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He didn't know what brought him here but from the moment he had heard that they were bringing Haruno out of her induced coma he found his feet bringing him towards the hospital and into the Sakura's room. He leaned against the wall and waited, grunting when a nurse entered and squeaked at the sight of him.
Hawkeyed he observed her check the chart, fiddle with the IV and from a tray on a locker beside the bed start injecting a clear liquid. Everything Hana would say would happen, a qualified vet he had trusted her to know about the drugs needed, the Inuzuka the one who had come to him enraged when she found out about her brother's Rookie's year being put to ground. Sadly it was too late,- by the time she had realised it was not only her brother that was engulfed by Clan work - due to both ANBU and Clan business , Haruno had already been attacked.
"What are you doing?" Ibiki crossed the room in a second and grabbed the nurse's hand looking at the seals that had been about to go around Sakura's wrists.
"Hokage's orders." The nurse stammered.
Chakra restraints.
"Nurse Kana, Leave." At the Ward Matron's order, the nurse scurried out dropping the seals on the bed. The heavy set woman closing the door behind her and giving Ibiki an assessing look before making her way to the bed and picking up the seals.
"Nasty things. Poor girl." Wrapping the seals around Sakura's wrist the Matron did it all slowly speaking firmly. "After everything she's been through, attacked, raped, induced coma for six weeks in case of brain damage." She harrumphed letting Ibiki know her opinion on that before her voice thickened in hatred. "And now Chakra restraints so that she doesn't abort."
Standing tall the matron nodded at Ibiki and moved to open the door just before the Hokage and his ever accompanying ROOT guards entered.
"Morino you are here why?"
The smug questioning look Danzou gave him, set Ibiki's jaw, the tall man informing him. " The attack on Haruno resembles attacks on Kunoichi returning from missions, hopefully Haruno may have information that can help identify the assailants, perhaps Rain or Iron country."
The glee was visible in Danzou's eyes, the need to hit the slimy man forcing Ibiki to step back and watch as the Matron continued waking Sakura.
Ten minutes later she stirred, eyelashes fluttering and hands moving. Instantly the Matron was holding her hand, reassuring her.
"Sakura, it's Suza, you're at the hospital.
You're safe."
He watched as her eyes open and was dismayed at the emptiness that lay there, caught the panic that filled them as she saw Danzou at the end of her bed, flanked by his guard. Suza blocked Sakura from sight making her comfortable and raising her up on the bed, impressing Ibiki when she took her hand under the guise of checking the IV and gave it a hard squeeze, taking position by her side and not letting go, giving Sakura those few seconds to pull herself together.
"There we go Sakura, Morino-san needs to ask you some questions and Hokage-sama is here to see how you feel."
Her emerald eyes were stilled panic as she looked at Ibiki then dropped her gaze.
"Haruno-san."
He kept his voice calm and low, the Matron's eyes widening at the softness in his tone.
"I know its hard, but I need you to tell me what you remember."
Sakura gulped, holding on to Suza's hand like a lifeline, minutes passing by before Ibiki grabbed a chair, brought it to the bed and sat, taking Sakura's other hand in his large one. Uncharacteristic but it felt needed.
"Sakura?"
"I finished a double shift at the hospital, three major surgeries. My Chakra was drained. I walked home." Her voice was dull and low, head dropping lower as she spoke, tears started to fall. "I . . . I was hit on the head from behind . . . . . and that's all I remember . . I felt my clothes being ripped and pain, but it was all black."
Suza stood pouring a glass of water and handing it to Sakura, catching Ibiki's eye and narrowing her gaze under the blunt fringe of her hair. Taking the empty glass she sat once more, adding.
"That can happen with shock, or drugs."
"How do you feel Haruno."
Danzou's voice was like a bulldozer, shattering the quiet and raising the tension in Sakura's voice by a thousand, her body stiffening under Ibiki's hand. Letting it go Ibiki stood and went to lean against the window watching Danzou speak, disgust growing at the proud way he held himself and took enjoyment from the young Kunoichi's pain.
"I do not know Hokage-sama."
"That is understandable, you were raped."
The gasp from Sakura's lips was sharp, hearing the words making it more real Ibiki susposed, watching those emerald eyes fill with tears once more.
"It was decided to keep you in a medically induced coma to ensure your body had time to recover."
And for the foetus to grow Ibiki growled inwardly.
"Thank you Hokage-sama."
Either Danzou didn't hear the pain and hollowness in her voice or , no Ibiki amended he simply didn't care.
"O f course Haruno-sama, I care for all my Shinobi, considering your condition I will ensure your workload is lessened for the coming months."
"Hokage-sama?" The soft questioning voice she spoke with obviously knew the answer but it was easy to see how much she didn't want it to be voiced.
"The child you carry Haruno, you need to be healthy."
"With respect Hokage-sama I will be having an abortion –"
"No Haruno." Danzou's voice cut through the room, filled with steel it was final.
"I . . what?"
"All abortions must be approved by me, and with the Shinobi force so depleted we cannot afford the loss of one potential Shinobi from our ranks." Danzou announced, bandaged and lined face hard, damn eye gleaming with triumph.
Twisting her hands Sakura stopped and with horror traced the seals on her hands, head shooting up to Danzou.
"Ah yes, to ensure you don't train or take missions that would harm the child or unknowly cause an abortion yourself. Who knows what powerful abilities your child could carry."
Silence filled the room, the Matron's face smoothing into a professional mask as she handed Sakura another glass of water. Before their eyes she caved inwards, the glass nearly falling from her hands as her eyes dulled, sinking into the pillows her face paled and Ibiki would swear he saw her strength drain from her at that very moment.
His achievement reached Danzou left the room, his guard closing the door, leaving Ibiki and Suza with Sakura.
"I supervised her when she first started training and she lied to him." The Matron directed at Ibiki.
Stepping up he bent at eye level, pleading." Haruno, what happened, what did you not tell."
It felt like a lifetime but ever so slowly emerald eyes rose, the pain radiating off her was nearly suffocating but more worrying was the defeat that was growing.
"It was his guards . . . . . . and he watched."
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Dia Duit,
And now everyone wants to kill Danzou.
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