Hey! I know you guys want longer chapters, but is it okay if i do shorter chapters, but i update more...:) OH and by the way, i noticed on my stats page that more people have read chapter 12 than chapter 11, so if you got confussed in the story...well go back and read chapter 11! i hope you like this chapter, and remember, i am always up for hearing (well, technically reading) your ideas! so read and review please!

Chapter 13-Long lost love

"Kakashi-sensei! Sasuke needs help, now!" Kiba earnestly told him.

"So does Naruto-kun. Sakura is helping him right now, but if he doesn't get more help…he might not make it." Hinata said as she burst into tears.

Kakashi's face turned white as a sheet. He immediately started running toward Naruto. When he got there, he saw Sakura passed out on the floor next to Naruto.

"Kiba, take Sasuke and follow Neji and Shikamaru. Hinata, can you carry Sakura?" Kakashi asked her.

"Yes." Hinata walked over to Sakura and gently picked her up and followed Kiba out the door.

Kakashi looked down at Naruto.

Naruto, you have to live…I made a promise…

FLASHACK

It was the night that the Kyuubi attacked Konoha…

The Yondaim Hokage, Sarutobi, and what was left of Yondaims squad were making plans in the Hokage tower:

"Sarutobi-sama, I know that after this, you won't have time to take care of my baby boy…so Kakashi, I have one final favor to ask you. think of it as a request from a friend…not just a Hokage or sensei…but, as my last request…please watch over my boy. Help him while he grows up…and please, please protect him…" with that the Yondaim put a hand on Kakashi's shoulder, and walked out of the room to complete his final mission.

Kakashi watched him walk out with tears running down his face.

"Sensei," Yondaim looked back at Kakashi, "I swear…I vow…I will protect Naruto." The Yondaim smiled at him, and continued walking down the hallway.

END FLASHBACK

"Naruto…DON'T DIE!" Kakashi picked Naruto up and started sprinting for the door. He looked back to make sure that everybody leaving wasn't just a trick. But to his relief, the room was still empty. He ran after the others as fast as he could.

LATER ON, IN THE CAMP SPOT…?

"That's not how you put the tent up Shikamaru." Neji told him with a bored look on his face.

"Well, Mr. Great Hyuuga, how would you put the dang tent up?" Shikamaru asked him. (He was really getting annoyed. They had been at this for twenty minutes.)

"Well, Shikamaru, for starters, I would read the instructions."

"Um, Neji, I think that you are forgetting something really important." Shikamaru started pointing at the tarp that was lying half-hazardly on the ground.

"WE DON'T HAVE INSTRUCTIONS!" Shikamaru had yelled at Neji.

"Oh, well sorry! In a situation like this, it is hard to remember these kinds of things!" Of course, Neji looked down and blushed.

"Look, if we work together, by some odd miracle, maybe we can get it set up before Kakashi-sensei and the others gets here." Shikamaru said with a bored tone.

"Uh…whas goin on?" the two boys looked over and saw Jiraiya looking at them.

"Finally." The two said in unison.

"How long have I been out of it?"

"Well, just over twenty minutes." Neji told him.

In the distance they could see Kiba carrying Sasuke. Sasuke was bloody and bruised. They had never seen him in such a bad state. (Even worse than when he had gotten back from the Valley of End.) Following him was Hinata, carrying an exhausted Sakura.

"Where's Kakashi-sensei and Naruto?" Jiraiya yelled.

"He's behind helping Naruto. He looks pretty bad. I don't…think that he'll make it." Kiba said. He looked down at the ground while running to them. (He couldn't bear to look at them while he told them.) They had all noticed Hinata start to cry when he said that, and Jiraiya looked completely shocked and worried.

Neji and Shikamaru ran over to help them. Neji laid Sasuke down on a blanket and activated his byakugan.

"What are you doing?" Kiba asked curiously.

"I am checking to see if he has major internal damage." Neji told him.

"Oh, gotcha."

"Shikamaru, will you please grab me a blanket for Sakura?" Hinata asked. Shikamaru grabbed a blanket from the pile and laid it on the ground.

"Thank you." Hinata told him as she gently placed Sakura on the blanket.

"So what's wrong with her? It doesn't look like she's physically hurt." Kiba said.

"I think that she is just tired from using chakra to heal Naruto-kun. She was helping him for at least 10 minutes." Hinata said.

"Um, guys, I think Kakashi-sensei is coming." Shikamaru pointed to a blur of orange, blue and green speedily coming toward them.

"Uh…you guys…?" all of them looked over to see that Sakura had woken up.

"Sakura! You're awake!" Hinata said.

"Um, were is Lee?" Everyone looked shocked and realized: where is Lee?

Hey! did you like it! i tried to add some humor after having lots of sad parts...but, please review!