Lee falls to the ground as his ear begins to bleed and he holds it tightly.
Dosu: Alright, time to finish you off.
Sakura: That's what you think! (She hurls her kunai at Dosu, but he blocks it, clanking off his gadget)
Dosu: Ah, almost forgot about you.
Inos' group sits back and watches Sakura fight.
Shikamaru: Damn, Sasuke and Naruto are down it's just Sakura against them. But where's Kyllian? Shouldn't we help them Ino?
Ino: Why are you asking me?!
Shikamaru: Weren't you guys friends a long time ago?
Ino remembers the time with Sakura when they were kids as Sakura fires Shuriken at Dosu but Zaku fires them back as she falls to the ground Kin grabs her hair.
Kin: YOU'RE A DISGRACE TO ALL SHINOBIS FUSSING WHAT NINJA TECHNIQUE IS THAT- THE ART OF DEEP CONDITIONING LOVELY HAIR. SO MUCH MORE BOUNCE AND SHINE THAN MINE HAS! WITH YOUR LOOKS WHEN YOU SHOULD CONCENTRATE ON YOUR JUTSU!
Kin: Hey Dosu can we kill Sasuke in front of her?
Sakura's Mind: No they wouldn't!? I can't summon any strength.
Sakura remembers herself when she was young always relying on others.
Sakura: I'm nothing but a burden to them, not more.
She remembered the land of Waves with Kyllian, Sasuke, and Naruto. She remembered Naruto saying she was strong.
Kin: What are you gonna do!? Idiot girl.
She grabs a kunai and slices her hair.
Sakura: I don't think so.
Everyone is shocked standing there.
Sakura: I'd thought of myself as a full-fledged Ninja hiding in the background of my teammates admiring Kyllian and Sasuke scolding Naruto, well no more! It's your turn to watch my back.
Ino: Sakura?
Zaku: Kin! Finish her!
Sakura starts making signs as Zaku does his own.
Zaku: Those signs, nice try!
Kin slams into Sakura but she uses a Substitution Jutsu.
Kin: No! A Substitution!
Zaku: She's trying to make us look like fools with such stupid tricks.
Sakura charges at Zaku with Kunai as she throws them at him. He attacks her with his Wind Jutsu blasting her as she bounces back she uses another Substitution Jutsu.
Zaku growls as he gets more annoyed, and she teleports above him using more hand signs.
Zaku: Use it, all you want it won't work I've got all day.
He throws kunai at her impaling her as he thinks she's gonna use Substitution Jutsu again but she doesn't as she impales him with a kunai and bites him staying there as he beats her.
Ino's Thoughts: Sakura?
Ino remembers the day she and Sakura met.
Zaku keeps beating her head. Ino starts to cry as Sakura starts bleeding from her head and Zaku beats her to the ground.
Zaku: Say goodbye, kid
Zaku lifts his arms.
Sakura's Mind: It's up to me now, no one will protect me.
