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This might seem a little confusing, but this is a tiny skip in events! I'm posting so soon as a Christmas present to you all! Receive my present with love!
As Sasuke fell against Naruto, blood everywhere and needles sticking out of his neck and back, Kaoru was frozen.
Sasuke…Otouto…you can't die like this! I won't let you!
With speed surpassing Haku's, she flew to Sasuke as evil red chakra exploded from Naruto's body and she took him out of harm's way. She took the senbon out with lightning speed and ideas on how to heal him came to her mind out of the blue. She began licking his puncture wounds, then slit her wrist and sucked out a mouthful of blood. She put her mouth to his cooling lips and pushed the pearly liquid down his throat, the self-inflicted lesion closing as soon as her mouth left it.
Sasuke, come on! You have to LIVE! Damn it! Wake up or I'll never be able to speak to Itachi-onii-san again!
She shook him, and then it hit her. The senbon…
The mist cleared and her eyes glowed in joyful relief when his eyes opened and he choked out, "Onii-chan…I thought I was dead…"
She shook her head and helped him stand, his arm over her shoulders. She waved to Kakashi, Naruto, Sakura and Tazuna, pointing to Sasuke, a genuine smile on her face. Naruto ran to his friend, yelling, "You big dope! You scared me! I thought you were really dead!"
Sasuke smirked. "I guess Kaoru decided to save me. I feel really weak, but I feel I've gotten stronger at the same time."
Kaoru's smile widened. You did—you awakened Sharingan on your own and I force-fed you some of my blood, which increased your chakra capacity by quite a bit. Once you get some rest, I'll teach you how to handle it better by the time we get home so Otou-san will be pleased. Maybe now you'll get the praise and attention you deserve.
Kaoru sat at Sasuke's bedside a week later as he tested his strength, hardly even scars left from his injuries. He looked at her shrewdly and asked, "I didn't have bandages or ointments on, yet my wounds were mostly healed by the time we got back here. What did you do to me?"
She showed him a pre-written explanation. 'I have healing properties in my saliva and chakra-increasing ones in my blood, so I licked your wounds after removing the senbon and force-fed you my blood.'
His face turned cherry-red then ash-white as he thought about it. "You licked my injuries and force-fed me… If I'd been awake, I probably would've barfed."
She shook with silent laughter. 'It was all to save your life, so I won't tell if you don't.'
"Like I'd want to," he grumbled before he asked, "Why aren't you out helping protect Tazuna-san?"
'I was waiting for you to recover enough so I could train you in the ins and outs of Sharingan, since you've awakened it.'
"I did?"
How else do you think you intercepted Haku's last attack? I saw it, one tomoe in one eye, and two in the other. With the chakra boost, you might have two in each eye now.
"How can you train me when you don't have it?"
She closed her eyes, shaking her head. He obviously wasn't paying attention to me during the battle with Haku, then again, if he had, he wouldn't have awakened Sharingan. She opened her eyes slowly to reveal her full-fledged Sharingan. When I imprinted on Itachi-onii-san, that included hereditary skills, too.
"No wonder you knew about it! But how did you—"
'It doesn't matter right now, let's go out and train,' she wrote urgently to keep her secret safe for a little longer.
Hooray! Brother bonding time! Or should I say, brother-sister bonding time! *chuckles*
I never noticed it, but now that Sasuke has the Sharingan, he'd have the ability to read lips, right? That might be a possibility that I've never explored before...
Oh! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
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