Woohoo! Another chapter!!! Here Weeee Goooooo! Sry it took sooo long...-sigh- School starts tomorrow... Enjoy!

A masked ninja finished crawling through the window and walked to the middle of the room. He signaled towards the window and two more ninjas jumped inside. "Still living I see. Hm. I'll make sure that'll changed right in this room." The leader ninja spoke out loud. The other ninjas chuckled evilly.

He walked to Gaara's bedside. "Since the poison isn't killing as fast as I would have liked it to."

"How are you planning on doing it?" One of the ninjas asked.

"Good question. Slow, painful, slit to the throat. Or kunai, right to the chest. Very hard choice. But I think I will have to go with the fast one. I don't have a lot of time."

The lead ninja took out a kunai and held it in the air above Gaara. "What the hell do you think you're doing!?"

The ninja turned and noticed Naruto and Sakura in the doorway. "Hm, Naruto and Sakura. Come to watch your friend die?" He laughed as he tilted his head.

Sakura and Naruto were then caught by the two other ninjas. "You'll never get away with this!" Naruto yelled.

"Ah, but I think I am."

How did this guy know who we were? Unless we knew him, but I don't know who it would be. "How did you know who we are!?" Sakura shouted. All I need to do is stall him.

" Isn't it obvious, Sakura? We've known each other for a very long time." He smirked.

Just then she froze. He sounds so familiar. 'I'll give you three guesses at his name.' Inner sakura joked.

Sakura thought all through her life of all the guys she has hung around with. Kiba? No. Shikamaru? Hell no. But who could it be? Wait a minute. Sakura's eyes widened. "Sasuke!"

He pulled of the mask and smirked. "So you've finally figured it out."

Sasuke's black eyes showed more evil than before. His onyx eyes stared at Sakura and then turned to the unconscious Gaara. "Sakura, tell me. Why do you wish to save the monster of the Sand?"

"He is not a monster, Sasuke! Plus, he's my friend and I will protect him." Sakura answered full of courage.

"Full of bravery, are we? Now, tell me. How do you plan on doing that? If you couldn't tell, you're trapped." Sasuke mentioned.

Just then, Sakura threw the ninja off of her. Sasuke let out an evil grin and quickly shot the kunai down, but was stopped. Sakura froze in her steps. Gaara was putting all his weight on one of his arms while holding on to Sasuke's wrist. "So, you still have some energy left, eh?"

Sasuke quickly grabbed another kunai out of his kunai holster and aimed for Gaara, but that too was stopped. He looked behind him and Sakura was holding the kunai. Suddenly he felt something cold against his throat. Sasuke looked and noticed Naruto was in front of him with a kunai up to his neck. "I see you two have improved the last time we've met. But do you honestly think you can win against me? Sure, you might have me cornered here, but what about when I come back?"

Naruto and Sakura looked at Sasuke. He smirked and disappeared in a puff of smoke. Gaara then collapsed back onto his bed and started to breath heavily. He's used a lot of energy just holding back Sasuke. He's getting weak real fast. "Well, now what?" Naruto asked.

"What do you mean?"

"Well, me visiting is kinda pointless now that he just passed out again."

"You can go, Naruto. I'm gonna stay here for a while."

Naruto nodded and left the room while Sakura pulled up a stool next to the bed.

Yeah, I'm sorry for the long delay. It might take me a little longer to update cuz of school but hopefully not too much. R&R