BONDS • k. hatake

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"And you didn't call me right away?!" I yelled at her. She flinched but recovered quickly. "Give me the chart."

She held onto it tighter.

"Give me the chart Dr. Ito!"

"I can't!" She said panicked.

"What in the world do you mean you can't?!"

"I paged you as family." She whispered. "You are his emergency contact. We need to know his course of treatment. Do we give him therapy or do we release him?"

"Is he awake?" I said, my voice wavering.

"Lady Tsunade is treating him. He is still in critical care, he is still in trauma." I ran over to the trauma room to see nurses and attendings crowding over his body. His skin was shades lighter, the bags under his eyes were so dark, he looked... dead.

I saw Naruto and Sakura crying.

I stood there frozen, seeing iv fluids being pumped into his body, bloody arms and hands.

"Onee-chan..?" I heard. My eyes widened as I looked at Sakura.

I had been avoiding everyone. I haven't seen one of my friends or family in months.

"I-I don't know why Kakashi-sensei would do this.." she cried.

I didn't speak, my throat felt dry.

I felt someone's hand on my shoulder. I turned around to see Itachi. His face twisted in pain.

I crashed into his arms and started sobbing.

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"Kakashi.. he.." Tsunade spoke.

"Give me his chart." I said hoarsely.

"Akiara, you know I can't do that-"

"Give me the damn chart!" I yelled, she sighed and handed me it.

Hatake, Kakashi
32
Male

Failed suicide attempt;
Swallowed sleeping pills
Multiple deep lacerations on arms and hands.
Anxiety
Nightmares

My eyes scanned over everything.

"He's overworked, over stress. From his state he hasn't been eating or sleeping for that matter. Start him on nutrition fluids and... this stays between us. The elders will not know about this. Tell shikamaru the hokage won't be seeing anyone. If he has any emergency's give them to Tsunade. I'll handle the paperwork, I'll handle everything else. Prepare everything to be transferred to me. I'll be waiting."

"Your taking role as temporary hokage?"

"Lord Sixth has been over worked, doesn't sleep. He deserves to wake up to at least a day without work." I said.

"Akiara-san. We found this in Lord Sixth' pockets. It's been addressed to you." I took the note.

"Thank you." I slipped it into my pocket.

"Everyone, go home. Get some rest. I'll stay with him tonight." I said quietly.

They nodded.

"I'll go to the Hokage's office, help out. Do what I can." Tsuna said. "He'll be okay." She said giving me a hug.

"He has to be, for the villages sake."

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I walked into his room, mountains of papers already stacked there.