𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐨 𝐔𝐳𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢 𝐗 𝐅𝐞𝐦!𝐔𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐡𝐚!𝐎𝐜 ── ❝ 𝐈 𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐄𝐘𝐄𝐒 ❞
── Misaki could never have anticipated what awaited her in the years to come-her tumultuous feelings, her fractured famil...
We finally reached the front gates of Suna, quite winded from the quick travel. Well, the others were puffing and gasping; I was still in composure. During our travel here, we met Temari, who was returning to Suna and gave us safe passage through the treacherous sandstorm. To try to get through it by ourselves would have been too dangerous and tiring.
His eyes widened in surprise. "Lady Temari, you're here too? We've been waiting for you. Please, right this way," he exclaimed hastily. As we followed him into the village, he filled us in on their dire situation. "So you see, firstly, Lord Kazekage was taken, and then Lord Kankuro chased after them but was gravely wounded-"
"What?! Kankuro, too?!" Temari exclaimed, her tone laced with worry.
"Yes, well, more than that, he has been poisoned, and we cannot identify it to create an antidote. They say he only has half a day left."
Sakura and I looked at each other, our eyes locking in determination. This was all left to us now.
"Hurry, Temari," Sakura pressed on, her breathless voice resolute.
"Sakura and I shall look at him," I added, trying to modulate my tone into a firm, assured pitch.
We entered the dimly lit room where Kankuro lay, his face pale and contorted with pain. Sakura and I dropped our packs to the floor simultaneously; the urgency of the situation drove us into action. A hurled attack from an elderly woman who all of a sudden mistook Kakashi for somebody else left us all dumbfounded until she realized her mistake and stepped back, flustered.
"You're all distractions," I said flatly, focused on Kankuro's labored breathing as Sakura took the lead.
Sakura quickened her pace towards Kankuro. Light green illumination of her healing ninjutsu enveloped her hands. She began gingerly to suck out the poison, and she did not divert her attention. "Most of it I've sucked out now, so there's no more immediate danger," she threw in, her voice steady and unruffled.
Temari, who had been tautly hovering, slumped against the wall with a sigh of relief. The tension relaxed a little in the room, but I knew our work was far from over.
"Don't get too excited, we still have to remove minute quantities of toxins remaining within him," I said, donning my black gloves and prepared to help Sakura with the next phase of treatment.
Sakura nodded for the fact. "Someone go and fetch us some medical supplies," she ordered, her voice strict.
One of the Sand shinobi was quick to leave and get the necessary items. Chiyo, much calmer now, looked at us with curiosity and respect. "You remind me of that slug lass," she breathed, her eyes still in a bit of shock. "I never thought girls like you two would come."
