Enemies (Naruto): #186 - Nothing could bleed that much
Title: Enemies
Author: scarlet_ivy
Rating: PG-13
Fandom: Naruto
Theme: #186 - Nothing could bleed that much.
Genre/s: General
Words: 514
Summary: All my years training as a medic-nin had meant nothing. I couldn’t even save the one I loved the most.
Disclaimer: still don’t own anything
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Enemies
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“Dan! No!!! Don’t die on me… You promised…” I sobbed as his blood gushed out of the wound. A gentle smile adorned his face as his life slipped away. All my years training as a medic-nin had meant nothing. I couldn’t even save the one I loved the most. First Nawaki, now Dan…
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The day Dan died was the day I lost my faith in the village. I lost my drive as a medic-nin. I couldn’t even stand the sight of blood; I am such a pathetic shinobi. I don’t even know why Shizune would decide to come with me after Dan’s death, but I know my decision to take her in as my apprentice had been the best choice I had made in my life. She had helped me get on with my life - well, partially; I knew I would never be the same with Dan gone… I had started to eat again and train more, but I had also acquired the thrill for gambling. Yet my fear of blood had never left. It had become one of my worst enemies.
Even now, as the brat continued to bleed at an alarming rate, my body immediately froze up, paralyzed from the horror of my memories. “Dan…” I whispered. The memories of him flashed before my eyes, at how useless I was at the end of his life, how, despite the years I spent expanding my knowledge and skills as a medic-nin, I couldn’t save him.
Time seemed to slow as my eyes were focused on the life-giving substance, the horrible feeling of hopelessness filling my entire body. For a moment -one, endless, desperate moment - it felt like the bleeding could have gone on forever. Nothing could bleed that much! Your mind is playing tricks on you; snap out of it Tsunade! The logical part of my brain reasoned. However, that rational side of my mind was swamped by my other, overly-emotional side. Who cares? It responded sluggishly, He’ll die anyways, just like Dan and Nawaki…
All of a sudden, everything seemed to sharpen, and time sped up again. I knew what I had to do. I couldn’t let him die like Dan and Nawaki. He had a dream, and I’ll be damned if I let another idiot - determined, stubborn, good-hearted idiot - filled with dreams of being Hokage die. I forced my hand to his body, cringing as I came into contact with the blood. And Kami, there was so much blood… I ignored the wet and sticky feeling on my palms and willed the medical chakra into his body, repairing his wounds and stemming the bleeding. He was unlikely to wake up anytime soon though, judging from the severe chakra depletion he was facing right now, but for the meantime, he was safe.
I steeled my nerves, and turned to face my former teammate and criminal. Orochimaru… I won’t forgive you for all of the people you have hurt…So you can take your stupid arms and stupid words and shove it! I charged forwards, to face the greatest enemy of my life.
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A/N: yeah, not how it happened, but that’s okay. Fanfiction, right? ;P