Sima had been taken to the clinic, just like everyone else. However all he remembered was waking up when the fire had started, shortly after the explosion from a fight between two genin. He remembered that Kotatsu genin knocking him out cold for what seemed like forever. When the fire broke out, he had tried to stand, but felt dizzy. The events happened to fast, he couldn't keep up.

Screams could be heard, smoke inhalation causing people to cough and hard to breathe, and most of death. Death was everywhere from the village he grew up from. He couldn't put his finger on it as to why anybody would attack a peaceful place, especially a secluded and quiet place in the mountains.

The fire was impossible to fight with the high winds from the mountains, it spread like grass. The stadium laid in ruins as Sima tried aggressively to save anyone and everyone with the headache and dizziness from his head injury.

In the end, he suffered minor smoke inhalation which was treated with several breathing treatments and minor burns which was healed with medical ninjutsu.

Last he was told her whereabouts were in the infirmary, where he had left her before.

It wasn't long until he found her again, the last survivor from his squad. She had been in the waiting room, just sitting there with a worried look. Keeping a professional tone, he sat next to her and looked down on her. "I am relieved to know you're okay, Sakuya. I don't know what I would do if my entire squad was killed from not only these exams, but this attack as well," he told her. It pained him to know he lost a squad today, but he would rebuild. He had already vowed to teach her better to prevent anything like this ever again.

"S-sensei!?" Sakuya remarked in surprise as she looked up to the man that made it possible for her to stay alive until now, "You made me worry!"

Sakuya gave her sensei a hug, eliciting a small ouch at being reminded by her arms that they have yet to heal completely. The pain mattered very little compared to the feeling of some weight being taken off from her chest, knowing that someone will have an eye on her back to guide her in becoming a full-fledged shinobi.

Nanami looks at Sasuke and nods as the man vanished "I won't let you down Sasuke-kun." She smiles and leaves the office. Next she was going to see Sakura. This was the more pressing matter of the two. Even though things were tense. They went as well as she thought they would go. Nanami knew she has a lot to prove, and even more to learn. The talk with Sasuke caused her to have a revelation of sorts. It also caused many things to make sense to her. She didn't need to obtain power, she needed to create power. Jutsu's that were unique to her and no one else. This would take a lot of time and effort. But she needed to learn a lot more about medical ninjutsu for that gate to be opened. She just hoped that Sakura or one of her other medical ninja would be willing to teach her.

The teen Walks back to the hospital and seeks out the office Sakura was using and knocks on the door or if there is a receptionist Nanami would request to see her.

In reply to Harusame Sakuya (msg # 45):

He couldn't help but let out a small chuckle escape his throat. "Well of course I am okay. They don't call me the lightning bolt for nothing," he joked as he hugged her back, noticing her wince. "Are you all right? I know you what happened today probably wasn't the easiest thing to witness today. I can only imagine what you had to go through before the fire started," he asked. Luckily things were calm for the time being, however there was a lot of hope that needed to be restored, especially for their squad. One of the most promising squads was nothing but disappointment right now. He would make things right and he would assign better mates for this team. They had a long road to recovery together.

In reply to Nara Nanami (msg # 46):

Sakura and Sasuke both had gotten word of the disaster that struck Kumogakure. She was summoned immediately for a young genin who had taken not only a paper bomb explosion to his torso but also a deadly arrow jutsu by his own teammate. They had both rushed quickly. Sasuke attending to business as to the rebuilding and mission planning for their long time friend, Naruto, and she performed the best medicine and surgery she could provide for the young boy.

Her patient had been about 14 at most with an all too familiar demeanor and face. Whomever treated him before she got there had done well to stop not only his eternal bleeding, but stopped his major arteries from bleeding out. She took care of the rest, using all her training she had learned over the years and her surgical skills as a medical ninja.

It wasn't long until hours later she had finished on the boy and sent him into the recovery room. The surgery had been successful and she had remained within the clinic to be on standby in case the boy would crash or even reopen his wounds again. The boy had weeks ahead of him for recovery.

