Legacy of A Flower: Naruto (remake)

Chapter Fifty One: To Share the Burden

Imagine briskly flipping through the pages of a book. You catch glimpses of words a pictures, but you don't understand what's going on. That's what it was like.

First, I saw Gaara's face. His red hair and the surrounding forest. Maybe he was carrying me. Or perhaps I was so dizzy that he was just looking down at me. I tiredly hailed, "Gaara."

"Lily, stay calm...," I couldn't hear his voice anymore and the darkness took over again.

Sometimes I wondered if I'd ever get to spend more than a few hours with the red head. If I'd get to be one his closests friends. It was a nice notion to think of when one's heart has been punctured. The birth of a new bond.

Second, the walls were white and people were rushing around me. This time I knew I was laying down. Someone was shouting orders, their hand brought a mask to my face. Breathing became easier with it. My vision cleared up and I could see her. Lady Tsunade rushing me through the hall of a hopspital.

"We need to seal that wound and remove whatever poison his is... Yoshida, give her space!" She commanded. Move? Was she talking to me? No.

"Lily!" Basil's voice. She was talking to Basil. I wanted to hear his voice again, but instead darkness did it's job of leaving me alone.

Lady Tsunade had stared at Basil and I with so much admiration that one time. I was so curious as to why. Did she know of sisterly and brotherly love?

Basil, he didn't deserve to see this. He didn't need too. I always felt so guilty for taking his mother away. I felt guilty for leaving without an explanation. Now he's probably frantically pacing through the halls. Once again, I wished he was the one in danger so I had to feel that unbearable feeling. Not him.

Thirdly, I caught a quick glimpse of Kakashi watching me painfully. I hope he doesn't blame himself. Kakashi Sensei. He taught us of teamwork and climbing trees. He always acted like he didn't enjoy my sarcasm, but I could always make out the smirk underneath his mask. I believed him and I were always the most done with the team. Then again, he did tell me I made him question why he ever became a Sensei.

What about Sakura and Naruto? How were they.

Oh, Blondie, my last words to him had been so indignant. How was he holding up? I loved those blue eyes and teethy grin too much to see them fading into pain.

And Sakura, she loved Sasuke. She adored him. Now her two teammates were landed in the hospital. What was she thinking? I knew she'd be heartbroken. For Sasuke and the team.

Fourth, this time I could move. I wished that I couldn't though because what I felt was pain. I yelped out and I could feel certain people around me. Basil, the Sand Siblings, Shikamaru, and Lady Tsunade. She was holding a clipbord, probably to check my vitals.

I inhaled sharply, gripping on the hospital
sheets. The woman came close and gently spoke, "the posion has been withdrawn, but the effects are going to take a while to be lifted. Meaning your chakras won't be working for atleast two weeks. Your body is going to have to heal on its own."

I didn't care what she had just said, I barely caught much of it. All I knew was the skin on my stomach was raw and punctured. Atleast when my arm
was shattered, it healed. But she's saying I have to deal with this. I couldn't even form words because of the pain. Maybe there was a bright side to this. I could experience being a normal person, without uncommon chakra coursing through her.

I looked around to see that everyone was giving me
space. They were probably in my room for support when I woke up like this. Tsunade spoke again, "I'll give you some drugs for the pain." Now we're talking. "Are you... and she's falling asleep again..."