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The Boy In The Orange Jumpsuit.
Chapter Ten – Of Secrets and Lies.
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Naruto sat with Sakura and Sasuke, as they listened to Kakashi teach them. Both Naruto and Sakura looked healthier then they had been when they had come to Kakashi's home. Kushina and Tsunade were still unconscious. Madara had already stated he hoped that when they healed up enough they would wake up. However, no one told the two children that this might not be a possibility.
Today Mikoto had bought Sasuke and Itachi with her to Kakashi's home. Kakashi was a known tutor, and Mikoto had already informed Fugaku that their children should be taught by someone, recommended by Madara. Kakashi did come highly recommended. So while Sasuke and Itachi took lessons, Naruto and Sakura would also take them. Then Sasuke could play with Naruto and Sakura for a while. In fact it had been this way for two weeks. While the children learned, Mikoto would often sit in the annexe with Kushina and Tsunade, wiping their brows with damp cloths and wondering when the women might wake up.
Today was such a day. Mikoto had sat with these women through nasty fevers, caused by an infection, but luckily for Tsunade and Kushina, their fevers had broken. Today, they both seemed calmer. It was when Mikoto went to go and get some fresh water that she heard a sound. She went back to the room, and found that the red haired woman, Kushina, seemed to be waking up.
"W-where am I?" Kushina asked throatily.
"You're in a safe house." Mikoto replied softly.
"What about my children? Naruto and Sakura?" Kushina whispered out. Many of her words were slurred and Mikoto gave Kushina a sip of water. Kushina could barely move her head enough to allow the water to enter her mouth.
"Your children are safe. They're here." Mikoto said softly.
"I know you, don't I?" Kushina muttered. Her voice was barely audible. That was when Madara entered the room.
"What do you remember exactly ma'am?" Madara asked softly.
"My name is Kushina. I remember being shot. I remember making the children run. After that, I don't remember anything else." Kushina whispered. Madara nodded.
"That's not unusual. I'm hoping that your mother will wake up soon." Madara said softly. Kushina turned her head ever so slightly, wincing at the effort, to look at Tsunade.
"She's my husband's mother." Kushina replied. Madara smiled and Kushina took in some deep breaths.
"I would like to check how your injuries are fairing before I call the children in to see you Kushina. If you'd prefer a woman to look at your injuries then-" Madara was cut off by a shake from Kushina's head.
"I just want to see my children as soon as possible. You're a doctor?" Kushina asked.
"Yes Kushina. I'm a doctor. So is my son, and Kakashi, whose home you're in. Also, there is Rin, she was a scrub nurse before she became a servant for the Uchiha family." Madara replied. Kushina nodded heavily.
"I feel so tired. How long have I been here?" Kushina asked.
"A little over two weeks now." Madara replied. Kushina nodded, and Madara went to the door, and gestured to someone to come in. Kushina saw a woman she recognised as working in the Uchiha household.
"This is Rin. She's going to help you sit up so that your wounds can be examined." Madara said. Kushina nodded and allowed the gunshot wounds to be looked at. All she really wanted was to see that Naruto and Sakura were alright.
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Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura were listening to Kakashi talk about the Ancient Greeks, when Mikoto came into the room.
"Naruto? Sakura? Your mother is awake." Mikoto said softly. The two children grabbed hold of each other's hands.
"Is she really awake Miss Mikoto?" Naruto asked. Mikoto nodded.
"Is she alright Mother?" Sasuke asked. Mikoto nodded again.
"She's very tired still, but she'll be fine." Mikoto said. Naruto and Sakura were bursting in their seats.
"You can go and see her if you like." Mikoto said gently. Sakura and Naruto ran off quickly, while Kakashi sat and smiled. They had managed to save one person.
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Sasuke, once he got home with his Mother and Itachi, was surprised to see a group of men, heading into his father's office. Sasuke looked at Itachi, and felt shivers going down his spine. The pair watched as the last man walked in, and the door was left ajar. So like most younger children, they crept over to see what was going on. Sasuke was very confused when he saw an advertisement playing on a projector. He recognised the camp immediately. He heard someone speaking across the screen.
