Ryoko woke up feeling sore all over her body. The after-effects of having your pressure points closed were like a major hangover from a tequila night. She groaned shifting to her side. Her whole chakra network felt stagnant from disuse.

'Koko! You 're awake! '

'Hn, ' she muttered with her eyes still closed.

'Koko ' are you okay? ' she felt a hesitant hand on her shoulder.

'Peachy, ' the girl rasped, finally opening her eyes. She wanted to close them again when she noticed the number of people in her hospital room.

Next to her bed stood Itachi with his hand still clutching her shoulder. Behind him was Shisui and the smile on the boy's face was strangely conspiratory. On the other side of the bed stood her father and mother. And in the back, she could tell, was sensei's chakra. Besides them, she could sense more people waiting outside.