Lost kitsune

Recuperating

AN: Well apparently people like this story and they wanna hear more. So here's another chapter!!! Here's a little recap.-
——————————————————————————-Dammit!' He thought 'we don't have time for this!' Shaking his head to clear his vision, the uchiha continued forward. Not noticing the tear that slid down Naruto's flushed cheek.

"Hang on, Naruto.."
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After a few more hours the snow had cleared up and the stoic Uchiha could make out the outline of their little cottage. Karin and Juugo were sure to be awake and waiting. As for Suigetsu, Sasuke doubted he'd even care, let alone be happy about Narutos safe arrival back.
Then again... Safe wasn't exactly a good word to describe the limp, cold body on his back. With the cold layer of sweat glistening his skin, his slight pained expression even in sleep, the way his arms swayed every time Sasuke made a sudden movement, one could barely tell he was alive. Not to mention he was still supporting the wounds from the previous battle against Itachi. Sasuke's thoughts came to an abrupt stop when he passed a broken tree laying over a frozen creek, acting as a bridge over the ice. After remembering that he had passed that same tree on the way there, Sasuke sped up glad that he was both going in the right direction, and almost there.

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Back at the cottage, Juugo had been woken up and informed of the current situation, Karin sat on the couch impatiently tapping her knee and Suigetsu paces back and forth for at least an hour. Eventually the white haired swordsman broke the silence with an annoyed shout. "Aahhggg!! When is he coming back! He can't just leave us here like this! We barely know what's happening! He'll be lucky is he makes it back here alive so help me I'll-"

"YARROW!" Karin stood up and interrupted.

"Exactly! He's such a- wait what did you say?" Suigetsu looked at his red haired friend with an expression of pure confusion. Fortunately, she noticed and graced his dumbass with an explanation.

"Yarrow is a plant that grows around here, it's supposed to reduce fevers. See while you all were wasting time pacing and doing nothing, I was actually thinking of possible remedies for any sickness or injury that could help Naruto depending on what state he's in when Sasuke gets back!" She flipped her hair and sighed when all she got in response was another scoff and a guilty look from Juugo. "What, did you just think Sasuke would come back with him all safe and sound?"

Juugo nodded his head

"I mean I thought he was dead honestly"

A slap echoed through the room.

"If you so much as think about something like that again I'm gonna kill you. There is absolutely no way Sasuke is dead, he would never get beaten. Especially when Naruto is concerned! And if you think he just collapsed cause of a little snow, than your dumber than you look!"

"That cut deep Karin. Ya cut me real deep just now..." Suigetsu said in a monotone, deciding not to point out that she was the one who asked in the first place. A bored and unamused frown lay upon his features. Even though he still had doubts, Karin was right. It was way more likely that Sasuke was just taking his sweet time like the stuck up bastard he is. He had the devils luck.

"Karin, what can I do?" Juugo stood up and got in between them.

"Get the guest room ready for Naruto, try and make it as warm as possible. Suigetsu, get the medical supplies out and a bowl of ice water."