Let It Burn: Death [Sasuke Uchiha]

Chapter 19

Chapter Inspiration: Mercy by Hurts [from 2:28-End]

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It was no longer attached, the limb lying a few feet away as blood gushed out of the stump that was left over. She couldn't even scream or cry, staring at it and going into shock. The arm was gone. The arm was gone.

"Mai!"

A hand forced her to look away, staring up at Sasuke with wide eyes. Her body was beginning to shake from the trauma.

"It's gonna be all right. Just look at me. Look at me!" he ordered when her head went to turn away.

There was no possible way this was happening. And the Uchiha did not know what to do, but he had to stop the bleeding before she died of blood loss. Ripping off a section of the uniform he tied it tightly just above the wound. Yet there was little effect as the teen began wheezing, struggling to breathe. He had never seen her so terrified before.

"Naruto! We need Sakura!"

The Nine-Tail's chakra exploded.

"Now!"

His attention turned back to the Be Fong staring up at the sky.

"Stay with me, Mai! Stay with me!"

But everything was growing hazy.

"I will not allow you to die on me, you got that?" he shouted. "I've watched too many people close to me die and you will not be one of them!"

The fox roared as Mai gasped, heart rate increasing.

"SAKURA!"

There was a loud pop, causing his head to whip back around and watch as visible strings began flowing out of the stump. The tendrils, when the tips touched, created a crackling sound before the energy repelled them away from each other as they continued their search for something. Moving across the ground they reached towards the severed limb. Looking in the ninja's eyes it didn't appear Mai was even present or in control over what was happening.

The strings, Sasuke reasoned. They were acting on their own since the host wasn't able to function.

The strings began wrapping around the stump of the arm as more protruded and sought out a target. And as they began to line up to the severed limb, the strands stopped just before touching the bloody skin. Rearing back, Sasuke watched as the Chaka Strings roughly penetrated the muscles, veins, and skin as chakra surged down the lines. Now, Mai screamed as the limb was jerked across the ground. All Sasuke could do was pin the teen down as she thrashed back and forth. In order to prevent Mai from hurting herself further.

She was crying, the free hand gripping onto the front of his uniform for some kind of support and stability. The sound that came from the ninja's throat was something that he never wanted to hear again. The emotion was pure agony. It was burning as the edges lined up and strings began looping around the shattered bones to reconnect them. Then chakra began wrapping around the skin and stitched it back into place. The Uchiha could not believe what he was watching. How was that even possible? It didn't stop there as the sewing finished. The Chakra Strings caused the skin to sizzle, soldering the tissue so everything was reattached. The smell of burning flesh made the Uchiha want to gag, holding his breath.

Finally, it was finished, Mai's cries dying down, breath shuddering. A whimper escaped her lips, unable to fathom what had just occurred. [song ends]