My eyes wouldn't open, hushed voices and rushed mumbling reached my ears, but my eyes wouldn't open.
A feeling of panic overcame me, where was I, who had taken me here, what happened after I fell unconscious.
Trying with everything I had to open my eyes, only to fail again, I gave up falling back into the black.
I had no idea how much time passed since then but when I woke next time my eyes did co-operate and I was met with blinding white light.
Narrowing my eyes to ease the discomfort those white lights caused I glanced around, everything I saw told me I had been taken to a hospital, but why?
" I see you have woken up" A voice beside me said startling me out of my thoughts
I turned my head to look at he source of the voice only to be surprised, if I was not mistaken the man beside my bed was none other then Gai
"Why am I here?" I croaked in curiosity, slowly pushing myself in an upward position.
"I figured it would be better to take you here instead of leaving you there" he spoke, he seemed quite relaxed even though he knew who I was.
"Not to sound rude or anything but I am not really supposed to be here or alive even, most people think I am dead and it was supposed to stay that way" I said nervously.
"I am aware of that but besides Naruto, Jiraiya the boy and me, no one knows who you are and I was going to keep it that way" he explained.
His words took me by surprise and I stared at him like he just hit his head.
"Are you joking, you do know why I was banished right, I am not saying they were right but still" I spoke hurriedly.
"When you are fit to travel you can leave, I am not inviting you to stay, I just don't see any reason to hand you over" He spoke as he rose from his seat he glanced over his shoulder once before he left.
I sat on the bed for awhile before the doctor came in to do some routine check ups, after they all had been done he cleared me and told me I could go home.
Slightly disappointed by the news I gathered my things and changed out of the hospital gown, I would have loved to stick around a little longer but I guess I couldn't.
Though I did ask the doctor how Sasuke was doing, he only told me he had not yet regained consciousness and gave me his room number.
One visit before leaving wouldn't hurt anyone, quickly I made my way down the hall in search of his room.
Once I found it I quietly entered and scanned his room, no one was inside but it appeared someone had been, there was a lone flower on the table by the window.
Softly I walked over and took a seat beside the bed, I crossed my legs and for the first time took a good look at the boy whom I had known quite well before that fateful night.
He still looked much like he did back then though slightly more mature, a permanent frown seemed to have taken place on his face instead of his usual smile, he really had suffered trough a lot.
A soft grunt startled me and I was ready to sprint away be he did not wake, he slightly turned his head toward me though.
Something caught my eye in that moment and I rose from seat to look at it, my expression turned horrified once I saw what it was.
There on the left side between his neck and shoulder was a mark I could recognize anywhere, that sly bastard had put it there I was sure of it!
I did not stay long, I had said my goodbye to Sasuke which I doubted he had heard and quickly left the hospital.
Even though I was happy to be in my hometown I didn't linger I had better things to do, I was fed up with sitting on my ass and not being able to do anything but serve tea and dumplings, I was a shinobi for crying out loud!
No longer would I stand on the sideline, I would take control of my life and do with it as I pleased, for now that meant finding two people.
Uchiha Itachi was now not the only one on my hit list Orochimaru had joined him on that list.
I may not be able to watch over the boy or stand by his side, but I would not allow anyone to hurt him, or take him for their own advantage.
I had made up my mind I was going to kill them both, no matter what the cost!
I typed this chapter without proper spell check so I am sorry for any mistakes
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