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Closer - Reviewed	By : Triformis Category: Naruto > Yaoi - Male/Male > Naruto/Sasuke Views: 1161 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Author Note: I am so sorry for this looong absence, life is so weird and complicated at times... If only we could live online haha~ Thank you again for your reviews! Since I have been absent for so long is only fair to answer the reviews you took time and trouble to write, for which I thank you so much!!!!
FireSnake: Thank you for the comment, it's not the sushi haha~ I was thinking of going towards 'House' for a little while... dunno we'll see.
AbgelTalion: Haha, thank you, hope u like where this is going...
Nejislady: Thank you, I'm happy to hear that my description was powerful enough to stir your feelings... sorry though that it was pain!
AngelTalion: Haha, you're so funny! Honestly Sasuke always makes me want to smack him one upside the head. Sakura is and will always be a woman helplessly in love, at least she makes a better choice in this story. xd
bridmatt: I really did not want to reply to your review when I read it... it's just that the content of your review gets really close to the truth, and really where's the anticipation, ne? I could still reply to you on the second part of your review: I will try to put in a few pointers in the story though I tend to write in a 'hurried' style, well let's call it experimenting, for the moment.
As for the second issue, where I am from(UK) doctors are allowed to treat friends and family members if their condition is not critical, also Sakura being an ER doctor she couldn't help but treat the person brought in by the Paramedic, she is not a specialist doctor. I have a good friend, he's a neurosurgeon, and I have consulted him on the issue and he's told me there are no restrictions about this. Also he did tell me that one of his fellow surgeons was on duty and his sister was brought to the hospital as a result of an accident, he didn't even know who she was until he checked her up, he removed himself from the case but only because her injury was severe and he was in no condition to operate, it was his choice since he was worried about his performance in the operating room. Hope this clears the confusion a bit. ^_^
FireSnake: Thank you, I was itching to add that reference ever since the re-make of the first chapter.
Sylvry: I'm glad you like my little 'mise en scene', I will try to create better 'scenes' for the next chapters, since I'm redoing this story... It's exciting to be stimulating all the gears inside your mind, I can't say I have direct access to the medical world, though I have a friend who does, and I tend to bore him with my relentless questions. xd ^_^

Thank you so much to everyone else who read this story so far, here is the new chapter. I have to apologize for the late upload, but with the moving house, burning computer and changing job, it was a bit hard to go to my 'happy place' and write. This story has be come a WIP due to my computer getting completely fried, thank goodness I still have my written chapters, all 2 more of them... though they will end up changed a lot... But enough with the useless talk on my part and on with the story.

Enjoy and please review!!!!

Third Clash

As she returned to the Emergency Room, Sakura's phone rang.
"Haruno Sakura, ER."
"Oh, good you are still here, wait for me I'm on my way to your office." Tsunade's voice sounded off for a moment. "Two minutes."

Checking herself Sakura decided to look through Sasuke's file once more, it did not include the full test range since his blood tests would have only arrived in the next 2 hours. His operation would be quite straight forward, if he chose to have it, and it would not cause him too much trouble, although it would mean another day off from work, but since his job involved Shikamaru, maybe she could put in a good word.... Scratch that, the famous "Uchiha Pride" would not possibly take such a hit! If only Sasuke would have that intervention...

"Yes it is as he said... no, he is not wrong... Would you forget about his age? He's competent, I guarantee! Listen, it's either Uzumaki or no check-up, what's your choice?"
Tsunade entered Sakura's office with an exasperated look on her face. Haruno gave the blond woman a faint smile, the subject of Naruto was always such a serious one for the Head of Surgery Department... Why was it so hard for people to accept a doctor of 25 as a fully qualified Neurosurgeon? Not all geniuses do Rocket Science or Cancer Research, for gods sake, some actually want to save lives, here and now, not in the future!

"Well then, go see the other doctor but when he recommends Uzumaki to you don't ask me for another favor, I'm having my number changed, asshole!"
Tsunade's eyes arrested the pink haired doctor in their gaze. Although the call had annoyed her, the experienced surgeon had another worry on her mind.
Sakura and Naruto seemed to have their lives tied to the young man in her file, and whether they knew it or not,what she had to tell Sakura was going to change their lives for good.
"So, how is Naruto, still wasting my time and keeping you away from your work? You moved out of his house to be more focused on your job, or so you told me... but I doubt that would happen if you run to his office every 2 minutes."
"I have not seen Naruto for 2 weeks Tsunade, don't make it sound like we're connected at the waist, each one of us has their own life and worries. It's just that he sent me a patient and it is the first time, in the two years I have worked here, that has happened. Of course I would go talk to him about it and see what has triggered the change."

