The Second Generation of Sand Siblings

by shikasprincess

"I never imagined something like this could happen. It was a dream come true that turned into my worst nightmare." Kankuro held his head in his hands. Follow Kankuro and his life after the war. This is an origin story for Shinki, Araya, and Yodo, but revolves around Kankuro.

1. New Beginnings

Finally, the war was over and peace was among the villages. Although the war had been over for quite some time. So long in fact that now Naruto and Hinata are married, Temari and Shikamaru are dating, and Kakashi, Konoha's newest Hokage is now training Naruto to become the Hokage after him. But this story is not about the Leaf village and its ninja. No, this story is about the Sand village and all its glory.

"Gaara I'm home." Kankuro called out his little brother, but with no answer.

"Gaara!..." He called one more time.

Kankuro sighed. He took off his shoes and walked down the hall to his room. He set down his scrolls where his beloved puppets were stored and took off his clothes, throwing them on the floor.

'Gaara must be at another late meeting. Ever since the war ended the villages love for him only grew. Being the only current Kage who fought in the fourth war, the council often looks to him for advice.' Kankuro stepped into the shower and turned the water on cold to wash off all the sweat from his earlier training. Then after washing himself off he turned the water on hot to warm himself up.

It was just after sundown when Kankuro got home meaning the villages temperature was only going to decrease. It got cold at night. Much colder than Konoha. Living in the desert, the weather was always drastic. From sandstorms to the heat in the day and the cold temperatures at night. 'Yeah, we sand shinobi aren't pushovers'.

After getting out of the shower, Kankuro put on a pair of sweatpants and a hoodie and climbed into bed. He lay on his back, staring at the plain ceiling. It was dead quiet in the house. With Gaara almost always in late night meetings and Temari spending a lot of time in Konoha, Kankuro often spent his nights at home alone. On the nights he wasn't alone, he spent them in hotel rooms for fear of Gaara walking in on him and his nightly guest. He knew it was wrong. By now he most likely had a reputation. So many girls...but no one dare say anything to him. With that thought, Kankuro shut his eyes with hopes of a restful sleep.

A/N- Here it is, the first chapter. I know it's short, but it's just an intro. I hope you guys like it.