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Chapter Two
It would seem as though Jaime hadn't gotten any better in her nature as a pervert. Considering we are a team comprised of only human females, one female toad and one male toad; the 'legendary' Sanin was free to peep, spy and generally harass both Tenten and Hinata.
That's not to say that I didn't blame her, both girls were incredibly beautiful in their own right, but Jamie was never going to change, regardless of how many times I smacked her over the head and kicked her out of our hot spring.
We'd been travelling quickly for about three days and had crossed the border between the land of fire and the land of wind. Ma and Pa hated the coarse sand more than anything, it dried their normally moist skin and gave them both a light rash.
Jaime offered to send them back to the mount and only summon them when needed but they both declined, saying they needed a little adventure to get their old bodies back into shape. That earned a laugh from both me and Jaime alike, we knew that neither sage was near their end and could probably flip us both on our asses.
We spared against one another at night, making sure we kept our abilities sharp. It also allowed us to get a better understanding of one another's limits, strengths and weaknesses. Hinata was lethal at hand to hand combat, her Byakugan was almost on par with sage mode in terms of sensing, and her gentle fist technique was devastating, as Jaime had accidentally found out.
Tenten however, was more of a long-range support type. Her various weapons allowed Jaime and I to perform quick and effective, hit and run tactics. She had been teaching me a fair share of Fuinjutsu and I'd caught on relatively quickly for someone who hated the art.
Ma and Pa have been practicing their dual Genjutsu, and making sure that everyone the team can break out of it. I'm honestly having the most difficulty with it, Genjutsu has never been one of my strongest suits and it's really showing.
Jaime calculated that we were at least one more day from the Hidden Sand, with that in mind, we decided to pick up our pace and really make some ground.
"Alright, I've got some information about some of the members of the Akatsuki from Kakashi" said Jaime.
This perked everyone's interest, even Ma and Pa's.
"Right, you said they came looking for me at the Leaf, I assume this Kakashi fellow was the one who encountered them?" I ask curiously.
"Correct, we know of two of their members and their general abilities. The first is a man called Kissame, a shark man hybrid highly skilled in water based jutsu, who wields an incredibly powerful sword. That's all I've got on him" said Jaime with a grimace.
"So, a direct attack on such a foe would be highly ineffective" noted Tenten with a frown.
"Indeed, Ma and I would be at an advantage due to the water but we're still highly outclassed in melee combat" explained Pa.
"Quite, the other is Itachi Uchiha, the brother of Sasuke" said Jaime with a frown of her own.
I swallow nervously at Itachi's name, I'd read up more about the Uchiha massacre and knew that he was far more powerful than his partner.
"Hmm… he must possess the Sharingan then" noted Ma.
"Of course, he is master of Genjutsu, especially his Tsukuyomi. He has access to the dark flames of Amaterasu and the ability to do a half-bodied Susanoo" said Jaime with narrow eyes.
"A Susanoo?" said Hinata in confusion.
"Like a suit of armour around the user's body, it's a very powerful technique, only available to those in possession of the Sharingan" explained Pa.
"Indeed, Madara was the most skilled in using the Susanoo to date" growled Kurama from within my mind.
"Why did he need you then?" I ask.
"The Susanoo drains a user's chakra very quickly, to fight on par with Hashirama, he needed something that could rival his wood style Kekkei Genkai and not drain a lot of chakra" explained Kurama.
"Sounds like a total douche bag" I say with a yawn.
"Incredibly, it was only through the efforts of the first Hokage that I was freed" admitted Kurama.
"So, you owe humans something at least" I say with a small laugh.
Kurama simply huffed and fell silent.
I was pleased to find that the nine-tailed fox had kept his word and wasn't trying to corrupt me anymore. Didn't mean I was ready to let him out of his cage though, but I still made the effort to have a friendly chat every day and learn more about him and his past problems.
"We're almost there. They might be expecting us but still, be on your guard and ready to fight should things go south. I'll do all the talking" said Jaime in a manner highly unlike her.
"Pa, go with Jaime in case she needs to go sage" I say to the toad.
"Right"
Pa jumps over to Jaime, leaving Ma with me. I feel her enter sage mode and channel it into my body, had I looked in a mirror, I would have seen my eyes turn orange and dark red circle appear around them, signifying my sage status.
