A brand-new, canon-compliant story set in the "Blank Period" of Masashi Kishimoto's Naruto universe, the years following the Fourth Great Ninja War. Experience the story of the early Naruto episodes from the perspective of Naruto's classmate, origin...
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Sakura Haruno raced across Konoha, taking to the rooftops for a more direct route to the hospital. Emergency medical situations weren't uncommon in a ninja village, even now, just over two months since the Fourth Great Ninja War came to an end. However, she wasn't often called in while off duty.
The Medical Division was more than equipped to deal with the wide range of complex injuries often sustained by ninjas, so the fact that they had specifically requested her support indicated exceptional circumstances. Sakura had an affinity for the precise Chakra control required for Medical Ninjutsu. That and the training she had received under the tutelage of the Hokage, Lady Tsunade, made her a valuable resource.
During the rebuilding of Konoha after Akatsuki's attack, the current but outgoing Hokage, widely considered to be the world's greatest medical ninja, had even more responsibilities than usual to deal with in her role as village leader. Therefore, she had delegated certain areas to Sakura, her most able disciple.
This included operating the village's temporary medical facilities while the new hospital was under construction, and then taking on a senior role when it was completed. More recently, Sakura had helped establish an impressive new complex to house and care for the many children left orphaned by the war. Between this, her occasional teaching shifts at the Ninja Academy, and drawing up plans to establish medical clinics in other nations, she was a very busy young woman.
Finding time for a well-earned break had been difficult, but it had been arranged well in advance. People knew how much she had on her plate, especially the hospital staff, so being woken up in the middle of the night like this spelled trouble.
Arriving at the hospital, briefly noting her reflection in the glass panes of the entrance doors, she felt mildly embarrassed by her disheveled pink hair and matching pajamas. Now wasn't the time to be conceded with appearances, though. "What have we got, Naki?" Sakura demanded as she burst into the reception area.
"Oh, Sakura Sensei, thank goodness you're here!" cried the on-call trauma doctor, who was awaiting her arrival. "The border patrol brought the patient in fifteen minutes ago. He's been taken to Operating Room Five. The wounds appear to be recent, but they're substantial. I'm not sure there's anything that can be done."
"OR Five?" Sakura repeated in consternation as the nurse accompanied her to the location. This particular room was specially equipped for treating Chakra burns, which could usually be handled without special assistance. "What's the patient's condition?"
"Yes, there wasn't anything we could do in the ER, so he was taken up right away," said Naki. "The damage is like nothing I've ever seen. He's covered head to foot with significant Chakra burns, but the wounds are irregular."
