What Shikamaru saw jellified his knees.Ino was lying there,wearing her violet ninja outfit and not to mention, bloodied.Seeing this Shikamaru rushed Ino to a nearby hospital. When his friends knew about the incident, they quickly went to the hospital. Sadly,they cant see Ino. She was in the Intensive Care Unit or ICU."What happened?I wonder what happened?Was I too late?I mean I was away for five minutes then I find her lying in a pool of her own blood...Oh Ino...".While Shikamaru was talking to himself,he hardly noticed that someone was already snapping at him."Shikamaru!"."Oh..that's a familliar voice dont tell me its..."."Oh Naruto.."."What happened here?"Naruto said in bewilderment."What happened to Ino?"blurted Sakura."I really dont know guys.She called me and asked me to come and when I saw her she was already lying in a pool of her own blood...".Upon hearing this the other ninjas froze in their tracks."Why?Whas it something I said?"."Well Shika..."Sasuke said."While you were away in a mission,Ino recently received a death threat from an anonymous person.well knowing Ino,she didnt believe it so neither did we.But when Naruto called me and spread the news that Ino was attacked we guessed the death threat might have been real...".:Sorry if we didnt tell you earlier.Ino told us not to"Rock Lee said.Hearing those words was like a blow at Shikamaru's stomach.It was so hard he couldn't believe it."Ino actually received a death threat?From whom?Why didnt she tell me?I could've done something to help her...I...I could've protected her...".Before anyone can say another word,the doctor came out of the ICU."How is she doc?"blurted Choji."I cant deny she lost a lot of blood...and the weird thing iswhen my nurse got a sample of her blood to be tested for viruses in the microscope,she saw sand in her blood""Sand?You dont mean...that jerk!".Shikamaru rushed out of the hospital.The only thing in his mind is to get Gaara...and today...he's so sure he's gonna beat the hell out of the guy...