The young doctor's eyes clouded for a moment, an image of Sai full of blood and a desperate Naruto trying to create a miracle, passed in front of her eyes, the pain and regret etched on the blond's features then his madness and his guilt, how he could barely read a file for what it seemed a lifetime. The way he immersed himself into work almost killing himself of exhaustion, the remembrance of his cry and how much it broke her heart. Tears filled Sakura's eyes which she brushed away with a decisive gesture. He will be protected.

"Sasuke's blood test results are not good, he might have developed a tumor. It is imperative for me to know how well acquainted is he with Naruto, due to the seriousness of the situation, I intend to have Uzumaki take over the case."
Sasuke? Brain tumor?............. Naruto take over the case?................ Naruto.............. seeing Sasuke? Meeting Sasuke, having his live in his hands? This is a nightmare, it cannot happen!
"Tsunade, this may not be the best option, I believe there is no connection between the two of them, Sasuke did not ask me about the person that helped him today and Naruto was all but uninterested in finding out more about my patient. But more important, how sure are we that there is any tumor, there might have been an error with the test, we should test him again, it could all be just a false alarm, Sasuke has always had a very healthy life style. You know he had a governmental job before he transferred to the BAU and..."
"Uchiha's body has been submitted to high doses of chemicals, whatever his job was, it had nothing to do with a healthy life style."
"Chemichals?" Oh dear God... this is indeed a nightmare! "I have to call Itachi, he might kill me by tomorrow morning though."
"The Uchiha is no longer your patient, I will have Jiraiya examine him and I will call the family. Since it's not a good moment for Uzumaki(due to the pervert's meddling) I will give him some time before he will tend to the idiot brat, since he seems to have no further interest in Sasuke then it's possible to have Naruto do the surgery. Keep me informed."
The door closed behind the experienced surgeon with a tomblike noise.

Her mind racing had Sakura spend the next 20 minutes in a state of blurred worry. She slowly got up from her chair and made her way to her childhood crush's room though all she could do is watch with absurd detachment as the horror of the news seeped dark lines on the raven's porcelain face. He naturaly refused to believe it, as would every single patient that had ever heard the dreadful term 'melanoma'. And though Tsunade's voice was soothing at that moment her impulse carried her to Sasuke's side as her hands grabbed tightly on his right squeezing it desperately, his involuntary reflex was the only thing that let her know he was still alive.
It was never easy to give this kind of news, and all she could do now is leave the two friends together, Sakura could explain the problem in a different way, she could soothe a pain much better than an odd doctor. She nodded towards Haruno and left the room. There were two very important phone calls to be made and if she hurried maybe she could still find Dr Wilson is his office.

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His drive home had Naruto itching to hit the acceleration at least 20 miles above his current speed which, mind you, bordered on insane anyway. Yes, first a shower and then checking out if his new house guest/mate etc. had already arrived. It would be interesting to find out just what kind of man was Sakura's first crush. She looked so cute all bashful and talking about stalking the guy and how he used to ignore her, the jerk! What was his name? He didn't think his friend had told him, if she had, he'd remember. Well since there was one place the guy could sleep at, there would be time for Naruto to find out.
The shower had been long and so relaxing that it took the blond a while to realize he had to get dressed for the evening course Jiraiya had forced on him that day, then a long line of curses occupied his mind the entire time it took for him to get ready and as he waited for the taxi his hands wondered mindlessly while his eyes followed the latest news.
It seemed the taxi driver had ants in his pants all itching for Naruto to probably jump through the second floor window or something. With a sigh he turned off the tv and picked up his briefcase setting the pencil in his hand on the table, from the hardcover of his course file a pair of mesmerizing black eyes captivated his gaze sending a shiver all through this body as his heart clenched. It took all he had to push the folder in his briefcase and run down the stairs to an annoyed taxi driver. He had enough wits to utter the address of the famous University and then sink into himself for the next 45 minutes. Any one of the people that knew Uzumaki Naruto would have not believed the cheerful, funny and charming doctor they knew could turn off all the light coursing through his veins, no one would believe he could be so lifeless, except for...
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