Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Sand Blossom ❯ An Epidemic! Shukaku Virus! ( Chapter 1 )

DISCLAIMER: The following story is by no means based on the characters that I created. That credit goes to Kishimoto Masashi. Bow to his genius! But nag at him for not putting Naruto and Hinata together yet. It's common sense people! Enjoy.

 

 

 

Sand Blossom

 

 

The sound of screaming women and starving children could pierce through a soundproof window here in the Wind Country. Recently an epidemic has been spreading, costing the lives of 25 citizens and 4 ninja. It first begins with boiling skin… a rash over some distinct part of your body… one week of agonizing pain that spreads through your body's veins and arteries affecting the heart and lungs, making every heartbeat and breath of life a new painful experience… and finally… the heart collapses in on itself and the victim dies. These are the symptoms and results of the Shukaku Curse Virus, implied by the medical unit of the Wind Country for its terrifying effects.

 

One lone ninja has been sent to the Wind Country to counter this virus and defeat it with the latest in medical advances by the Nara Clan of the Hidden Leaf Village. She alone stands between Death and plans to put a stop to his murderous rampage. Sakura Haruno of Konoha has come to help the citizens of the Wind Country. Sakura is a girl of 15, has been studying to be a medical nin for two years and a half so far and her skills are about to pay off. Her appearance greatly differs from her usual attire; she wears a special anti-bacterial suit that covers her whole body except her face. The suit is white with a Konoha insignia on the back along with her clan symbol on the front next to a medic symbol. The suits' manufacturing was her idea, it used a small percentage of chakra in order to fend off disease and the face was unmasked in order to keep a friendly face visible when working with patients. She was indeed beautiful for her age, and her strength alone was unsurpassable only by her mentor and maybe other higher ranked shinobi.

 

Sakura quietly made her way through the village of Tatsumaki, the center of the virus's presence. The sandy wind blew against her medium cut pink hair as she looked side to side at the poor people who were weakened and in despair by the beginning effects of the virus as it slowly spread through their bodies. “Well, I guess I better get started. One vaccine at a time.” Sakura entered the nearest home and looked around cautiously. The lights were out. The dishes from about 4 days ago were not done and accumulating roaches. The sun shone slightly through the shades and into the corner of the room where a young mother and her child were curled up against the wall. Sakura calmly stepped towards them, noticing their frightened reaction when they saw her. “It's okay. I'm here to he-…” Her boot hit something on the ground as she walked. One look down and she quickly covered her mouth and muffled a short scream. The supposed husband and father lay across the floor, unrecognizable in appearance for his face was already rotting from a week's worth of being dead. Sakura could not let the rest of the family see it but her tears of fright and pity fell to the ground, one by one evaporating the heat of the day. Regaining her senses, Sakura continued forward and stretched out her hand with the vaccine ((in the form of an injection)) to the mother and spoke softly to cover her fear, “Take this intravenously, and then do the same for your son.” The woman took it slowly from Sakura's white glove, for a moment her hand was visible in the sunlight… her skin was already boiling. Sakura nodded and stepped backwards out of the house and closed the door behind her. Once outside, Sakura fell on her knees and grabbed her head to control herself. “Oh Kami… how horrible.” she gasped, every breath being shorter than the last. The tears soon stopped and Sakura knew what to expect from the rest of her mission. She was ready for the worst. To cope with terrifying situations as fast as they came was part of her job, of her life as a medical kunoichi.

 

The next cases were not as frightening as her first though. She administered the vaccine to the people in the streets who were too fatigued to go home, and sometimes they gave her an address to visit of a family who had also been affected by the disease. Sakura gladly visited said places and cured whomever she could find. About 3'oclock came and her work was only half done. “A quick snack and its back to work.” Climbing up into a tree, Sakura took out a bento box and ate the small meal that Shizune had prepared for her. All of them were certain herbs to fend off bacteria and any sicknesses she may have contracted from the different patients, making it seem like a big medicinal meal. She sighed lazily as she picked up another herb leaf with her chopsticks, “Oy… what I wouldn't give for some ramen.” She paused. “Oohggrrrr… That lousy Naruto is getting into my head! You idiot!!” There a rustle in the tree from above her, “Hm? Hey who's there?” There was no answer, just some leaves falling from the branches. Sakura finished her food and jumped down to the ground taking one last look at the tree. Nothing suspicious, so she prepared to go back to the village. rustle rustle This time Sakura turned around and threw a kunai right at the tree, landing squarely above a person who just happened to be sitting at the foot of the tree. “You weren't there before. What do you want?”

 

 

To be continued…