Gaara looked at her from his spot against the wall, silent as ever.

'Real talkative,' Tsunade thought bitterly, just managing to keep her cheery hostess exterior on. "Well, Gaara, I have noticed there to be a few changes with our previous arrangements," Tsunade stated.

Gaara just stared at her. "Yes, Temari refused to stay in Suna, she says she will force her way into the exchange along with Kankurou and me," he replied calmly.

Tsunade nodded. "I've heard of your sister's attitude, its not surprising really. But there are other matters we must discuss before I send you on your merry little way," she replied as she picked up a rather thick file from her desk.

Gaara looked at her quizzically. ''Merry little way'? Does she have a death wish?' Gaara thought angrily. "Is there any problems?"

"Well you see the teams you and Kankurou were supposed to join have been suddenly put on mission status. Kankurou's team has been sent away on an escort mission along with two members from your own assigned team. Those who set this up have been punished but it cannot be undone," Tsunade sighed.

The real story was that Tsunade had assigned them off on the mission to keep them safe from the Sabakus arriving. Shino and his clan had to take off on urgent business, so she figured if Gai, Lee, and TenTen went along as backup it wouldn't look suspicious. Hinata had managed to persuade her sensei to escort her and Neji through their journeys to and from Suna, and Kiba just decided to hang back in Konoha and relax. Both teams were broken up and on a mission to avoid the Sabakus but that still hadn't put a stop to them coming.

This left the Hokage with a rather simple solution, leave the siblings with her most capable team, Team 7.

"Where does that leave us three then?" he questioned the blonde irritably. Why couldn't she just come straight out and tell him?

"That leaves you with Team 7 who consists of Kakashi Hatake, Sakura Haruno, Sasuke Uchiha, and Naruto Uzamaki. You will be training with them and joining them on missions during your stay here. You will also have to treat Kakashi as your own sensei and listen to him. Got it Gaara?" she asked.

Gaara had practically frozen at that name, Naruto Uzamaki. He didn't respond until his sand had shot up in defense of a crumpled piece of paper flung his way. He glared pointedly at Tsunade who smirked. "Got it kid?"

Gaara straightened up and nodded. "Yes, I got it," and without another word he walked out to find the Chunin from before still waiting a release. He walked by and with a swipe of his hand the sand fell back from the nin and seeped into his gourd.

'Naruto Uzamaki, what are the odds it was going to be him? And that bloody Uchiha,' Gaara sighed as he walked from the Hokage tower. He turned from the path off to the training area to meditate and think things over for awhile before returning to the apartment.

'They are going to hate us. Isn't that what we need now? More hate from people,' he thought bitterly walking through the streets. 'If only they could understand.'
Gaara sat silently with his back to a tree once he reached the silent training grounds. He slipped into a trance of a sleep like state. He knew he could never sleep even with the Shukaku under somewhat control now, but this wasn't sleep. He was still awake and in control but just so that he could rest without worries of what he may wake up to find.

As he slipped into this state a voice pierced his thoughts. A voice that made him want to strangle himself with his own sand. "We need to talk you little brat."

Inner Gaara stood in the corner of his mind glaring at the imprisoned Sand Raccoon, "Shukaku," he growled, his hands curled into fists at his side.

"Come now brat, even you will benefit from this news. Gods know it will cheer me up."

"All the more reason to not listen," he grumbled as he was unwillingly pulled into the confines of the Shukaku's den to a spot where he was safe from harm.

Meanwhile At The Sabaku Residence

"Get up!" the blonde growled from behind the fan that had just recently been in use.

"No you psycho! If I get up I'm gonna end up on the floor again anyway!" Kankurou cried from his feeble position on the floor. He had his hands covering his head from any more assaults by that cursed fan. 'Damn if she wasn't my sister I'd have set Crow on her by now,' he thought grumpily as the fan hit him again.

"You deserve it you sick pervert! I know you're the biggest player. And I know you've played for the other team on occasions but they were strangers you'd never see again! Kankurou that was our little brother!" she cried still beating the fan on his head.

"How long you crazed...AGH! I can't even think straight!" Temari growled stopping her assault to let her newly disowned brother speak.

Kankurou slowly sat up, his head still protected by his hands. His face had one more purple mark on it though this wasn't his sister's makeup, more like the mark of his sister's fist colliding with his eye. "I don't know, since we returned to Suna I guess. If I had tried anything before he would have killed me on the spot without a blink."

"You incest loving bastard! You know he hasn't been well since the Chunin exams!" she hissed as she kicked out at her brother.

"This whole family isn't well!" Kankurou cried in frustration as Temari continued to beat him, at least the fan was down for now. He sat there covering his face allowing her to beat on him.

Maybe she would get board. He hoped. Oh how he hoped.