I had practiced for days, I think I finally got it down! Rasengan was in the bag! Take that Tsunade! But, damn, my arms hurt... I walked back to the hotel where Jiraiya and I were staying. It was the last day of the bet. I had to show Tsunade now!

I ran into the hotel room.

"Jiraiya!" I shouted, but, as usual, I found a note instead of him. I picked it up.

Naruko,

Something came up kid. I'm with Tsunade.

Were just outside of town. Wait for us to get back.

Stay safe and all that.

Jiraiya.

I rolled my eyes.

"Like hell I'm waiting for your 'always-late' ass!" I growled, crumpling up the paper and running out the hotel.

I ran out the town. It was nothing but a grassy field. I waved my arms.

"YO! JIRAIYA!" I shouted. I saw a figure turn to me. When I got closer I saw four people instead of three. I ran closer. Jiraiya's eyes were wide. I slowed down. He yelled at me.

"Naruko! Stay there!" He told me. I stopped, not understanding why. Tsunade looked back at me, I was closest to her.

"What are you doing here brat?" She asked. I smiled.

"I did it!" I smiled.

"Did what?"

"The Rasengan! I learned it!" Tsunade looked at me wide eyed.

"You-" but she was cut off, by a bone chilling voice that made me freeze.

"Naruko-chan?" I looked over to see him. The man from my dreams. Orochimaru. And next to me, I recognized the man who kidnapped me all those years ago. I stood in fear.

I blocked out whatever was said. To scared to move. But, When I snapped out of it, I looked up and saw a giant frog, a giant snake, and a giant slug. The three Sannin were fighting. I stepped back. The snake was defeated, the slug was blown to pieces, only to regenerate itself and heal the frog. And the battle raged on.

Eventually. The large animals were gone. A physical fight began. Tsunade had the upper hand, he punches took out large rocks and made craters in the ground. Her and Jiraiya were being attacked by both Orochimaru and his assistant.

Tsunade was having trouble. She was out of breath and her chakra was low. And she seemed to be scared of the blood she got on her hands when she was cut.

Jiraiya was fending off Orochimaru. Trying to keep him back.

The other man, who I learned was Kabuto, ran at Tsunade. I managed to knock him over. We tumbled across the field. I dodged his attacks and moved as swiftly as I could. Trying to make my hits count. But he was just as fast. He punched me hard in my side and I flew in front of Tsunade. Landing with a thud. When I stood up Kabuto was aim at Tsunade with a knife. I stood and stopped it. I cringed when I realized the knife cut in between my fingers, blood ran down my hand, Tsunade looked as if she would throw up.

I thought if I were to show her I could use the Rasengan, now would be a GREAT time. I held out my hand and summoned a shadow clone who charged the Rasengan. The swirling blue ball floated in my hands.

"EAT IT!" I shouted, slamming it into Kabuto's stomach. He went flying back and rammed into a rock. I felt everyone's eyes on me. It was quiet for a moment. Kabuto coughed up some blood and glared daggers at me. I charged him again with another Rasengan. He dodged this time and stabbed my side. Then my arm, then my back. He dealt out small hits to the places my chakra builds up and I stumbled from the power drain. Kabuto built up chakra and struck my stomach. I fell to the ground in pain. Kabuto laughed and kicked me back at Tsunade.

"And another one bites the dust." He taunted me.

I wanted to get up and slap a lesson into Kabuto. But, I felt so weak, my vision was fading in and out, as was my hearing. I felt my mouth open and close. Tsunade was kneeling over me. The pain disappeared but she was still so frantic. My vision was blurry and my hearing was gone. The pain, I couldn't take it. I must have shut it out. But I felt light headed.

Everything went black.

Tsunade's POV-

Naruko lay in front of me, she was breathing unevenly. I unzipped her jacket and saw her badly bruised and bleeding stomach. I couldn't move. Her eyes were glazed over and I doubted she could hear me.

"Naruko?!" I shouted. "Hey!" I shook her. She let out a pained scream, then she was silent. I removed her forehead protector. She was getting cold. I removed her sweater so I could heal her properly. "Naruko! Hey, you'll be fine, just hang on!" I said as her eyes closed. She was still breathing. She could still live.

I looked up, those two had retreated, Jiraiya and Shizune drove them off, they ran over to where I was and looked at Naruko.

"Can you?" Jiraiya asked. I nodded. Shizune and him stood back and waited hopefully. I looked at Naruko's face, it was going pale. I had to act fast or she would die.

I summoned my healing chakra and began working on the bigger wound. I wasn't letting her die. Her dream was like theirs... her smile... her simplicity. It was just like them. She was a child chasing a dream. She would live! I finished healing her. But she wouldn't wake up. I took off my necklace. The one I bet she could have. I lifted her head and placed it around her neck. It shone before laying flat. Then, Naruko coughed. She opened her eyes and sat up. I smiled and hugged her tightly.

Naruko's POV-

I heard a voice. It sounded far off.

'I'll be back for you Naruko-chan' It hissed. But a white light shone and I walked towards it. Was I going to die? HELL NO!I turned and ran to a blueish light I saw. I reached for it and...

I woke up, Tsunade hugged me tightly.

"Tsu-Tsunade?" I asked. "What happened?" I asked, I looked around. Those two were gone. Tsunade smirked.

"You won the bet, that's what happened. Little brat." She snorted. For the first time I felt something cool touching my chest. I looked and saw a blue crystal. The one Tsunade said I could have if I won.

"But that's not all right!" I smiled hopefully. Tsunade sighed and nodded.

"I guess I'll heal your little boyfriend." She chuckled. I blushed some and angrily spat,

"HE'S NOT MY BOYFRIEND!"

All these jerks did was laugh.