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Ties that Bind	By : BishounenKrazed Category: Naruto > Yaoi - Male/Male > Naruto/Sasuke Views: 2157 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Hiashi and Inoichi walked into the hospital and stood before the reception desk, waiting for the nurse behind the counter to get off the phone. She hung up shortly and smiled up at them, asking how she could help.

Hiashi pushed back the side of his suit jacket, showing her his badge and gun. “My name is Hyuuga, and we’re here to see Dr. Senju.”

The nurse nodded. “The doctor has been waiting for you in ICU. I’ll take you there.” She turned to another nurse handling charts behind her and told her to take over the main desk. She walked around the desk and led them down the hallway toward the elevators.

“Thank you,” he paused, trying to find a nametag.

The nurse smiled slightly. “My name is Shizune, Dr. Senju’s assistant. She asked me to man the desk to catch you.” She lowered her voice. “I hear this issue needs to be kept to only a few people.”

“Yes,” Hiashi agreed. They stopped at the elevator and waited as the car came down from an upper floor after Shizune pressed the call button. “Do you happen to know how many people are already aware of the situation?”

The elevator doors opened, and they entered the car. As the doors closed and she pressed the button for the ICU floor, Shizune said, “It was the ER, so whoever first assessed him there. Only a few people were in the OR for the patient’s surgery: the surgeon, the anesthesiologist, and a nurse. Then there’s the doctor on duty in Recovery and the nurse on duty in the ICU.”

That didn’t sound like a lot, but Hiashi was unhappy with the number all the same. He was sure Tsunade, having expressed her understanding of the situation over the phone, had already told those people not to say a word, and Hiashi had the authority to arrest them for obstruction of justice if they should talk, but it was still risky that even that many people knew.

Hiashi shook his head. He wasn’t even positive that the patient was Sasuke, so he refrained from demanding the names of the people. “Why ICU?” he asked instead.

“The patient, as you can imagine, has several internal injuries, as well as multiple lacerations and contusions in addition to a broken leg. Also,” here she lowered her voice again, “Dr. Senju felt that was where he would be safest.”

The elevator stopped at the ICU. They exited as the doors opened, and, after walking down a short corridor and through the ICU double doors, Hiashi saw a woman in a white coat standing by the reception desk, her blonde hair pulled back into two tails that fell down her back. She finished her conversation with the nurse stationed at the desk, and when she turned, he heard Inoichi whistle softly behind him—probably at how endowed the woman was—and Hiashi whapped him in the stomach. He assumed this was Tsunade and nodded at her.

“Detective,” she said as she moved to meet them, her hand held out.

Hiashi accepted her hand. “Doctor. Thank you for contacting me about your patient.”

“Of course.” She turned on her heel and led them to a room on the right. Two security guards were posted outside, and they nodded at her as she opened the door.

Hiashi, Inoichi, and Shizune followed her inside. Before anything could be said, Hiashi moved over to the bed and gasped quietly.

Sasuke Uchiha lay unmoving in the bed, a heart monitor beeping steadily next to it. He looked very pale, though a dark bruise peeked out from the edges of a large swath of bandage that covered most of his right check, and his head and the arm not under the sheets were wrapped in bandages, too. His right leg was in a cast and elevated above the bed. Tsunade joined him.

“It looks worse than it really is. He’s a lucky boy.” Without looking away, he asked her to recount the incidents. She let out a breath. “EMTs responded to an emergency call a little after three this morning. Car accident. The driver was only banged up a bit, but the pedestrian was bleeding and unresponsive. He was rushed to the ER, where I had him immediately prepped for surgery due to the amount of blood he was losing. Upon removing his clothes, we noticed several torn pieces of cloth tied around his middle.”

Hiashi looked up at that and back at Inoichi, who nodded as he wrote down everything Tsunade said.

“They were soaked in blood,” she continued. She brought her arms up and crossed them over her chest. “Upon removing them, we noticed the bullet wound and immediately checked for an exit. We didn’t find one. We performed the surgery; in addition to removing the bullet and stopping the bleeds, we had to set the leg. It’s amazing he made it through. He’d lost a lot of blood.”

Inoichi joined them next to Sasuke. “How did the car not kill him?”

“People don’t necessarily die from getting hit by a car, you know,” Tsunade snapped. “The question is how did it not cause more damage? The only bone that broke was the leg, and it wasn’t even a compound fracture. After that, the kid only received a few scrapes and bruises from the impact of the car and concrete. It’s more than likely that the blood loss made him unable to tense up upon impact, so there was less damage to his body. What’s really amazing is that the bullet didn’t hit anything vital, though it did enough damage on its own.”

