Silver hid behind Kakashi. She was cowering in fear, while her comrades were fighting for her and because of her. It was raining, too. The ground was soft and mushy and quite slippery. That didn't matter for Silver, anyway. Her right leg had gone paralysed after a poisoned kunai had came in contact with it. Now it was up to the rest of Team 9
to protect Silver. "No use in using that jutsu..." Kakashi muttered, mentally going through his long list of jutsus. The enemy was after Silver because she was the host of the Ichibi. "Maybe...you can use a Kage Bunshin to assist Ryo and Tomoyuki. Then, we could lead the enemy away from Ryo and Tomoyuki. They don't need to fight for my cause..." Silver quietly suggested to Kakashi. She didn't think Kakashi heard her, but he did. Soon, a Kage Bunshin was running towards Ryo and Tomoyuki's direction. "Now we have to draw the enemy away...can you walk, Silver?" Kakashi asked. Silver tried to get up but her leg exploded with pain. "N-no..." she managed to say. Kakashi didn't say anything but instead, he simply picked her up and started dashing. He was careful not to hurt Silver, as he leaped from tree to tree. Silver blushed. She could hear his heart beat and she put her arms around Kakashi. She breathed in his scent and warmed up to it. Kakashi looked surprised but kept his pace. Finally when they were at a good distance from the rest of Team 9, Kakashi set Silver down and prepared his weapons. As expected, the enemy followed Kakashi and the injured Silver. Kakashi hovered over Silver, protecting her from any attacks. Silver was still scared and wanted to crawl into a ball and hide. Then the rest was blurred. She could only remember bits and pieces of those minutes. She remembered a shuriken flying towards Kakashi. Then, a piercing pain in her back and she heard her name being screamed