"The Two Jinchuuriki" —- By: Kiba Inubake
"Jinchuuriki" meaning "the power of human sacrifice", are those individuals possessing tailed demons within their bodies. The demons themselves are known by the number of tails their body possesses, and each has different characteristics. This is the story of how Gaara, who carried the Ichibi, met Naruto Uzumaki, who carries the Kyuubi.
Chapter 4: "Sunagakure Strikes Back"
Naruto stood before Itachi, who lied on the ground with bloody slashes on his body. Kiba, Chouji, and Sasuke all came into view, with looks of fear and confusion planted onto their faces. "What…what happened to onee-chan?" Sasuke spoke up.
Naruto turned over to Gaara, who was still unconscious. "This looks really bad, doesn't it?" The conscious jinchuuriki asked, with obvious sadness in his voice. "I don't even remember it that clearly...but I think I knew what I was doing..."
Kiba, who was bewildered by his last statement, said, "What do you mean you don't remember?! You freaked out and nearly killed the guy!"
Chouji couldn't help but laugh lightly by the last sentence spoken. He was 'rewarded' with a glare from the crying Uchiha. "That does sound a little funny..." Chouji said, trying to back himself up, since Kiba wouldn't.
"Umm...okay, I don't get what Kiba said," Naruto broke up the conflict. "I don't think I would forget something like that."
"Yeah, you would," Kiba replied. "It's just because you're an idiot."
"Oh yeah, that's why!" Naruto exclaimed. Hehheh, what an idiot…
Sasuke stepped forward and shouted, "Hey! Aren't you guys forgetting about my brother?"
The three looked at him. "No, we didn't forget…" Kiba lied. "So, uh, should we call some medical ninja or something?" He asked the group. They all shrugged at first, but after another cold glare from Sasuke, they all nodded and sped off in the hospital's direction.
Two years passed, and Naruto & Gaara became best friends; you could even say they were inseparable. In that time, Gaara soon became accepted by the village. Itachi's wounds had healed, yet he still held a grudge. ((Major foreshadowing!!!)) Anyway, during this period of time, the two jinchuuriki had been helped by the Sandaime. When he had the time, he started them off with the basics, and when he could not help them train in person, he had given them scrolls instead. They were content at the time, but they developed quickly, and wanted to learn higher-ranked ninjutsu. So, the Hokage made a deal with them: if they could perform all of the techniques they had learned flawlessly, he would bump them up to the next level. And they had.
Some techniques the boys were taught were mainly wind-element ninjutsu, due to the fact that they were best in that area. Not only were they taught wind jutsu, but also two special jutsu. They were 'Katon: Dragon Flame jutsu', which is similar to the Grand Fireball jutsu, but stronger, and 'Rai Chi Strike', meaning 'chakra-infused lightning strike'. With enough practice and patience, the two had managed to master the devastating ninjutsu.
However, not all was well. Remember back when the Kazekage was killed by Shukaku? Well, just because it happened at night, and the fact that he's a minor character otherwise, doesn't mean people forgot about it. The next day, the villagers of Sunagakure no sato were mortified to see the man they respected lying deceased and covered in his own blood, plus a little sand, on the ground. They assumed that the Ichibi had done this, because there were no (other) traitors in the village. So, they decided to take matters into their own hands. The people of the Wind country had all gathered together and planned their attack against Gaara & the Ichibi.
On a cool and sunny day, the two jinchuuriki were out playing at the park when they saw a kid walking into the park with a smile on his face. Almost like second nature (which it probably was), Naruto smiled as well and greeted him. "Hi! My name's Naruto Uzumaki, and this is Gaara. What's your name?"
The kid smiled. "Hello, Naruto and Gaara! I'm Rock Lee. It's a pleasure to meet you," He replied, bowing his head.
"Hey, wanna play tag with us? We'll have enough people if you play," Gaara asked.
Lee nodded. "Sure, I'll play!" He flashed a bright smile.
Naruto was about to say something, but he stopped himself when he felt a large amount of people's presences coming toward them, and quickly. "Hey, do you guys think people are running towards us or something?"
Lee and Gaara were going to say no, but then they noticed a group coming, as well. "Well, now that you mention it..." Gaara started.
"I think a group is coming, just like you did," Lee finished.
Naruto pulled out a kunai from the pouch on his leg. "Hey, I think I see someone...no, there's a bunch of people!"
Gaara had gotten much, much better at controlling his sand, so he raised the sand below them and allowed the group to levitate in the air.
"This is...amazing!!" Lee exclaimed. He then fixed his gaze forward, and clearly saw ninja, whom he believed were Jonin and Chunin, because of their apparel, running with a variety of weapons in their individual hands. "Uh-oh, they look pretty angry..." Lee commented.
Gaara instantly recognized what country they were from: Sunagakure no sato, despite not seeing another Sand nin for a very long time. "They're Sand ninja... I'm sorry for causing this..." The two stared at him in confusion.
"You mean you have something to do with them coming here?" His blond comrade asked. Gaara slowly nodded. "Well...why?"
Gaara looked down. As tears started dripping from his face, he said, "It's because of the bijuu...!" Gaara began to cry.
"That damn demon caused something bad for you again?!" Naruto roared. "Well, we're not going to let you get hurt for something like that! Right, bushy brows?" He was referring to Lee, who did not like that comment.
"Hey, don't make fun of my eye brows!" Lee shouted in defense. "Anyway, now's not the time for conflict."
Naruto nodded in agreement. "Right, Lee." The sand ninja were less than 100 meters away now. Naruto looked up at the sky, which had turned gray. Dark clouds had covered most of the sky, and thunder could be heard occasionally. "Hey Gaara, it's almost like a higher power wants us to fight them!" Gaara agreed. They both strung together hand signs, each sign different from the other jinchuuriki's.
"Katon: Dragon Flame Bombs!!" Gaara roared, jumping into the air and releasing a huge fireball from his mouth.
"Rai Chi Strike!!" Naruto followed. Numerous lightning bolts were summoned from the clouds and dropped down onto the Sand ninja, who were about to be burned.
The sand ninja were hit by both attacks, which the 3 of them thought was too easy of a victory against Chunin & Jonin. Some had managed to dodge the blows, mainly Jonin, but were stopped in their tracks as Naruto used a technique the Sandaime had taught him.
"Fuuton: Kaze no Yaiba!" Naruto attacked the other ninja with cutting wind. The results were fatal.
The three looked at the Sand ninja with amazed and confused expressions. "Umm...did we just defeat a whole army of strong ninja with just two attacks?" The blond asked. "I don't get it; we're not even Genin, and we won."
"Neither do I, Naruto," Gaara replied. "Maybe it had something to do with..."
"With what?" Naruto wanted to know what Gaara was going to say.
Gaara didn't give his friend an answer, but instead said, "I think we should see Oji-san."
End of Chapter
Did you like it? Sorry for the long update... I think they forgot about Lee, lol.
