[The moment Sakura's arms connected and wrapped themselves around her, Ino felt her body stiffening and then just letting go. Riku offered comfort that day after Shikamaru was settled in the clinic but of course, Sakura's is still different.]

I didn't do everything and I wish I did. [Her voice is soft as she remembers their past ordeal.]

The wounds were very deep... and messy. With the limit this place puts on us, I ran out of chakra. I managed to stop the bleeding, though, patch up torn organs, long enough for Neji and I to bring him to the clinic.

[Another long pause.] Shikamaru was also smart enough to bandage himself up before the fight so the bleeding wasn't that profuse than I expected. But still...

[It hurts her pride that she wasn't able to fully heal him and the fear that she might be too late again scares her so much.]

I thought... [I thought I'd lose him.]