I see Tenten adjust her gloves and clip two kunai to her waist for quick draw. Hinata pulls her hair back into a bun and packs the cloak Ma had given her, into her small backpack.
"Hinata-girl, give us a visual" said Pa.
That was the one drawback of sage mode sensing, it had a limited range of about one hundred meters, more if you train; but it didn't compare to the almost two kilometres of range granted to those in possession of the Byakugan.
"A squad of guards at the front gate, nothing serious" said Hinata after a moment of checking.
"Good, that means they haven't been attacked yet" said Jaime with a nod.
We make our way over a few more sand dunes before finally arriving at the main gates to the Hidden Sand Village.
"Halt, state your names and business" said one of the guards as we got closer.
"I am Jaime of the Hidden Leaf, I have come to meet with the Kazekage" said Jaime quickly.
"Naruko Nishikawa of… Mount Myoboku, I am also here to meet with the Kazekage" I say after a moment of thought.
"Lord Fukasaku of Mount Myoboku, here to meet with the Kazekage" says Pa from atop Jaime's shoulder.
"Lady Shima of Mount Myoboku, also here to meet with the Kazekage" says Ma.
"Hinata Hyuga of the Hidden Leaf, here to meet with the Kazekage" says Hinata softly.
"Tenten of the Hidden Leaf, I am here to meet with the Kazekage" says Tenten quickly.
The guards look us over before nodding and sending us through.
"That was easy" noted Hinata.
"Lord Third sent a messenger hawk ahead for the Kazekage" explained Jaime.
As we moved through the village, we received some odd looks but were left alone. Making our way toward what I assumed was the Kazekage's main office building, I couldn't help but feel a little anxious about finally meeting another Jinchuuriki.
"Relax kid, One-Tail might be a bit blood thirsty but he's not a real threat to you. I can crush him with one hand" laughed Kurama.
"Yeah, and what about the ones who aren't giant embodiments of chakra?" I ask sarcastically.
He doesn't reply however as we arrived at the Kazekage's office. Two guards wave us in and we're told to wait for someone to bring us up to the main meeting hall. We take a seat in the main lobby area and sigh in relief as we finally get out of the blistering sun.
"Oh… that's better" sighs Ma.
"Here Ma" I say.
With a few quick hand signs, I create a small floating orb of water in the air. Ma jumps right in and hydrates her skin, before Pa has a turn.
"Thank you Naruko-girl, that's much better" says Pa with a nod.
"Good control Naruko" notes Jaime with a nod.
I blush lightly at the praise, it feels good that I'm improving, even if it's only by a little bit at a time.
"The Fifth will see you now"
We all look up to see a woman with frizzy blonde hair, dressed in a purple outfit and carrying a rather large looking fan on her back. We all stand and follow her through the various halls leading to the main office.
"Lord Fifth is expecting you" said the woman as she gestured to a set of doors.
I can sense an immense amount of chakra through the doors, the Kazekage couldn't replicate that so it can't be a trap or imposter. Pushing the doors open, we're met with the sight of a scarlet haired teen, no older than myself. Dark circles adorn his eyes and a red symbol that I can't quite pick up sits on the left side of his forehead.
"Good morning Lord Kazekage, I am Jaime of the…"
"Yes, I know who you all are, let's get straight to the matter at hand" said the boy quickly.
"Very well" said the Sanin with a nod.
"I am Gaara, the fifth Kazekage" said the boy, "What do you want?"
I growl lightly at the boy's rude tone, it was obvious that he had never been spoken down to before, if his smug attitude and generally rude disposition to strangers was anything to go by.
"Of course, we are under the belief that your life is in danger from a rouge terrorist group looking to harness the power of the one-tailed beast sealed within you" said Jaime seriously.
This seemed to peek Gaara's interest, as he sat up straight.
"Do you have any proof of this?" asked Gaara curiously.
"Yes, two members of this organization attempted to kidnap the Jinchuuriki of the nine-tails before it could become a problem. However, said Jinchuuriki was no longer in the Hidden Leaf and was therefore protected" explained Jaime.
"I see, but why would they come after me? I do indeed possess the one-tail, but surely they could go after any of the tailed beasts" said Gaara.
That thought had also occurred to me, the tailed beasts were spread across the world and the Hidden Sand only possessed one, sure they were the closest but that didn't mean that the Akatsuki would target the beasts in the order of their tails.
