Mac ran in the direction where the scream had emanated. His heart raced as he felt the wind blow in his face along with the excessive pain of his broken right arm. (Please be alive Sakura) Mac thought to himself as he continued to run. Upon arriving at Sakura's location he noticed she was lying face first on the ground. Her arms and legs were covered in bruises and cuts. Mac knelt down beside Sakura and rolled her onto her back. Sakura let out a slight groan and opened her eyes. "Mac?" She exclaimed in a questioning tone. Her lip was busted open and she had bruises on her face as well. "Come on Sakura we have to regroup with Kakashi" Mac replied. Sakura sat up as Mac stood up and extended his left hand to help her up. Sakura took a hold of Mac's hand and he quickly pulled her up. "Can you walk?" Mac questioned. "I think so" Sakura replied as she took a step and nearly fell face first to the ground. Mac quickly grabbed her left arm preventing her from falling. Mac put Sakura's left arm around his neck and held it there. The two began walking slowly towards the area where they left Kakashi and Terra. Sakura took notice of Mac's right arm which appeared to be broken in half. (That has to be extremely painful) Sakura thought to herself.

Mac noticed Sakura staring at his right arm "Don't worry Sakura I'll be okay plus it doesn't even hurt" he exclaimed. Even though he was in a lot of pain Mac put on his best fake smile as he spoke. The pair continued to walk the cold rain water poured down on them washing the blood off of their bodies. Mac and Sakura slowly made their way through the forest until they both caught sight of Sasuke who holding his right arm tightly. Blood dripped from between his fingers. Sasuke's face was bruised along with his arms. Sakura smiled softly she was relieved to see that Sasuke was alive. Sasuke looked up as his team mates as they approached him. "Now that the three of us are together again we should head back to Kakashi and Terra" Mac exclaimed. Sasuke simply nodded and the three began walking slowly Mac looked over at Sasuke "How are you holding up?" He asked. "It's just a stab wound I'll live but what about you by the looks of it your arm is broken" Sasuke replied. "I'll be okay" Mac replied.

The three walked in silence the rest of the way to their sensei. Upon arriving at Kakashi's location they saw two bodies on the ground. Kakashi and Terra rushed over to the three of them. Although he didn't say it Kakashi was glad to see that his three students managed to hold off the anbu black ops ninja. Mac helped Sakura sit down with her back up against a tree. "Mac and Sakura are in pretty bad shape they'll only slow us down if we continue this mission" Kakashi exclaimed as he looked over at Terra. Who seemed to be more concerned with the identity of the men who tried to kill her. She knelt down by one of the anbu black ops ninja. She placed her hand on the mask prepared to take it off. But just then the man slashed his kunai knife across Terra's throat. Lightning flashed and everything seemed to slow down as Terra placed her hands on her throat. In an attempt to stop the waterfall of blood Kakashi rushed over to the man with the lightning blade. Kakashi pierced the man's heart who was preparing to jump up and continue the battle. Blood splattered onto his face, and onto Sasuke who was standing just a few feet away. Terra toppled over as pool of blood formed around her. Sakura couldn't take her eyes off of the gruesome sight, Mac observed the scene that had just unfolded before his eyes.

He had seen people die before, he had killed before but he had never seen an enemy take the life of a comrade before. "Come on you three shouldn't have to see this kind of thing" Kakashi exclaimed. Sasuke turned around as Mac helped Sakura get up. It didn't matter if Kakashi didn't want his team to see a comrade's corpse. Just a few months ago they had lost their third member to Zabuza of the hidden mist. Of course Kakashi acted out of rage, and took the life of Zabuza. They walked in silence the only sound heard was the sound of the pouring rain. Sakura and Mac were a few feet behind Kakashi and Sasuke who were walking ahead of them. Sakura looked over at Mac who had her arm around the back of his neck. "I can't believe we just left her body there" Sakura exclaimed in a soft and sad tone. Mac looked at her for a quick minute before he said anything. "Shinobi aren't allowed to show emotions no matter what happens" Mac replied. "You don't honestly believe that do you Mac?" Sakura questioned. "If I were being completely honest I'm not sure what I believe anymore" Mac replied. Sakura remained silent Mac's voice shook a little when he spoke that last sentence.

Mac looked up at the sky the rain was letting up, and the night sky was becoming clear revealing the full moon. The four ninja walked in silence for the rest of the night. Each of them had something on their mind. By the time they reached the village gate the sun was shining brightly in the sky. "The three of you can go down to the hospital and get patched up I have to file a report on our mission" Kakashi exclaimed and walked away. Mac and the others went to the hospital where they were treated for their wounds, and injuries. Mac sat up on the hospital bed his right arm had been placed in a cast. On the bed to his left was Sasuke and on the bed to his right was Sakura along with her mom who was treating her as though she were a baby. (CHA! Stop treating me like a baby I'm a ninja now) Sakura thought to herself.

Mac looked over at Sakura and her mom he was slightly jealous that she had a mom to come to her aid when she was injured. (I wish I could see her face at least once) Mac thought to himself. A tear rolled down the side of his cheek as he thought about his own mom. He quickly wiped the tear away and lay on his back staring up at the ceiling he let his mind drift through the possibilities of his mother's appearance. Although he didn't like thinking of either of his parents because he felt as though they didn't care enough about him to be there for him. For some reason he couldn't stop thinking of his mother. Soon his eyes shut and he fell asleep. Mac awoke a few hours later he sat up on his bed the pain in his right arm was gone, and so was Sasuke. Sakura was sound asleep in her bed, their room door slid open and in stepped Kakashi. Who didn't look at Mac as he spoke instead he stared at the ground. "Mac when you get out of here lord hokage would like to see you" He exclaimed. With that said Kakashi left Mac alone with only his thoughts to keep him company. (What could the hokage want with me?) Mac thought to himself.