Part 2- Symptoms
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There was nothing more she could do to save him.
By the time her ears captured the whispering sound of his name in the middle the newest infected, her heart already warned her to be prepared for the worst. Her hands started to shake, her throat went dry and her feet were begging her not to get any closer to the ninjas that had just returned from a mission with the virus in their bodies. They were sent to bring help but no other village accepted Konoha's request. Their mission was supposed to have brought hope to the people and to the medics, but all it brought was despair. Despair and the most terrifying news the pink haired medic could have heard in the middle of the chaos. A simple sentence that made her insides tremble and all of her strings snap. A simple sentence that left her groundless.
" Uchiha Sasuke is infected."
She read the man's lips. She heard his voice and saw the horrified reactions on their faces, but she still refused to believe. It could only be her tired mind playing tricks on her, she thought. They had been together just 2 days before, there was no way he could have gone away in a mission and returned without her knowing about. It could not be true. He could not be sick. He was not sick, or at least that was what she kept repeating to herself while she tried to focus on healing people. Those words were the only things that were keeping the rosette from dropping everything and returning home to check on him. Those were the only words keeping her from going mad. Unfortunately, those words didn't work forever.
When her eyes caught the sight of the next infection seized patient passing through the hospital doors, Sakura couldn't hold back her impulses anymore. His hair was also black and his eyes were also suffering. He was also around his twenties and if not for the different physiognomy, he could trick half of the village hidden in the Leaves. That boy certainly resembled Uchiha Sasuke, and if that wasn't a sign, she thought, then she certainly wouldn't be able to identify those kind of things anymore. That boy was sending her home to her biggest treasure. He was telling her to run to save her most precious life. And that was what she did.
The only thing the pink haired Uchiha did before leaving the hospital was telling her blonde best friend to hang on until she returned. Ino was the only one on whom she could count on and that was why she chose to let the florist know about her latest premonition. And so, with that done, Sakura ran as fast as possible to her own house. She pumped chakra to her feet so she could speed up and she made sure to jump through all of the buildings that stood in between her and the love of her life. The time spent on that short path didn't surpass 5 minutes, but to the pinkette it felt like an eternity. An eternity in which she was still trying to convince herself that all of her worries would be gone once she entered her house and saw him like she usually does, with those dark pearls of his, looking tenderly at her and offering her a warm welcome.
She reached her street.
He would be there and in the exact same way of when she left 2 days before.
She reached the entrance of her house.
He was going to be okay.
She opened the door and saw her husband.
But that was a mere illusion.
At the moment her emerald eyes connected to him, tears started to stream down her face and her hands went to cover her horrified expression. Her knees succumbed to despair and a scream echoed around her house.
"NO!"
The medic clenched her fists and hit the ground as hard as she could as she cried her heart out. Lying just some meters in front of her was the man she calls husband. That gorgeous man that has shared unforgettable moments with her was on the ground, struggling to breath and surrounded by his own vomit. Sasuke was infected, it was true. He was infected by that virus that was destroying her confidence and killing all the happiness she had fought to achieve. That virus was hurting him. And there was nothing she could do to save him. Nothing to take that virus off of him. Nothing to heal him completely. However, she couldn't simply stay there, crying and screaming, while he agonized in front of her. She could not let him die suffering like that. She could not let him go like that, without trying everything.
Once her desperate side surrendered to her inner strength, the pink haired Uchiha, with her nails already ripping her palms, stood up and ran to him, falling shortly after it. Her hands went to rest on his shoulder, spinning his body so his back was making contact with the wooden floor. At that moment, her eyes had a better view of his facial expression and they didn't like what they saw at all. His mouth was opened, his lips were cracked and his chest was desperately rising due to his need of air. Sakura had never seen him like that in years they were together. His condition after his fight against Naruto was nothing compared to that and more than immediately she started to do what she was trained to do.
Green lights started to emanate from her hands as she used her chakra to invade his body and end that desperate need for air. She loosened his muscles and freed his airways to make sure nothing would keep the air from reaching his lungs. Apparently, things weren't that complicated compared to what she had seen back at the hospital, but that was probably because he was still in the first phase of the disease. Even if she had treated worse cases than Sasuke's, nothing made her feel any more comfortable for the one suffering was still her husband. And this simple detail just made everything a hundred times more complicated.
