[Fic] It’s Just That Any One of Us Is Half Without Another One Is You – Chapter Eighteen

Cross-post from my archive.

Fandom/Arc: Avalanche, Naruto
Characters/Pairings: Haruno Sakura, Jiraiya, Shimura Danzou, Temari, Tsunade, Uchiha Sasuke, Uzumaki Naruto
Summary: Sasuke attends his first Council, called to deal with Danzou's actions, while Naruto and Sakura figure out how to heal the Nine-tails. That second turns out to have risks none of them quite realized before-hand.
Meta: Drama, I-3
Wordcount: 7922

Under other circumstances, he might have enjoyed being here, his first Council as the acknowledged head of Uchiha. But he didn't want to be here today, looking at that smug bastard Danzou across the table. He wanted to be with his team, helping Sakura and Naruto research what it was already self-evident would be a dangerous procedure. And making sure no one made another try at Naruto.

If there was one thing he'd learned as a child, though, it was his duty as a son of Uchiha, so here he was. Not killing Danzou even a little, either; he hoped everyone appreciated his restraint.

( It's Just That Any One of Us Is Half Without Another One Is You - Chapter Eighteen )