Stream of past

Ripples of What was Lost

(A\N: Alright so...guess who's not dead? I'm very sorry for not updating this earlier but my last year of high school kicked my ass and then college proceeded to kick it even harder and then spit on it. I am. SO fucking tired. And barely have time for anything, so I really don't know when I'll be able to update again. I'll try my best to get another chapter soon, since I am a bit more free in April with spring break, but I make no promises. My schedule is a fucking mess, so I really don't know when I will be able to write again. But with that out of the way, here's the newest chapter, enjoy! ♡♡♡)

Sakura laughed as she listened to Naruto tell them a joke. It's been a few hours since Karin's little crying session and now their little group was talking in their hospital room. Team 7 was scheduled to leave the hospital this afternoon as they were mostly healed. Sakura couldn't wait to get out and see her parents. They must be worried sick. She was surprised they didn't just barge in already and demanded to see their daughter. She hadn't spent as much time with them recently since she was always busy training and planning what to do with Orochimaru and the Akatsuki. But now that she was done with one snake, maybe she could spend more time with them. She already lost them in Pain's attack, she shouldn't waste the second chance she has. The pinkette was snapped out of her thoughts by Sasuke's voice.

"...I remember Shisui told me a joke once but I can only remember the punchline." said Sasuke. Sakura was surprised to hear him talk about his clan but she supposes her talk with him last night hit really close to home.

"What was the punchline?" asked Karin.

"...Eclipse it."

"How does the man in the moon get his hair cut?" said Sakura.

Sasuke looked at Sakura in surprise. "Yeah, that's it. It's been bothering me since the wave mission."

Everyone laughed at his admission, making Sasuke go red. They continued talking and telling jokes until a nurse entered the room.

"Sakura Haruno? Do you mind coming with us? There is something I would like to talk to you about." said the nurse. Sakura nodded and got out of bed to follow the nurse outside.

...

The occupants of the room stared at the door Sakura just left through. It was weird they wanted to talk to her now, but then again she was a med-nin. Maybe they needed her help on something.

"Why do you think that nurse asked for Sakura-chan?" said Naruto.

Sasuke shrugged. "Who knows? They probably needed her for something. She always does complain about how short staffed this place is."

"I doubt they called her in for something like that. Sakura is still very chakra depleted so even if the hospital was as short staffed as she claims, they wouldn't risk giving her CCDS." said Karin.

"CCDS?" asked Naruto and Sasuke.

"Chronic Chakra Depletion Syndrome. It happens when you try to use large quantities of chakra when you're already depleted. It taps in the leftover chakra that remains in your body to keep you alive, the chakra pathways end up permanently damaged and can no longer function properly. As such the person ends up very sickly and weak, most often it leads to death. Its rare but it can still happen. It was most common on med-nins during the war. Since they were the only ones able to bypass the failsafe our bodies have builtin." said Karin. Naruto and Sasuke looked pale and Karin realized her mistake. "But I'm sure nothing like that will happen to Sakura, she's smart enough to know her limits and wouldn't do something like that."