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Warnings: Language, fighting
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note.. these are thoughts
CHAPTER FOUR : That look
Gaaras POV
10 the Next Day….
"About time Naruto… you're about 15 minutes late."
Naruto frowned and blurted out some random excuse about how he ate before he came here because he can't fight on an empty stomach.
I rolled my eyes and started walking to the open field where we'd be fighting.
Naurto followed in silence, his hands in his pockets, eyes on the ground.
When were in the field, I turned around to see that Naurto has stopped about twenty feet away, his face was blank.
"Naruto, what's up?"
"Bored."
"You're all talk."
"Am not." Yelled Naruto defensively, taking out a kunai.
"Prove it." I said uncorking my sand.
Naurto leapt forward and tried slashing me with a kunai. While he was still in midair, I grabbed his foot and threw him into a nearby tree.
He hit hard. He was bleeding out of the corner of his mouth. I rolled my eyes as he jumped up suddenly and wiped the blood off of his mouth.
"Ha, that was just a test to see if you were serious. But now I'm ready! Believe it!"
Believe it?? What the hell kind on phrase is that. Annoyed, I said, "Words are cheap Naruto."
"Hmph. Bunshin Daibakuku!"
About 1000 Naruto's ran at me.
I half smiled; he thought this could defeat me?
I didn't even use my sand. I just stood there smiling evilly as he wasted his charka. Or at least I thought it would be that easy. But his speed was amazing. He was just as fast as Rock Lee. My eyebrows knitted and I yelled out the justsu that sent needles of sand his way. All of his clones were destroyed. The real Naruto continued to attack me. Slashing at me with his kunai like a damn fool. He continued doing this for about ten minutes. This was getting annoying as hell. Instead of staying on defense, I took the offense. I grabbed him by the collar and flung him of the ground. Using my sand, I held him onto the ground. I walked over to him, my anger reaching a high point.
"What the hell is this shit you're trying to pull?! Do you really think that you will defeat me by running at me and randomly slashing at me with your kunai? You're wrong! I had a hundred chances to kill you that I let get by! Your speed earlier was absolutely amazing! I've no idea how you managed it but put it to use or you'll never become more than a junin."
I let my sand fall away and I just looked at him, my eyebrows knitted together.
He slowly got up, his face was pointed towards the ground and his fists were clenched. And faster than I thought possible, he was surrounded in red charka that I only knew too well.
I walked forward, enraged. I swung my fist and knocked him to the ground again yelling, "And another thing that bothers the hell out of me is your overuse of your demon! What are you, some pathetic ninja who relies on his demon for strength?! No, you're much more than that. Or you'd better be because I don't want to find that this was just a waste of my time!"
Naruto got up; there was a fire in his eyes that I'd never seen before. His red charka was gone. I smiled, now he was ready to fight me for real.
"Shut the hell up! What do you know? I could beat anyone at anytime, without that bastards help! So don't get all cocky by saying that I'm a waste of your precious time! Because this time I'm serious, you just pissed me the fuck off! So back out now, because I'm not holding back anymore!"
"Worry about yourself fool."
Naruto smiled, like he knew some secret unknown to me. I tensed in anticipation. Waiting, just waiting.
Quicker than my eyes could follow, Naruto had somehow appeared behind me. The scary thought was that my sand couldn't follow either. He kicked me in the back and I fell onto my knees.
He was now in front of me, "You should get used to that view, because once I become the Sixth Hokage, you'll look up to me forever."
I got up and looked at him. I couldn't use and jutsu's that could actually kill him. My choices were limited. I frowned and pulled out a sword that was hidden underneath my gourd. No one knew about it, and no one other that Naruto had to know about it as far as I was concerned.
Naruto's POV
Gaara's sword was awesome looking. It had a black blade with a handle covered in red wrapping. It shined in the light. It was…. just awesome. I didn't even know that he had a sword. I was shocked. I was slightly afraid that it had some secret to it. I sighed, only one way to find out. I ran at him at full speed. He disappeared, my heart stopped.
Something hit my head hard. I jumped back and turned around to see that blood was dripping off the handle of his sword. That bastard had just hit me with his handle! And he was smiling in amusement. What a….ugh! I attacked him again with my kunai. He stopped me with his sword again. And while I was focused on my attack, he attacked me with several balls of sand. I was his square in the chest, in the left jaw, the stomach, and the back side of my right knee. The last one affected me the most. My leg gave out and I fell onto my knees, kunai falling to the ground.
"You're right, weak people should look up to the strongest."
I laughed, he I laughed. I looked up at him and he offered me a hand. I accepted and pulled myself up. He sheathed his sword with a satisfied look on his face.
We heard a voice from behind. "You guys amaze me. You talk down to each other like you're the worst enemies in the world. Then you almost kill each other. Then you laugh randomly as the fight ends. Guys, I'll never understand them." I couldn't help but laugh at the pink haired ninjas comment. Which was totally true. Me and Gaara walked towards Sakura with smirks on our faces. She laughed and said, "Walk you guys home?"
Garra nodded his head once and I told her sure. We walked to my apartments talking about random topics with Sakura. When we reached my door, Sakura told me bye, that'd she see me soon. But then she turned to Gaara with a look on her face that said 'you'd better do as I say sand boy.' Outload, she said, "Gaara, it's been a while since I've seen you. Would you like to come get something to eat with me so we can catch up?"
Gaara looked as confused as Naruto, but being the smart man he was, he followed Sakura, sparing Naruto a 'WTF' look.
Sakura and Gaara and the Ramen Shop
Gaaras POV
I nervously picked at my ramen, wondering what this was really about. But instead of attacking her with a thousand question, I waited for her to talk. Eventually, she did.
"Gaara, sorry to bother you like this, but I just wanted to talk to you… About Naruto."
I just want you to know something, you mean a lot to him. He looks at you the same way he looked at Sasuke. He's improved a lot already, and you've only been here for less than a day. And we both know that Sasuke's death was hard on him. Hell, it was hard on us all. Most of us don't even know he died, or even how. Only the Hokage knows that, and she refused to tell anyone regarding his death. She only said that he died a hero. And I just want to thank you for everything that you've done. We've all been hesitant around him, scared to talk to him. Afraid of hurting him. But then you came and purposely hurt him, and he truly laughed for the first time in a long time. He actually was fighting for something important again. And that means a lot to me and the rest of his friends."
I wanted to say that she talked a lot, but she was about to cry. Shit, shit, shit, shit, shit. What was I supposed to do? I said hesitantly, "No problem…" She laughed and gave me a hug. I frowned but didn't push her away. She was still crying after all… She jumped back quickly, smiled, paid, left with a small goodbye. That was it. And I was shocked. Not about then random hug and tears, but her words. If she only knew the meaning the held for me. A simple phrase had shocked me, and made me think of Naruto and Sasuke and their secret relationship that obviously I only knew about. I smiled and wondered if it was true… Putting my hands in my pockets, I replayed a simple phrase in my head about a hundred times….
"He looks at you the same way he looked at Sasuke…"
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