"Normally you'd be correct, however, the weapon that they plan to use is very specific. It is called the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, and can extract the tailed beasts into it. However, it requires that the beasts be extracted in the correct order, otherwise it will over load the statue and destroy it" explained Jaime seriously.
Once again, I was blown away with how professional Jaime could be when she was serious. It was obvious that her spies network was no joke, hence why she was so insistent on collecting Gaara first, she knew about the Statue.
It was true that the other tailed beasts could still be captured but without the one-tail in the statue, they couldn't extract the beasts from the Jinchuuriki without killing said Jinchuuriki; and a chained up Jinchuuriki is quite a dangerous threat, especially a collective group of them.
"Alright, let me say for a second that I believe you. I am the leader of this village, I can't very well just up and leave, which is what I assume you would like me to do" noted Gaara.
"What I propose is a partnership, if you come with us to help gather the other seven Jinchuuriki's, we can guarantee your villages safety and an alliance with the Hidden Leaf" offered Jaime.
"That is a very tempting offe… wait, did you say seven?" asked Gaara in confusion.
"Yes, the seven other Jinchuuriki's" said Jaime with a nod.
"But there are nine tailed beasts in all" said Gaara with a tone of obvious confusion.
"That's because we already have the nine tails support" said Jaime with a thin smile, gesturing to me.
"Hi there Lord Kazekage! I'm Naruko, the Jinchuuriki of the nine-tails" I say with a smile and a wave.
Gaara seems stunned by this current revelation, but still manages to maintain a tone of formality.
"Very well, how would you protect the village?" asked Gaara.
Jaime gestured for Ma and Pa to speak up.
"Well, there are two options Gaara-boy; one is that we send the main population of your village to our home of mount Myoboku where they will be fed and sheltered. The other is an injection of Hidden Leaf ninja to bolster the ranks of the Hidden Sand" said Pa.
"By bolstering your numbers with Leaf Ninja, the sand would be agreeing to a temporary treaty between our two nations" said Ma.
"I see… well I can't just have my entire village move because of me, so I suppose the offer of an increase in numbers would do. May I think it over?" asked Gaara.
"Of course, please have an answer by the morning however, we plan to set off for the two tails tomorrow" said Jaime with a nod.
With that, we were dismissed and sent to a small inn to spend the night. Jaime instantly went off drinking, whilst Ma and Pa decided to report back to the mount, Hinata decided to explore the village and Tenten decided to make up some more explosive tags.
I simply decided to wander the roof tops and get a general lay of the land.
The scorching sun seemed to enhance my golden locks and I couldn't help but smile. It might be under dangerous circumstances, but I was glad that I had Jaime had let me come with her on this mission.
The Hidden Sand was an amazing place, built utilizing the surrounding mountain faces as protection from invasion. The only entrance was via a small opening in the cliffs, which was constantly guarded around the clock. I knew I was being paranoid when I thought the Akatsuki could come and take Gaara.
Speaking of, it appears the Kazekage was sitting by himself atop a random building, situated under a bit of roof to protect him from the sun. I made a bee line straight for him and landed gently beside my fellow Jinchuuriki.
"Hi Gaara!" I say with a smile.
"Hello Naruko, care to join me?" asked Gaara with closed eyes.
I was taken back by his offer, he seemed to be an entirely different person when not under formal circumstances. He notices my lack of movement and cracks open a black rimmed eye, smiling gently, he gestures for me to take the place next to him.
"I won't bite" he said jokingly.
I gave a small giggle and sat down quickly.
"The one-tail huh?" I say out loud.
"Yes, not the nicest creature but we've reached an… understanding of sorts" said Gaara with a grimace.
"Same with Kurama, I mean the nine tails… forgive me for asking, but you're being awfully kind" I say sheepishly.
Gaara opens both of his eyes and stares out into the distance.
"My father always told me to respect women, especially one as beautiful as you" said Gaara smoothly.
Tailed Beast Astral Plane
"Oh!? Shukaku, your boys got some moves on him" laughed Kurama.
"Oh, shut it you old fox, as if Gaara would fall for someone like the nine tailed Jinchuuriki" growled the one tail.
The two tailed beasts had managed to establish a mental link with one another due to the proximity of their respective Jinchuuriki's. It had been a rough reunion but they had quickly sorted out their difference when Gaara had complimented Naruko.
"Shukaku" Kurama said in a suddenly serious tone, "Do you know the status of any of our brothers or sisters?"
