*Naruto's pov*

"Thanks ladies," I stand from my cot and begin to walk out of the hospital room. An older nurse that wasn't crouded around me earlier stops me.

"Like I'm going to believe you're already healed. When that boy brought you in this morning I thought you were gone. Lay back down and rest, stupid boy." The nurse looks pretty annoyed... Only one way to prove it, I guess. I lift my shirt to show her that the wounds are gone already, but she doesn't seem convinced. "What is this, a genjutsu? I'm not an idiot, boy, I've dealt with many of you and I won't be fooled."

Now this lady is getting on my nerves. Who does she think she is, bossin me around like that? This kind of shit really annoys me. So what do you care if I'm lying, I'm sure someone you love died because of the fox. Stop acting like you care, I know you'd just as soon spit on me. Why do people think I don't know what they're feeling? I can see that look in your eye, the pain you felt and how I'm just a depressing reminder. I don't speak. I lay down on my cot and stare out the window. It's a beautiful sunset tonight. Purple mixing with orange, it's reflections bouncing across town.

I'd like to be upset at this woman, but I know it's not her fault. People can't get over what they saw on that day, it was too traumatizing and I know that. So for now, I'll let this woman believe that I don't see the pain and that I really did try to fool her with a genjutsu. Maybe it'll help her cope in a way. Maybe she'll believe that I'm just like any other kid. So for tonight I'll sleep here for a bit and I'll slip out when I can.