They arrived at a ramen resturant...lee and gai taking exitedly among themselves while haruka listened contenedly -this may be the last time i see him...i should be happy so ill rememebr it...-

But then a scream rang out from inside the resturant. Haruka, gai and lee all turned to look as the owner rushed out "the place is on fire!!!" scarcely had the words been uttered then they saw plumes of grey smoke coiling up "oh my god!" lee yelled. "My kids are in there, up on the roof!!" the woman screamed, hysterical by now "the water system didnt work!!!", haruka snapped into action.

"gai-sama, lee, calm her down and make sure shes ok.." she throws off her jacket and rushes into the building "WAIT!" lee yells as gai stares after ehr "HARUKA!" eh shouts, they turn to the woman, who's sobbing wretchedly "my children!!" "ma'am, a brave ninja is saving them.." gai whispered, staring at the blazing building.

***

Haruka ran in without a thought to her own safety, feeling the heat as she rushed into the kitchen, she claps a hand to her mouth and, taking a deep breath, runs through the blazing area, feeling her skin searing in the heat as she kicks the roof stairway door open and runs up it.

-its all the cooking oil and liquid in that place....- she races up to the roof, using her full body weight against the trap door leading to the roof -the water tank mustn't have opened...ill have to do something..- she races up onto the roof, seeing 2 hysterical sobbing children huddled away from the blaze....

"STAND BACK!!" she yells, the children run to behind her, she rips off her shirt, wearing a light linen vest under it, gripping the shirt in her hands she rips it up, tying the material around the kids mouths "keep them over your faces!!" she commands, the kids cry and huddle together, standing behind haruka clutching at the cloths.

She places her hands togetehr -ive only got one shot at this!" she ran back, then sprinted towards the water butt at an amazing speed, sligning a chakra powered kunai straight at the water...

It hits the tank with a bang, a jet of water shoots towards her, she pushes back, grabbing the kids and jumping down off the building and onto the overhanging awning of the restuant as the water sheets down into the kitchen, she holds the kids to her as it pours over them.

******

Down below gai was having a panic attack of his own "HARUKA!" he yelled as she dashed in, but what seemed like an eternity later, there was a loud bang, and water showered down from the roof "she mustve hit the water tank!" lee yelled "alright, the fires going out!"

But gai was watching what went on from after it exploded, he saw haruka come diving down off the roof, the kids clinging to her, and hit the roofs awning. He runs towards it, leaping easily up, seeing her, pale and her clothing torn and her shirt in tatters, with the two scared kids beside her, shivering.

He picked them both up, handing them down to the mother who hugged them tight and kissed them, so happy they were safe. Lee raced to his teacher as he jumped down, carrying the tired and burnt haruka "rescue sensei!!" he cries "sensei is she?" he looks worried "shes unconsious and has slight burns....she's a real heroine.." he looks down at the sleeping haruka, several ninja come running down to check out the damage and cordon off the area.

*******

The first thing haruka heard was the sound of ppl talking and orders being bellowed. She awoke just as gai sat her carefuly down on a bench "uhh...whuh.." she coughs "what happened to thsoe kids...the resturant..." gai soothes her by gently plaving one hand on her shoudler, lookign into her worried dark eyes "its alright, thanks to you they're safe and well, the fire was put out by whatever you did to the tank..." she smiles, shivering as lee runs up and hugs her tightly "rescue-sensei!" she smiles weakly, slithering slightly off the bench..

Gai quickly helped her upright, keeping one arm around her shoudlers for support, she closed her eyes, leaning against the bench and his arm "i hrew my kunai at it...." gai blinked "a kunai? that muste been one helluva chakra punch" she nodded, slowly falling asleep "mm.."

Gai blinked and, seeing she was shivering in just her vest he took his outer jacket off and wrapped it around her, she fell asleep just as he did, so he picked her up again, looking toward the hospital "lets go lee!" he murmers, lee nods, and the pair run over the rooftops to get haruka to the hospital, gai looks down at the pale figure in his arms "please hold on....." he thinks desperatly as they race onwards....