Naruto wielder of Suzumebachi

The Realization

Sasuke stared down at Naruto's unconscious body. He thought about the red chakra that enveloped his one time teammate, curious about what it was. He tried to stand up but immediately fell to his knees, coughing up blood. Sasuke was still in awe that Naruto had fought him to the point of near death. He finally struggled to his feet and began attempting to walk away from the Valley of the End. Then suddenly in a blur of speed, a grey haired shinobi appeared in front of Sasuke, someone who he knew very well.

"Ka.. Kakashi, leave me.."

He couldn't finish his sentence as Kakashi's fist impacted into Sasuke's gut, knocking him unconscious.

"You're coming back with me Sasuke."

Kakashi picked up Sasuke's body and then walked over to his blonde genin, proud of his efforts to stop the Uchiha. He began to run back to Konoha with both genin on his shoulder.

The next thing Naruto remembered was waking up to the familiar sight of the white ceiling that was present in the Konoha hospital. He shot up from his resting position and slowly sat up and opened his eyes. They opened to the sight of Shikamaru standing besides his bed with a slight smirk on his face.

"About time you woke up."

Said Shikamaru with the smirk on his face. He was happy to see his friend awake and well. After Naruto said this Shikamaru's blonde haired teammate Ino walked in.

"Naruto your awake!"

Said the blonde kunoichi, happy to see her one time classmates awakening. Naruto was puzzled by the blonde's appearance in his hospital room. Ino had never been a big fan of him, but he put it aside, glad to see that some people were happy to see him awake.

"Hey guys.."

Said Naruto weakly before feeling a shooting pain in his chest. He began coughing loudly as small amounts of blood splattered across his fully bandaged body. Shikamaru ran over and put her hand on Naruto's back.

"Naruto, are you okay!?"

Shouted a concerned Shikamaru in a rare display of emotion before a nurse ran in. That was all Naruto remembered before drifting off to sleep.

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Naruto started to open his eyes as he began to slowly sit up in his bed. He remembered that the last time he moved too quickly he coughed up blood. He sat in his bed, contemplating the events that had taken place. He remembered blacking out against Sasuke; he had no clue what happened after that. People began stopping by in the room to check up on him. He saw Hinata and Shino who both came to check up on him while wishing him a fast recovery. Hinata's was difficult to sit through, as it was hard to hear her and it took forever for her to get her sentences out. But regardless it was great to see her and Shino as well. Shikamaru and Ino stopped by once more

Naruto found out from Shikamaru that everyone had survived the mission and Sasuke had even been returned safely. He was in a high security sector of the hospital for him to rest and be watched over. The one person Naruto wanted to see was Sakura, yet she hadn't even bothered to stop by. He had managed to bring back her precious "Sasuke-kun", the least she could do was stop by to check up on him.

Naruto sat in his hospital room for the next week. He received frequent visits from his classmates, which lifted his spirits. After a week of sitting in the hospital he was finally omitted due to his quick healing from the fox. The only long-term injury he'd have would be a scar on his chest from the chidori that Sasuke put through his chest.