BTW: Sorry about this

RECAP: Read the last chapter

Kankuro was in massive amounts of pain but there was no room for that. Sakura's only goal was to stop the bleeding. He was writhing in pain but Sakura made sure to hold his leg still throughout.

"Kankuro, calm down. Your blood pressure's raising your leg is bleeding more, you need to calm down. You're doing good, keep calm, I'm sorry but I don't have any sedatives or anesthetics and if I don't finish you'll bleed to death. Stay calm."

"Sakura you need to stop he can't take anymore."

"He can and he will."

"Sakura no, stop he'll die."

"You can't die from pain. What he is going to die from his blood loss or heart attack if he doesn't calm down."

"How can he calm down you're stapling his leg together."

"And if I don't finish he won't have this leg now calm him down. I'm putting more in now Kankuro, keep calm, you'll be fine."

Sakura put another five in and Kankuro yelled in pain. His blood pressure rose and he started bleeding more.

"Damn it why are you bleeding so much!"

"Sakura I think he's going to die."

"Matsuri look at me. You're a ninja, this is what we do. He will not die."

"...Mhm..."

"...I see the problem. That ninja cut the main artery in his leg. Matsuri reach into my bag and grab a small splint. It should look kind of like a tiny cylinder."

"Mhm."

Matsuri was still freaked out and didn't want to leave Kankuro but she did. She went searching in Sakura's bag and found the splint she handed it to Sakura's bloody hand and went back to holding Kankuro's hand. She watched as Sakura shoved her hand inside Kankuro's leg, Sakura didn't bat an eye. She placed the splint in the severed artery. Kankuro was screaming and almost ripped Matsuri arm off. Sakura had stopped a great majority of the bleeding.

"Kankuro listen to me I can staple up to your knee. After that there's internal stuff I need to work on it'll give you a break from the staples but while I do that you need to stay calm. I'll be trying to stop the bleeding so you need to stay calm and still. Don't worry though this cut seems oddly clean so there's not a huge mess. With that in mind staples to the thigh hurt a little more."

"Sakura I think he can stay still but I don't know about the staples. Don't you have some kind of numbing something?"

"Don't you think I would've used it if I had it Matsuri! Keep him calm, stopping the bleeding should barely hurt at all."

Kankuro's breathing went make to normal as Sakura used her medical ninjutsu to stop the bleeding in the other parts of his thigh. She'd put in around 9 staples from ankle to knee. All of those staples had him drifting in and out of consciousness. Once Sakura had stopped the bleeding she put the remaining staples in. Kankuro gagged and screamed while she did it and eventually passed out.

"Sakura...Sakura he's dead!"

"No he's not. He's unconscious."

"Why?"

"Blood loss, pain, either way he's going to be fine."

"But..."

"Matsuri calm down. Hand me the gauze."

Matsuri did as she was told and Sakura wrapped up Kankuro's leg. After that she put her staples away she did her best to wipe the excess blood off of Kankuro but it didn't help much and she still had his blood all over her hands and running down her arm from putting the splint in his leg. She didn't have anything to wipe it on but herself so she wiped as much as she could on herself and left the rest. Matsuri stared at her wide eyed.

"What is it now Matsuri?"

"You have two different men's blood all over you. Why aren't you freaking out?"

"This is our job. Get over it. I'm going to help Naruto and Sasuke. You take Kankuro to Gaara."

"I can't lift him, especially not with this leg of his."

"You'll have to. If you get attacked you can't put him down so it'd be best to carry him on your back."

"I can't Sakura."

"This is your job, this is your life, pick your teamate up. Take him to Gaara and the three of you send Tsunade a message about what's happened. What ninja tools do you currently have."

Matsuri fumbled around and looked in her bag.

"You should always know the contents, looking takes time."

"Right, well I have about 8 kunai and a few shuriken."

"Alright you should be fine. If there is a 9th one he'll definitely be an easy kill."

Matsuri stood up with Sakura and got Kankuro on her back. She was having trouble carrying him but she didn't show it.

"So I guess I'll find Gaara."

"MOVE!"

Matsuri ran to Gaara. Sakura seemed so professional. Soon enough she found Gaara he was at the highest branch possible trying to stay away from the dense mist. It took Matsuri some time to get up to the branch with Gaara but she got there. Once at the top she found Gaara panting extremely hard with a knife in his chest. She laid Kankuro down.

"What...happened?"

"I couldn't move out of the way...a knife someone threw ended up over here...I couldn't move...it's poked a hole...in my diaphragm..."

Gaara started weezing.

