What's up everyone!? MercilessSun here with the new chapter of Tales of A Star-Gazing Shinobi! In the last part, Isaac finally made it to the Hidden Sand Village, started training with Jiraiya, and met Gaara and the Sand Siblings to attack the Hidden Leaf Village. In this chapter, Isaac meets...a few roadblocks. Enjoy!

-Forest Near Hidden Leaf Village, 3 Months Later, Isaac's POV-

Don't have much time to talk! We had a perfect plan: Get Gaara and his siblings into the Chunin Exams, meet up with Kakashi and take down Orochimaru.

But it wasn't that simple. Sasuke apparently found out about it, and told Orochimaru, and was rewarded with a Curse Mark. Kal told me about the Curse Mark, but not Sasuke ratting us out. Now Gaara is attacking the village...AND ME! I managed to lure him out, but now he's pissed.

I said, "Gaara! What happened?!"

I then saw a black Spider-Class Parasite on his chest. Fuck. "Fine! Let's fix you!"

Sand started to swirl around him, and the Tail of Shukaku was starting to form...

"Alright Ariz, IT'S TIME TO GO ALL OUT!"

I got angrier, and Chakra started to form around me. It was orange, and it looked like fire. My eyes had fire in them, and 3 tail feathers appeared. I then rushed him, and started punching him. He only got angrier. He swung his Tail, and crushed me against a tree.

I then grabbed it, and slammed him on the ground. After that, I got my tail feathers to pin him to the ground, and tried to burn the Parasite, but I was kicked off by Gaara. Then sand swirled around even more, and the body of Shukaku was complete in minutes. He was beige with blue marking, but because of the Parasite, it also had black marks parallel to the blue.

I got out of the Phoenix Mode and did the hand signs for the Summoning Jutsu. "Summoning Jutsu!"

A giant plume of smoke appeared and out of it came the giant Chief Toad, Gamabunta! He said, "What do you want...Oh, I see, kid. Well hop on board, and let's fight this Tailed Beast!"

I jumped onto his head, and he drew his sword to fight Shukaku. He tried swinging, but the density of the sand changed when he did. I said, "Hey, Chief. You got any other ideas?!"

"I might. You ever heard of a combined Transformation?"

"I think I get where you're going with this. I'm in!"

"Good, you use the Chakra, and use my body as the Transformation. Think of anything with fangs or claws."

"Oh, I've got an idea." I then focused Ariz's Chakra, and in a minute, Gamabunta turned into a giant version of Ariz: a Phoenix with red wings, orange feathers on the head and torso that transition with the wings, and rainbow tail feathers.

We then flew right onto Shukaku. The Transformation disappeared, then I jumped over to Gaara, and said, "Wakey wakey!"

I then focused all my Chakra into my right hand, and made an orange ball of swirling energy. "RASENGAN!"

I then struck the Parasite on his chest, and the sand started to fall away. Oh wait. "Fuck!" We both started to fall, but I gathered to Chakra into my right arm, and made an extension through Ariz, grabbed Gaara, and landed safely with Gaara.

I then felt a huge headache, and saw some images. I saw Gaara as a baby getting Shukaku, but it looks like the Kazekage implanted the Parasite onto him. I think it brainwashed him into thinking he was a good father, and that's why Gaara wants to kill Orochimaru. Gaara, I am so sorry. You were first used as a ticking time bomb in the form of a sand Tanuki, but now your thoughts were being controlled...

Kakashi then ran to me and said, "Is everything alright now?"

"Yeah. Kakashi was being controlled by Orochimaru, but he's calmed down now. Where's everyone else?"

"The new Genin fled outside the village. I guess you can say we're all Rogue."

"And Sasuke?"

"He said for you to go to the Final Valley. I trust you know what will happen."

"Yeah. Thanks, Kakashi-sensei."

He went to the north, most likely to the others. I had to go west...To fight Sasuke.

As I was running, Kal called me. "I see there's some destruction and sand at the village. You mind explaining what just happened?"

"Yeah. Gaara rampaged through the village and almost killed me, but I summoned Gamabunta and stopped him. Every Genin and Jounin left, and Sasuke wants to battle me at the Final Valley."

"You know what that means right?"

"Yeah...It ends now."

-END-

There you have it! Isaac managed to subdue Gaara, everyone fled the village, and Sasuke is waiting for Isaac...In the season finale of Tales of a Star-Gazing Shinobi, Isaac will face off against Sasuke and try to make things right.