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Hush	By : MistressofDragons Category: Naruto AU/AR > General Views: 1309 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, nor any of the characters from it. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.

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Disclaimer: Naruto doesn�t belong
to me. Probably wouldn�t be nearly as popular if it was anyway�

Summery: AU. Mizuki escapes
confinement and his revenge on Naruto has disastrous
consequences. What will happen when the loudest ninja in Konoha
suddenly isn�t anymore?

Warnings: Gore(especially
prologue), violence, possible future Shounen-ai
and/or Shoujo-ai. And het�

-written �speech�-
/sign language or other forms of code/
�mouthed words�

Cyber-�Now for the first real chapter of Hush. Enjoy.�

Hush
Chapter 1
Awakening

Iruka sits in the too quiet
hospital room, the only sounds the quiet beep of the monitor, as the very first
light of the new dawn sidles through the blinds and falls on his weary face.
His elbows rest on his knees and he leans his forehead against his clasped
hands, clearly half asleep. He returns to full wakefulness in a split second
the moment the small form on the bed stirs.

Blond hair feathering out against the pillow and skin
unusually pale Naruto lies on the bed, sheet drawn up
to his chin. His breathing is shallow and strained but continues steadily, one
agonizing gasp at a time. His slack face twists into a frown and his hands
twitch beneath the blankets. A moment later blue eyes slowly ease open and
stare uncomprehendingly at the ceiling.

Iruka is on him, very gingerly
hugging the fragile boy and half sobbing into the pillow next to Naruto�s head. His voice is cracked and gritty with lack of
sleep, �Naruto! I was so worried, so worried. I�m so
glad you�re awake.�

Naruto draws a deeper breath and
winces, opening his mouth as if to speak but Iruka
quiets him with a finger, �Hush, don�t try to speak. Your throat. . .�

Comprehension and remembrance dawn in Naruto�s
eyes, followed swiftly by fear. He tenses and struggles to sit up. Iruka immediately pushes Naruto
down into the bed, attempting to soothe him with soft words. Naruto doesn�t respond but the mistake of taking a gulping
breath a few moments later has Naruto arching off the
bed, mouth open in a silent scream of pain. The thick bandages wrapped from
chin to shoulders begin to stain pink and a gurgling cough brings up blood to
dribble down Naruto�s chin sending Iruka running to the door and yelling for a medic.

~

Several minutes later the medic steps back from the bed,
wiping sweat from his forehead with shaking hands. A pair of nurses works
swiftly to re-bandage Naruto�s throat, wrapping white
gauze around the mass of raw scars and still healing wounds. Iruka looks up from his worried pacing in the corner and
rushes to the bed as soon as the nurses step back. He clasps Naruto�s hand tightly and strokes blond bangs back with the
other, Naruto turning a muzzy and very weak smile on
him in return, blue eyes glazed. Iruka rubs the last
traces of tears from his face and glances questioningly at the medic.

The medic groans and collapses in the chair provided by one
of the nurses. His voice is strained and weary, �He�ll live, that�s all I can say.�
The man looks down at his still shaking hands, �It�s one of the most amazing
miracles I�ve ever seen, he should be dead a dozen times over, even if it�s
only because of that,� he spits the
word out like poison, �chakra. But I don�t think even it is capable of healing him completely at this point. The scaring
and internal damage will remain.�

Iruka sits straighter, looking
attentive, �And that means. . .� He allows the sentence to trail off in a
question.

�At the moment the boy�s vocal chords just aren�t there, only internal tears. His chances
of ever speaking again are. . . infinitesimally small.
And with the extent of the remaining injuries. . .� The medic pauses,
considering, �Every time he swallows or tries to make sounds he�s reopening the
wounds inside his throat causing
internal bleeding into his esophagus and trachea and there isn�t much we can
do. Even breathing deeply right now threatens to start the bleeding again. The
most we can do is hasten the healing and try to lessen the amount of scar
tissue, internally at least. Only time and rest can heal him now.�

Iruka looks crushed but manages a
weak smile, �But he�ll live, and become a ninja.�

�Yes.�

~

Later as the sun crests the horizon Naruto
opens his eyes again, immediately bringing a hand to his throat. Iruka, fully asleep with his head on his arms, stirs at the
movement and blinks awake. He smiles softly at Naruto,
�You�re awake. Need anything?� When Naruto opens his
mouth Iruka puts up his hands in mild panic, �No,
don�t speak. It�ll start the bleeding again.� He then hands a small notepad and
a pencil over, �One of the nurses got you this though. Maybe it�ll improve your
handwriting, gods know you need it.� The mild humor falls flat and Iruka frowns.