Without ceasing her chakra injection towards his airways, the girl started to make a deeper inspection in his body. Her chakra wandered around his systems from head to toe and for what she concluded the virus had still not taken over his body, making things a bit more comfortable for her. It meant his life was still not finished and her hourglass was not in the end yet. It meant she would have time to test all of her tricks, but that time was limited, she did not have an eternity. Sakura would still have to be fast to save his life. She would still have to use all of her strength to save her love.
Several minutes after her first move, the pinkette felt his throat relaxing a bit. His breathing was returning to its normal pace and his cheeks' coloration was becoming a little redder again. Sasuke was out of danger for the time being and Sakura would use those moments of stability to take him away from the floor and to prepare all the materials she would need. Luckily, for being the medic she is, the Uchiha had all the equipments she would need in that homemade lab she had prepared for emergency cases. And more than ever, they were experiencing one of those emergencies.
Her hands reached his lower back and slowly she started to lift him up. At that moment, half of his dark eyes was exposed by his eyelids and the male Uchiha managed to steal a glance of his wife who was literally holding all of his weight on her shoulder. He observed how her cheeks were stained with tears and how her green eyes were determined as they looked forward. He felt her strong grip on his body and he felt how fast her heart was beating. His wife was certainly a strong woman and even if he was in such condition, Sasuke couldn't help but noticing how gorgeous she is. Even with that worrying expression and those tired, infuriating eyes, Uchiha Sakura is beautiful. He certainly couldn't have chosen a better view in what could be his last moments on earth.
" S-Sakura…"
"Don't talk. Focus on your breathing."
" But I-"
"I told you to save your breath. This is an order, Sasuke."
It took her only one powerful stare to make him shut his mouth. If there was one thing that he shouldn't do at that time was going against her orders. He knew that she had been under a lot of pressure lately, and after she discovered about his condition, the raven haired man was more than sure that all of that pressure had become even heavier. Maybe going on that mission had made things only worse. Maybe he shouldn't have challenged her words in an attempt of making things better for her. Maybe he shouldn't have left again, but he did, and once again, he was making her suffer. He was making her suffer and because he didn't listen to her when she simply asked him to stay. Fate was really trying hard to teach that stubborn Uchiha a valuable lesson.
Even if being a burden to her wasn't his normal style, Sasuke followed her orders patiently as she placed him on their bed and inserted a saline solution straight into his vein so his body would be hydrated again. He remained silent as she auscultated his lungs and measured his temperature. His eyes noticed the faint satisfaction in her expression as soon as she announced that his body was still not taken by the fever. In the middle of that whole mess, it was good to have at least one good thing to keep their hopes still up. It made them a bit more optimistic about the future and it helped to clear their minds from all that hazy depression. And without that gray aura, it was easier for them to listen to each other's voices.
With the situation stabilized for the moment, the medic didn't waste time in bringing a pile of books from the library to their room. She sat by his side with an open book over her crossed legs and with a pencil hanging over her lips. Her short pink hair was tied up in a messy bun and his eyes observed as some locks managed to escape from the hair clip's trap and caressed the side of her cheeks. If not for her total concentration, the male Uchiha wouldn't miss the opportunity to flirt with his wife for she was looking quite attractive at that moment. Keeping his eyes at her like that certainly brought peace to that infected man and it even made him forget about the disease for some moments, but it just took him a quick glance at his arm for everything to return to his mind. He was infected. He was infected ever since he returned from that mission and because of that, the love of his life was suffering. She deserved an apology. She deserved a better husband too, but for the moment, an apology was the only thing he could do for her. An apology and not dying, of course.
" Sakura…" He said, breathing more comfortably and without nausea anymore. " I am sorry for-"
" Don't apologize… What's done is done…" She said, not taking her eyes away from the book.
" But I want you to know that I am sorry. If something happens to me, I want you know that I regret not listening to you."
She remained in silence, biting the pencil with a bit more strength. Her ears weren't enjoying those words at all.
" You see… I thought that if I went away and found someone, I would help you… But I think I messed up really bad this time…. Hn, even if it is too late, I've learned my lesson this time."
Her teeth were leaving deep marks on the wooden material. That boy would better shut up before she did something stupid.
" If something happens to me, I just w-"
"Nothing will happen to you!" She closed the book with all of her strength and took the pencil away from her mouth before she ended up breaking it in half. Apparently, she had had enough of listening to such words. " Nothing bad will happen to you, Sasuke!"
