(I stopped the story at a certain point, but after a number of PM's I will write what happens to Sakumo.) Song- Hurt by Johnny Cash.

Gaara looked up to see Sakumo looking down at Gaara. Blood was slowly oozing out Sakumo's mouth. He grinned at Gaara. The cheering had stopped. The park was silent in what felt like an eternity. Sakumo falls to the right and collapses to the ground. Gaara sees Sakura push through the crowd and rush to her brother. She wails into his chest. Gaara saw his face. It was smiling. Not a sadistic smile. It was a pained but loving smile. Sakumo does his best to speak with a mouth full of blood.

"Gaara. Take care of my sister. She needs someone like you in her life. A light of friendship in her dark life is just what she needs. Gaara looked down at Sakumo and he felt something sting his eyes. He wiped his eyes and saw that they were tears. He feels blood fly onto his face from Sakumo coughing up blood. Gaara grabs the knife but he feels Sakumo grab his hand. Sakumo shakes his head and Gaara removes his hand. The could all hear sirens in the background of ambulances and police vehicles.

Sakumo looked up at the sky and watched the stars slowly get dimmer and dimmer along with his eyes. He looks at Gaara and his sister.

"I love you both. Don't get too frisky, you two."

Sakura managed to let off a laugh but it quickly turned into a sob as her brother's face was drained of all color and his head fell back against the ground. Gaara sees Zabuza grabs Sakura and he starts to drag her away screaming. All of a sudden, something in Gaara erupted.

"ZABUZA! YOU LET HER GO!" Zabuza looked back at Gaara.

"What are you going to do, kid? I was a legend in the air force.

"NO ONE GIVES A FUCK, ZABUZA!" Shouted Gaara. Zabuza let go of Sakura and headed to Gaara but the crowd gets in the way.

"Get the fuck out of the way, you fucking morons." The crowd stares at Zabuza. He tries to push through but they push him back. The police and ambulances arrive and Sakumo's shirt is ripped off and they patch up the wound. Someone takes a pulse and there is none. The paramedics take out the electric paddles. Everyone looked in worry. They rub that paddles together and yell 'CLEAR'. Gaara sees Sakura wince at the sight of her brother's body suddenly jumping from the shock to the heart. They check and still no pulse. They rub the paddles together again and they deliver another shock to the heart. Everyone watches in silence when the man checks Sakumo's wrist.

"I got a pulse." Said the paramedic. They quickly grab a stretcher with an IV drip and they carry Sakumo to the ambulance. At this point, Zabuza was in the back of a police car, handcuffed and about to serve heavy time. Sakura and Gaara join Sasuke with his brother in the car and they follow the ambulance all of the way to the hospital. Itachi drops them off and they enter the hospital and they find out where Sakumo is. They soon find out that he was taken into the ER. They needed to operate immediately in order to repair the damage done from the knife. They wait in the waiting room for hours. Sasuke slowly falls asleep in a chair but Gaara and Sakura are wide awake as they wait for what the result was. After 5 hours, the doctor enters the room, taking off his rubber gloves. Sakura jumps up and rushes over to the doctor.

"What happened?" asked a frantic Sakura.

"Your brother was in quite a dangerous spot for the last few hours. Luckily, we managed to repair the hole in his chest and stabilize his heart. He should be alright unless any complications come up. He is one lucky kid." Sakura was so overjoyed that she hugged the doctor with a vice like grip. The doctor pats her on the back and she lets go.

"Can we see him?" asks Gaara.

"Yes, but please don't be shocked from the state he is in. The drugs we gave him are still in effect and he will be a bit out of personality." Sakura says that she doesn't mind and she is lead into the room where Sakumo was staying. Sakura enters the room and sees her brother laying in a hospital bed, shirtless, with giant wrappings around his chest. He looks over and sees his sister. This sends a small smile across his face. Sakura looks at her brother.

"You thought you could get away that easily." Joked Sakura.

"I did my best." Sakumo responded. Sakura laughs and gives her brother a quick kiss on the forehead. Gaara enters the room and Sakumo slowly moves his head and he sees Gaara. He smiles but winces from pain in his chest. Gaara walks over and sits next to Sakumo.

"You never give up do you?" whispers Sakumo.

"Never."