Shukaku simply shook his head and sighed.
"Afraid not fox, last beast I saw was Gyuki and that was before I was sealed" explained Shukaku.
"Yes, the humans are very persistent in their quest for power" noted Kurama.
"Do you believe it will ever end… truly?" asked Shukaku sadly.
Kurama huffed and lay down, gazing at his host, he couldn't help but feel a shred of hope toward his current Jinchuuriki.
Reality
"Oh… umm, thank you I guess" I say in surprise.
I couldn't supress the rush of blood to my face that I knew had appeared. I could almost hear the mocking laughter of that stupid fox within my mind.
"I'm sorry, that came out far bolder than I intended" sighed Gaara, a blush of his own adoring his face.
"No, no!" I say quickly, "I've just been living with Toads most of my life and haven't really gotten comfortable with humans, and you're really handsome and you're the Kazekage and I'm just a random girl and I should really shut up right now, alright shutting up!"
"Oh, thank Kami" groaned Kurama.
I see a smile spread across the usually stoic face of the one-tailed Jinchuuriki.
"The toads of Mount Myoboku, I'm quite jealous, what was it like?" asked Gaara.
I could feel my eyes widen at the question, the stupid blue orbs. I took a deep breath and launched into a deep and detailed timeline that was my life at Mount Myoboku. Gaara never seemed to grow bored, in fact he asked me almost more questions than I could answer.
"So then, as we were facing down the creature in nothing but our underwear, Jamie and I…"
"KID MOVE!" roared Kurama suddenly.
I sense a something move toward us at high speeds, leaping forward, I tackle Gaara across the roof right as our previous position exploded in a great fireball. Still holding Gaara, I leap across to the next roof and set him up straight.
I groan as I feel a few shards of wood and clay shift in my back, I feel my chakra move to dull the sting and heal the cuts I had received from the blast. Looking at Gaara, I see that the Kazekage was covered in a thin layer of sand, fully protected from the shrapnel of the blast.
"What the hell was that?" I ask Kurama.
"Explosive jutsu, looked like a pigeon" noted Kurama.
The sun suddenly gets completely blocked out, as a giant white bird lands before us. A blonde man with a very ugly fringe casually jumps off and inspects the still burning building. Sighing in somewhat disappointment, he turned back to face us.
"Pretty quick huh, being able to dodge that" sighed the stranger.
"Who are you?" asked Gaara, stepping in front of me.
"Are you the Kazekage?" asked the man, ignoring the question.
"The man asked you a question" I say, drawing a handful of shuriken.
I wasn't nearly prepared for a fight, considering I had left my scrolls and kunai back at the inn. I mentally kick myself for being so underprepared, I simply didn't expect an attack in the middle of the day.
"I am Deidara, member of Akatsuki" said the blonde before us.
Both of our eyes narrow at the mention of the terrorist group. I didn't recognize his name either, so I had no idea what his capabilities were save for making some form of explosives. I needed to alert Jaime, Tenten, Hinata, Ma and Pa of the situation.
"Kurama, can you relay a message to Gaara's tailed beast?" I ask quickly.
"Of course," was the immediate reply.
A few moments later, Gaara turns and looks at me, he gives me a small nod and I promptly vanish back to the Inn, having left a Shuriken on my bed earlier.
"TENTEN!" I yell, almost kicking down the girl's door.
Bursting into her room, I see her almost fall off her chair in surprise.
"What!?"
"The Akatsuki is here, Gaara is holding them off but we've gotta go!" I say urgently, strapping my own tools to my body and changing into my sage gear.
Hearing my words, Tenten leaps to her feet and gears up; once she's ready, I grab her hand and relocate to the shuriken I had left at the rooftop. Unfortunately, the roof had been caved in and we ended up at the bottom of a collapsed building.
Gaara seems to have taken the battle into the sky to minimize the damage done to the hidden sand.
"Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu"
Ten clones appear around me, before I send them off to form a strategic circle around the battle. Doing this allows me to focus on attacking the enemy, whilst my clones throw my special brand of shuriken, keeps me mobile in the heat of a fight.
Tossing out a throwing star, I warp to it and toss another, before throwing another and landing on the pile of sand next to Gaara.
"You came back" noted Gaara as his sand shield was pelted with explosives.