" uh?" His eyes widened. Finally his teasing was showing results.
" I will cure you… I won't let you… you … " Her tears started to stream down her face and fall on the book's cover. She tried to hold them, but by the time she turned to face him those salty drops were already falling from her emerald eyes. What a tragically beautiful scene it was.
Before she could even complete that sentence with the one word she could not pronounce, her husband offered a tender smile as he reached his hand to her cheek. With his thumb, he wiped her tears away and caressed her soft cheeks. Perhaps, apart from an apology, Sasuke could give her his love to help her go through that whole thing. He would give her love, support, and mostly, trust. And that was the one thing he had the most in her.
" I know you won't… I believe in you."
" Sasuke-kun…" More tears streamed down as his words were warming up her heart. That man was really an idiot but he was the only one that could make her improve day by day. He was the only one that could keep her heart set on the right direction. And for that, she was thankful. " You're an idiot…Why did you have to leave this damn house?"
"I know… Hn, We will get through this, you'll see…"
"Yes, we will…"
And so the hours went by turning into days and things were slowly following its inevitable course. His skin became even paler, his lips were starting to get bruised and that merciless fever was finally hitting him with temperatures higher than 104 F. It was becoming harder for Sakura to cope with his ongoing crisis and her search for a cure for her time was a lot more reduced. Food and rest were two things long forgotten by the pinkette, even if her husband was constantly telling her to take care of herself. At first, Sasuke would get mad and he would even refuse her care until she did what she was told, but when his body lost the power to fight back, the raven haired man saw himself not being able to refuse anything anymore. They were really playing a difficult game in the middle of that situation and it was more than clear to the former avenger that the only one with chances of winning was his wife. Unlike him, she still had a chance of passing to the next level. Unlike him, her game was not over.
As the days went by, his health state degraded quite visibly in his eyes. Sasuke understood that things were only getting worse and that his end was closer than ever. Unlike the rosette, he was not avoiding the cruel reality that awaited for him. He was already conformed that only a miracle could save him, but just because he had accepted his fate, it did not mean he had lost his confidence on Sakura, no. He didn't and he never would. It was just that the reality seemed to be inevitable. Even if she was the best medic ninja he knew and even if she was still not ready to give up, the raven haired man thought that they had finally found something that was stronger than both of them. They had found an enemy that couldn't be beaten and admitting that wasn't that hard for him. Dying wasn't that hard for him. The only thing that was unbearable was seeing the love of his life perishing with him when she still had a chance. When she still had a life to live. And if there was one thing he wanted at a moment like that, was making sure that even after his death, she would still keep living.
Seeing her losing her mind like that was just not right for him. Sakura would spend the whole day reading books she had already read more than three times and from hour to hour an alarm would sound to tell her to check his temperature that refused to remain lower then 100 F. She didn't eat, she didn't sleep and for something that not even she knew what anymore. Sakura was lost in a state of madness, mixed with the medical duty and the fear of losing the one she loves and all that mess in her head was just not taking her anywhere. Time was slipping through her fingers and there was nothing she could to change that. She couldn't change the fact that her books had no answer for her problem and the fact that even after trying literally everything, she had still not found a cure. A cure to stop the time. A cure to save his life, but he didn't want that cure anymore. From her, he wanted nothing more than love.
" Sakura…"
" Are you feeling anything new, Sasuke-kun?"
"No… I just… I just want to talk."
"Talk? There is no time for that. I am still-"
"Sakura."
He managed to lift his torso from the bed so his eyes could be connected to hers. By doing so, he sent her the only message she did not want to receive from him. The one message that hurt more than all of the times her heart broke and all of the attacks she has ever received in her body. That message meant he was giving up and he was going to leave her behind. That message was the one goodbye he never really told her. And she was not ready to see him leaving yet.
After just some seconds with those eyes locked on hers, she felt her tears fill up her eyes, her throat getting tighter and her whole body trembling. Her head started to shake negatively as she tried to find the right words to bring him back to that battle. The right words to make him stay.
" no… no…"
" Come on… We are not kids anymore."
" No, this… this… no."
"Hn, come here…"
He said, offering her his hand. His eyes were showing a tender expression and a defeated smile was playing in his lips. For the most that she didn't want to accept his offer, her feet couldn't help but taking her some steps closer to him until he delicately took her hand on his. Sasuke massaged the back of her hurt hand and he played with her fingers until he intertwined them with his own. Their hands still fitted perfectly, after all. They had the perfect union just like their hearts. And that was something he would never forget.
