he thought that there was an 'ulterior motive' for Sasuke to come back so he was trying to find out what it was - but I'm not convinced. Either way, if Naruto couldn't talk to spirits, he'd be dead," Tsunade said. Shizune ran back in.
"I've got it, Lady Tsunade," she gasped, holding out a syringe. The pinkette took it and walked back over to Sasuke.
"What's that?" Karin asked suspiciously.
"A tranquilizer. Sasuke's in so much pain that we can't do anything before knocking him out," Tsunade explained.
"Hang on, I've heard of you. You're a famous medical nin, aren't you?" Suigetsu said.
"Yes."
"So how come that girl's applying it, not you?" he asked.
"Many say that Sakura's grown to be stronger and more skilled than I am. She's perfectly capable of doing it."
Suigetsu grunted and watched Sakura inject the tranquilizer. Slowly, Sasuke's eyes closed and he went limp. She immediately laid her hands on his chest and a green glow appeared. After about 30 seconds, she stopped.
"Lady Tsunade, we need to get him to the hospital - fast!" she said urgently. "We don't have what we need here." Tsunade nodded.
"Take Sasuke on ahead, room 201," she said. Sakura nodded and both she and Sasuke disappeared in a flurry of cherry blossoms.
"Where did they go?" Karin asked.
"The hospital. We're going the long way." Together, they ran out of the prison and into the hospital.
"New patient, room 201," she told the nurse at reception, who nodded. "Sasuke Uchiha." Then, they quickly made their way to the emergency room where Sakura was waiting. The blood had been washed away from his mouth and nose and he had an oxygen mask. Carefully, the two females put their hands on his chest and started the long healing process.
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Tsari