It had been two weeks since Kakashi's team departed on their mission to save a Missionary's son from a ruthless gang terrorizing a small unnamed village.

Kakashi stood by a lake and took out his photo of Sakura. It was their honeymoon and Sakura was wearing lingerie Ino has snuck into her bag. It was a lime green corset that slimmed her waist and emphasized her breasts with green lace panties that complimented her skin tone beautifully. Kakashi sighed softly before kissing the photo and whispering to himself, "I miss you, baby. I hope you two are okay."

As he slipped the photo back into his pocket, Genma ran up to him and grabbed his flack jacket, pulling him in the opposite direction.

"Genma, what's going on?" Kakashi asked as Genma picked up the pace.

"The boys got attacked. Some kind of ambush."

Kakashi's eyebrows rose as he began to run faster, kunai ready in hand.

When they made it back to camp, he noticed that every member of his team was unconscious. Genma was also nowhere in sight. Kakashi narrowed his eyes as he cautiously took in his surroundings. He couldn't sense any chakra, but he knew that meant nothing.

"Ha!" A voice shouted from below Kakashi before the ground split. He leaped out of the way at the last second with al backflip. Landing softly on the ground, he narrowed his eyes and looked around. Before he could react, a black mist sped past him, slicing into his leg. Kakashi groaned and clutched his leg in pain. The mist was quickly flying back at him and Kakashi had no choice but to run into the cover of the trees. Cursing under his breath, he stood and ran as fast as he could before diving and landing hard against the trunk of a tree.

He barely had enough time to catch his breath before a figure landed in front of him from the treetops. Kakashi growled as he felt his chakra gathering in his right hand, the sound of electricity heavy in the air as his chidori crackled and sparked towards the flesh of the ninja in front of him. Unfortunately, the unknown ninja was slightly faster and stabbed his kunai into Kakashi's thigh before falling lifelessly to the ground.

Immediately after his chidori disappeared, he felt his chakra depleting at an alarming rate, a feeling he was accustomed to after years of using the technique. Pulling the kunai out in one swift movement, Kakashi ripped a strip of fabric from the bottom of his shirt and tied it tight above the wound in an attempt to stop the bleeding

Cursing under his breath, he fought to stand, only to fall to the ground with a grunt. It took him only a second to realize that most of the feeling in his legs was gone, and that the edges of his field of vision had begun blurring. With wide eyes, his mind connected the dots.

"Poison…. Sakura," he rasped before falling unconscious. Genma arrived to see Kakashi slump over on the ground. Dropping the wood he was carrying, he rushed to Kakashi's side.

"Oi, Kakashi? You alright?" Genma asked before looking down at Kakashi's leg and the blood that oozed out slowly, saturating his pants.

"Oh, Sakura is going to kill me." He groaned as he reached into his flack jacket and pulled out a medipac Sakura had given to the team. He ripped Kakashi's pant leg and began cleaning the blood, but it kept pouring out.

"Dammit," he grumbled as he applied pressure to try stopping it. Before he could grab the gauze, he was knocked unconscious. Genma grunted and fell backwards, taking Kakashi with him. The last thing Genma saw was a small black shadow sauntering over to his side with a wicked smile.

"Master will be pleased, yes he will." The small figure giggled before grabbing Kakashi and leaping up into the trees, leaving Genma and the rest of the team in the forest.

"You called for me, Tsunade-sama?" Sakura asked as she opened the door to the hokage office. The atmosphere in the room was deathly still. Sakura felt her anxiety spike as Tsunade filled out her paperwork, avoiding Sakura's concerned gaze.

With an inaudible sigh, Tsunade looked up at her very pregnant apprentice with a heavy heart.

"Sakura," she said softly. "sit down. There's something I need to tell you."

Sakura's fingers were shaking as she waddled to the chair next to Tsunade's desk. She reached over and put her hands on top of Sakura's and gently squeezed them.

"Sakura, Kakashi is missing."

Sakura's eyes widened in disbelief at Tsunade's words, and tears threatened to fall as she cast her gaze down to her swollen stomach.

"What do you mean he's missing? What happened?" Sakura's body was shaking as Tsunade squeezed her fingers again.

"Genma reported back to us. The team was ambushed and Kakashi was hurt. Something about a poison."

Sakura slowly stood and began to pace, one hand caressing her stomach, the other on her chin. Deep in thought, Tsunade could practically see the wheels in Sakura's head turning.

"Sakura, whatever it is you're thinking, I'm not letting you go after him. Not in your condition." Tsunade warned her in a strict tone. Sakura stopped pacing and sighed.

"I know, but I don't have to leave in order to save my husband. Genma said it was a poison, right? If we can get a sample of Kakashi's blood that has the poison in it, I can create an antidote. Pakkun is back home, I can send a team with him back to Kakashi with the antidote."

While Sakura was explaining her idea, Tsunade was smirking at her. Wordlessly, she tossed Sakura a bloody piece of cloth.

"The lab is already prepped. Shizune is waiting for you."

Sakura smiled with visible relief and bowed slightly before turning back to the door.

"Oh and Sakura? Don't push yourself if you can't come up with an antidote right away. I'll come down and help after my meeting."

"Thank you, Tsunade-sama." She smiled before closing the door behind her, determination blazing in her eyes as she made her way to the hospital.

"I need a drink." Tsunade mumbled before Shizune rushed in, a panicked look on her face.

"Tsunade-sama," she quickly bowed before continuing. "They found Kakashi-san, but it doesn't look good."

Tsunade rose to her feet quickly and stood in front of Shizune, eyes full of anxiety.

"What's wrong?"

Shizune looked away, unable to meet her gaze. "He's barely alive. When Genma found him, he was covered in gashes and other wounds. The medical nin on the team said the poison was a fast acting chakra eating serum."

Tsunade's eyes widened in shock, but quickly composed herself. "Where is he?"

"They haven't rescued him yet. They had a spy follow the blood trail he left. He's located in the outskirts of Amegakure. ANBU have been dispatched already."

"Okay," Tsunade sighed. "Don't tell Sakura. Keep her busy with the poison. I'll take care of Hatake when he returns."

"Yes, Tsunade-sama." She bowed before running out of her office.

Tsunade sat back in her chair with a sigh before reaching into her drawer and pulling out a bottle of sake.

"You better come back alive, Hatake."