Chapter 10

Misaki was enjoying the fight, she was impressed with Sasuke's improvement. He had the upper hand against Gaara, having mastered incredible speed and Kakashi's Chidori. Sasuke seemed to have improved considerably during his short time training with Kakashi. However, there is a more sinister look in his eyes that gives her an unpleasant feeling.

She tensed, feeling a Genjutsu crawling up her spine. She quickly gathered and created a chakra surge to disrupt it. "Release!" she said along with Kakashi and Guy, releasing the jutsu. Everyone else was falling asleep on their seats.

Mayhem started, an explosion on the Hokage's area, ANBU ninja taking their positions while the Kazekage grabbed the Hokage as a prisoner inside a barrier. It all happened in a matter of seconds.

As they prepared to move to help their Hokage, Misaki saw Gaara and his brothers leave the arena, Sasuke on their heels. When she made a move to follow after Sasuke, the enemy dressed as ANBU started their attack against the shinobi that didn't fall under the genjutsu. For every step she took forward in Sasuke's direction, two enemies would appear in her way, stopping her in her tracks to follow and protect Sasuke. Sasuke, be careful, she thought.

Kakashi sent a four man squad to follow after Sasuke. "Guy, Misaki! We can't leave this place. There are too many enemies that need to be taken care of" Kakashi instructed them, he hadn't missed the fact that she was trying to take pursuit after him. They continued to end their opponents but they were never ending, and it was starting to take a toll them.

Something caught Misaki's attention in the corner of her eye, she looked to her left and saw Kakashi strike his opponent's chest with his Chidori, unaware that another enemy disguised as a ANBU was about to strike him from behind.

In the same moment she opened her mouth to yelled a warning in his direction, she had teleported herself to stand between Kakashi's back and the enemy, his kunai piercing her abdomen. "Ka-", her voice broke when she felt the fake ANBU's kunai piercing her abdomen.

Kakashi turned around, shocked to see the scene behind him but quickly reacting and moving to kill the enemy with his Chidori. Misaki's legs were giving out and as she was falling down, he managed grab hold of her before her head hit the ground.

"Wh-why did you do that, Misaki?" he asked, quickly placing a bandage around her abdomen. Misaki pushed his hands away. She didn't need his pity.

"Leave it Kakashi, I can manage. Stop pretending to care. Go and help Guy and Kurenai, they seem to be surrounded," Misaki said spurting blood. She was looking behind him at her friends. A medic would turn up eventually and take care of her but she didn't want to see her friends getting hurt, with her being taken down and Kakashi tending her wounds they seemed to be getting cornered by the enemy.

"What?," he asked surprised. He look behind him, "Guy can handle that. I'm not going to leave you, I can't lose you too…," he said whispering the last part.

Misaki looked at Kakashi's face, he seem truly worried. What does he mean? Why does he care so much all of a sudden? Lose me? The kunai didn't hit any main organs, I can tell, the only problem is I'm losing too much blood... oh, he doesn't know that. Does he think I'm dying? She kept watching Kakashi keeping pressure on her wound while looking frantically around them for a medic. Misaki was about to tell him not to worry but suddenly found that she couldn't keep her eyes open anymore as darkness took over.

"Misaki!" was the last thing she heard Kakashi scream.