Sakura called up her friends, but no one answered their phone, she started to get worried. Sasuke was in town; he was bound to hurt everyone she loved. She called Sora to ask where Kairi was, he hadn't seen her at all that day he replied then hung up. She called up Gaara and Zabuza and they said the same thing as Sora, she started to get scared, what if Sasuke did something to them. Her and Lee were walking down a path in the forest until she heard a groan from behind the trees. Sakura stopped, he heart was beating faster and faster, Lee noticed the look on her face and kissed her on the head telling her not to worry. She smiled and hugged him; she looked to the bushes and took Lee's hand with her. She slowly walked away from the pathway and into the group of trees. Lee started to worry and wondered what made that horrifying sound. Sakura moved the branches out of her face; Lee was behind her to make sure he didn't lose her. She stopped and looked at the ground where Tenten, Kairi, and Haku were laying blood everywhere, it had seemed that their left arm and right legs were slashed but kunai's and haven't been treated for at least a day. Sakura fell to her knees and couldn't say a word. Lee caught up to her, he held her in his arms and closed his eyes, why would Sasuke do such a thing?...
She held her tears in and stayed quiet, why did he have to torment her like this, Lee laid each one of her friends on the ground, side to side, and quickly ran to his house that wasn't to far away for a first aid kit. Sakura sat quietly until Lee came back. She spotted Tenten's cell phone on the ground by her hand. Lee came out of the bushes with the first aid kit started to bandage up the wounds on Kairi, Tenten, and Haku. Sakura was calling Tsunade for medical help quickly; her friends have been like this for hours, maybe even a day or two. Tsunade was shocked and quickly sent medical help for her, she ended the call and Sakura held the phone close to her, i I hope they're going to be okay... /i
Sakura stood and watched as the medics took her friends away. Lee wrapped his arms around her and kissed on the head, a tear rolled down her face, she turned around and hugged Lee tightly. She cried softly onto his shoulder, not wanting to see her friends in this condition, Lee held her in her arms and watched Kairi, Haku, and Tenten being taken away. A medical ninja that worked for Tsunade walked up to Sakura and Lee and asked them all sorts of questions about the situation. Sakura listened carefully to what the medical-nin said, but she heard nothing about recovery. She looked at the medical truck that held her best friends; Lee continued to talk to the medical ninja and gave the phone numbers of each of their parents to inform them of what had happened. Sakura slowly walked up to the trucks' window and peeked through to see what was happening inside, they laid unconsciously on the beds while the ninja's were treating their wounds.
Lee put his arms around her waist and whispered in her ear "They're going to be okay..." with a sweet kiss on the cheek Sakura had smiled and thought positive, i it was only a few wounds and a bang on the head... /i Lee walked towards the path until Sakura stopped him," Lee, can you take me to the hospital, I need to know if they're going to recover or not" Lee nodded and sweetly put his arm around her to keep her close to him, he would never let anything of anyone hurt her. They walked together, hand in hand, to the hospital, hoping that they were okay. Lee saw three boys running their way; one boy had almost slipped and hurried himself up. He looked closely and realized it was Sora, Zabuza, and Gaara, they must of from Tsunade after Sakura called. Gaara called out to them and waved while running as fast as he could."Tenten!" He said while catching his breath "What Happened!" Sakura looked down and hid her face by hugging Lee. "Sasuke..." Lee quietly said to the others, he held Sakura and had an angry look in his face. Gaara clinched his fist, i Why did he come back... /i , Zabuza's jaw dropped, Sora looked down and bit his lip, Kairi told him stories about Sasuke and all the thing he had done to Sakura and the others. "We're going to go ahead if that's okay with you, I need to see Haku..." Zabuza relaxed his hands and began running ahead while waving back at Sakura and Lee.
Sakura and Lee arrived and the hospital and went directly to Tsunade. With tears in her eyes, she demanded to see her friends; Tsunade told her the room number but told her to be quiet. Sakura thanked her and ran to her from with Lee following behind her, she got to the door and stood in front of it looking through the window. Lee caught up with her and looked at her, the look on her face made Lee feel horrible, having the one he loved most in the world feel sad is the worse thing that could happen. "I'm scared...what if they're not all right..." a tear rolled down her face. Lee whipped her face and took her hand "I'll always be here for you". She slowly turned the knob and walked through the door, it was horrible, he friends were connected to machines, and the cords were used to transfer the blood that they had lost. She stood motionless watching her friends, tears were in her eyes and Sakura closed her eyes. Lee took her to a seat near by, she sat down and watched as Sora, Gaara, and Zabuza held the hands of their girlfriends. Sakura hugged her knees and thought about their condition, maybe Tsunade had taught her something before about these kind of wounds, but she couldn't remember.
"Lee, I'm going to ask Tsunade about their recovery, I'll be right back" she rubbed her hand on his cheek and smiled, "Are you sure you're okay? If you want I could accompany you". "I'm fine, don't worry, I'll be back soon" She smiled and him and kissed him on the cheek. She walked toward the door until she heard a moaning sound from behind. She froze at the sound, i Am I hearing things?... /i ," She's waking up! Oh Thank God! She's waking up!" Gaara shouted. Sakura quickly turned around and saw that Tenten was moving and starting to wake up."Tenten!" Gaara said, he was so happy she was awake. She slowly opened up her eyes in shock, she had no idea where she was and how she had gotten there. Gaara embraced her in a hug and kissed her many times on the cheeks. She hugged him back with tears in her eyes. Sakura ran to the bed and hugged her friend, Tenten never thought she would wake up. Tenten explained what she was doing before she was attacked. Then she began to cry, she wished none of this had happened, she wished Sasuke never came back. Sasuke had tracked them down, and ordered his men to attack them, before she knew it, she was on the ground in pain. After everyone had heard the story, they all went home, Sakura asked Tsunade for any assistance, but she politely declined. Sakura did not want to walk home alone, after what happened to her friends, she slowly walked down the hallway to the doors. With her legs shaking every step, she got the courage to open the doors and walked out with caution. She stood motionless and stared at the dark sky, thinking at the horrible things that could happen. She slowly started to walk home until she heard a voice call her from the distance, it was her beloved Lee. She ran up to him and hugged him, he was always there for her whenever she was scared,sad,angry, or lonely." Lee!" She jumped into his arms almost taking him down."Hey, I knew I'd find you here, I thought you went home?" Lee rubbed her cheek and smiled. " I was ... scared..." Sakura replied quietly and looked into Lee's confused eyes." Wh--...oh, Sasuke..." He lifted up her chin and kissed her, "I'll always protect you, until I die, you know that. I promise, no one will ever hurt you." She looked at him and kissed him. i I Love him so much, how could I have been so mean to him in the past? /i Lee walked her home and kissed her goodnight.
The next morning, Sakura received a call from Tsunade."Sakura! Great News!" Sakura had no idea what she was talking about." What is it Tsunade?" Tsunade sounded like Orochimaru had been caught. " ANBU spotted Sasuke by the hospital and with all the men, they caught him! Now he's in a maximum guard here and there's no way he can't escape" Sakura was speechless, she couldn't believe it, finally the guy who has been haunting her life is now going to be far away from her or her loved ones. " Are you still there Sakura?" Tsunade asked, " Yes, yes, I'm here, I'm just, really glad he's finally caught that's it. Thanks for telling me Tsunade" She hung up the phone and immediately called Lee to tell him the news. i Finally, life is back to the way it was... i / /i