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Please allow me to thank you for choosing to read this story! If you read the whole thing, thanks even more!
Some important notes for readers!
๑ The main ships in the fic are:
๑ Sakura x Undisclosed
๑ Sai x Ino
๑ Shikamaru x Temari
๑ This story takes place before the events of the Fourth Shinobi War, however it takes more years to get there.
Events happened farther apart and the characters are older. An example being that Sakura is twenty.
Please enjoy!
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Act I
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Introduction
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Sakura quickly made her way through the trees. It was dark, making it hard to see very far and causing her to stumble every so often. Her hair was wet from the rain, which was now blocked by the trees, and her clothes were muddy and heavy with water. She held the bag in her arms close to her as she rushed through the woods.
She kept going, from branch to branch. Her feet moved faster as she pumped chakra into them. Adrenaline pumped through her, coursing through her veins. Suddenly a kunai shot ahead of her, leaving pink strands of hair to fall to the ground in her wake.
She cursed as she focused on who threw the kunai. Slamming her left foot into a branch, she propelled herself to the right and masked her chakra. The moment she became hidden by the trunk of a tree, she fell to the ground and began to run the opposite direction she was moments before, hoping to lose the shinobi on her tail.
She never thought she would see her village banning the rescue of those who did not come back on their own. She refused to go back to that village.
Back to Konoha.
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Chapter 1
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After a few hours, Sakura entered the Land of Waves, losing the tracking shinobi before she started heading in its direction. It had been a while, hadn't it? The Naruto Bridge would be up ahead. She outwardly frowned at the name.
After a few more minutes of running, she reached the bridge. It did not look as new as it had, as there were many scratches and scrapes on the walkway. Images of the mission there flashed through her mind before she shook her head, clearing her thoughts. That was not important at the moment. It was more important for her to heal the three she had with her as soon as possible. She looked down at the bag in her arms.
Worry started to well up in her as she quickly sprinted across the bridge. The journey took her five or six minutes in total. As she reached the other side she saw people going about their day. Some laughing and playing, others arguing or keeping to themselves. She attempted to recall the route to the old bridge builder's house but found herself drawing a blank. About to start off in a random direction, a woman's voice caught her attention.
"Sakura? Is that you?" Hearing the voice, she turned to find Tsunami, the woman who she helped at the very start of her shinobi career. "It is you! Look how you've grown! But dear, you're filthy, are you alright?"
She had a concerned air about her. Sakura responded with a nod, and the woman somewhat grasped the urgency the younger was experiencing. "Come with me, let's head to my house."
She started off along the coast of the island, triggering Sakura's memory. The young woman quickly approached her.
"Tsunami! Do you have medical supplies? Like needles and thread? Bandages? Antibiotics?" the shinobi asked quickly. Tsunami looked at her and thought for a moment.
"They're at the house. Sakura, what in the world is wrong? Are you hurt?"
"No, but I have two men and a child here in critical condition and I don't have enough supplies. Where are they at your house?"
"In the cabinet above the oven," Tsunami blurted, now understanding how desperate she really was.
"I'll meet you there. I'm sorry!" With that, Sakura was off like a bullet. She jumped to the rooftops, sprinting at the fastest she was able without chakra and reaching the house within fifty or so seconds. She jumped to the ground, landing in front of the door, and knocked several times. The door opened to reveal an aged Tazuna with a look of irritation. The look quickly melted into one of surprise however as his eyes landed on her.
"Sakura! What are you doing here?" the old bridge builder asked. He noticed her expression and frowned. "Is everything okay?"
"May I come in?" she asked quickly.
"Of course," he nodded, responding to her tone.
"Tazuna, do you have a room I would be able to operate in?" she questioned, eyes scanning the room they were in.
"Well, not really. We don't have all those fancy machines hospitals do."
"I'll handle the equipment, I just need a room. Well, two rooms: one for when they are out of surgery and one for the operations," she spoke quickly. "I'm running out of time."
"You can use my room for the operation and... Tsunami's for after. Follow me." He started to head off towards the bedrooms.
