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SasuSaku Month 2017
Day 27: The Trek Home

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It took him a while to notice, how her feet moved sluggishly
and her back tense as she walked. Naruto and Kakashi were several steps ahead
followed by Sakura, the huge axe in her back made it hard to see but her side
was stained with blood.

In a couple of long strides he was besides her. “I can get
that looked at for you.” He offered, there was a shocked expression that only
lasted for a moment before it was replaced with a defensive stance.

“I’m fine, besides we’ll be home soon.” She dismissed him,
he should have left it at that. Arguing with her wasn’t on top of his favorite
things to do, but he should have seen it. “And if I’d ask someone for help it
would be Kakashi.”

“Right, but you don’t want anyone else to know you were hurt
and I’m not going to shut up about it until you get that patched up. Either you
get Kakashi to heal you or we take a little detour, get you patched up and be
back behind them before anyone knows we were gone.” She glared at him, she
could be stubborn but he could be even more so.

“Fine.” Her agreement came through gritted teeth and he
could tell she was debating on whether to punch him or not.

She took a seat on a fallen tree trunk and dropped her axe
to the ground. He reached in his pouch for the medical supplies and knelt
beside her. Carefully he raised the side of her shirt revealing a nasty cut on
her side from a sword.

He wiped away the excess of blood and pretended not to
notice as she flinched. Taking the ointment Kakashi had given him he spread it
generously against the injury and reached for the cloth to wrap around her
abdomen.

“There.” He spoke, his hand lingering against the skin of
her stomach, his eyes unable to look away from her scarred skin. “When we get
back home, you should ask Kakashi to take a look.” Noticing his fixation she
yanked her shirt down to cover herself.

She stood, her back to him as she picked up her weapon and
strapped it to her back. “I’ve had worse.”