Naruto, looking a little lost and
increasingly worried at the increasing light, scribbles on the paper. �Day?!
Time?-

Iruka shakes his head, �If you�re
worried about having missed the explanatory meeting you haven�t yet. It�s only
five thirty or so.� When Naruto relaxes, looking relieved,
Iruka frowns, �But I don�t think you�ll be able to
make it.� At Naruto�s sudden panic stricken look Iruka continues hurriedly, �You almost died last night. You
need to heal.�

Naruto frantically scribbles out another message. �I have to go! I
need to become a ninja.-

Iruka almost laughs, �Is that what
you�re worried about? That if you miss the meeting you won�t
become a ninja?� He reaches out and lightly ruffles blond hair, �Relax. Hokage-sama has been informed of what happened and he
instructed that you are to be put on medical leave until you have healed
completely. There�s no need to worry. You�ll still become a ninja, just a
little later than the others.� Iruka puts up a hand
to forestall any objections, �And no buts. Your health is more important than
doing missions right away. Everyone advances at their own
pace.�

The notepad is shoved in Iruka�s
face as Naruto scrambles to get up. �I�m going!- Naruto, however, doesn�t get
far as Iruka pushes him back and another voice causes
him to still in shock.

The old man stands in the doorway, looking sincerely
worried, �Naruto, don�t push yourself. Iruka is right, maintaining health is just as important as
completing missions to a ninja.� He strides into the room with a grim air,
�Now, since I am here I need your confirmation of who did this so they can be
properly punished.�

The motions of the pencil are choppy and abrupt, Naruto blinking sudden tears from his eyes. �Mizuki-sensei. Mizuki-sensei
tried to kill me.-

�As I thought.�

Iruka jerks up, looking furious,
�I�ll kill him. Where is he?! Hokage-sama!�

The Hokage shakes his head, �Mizuki escaped, just barely. Someone helped him but we have
yet to discover who. He�s well on his way to another village by now, possibly
with his accomplice. We will send out Hunter-nin to
search for him but until then there is nothing we can do except speed Naruto�s recovery.� His face lightens, however, on hearing
a small sound outside, �It would seem you have your first visitor, Naruto. He snuck out and followed me, against orders. Konohamaru!�

The named boy enters the room, tears drying on his cheeks
and holding a poorly wrapped bundle in his arms. Receiving a nod from the Hokage Konohamaru rushes the bed,
�Naruto-nii-chan! You�re ok!�

Konohamaru�s headlong leap onto
the bed is arrested by Iruka before he can reach Naruto. The brown-haired man shakes his head, �Careful. Naruto is ok but he hasn�t healed yet. You can�t go jumping
around on injured people like that.� His admonition is lightened by a smile and
he sets the boy down on the bed carefully.

Looking touched, Naruto grins, the
smile bright and genuine although laced with pain. �Konohamaru.
Hi.-

Hiccupping, Konohamaru thrusts the
gift at Naruto, �Naruto-nii-chan,
I tried to visit last night but they wouldn�t let me and I saw the nurses
throwing away your clothes because of the blood. So I used all of my savings,
Grandpa paid the rest, and got you these.� He pauses to rub his head bashfully,
�I couldn�t find the right color though. . . But it�s got the same markings on
the back as your old one and orange trim!�

Naruto gingerly opens the package,
tears dripping down his cheeks but his face twisted up into a wide smile.
Inside the crude wrapping is an indigo and black jacket, matching pants
included, with the promised orange trim. After a quick scramble for the notepad
Naruto jots down a quick note, tears smudging his
already sloppy writing. �Thanks so much. No one has ever given me anything
except Iruka-sensei. I� - The rest of the sentence is
too smudged to read and Naruto frowns a little at it.

Konohamaru gives Naruto a careful hug, �Get better fast, Naruto-nii-chan.
I still need to beat you!� Sniffling he wipes a few stray tears from his own eyes.

Naruto nods, �Promise.� and cracks
a smirk as both Konohamaru and Iruka
yawn simultaneously. The Hokage coaxes Konohamaru out and leaves the room just as a different
medic comes in followed by a nurse.

The medic nods stiffly to the remaining pair and the nurse
checks Naruto over, re-wrapping his bandages on neck
and arms. Iruka catches sight of what�s beneath and
winces. Curious Naruto juts down a question. �How bad?- Iruka smiles weakly and shakes
his head refusing to answer. Frustrated Naruto turns
to the medic. �When will I get out of here?-

The medic shrugs, �At least a month from now.�

Naruto is about to protest,
violently, but Iruka whispers in his ear, �He�s
probably exaggerating. In a week or two.�

The comment calms Naruto and he
pens another question. �When will I be able to talk again?-

�Never.�

Naruto attempts to protest loudly
but ends up crumpled up in agony and coughing up blood, hands clawing at his
throat and causing the new bandages to stain pink, again. Looking very annoyed
the medic performs a healing jutsu and leaves the
nurse to re-bandage and finish checking Naruto�s
injuries.