" Sasuke-kun… Please, let me-"
"No… It's enough Sakura… You're exhausted and it's clear for both of us that there is nothing more to be done."
"Yes, there is… I am still going to… I am still going to find the cure… I am still going to save you…"
" … Hn, silly… You've saved me already… You took me away from the wrong path and-"
"This is not what I am talking about…"
" But it is what I am talking about. You've saved me more times than you could ever know… Even now you're saving me… Thanks to you, I've lived a happy life."
"And you're still gonna-"
"No. Stop repeating those things… We both know what's gonna happen, Sakura… You did your best and I doubt anyone will ever do better than you… You've done all you could. Now all that's left for me is wait."
" … Please, don't do this to me…"
" Look, I am not going to force you… But I would like you to stay with me until the end."
"… Please, don't ask me this kind of thing… Don't go away… Don't leave me…"
" You know that I wouldn't if I could… So, what do you say?"
Her tears were relentless as her eyes got flooded, while her heart got broken into a million pieces. He was telling the truth. He was not hiding anything anymore and deep inside she knew it was also time for her to accept the facts. It was time for her to take her gloves off and enjoy the time he still had left because in some hours he would be gone forever. There wouldn't be a next time for them anymore and he would not see her soon either. It would be the end of everything and the only thing she could do was staying by his side until the end. That was his wish. That was his death wish and she was going to accept it. Even if it hurt and even if it destroyed her inside, she was going to do it for him. One last time.
Uselessly wiping her tears away, the defeated medic allowed herself to be pulled by his side, where she found a comfortable spot next to him on the bed. For the tons of medication she had given to him, the male Uchiha was in no pain at that moment. He was relaxed and he was conformed with his inevitable fate. He certainly wasn't happy but he also wasn't sad, for he would have the privilege to see her and to be by her side until his very last breath. They would be together until his end. And Sasuke wouldn't have chosen a better way of dying. The only thing left to be done was saying all of the things he never did. All the things left unsaid would be finally revealed to the ears of his beloved wife. She would know about it all, at last. It certainly wouldn't sound like him, but he knew it would make things easier for her to understand that it was time for them to say goodbye.
" You see, Sakura… When I'm gone, I want you to be happy."
"This will be impossible, Sasuke-kun…"
"No, it won't… You will need to move on… You still have a whole life ahead of you and I want you to keep smiling and laughing even without me… Maybe you can even find a new guy."
"I could never do this, Sasuke-kun… You're the only one my eyes see… And… And when you're gone… I don't know what will be of me."
" You're still gonna be you… The most perfect girl I've ever set my eyes on… The best medic ninja in the world… I want you to surpass your master, okay? Don't stop until that…"
" How will I surpass her when I can't even find a cure for this virus?!"
"Hn… You'll find a way, don't worry… I trust you…"
At each word said, her heart became even more broken. That was certainly the most cruel thing he has ever done to her. Leaving her behind was killing the Uchiha girl.
" Y-You shouldn't trust me… I… I have killed a man the other day."
"Uh?"
His eyes were set on her for a minute. After all of those days swallowing that burden, Sakura was finally ready to tell him about all that had happened. She was going to tell him about the patients and the blood and she was going to tell him about the man whose head was cut by her. It would all get out of her chest as her one last confession. As her last chance of leaning on him and asking for advice and simply sharing her whole life with her husband. She was really going to miss him.
The minutes that followed her decision were completely taken by her voice as she told him everything. For the first time since their conversation began, the male Uchiha remained completely shut for he knew she had to start building her own strength for the hard times that would soon come. She would have to build herself a strong structure to hold the impacts that would hit within the next hours. She would have to learn how to face her past. And sharing those stories already seemed to be a good start.
In the middle of sobs and deep breaths, Sakura managed to put it all out. With all the details and with all of the names, she told him everything and she was surprised with his lack of shock. Instead of being freaked out or being scared of her, Sasuke simply kept his calm expression and slowly tightened his grip on her hands so she could know he was by her side. So she could know he would always be by her side in the same way she has always been by his. No matter what, no matter where, his place by her side would never be empty.
"I think you did the right thing… I mean, he was suffering, wasn't he?"
