CHA I MADE IT TO CHAPTER 10!
Chapter 10
Gaara stood between Ino and the grass shinobi, sand was pouring onto the ground from his gourd.
'Did he just save me?' it took Ino a few minutes to comprehend that the boy she had turned down so many months ago was now the kazekage and was protecting her from harm.
'Why?' she thought while she stood up gasping for air' why did he save me? how did he even know I was here'
"Well well if it isn't another brat." Yaguno smirked " protecting your sweetheart won't keep me from hunting the Yamanaka family.
Gaara's stern face expression didn't change.
"I'll have you know" Gaara finally said " That I am not her sweet heart and you stand before some one who is far above your skill level"
"You think so!" Yaguno laughed." you talk big but can you prove that you are stronger than me!" Yaguno dashed into the air and threw 4 or 5 shuriken at the sand shinobi, but naturally of wall of sand came between Gaara and the throwing stars.
" I do not wish to fight an unnecessary battle, but if you do not back down I am afraid I will have to"
Yaguno was persistant. He tried to break the wall with several taijutsu moves, but he wasn't as nearly as fast as he should have been to penetrate Gaara's defense.
Finally, Gaara made a move. As the Grass shinobi dodged a blow from teh sand Gaara quickly turned and nailed the grass shinobi in the face with a punch so strong it sent him flying into the trees.After a few seconds of stillness, it was obvious that the shinobi was unconcious.Gaara turned around to face Ino who was still in shock behind him.
" You are not hurt miss Yamanaka?" He asked keeping a staright face( for Gaara, it was difficult for him not to get a saddened look)
"I'm ok, just a few scrapes" Ino walked over ot the unconcious shinobi and lifted him up " I'm going to take him to the 5th, she can decided what to do with this traitor"
Sand took Yaguno from Inoand beside Gaara.
"I'm headed to the Hokage's mansion anyway, I'll take him. You might want to clean up those scrapes"
"Alright" after a moment of awkward silence the two of them said their farewells and parted.
Ino was sitting on her bed wrapping some bandages around her right arm.
"These are worse than I thought. The rope dug really deep into my skin"She finished wrapping up her arms and started at the ceiling.
'I really didn't expect him to know where I was. I didn't thikn the Kazekage would care about a chuunin' she thought back to those what Gaara had said at the Chuunin exams months ago
"Because I love Yamanaka Ino"
'Although' she began thinking again ' I should have expected it from Gaara, not the Kazekage'
Her chain of thought was broken by her mothers voice
"Ino! if your going to the festival you might want to have me help you into your yukata now"
"Alright mom!" Ino grabbed a purple and Whit Yukata from her closet and ran to her mothers room to have her put it on"
" Where were you Gaara?" Temari asked "Kankurou and I have been waiting for you for 2 hours. I'm already set for the festival"
Gaara noticed his older sister wearing a golden yukata with red leaves designed on it.Her hair was done in it's usual style and she still carried her fan.
"I was just taking care of some buissness, nothing more, I'll hurry up and get set"
While he headed up the stairs of their konoha apartment ,Kankurou was headed down them. he was dressed in a dark shirt and dark pants, he didn't wear his hood but he still had facepanit on.
Gaara didn't get dressed up unlike his siblings, he remained in his black turtle neck and black pants.He splashed his face with cold water to bring him out of his drowsiness.
"Seeing her face, made me so happy inside." he smiled then went back downstairs.
"Lets depart" he said
Temari and Kankurou ewxchanged looks as their younger brother walked out of the door smiling.
END CHAPTER 10
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