Lost Love

Chapter 14

"ENOUGH!"

Everyone turned to the source of the voice. There, Shikadai stood crouched at the ledge of the cliff. His head was over his shoulder, glaring at them as his arms dangled off the cliff. He grunted as he pulled someone up. He then laid her flat on the ground.

"SUMIRE!"

"Mom... MOM!" Hanasita called out, running by her mother's side, Nue slowly limping over.

"What is going on!?" Shikadai shouted as everyone came running over. "Why is everyone shouting at each other? What happened here?"

"How'd you get here?" Boruto questioned.

"Well, I saw you guys run and so I followed. Pretty simple," Shikadai answered.

"You always have the most basic answers. Let me guess, it's a drag to talk?" Sarada said, sounding annoyed at Shikadai's mere presence.

"Someone's moody tonight," Shikadai commented.

Kawaki leaned over Sumire's body, checking her heart. "She's barely breathing. Sarada-chan, use Medical Ninjutsu and heal her," Kawaki said.

Sarada didn't move as she stared at her best friend's body. She felt her whole body go numb when she heard what Kawaki said. She took a few steps back, staring horrified at Sumire's body.

"Sarada-chan, do it!" Boruto said.

"I-I can't..." Sarada said.

"What do you mean you can't!?" Himawari questioned.

"I can't!"

"Why not!?" Himawari shouted.

"I just can't, alright!?" Sarada yelled.

"So you're not going to help your own "best friend"? What a traitor," Himawari scoffed.

"Mommy... Can you hear me...?" Hanasita gently called out, Suzuka grabbing hold of her waist so she didn't go any closer.

"I can't use Medical Ninjutsu... I mean, you guys saw it that time back when we were Genin... I sucked at it," Sarad confessed.

"But your mother is the world's strongest Medical Nin, and you can't even do basic Medical Ninjutsu!? Why are you here then if you're just going to be useless!?" Himawari shouted.

"Hima, Sarada-chan, let's all take a break, okay? Stop shouting," Boruto said, patting the injured Nue, who laid his head in Boruto's lap.

"Nue..." Nue murmured, seeing his owner hurt. "Nue... Nue..."

"It's okay, Nue. She'll be okay," Boruto said, but that was more to convince himself.

Hanasita managed to break free from Suzuka's grip, running over to her mother's body. She pushed past Sarada and Sanada, still blaming Sarada for this. She crouched down at her mother's side, placing her hands above Sumire's wounds. Her hands started to glow green.

"You know Medical Ninjutsu?" Shikadai questioned.

"Uh-huh. Mom is a great Medical Ninja, after all. And she's taught me a lot, but I still only know the basics, but I should be able to heal some of the smaller wounds," Hanasita explained.

"Wow. And Sarada-chan can't use Medical Ninjutsu?" Himawari said, side-eyeing the surviving Uchiha. "What a joke."

"I really can't!" Sarada said.

Sanada took hold of her mom's kimono. "Mommy, I'm scared..."

"How do you think Hana-chan feels, you wimp?" Suzuka said as she and Suzuki stood right next to Sanada. "Hana-chan has to keep healing Sumire-san. Any wrong move, and Sumire-san's good as dead. She's more scared than you, you pampered princess. She's scared of losing her mom, being alone. She's scared of what's going to happen. You, on the other hand, are just a wuss you can say anything she wants and be protected."