"Matsu...I can't breathe..."

"Stop talking."

It only got worse.

Sakura rushed through the mist hoping to find a sign of Naruto or Sasuke. She had no sign of them until she heard yet another screen but it wasn't from Sasuke or Naruto. She rushed to the scene. Naruto with his back to her on top of a man holding a knife which was embedded in the enemy's chest. Sakura sighed in relief. She walked over to Naruto and put her hand on his shoulder. He collapsed backwards panting. Sakura immediately started worrying she soon noticed Naruto had a long diagonal wound along his chest.

"Naruto, stay with me."

"Sakura...go get Sasuke."

She ignored what she was saying an continued treating his wound. It wasn't as deep as Kankuro's but it would still need stitches and it didn't go near his heart. She used her ninjutsu to heal the majority and stop the bleeding but it would still need stitches and of course she didn't have them. The best she could do was antiseptic and gauze. Once she had she wiped yet another person's blood on her shirt and helped Naruto up.

"Sakura, these guys are good we got two of them but I can't find the third. Sasuke's hurt but I can't find him."

"SASUKE!"

"Sakura...I don't know what happened but that third guy is after something, but it's not Sasuke. That could be good or bad for him though."

"SASUKE!"

MEANWHILE

Matsuri wasn't a medical ninja she had no idea what to do with Gaara. He couldn't breathe. She had him on his side but that was the best she could do.

"Matsu...I can't...the message scrolls...they're in my pouch...tell Tsunade I'm sorry...tell Naruto I'll watch over him..."

Gaara's breathing shut off not long after finishing those words. Matsuri's eyes filled with tears she put Gaara back on his back and checked for a pulse. Nothing. She knew basic CPR so she started pumping his chest. She couldn't hear him breathe but his heart was beating. She had to keep this up until Sakura returned.

MEANWHILE

Sakura and Naruto were searching for Sasuke desperately. After almost 10 minutes of searching they found him. He was laying on his back and that third ninja had plundged four swords into Sasuke and was still hovering over him. He had one sword on each side of his chest and two in his stomach. The ninja hadn't seen them yet. He yanked all four sword out at once making sure to twist. Sakura started crying but kept quiet until he was gone. Once he was they both rushed out to stop the bleeding. Sakura was using her medical ninjutsu as fast as she could. Naruto was using the gauze to stopped the bleeding as best he could. Sasuke smiled and started talking to them.

"Sakura you don't have to do that."

"Sasuke, you'll die if I don't now stay still."

"...I'm not scared to die...funny the way things turn out...eh Naruto?"

Naruto and Sakura were both crying and so they didn't respond.

"It's OK you don't have to say anything. I love you both. Tell Gaara that he's a good friend. I'm sorry I can't watch Naru grow up...I love her more than life itself...I'll watch over her and you too Sakura...and of course you and Gaara...Sakura I want you to move on when I go."

Sakura looked at him still trying to heal his wounds her eyes couldn't hold her tears.

"Don't talk like that...you're going to be fine."

"Sakura you know what's going on inside of me right now...he hit almost all of my vitals...please listen to my last words..."

Sakura started sobbing.

"Don't cry...I love you too much to see you so sad...Naruto take care of my baby and Sakura...make sure she moves on...I don't want Sakura raising Naru without a husband...Sakura listen...I love you...I love you so much and I'll never leave you...I'll be watching over you...don't mourn when I go...be happy I'm in a better place and that I'm still in love with you...no matter how far apart we are I will love only you...I think I'm ready...Sakura can I have one last kiss."

Sakura was sobbing insanely hard as she kissed him, Naruto was crying just as hard.

"I love you Sasuke."

"I love you too. Naruto, you're my best friend, I always be with you, I'll always be helping you. I know it seems sad right now but the three of us will always be together. I hope you two live until you're 93. When your time comes I'll be waiting for you both. We'll be together again soon enough...live your lives...I love you two..."

He died. Sakura started crying and screaming and administered even more amounts of her chakra trying desperately to save the love of her life.

"NO SASUKE! STOP BLEEDING! DON'T DIE SASUKE!"

Naruto was sobbing too. Sakura stopped her ninjutsu and collapsed crying on top of Sasuke. Naruto was staring at his face, he couldn't believe it. Sakura could barely breathe she was crying so hard. Naruto got out a messenger scroll and started writing: Tsunade, we need to retreat. Their team is made up of 5 amateurs and 3 skilled ninja. As far as I know two of us have been injured. Sasuke had died. We are retreating with not enough men to continue. We've killed all but one. Our reinforcements never came.