Kakashi, Naruto, Sakura, and Hinata were heading down road to a village famous for it's natural hot springs. "You girls are so going to enjoys these hot springs their really nice Ero-sennin took me there a couple times during our training." Explained Naruto, as the kept on walking down the path. When they reached the bridge to get to the village.
"HALT, pay the toll for the bridge or Die!!!
"Hmmm didn't the know Daimyo put any new orders on making this a toll bridge. Which means you're a bunch of bandits trying to get some easy money. Well we can't allow right team." Replied Kakashi, as he put Icha Icha into his back pouch, then pulling out a kunai. As Sakura put her gloves on and Hinata activated her Byakugan. All three bandits just stood their grinning.
"You think the four of you are a match for us." Yelled the Leader as he whistled, just then a hundred and thirty more bandits stood all around Team Kakashi. Naruto didn't have any weapons in his hand he just stood there grinning at all the bandits.
"Kakashi-sensei I'll take out seventy that will make it easier for you Sakura-chan and Hinata-chan to take care of the rest. As Naruto said that he put is hand together and formed a hand sign "KAGA BUSHINO JUTSU." He yelled and mass a smoked covered the battlefield. When the smoke cleared fifty Naruto's stood all with kunais in their hand read to fight. "Come on we haven't got all day dattybyo." As all fifty-one Naruto's charged headlong at the strongest group of bandits. Kakashi went through a couple hands signs.
"Water Element Water Dragon Jutsu" a huge dragon made of pure water came up from the river and drowned eight bandits and scatted others right into Hinata's Shugohakke Rokujūyon Shō (which is her spinning sphere from episode 151 of Naruto) Sakura stayed back being the only medic they had she didn't want to get hurt or worst killed, but as she was watching the other fight. She saw the glint of a katana being drawn from the shadows. Sakura had no time to react, as the blade was inches away from her stomach.
At the last possible moment an orange and black jump suit was right up against her.
"Are you ok Sakura-chan" Naruto asked with a sword in his gut.
"Naruto why did you do that now you will die." Sakura Screamed at the top of her lungs seeing the blood spill out his body, and she felt the grief when she was younger always needing him or Sasuke to protect her. Tears started to from in her eye knowing that was a fatal wound. When all of sudden Naruto disappeared into a puff of smoke, Sakura then realized that it was a shadow clone and punch the bandit with her super human strength. The bandit flew a hundred feet and landed with a bone shuddering thud. "Naruto don't fool around like that in a battle or I'll kill you myself BAKA!!!" Screamed and enrage Sakura who fury was equal to her Master Tsunade-sama when she caught Jiraiya peeking into her bath at a hot springs.
After that near fatal encounter team Kakashi made quick work on the rest of the bandits.
"Good work team we taken care of half the bandits and the rest are feeling with there live, hopefully they won't try and pull that stunt again in Fire Country." Said a tired and exhausted Kakashi, as he and the other stood in a circle catching their breaths after the fierce battle.
"Come on guys your already tired I could fight another fifty bandits all by my self." Replied Naruto who just dispelled the remaining clones. Naruto just then felt dizzy and exhausted like the other as he sat down too tired to stand any more.
"Jeez Naruto you should know by now if you use that many shadow clones in battle you tire more quickly when they dispel." Sakura informed him, as she began to check if he had any major injuries on him. As Sakura checked on Naruto Hinata went to river to fill some bamboo tubes to make some tea since now they won't make it to the village until later that night. Since they now had the task of burying the dead so deasie won't set in to the area. As she was filling up the last bamboo tube the bandits leader caught her off guard and was about to stab her through the heart. When all of sudden there was bright flash of light as Hinata heard the kunai start to stab into flesh and cloth. Knowing she was going to be stabbed she shut her eyes out of fear, but she felt no pain then quickly reopened them to see her blonde haired love standing in front of her taking the kunai for her.
"Attacking my Girl Friend when we kicked your sorry butts, why?" Gasping and coughing up blood Naruto demanded as his blood stained his jacket. There was even some blood coming from out of mouth.
"To get some sort of victory out of this humiliating defeat and all the better if it would have been your girl friend but I'll just take your life instead." Replied the bandit leader, as he shoved the kunai deeper into Naruto's chest.
"NO you won't." screamed Naruto as he held out his right hand as a small swirl of chakra formed in his hand then compressed so it formed a perfect sphere. It grew larger by the second till it was the size of a grapefruit. Naruto then lunged the Rasengan right into the bandit leaders chest sending him flying back and smashing into three trees knocking all three of them down. He then pulled out the kunai and turned to look at his Hinata
"You ok Hinata-ch~~~" before he could finish talking he fell foreword into Hinata waiting arms. Sakura and Kakashi raced over. Sakura undid his jacket and slice apart his black t-shirt. Her hands started to glow green as she assed the damage done by the kunai.
"OH NO" Sakura cried after finishing her assessment.
"What is it Sakura" Hinata asked clasping her hand around Naruto's head as she rested his head on her knees. Sakura's face went white as a sheet and tears streamed down her face knowing it would not be good news.
"The kunai punctured his left lung if we don't operate right now he will die" Sakura informed the others as she formed a couple hands signs and went to work fixing Naruto's lung as best she could with out the Hospitals equipment to aid her. Hinata was now in complete shock she couldn't move, let alone speck as she saw her courage, her determination, her fighting sprit, her LOVE. Teetering on the edge of life and death.
