Naruto smiled confidently,proud of the greatly executed teamwork they just pulled off to win in one quick combo. Then the man's body exploded into water suddenly. The water immediately disappeared into the air as if it evaporated. "Wha-?!",Naruto exclaimed. Then water vapor began swirling into water again,and formed together revealing the man.

"My name,is Mizumaru. I am the master of water,just drinking it can heal any of my wounds given the right amount of time.",he said,as he pulled a canteen of water out,and drank from it. The wound on his chest from the Rasengan began to heal already. "Now,Water Style:Surface Slicer!!",he shouted. A burst of water shot at Sakura,cutting down multiple rocks along the way.

Naruto ran as fast as he could to help her,but before he knew it blood flew across the air onto the ground. Sakura opened her eyes,to see Naruto standing in front of her with a large cut straight across his chest. She gasped loudly,and said,"Naruto!!" As he fell back into her arms she spoke again,"Naruto,are you okay?" He nodded,but didn't move. She began healing the cut,it was deep. If it had hit an inch lower it would've cut his heart straight in two. "You idiot!! Why did you do that?!",she shouted as she cried.

Naruto smiled weakly. "I couldn't let you get hurt,it could've killed you.",he said in an unbelievable weak voice.

"Look here!! Two lovers!! Haha!! It'll be so fun to kill both of you,maybe I'll finish the boy first,the girls always cry more! HAHA!!!",shouted Mizumaru.

Suddenly a loud chirping noise came from either side of the man. "You forgot about us!!",Sasuke shouted,"Chidori!!"

"Lightning Blade!!",Kakashi exclaimed in unison. The two were flying towards him with lightning in their palms,Mizumaru instantly fell into a pool of water. Kakashi's attack struck Sasuke inches below the heart,and Sasuke's hit Kakashi just below his right shoulder.

Both fell onto the ground,and Mizumaru stood again. Sakura was the only one still conscious. She had to do something,or they would all die. "Alright. It's all up to me now.",she told herself,trying to quell her fierce shaking.

Mizumaru noticed the shaking,as he laughed insanely at her. "Looks like you're terrified. You know you are the weakest link,and you'll be wiped out in a second!! Just look at what happened to your boyfriend because you were so weak!! He's gonna die!!",he shouted,still laughing his head off.

Sakura gritted her teeth,and stood up. Her shaking was stopped instantly. "I am not weak,and Naruto...",she looked up,anger filling her eyes,"Naruto,WILL NOT DIE!!!",she finished. Just after,she ran at him full speed,gathering chakra in her right fist.

Before she could reach him,he launched a powerful burst of water that sent her flying back. But she disappeared into smoke,revealing a log. He turned,and fired more water at her from another angle,but the same happened. This time four Sakuras ran for him,he fired a wall of water that impacted all of them,each exploded into nothingness. He turned,but it was too late,she stood behind him,and threw her punch right into his chest,sending him far backwards into a rock that collapsed when he impacted it.

"It appears the only thing holding you back was fear,with this confidence you are stronger than I thought. Had I continued to underestimate you,I would've died,but....",as Mizumaru finished talking,water spikes flew from below Sakura and impaled her arms and legs. "Water Style:Aquatic Impalement Jutsu.",he said.

Blood trickled down her arms and legs,she couldn't move. It's over...I failed,I failed when they needed me the most. Why?! Why do I always fail them?!! What the hell is my problem?! AARRGH!! I WON'T FAIL THIS TIME!! It's not like in the forest of death,nobody will show up and save me this time. I have to be...STRONG!!! Sakura thought,as she forced chakra through her body the water collapsed from it. She stood,and began healing herself difficultly.

"Oh,full of surprises huh? You are a spunky one girly. Quite attractive too. Maybe before I kill you,I'll tie you up and have you to myself,huh?",he said with a sickening smile.

Then a loud voice,of a boy said,"Over my dead,urgh,body!!" It was Naruto,he was standing up again. He looked unable to fight at all,but was ready to rip this guy's head off. "Sakura,you did great,just let me-"

"No,I will do this. I have to fight him. I need to prove to everyone,that I'm not going to fail you guys!",she interrupted. Then she fired at Mizumaru,and performed hand seals quickly. Chakra surrounded her hands now,"I can use this technique to kill you without breaking the skin!!",she shouted.

Mizumaru looked shocked. "This girl knows the chakra scalpel?! No...no,wait...this is a weaker form,not quite the real thing. But it is definitely close. I was worried for a second!!",he laughed it off. Then stopped suddenly. "Ugh,owh....What the...?",he muttered,looking down. Sakura had run at him while he laughed,using chakra to increase her speed temporarily.

"Don't go laughing in the heat of battle,it could just tick your opponent off enough to kill you right there.",Sakura said,smiling with herself. Mizumaru fell over,and lay there,motionless.

"You killed him then?",Naruto asked,sounding surprised. "I didn't know you were the killing type Sakura."

"No,I only put him in a false death state. It'll be easier to take him back to the village now,without a fight.",Sakura corrected him. "Naruto....are you okay? Do you need more healing?",she asked.

"No...I should be fine in a bit,Sasuke and Kakashi-sensei are in bigger trouble than me. Let's get them back quickly,you can heal them along the way.",Naruto suggested. "Oh,and by the way...." Naruto pulled Sakura in and hugged her,kissing her cheek softly. "Great job Sakura. You did amazing."