"Can't leave a friend behind… even though I just did that… whatever! Let's kick this guy's ass!" I yell, throwing a handful of my own shuriken in an arc toward our enemy.
They fly straight past him and he gives me a smug looking smirk, I simply give him a sweet smile back, a Rasengan already formed in my hands. Warping behind him, I slam the jutsu into his back, blood shoots from his mouth and he's knocked clear from his bird and onto a nearby roof.
"Naruko, we need to get him out of the village, he specializes in explosives" said Gaara.
I land next to him and watch Tenten keep our attacker occupied, she seals most Deidara's attacks before they have a chance to detonate, I shouldn't be surprised though; her mastery of seals is almost on par with that of Jaime's.
Speaking of, as Gaara and I land on the roof next to Tenten, the Pervy-sage appears from behind the Akatsuki member, blocking off all chances of escape. Deidara looks at his current situation and smiles smugly to himself.
As he launches a barrage of attacks against Tenten and Jaime, I hold Gaara back.
"What are you doing? They need all the support they can get!" exclaims the Kazekage.
"No, I need your help with a backup plan" I say seriously.
Gaara looks at me cautiously before sighing and nodding.
"What's the plan?"
"Make a large sand cup the size of a human, reinforce the bottom and walls but keep the entire top part open. Make it as strong as your jutsu allows it" I say before biting into my thumb and drawing blood, "Summoning Jutsu!"
The street next to us is suddenly filled by the massive, hulking frame of Gamabunta. The old chief toad looks at me rather annoyed but I don't have time to deal with his complaints and or attitude today.
"What is it kid?"
"Take this cup of sand as far as you can into the desert for two minutes, then come back, do you understand?" I ask seriously.
The toad eyes me for a few seconds before nodding and reaching down to take the relatively small in comparison cup of hardened sand. Moments later he bursts out of the street and clears the village walls, making his way out into the desert.
"What now?" asks Gaara.
"Now? Let's go take down an Akatsuki member" I say with a smile.
Racing toward the battle, I see that Jaime and Tenten were easily keeping Deidara on his toes. Forcing the terrorist to use up most of his clay simply trying to defend himself.
"Ultra-Big Ball Rasengan!" roared Jaime as she leapt from above.
Deidara barley has a chance to dodge and is thrown into sheer rock cliffs of the outer village walls. With his back against the walls, he begins to laugh hysterically, we look at one another cautiously and maintain a semi-circle formation around the Akatsuki member.
"Well I never expected the one-tail to be so well guarded; no matter, as long as I am not captured" sighed Deidara.
Ripping off his black cloak, he revealed a large scar running over his heart. I swallowed nervously as I he ripped out the stitches with one hand, revealing a mouth with jagged teeth. He smiled insanely before shoving a ball of his clay into the mouth.
"Oh no" whispered Jaime in horror.
"If I'm going down, then I'm taking you and this pathetic village down with me!" screamed Deidara as his body turned transparent.
His chakra was accumulating in his heart, combining with the clay to form some kind of last resort weapon.
"Everyone take cover!" yelled Jaime.
However, I sprinted right toward Deidara. Tackling the Akatsuki to the ground and wrapping my arms tight around him.
"Oh? Wanting a quick and painless death then?" laughed the man manically.
"Naruko! What the hell are you doing!?"
I barely register Jaime's words, simply consolidating my chakra. I wait until the last possible moment, right as I feel his detonation begin to surface before warping myself away.
I land firmly against the tightly packed sand of Gaara's cup, Deidara still attached to me before letting him go and jumping away from him. I see his eyes widen for a second before a bright white light expands from his chest, I feel myself pull away and arrive back at the sand village.
I simply lay on my back, the tips of my cloak slightly singed by the initial blast. I hear the explosion off in the distance but can't muster the energy to look, using the flying thunder god technique over such a long distance really took it out of me.
"You could always use my chakra" sighed the voice in my head.
"And run the risk of getting corrupted, not on your life fox" I say with a chuckle.
"Naruko!"
I hear Jaime, Gaara, Tenten and Hinata come running over to me.
"Was the blast far enough?" I ask with a smile.
"Yeah kid… you got him out of there just in time" laughed Jaime, patting me on the back.
"You saved the village Naruko, we are in your debt" said Gaara with a short bow.
"Fine then, you gotta join us" I say with another groan, rubbing the back of my head.
