(Sasukes POV)

The sand prison holding Sakura falls apart. I jump to catch her before she reaches the ground and then I go to find Naruto.

(Narutos POV)

Over in another part of the forest Gaara and I are both lying on the ground, out of energy and chakra. I squirm towards Gaara. As I move closer I remember my past, when everyone would call me a monster and try to get away from me. I am crying in the memory. I know how Gaara feels. I know what it is like to be hated for something you have no control over. We were forced to be this way. We did not ask to have demons sealed in us.

"Get away!" Gaara shouts at me. I reply by telling him that I understand his pain, about how it feels to be a jinchuriki. Then I tell him that my friends important to me and that I will kill him if he tries to hurt them.

Sasuke, Temari and Kankuro then arrive and kneels over us. Gaara tells them not to fight and that its time for them to go. They pick up Gaara and leave.

(Karins POV)

I watched as the Sound ninja decided to retreat, as quickly as they attacked.

Did they get or do what they came for? I wondered as I made my way back to the stadium.

Izumo-sensei, Kakashi, Gai and the ANBU were waking everyone up. I ran to L and sent the tiniest amount of my chakra to wake him up.

"What happened Karin?" L and Watari asked.

"The Sand and Sound attacked the village. They put everyone here into a genjutsu." Izumo was telling them. "What happened to you? I didnt see you at all."

"Sasuke and I chased the Sand genin into the forest. I fought one of them, the guy with the puppet on his back, while my brother chased after Gaara. Then after I beat him I came back here witrh my Pheonix summoning and helped fight the ninja still in the village." I told them.

An ANBU came over to Gai and Kakashi and whispered something to low for me to hear. They bowed thier heads.

"Lord Hokage has fallen." Kakashi told us. Izumo-sensei, L ,Watari and I bowed our heads. Akimi burst into tears, and Kiro pulled her close.

Tears threatened to form in my eyes too, and L wrapped his arms around me. I laid my head on his shoulder.