DC: Whoo! Sand Sibling Special! Kudos to my favorite Shinobi. Temari, you can do the disclaimer!

Temari: Ok. DynamicChaos does not own Naruto or related characters.

DC: (smiles wickedly) Except you…

Temari: What?

DC: Um…never mind.

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It was a typical day in the house of the Sand Siblings. And by 'typical' I mean 'homicidal'.

"Gaara! Stop stealing my face paint!" roared Kankuro. Gaara laughed giddily and lead him on a chase around the house.

"Evil chortle!" yelled Gaara as Kankuro chased him, crashing into walls, furniture, priceless heirlooms, etc. After about tem minutes of this, Gaara and Kankuro stood panting. At that moment, Gaara realized something.

"Where's Temari?" asked Gaara. Kankuro shrugged.

"Out collecting water or something," replied his brother. As if on cue, Temari walked in holding a large jug of water (or something). She nearly dropped it when she saw what her brothers had done to the house.

"Um, I can explain…" began Kankuro.

"NO YOU CAN'T!!!!" screamed Temari, "I SPENT ALL DAY CLEANING SO I COULD HAVE SHIKAMARU OVER AND YOU TWO DESTROY THE HOUSE!!!"

"But…"

"NO BUTS!!!!" continued Temari, "TO YOUR ROOMS, NOW!!!!!"

"Yes, Temari," grumbled the Sand brothers as they stalked off.


Gaara walked into his room and flung himself on the bed.

"Stupid Temari and her stupid boyfriend," grumbled Gaara. Suddenly, the room went dark. Gaara stood up, his sand leaping into action. A pillar of light slowly descended. Gaara shielded his eyes and looked up. Above him was a being of pure light.

"Gaara!" said the man, "I am not well pleased with thy trespasses!"

"Who are you?" asked Gaara.

"I,"said the being, "Am the Lord God!" Gaara gasped with shock. "Yes," continued God, "And thou have not treated thy sister with the love and compassion she deserveth."

"I kind of can't," replied Gaara, "Shukaku, the demon inside me, doesn't let me act nice to anyone." God nodded.

"I know. That is why I have prepared a way unto you." God waved his hand. Suddenly, Gaara felt a joyous peace inside of him.

"Hey, I don't feel like killing anymore!" exclaimed Gaara. He looked up to see God holding a raccoon-like sand creature in his hand.

"Now thou art no longer cursed with this abomination," said God. The light gradually dimmed.

"Thank God!" said Gaara under his breath.

"You're welcome," said a voice. Gaara smiled and ran out of his room.


Kankuro slumped into his room.

"Stupid sister," he muttered. Then a smile lit up his face. "At least I have my puppets." Kankuro walked over to his closet. He opened the door, reached behind his clothes and…

"Where my puppets at?" exclaimed Kankuro. He searched under his bed, behind his chest of drawers, and even in the bathroom.

"What are you doing?" asked Temari.

"I'm looking for my puppets," said Kankuro. Suddenly Gaara appeared behind them.

"Guess what?" he asked ecstatically, "God came down from the heavens and took Sukaku away. I'm going to help pick up this horrid mess I made." Gaara proceeded to skip around cleaning.

"…I'm going to talk to him," said Temari slightly terrified, "You should check the basement."

"We have a basement?" asked Kankuro. Temari pointed to a door with 'BASEMENT' written on it. "You'd think I'd notice that before," muttered Kankuro as he went through the door. Temari approached Gaara warily.

"Um, hi Gaara," said Temari. Gaara turned and looked at her.

"Hi, sister!" exclaimed Gaara, "What do you need?" Temari flinched.

"Uh, what was that thing you said about 'God'?" asked Temari.

"Oh, God came down and took Shukaku away. Now I can feel positive emotions again." With that, he hugged Temari. "You're the best sister ever!" he exclaimed. Temari was shocked. Gaara let go and continued to clean.


Down, down, down went Kankuro into the basement.

"How many stairs does this basement have?" muttered Kankuro. Suddenly, he heard something.

"Why the heck does it sound like there's a night club down here?" asked Kankuro to no one. He got to the bottom of the stairs and saw a door. He opened it and…

"OMFG!" he exclaimed, "It is a night club!" At least, a night club for marionettes. There was a bar, a lot of tables, a dance floor and a stage. A puppet dressed in a suit strode onto the stage.

"How you all doin' tonight!" it asked the audience. The audience roared in response. "Good," continued the puppet, "And now, for your listening pleasure, I'm proud to present Karasu,Kuroari and Sanshouo with their new hit, 'Puppet'!" The audience cheered. Kankuro stood in awe as his puppets took to the stage. Sanshouo took drums, Kuroari bass, and Karasu played guitar. Karasu counted off and they started playing:

Gonna get this party started

It's all around me,
And I can't wish this away,
You so amaze me,
You took my monster away,

Wake me, c'mon and wake me up now I
Want to cut off my strings and break,
Loose of your control of me,
Cut your strings and be free with me,

Everybody, shake your body,
Lift your hands, stop frontin',
You're just a puppet,

To all the marionettes

If your gonna run, how fast ya gonna run?,
And If your gonna jump, how high can you jump?,
All you perpetrators be walkin' round frontin',
What?, you fakers afraid to stand for somethin'? why don't ya stand
Up n' break me off somethin'?