As the nurse wraps gauze around Naruto�s
throat Naruto scribbles to Iruka.
�Is it true?-

Iruka sighs, looking depressed and
exhausted, �I�m afraid so. The head medic said the same thing. Also that your throat would be permanently scarred.� Seeing Naruto�s absolutely crushed and panicked look Iruka continues in an attempt to cheer him up. �But don�t
worry. This won�t stop you from being a ninja. Actually since ninja are
supposed to be quiet and stealthy this might turn out to your advantage if you
don�t let it get you down.�

Naruto sits unmoving until the
nurse finishes and then writes. �I�m thirsty.-

Looking compassionately down at the injured boy the nurse
whispers soothingly, �You can�t have anything to drink right now but I can get
you some ice chips. You can let them melt in your mouth and that should make
you feel better.� She bustles off leaving Naruto and Iruka sitting in uncomfortable silence.

When the nurse comes back with the ice
though Naruto writes again. �When I�m out of
here. . . The scars, how will I hide them?- Naruto gestures to his neck before continuing to write. �I
don�t want anyone to know.-

Iruka looks stumped but the nurse
smiles with a soft exclamation of pleasure, �Ah! I have just the thing. A jounin was hospitalized for about a week several months ago
and he wore facemasks, a new one for every day it seemed. They covered him all
the way down to his shoulders and when he was released he left one behind. He
hasn�t been back to get it yet so. . .� She blushes and turns to leave, �I�ll
go get it for you.�

Naruto smiles weakly and writes a
thank you to the nurse when she returns. He then proceeds to stare at the black
cloth looking clueless. Iruka laughs and helps him
carefully slip it on over the bandages, rolling down the top so it only covers
his neck. When the mask is on Iruka looks at it
thoughtfully, �It almost completely hides the bandages. And it looks nice on
you.� Any further comment is cut off by a massive yawn.

Naruto smiles more fully this time
and scribbles on the pad. �Go to bed for a bit, Iruka-sensei.
You should be able to get an hour or two of sleep before the meeting. You look
like you need it.-

Iruka blushes and yawns again,
�Alright. But I�ll be back to check on you before I go to the meeting.� Naruto nods and watches Iruka
leave.

~

Morning sun well on its way into the sky, Iruka returns, looking refreshed, and calls out a greeting.
When his greeting isn�t acknowledged by the form on the bed he carefully advances
and peeks under the covers. So shocked to discover only pillows Iruka almost misses the note left behind.

-Iruka-sensei,
I need to go to the meeting. I have to prove to the
others I have to make everyone recognize me. But don�t worry, I�ll be
careful.
Naruto-

Iruka is about to rush off when
the first medic approaches him with a small bottle, �I�ve treated ninja for a
long time and I�ve learned that if they�re determined to get their way nothing
will stop them, much less life threatening injuries. Only bring him back if
there�s nothing you can do on your own. I�m sure the boy would appreciate it.
But give him this at lunch time; the syrup has painkillers and clotting agents
that should help the tears in his esophagus to close and stay closed. It should
be safe for him to drink a little water that way.�

Iruka nods in understanding,
looking worried and fidgety. �Thank you.�

�It�s my duty.� The medic shakes his head, �And by the way,
I do expect him back as soon as the meeting is finished. I haven�t released him
yet.�

Cyber-�That�s
the end of this chapter. The next chapter will concern most, if not all, of the
explanatory meeting. Leave reviews and I�ll see you then! Ja ne!�

Review Responses:

Thanks to: Erika, Mistress Arts, vampchic,
allinaspire, Green eyes, silverfox,
glow worm, 18, BT, Rosemarykiss, and kijo kasumi.

To Darak: Thank you for a most
thoughtful review. The concerns you have brought up have already been taken
into consideration and dealt with. It will take a few chapters for the answers
to become clear however.

To wolvesm0on: While I thank you for your review asking for
me to update other stories in it is a trifle annoying. If you had looked
carefully, not all of my other stories were chapter fics
and thus the large number of single chapter entries. Also I post small chapters
because it allows me to update far faster than with larger chapters. But no
full chapter will be under 2000 words.

To akuma_river: Thank you for the
review. I will be sorry to loose your readership but it is entirely possible
that Naruto will end up with a girl in this story. I
will not know until I have the latter parts of the story written out completely
however and any pairing will be a minor detail on the side. This is not a
romance fic.

To Yum: Thank you for your review. I would like to answer
your questions but that would be spoiling the story so you will have to wait
until the answers come up in future chapters.
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