Jiraiya regained consciousness only to find a very disturbing sight.
Sasuke Uchiha the self proclaimed "Avenger" and now last of his clan was sitting on the ground with reading glasses and his Sharigan activated pouring over medical and jutsu books like his life depended on it. Mean while Tsunade was doing the same at her desk but with a sake bottle in one hand.
"ugh…what year is it?" He asked groggily as he rubbed his head feeling like a hammer wielding pregnant elephant stampeded his skull.
As soon as the words left his mouth he found himself grabbed by the collar looking at the face of an enraged and…could it be… scared Sasuke Uchiha.
"You will tell us how to reverse this or I will give you a month of hell in a minute until your memory is back." Sasuke seethed.
"Uchiha let him go." Tsunade ordered and instantly Sasuke dropped Jiraiya and turned his back to gracefully sit back down on the floor and pick up a book.
"What did you do to the Uchiha to get him on a leash like that?" Jiraiya asked as he stood and started stretching out finding parts sore that he didn't know he owned.
"Well I merely informed the Uchiha that if wished to not help find a reversal for his teammate as part of his community service I could have him stay with Rock lee or Gai for the remainder of his parole in which he would be in charge of washing their spandex. By hand." Tsunade said with a smirk.
Sasuke shivered at the thought. Uchiha's do not wash sweaty smelly spandex especially worn by people who couldn't wear underwear even if they wanted to in those outfits.
"After we get Sakura back to normal she will decide his formal punishment while I bring his case to the council. I personally would prefer to send him to Ibiki but it seems I have gone soft hearted over the years." Tsunade laughed a bit as she took another swig of sake.
"It says here that if you accelerate the chakra in her cells it will speed up the time for it to run its course." Sasuke said aloud gaining the attention of Tsunade and Jiraiya.
"You can accelerate it if you want, but depending how much you accelerate you might find yourself on your back with a wild cat on top of you…." Jiraiya said with a shrug.
"…why don't I go do that right now." Jiraiya grinned as he turned to leave only to be face to face with Shizune who had 4 senbon already placed between her fingers.
"You lay a hand on Sakura-Chan and I will kill you myself." She said vehemently sending him backing up.
"The only way that would work out is if we had her quarantined and I doubt we could handle her skills being out of commission at the hospital for so long." Shizune informed Tsunade while glaring at Jiraiya who decided to sit on the Hokage's couch like a good boy.
"Hn."
"Did you have something to say Uchiha?" Tsunade asked the brunette who merely looked at her with a blank face.
"I'm sorry Hokage but I doubt Sakura is really that skilled. Last I remembered she couldn't even wield a blade correctly." Sasuke smirked haughtily.
Tsunade and Shizune shared knowing looks and rolled their eyes only for Shizune to frown.
"Is it just me or does it sound like a lot of birds are chirping?"
Sasuke stood up and went to the opposite side of the door, Tsunade motioning Shizune to do the same and just as she stepped out of the way Hatake Kakashi appeared with 3 ANBU clinging to him to pull him back and his thousand birds lightning cackling in his hand low to the ground. His glare was instantly on Jiraiya who for the first time in his life seemed actually scared of Kakashi.
"YOU! FIX. THIS. NOW." Kakashi spat out calmly but with his sharigan eye visible and three ANBU semi conscious hanging off of him the message was across thoroughly.
"Kakashi Hatake you will calm down or I will calm you down. Sakura is MY student and I'm just as pissed off as you are. So either get it together or get out!" Tsunade barked banging her fist on her desk and cracking it in half.
There was a pregnant pause in which the only sound that could be heard was the chirp of 1000 birds.
Kakashi gave a defeated sigh and let his arm go, the chirping dying down until only a static cackle was left as an after effect.
He did however not put down his headband nor did he stop giving Jiraiya his heated lazy stare.
"I don't know why you guys are freaking out so much, I think she looks better this way if I do say so myself, and it's not like there aren't any other Kunoichi around to take her place." Jiraiya chuckled.
Before Tsunade could blink Kakashi was in front of Jiraiya looking him face to face.
"I know for a fact that there is no Kunoichi like Sakura. You may not have seen how much she grew, being that you and Naruto were always away but I stayed here and saw the hard training she went through under Tsunade's tutelage and never once did she give up or quite. I regret that I was foolish and focused my attention obviously on the wrong student…" Kakashi took a second to look back at Sasuke with a regretful shake of his head.
"… because she has enough strength and skill to make ANBU if she wanted, but instead she gives her time to helping the sick and injured in the hospital caring for civilians and ninja's alike, not for the pay but just because her heart is that big."
Shizune blinked and looked at Tsunade who just smiled and stood up to walk past her desk and pat Kakashi on the back.
"If you ever talk bad about her again the only research you'll be doing is in how to sow it back on." Tsunade smiled causing everyone to sweat drop in the room except Sasuke who looked on with his arms folded and a glare in his eyes.
"I doubt anyone can change that much"
"Achoo! Someone must be talking about me." Sakura said to herself as she wiped her nose and looked down on Naruto's unconscious body.
"Aww he kind of looks cute like that, his whisker marks even make him look like a kitten." Sakura smiled to herself as she kneeled down next to him enjoying the moment of non "Dattebayo!" from her teammate.
She scanned his peaceful face and looked down at his signature black and orange jacket and bright pants noticing how he had filled out pretty nicely. Even the baby fat of his face was gone and his hair seemed a bit longer.
With a warm smile on her face Sakura leaned over and brushed back the hair in front of Narutos face only to find herself pinned down under a still sleeping Naruto who decided to roll over on top of her and rest his head on her shoulder.
With a deep breathe Sakura calmed down and decided it would be best to wake Naruto up gently.
"Naruto…"She whispered.
"MMmmm…Sakura…heheh" Naruto murmured as he scooted down and nuzzled her breast.
Sakura's face was beet red as she felt one of his hands come up and cup her.
"Idiot!" Sakura screamed as she sat up and chakra punched Naruto straight in the face.
Naruto regained consciousness imbedded in the wall of Sakura's living room while she was standing up looking very pissed off.
"Ouch! What did I do Sakura-Chan? And why am I in the wall?" Naruto asked as he tried to separate himself from the plaster.
"Naruto!" She screamed only for her eyes to go wide.
"…I don't feel so well."
Next thing Naruto knew Sakura was on the ground unconscious and pale. He cradled her in his arms worridly.
"Sakura?! SAKURA!!!" Naruto screamed shaking her but she wasn't waking and her chakra was flickering all over her body.
"Tsunade-Obaasan will know what to do!"
With that said Naruto cradled Sakura in his arms and headed out her window to the Hokage's Tower.