Ya wanna make it outta sight?,
Somebody wanna get live tonight?,

We can hit that, flip that, settle the score,
'n' ain't nobody rock a crowd like this before,
Ya wanna make it outta sight?,
Somebody wanna get live tonight?,
Like an earthquake, let it shake,
Make the floor vibrate, Krutch y'all,
Back to set the record straight.

All y'all people, listen, it's on,
Krutch marauders we on a mission,
Hittin' ya with the ill ammunition,
At war with the puppet master,
I'll bring it on if I had to,
Rip it 'n' leave the whole scene shattered,
Like, chik, blaow!, what ya think of me now,
I'm lettin' my dawgs out,
Makin' it loud so hear me shout, what?,
We be comin' laced with bass,
Hit the place with no trace,
When we rock the space,

To all the people still sleepin'

If your gonna run, how fast ya gonna run?,
And If your gonna jump, how high can you jump?,
All you perpetrators be walkin' round frontin',
What?, you fakers afraid to stand for somethin'? why don't ya stand
Up n' break me off somethin'?

"Dot dot dot," said Kankuro as he turned and proceeded to walk up the stairs.


Upstairs Gaara was happily giving his sister a foot massage while his sand continued to tidy up.

"With Gaara doing all the chores I can finally get some rest," thought Temari.

"Yes you can," said a random guy. Temari quickly stood up, knocking Gaara over.

"Who are you?" questioned Temari unfurling her fan. The man was aghast.

"Wait, you can see me?" he asked confused. He was wearing a black shirt, black pants, and a black cloak. In his hand was a black palm-pilot which he was typing on.

"Yes, I can," stated Temari.

"Wait!" exclaimed Gaara, "That guy looks just like God only a lot darker and less holy." Temari's eyes flashed angrily.

"I know who you are," she said, "You're an Author!" The man took a bow.

"Yes," said the Author, "DC by name. I must say it is an honor to be in your presence, Ms. Temari." Temari ignored the fattery.

"What do you want?" she said angrily, "Your kind don't usually come down and meddle personally." DC shrugged and continued typing.

"True," he said, "But I personally wanted to gauge your reaction when I gave you my gifts."

"What gifts?" asked Temari. DC smiled.

"Don't you see? 1) I made Gaara the perfect younger brother, 2) I made Kankuro go away for a bit, and 3) I'll pair you up with someone worthy of your awesomeness."

"WTF?" asked Temari, "Me and Shikamaru have something special." DC shook his head.

"Perhaps," said the Author mischievously, "But you must admit he sucks at fighting." Temari nodded. "So, the pairing I have in mind is a lot better." DC cleared his throat and began reading what he had written:

'The man, an obvious traveler, wandered the streets of Suna. Although weather-beaten and fatigued, no one paid him any mind. He continued walking until he arrived at a large house on the edge of the village. He approached the house and knocked, hoping the people inside had something to spare,'

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.

"Don't answer it!" exclaimed Temari, but Gaara did anyway. DC continued reading:

'A boy with red hair answered. "Hello," said the man, "Please, if I may speak to the owner of the house?" The boy nodded and allowed the man inside.'

"Temari, we have a visitor!" exclaimed Gaara. The man who followed him had red eyes and was garbed in a black robe with red clouds on it.

"Temari, meet Itachi Uchiha," said DC, and then he continued:

'The man stood staring. Although he had never met the woman he saw before him, he knew he was in love. "Hello," he said at last, "My name is Itachi Uchiha." The woman approached him. "I am Temari," she said. Itachi nodded. "I am but a weary traveler," continued Itachi, "Do you have a room I could have for the night?" Foolishly, Temari took his hands in hers. "Yes," she whispered. Itachi smiled as they walked down the hall, into a room and locked it.'

DC stopped reading. Now only he and Gaara stood in the room.

"Ah, author power," said DC with a smile, "Got to love it." Suddenly, the basement door bust open and Kankuro walked in.

"Could someone explain who a puppet night club got in our basement?" he asked. Then he noticed DC.

"Oh God, an Author," said Kankuro annoyed, "What do you want?" DC laughed, causing the puppy that died in Konoha to come back alive and die again.

"Oh, my work here is done, Kankuro," said DC as he turned to leave.

"Wait," said Gaara, "Does that mean Shukaku is gone?" DC turned and looked at him. He snapped his fingers.

"No," said DC as Gaara got a homicidal look in his eye.

"…Kill…"

"That's the Gaara we all know and love," laughed DC.

"But what about that night-club?" asked Kankuro. DC shrugged.

"They're not my puppets," said the Author as he turned into a salami and flew away.

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Wow, long chapter. Anyway, time to give credit where it's due. The song 'Puppet' was written and performed to Thousand Foot Krutch. I would like to thank KalliopeStarmist for the story 'Fairy Godmother Shukaku' which inspired this chapter and SnowDragon for making the 'Ultimate Naruto FanFlashes', which are on