Sakura took residence within one of the rooms. It was more of an office and she treated most of the civilians who had major burns or bone breaks. With this kind of disaster, it was all hands on deck. As she finished her paper work for her last patient, Akitoki Sigmund, she heard a knock on the door. "Come on," she spoke up, as she closed the scroll tight and tied it, sealing it for confidential purposes of her patient.

"Just tired from the battle, now that things have settled down," Sakuya replied after releasing the hug, showing that she was relatively fine despite her still healing arms from the tournament. She may have exerted a bit more effort than she was allowed to, but it was either that or being done in by the demented rogue ninja. There was little question on what she had to do that time.

"Sensei has a lot of explaining to do later on, though..." Sakuya added with a smile as she looked to the commotion of getting survivors treated quickly. The medic-in-training finally stood up and turned to her sensei, "But for now, we need to make sure people get treated as quickly as possible!"

Sakuya smiled when she said this. She remembered how she wanted to be like her parents, being able to help others. The infirmary was her home court - she knew what medicine or supplies to provide to the doctors since she grew up helping out her parents. It may be true the pacing got more hectic than usual, but the essential work was still the same. There's no time for her to feel down now when people need a hand (hopefully not literally) right now.

With fresh rolls of bandages in tow, Sakuya excused herself from her sensei and got to work. Had to make sure people get treated quickly.

Nanami walked in and bowed respectfully "Thank you for saving my teammate Sakura-Sensei. I did what I could after Kotatsu used a paperbomb on him and then used him as a shield from my attack. I healed him the best I could.." She was showing signs of fatigue "I was hoping you or Shizune would take me on as a pupil or understudy? I need to learn more and become stronger so that situation doesn't happen again." Nanami was completely genuine in her request. She looked back out the door hoping her teammates were getting some rest "I would also like to talk with Katsuya eventually. She can maybe answer a lingering question I have had about myself.." She waits hoping the answer would be favorable..
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Sakura listened quietly as the young requested not only one favor but two. Sakura already had a pupil who she passed off to Shizune because Sakura herself didn't have the time to continue training. She gave a half hearted smile to the young girl though. She gave her praises for the small medical training she did have to save her teammate. "You're the reason why your friend is still here, you know. You saved his life, I didn't," she praised her. "With this disaster, I'm not sure I'll have time to take on a pupil. You realize it's going to be hard work right? It's going to take years for you to gain the knowledge that I have and teach you correctly. You won't have a life for awhile. No missions, no friends. You won't be able to save your friend again if I take you under my wing," she began to explain. She wanted to make sure this girl knew what she would have to give up just like she did when she trained all those years. She sacrificed missions, helping Naruto, and saving Sasuke, her husband. She had to dedicate years of her life for this. "Are you sure this is what you want? Considering the circumstances that we are now at war, your teammate is a target, and our village could be in danger too," she asked. She wasn't going to address the Katsuya request at this time. She didn't want to summon such a beautiful creature for nothing, considering Sakura had not the slightest clue what this girl's true intentions were.
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Nanami remained silent for several moments "I have a curiosity question before I answer. If I had a Dojutsu one that could copy and breakdown jutsu. Would it still require years of training to gain the knowledge needed? Or would it require simply learning and practicing with the jutsu?" Nanami was eager for Sakura's answer to this question. Because she knew leaving her team was not an option. When she was outside of Sigmund's hospital room door earlier. What she heard and saw before Nori and Sigmund realized she was there was something she wanted to protect. She wanted to see the bonds between the three of them flourish.

The only Dojutsu that Sakura could put her finger on would be the Sharingan, only native to her husband and their children. She merely shook her head. "As useful as a dojutsu could be, they have their limits. My husband's dojutsu, the sharingan is useful for copying and mimicking, predicting the movements which of course gives you an advantage. In medical usage, copying and mimicking may get you to sign and see properly, but to perform those Justus on a living person without the proper training and chakra control, you could kill someone instead of save," she explained. She gave an example to just that dojutsu. She had yet to discover a dojutsu that gave an advantage for medical training and techniques.

Nanami nodded "I can't leave my friends. Those two have a bond I want too protect. I will continue to progress on my own. I train on my chakra control for many hours every day. Even on a day like today I will train before I sleep. This day has changed me forever. In more ways then I can count."