“So what’s his condition now? When will he wake up?” Hiashi asked.

“He’s fine. He woke up once since the anesthesia wore off, but wasn’t fully coherent. When he wakes up again, he’ll be more coherent, but probably in some pain from the wound in his torso.”

Hiashi nodded. “All right. Now I’d like to talk to the staff who know this boy is here.”

Tsunade nodded. “I had a feeling you would.” She turned to Shizune. “Go get them.” The nurse quickly left the room. Tsunade looked at Sasuke. “You think he’s in danger, don’t you?”

Hiashi looked at Inoichi. “We’re not really sure. But until we do know, it would be best to keep him under wraps.”

“Well, we can set him up with a fake name on the charts. It’s no big deal.”

“You have a name in mind?”

Tsunade shrugged. “Does it really need some thought? Suzuki should be good enough.”

The door opened, and Shizune ushered in three men, one of whom was the nurse that had been stationed at the ICU reception desk. They showed varying degrees of disinterest in Hiashi and Inoichi, though they greeted Tsunade.

“Thanks for coming, gentlemen.”

“Well, when the woman who signs your paycheck tells you to heel, it’s best to heel, right?” the man with the long, white hair said smiling. The other two men also smiled at the comment.

“These men are Jiraiya, Yashamaru, and Kabuto,” Tsunade said as she pointed at each. “These men are from the police department,” she said pointing at them.

“Hiashi Hyuuga.”

“Inoichi Yamanaka.”

Jiraiya walked forward and shook their hands. “Are you about to tell us that we operated on a wanted criminal?” he asked as he laughed. “They sure start younger nowadays.”

“Not quite,” Hiashi said with a smile. “Though, I did want to ask if any of you are aware of this man’s identity.”

Jiraiya looked at Sasuke, and his smile fell. Yashamaru walked forward. “I’m rather new here, just relocated from Suna. Is he someone famous?” He leaned over the foot of the bed and stared at Sasuke.

Hiashi grunted. “He may very well be now.” He sighed quietly. “Listen, gentlemen, no one can know that he’s here. He’s part of an ongoing investigation and needs to be kept safe. We’ll be giving him a fake name, and he’ll be kept in this room with a guard.”

“As long as they’re not in my way, I don’t care,” Kabuto said. “I’m sure whatever Tsunade says we’ll be forced to do whether we like it or not.”

“Shut up, brat. He’ll stay in my hospital as long as he’s in need of protection.”

Kabuto shrugged. “Is that all, officers? I’d like to get back to my duties.”

Hiashi nodded. “I don’t imagine we’ll need you any further, but please remain available, just in case.” Kabuto nodded and left. Hiashi turned to Yashamaru and Jiraiya. “The same goes for you two.” Yashamaru bowed his head in agreement and left. Jiraiya stayed behind.

“I saw the news while waiting downstairs. There were three body bags. I’m guessing you want whoever killed his parents to think Sasuke’s dead, too.”

“Part of his protection. No one should look for him if they think he’s dead,” Inoichi said.

“Dr. Senju, if you wouldn’t mind getting the fake name printed on all of his documents, I would appreciate it. While you do that, I have a call to make,” Hiashi said as he pulled his phone from his pocket. Tsunade nodded and left the room with Jiraiya and Shizune.

He stepped away from Sasuke’s bed and dialed Minato’s number. After a few rings, Minato answered. “Sir, it’s Sasuke. He’s alive.”

“Oh… thank God.”

Hiashi could hear the extreme amount of relief it brought Minato that Sasuke was alive and smiled. “I’ve talked to some of the hospital staff that had contact with him and have imparted the importance of their silence to them.”

“Good. How is he?”

“All right, for the most part. The bullet apparently didn’t hit anything vital, and the impact from the car did minimal damage, other than a slight break in the right leg. He’s been set up in a room in ICU, and Dr. Senju has placed hospital security outside his door.”

“Oh, Tsunade is taking care of him? He should be all right, then; he’s in good hands.”

“Yes, sir. But I wanted to ask about replacing the hospital security with police officers and adding some to the ICU entrance.”

“That sounds fine. I’ll coordinate with Hiruzen to have some uniforms down there in a bit.”

