Chapter 78: An Unexpected Arrival

Chapter 78: An Unexpected Arrival

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"Dialogue"

'Thoughts'

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Chapter 78: An Unexpected Arrival

While the two girls kept arguing, Naruto glanced at the bed on the other side of the room.

Hinata lay there, her eyes closed, with a machine connected to her mouth. A continuous beeping noise filled the room.

Naruto didn't need any knowledge of the medical devices being used here, to realize that her condition was very severe.

Noticing Naruto's gaze, the girls stopped their pointless argument.

"They brought her here a few hours ago...she's been in intensive care since yesterday," Ino said in a grave tone.

"I can't believe her own cousin left her in that state..." Sakura frowned.

Being injured by an enemy during a mission was one thing, but for her own family to do this? She couldn't understand something like that.

"You underestimate the internal conflicts of a large clan," Naruto replied. "Is she going to recover?" he asked Ino, who seemed to know more.

"The doctors said her life isn't in danger, but they don't know when she'll wake up. If she stays like this too long, there could be permanent damage," the blonde girl answered.

"Do you know what caused the Hyuga boy's anger?" Naruto tried to get a bit more information about her clan. Perhaps there was something he could do about it.

Ino shrugged. "The Hyugas are very private and would never let others know about their internal affairs. The only one who might know something is my father because he works closely with the Hokage, but..."

"He wouldn't tell you," Naruto guessed.

Ino nodded.

"Say, Naruto..." Sakura felt the need to change the topic. "Did you hear a loud noise a few minutes ago? It almost sounded like glass breaking."

"I'm surprised you heard anything, considering how loud you two were being." Naruto told her.

A group of several medical personnel with at least one or two doctors passed by their door, heading to the last room.

They could all clearly see the nurses pushing a wheeled bed with someone on it...a young man with black hair who looked very familiar.

"Wait! Is that?..." Ino thought she was imagining things.

"That did look like..." Sakura was just as puzzled.

They heard the doctor speak in a clear, stern tone to the nurses. "I don't want anyone disturbing Mister Uchiha. Is that clear? We've already called for his sensei and notified the Hokage."

"Sasuke..." Naruto narrowed his eyes.

'He's hurt?... But how? He was fine yesterday, and there were no more fights remaining.'

"Oh no! What happened to Sasuke?!" Ino exclaimed.

Sakura got out of bed in a hurry. "I have to go see him!"

"Stop, Sakura. They won't let you in. You heard what the doctor said just now," Ino reminded her.

"But...Sasuke is hurt...What happened? Who could have done that? He was fine yesterday, right?" Sakura glanced at Naruto.

"He only had a few minor injuries from his time in the forest...This means something happened to him after that," Naruto concluded.

"Someone attacked him?" Ino asked.

"Could it have been his next opponent?!" Sakura suggested.

"His next opponent is Kiba, remember? You also saw the list...so that's a no," Ino reminded her.

"They said Kakashi has been notified... I'm sure we'll find out what happened if we wait a bit longer. That would be better than guessing," Naruto said.

Sakura nodded with some reluctance.

'It looks like my trip to the mountains will have to wait a bit longer...' Naruto thought. He was also very curious to find out what had happened to his moody teammate.

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