You gingerly unwrapped the bandages on your arms, wincing at the fresh wounds and older scars as well. You raised your arms to unwrap the medical tape around your head wound. The pain was so excruciating, you had to bite your bottom lip to keep from whimpering. After removing the tape and bandages, you studied the wound. A couple stitches here and there, similar to your arms.

You attempted to move some hair to get a better look but it was rather painful. You inhaled a sharp breath, quickly retracting your arms.

Deciding not to beat around the bush any longer, you re-examined the lock, making sure it was indeed locked before you began to tug at the zipper of Naruto's jacket, only just getting it to your collar bone before there was a knock on the door.

You flinched, the tingly sensation of brief panic flushed your system.

"Uh, (Y/n)." Naruto called, "I brought you a towel."

You quickly re-zipped the jacket and carefully pulled the sleeves back down to hide your arms before you unlocked and opened the door. Nodding at Naruto before extending your hand for the towel.

He paused, eyes slightly wide. You followed his gaze to your head, which lacked bandages. You wondered if he might be squeamish, he didn't peg you as the type, but it looked as though you might've made him uncomfortable.

You snatched the towel, and closed the door, quietly muttering through the closed door, "th-thank you..."

After which, you turned on the water, making sure it was cold as not to irritate your wounds quite as much.

~Time-Skip~

After the frigid shower, you were a little shaky but knew you should clean and rewrap your wounds. So after you got dressed in a grey shirt and black pants, you scanned the area for medical supplies. Luckily there were some in the cupboard.

You extended your arm, wincing in pain for a brief moment as you grabbed some rubbing alcohol. You applied it to some tissue and silently counted to three before pressing it onto your left arm.

The stinging sensation burned your whole arm and you let out a small cry. Said yelp was swiftly replaced by deep breaths as your shaky hands fumbled with the bottle, trying to wet a new tissue.

You ended up spilling some into the sink and you cringed at you mistake but refocused to get this over with, resisting the shaking of your hands, you quickly pressed the alcohol to the other arm as you let out a whimper.

A gentle knock on the door nearly scared you out of your skin.

"(Y/n)?" Naruto called, "Are you okay?"

You nodded before realizing he couldn't see you through the closed doors so you spoke, barely above a whisper, you replied, "I-I'm fine."

You began to wrap your arms again with clean bandages, still confused as to why Naruto had any concern for you at all. You studied your head wound in the mirror, still contemplating Naruto's concern.

Your head wound, being the most painful, you decided to skip cleaning, it was probably okay, so you rewrapped it, biting your lip so hard you accidentally drew a little blood.

~Time-Skip~

After showering, you laid down on your futon, staring at the ceiling. You were very tired after last night with no sleep, but you were too scared to sleep. Now that you were gone from the mental facility, you no longer had the medication that aided your sleep.

You had stared at the ceiling for several hours before you finally fell asleep.

Screams. Echoing through the dark. Hands reaching through the bars. Moans and cries.

They hurt you too.

"Scream for me."

You woke up doing just that. But not a loud scream, more like an airy scream, you couldn't be that loud, you'd been so quiet for so long, your throat wouldn't allow it.

You sat bolt straight up, head turning in a million directions before you could confirm you were still at Naruto's.

You tried so slow your breathing, rocking yourself back and forth, trying to swallow the tightness in your throat. Your hands were shaking and it was clear that you would not be falling back asleep. So instead, you decided to sit outside the window right along the roofing.

After sitting a long while, the sun began to peak over the horizon, casting various shades of pink and orange across the sky. And as if right on schedule, Rock Lee could be seen running laps throughout the village. He was certainly an interesting fellow, to say the least.

You sat for a while before Naruto woke up. He thudded into the room groggily, seemingly not noticing you were already awake. He reached into the fridge, grabbing a drink before turning around, "Oh, morning (Y/n)." He said sleepily, rubbing his eyes and yawning in the process.

You stepped back inside, closing the window, looking at him briefly before returning your gaze to the floor. You tugged on the sleeve of your grey shirt nervously as Naruto began to rummage through the cupboard.

"You hungry?" He asked, turning back to face you.

You shook your head 'no,' you weren't much of a breakfast person.

"Suit yourself," Naruto shrugged, grabbing a cup of instant ramen as he began to heat up some water.

You watched him carefully as he prepared the ramen. He seemed to notice, but didn't really mind.

"Say, (Y/n)..." Naruto shifted, a little unsure of how to word whatever it was that he was about to say, "how come you're so quiet?"

You shrugged before mumbling an apology.

Naruto went quiet for a moment, wondering how he might get you to talk a little more. Perhaps he could find something that interested you, people often talk about stuff that they enjoy.

"Oh right, I'm gonna meet up with Bushy Brows to train, you wanna come watch? It might jog your memory as to where you're from."

You thought for a moment and nodded. You were curious as to what this training was. Were they really 'ninja' as they said? It was almost laughable, but maybe true?