“Thank you, sir. Also, Dr. Senju is setting Sasuke up with a fake name to afford him some extra protection as we investigate. The name is Suzuki.”

“Suzuki? All right. Give me half an hour. I’ll go to the station to talk to Hiruzen before I head to the hospital.”

“How is Naruto?”

“Better.”

“Sir, Sasuke’s not conscious, so I’d like to talk to Naruto about anything Sasuke may have said or anything he might have known about his father’s work.”

“I’ll bring him along.”

“Thank you, sir.”

“Okay. Goodbye.”

“Goodbye, sir.” Hiashi ended the call and looked up at Inoichi. Tsunade and Jiraiya had re-entered the room. “The Chief will be by later. He may want to ask you a few things. Will you be available, doctor?”

“Minato?” She sighed tiredly as she looked at her watch. “I guess I can stay and get some paperwork done.”

“Thank you. Yamanaka, he’ll be bringing Naruto for further questioning.”

“Naruto?” Jiraiya asked, brightening. “I haven’t seen that kid in years. Maybe I’ll hang around, too.”

“Just don’t get in the way,” Tsunade said.

“If it’s all right, I would like to stay with Sasuke, in case he wakes up,” Hiashi asked. He could force the issue, but he wanted Tsunade on his side.

“That should be fine. If he does wake up, don’t call the nurse. Call me.” She motioned for Inoichi’s notepad and jotted her phone number down. “Also let me know when Minato gets here. I’ll send Shizune back to the front desk to wait for him.”

“Oh, no, that’s okay. Yamanaka can wait for the Chief and bring him up.”

Tsunade nodded. “All right. Thank you.” She turned around. “Let’s go, Jiraiya.” Hiashi motioned for Inoichi to go with them and wait for Minato.

When he was alone, he walked over to Sasuke’s bed and pulled up a chair that had been pushed into the corner. He sat down and settled in for a long wait.

“Come on, kid. Wake up soon so we can get some answers.”

~*~

Kabuto returned to his desk and gave a cursory glance back at the room where Tsunade and the detectives were still talking. His eyes traveled to his cell phone sitting on the desk’s surface, and while he knew he had a call to make, he was debating who to call.

Sasuke Uchiha in his hospital was a big deal, and he was thinking very carefully about which call would benefit him more in the long run. But as he continued to think on it, he cringed.

I should probably be thinking of this in terms of which call will save me from the most danger.

Well, that particular thought decided it. But as he reached for his phone, Tsunade, Shizune, and Jiraiya came out of Sasuke’s room, so he snatched his hand back and placed them over his keyboard.

“Kabuto, make up this patient’s chart with the name ‘Suzuki,’ as well as the accompanying paperwork.”

“Yes, doctor,” he said, giving his phone another quick glance. The call would have to wait.

~*~

Naruto followed behind his dad as they made their way to the Old Man’s office. The looks they received were respectful and sad, from men and women who had known Fugaku Uchiha and how close he and Minato had been, but Naruto couldn’t help but feel how much he had lost with each sad look, and they had no clue.

Well, Kiba had a clue, thanks to Shikamaru, apparently. Jesus, just what exactly did Sasuke and I do that made it obvious? How many other people know?

Thinking back on it, now that he was a little calmer, he didn’t know how wise it was to have told Kiba what he had, but Kiba hadn’t seemed grossed out or anything. He seemed to just… take it in stride and move on. And that was comforting, when he thought about it, to know that his friends—because he couldn’t forget about Shikamaru—wouldn’t hate him for his… special relationship with Sasuke.

Naruto pressed his lips together and tried to ignore his thoughts—even just thinking the bastard’s name caused too much pain—and he focused on his dad’s back as they continued down the hallway. As they neared the Old Man’s door, it opened, and out came Hiruzen and Kakashi.

“Chief Namikaze,” Kakashi greeted, “What brings you down here?”

“Kakashi,” Minato returned. “I came to speak with Hiruzen.”

“Of course, Chief. Come on in,” Hiruzen directed, motioning Minato inside. When he moved forward, he revealed Naruto behind him.

Kakashi’s eyes widened slightly, almost imperceptibly, but Naruto saw it and felt like he was about to be in trouble. “Naruto, it’s been a while,” he said, finally smiling, but it was more like an amused grin, and Naruto knew he was about to be in trouble.

“Hi, Kakashi,” he said nervously, trying to edge around his dad into Hiruzen’s office. Before he made it very far, Minato snagged the back of his shirt and pulled him backward toward Kakashi.

