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Chapter 57: Disillusion

Naruto Uzumaki

I slept there on Sasuke's bed in the hospital and although a few nurses entered to check up on his wounds and told me that I had to leave, that I couldn't stay after visiting hours, I looked at them with my hateful eyes because no one was going to separate me from this bed. I wasn't going to let Sasuke stay alone here without protection in the state he was now— indefensive— so they ended up letting me stay.

In reality, I think they only let me stay because I scared them looking at them that way more than anything. But it's just that in this moment, it was the only look I could give them; hate. I hated everybody, I hated whoever had done this to Sasuke although I didn't believe that whoever fought against him hadn't exactly ended up in perfect conditions because Sasuke was really strong. He could even be stronger than I but I would never admit that to his face.

I had a long night to think about everything, in all the problems I have had with Sasuke ever since I brought him to the village and now I understood that a great majority of our arguments, of our fights and punches... was all because of Sakura. She was always there behind us, getting in between us. It was always her that put me against Sasuke because I was so obsessed with her to realize he was the man of my life, the one who was always by my side. That even in our first mission, although he said he hated me, was capable of getting in between an attack to defend me like he did with Haku. He was willing to die for me since the first moment and I hadn't valued it. I didn't realize then that it was always Sasuke who I really cared for.

Ino passed by in the morning to check up on Sasuke and she seemed very tired. I suppose she hadn't once stopped working to attend to other ninjas for hours. She hadn't gone home to rest even a bit but here she was: not complaining as she looked over Sasuke's wounds. I was worried as I watched Ino place her hands over his chest and try to heal him. She had at least managed to finally take off the tube he was breathing through when she told me that his lungs where beginning to function properly by themselves.

I smiled from the news. I think that was something good although Ino still insisted that he was in grave condition and began giving him another sedative to avoid him from waking up and feeling pain. At least his lungs were recovering, but he was torn. Susanoo had destroyed him in the inside from the release of chakra. His organs had begun to fail him and although I begged him to release his technique, he didn't do it until he was sure I would be safe.

It wasn't the damage from his technique that also had me worried, it was also the wounds that he hadn't made on himself. It worried me that he couldn't move his arms for a while, it worried me that perhaps one of his organs wouldn't heal perfectly but Ino tried convincing me that everything would be alright; that he was recuperating little by little.

I only exited the room when Itachi came to see his brother at the hospital and he stayed there taking care of him. I trusted his brother and what's more, Itachi was much stronger. If anything happened against Sasuke, surely he would kill them within a moment. He wouldn't let anybody get near his brother.

I was with Deidara for a bit in my house since he insisted in accompanying me so I could change clothing. I was still wearing the gross, dirty clothing from the battlefield and although I had slept in it all night by Sasuke's side, not once had it occurred to me about it. I was only worried about him. Now even Itachi had forced me to go change, so I went home and on the way, I took advantage to ask Deidara how he knew Sasuke apart from him being his boyfriend's little brother.

"He rescued me once." He told me.

"He rescued you? Sasuke?" I asked doubtingly. 

"Yes, I don't know why either, but when the members of the organization had left me badly wounded, he saved me. I was in his base and he healed my wounds. He let me stay there all the time I needed."