Sorry that this is so short and I couldn't get it to form properly. I didn't have allot of time to work on it and I did get a hand from a friend. He influenced the way this chapter turned out. I'm so sorry about the way this chapter turned out. Next chapter will be much better promise. I would like to welcome my new reviewer Ambie bambie2. If there is something you want to see in a chapter let me know and I'll see if I can work it in. Ok the final guys left are Shisui, Itachi, Kiba, Gaara, and Sai. I will be putting up a poll today/tonight so vote on your favorite. That doesn't mean that they'll get to be the final guy but it does mean they will have a better chance. I am sorry again for the way this chapter came out. I am extremely busy and everyday updates are kinda hectic with this, but I have yet to fail my readers and I wont start now. OK I'll be quiet now and as always reviews are not necessary but are inspiring.

Blood allot of it, and smoke the house was on fire! Sakura lay on the floor of her bedroom her hair thrashed about on the floor. Gaara was screaming something but he couldn't hear what. Itachi had one of the assassins by the throat as his sharingan spun faster than he'd ever seen. One of the assassins lay on the ground near Sakura. She wasn't breathing! Dear god she wasn't breathing. Wait no she was breathing but just barely as she tried to move unsuccessfully. His sight was growing dark as he reach for the woman he was suppose to be protecting. No stay awake damn it! What good was it to be an Inuzuka alpha if he couldn't protect his intended. Shisui fell beside him as the last assassin attempted to stab him.

"Someone get her out of here before she dies!" Sai screamed throwing the man off of Shisui. Akamaru limped to her.

"Take her to Tsunade Akamaru hurry." Kiba attempted to pick himself up the gash above his stomach was making it hard. Kotaru was attempting to throw Shin across the room into Shisui's waiting Sharingan as Kiba managed to stand. Shino was at her side his glasses gone with his coat. Her head hung unable to lift it on her own. Blood stained her night gown as her marred flesh became exposed more came from it. Kiba moved to her other side to offer more support. Where the hell were ANBU! As if on command they appeared and one of the women grabbed for Sakura. Three others continued on to assist in the fight. Kiba slapped her hand away and growled. His primal side emerging as the pain of his wounds made him flinch.

"Inuzuka-san I need to get you both to Tsunade for healing. She's in the garden you wont make it that far." That was Ten ten's voice I can trust that voice. Sakura will be safe with her. Shino removed the girl from him and Placed her into Ten Ten's. He glanced at his team mate and landed a jab into his gut causing Kiba to fall to his knees. Catching the bigger man Shino moved with the ANBU to Tsunade's location.

"I will make sure you will never touch my woman again!" Itachi shoved his kunai into the assassins gut and twisted it dragging it up as far as possible. Gaara's sand crashed down upon the final assassin and swept him up.

"I will kill your boss next. Sand coffin!" Gaara called out as Shisui rushed by to put out the flames that were spreading into the next room. Tora watched from the woods behind the broken wall sure that he had finally killed the pink haired nuisance The men within her home were able to take care of his lose ends for him. That was a plus now he wouldn't have to pay them. A green light coming from the other side of the house caught his attention and he growled. Tsunade, and other healers were working on Sakura. He watched with greater interest as Her frown turned into a smile.

"The bitch saved her!" Tora growled and turned back into the woods rather pissed. Still the girl would be in a weakened state and that was enough for now.

"I dont give a damn I want her in the Aburame compound! Her comfort is irrelevant if she's dead!" That was Shino.

"She cant take care of herself. I thought you said she was stronger than this." Kotaru your a jack ass.

"That's why she needs to be moved to the compound." Shino again. I am not week.

"Yeah so you can do something to her unconscious body." Kotaru shut up Im not weak. SHUT UP I'M NOT WEAK.

"Silence your ignorant ramblings both of you. She is far from weak and I will not listen to either of you say different." Itachi thank you.

"I agree, and I feel she should be placed where she is most comfortable." Gaara you are a blessing.

"Ugly may be hurt but she's far from weak and if she heard you talking like that you'd be dead." Sai your exaggerating again. A door opened and closed somewhere.

"Kiba's pretty busted up but he'll be fine in a few days." Shisui thank you for taking care of him.

"Look she's breathing deeper she's waking up." Sai's smile was the first thing she saw when the darkness washed away from her sight.

"Sakura do not attempt to move of you will damage yourself further." Itachi said as he appeared on her other side brushing the hair ffrom her face tenderly. The worry in his eyes did not go unnoticed.

"I want them gone." Sakura croaked almost unable to talk her face looking pale and eyes no longer holding there lively spark. Gaara and Itachi didn't have to ask who they already knew she had heard.

"Do not let there words affect you Sakura they are fools." Gaara gave a soft smile as he nodded to someone she couldn't see, but knew from the sound of her steps to be Temari.

"You heard her kick rocks losers. It's what you deserve for calling her weak." Temari growled and then Sakura blacked out. Itachi sighed taking her hand in his.

"This is my fault. If I would have gotten to her sooner she wouldn't have taken the kunai to her lung. He wouldn't have touched her had I been quicker." Kiba had entered the room. He was glad that she was safe but guilty that she had been hurt in the first place.

"There is nothing we could have done different." Shisui offered comfort to the Inuzuka heir.

"I SHOULD HAVE SMELLED THEM MILES AWAY!" Kiba half sobbed. "I-I'm not good enough to be her potential mate."

"Enough Kiba." Itachi interrupted he truly disliked the possibility that Sakura might choose him, but he was not going to allow him to drop out because of something he couldn't control. No Itachi did not like the competition but if he truly made Sakura happy Itachi would keep Kiba close to her. "You say you failed her. I saw you kill one of the attackers with nothing more that your empty hands. You say that you couldn't protect her. Who was it that was able to fight off unconsciousness until she was safe despite your own injuries? You want her to be safe then improve and become a man that can protect her."

"I agree with Itachi we all need to work on keeping her safe. She's strong but not invincible. This has taught us that if nothing else." Shisui sighed.

"Then we need to start deciding what to do if an attack should occur again." Gaara agreed.

"We're going to need Shikamaru for this." Sai added walking out of the room.