Hey everyone,

Sorry that it's been so long since I last update but working two jobs and exams doesn't leave you with much time to do your own thing. But hopefully I'll be updating this story more regularly again. I'm glad you guys are enjoying the story so far.

Love Hannah

Move! Every muscle screamed in protest at the thought but Sakura forced them to do as they were told. Like a mole her fingers clawed through the dirt, pulling herself along the earth, attempting to dig herself out. But she wasn't moving fast enough. Smoke circled around her, overwhelming all her senses and the more she the dug the more buried she became. Suddenly, the ground began shaking all around her. Panicking, Sakura clung to the earth, in an attempt to steady herself. She could feel the sprinkle of soil dripping over her body. It took a while for Sakura to realise that it wasn't the earth shaking anymore but her body. Stay calm Sakura, trying to sooth the demons of panic within her. Closing her eyes, she tried to steady herself, taking a deep breath to relax her. It was a big mistake. As soon as she opened her mouth, the poison seeped into her lungs. Though all the chaos, she had forgotten about the carbon monoxide floating around in the air. Terror burned through her as the smoke began eating the fuel inside her body.

The flames licked the heels of his shoes as he race through the blaze. All around him screams could be heard as everyone raced to maintain order. He could feel the heat engulfing his body. The fabric of his uniform disappeared as he pushed himself further into the flames. Despite the pain, he could barely feel it. All of his attention was focused on one task. Finding Sakura. The blast must have happened in the basement for such an explosion to destroy the house, Kakashi thought, trying to stay calm as he let his mind work.

BANG! Flames flew high, blocking Kakashi's path. Out of instinct, he raised his arms across his face. He could feel the flames attacking his skin.

He found her face down in the dirt. Oh Kami no! Kakashi panicked. Another explosion threw fire at him. The ninja yelled in agony as the flames peeled the flesh from his back. Regaining his senses, Kakashi pulled Sakura from the dirt. Despite the danger all around him the copy ninja had to take a few moments to calm himself down. But her body was limp and her skin so white that he couldn't help fearing the worse. Forcing his emotions away, he made himself check for a pulse. His heart stopped. There was no life.

Another explosion erupted behind him. This time using his body to shield the small creature he held. Through all the chaos her body remained limp. Lying her out on the ground, he back breathing air into her body, pressing down on her chest as he attempted to reanimate her body. Past thoughts began to drain is mind of hope, as past missions reminded how many times he had tried this on fellow comrades. But he kept going because he knew Sakura was different. It could have been the smoke finally getting to his brain but something inside his head was telling him not to stop.

"Come back Sakura!" he shouted, in rage slamming his palm harder than any paramedic would suggest. Nevertheless, it worked.

Sakura whole body awoke, throwing her body into multiple spasms. Something held on to her tight, restricting her body's movements.

"Ssshhh! It's okay." A soothing voice steadied her thoughts. It was Kakashi. She wanted to jump up and kiss the man but she had no energy left.

Minato was doing his best to keep everything under control. He had every water jutsu specialist, the toads and the firemen working together to tackle the flames. The rest of the shinobi he ordered to create a barrier circling what was once his home. He didn't want any surviving Grass ninja to escape within all the chaos. Right beside him was Hiashi, using his eyes to follow his student's process. Right now he had to assume there was nothing to worry about. A red and white flash appeared out of the corner of his eye.

"Minato! We got to get more water. The broken fire seals within the house are causing more damage." Understanding Jiraiya problem, Minato called for any second water type users to come forward and help with the fire efforts. "Any sign…" Jiraiya stopped when the Hokage shook his head. With great reluctance, the Toad sage returned to the fire efforts, making the toads work ten times harder.

"Hokage!" The head Hyuga called up to his leader. "On the right. Heading straight towards us!" Following the shinobi's directions, Minato stare into the very heart of the fire. At first he saw nothing but flashes of orange flashing in front of him. But soon, he could begin to make out a dark figure wrestling through the fire. All at once, Kakashi leaped through the flames, with most of his clothes gone (but somehow his mask remained untouched) and his bare flesh was raw. But he ran like he felt no pain from the black marks eating away at his flesh. Instead, he eyes were completely focused on what he held in him arms. It was Sakura. Before he even uttered a word, Shizune dived past him, her hands glowing green.

"Take her! Take her!" He heard Kakashi cry desperately. Gently, he watched the young medic take the girl and lay her out on the floor. The woman shouted for another medic, this one following with some kind of machine. Together they took one of the masks attach to the machine and carefully placed it around Sakuras mouth. The Fourth had to use all of his will to remain at his command post. Yet every now and again, his blue eyes rested back on his young daughter. The problem was from where he stood he could not see any difference in the girls condition, her whole body was covered in soot. Kakashi was dismissing any attempts to have himself checked out but the other medic. Typical Kakashi. All Minato could do was stand and wait.

Slowly, Sakura body began to replace the black poison within her body with pure oxygen. Steadily, she could feel everything begin to clear and little by little she could feel a little of her strength beginning to return.

The Hokage sat in the waiting room patiently, trying to take him the quietness. It had taken four hours to put out the fire and then another hour to wait for the heat to calm. There was nothing left of the house. Apart from the basement which was more like a big hole now. The forensics team was probably still digging through the rumble, still gathering what remained of charred body parts. But at the moment he found himself more anxious about the news of his family. One door held Kakashi, who had eventually been knocked out by Gai so he could be treated by the paramedics. Then there was Kushina, still recovering from the stress of child birth and her internal injuries. Minato could not bless the Kami enough for the gifts of the Uzumaki clan. Without their legendary stamina, his wife would of never of made it. Finally, there was Sakura, also resting up. Of course security was tight but Minato wouldn't let them close to the rooms. He needed space. The only people around were close family. Beside him sat Naruto, who was twitching impatiently and on the other Jiraiya, who was attempting to sleep. But with the two bundles of energy were making a fuss every five seconds it was impossible to not to worry over their needs and everyone else's.

"Maybe they're hungry?" Naruto suggested, peeping over the crib in front of them to check on his new siblings. Despite being small for their age, both babies were healthy, pink plumps with their mother's fiery colouring. Both of them were certainly as loud as their mother. "Maybe we should give them ramen!" The exaggerated statement made everyone laugh (apart from Naruto who just looked confused) it was good to have some of the tension eased, even if it was just a little bit.

Just then, Tsunade came out of Kakashi's room, ticking off whatever was on her clip board. Doctors, they never go anywhere without a clipboard. Instinctively, Minato sat up a little straighter.

"He'll be back to normal in no time." The doctor smiled, though the stretched lips demonstrated how exhaustion can make the simplest tasks harder to manage. Regardless of the fact that Minato already knew this, it was reassuring to hear it, to calm his nerves. It had been a rough couple of days for everyone. However, no matter what life throws at you the earth still seemed to keep spinning, you had to find a way to keep up with it. Before Tsunade could rest though, she still had one more patient to visit.

"What about the babies Grandma?" Naruto asked, with both the twins crying out in protest.

"You're doing a great job with them Naruto." The old woman reassured, making Naruto's big smile beam bright. Her grandson had a way of making everything seem a little better. While admiring her grandsons special ability, she did not notice that instead of touching the door, she was about to lean on air.

The sound of mumbling and baby wails dragged Sakura from her bed. She had only woken up and wanted to know what was going on. But she opened the door, she found a palm smacking into her face.