The girl takes a deep breath"I am not bragging or showing off. I just want you to see the level of chakra control I have." Nanami extends her hand and fire chakra wreathes around her pointer finger. Then she brings the fire chakra to an extremely small point "This is how I stopped the arteries from bleeding. I seared the walls of his artery shut without damaging the flow of blood. I used all the knowledge and training I had learned without thinking. I just acted.."

Sakura watched quietly, seeing the flame be reduced to a small point in her finger. As impressive as that was, she remembered being flawed with chakra control too when she believed she had it all together and figured out. "I am impressed on what you did for your friend, but one example cannot count towards years of work. I am willingly to take you on, however you have to be willing to sacrifice everything from your life. I live in Konoha, so when you're ready to start training, let me know. It's a serious honor to be training with the knowledge that I know. It would not only be useful, but you'll be so much more stronger than you could ever imagine," she explained and gave a small smile.

He chuckled when she commented that her sensei had some explaining to do, but that was for another time. He could tell she was still hurting but her determination to help there motivated her to push through everything and help the injured.

Just before she left with the bandages in hand, he had to mention this for her own benefit. "Sakuya, Sakura Uchiha is in this clinic. If you want to better yourself with medical ninjutsu, she's the one you're gonna want to talk to," he explained as he stood up. She was right. People needed help, healing, and saving if possible. It was all hands on deck and his medical ninjutsu was basic, enough to heal a wound here and there and sometimes subside pain. It was helpful even if it was a small amount.

"R-really...!?" Sakuya's expression visibly lit up upon hearing what her sensei said. If what her sensei said was true, then one of the greatest medical ninja of the shinobi world was right here in the infirmary helping treat people too. It was definitely an opportunity she shouldn't miss out on!

"I understand!" Sakuya replied in thanks to her sensei's news before heading out. Of course she had to make sure things were in order before getting about to look for the famed medical ninja.

By the time Sakuya was directed to where the legendary medical nin was last seen, she saw Sakura talking to another genin from Konohagakure. Sakuya took a deep breath before approaching, not quite sure how she should introduce herself or ask for advice from the well-known medical ninja that trained under Tsunade before.

"E-excuse me, are you Haruno Sakura-sama?" Sakuya finally called out as she dared approach, seeing that Sakura and the Konohagakure girl have somehow finished talking (maybe?), "I'm Harusame Sakuya, a genin of Kumogakure. I... I wish to become a great medical ninja some day, and would like to learn from you!"

The latter part of Sakuya's introduction came out louder than she thought it to be as she bowed in greeting. Was it too sudden? Sakuya couldn't tell if she was imposing at this point or not, but hoped that she could at least learn a thing or two from the great medical nin before her.

Nanami stood there for a few moments contemplating. Everything is racing through her head. She knew this is the chance she wanted. The chance to advance herself far and beyond who she is now. Nanami's face showed how deep her thoughts were at the moment. She paced for a few more moments "Will I be able to rejoin my team once the training is complete?"

Sakura awaited an answer and Nanami asked a question hoping for good news. "Unfortunately I don't have any control as to where you'll end up after the training. If you leave the squad now, you'll be replaced fairly quickly in your absence so I honestly can't guarantee you're going to be go back to your original squad. That's something way out of my control-" she was cut off as another genin came in. She was smaller than Nanami, very petite but definitely could tell she had some hidden potential somewhere. She introduced herself as Sakuya Harusame, a future medical ninja in training.

Her eyes reverted to Sakuya. "Nice to meet you Sakuya, give me just a moment," she politely said and looked at Nanami next.

Nanami nods "You are right an opportunity like this isn't one I can pass up Lady Sakura. It will be tough leaving my team for the time being. Luckily I will have time to keep in touch. I wish to be trained by you. I am prepared for the work. You are right the knowledge and training will be invaluable. There is something you need to know. But it can wait until our first meeting back in Konoha. Thank you lady Sakura. I should inform my team. I just hope they understand." She bows respectfully.

