Note: I do not own Naruto or any of these characters.

I couldn't believe it. They did this have to happen to me. Naruto and Sasuke-kun were both hurt and I was completely useless. I placed a cool clothe on Sasuke-kun's forehead. We were doomed. I shook my head. I couldn't think like this. I was allowed. I had to shuck it up and be brave. There was one here to save me this time. I hade to save myself and protect the ones I love the most. I looked down at Sasuke-kun and placed a hand on his cheek. I have to help them if it's the last thing I do.

I stayed up all night watching Naruto and Sasuke-kun, setting traps, and keeping our scroll safe. My eyelids were becoming heavier and heavier. I was starting to drift asleep. NO! I shook my head. I can't fell a sleep. Not now. I looked up at the sky and saw the sun; it was morning.

I heard rushing in the brush behind me. Thinking it was some Ninjas trying to sneak up on my team when we were defenseless; I drew a kunai and watched the brushes. Suddenly a squirrel run out of them holding a nut. It was just a dumb little squirrel I sided. "Don't scare me like that," I yelled at it. The squirrel looked at me and started running at me. 'No,' I thought! I threw a kunai at it so it shouldn't get any closer. The kunai scared the squirrel and it took of running in the other direction. 'Phew, that was close. He almost ran into one of my traps.'

"Hehe, up all night?" I gasped and turned around. There behind me were the three sound ninjas from before: Dosu, Zaku, and Kin "But it's no longer necessary. Wake up Sasuke-kun. We want to fight him."

I started shaking. This wasn't good. I was in to condition to fight especially not these guys. This was very bad! I put my hand on my weapons pouch. "What are you talking about? I know that someone named Orochimaru is pulling the strings from the shadows! What is his purpose?" Their eyes widen at Orochimaru's name. "What is this weird mark on Sasuke-kun's neck? You did this to him and now you want to fight?" They started laughing and talking among themselves. One of them noticed the trap I had set on the ground, which the squirrel almost set off. They jumped to go attack me. I smirked and cut the string behind me.

I giant log swung at them. Dosu gasped, "Another trap above? Oh no!" He then smirked. "Yeah right." With one touch from his hand the log shattered. I smile faded. "Frankly speaking you have no talent. People like you have to work harder. A weakling like you shouldn't mess with guys like us." I started crying. I failed… again.

"Leaf Spin Tornado!" My eyes widen. Rock Lee stood in front of me with a… squirrel on his shoulder. "Then you guys should also work harder," he smiled. The one who blew up the log glared at him and asked who he was. "The beautiful green beast of the hidden leaf Rock Lee!"

"Why are you here," I asked him.

"I will always appear when you are in trouble." He placed the squirrel on the ground and thanked it?

I got all teary eyed "Well… thanks you. You saved me."

"I said it before." He smiled. "That I will protect you until I die..." He then a got a really weird look on his face like he was talking to himself…

Dosu signed and said, "I will take care of them." He then jumped to attack Rock Lee. Rock Lee smashed his fist into the ground and pulled up a root, but the cruel sound ninja burst right threw it. Then he ran at Rock Lee, who suddenly vanished. Then he appeared out of no where and kicked up smashing the Dosu's face and sending his flying. Rock Lee then jumped after him and rapped ribbons around Dosu making him defenseless. They both stared to fall head first to the ground. "Initial Lotus!"

Rock Lee smashed the Dosu head first into the ground. I was about to cheer when I raised the attack did nothing. Dosu's teammate, Zaku, had somehow made the earth beneath Dosu soft, so the landing wasn't as tough. "Phew, looks like I made it in time," he sided.

Dosu started laughing. "What a terrifying technique, this much damage even on a sponge of dirt... now it's my turn." He held out his arm and ran at Rock Lee once more. He swung at Rock Lee and messed. "If your moves are at high speed then ours are a t the sound speed. I'll show you a wall that no amount of hard work can surpass." Rock Lee then started throwing up. I gasped at the sight. His grip his left arm and his left ear started bleeding. "There's a little trick here. You can't just dodge against my attacks. It's sound. Even if you dodge my fist, sound will attack you. Do you know what sound actually is? Exactly hearing sound means that your ear drum is catching the shaking of the air. And the human ear drum will break by sounds exceeding 150MHZ and deeper in the ear lies the inner ear membrane when this is damaged you lose your balance. Hehe, you won't be able to move your body as you wish for a while."

Zaku started laughing. "Lame old taijutsu won't work against us. Well, you were doing well. You forced me to use my jutsu. Of course you failed," he said as he plucked his hands free from the earth. "I can freely control super sonic sound waves and air pressure; I have the power to even destroy a rock. Blasting air into the earth and creating a cushion is nothing. Ours are different from your stupid techniques."

