You were on the Sasuke retrieval team, and you had gotten to where Kimimaro was, but Sasuke had already disappeared and Naruto was currently following him, trying his best to bring him back to the village.

You had gotten pretty hurt, suffering from various cuts on your body, when you felt a familiar presence approaching rapidly.

Before you could process it, Gaara of the Sand was standing in front of you, a sand shield in front of him blocking one of Kimimaro's attacks.