"He is in here." Kakashi spoke. He slowly opened the door leading to the patient in the room. Hinata slowly walked into the room, hands clasped to her chest. She walked over to the bed where Naruto laid at. She looked at his body, noting all of the bandages basically covering his body.

"What happened to him?"

"He suffered major damage from ninjustu in battle. The ninja in particular is from the anti-mist village, but is more known for combination techniques. Quite nasty," She looked at the arms; completely wrapped, even a small hole near his elbow was visible. "Naruto's worst injury is his heart. The chakra routes near his heart have been damaged and severed badly, thus making his life close at risk." She gasped at hearing the last part.

"No…" she thought. She couldn't bear to lose him after all this time of being such close friends; since they started school together. Her life had been completely changed because of him. If he was to leave her… she didn't know what would happen to her. A sadly, lonely tear slowly rolled down her check.

Kakashi came over and put his hand on her shoulder. "Don't worry though; he can be healed. But do realize that this will take time." He moved his hand back to his side. Suddenly, Hinata heard rapid foot steps from outside. She turned around, and was surprised.

There, standing at the door, was Kiba, breathing deeply from running. His hair was all in a mess, like always, but it looked very wet. He must have ran all the way from his home.

"I heard about what happened through my mother. Is he alright?" he spoke, seeming to be in a hurry. Hinata slumped her head down; Kakashi turned around.

"He is in a critical condition. He can live, but hope will have to see him through his operation."

"Damn it… I didn't think these injuries would be this severe to him." He slammed his fist into the wall, and laid his head on the wall.

"The mission came out bad, huh?" Kakashi asked him. Hinata looked up and looked at Kakashi.

"…yes. We though we know what we were doing, but… that DAMN guy had to appear and tear him to shred him to f***ing nothing!" He slammed his fist into the wall, making a dent.

"Wait!… you were with him when this happened?" Hinata asked Kiba, eyes locked on curiosity. Kiba slowly moved towards the door, acting as if he was drunk. He was trying to look away from her.

Before Kiba left the room, he turned to Hinata. "I'm sorry…" and he ran out of the room. She stood, looking where he was in confusion, but in awe. Hinata turned to face Kakashi.

"Wait. Was he with him?"

"The man quietly nodded "Yes. They were going to go the Hidden Mist village for an escort mission. During their trip there, they were interrupted by this unknown ninja… I'm sorry to tell you." Hinata looked back towards the hospital bed where Naruto still laid. She walked over, right next to him.

"What is the percent of him surviving the operation?" Kakashi remained silent, "Tell me, damn it! She yelled at him.

Kakashi closed his eyes, opened them and sighed. "He has a dead even 50/50 chance of surviving this operation. We are not positive of the results yet."

Another tear rolled down her check, followed by another one. She moved her hand, and held her hand with his hand.

"Naruto…."