Dosu went in for another attack at Rock Lee, but Rock Lee surprised us when he got up and did his 'Leaf Spinning Wind' attack. I wasn't the only one he surprised too. Dosu was impressed that he could even move let alone attack him. Dosu did another sound wave attack and that was it for Lee-san. I wasn't going to let him die protecting me. I couldn't bring myself to just sit here and watch any longer. "I won't let you hurt him!" I threw some kunai's at Dosu, but they were useless against a powerful ninja like him. He just blocked then. I tried throwing Shuriken at him, but Zaku just blew them right back at me. Kin came behind me and grabbed a fist full of my hair. "Much more luster than me... this pft... trying to be a sexy ninja? If you have time to treat your hair, then you should train, you female swine." She then started pulling on it. "Zaku, kill that Sasuke guy in front of this boy chasers eyes. Let's teach this one a lesson." No! I can't allow them to do this. I-I can't feel my body. I am still just getting in the way… always being protected. I can't stand it... This time I thought...this time... that I have to protect those that are important to me...

Zaku grinned. "So… let's do this." Kin started laughing when I pulled out a kunai. "Useless. That won't work against me."

I smiled up at her with a dark gleam in my eyes. "What are you talking about?" And with that I took that kunai and cut my hair and thus making Kin lose the only grip she had on me. The hair I had grown out to impress Sasuke-kun, the man of my dreams. The one thing he might have like about me was now gone… I always thought of myself as a proud ninja. I always said I liked Sasuke-kun. I would lecture Naruto as if I was better then him, but all I did... but all I did was watch you guys from behind... Yet... they always fought to protect me. Lee-san... you said you like me... and with your back to me risked your life and fought. I feel like I've learned from you... I want to become like you guys... everyone... This time get a good look at my back!

"Damn… Kin kill her," Zaku yelled! Kin stabbed my in the back with a kunai, but I use a substitution jutsu. She ended up stabbing a log. I went after Zaku and threw kunai at him. "Useless," he said. He hit me with an air blast, but once again I log substituted a log for me. I came at him from above. "You aren't fooling anyone. How many times do I have to say it's useless? Time to get serous!" He tossed kunai's at me, but this time it was really me and the kunai's dug deep into my stomach. I jumped on him and sank my teeth into his arm. "Let go of me," he scream. He began punching me in the head over and over again. The final blow did it. It sent me flying face first into the dirt. "You brat!" I shut my eyes. This was it. These were my finally moments on earth, if I die now at lest I can die knowing I gave it my all.

I waited for my death… but nothing happen. I open my eyes to see a wall of sand protecting me. My eyes widen when I saw him: crossed arms and red-hair. He tilted his head and looked at me. "Who did this to you," Gaara more demanded then asked. I just stared at him with wide eyes. "Don't make me ask you again." He glared at me. I didn't realize how bad I looked till I saw my reflection in a near by puddle. I had a scraps, cuts, and bruises all over my body. One of my eyes was swollen shut and two kunai were still sticking out of my stomach. I looked away from Gaara not wanted him to see me like this. He walked over to me arms crossed and kneel in front of me. "Which one was it," he said once more. I pointed over at Zaku that was all Gaara needed.

Sand, that was swarming around us, snake around Zaku. Gaara made a hand gesture and lifted his arm. Making Zaku fly up higher, Zaku was freaking out cussing and screaming trying to get loose from Gaara's sand. I watch in horror. Gaara got a sick evil look on his face and slowly started closing his fist. I then realize he was going to kill Zaku. I got up and ran over to Gaara and rapped my arms around him. "Please Gaara! Don't do this!" Gaara, who was in shock, dropped Zaku and stared at me in amazement. I guess he didn't know what to do because all he did was stand there staring at me with wide cried. He saw that I was crying and got a confused look on his face.

"What are you crying about? I thought you wanted him to pay." I tighten my grip around him. "Of course I do, but I don't want him to die!" Gaara looked at me like I was insane. "So you don't want me to kill then," said slowly like he didn't get it, I knobbed. "Sand Burial." Gaara's sand and rapped it around Zaku arms. "Sand coffin." And with that Zaku's arms were crushed. Gaara glared at him and his teammates. "I suggest you take this piece of shit and leave." Kin and Dosu grabbed Zaku and left. My vision became blurry and everything started to go black. The last thing I remember is seeing Gaara's face…

Well you wanted it and here it is. I'm going to start writing longer chapters!