Fic 09. Prompt 47. 'Heart.'
"Naruto?"
"Yeah?"
"Temari said that… that Kankuro hasn't come back from his mission. She says that the chuunin sent to find him have all been killed."
"Oh, fuck. Do you want to go see her?"
"I… I don't know."
"Come on, Gaara. If nothing else, we can ask her if she'll give us permission to search for him ourselves. What was the mission?"
"To scout the perimeter of a Sound encampment near the border of Suna. Are you… Do you think she will let us? Your Hokage thinks we are valuable tools. Would she really allow us to leave?"
"I'll make her. I love the old hag, but your brother is more important right now than whatever mission she has for us."
"Thank you."
"Anytime. I've got your pack."
"Naruto?"
"Yes?"
"Why… why does my heart hurt?"
