Don't own Naruto, just Mamoru and Kaisen


Chapter seven: Awakening of the Desert

Temari looked on in fear as her little brother transformed into Shukaku. Kaisen looked at Sasuke who nodded. He turned and jumped to another tree. Mamoru looked at Temari who wasn't paying attention. She jumped down to the same tree the other wolf was on.

"We need to lead the others here" he said

Mamoru nodded and jumped off in the direction the fox was.

"Did he give you a name" she asked when he caught up to her

"Kaisen"

Mamoru laughed

"Battle, how fitting"

The wolf nodded

"To protect, seems to fit you"

Mamoru would have smiled if she could. The two nodded to one another and shot off away from the battle. They had to go a ways but finally found the group. There was Naruto, Sakura and some little pug.

"Hey its Mamoru and Sasuke's dog" Naruto shouted.

Mamoru barked at the pug.

"She says he's a wolf and his name is Kaisen and to follow her."

"Why" Naruto asked, scratching his head.

Mamoru barked again

"To save Gaara and Sasuke" Mamoru turned to Naruto when he protested to saving Gaara. "She says because he is like you and is losing himself to the demon"

Everyone looked at Naruto to see if he understood. He nodded to Mamoru and said

"Lead on Mamoru."


When they got back to the fight Sasuke was on the ground, his curse Mark activated. Kaisen ran to him and Naruto ran at Gaara, kicking him away from Sasuke.

Sasuke groaned as Kaisen lick his check. Mamoru landed next to Temari and nudged her arm. Fear was coming off her in waves.

"Sa-Sakura….SAKURA CHAN" Naruto stuttered out

"What" she asked

He pointed at the transformed Gaara and said

"Who's that?"

Everyone sweat dropped and Mamoru groaned.

"All though his figure has transformed he's the one named Gaara" Pakun said

Sakura and Pakun made plans to move Sasuke, Kaisen watched Gaara. Naruto stared at the sand version of him-self and thought of what Mamoru asked him. He turned back at Sasuke's cry of pain. He had these strange marks on his body. Was this the mark Sakura had been talking to Kakashi and Sasuke him-self about?

"You're the one I failed to kill that time" Naruto turned back to Gaara.

Realization dawned on Naruto and he yelled

"You guys get away from here!" he shouted turning.

Gaara flew past him and at Sasuke and Sakura. Sakura pulled out a kunai and her green eyes hardened. She stared at Gaara and Mamoru noticed something passed in the real Gaara's vision.

"Die Uchiha Sasuke" Gaara/Shukaku screamed

"Sakura-chan" Naruto screamed

The moment was gone and Gaara's sand arm slammed Sakura in a tree.

He was standing over Sasuke shaking his head. Kaisen growled at him but a kick sent the wolf to another tree. Naruto used this moment to slide between Gaara's legs and grab his teammate.

"Sakura-chan"

Mamoru looked at the girl pinned to the tree. If she just sat here and let him kill these people; the only ones who could possibly change him. She was just as bad as he was. Mamoru growled and Temari looked at her. Mamoru just shook her head and turned back to the battle.

She noticed Gaara was having a flash back, the girl...he was reminded of Yashamaru. She could use this to her advantage. She jumped to another tree, traveling around the outer tree line. He was transforming further.

She reached the tree Naruto and Sasuke were lying on. She nodded to the boy, her eyes asking him to save Gaara. She then jumped.

Gaara looked up to see Mamoru jumping at him. Her eyes looked sad as she growled. Her teeth latched onto the arm holding Sakura. Gaara looked shocked for a moment before Shukaku pushed through. His other arm ripped the wolf off and flung her off the arm and down to the ground below. She hit the ground with a thud.

The last thing she saw before passing out was an almost complete transformed Gaara roaring at the sky.


Something bighting her ear woke her. Mamoru opened her eyes to see Kaisen.

"Get up girl, it's getting bad." He barked.

She looked confused so he motioned up. She looked up and noticed Gaara and Naruto was gone. Sakura was still pinned.

"Where did they go?"

"Come on" Kaisen said taking off.

With a groan Mamoru stood and followed the wolf. When she got near a river she stopped shock. There was a huge ball of smoke in the air and a fully transformed Shukaku.

"He…"

"He went into an induced sleep. Naruto summoned the toad lord, one of them anyway."

Both Okami Iki's gapped at the thing that came out of the smoke"

"Kyuubi" Mamoru shouted

"No, I think it's a hinge." Kaisen said sniffing the air. "I still smell toad."

"Where's your son" Mamoru asked

"To our right in the trees"

Kyuubi latched on the sand spirit and Mamoru noticed the small thing on its forehead; Gaara, in the induced sleep. Naruto jumped from Kyuubi head and slammed into Gaara.

"He's trying to wake him up." Mamoru said, blinking.

Shukaku began to yell

"No, I finally found a way to come out" he yelled

The yelling stopped and Mamoru sighed in relief, he was awake. The toad was back in its normal form but the wolves couldn't really see what was going on. They could see however the red chakra the Naruto was covered in.

"He's calling the fox's power" Kaisen barked out. Naruto jumped at Gaara and headed butted him. The force knocked Gaara back and Shukaku form crumbled. "Go Mamoru."

Despite her burning limbs Mamoru took off to the area while Kaisen ran up to meet Sasuke. The two boys were falling, the toad had vanished. The force knocked them on to opposite trees. The two seemed to be talking. Mamoru stumbled as she hopped they were helping each other.

They jumped at each other and Naruto punched Gaara. The two fell below her vision line, but the crashes hinted they were on the ground.

When she got to them, Naruto was inching to Gaara, talking to him. Gaara looked frightened.

"The pain of being alone is not an easy one to bear…your feelings, why is it that I can understand your pain?" Naruto was crying. "But I already have many people who are important to me now. I won't let you hurt them those people important to me. Much like you wouldn't let Mamoru fight lee. Even if you try to kill them I will stop you"

"Why do you go so far for other people's sakes" Gaara said trying to understand.

Mamoru smiled in her mind and waited For Naruto to finish.

"They saved me from the hell of being alone, they acknowledged my existence. That's why they're all important to me." Naruto had stopped moving.

Mamoru decide this was a time to come in. her paw burned as she limped into the space. Her whine caught both of the boy's attention.

"Mamoru" Gaara whispered.

Mamoru went and lay next to Gaara and began to lick his cheek. Sasuke and Kaisen landed next to Naruto. Mamoru looked at the boy and the wolf. Sasuke told Naruto that Sakura was fine and that they should head home. Naruto smiled and passed out.

Temari and Kankuro then landed next to Gaara and Mamoru, ready to defend their brother. Mamoru whined and licked Gaara's face.

"That's enough, it's over" Gaara said.

The two looked at him and helped him up with a sigh. Kankuro placed Mamoru on Temari's back. She lay uncomfortably on the fan.

"Alright" Kankuro said and the two took off.

"Temari, Kankuro Mamoru" the three looked at the boy who seemed deep in thought. "I'm…sorry"

"It's…it's alright" Kankuro said in awe.

Mamoru smiled at the change in her son. She then passed out again.


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