Chapter 6: Come Back To Us

recap

When the young Uchiha was satisfied he quietly rose from his position and made his way out of the tent. Sasuke sat next to Takumi and Naruto was still asking him a thousand questions about Sakura... and if she would recover.

The Kyuubi holder was pacing back and forth his hands were behind his back. Naruto has been doing this for the past 2 1/2 hours and it was starting to get on Sasuke and Takumi's nerves.

They had told him to sit down plenty of times, which only lasted about 3 minutes before he was up again and pacing.
His eyes were focused on Sakura's tent never looking away for anything.

Sasuke eyed the blonde haired ninja and let out a big sigh. He clenched his fists and stood up walking towards Naruto.
Takumi sat back and watched what was going to happen next.
The Uchiha punched Naruto over the head and said...

"Stay still dobe!"

Naruto rubbed his sore head and stuck his tongue out before sitting down. Sasuke rolled his onyx eyes and seated himself on a nearby log.

Naruto continued to rub his head and Sasuke stared at the forest floor. The two ninja didn't notice Takumi who was already heading towards Sakura's tent. The mist ninja opened the tents flap and quietly walked inside, sitting beside Sakura and watching her chest rise and fall as she breathed...

Two emerald eyes stared up at the Mist ninja, he gave Sakura a faint smile. The kunoichi tried to sit up but the pain in her lungs quickly made her stop and give Takumi a pleading look...

"Sakura you should rest..."

The pinked haired ninja sighed and winced in pain. Takumi gave her a worried expression and looked at the sleeping bag where there was blood seaping through...

Takumi took the covers of off Sakura and looked at the blood that had already stained her nightgown. He slowly pulled up the nightgown and his eyes met a large wound on her upper was already inside the first aid kit and taking out some thick pearl white bandages. The ninja carefully wrapped the bandage around Sakura's stomach and pulled down her nightgown when he finished...

Crimson blood was slowly making its way to the surface of the bandages. Takumi took out some more white thick bandages and began to wrap up the wound once again.
Sakura opened her mouth to speak but was at a loss of words, so she quickly closed her mouth. When Sakura looked at Takumi she saw Sasuke...

The kunoichi thought that the two ninja had their similarities. Nonetheless they were both extremely handsom and they had the same cold demeanor and emotionless expression.
Sakura could feel her eye lids beginning to close and now her eyes were half open. Only a line of emerald could be visibly seen until they had disappeared.

Takumi made his way outside where her saw the Uchiha eyeing him. He felt a little nervous but made sure not to show it. Instead he shrugged it off and sat down, Sasuke was still watching him though.
Takumi knew why he was looking at him like that and decided to get it out with...

"I was just checking up on her..."

Sasuke crossed his arms over his chest and turned his head away from the mist smirked and kept it hidden from view. The Uchiha wanted Sakura to get better and everything would go back the way it was.
He had to admit that he was scared, for the first time in his life he was actually scared...? Sasuke knew that Sakura had already lost alot of blood, but the question is... was going to pull through?

'I can't think like that!'

'Of course shes going to make it!'

Sasuke could sense the kunoichi's chakra... It was too low! Sakura was one of the strongest kunoichi that he knew,
there was no way that she could die!
At that moment Sasuke could feel the remaining amount of chara that she has begin to decrease. He could feel her life slowly and painfully slip away with every waiting minute...

The Uchiha couldn't take it anymore, he stood up and ran into Sakura's tent. He watched her intently and saw that her breathing had slowed down and she had to almost gasp for air.
Sakura's heart beat wasn't at the regular speed, instead Sasuke heard a faint beat every 7 seconds. He touched her hand and it was deathly cold.

Her face was now pale and her cheeks lost their usual pink rosey blush. Her lips held no colour and now were a light tint of white and blue. It felt like Sasuke's heart had totally stopped when he saw the condition that his teamate was in.
Sasuke tried to place as much chakra into Sakura as possible, but her body wouldn't accept it. Her frail body had rejected it and was now trying to shut down.

Sasuke became frantic and tried once more... No luck her body still wouldn't take it. The Uchiha knew that eventually Sakura's heart would eventually stop and she would die.
The raven haired ninja felt tears creep up from the corner of his eyes and didn't both to stop them. He let them fall free and land upon Sakura's cheeks...

Takumi could tell what Sasuke was trying to do. He knew that it would not do anything and still thought that it would be better if Sakura was with her love when she died.
Even though he had just met the cheerful kunoichi he felt as if he knew her his whole life. She seemed to good a person to die on a mission at the age of 15.

Takumi detested the Sound nin for doing this to Sakura and putting Sasuke through hell. He knew that the Uchiha was surely going to avenge Sakura's death. He himself was going to help and Naruto along with them. The Kyuubi holder would be heartbroken at the sight of his teamate leying lifeless in her tent.
It would pain him in every way and Sasuke as well.

Sakura could feel a warm sensation fill her entire body and then leave. It would return as soon as it left and then it would disappear... Her body was now numb and she could hear someone call out to her.
It sounded like Sasuke... like he was right there beside her. Sakura saw complete darkness surrounding her figure and still the lingering voice of the Uchiha.

"Sakura wake up dammit!"

"Don't leave... please!"

Those words cut deeply into Sakura and she knew exactly what was happening. She was slowly withering away and soon her heart and orgins would fail and she would die.
A light emited from the darkness and there standing in the middle of it was... Sasuke!

He was holding out his hand, his lips turning into a smile and slowly taking a step towards her. Sakura numbly and shakily took a step in the direction of Sasuke and outsretched her arm.

"Take my hand Sakura..."

Sasuke and Sakura's finger tips were now touching and they stayed in that position for a while. Finally the kunocihi grasped Sasuke's hand with her own, warmth now surrounding her and the numbness leaving. Pink bright light was making its way towards Sakura until it engulfed her body. The pink haired ninja could feel her strength returning as Sasuke held onto her hand...

Now white light surrounded both her and Sasuke which made the kunoichi squint and then close her eyes. Sakura felt the warmth so close and radiating onto her small form. Sasuke was pushing his chakra into the kunoichi's chest and waiting for what would happen next.

He saw Sakura tighten her eyes shut further and the warmth of her body returning. Sasuke could sense the pink haired ninja's chakra come back and fill her.
Pink light now surrounding her and the colour coming back to her face, her hands were no longer cold but now they were nice and warm...

Sasuke's heart almost skipped a beat when he heard Sakura faintly mumble his name. He stroked the kunoichi's soft pink hair and checked her over to make sure that she was alright.
When he could feel her heart beat back to it's normal pace and her chakra at the right amount, the Uchiha knew that he had done all that he could...

Sasuke stayed with the recovering kunoichi and made sure that she was breathing properly. Everything seemed to be fine, Sasuke began to calm down and watch over Sakura.
He monitored the kunoichi's intakes of breath and the falling and rising of her chest as she ley unconsious. Sasuke glanced at the kunoichi's calm, sleeping face as he smiled down at her...