“Sorry, Naruto, but Hiruzen and I need to discuss official business. Can you entertain yourself for a bit?”

Naruto opened his mouth to say that he’d rather stay with Minato, but Kakashi quickly put an arm around his shoulder and pulled Naruto against his body.

“Don’t worry, Chief. I’ll keep Naruto out of trouble.”

Minato thanked him and went into the Old Man’s office. Naruto tried to get away, but Kakashi’s grip was firm, and the man dragged him down the hall to the elevator. It opened immediately when Kakashi pushed the call button, and Naruto was hauled into it.

“Let me go, you perverted old man!” Naruto yelled, twisting this way and that to get free. Kakashi let go without warning and laughed as Naruto fell into the side of the elevator. “Where are we going?” he asked sullenly.

“Homicide. We have some interesting evidence that I’d like your opinion on.”

Naruto instinctively knew he wouldn’t enjoy whatever Kakashi had to show him, and he swallowed and tried to calm himself down before he threw up in the elevator.

“Calm down, kid. I’m not judge, jury, and executioner. I just want to discuss the evidence with you.”

The elevator stopped, and Kakashi prodded him forward, directing him to the Captain’s office and motioning for Naruto to sit in one of the chairs in front of the desk as they entered. Kakashi closed the door and took the seat behind the desk and leaned back, his hands joined over his stomach.

“What do you want?” Naruto asked irritably when all Kakashi did was grin at him.

Kakashi leaned forward and opened a drawer, pulling out what looked to be a cell phone in an evidence bag. He set it on his desk and pushed it toward Naruto. “Look familiar?”

Naruto felt his heart stop and fall into his stomach when he recognized Sasuke’s cell phone. He swallowed nervously and reached for it with a shaking hand. Before his fingers touched the bag, Kakashi slammed his hand down on top of it.

“I’ll take that as a yes.” He pulled it back toward him. “Imagine my surprise when I checked through the contents of the phone, looking for clues, and ran across some pretty… interesting photos.”

Naruto blushed violently as he thought about what photos might have been on the phone. “That bastard,” he mumbled under his breath on reflex. Then he inhaled sharply and glared at Kakashi. “How did you even get into the phone?”

Kakashi only continued to grin at him like a crazy man. Well, a crazy genius, maybe, and Naruto conceded that the man was smart enough to get around a phone lock. He snorted inelegantly and leaned back in the chair, his arms crossed over his chest. “So what? Am I in trouble?”

Kakashi made a dismissive gesture with his hand as he rolled his eyes. “Please. I’m rather glad to know that you’re not a virgin.”

“I hate you.”

Kakashi grinned at the statement, but then it faded into a sad smile. “I won’t say I wasn’t surprised when I saw the photos.” He paused, his mouth slightly open and his brow furrowed as if he was trying to determine how best to continue, but he only shook his head and said, “This must be hard for you, but I understand that Hiashi didn’t finish his line of questioning. Since I have you here, I’d like to ask some questions. Is that all right?”

Naruto kept himself from flinching. He knew he’d have to face some rigorous questioning at some point, and he supposed Kakashi was better than his dad. Gripping his upper arm with his fingers, Naruto shrugged and waited for Kakashi to start.

“How long had you and Sasuke been dating?”

Naruto did flinch then, and he glared at Kakashi more. “Sasuke and I were not dating.”

Kakashi seemed surprised by the answer, but he continued, “Okay, how long had you two been,” he spun his right hand in the air, looking for the right word, “meeting each other for certain recreational purposes?”

Naruto took a deep breath through his nose and closed his eyes. “A couple of years, since the beginning of college.”

“And during this ‘couple of years’ period, did your pillow talk ever consist of what cases Fugaku had been working on?”

“Pi-!” Naruto’s eyes snapped open as he stuttered, his arms uncrossing so that he could grab onto the chair’s arms. “Pillow talk!” He couldn’t even respond to that for a moment, shocked as he was by how Kakashi had phrased his question. Sasuke and he had never… well, Sasuke had stayed the night a lot of times, but they’d never… okay, they’d had a lot of conversations in bed, but…

“He never talked about his dad’s cases,” Naruto eventually answered, glaring once again at Kakashi as he relaxed his grip on the chair.

Kakashi nodded. “I’ve heard that Sasuke came to your apartment this morning, but you didn’t let him in. Walk me through what happened leading up to that.”

