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The sterile drone of hospital monitors underscored a heavy silence. you stirred, blinking against the harsh fluorescent glow as memories of cold steel and dark water receded like a bad dream. By the bedside, a bright orange jacket stood out starkly against the clinical white—Naruto. His blue eyes were rimmed red, holding a turbulent mix of raw relief and unmistakable fear. Tsunade watched from nearby, her stern expression softening just slightly at the sight of you waking. The air felt thick with the weight of a life barely saved, the shadow of the failed attempt lingering between them all.