"Yeah, but it's not up to me to judge this kind of things… I was selfish."
" When this happens to me, I want you to be selfish too… Don't hesitate on doing the same to me, okay? I don't want to suffer because of this virus."
"… Okay…"
" Thank you… Hn, I feel better now…."
" In what kind of way?"
"Well, it's good to know that there will be someone taking care of me until the end… It's good not be alone anymore."
"Sasuke-kun…"
"… You really have made my life fun, Sakura… You kept your promise and I'm thankful for that."
" No… I am the one thankful for all of our moments… You've made me really happy too… You've made me your wife and if not for this I am sure you would have also made me a mother…"
"yeah… We would really have had a pretty baby, wouldn't we?"
"Yeah… With your eyes and your hair…"
"With your smile and your personality…."He said, caressing her cheek. "It would be the perfect child…"
"Yes, it would… Oh god…"
For some seconds, the rosette finally gave up completely. She wrapped her arms around him and hugged him as tight as she could. Oh how she wanted that to be nothing but a nightmare… How she wanted to wake up in her bed and with him by her side telling her that it had been just a dream… That would definitely be the best sensation in her whole life. A sensation that would make her the happiest girl in the world, but that sensation would never come. That lie was nothing but the cruel reality itself and her reality couldn't possibly be worse without the love of her life. Her life was ruined and no miracle was going to save her. No miracle would save him.
However, just because a miracle can't, it doesn't mean she can't.
Still enjoying their last hug, the male Uchiha couldn't help but letting out his last smirk around her. Something had popped into his mind, and since he wasn't really stopping to think before saying anything, his mouth simply allowed his words to get out. Barely could he had imagined the effect of those words on his wife. Perhaps there was still one last thing she hadn't tried.
"If only the problem was venom, then we wouldn't be like this…"
"Yeah… At least Orochimaru did something good for you when he forced your own body to produce…. Antibodies."
A lamp seemed to have been lit up in her mind. How come she had not thought about that?! How come she had let that pass?! It was certainly a promising idea and it could really work out. It could really save his life. And if she could cure one person, the whole village was going to be a piece of cake. Uchiha Sakura had just discovered the cure she had been looking for. Or at least an idea on where she could bet all of her chips.
"Yeah, I guess he did something good."
" It can work…"
"What?"
"Sasuke…. It can work."
She said, taking her head from his chest and feeling her heartbeat becoming faster in excitement. Her eyes were lighting up again and whatever had crossed her mind, he knew, had a good chance of working. Her confidence was back and soon her body was already standing in front of her medicine cabinet. Her hands were looking in between bottles and tags and it did take her some time until she finally found the needle she wanted. A thin needle that made a huge smile appear on her lips and made his eyes happy to see her so excited. Even if it didn't work, he thought, seeing her like that one last time would mean the world for him. It would give him the perfect last view. However, her smiling face was not going to be his last view. At least not that smiling face of hers.
For the more he tried to understand the reason behind her illumination, the raven haired man couldn't simply complete her puzzle. His eyes followed her as she prepared a shot and some other bottles and he even saw when she went to measure her own blood pressure. Why was she even doing that? Why did she need to know about her own health condition at times like that? Those were frequent questions in his head that he simply decided to keep for himself, but when she literally pulled his belt from his pants and took a small sample of his own blood, then Sasuke thought that it would be a good time for him to say something.
" What the hell is going on?"
"Sasuke-kun!" She said, smiling brightly as she wrapped the belt tightly around her own left arm. " I am going to produce a serum!"
"… Explain yourself."
"It's easy! It's like… when you're bitten by a snake… Since there are no vaccines against it, we inject a serum full of antibodies inside the one who has been bitten so the venom cells can be destroyed by an increased immune system! If I can give you some antibodies, then I can make your immune system work faster and with more precision!"
"Hn." It was a really good idea, as expected from his wife. Still, there was one tiny detail missing in her explanation. " And where are you gonna find these antibodies?"
"I'll produce them."
"Uh? How?"
"It's easy… When producing serum against venoms, we inject the virus in a horse so it can produce strong antibodies that will be used in humans later."
"And how are you going to find a horse right now?"
"I'm not." She said, leaving him more confused than ever. If she had thought about everything, how come she had forgotten about something as big as a horse?
" Then how are you going to produce them?"
"Easy… I will be the horse."