"Seeing the threat and skill of the Akatsuki first hand, I don't believe I have a choice but to help my fellow Jinchuuriki" said Gaara with a firm nod.
I smile to myself and accept Jaime's hand up.
"Say kid, how'd you know about that though?" asks the sage curiously.
"Sage mode duh. When you and Ten were attacking him, I saw him begin to gather large amounts of chakra in his heart. Considering he used explosives as his primary weapons, it made sense that he would have some form of massive final attack. Didn't expect it to be him however" I say with a shrug.
"So, you had me create a containment shell, one that would redirect his attack skywards should that toad not get it out of the villages blast radius" noted Gaara in realization.
I simply nod, it had been a fast paced first battle against the Akatsuki…
"Wait, I thought Akatsuki members travelled in pairs" I say suddenly.
Looking up at Jaime, I see a flash of remembrance cross her face as she cusses under her breath lightly.
"Damn, you're right kid. Kazekage sir, double the guards, we'll stay here until the Leaf ninja arrive as backup" said Jaime, handing me over to Tenten for support.
As Jaime heads off with Gaara, Tenten and Hinata accompany me back to our rooms. Tenten offers to look me over and heal any injuries I may or may not have. I don't really mind, seeing as though Kurama's healing factor usually kicks in and regenerates any damage done to me.
"Can you undress for me please, I'll just check you for any scratches and cuts" says Tenten with a small smile.
Suddenly I feel a wave of embarrassment wash over me for no real reason. It hit me that Tenten would be the first human girl, save for Jaime, to see me naked; the thought of that was more than a little embarrassing.
Ma and Jaime were both like parents to me, so it didn't matter; but Tenten was a stunningly attractive young woman. Sure, we were both girls but that didn't take away the fact that she would be seeing me like this…
"Seriously Kid? It's not as though you like her or anything" sighed Kurama.
"Shut it you old fox" I snap back.
Shaking any doubts from my head, I quickly pull off my top and unhook my bra.
Tenten pulls out a small piece of cotton and dabs a strong-smelling liquid onto it. She gently dabs a few of my larger cuts and some of the burn marks I received from the initial explosion. I try to keep my mind occupied with something else whilst she is doing this but my eyes always slip to her gentle face.
The way she goes about her work in precise yet kind manner, her eyes lock in on another cut and she quickly wipes away what little blood there is and disinfects it. I couldn't help but stare at her dark brown eyes and feel relaxed as a result.
"Are you feeling alright Naruko? Your face is rather red" said Tenten suddenly.
"Yup, all good you know!" I say quickly with a smile.
"Alright then, you're fine. You also didn't need to take your bra off, I'm flattered you trusted me so much though" giggled Tenten.
It took me a few seconds to register what she had said, but by the time she had, someone had entered the room.
"Naruko-girl, are you alrig…"
Ma and Pa trail off as they see the scene before them, I can literally hear Kurama howling with laughter and all I can do is let myself fall backwards and land on my own bed. Pulling a random top on, I simply lie on my bed and wait to die from embarrassment.
The Next Morning
"Alright team, now that we've got the Kazekage on our side, we can't be stopped" laughed Jaime heartily.
We all roll our eyes and shake off the last dredges of sleep from our minds. Having been restocked by the village with food and water necessary for the rest of our journey, we stood at the gates whilst Gaara gave his final orders to the ones left in charge of the village.
"Now where to?" asked the Kazekage curiously.
"The Hidden Cloud" said Jaime with a firm nod.
"But that is far longer away, even if they do have the two-tails, would it not be more efficient to visit the Hidden Mist or even the Hidden Rock?" questioned Gaara.
"That might be true, but my sources suggest that the Akatsuki will send its most powerful members to secure the two and eight tails" explained Jaime seriously, "They'll need all the support they can get"
Gaara nodded and made sure that his gourd was secure.
"Alright! Hidden Cloud here we come you know!"
A/N: Hidden Cloud up next then!
I'l probably put a filler/travel chapter in between in order to develop characters up a bit.
Now before you comment; I know Gaara seems a little OOC, but this is a universe where Naruto/Naruko never connected with him during the Chunin exams. I'll explore the relationships between Jinchuuriki's later as well, besides, Naruko is pretty cute to a guy like Gaara so why wouldn't he be kind?
Please review, I need some feed back in general.
I'm trying to keep a pretty decent upload schedule but without reviews I don't really feel like it.
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