Chapter 4 - The Delayed Training

Naruto leapt through Training Ground 32, where Lee's team was training. Fortunately, they didn't stop him and ask him
questions. He finally got to Training Ground 29, and stopped to rest. He lay Sasuke down in the shade of a tree and sat
down by his teammate himself. Sakura wasn't there...she didn't have to take the review lesson on climbing trees using
chakra. "Hurry up, Kakashi-sensei!" Naruto grumbled. "Sasuke doesn't have all day here!" As he said that, he looked
down at his teammate. Now his teammate's face was flushed a shade of red, and he was sweating more than when they
were in his house. They waited for an hour or so, and when Kakashi didn't show up, Naruto tore out a strip of his black
shirt and wet it in a nearby stream. Then he squeezed the water out and lay the rag across Sasuke's forehead. It
helped, but not much.

Finally, after two more long hours, Kakashi finally appeared right in front of the very tree they were both sitting under.
He caught a glimpse of Sasuke with his one visible eye, then that eye flicked over to Naruto. "Naruto, what happened to
Sasuke?'' he asked in a demanding tone.
"Well, Mr. Copy Ninja, shouldn't you be able to figure out that Sasuke's sick right about now?"
"No...I knew that. But why?" and he raised an eyebrow an Naruto.
"Oh, OK...I kicked him out of my house because he wouldn't stop calling me 'dobe'. It's all my fault."
Kakashi gently picked up the Uchiha, sheets and all, and examined him. He muttered to himself, "First Obito's grave
gets carried away...now this. But of course, I could still find Obito's grave if I wanted to. But this, Sasuke may never
cure. He may never be able to withhold the position of shinobi again. But there's still a chance, if we act quickly..."
"What did you say, Master?"
"Well, Naruto, yes, it is your fault. But if we act quickly, maybe Sasuke can live through this. I don't doubt he can. He's
a strong kid."
"What does he have, Master?"
"Well, you've never had it...but it's a very rare disease called the flu. (in the ninja world, it's super rare) I've never had
it, so the symptoms are unknown to me. But this disease is very deadly. And this boy has a very strong case of the flu.
We'll need to take him to the hospital right away. Come with me, it'll go faster."

And so the two ninja, the Jonin and the two Genins, swept off for the Konoha hospital. Tsunade was in town, and she
was the only known person who had ever cured the flu and very high fevers. They would meet her there, show Sasuke to
her, and ask if she could help them. Of course, Tsunade's prices didn't come very cheaply, but for his teammate's life,
Naruto would pay anything.

OK...I KNOW THIS IS NOT SUCH A GOOD CHAPTER AS THE OTHER ONES. GOMEN NASAI, I'M DOING THIS
RIGHT BEFORE CHURCH...MAYBE I'LL DELETE IT, EDIT IT, AND SUBMIT IT AGAIN...BUT I DOUBT IT. COMMENT
IF YOU WANT TO READ THE NEXT CHAPTER, DARNIT!!!!! DUNNO WHERE I CAME UP WITH THE FLU, BUT
KAKASHI'S LATE....AGAIN! OH WELL, LIKE NARUTO SAID, "SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE!" O_o

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