the unplanned plan // sasunaru

chapter 5

Gaara Subaku, Kazekage of Sunagakure hated to admit it, but he was worried. He sat restlessly in the stupid and uncomfortable plastic chair at the end of the patient's bed. Though what worried him most was that in the bed wasn't the patient he wanted. He looked up to Kakashi's face, willing the older nin to wake up so he could interrogate him as to why his best friend's life hung in the hands of the hospital's best doctors.

His one sided staring contest was interrupted as the door opened, making him growl lowly. He had specifically told the nurses not to let anyone in the room until he said so. But his growl was cut short as he saw who stepped through the door. He nodded curtly to Naruto's teammates as they silently crossed the room and collapsed on the two other available chairs.

Gaara, being the impatient person he was, cut to the chase; "What happened." Silence engulfed the room again, as both shinobis refused to meet his powerful gaze, or open their mouth. Gaara felt his sand shift impatiently around him, glaring at the ninjas across the room, until the pink haired kunoichi finally spoke up, albeit softly.

"Last night, Naruto was standing guard. W-We don't know exactly what happened while we were sleeping, but when we woke up he was missing, as well as...Sai." Gaara tensed at this, never having liked the fake acting ninja. Sasuke noticed this and felt inward relief that he wasn't the one that didn't trust Sai.

"I found him," She looked out the window, not being able to face Naruto's precious people as she spoke. "covered in blood,...naked" More tenseness from both male ninjas. " and in such bad condition. His whole body was covered in cuts and bruises. I'm...I'm pretty sure i couldn't see a piece of skin that wasn't either cut or bruised. He even had some...glass...in his eyes." Sakura took a deep breath and finally turned to look Gaara in the eye. "I did what i could, i took out the glass and healed as much as i could, but i can't tell how bad his eyes will be when he gets out of surgery."

Gaara's eyes widened the slightest bit, willingly showing some emotion as well as concern. He then nodded solemnly, taking everything in. Both Sakura and Sasuke let him think for a while, waiting for his orders.

Gaara suddenly stood, motioning for them to follow him, before he opened the door and walked out. As Sasuke walked out, he noticed the way the door knob looked twisted. He then looked up at the Kazekage's figure. He noticed that Gaara's seemingly calm and controlled face was betrayed with the way his fists were clench tightly by his side. Again, Sasuke felt inwardly relieved, as well as maybe a tad bit jealous, that the Kazekage obviously cared a lot for his blonde. Gaara finished talking with a small group of ninjas, before they all walked off, standing themselves in front of the Emergency surgery doors.

He then motioned for the leaf shinobis to follow him, and they did, all the way to his office. As Gaara entered his office, he sat himself in his chair, waiting for the shinobis to seat themselves. When they were all settled, he spoke quietly. "Naruto has been in surgery for over 4 hours." He let his sentence sink in, before continuing. "We still do not have information regarding his health right now, but i'm sure we are all hoping for some good news. Personally, i think Uzumaki will survive. He is a strong shinobi. Not only that, but he would not be willing to abandon his precious people. He will survive, and we will help him heal. I'm sure there is no need to make that an order?" Simultaneous nods came from across his desk, and he continued. "You will both be staying in a hospital room next to Hatake's, to make sure you will get information regarding Uzumaki as soon as possible, as well as to heal whatever wounds you have accumulated while coming here." Nods came from across his table again, and he stood up again, before stepping closer and whispering. "I am in no way accusing you, but if i find out that either of you have anything to do with Uzumaki's condition, you will not only have me to face, but all of this village. Suna has taken a liking to Uzumaki, and i will not stop them from doing as they wish to you if you have anything to do with it. Is that clear?" Both ninjas felt the presence of a promise in his words, and both nodded. "Good, no let us go back to the hospital, it has been a half hour, and information regarding Uzumaki's health might be available." And with that, the three ninjas made their way back to the hospital and to Kakashi's room. Upon arriving the remainder of team 7 released a sigh f relief as they say Kakashi sitting up in bed, awake.

"Hatake" Came Gaara's brief greeting. Kakashi nodded respectfully back to the young Kazekage. "How is he?"

"We do not know yet, but i am expecting the doctors to be done soon with a report on his state." Kakashi nodded and all four remained silent for a few minutes, before their strained peace was broken by a door opening. They all turned their head to the medic nin that stepped into the room, wishing for some good news.

"I have some good news and some bad news, which would you like to hear first?"

Matching sighs of relief were let out by the occupants of the room, and Gaara was the first to speak. "Good news, Harisho, how is he,"

The medic nin now identified as Harisho nodded respectfully to his Kazekage, and opened his mouth, ready to speak, but the door suddenly crashed to the ground, a pair of bodies and numerous limbs landing on top of it.

Temari was the first one up, rushing to her brother and practically screaming in his face. "How is he, is he ok? Is he alive?" Kankuro groaned as he stood up, before stepping next to his sister and slapping a hand over her mouth, letting Gaara speak.

"If your hadn't crashed through the door like you did, dear sister, then Hashiro here could have told us of Uzumaki's condition." The occupants in the room could feel the murderous intent surrounding the Kazekage, but Temari simply shrugged, knowing Gaara wasn't really angry, just worried like they all were.

Hashiro cleared his throat, and again, all eyes were on him, as he started his explanation.

"His condition is stable, but i was the worse case i've seen in a while. Both his arms are fractured in various areas, his left knee his broken, as well as his ankle. His other ankle was crushed, most likely by someone's foot. His head received numerous blows, and we aren't sure how bad the damage really is until he wakes up. His body is covered in cuts and Bruises, and the Demon chakra is not healing him. We have found what caused this, but we aren't sure how long it will last. He was injected a poison cutting off his Demon's chakra flow, and had you not brought him in when you did, he wouldn't have survived. But he did, because Naruto is a strong ninja, and would never give up or leave his precious people." He smiled as he said the last part, looking around the room and stopping his gaze on every person, making his point.

The mood seemed to lift slightly at Hashiro's encouraging and true words. But it did not last long, as Hashiro spoke again. "As much as i wish i didnt need to say this, you asked for the good news first." Gaara suddenly regretted asking for the information in that order, the lighter mood having vanished in an instant.

"His eyes, is the biggest problem. While broken bones, cuts, and bruises can heal, eyes are more complicated. There was no way for us to heal his eyes. They were deeply pierced with glass, making him completely blind. Uzumaki Naruto will never be able to see again. "

Time seemed to stop as everyone in the room felt the information sink in. Gaara and Sasuke were frozen shock still, unable to grasp the possibility of their best friend never being able to see the world, his friends, them.

But both were snapped out of their shock as they heard Hashiro speak again. "The most peculiar think though, it that we found traces of calligraphy ink on the glass and in his eyes.

The temperature suddenly dropped as 6 ninjas mentally promised pain and immense sufferance to a certain dark haired nin.