As she turns to leave, she bows to Sakuya "Hopefully we meet in training.." She waits for a moment making sure Sakura had nothing else to say to her before leaving.
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Sakuya nodded as she waited for the discussion to finish between Sakura and the other genin from Konohagakure. It sounded like there was also concern about her teammates while she would also learn from the great medical ninja.

"H-hai...!" Sakuya replied and bowed as well, then straightening up to show that she was just as determined. She just can't leave everything to her sensei with the way things were going.

Sakura nodded her head, acknowledging Nanami's confirmation with her new training. "I'll see you back in Konoha," she said as she paid attention to Sakuya.

"Hello, Sakuya. I apologize for the wait," she said as she sat down. "I see you're just as interested in medical ninjutsu as the other genin, right?" she addressed. It wasn't uncommon that she was approached by many young, female genin who wanted to learn medical ninjutsu the way she learned. It was a powerful skill to know, and Sakura herself even learned to channel that and turned into strength.

"That's right," Sakuya replied with a nod as she was asked by the legendary medical ninja of their time, "I want to be able to help not only my teammates, but also other people who would end up in the same situation as today. It... it would be too much to ask for finding means to bring back the dead, but if I could help save those who still cling to life and prevent unnecessary deaths, then I'll do what I can!"

Despite being nervous, Sakuya couldn't help but express her thoughts. Memories of losing precious teammates whom she spent so much time together were still fresh in her mind. She wanted to ensure that any teammates she would meet in the future would not meet the same grisly fate. If that were possible, then she'll be willing to go through any hardship in order to achieve it.

Nanami smiled as she walked out. Hearing Sakuya's reason for becoming stronger was the same as hers for the most part. The girl closed the door as shhe left the office. She gulps "Now its time to go and inform them. I hope they don't get mad, but its what will help with the retrieval of our kage and protect our people. I know thhey'll understand."

She reaches Sigmund's door and she knocks lightly, waiting for permission to enter before entering.

She nodded her head, taking in everything Sakuya was expressing. She believed the little genin. Her words were true and she had much potential with her determination to help others and not feel useless. She reminded Sakura of herself back in the day.

She was going to consider taking on another pupil. Perhaps a bit of rivalry could push one another or they could learn in pairs. "I'm going to tell you the same thing I told the other genin: knowledge like this takes years to accomplish. It takes above and beyond determination and chakra control. It takes a will to want to help others and save anyone at all costs," she began. "I am willingly to take you on, however you have to be willing to sacrifice everything from your life. I live in Konoha, so when you're ready to start training, let me know. It's a serious honor to be training with the knowledge that I know. It would not only be useful, but you'll be so much more stronger than you could ever imagine," she explained and gave a small smile. "Opportunities like these are incredibly rare. Glancing at your headband, you're from here. You'll have to leave behind family, friends, and your old squad," she further explained. "Do you understand these conditions?" she asked. She couldn't take on apprentices if they weren't willing to drop everything and begin a new chapter in their life.

"I understand..." Sakuya replied with a nod as she thought over Sakura's offer. She would have to trust that things will be fine with her parents and sensei here, working on rebuilding the village with everyone else. That also meant she would be staying in the Fire Country during her training. She would have to prepare for the trip and make sure she tied up loose ends before heading out.

"How soon will Haruno-sama be leaving?" Sakuya then ventured to ask as she looked straight to the legendary nin before her, "If it isn't too much trouble, I would like to settle matters with everyone and prepare my things before heading out."

Sakura hadn't been called Haruno in a long time since her marriage. She just smiled again and looked at the calendar on the desk. "I'll be leaving for Konoha in two days. I'm here for any emergencies and I'll be here on stand by just in case. I want to ensure your village and any injured or casualties are taken care of before I go," she explained. "It would be wise to finish any business you have remaining here," she added.

"I understand. I will have everything settled by then," Sakuya replied with a grateful bow to the senior medical ninja, "Thank you very much, Haruno-sama. If you would excuse me, I will be going ahead."

She will definitely have a lot to explain to her parents, and will have to tell Fujii-sensei that she had to leave for the Fire Country together with the famed medical ninja. Hopefully whoever will take her place would be able to keep things in check while she headed out for training.