Chapter 4
Tyra jumped down, beside Sasuke, and look him in the eye. He seemed frightened, and hurt, which made her heart sting a little.
"Sasuke, remember who you are, not what's inside of you," Tyra whispered to him. "Sakura could you leave a moment. I promise I'll do nothing to your friend, but you need to tend to your other teammates. Wake Naruto and Kira up and such."
She nods, reluctantly leaving as Tyra sits down beside Sasuke.
"I'm a monster," he says under his breath.
"If that's what you believe, then yes you are," Tyra sigh.
He looks at her funny.
"Well, if you believe you are what people make you out to be, than you are just that. If you believe you're a monster, than you are, but you have to believe you aren't. Yes, you have power, evil, horrible power, but don't let it control you. I have a nine-tailed wolf in me, and the blood of the Virda line. From what I hear is that they were killers and assassins. But still, I don't let it get to me."
"How do you do it?" He looks up. "You have horrible monsters inside you, yet you're okay with it."
"Everyone has monsters inside, Sasuke Uchiha," I start. "But only those who can actually believe, are good people. And the ones who know that they are good people, those are the ones that become great in this world. Sasuke, I can see great things in your future, and. you'll have to work to be able to control the power Orochimaru gave you, but you of all genin, can accomplish that."
"I hardly know you, why do you have so much faith in me?" he looks straight into Tyra's eyes. She smiles.
"Because, you remind me of myself," Tyra stretches, "Plus everyone needs someone to believe in them, just remember I always will."
Tyra extended her slender hand to him, pulling him up and slinging his arm around her shoulder while helping him walk to Naruto and Sakura.
"Please be careful all of you!" Tyra said as Salem and her were leaving.
They all nodded.
Walking, both Tyra and Salem observed the finals of a battle that they themselves did not want to get in the middle of.
"Sand Coffin,"
Gaara holds his arm out, his fingers twitching as sand covers all but the mans face. Tyra looked over and notice some people had started watching the fight from behind some brush.
Next thing Salem and Tyra knew, the guy is completely covered with sand, dying in it. He slowly rises in the air.
An umbrella flies towards the ground, and Gaara catches it just as the sand coffins of the other two squeezes in, showering everything with blood, causing anyone near to get drenched in it.
"It's not enough for me," the red heads arm stretches towards the brush where the other team from the Hidden Leaf Village sat, scared for their lives.
"Come on Gaara, for your sister," Temari pleads.
The sand was swirling in the air, Salem could smell it, and he hated it with a passion since that bloody smell lingered in his senses for such an agonizingly long while.
"Alright, this time," he drops his hand, staring at Tyra and Salem. Tyra don't break the stare as she lick a line clean off her arm, swallowing the blood. He turns his head, walking off after closing his gourd on his back.
At least he didn't decide to kill us too
"You guys might want to head to the tower," Salem said as Tyra and him jump in front of the team, now shaking in fear.
"Alright," the leader, an animalistic looking boy with a dog in his shirt, stands. "But... who was that?"
"His name is Gaara," Salem answered look in the direction Gaara disappeared from. "A powerful boy you don't need to get near. His chakra beats yours by the hundreds. Now, we're off."
Salem jumped back into the trees, Tyra right behind him
"I'm going to go bathe in the river." Tyra said hours later.
Salem nodded "I'll keep guard, but you'll have to do the same for me"
Tyra nodded then headed to a nearby river, flowing clear and beautiful.