"For all of those people who support the Will of Fire, maybe you're tired of being persecuted. If so, this is the place for you." The picture of the camp was different to anything Sasuke had ever seen before. He could see children dressed in clean, bright clothes, playing hopscotch, or with toys. The children on the screen looked healthy, not a thing like how Naruto and Sakura, or any of the other children in the camp had looked.
"Your children will be educated and looked after, and there are communal cafeterias where everyone eats good, healthy food." Sasuke heard the voice on the screen. He saw the image change to a nice looking hall, full of tables and chairs, there were people being given all different kinds of food and drink. Sasuke looked at Itachi in confusion. Itachi held tight to Sasuke's small hand.
"There is a doctor on hand for anyone who gets sick, but you'll hardly need their services." Sasuke saw a clean looking medical room and felt a little ill. If that was true, then why had everyone that Sasuke had seen, looked sick and tired? Why did Naruto and Sakura live on gruel or broth and stale bread? Sasuke tightened his grip on Itachi's hand. They couldn't watch anymore.
"Why did they make a film like that Itachi?" Sasuke asked softly.
"To try and get people to go to the camps Sasuke." Itachi replied gently.
"There are more like the one here?" Sasuke asked.
"A lot more Sasuke." Itachi replied. Sasuke felt shivers go down his spine. He didn't like the idea that his father was a liar. The two boys sat on the stairs, far away from the door. When the men came out with their father, Itachi and Sasuke heard them congratulating him.
"Orochimaru-Sama will be pleased. That should get more of those cursed Will of Fire lovers to turn themselves in. If they think their children can be educated and safe in the outside world, rather than hiding. It's so much easier. Don't you agree Uchiha-San?" One of the men asked. Their father agreed whole heartedly. Neither boy felt very well.
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Naruto was sat with his mother, who was now sat up in another bed.
"Mother, do you think Baa-Chan will be alright?" Naruto asked. Kushina ran her hand through Naruto's bright blond hair.
"I hope she will darling. But I don't know." Kushina told her son honestly.
"Do you think everyone else will be alright Auntie?" Sakura asked.
"I hope they will sweetie. I really hope they will." Kushina told Sakura kindly.
"We get to play with Sasuke all the time. Oh and Kakashi-San gives us really nice food to eat Mother." Naruto said happily.
"He was teaching us all about the Greeks Auntie. Did you know the Greeks had Gods or Goddesses for everything?" Sakura asked. Kushina couldn't help smiling at the two children.
"You tell me all about what you've both been doing." Kushina told them. She hoped that Tsunade would hear the children, and maybe it would help her to wake up.
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Naruto sat next to Sasuke as they carried on learning about the Ancient Greeks, when they heard a van pulling up outside.
"Sakura, Naruto, go and hide." Kakashi told the children. Both nodded and ran off towards the Annexe without hesitation. They knew that at any time, Fugaku Uchiha might come to check on the learning progress of his sons. Kakashi grabbed up to books that Sakura and Naruto had been working with and hid them in a compartment in his desk, just as Obito ran into the room. Mikoto ushered Itachi and Sasuke out of the room, so Obito could talk freely.
"Sorry Kakashi. I didn't mean to scare you, but we've got a big problem. Turns out that they can't be asked with children anymore, and are taking them all into the woods to kill them. It's happening tonight or tomorrow. To stop mass rioting, they're going to tell the parents that the children are too much trouble and that they're shipping them off to Konoha. I doubt that any of the parents will believe it. That's why I think we'll have to be prepared for trouble tomorrow. I'm sure anyone who crosses the soldiers will just be taken with the children to be shot." Obito stated. Kakashi clenched his hands into fists.
"When will this madness end?" Kakashi asked aloud. No one answered.
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Okay all, that's the end of this chapter. I hope you all enjoyed it. Please R&R and let me know what you think, and I will try and update as soon as possible. Also, there were propaganda films made to advertise places like Auschwitz in a good light. Hitler wanted the Jewish people to turn themselves in because of the man power it took trying to find them all once many Jews had hidden themselves away.