"Hey, grandpa! Who was it?!" a boy's voice called from down the hall.
"Inari! Get out here!" Tazuna yelled. The boy came running out and followed along with them, clearly wondering what was going on. "Sakura here is having an emergency of some sort."
"What? Sakura!?" He looked at the woman. "It's you! You came back!"
"Hello, Inari," she smiled, "could you please help us set up some equipment?"
"Sure," he muttered as they reached Tazuna's room. It held a mat with a table in the middle of the floor and a bed on the left side, a few bottles here and there.
"I need everything out of the center of the room," she instructed. The two of them gave small looks of shock at the authority held in her voice but quickly did as they were told. Once everything was in a corner of the room, Sakura turned to them. "We need all three of them to be stable before I can work on one of them fully."
"Three!?" Tazuna asked, surprised. The sound of the front door could be heard swiftly opening and closing, followed by footsteps quickly coming in their direction. Tsunami came into the room catching her breath, giving the indication she ran most of the way there.
"Right. Tsunami, please go and get all of the medical supplies you have. Inari and Tazuna, please help me set up both rooms. We don't have much time as the stasis will stop working soon," Sakura said.
The three of them nodded and Tsunami left. Sakura led the remaining two into Tsunami's room and they moved everything to a corner before Sakura removed a scroll from her bag. She placed the bag against the wall next to the door. The two watched her intently as she crouched down and quickly unfurled the scroll. The room filled with smoke which dissipated to show Sakura already moving the stabilizing equipment. She came back and got the hospital bed and separating curtains before putting them in place as well. When she was done with the first setup, she turned to the others to see Tsunami came back.
"Tsunami, Inari, I want you to make two more beds like this. As fast as possible, okay?" the pinkette instructed. They nodded. "Tazuna, come help me set up the other room."
She jogged to the room designated for the operations, having grabbed her bag as she passed it, and pulled out another scroll the same size as the last. She unrolled only a portion of it, and smoke once again filled the room. The smoke cleared, revealing a large white tarp, which they unfolded and used to cover a majority of the floor. She then released the rest of the scroll, resulting in somewhat different equipment from before. After setting up, they returned to the other room to find the beds were set up perfectly. Sakura nodded, quickly thanking them.
"Now, I'm going to release these three from the scroll and I need everyone's help," Sakura said. "Tazuna, I need you to help me put them in the beds while you two keep the bed still and insert the IVs. Do either of you know how?"
Tsunami nodded.
"Yes, I helped in the medical area of the tents when Konoha was destroyed," the mother said.
Sakura subconsciously frowned at the mention of the name, the old man raising a brow in confusion as he noticed it.
"Good, let's get started." Sakura took on an authoritative posture. "As soon as I release them, they will slowly resume losing blood. I need to stop the flow of blood before I can operate. We will start with the child. Ready?"
They nodded again, and she undid the scroll. As soon as the smoke cleared, she could tell they were taken aback.
In front of them lay Kakashi, with a deep wound going from his left shoulder to his right hip.
The next was Konohamaru with three large gashes on his right side and a cut on his left arm going from his wrist to his upper bicep.
Lastly was Sai, who had a less lethal cut going down the majority of his right leg. Lying next to him was his right arm, which had been severed just below the elbow.
"Let's go," Sakura said. She picked them up with the help of Tazuna and placed them on their respective beds, the order the same as they came from the scroll. Tsunami inserted the IVs, while Inari helped. After they were all stabilized, Konohamaru was taken to the operating room and the long task of the medical shinobi began.
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Chapter 1 - Extended
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Exhausted after using most of her chakra, Sakura sat down at the table. She was glad she was able to get Sai's arm back on. There would be a scar, but she was able to reconnect all of the nerves. Konohamaru was fine, but he would need to stay under until his wounds healed a bit more. He would want to move around, as he would be distraught when he woke up. Kakashi had his stomach cut open along with the rest of his abdomen. Though, since she did not have the proper equipment, he was going to have to watch what he ate for a while.
"I hope they heal up okay..." was the last thing Sakura remembered saying before falling asleep.