The Kekkei Genkai Curse

By Shiroihato

A/N: Okay, I know this took me a while to get up, but, I’ve been busy lately. The poll is closed; the results are in: No Sasuke… Sorry if your choice lost, but, hey, that’s how it works. I’ll put him in a different fic. A couple of things I have to say before we continue.

If you have questions about Sakura’s condition, make sure to read the letter addresses to “Kazekage-sama”.

Letters (vol. 2)

Kumo-neesan,

Hi, it’s me, Haruno Sakura/ Chitsuki. It’s been a while. I don’t know if you remember me, but I figured, heck, this letter was worth a shot. When you’re loosing it all slowly, you see things differently.

I tried a while back to write to you. Make that a long while back- a couple of years actually. But now, with everything that’s happened, I just thought I might as well try one last time. If you don’t remember me, or don’t want to hear from me, put this letter down. But I’m hoping you keep reading, Kumo-neesan.

Do you remember how I got my nickname? When you first met me, you drove the bullies away; they wouldn’t mess with you. For some reason, you wouldn’t stop calling me Chitsuki. You said, and I quote, “Chitsuki- millennium moon.”

I wanted to know why you called me that, and you just murmured something about “the eyes…same”. I can’t say I get it even now, but okay…

You told me once, that if anyone ever scared me or threatened me or if I was hurt in anyway, to let you’d know, that you’d fix it. I’m not sure if that still applies, but I’m going to write anyway. Once again, you can put this letter down.

Kumo-neesan, I’m scared to death, by myself. I’m not really hurting at the moment, but I go into surgery later today. It’s not going to work. Tsunade-sama, the hokage/ medic sannin says it will, but I’m a medic nin, her apprentice, in fact. It’s probably going to fail. It does hurt sometimes; Kumo-neesan, but you can’t fix this. No one can.

Kumo, I’m dying. My clan was massacred earlier this year. I’m the only one living; and thanks to my Kekkei Genkai, that won’t be for long. I enclosed a newspaper article with the details. I don’t really want to talk anymore about it.

If you read this, and you remember me, do you think you could drop a line, or peek your head in Konoha? My address is on the envelope. I hope to see you in the next 7 or 8 months. That’s about all I’ve got left.

- Haruno Sakura

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Temari:

How is she? How are you? How’s Naruto taking this? No rambling.

-Gaara

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Gaara,

This is your big sister. Thanks for the favor. You letters are always like this, aren’t they- short and to the point? Man, I wish life was like that. Naruto’s handling this as well as can be expected. Sakura, however, is not. She’s pretending Gaara, and it’s getting to me. It’s like she’s trying to shield us, which I appreciate the thought, but honestly. We’re her friends, and total strangers know more about how she’s feeling than we do. It feels more like she’s cutting us out! She was singing this song yesterday; she didn’t know I was listening. Something about her heart won’t stop beating/bleeding. Cheerful. I swear, if that girl wasn’t sick….

Gaara…It feels weird saying this in a letter…you might not care…but I’m scared.

-Temari

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Hanabi-chan,

Please, little sister, could you, I mean, if it’s no trouble, could you tell me how Sakura-chan- I suppose you would know her as Haruno-san- is doing? Father doesn’t like me sending letters to my friends while I am on missions, or I would ask Temari-chan, or Tenten-chan, or Ino-chan. Please, keep me informed. Do me this one favor, please, Hanabi.

Your big sister, humbly asking,

-Hinata

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Hinata-neesan,

Don’t get formal or sappy on me, got it? If you want something just shoot from now on, don’t dawdle. It makes you sound soft.

I asked Tenten-san for you; she says that Godaime-sama says Sakura-san could be better. She actually has excess chakra cells. Don’t ask me how that is; I don’t speak medic mumble-jumble. That’s why I’m not going to explain her treatment. I didn’t get a word of it. She’s training. She’s not supposed to be. Her organs are weakening slowly, and she had a blood transfusion or something. Father had to tell Neji-niisan to spend more time at home and less with Tenten-san/ Tenten-san, Naruto-san, and Sakura-san/ Lee-san. Get the heck home fast so I don’t have to do this for long.

-Hanabi

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Kazekage-sama and the head of the Sunagakure medic corp.,

You requested specific details to Haruno Sakura’s condition. She has agreed to give you the information.

To put it all very simply: All vital Chakra energy is carried by Chakra cells. It serves as the life force of the cell until it is called upon by the user, at which point the cell dies. The Kekkei Genkai has caused her chakra cells to be almost cancerous. The reproduce too quickly, and attack her vital organs, and muscles, the way white cells attack viruses, causing internal bleeding. She has given a temporary medication, but this will only keep her comfortable, and slow the progress of her condition. It also serves to space major attacks farther apart from one another. She is considerably well at the moment, but it most likely won’t last long.

Many other remedies have been proposed. Chemo will not affect chakra cells, due to the nature of their composition. It would only injure her body even more. The Sorakono chakra treatment and similar operations have been turned down due to factors Haruno-san wishes to remain private.

If our allies in Suna could give any aid, on the behalf of Lady Tsunade, the Godaime of Konohagakure no Sato, it would be well appreciated.

Yamano Akina, M.D./ Member of the Godaime’s Council

(Writing on the behalf of the Hokage)

A/N: Yeah, well, that’s it. Short but necessary. Just a warning: you probably won’t see much of me for a while. Tomorrow is my little brother’s b-day, and the day after, the 7th Harry Potter book comes out. I’d probably have it finished in a day and a half, like I did with number six, but I only get it during the day. Mom gets it at night. (My parents will only buy one copy :( which is not fun!) I don’t to spend my free time doing anything but reading until I finish that D book, and figure out who dies. It better not be Harry! (Although, even as I say this, I know it probably will be…) The next chapter is called “Paper Hearts and Forget-Me-Nots.” Any valentine ideas that go with the NejiTen pairing would be appreciated. KibaHina’s going fine, but NejiTen… that’s kinda hard for me to write…

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