"Uh?"
"I will inject a small quantity of your blood in me so I will also be infected. The small amount of your AB blood won't damage me and then I'll be able use the byakugou to speed up the process of mitosis in my cells, creating even more antibodies against the virus. Then I will give you many antibodies I've produced along with my blood, which won't cause any problem since I am a type O. Theoretically, nothing can go wrong."
"Wait, but isn't it dangerous? Being infected and… What are the collateral effects of this, Sakura?"
"Well… The virus will also be multiplied along with the infected cells and the disease will develop a lot faster inside of me until my immune system starts working… But if it works faster than the disease I guess there won't be any problems…"
"… And what if it doesn't?"
After asking this question, his heart already knew the answer. Of course she would die if things went wrong. She would die doing something stupid for him and he wasn't sure if he should let her risk her life like that. He wasn't sure if he should allow such reckless thing. However, when the idea of staying by her side for some more time crossed his mind, Sasuke couldn't help but getting hyped. He wanted to spend more time with her. He wanted to spend all the time in the world with her. And for that, his selfish side would support her decision. Not that she would need his support to try to save his life. She wanted him to stay by her side. She wanted him all to herself and not only her selfish side was saying that. Sakura wanted his whole self just for her and she wouldn't hesitate on the chance of having what she wanted. She wouldn't hesitate on the chance of keeping him alive.
"Well… if it doesn't work, at least I won't need to see you dying, Sasuke-kun."She smirked, preparing the shot containing his contaminated blood.
"Hn."He smirked back. "I guess it's a win win then."
" It's gonna work… I promise."
" I know… I trust you."
"Hn. Of course you do."
And so, the virus was injected and all of her plan began. With a part of her chakra focused on keeping note of her own state, the pinkette was already activating the seal on her forehead. The purple lines started to spread around her whole body, following its natural curves and drawing the technique passed down through her master all around her skin. Uchiha Sakura had just started the production of her cure, and If that worked, then many lives would be spared around the village and people wouldn't die anymore because of that thing. If that worked, she would prove everyone that she was the disciple of the Godaime… If that worked, his life would be saved. And that would be her biggest reward after so much struggling.
The multiplication of her cells had already started for soon after the injection, his eyes observed how her external looks were changed. Her breathing became faster, her veins started to pop as sweat was streaming down her face. As he simply observed, the apprentice of the Godaime had already recached the fever stage and for what it seemed, there was still no sign of her antibodies work. Was her idea really going to work? He didn't know, but his doubt wouldn't change anything anymore. It was already too late to stop her. All that was left for him to do was put his trust in that woman he calls wife.
As the temperature in her body raised, her hands started to tremble. If her system didn't start answering soon, the female Uchiha would definitely faint and never wake up again. Her antibodies had to start their job asap or else they would never live to see another flu in their lives. They had to work fast. They had to save her. They had to save him. And that was exactly what they were going to do.
After a couple of minutes, the pinkette felt her own system fighting against that virus. It was as if she could feel her inner army punching those creatures away from her, and one by one they were succumbing. Her antibodies were winning that war that was happening inside of her veins and soon she would be able to send reinforcements to his own inner army. She was going to win that war. She was going to save her love.
Once the medic felt that her immune system didn't need her help anymore, she stopped the mitoses and broke her hand seals. It was time to inject her improvised cure inside of him and Sakura couldn't waste a single second anymore. Even if her idea had worked, her body was exhausted after the whole thing. She knew that her eyes would shut down in the next few moments and before they could do it, she still had to save his life.
Her hands quickly and weakly reached for a clean and huge shot and took what seemed to be more than a liter of her own blood. With a bit of the chakra she had left, Sakura managed to put in that sample as many antibodies as she could and after making sure it would be enough, the pinkette started to stumble as she tried to approach her husband. Her eyes were closing, her breathing was shallow and her strength was all gone. She wasn't completely conscious anymore, yet her duty was the on thing guiding her to him.
Her duty as a medic.
Her duty as the apprentice of the Godaime.
Her duty as his teammate.
Her duty as his wife.
And with all of that in mind, the rosette managed to inject the whole content of that shot in his veins before her body completely fell unconscious on the floor. She fell knowing that she had given her best to save his life and she fell knowing that the world could be different when she woke up later. She fell with a smile on her face for knowing that, at last, someone had defeated that virus.
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End of part 2