Naruto thought about his answer—about waking up and forcing Sasuke out of bed because the bastard was not a morning person; about fooling around a little bit in the shower before they went to class; about the brief argument over what to eat for dinner and the huge argument over—

Naruto couldn’t help himself; he started to cry. He tried to hold back the sobs, tilting his face down and gripping his jeans tightly as he tried to gain control over his emotions. Kakashi made no move to comfort him—the jerk—but the fact that someone was watching him lose control gave him the ability to pull himself together. He wiped his face with his arm and the back of his hands and glanced at Kakashi. When his face was mostly dry, he dropped his hands into his lap and sat back, inhaling and exhaling slowly to try to calm back down.

After he thought he could speak without his voice trembling or cracking, he said, “Nothing unusual happened. Went to class, came home, did stuff, and then Sasuke left.”

“About what time was that?”

Naruto shrugged and started to scrape one thumbnail over the other. “He left early, maybe eleven.”

Kakashi hummed in thought. “And came back at three and asked you to let him in, but you didn’t.” He pinned Naruto with a stare, not a harsh one, but one that said he wanted an answer. “Why didn’t you let Sasuke in?”

Naruto inhaled sharply, not prepared for the same question that Kiba had asked. When his friend had asked, he’d felt like he’d been punched in the gut, felt that the question had been accusing him of causing Sasuke’s death. It didn’t sound any different when the captain of the homicide department asked. But Kiba had said that it wasn’t his fault, and despite Naruto’s feelings to the contrary, he was sure Kakashi wasn’t accusing him either with the question.

Naruto dropped his eyes to his hands. “We had a fight. I was angry. I didn’t let him in.”

“Ah,” Kakashi nodded. “A lovers’ spat. I’m familiar with them.” He paused before asking, “What did you fight about?”

Naruto re-crossed his arms over his chest and shrugged. “What does it matter? It was stupid, thinking about it now.”

“Humor me.”

Naruto clicked his tongue and looked away. After almost a minute of silence, he let out a breath and looked at the desk in front of him, avoiding eye contact. “He came over last night for…” he stopped and shrugged, sure that Kakashi would understand what Sasuke had come over for. “Afterward, Sasuke—”

He stopped.

Sasuke got a text from someone.

Naruto refused to glance at Sasuke’s phone.

“Naruto? Sasuke what?”

Naruto cleared his throat. “I asked Sasuke a question, and I guess he thought I was overstepping my bounds or something,” he said derisively, still mad about Sasuke’s unwillingness to share even if he was heartbroken at losing him, “Because he blew up and started saying all this shit about how all I had to do was shut up and, you know, be available.” His breath hitched in his throat as he recalled all the things they’d screamed at each other.

Kakashi was quiet a moment, his brow furrowed in thought. “What question did you ask, Naruto? What set Sasuke off?”

“I don’t remember,” he lied.

He looked Kakashi in the eyes and knew the man could tell he was lying. But instead of calling him on it, Kakashi only sighed and put the phone back in his desk. “All right, Naruto. That’s all I had for now.”

Naruto uncrossed his arms and nodded. He looked to the side and licked his lips before asking, “Has… anyone else seen the photos?”

Kakashi chuckled as he stood. “No, and I see no reason to share them.” His door suddenly opened, and Minato walked in.

“Come on, Naruto. We’re going to see Hiashi now.” He looked at Kakashi and tilted his head backwards a bit. “Hiruzen has some information for you.”

“Okay,” Kakashi said, and Naruto stood up and stepped out from in front of the chair. Kakashi came from around his desk and put a hand on Naruto’s shoulder.

“Let me know if you ever need someone to talk to, kid.”

Naruto smiled slightly. “Thanks, Kakashi.” He followed his dad from the office and out of the building to the car.

“What were you two talking about?” Minato asked as they drove away.

Naruto hummed. “He was just offering me a sympathetic ear.”

Minato reached over and patted Naruto on the shoulder. “You know you can always talk to your old man about this, if you need to, or your mother.”

“I know, Dad. Thanks.”

His dad smiled at him and then redirected his attention to the road. Naruto shifted slightly and leaned against the door, suddenly exhausted as everything that happened so far started to catch up with him. Knowing he’d have to answer more questions from Hinata’s dad, he tried very hard to find a center of calm within him so that he didn’t lose it for a fourth time. That was so uncool, crying over that bastard.

Sasuke’s face appeared in his mind, and Naruto squeezed his eyes shut to stop what he was sure were more tears.

