What to do…

Hi…this is my first Naruto fic so please be nice…this is a reaction to Kakashi-sensei's question is his bell test thingy when he first met team 7…I wanted to actually use team 7 but I needed a strong personality to play the part of the decision-maker so sorry to those that are probably disappointed…hehehe…hope you like it!!!

WELL, HERE GOES…

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I hate this. The circumstances were presented to us time and time again but I never knew I would ever face them. Suppose an enemy nin captures one of your teammates, what would you do? Suppose the enemy demanded that you take the life of your other teammate in order for them to release your hostaged comrade, who will you choose? I never really answered the questions directly and instead gave out my opinions on what not to do in order to avoid such a situation.

I guess there are just some things that can't be helped. The situation was actually unavoidable. And now…crap…I don't know what to do…

It came to us as a big surprise. While we were in a foreign country enjoying a walk in the woods, a group of masked shinobis appeared from out of nowhere and attacked us. Kankuro was quick to react and battled valiantly while Gaara and I stood and watched.

We thought he could handle it. He was, even if I would never want to admit it, an excellent ninja and a skilled fighter. But we had forgotten the most important value in a team: solidarity. We had to face that bitter consequence of our mistake because it was not long before Kankuro was overpowered by the enemy's sheer number.

I heard Gaara curse under his breath with a low growl.

We prepared to rush in to save our fallen comrade but the enemy stopped us before we could make another move.

"Don't even try to do anything stupid!"

I felt the words rise up in my throat. "What do you want?"

The enemy smirked and produced a kunai. Grabbing Kankuro's hair, he held the sharp blade to our teammate's throat. "Kill that brother of yours standing right next to you or we'll kill this one…"

"So you want me to do your dirty work, eh? How despicable!" Kuso…they want me to kill Gaara because the can't do it themselves! I stole a glance to my left and my youngest brother had a dark scowl across his face.

"Give me a break! We're assasins. We'll do anything to get the job done. Now, choose!"

This guy is getting on my nerves! I obviously can't kill Gaara even if I wanted to…that's a given.

"What will it be, this brother's life," the masked shinobi lifted Kankuro's hair to reveal his bloody face, twisted in pain. "or your youngest brother's existence?"

I heard the faint current of sand nearby. Gaara had obviously made the decision for me. It's easy whose life I'm going to take now…I smirked. The answer came so easily to me. "Yours!"