~*~

Kakashi watched Naruto leave with the Chief, noticing the way the boy’s shoulders were rounded and tense, as if he were preparing himself for a blow.

Like he hasn’t received a big enough blow already.

He watched until the elevator doors closed, and then he moved that way himself, pressing the call button so that he could report to the Commander’s office. As he waited for a car, Kakashi couldn’t help but think of Naruto’s answers and reactions as he’d questioned the boy.

He was hiding something, of that Kakashi was certain. The question was, though, to what degree would discovering what that was help them solve the crime?

The elevator door opened, so he stepped inside and pressed the button for Hiruzen’s floor.

Well, hiding something or not, I highly doubt a fight between Naruto and Sasuke holds the key to why the Uchiha family was killed.

Kakashi stepped off the elevator when the doors opened again, and he walked down the hallway to Hiruzen’s office.

Then again, I don’t want to find out I’m wrong. I should probably get Naruto back in here and pry the information out of him.

He stopped at Hiruzen’s open door and knocked, watching as the old man looked up and motioned him inside.

“Close the door, Kakashi.”

Kakashi did so and sat in one of the chairs in front of Hiruzen’s desk. “The Chief said you had something to tell me.”

“Indeed,” Hiruzen said as he leaned back in his chair. “Minato received a call from Hiashi with some very good news.” He paused to smile at Kakashi. “Sasuke Uchiha is alive.”

Kakashi could only stare before releasing a very long breath. He leaned forward and rubbed his hands over his face. “Thank God,” he said. He released another breath and sat up. “Thank God. Thank God. That’s really…”

Hiruzen laughed a little. “Yes, it’s truly a miracle.”

Kakashi smiled and agreed before he blanched. “Oh, my God, Naruto!”

“Kakashi, what’s wrong? What about Naruto?”

Catching himself, Kakashi shook his head. “No, nothing, sir.” He hoped that the Chief told Naruto that Sasuke was fine, for the boy’s sake. “Um, is Sasuke able to identify his parents’ killer?”

Hiruzen shook his head. “Minato says that the boy isn’t conscious. We’ll have to wait until later to question him. Hiashi has requested some uniforms be sent to the hospital to guard his room, so I’d like you to send a couple of men down there.”

Kakashi nodded. “Of course.” He hummed as he briefly considered who he could send. “Was that all, sir?”

Hiruzen was quiet a moment before letting out a small breath. “No. Now that it’s come to this, Minato and I have decided to make you aware of some things that have been withheld from a great many people on the force.”

Kakashi’s eyes widened in surprise. There wasn’t a lot that was kept from him, and he found himself slightly excited about what it could be.

“To start, it’s time to make the notification.”

Kakashi idly thought his eyes probably couldn’t get any wider as he watched Hiruzen reach for his phone and dial a number.

~*~

Torune frowned as the medical examiner’s assistant stuttered out an apology for being unable to allow him admittance. He looked behind her, through the window in the examination room’s door, and took note of the two bodies laid out and covered up to the chest. He recognized Fugaku and his wife, and his lips pressed together in a grim line.

Where was Sasuke?

He refocused on the assistant. “Where is the third body?”

“I don’t know, sir. They only brought two in.”

Torune blinked. “Where is the medical examiner?”

“He’ll be here later. And I can’t let anyone in without him present.”

Not exactly happy with that answer, Torune nodded anyway and spun on his heel. He’d just go back to the administration building and see what else he could find.

As he exited the county offices, his cell phone rang. Pulling it from his pocket, he read his partner’s name on the screen and swiped his finger over it to answer.

“Hello, Fu.”

“Torune, did you find anything?”

Torune shook his head slightly. “Only barred doors and several questions. I’m on my way back.”

“What kind of questions?”

“I didn’t see Sasuke.”

“What do you mean?”

“I only saw the bodies of Uchiha and his wife. Sasuke’s body wasn’t there.”

Fu was silent for a few seconds before he cursed quietly into the phone. Torune heard the man typing hurriedly.

“Shit. Hatake just sent Yamashiro and Shiranui to back up Lieutenant Hyuuga about half an hour ago. It looks like their squad car is stationary somewhere close to Konoha General.”

“You don’t think—”

“I don’t know, but forget about coming here. Just get to the hospital. I’ll meet you there.”

“Got it.” Torune hung up and hurried to his car. If Sasuke wasn’t in the morgue, if Sasuke was at the hospital, someone was going to be in a world of trouble.
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