No don't own Naruto. Wish I could but I have no drawing talent and that's that.

Chapter Ten

"He's what?!" Hinata screamed at the Hokage "how could you lose a person. Seriously and one as strong as Gaara. People just don't fall off the edge of the earth" Shino lifted his hand and placed it over Hinata's mouth.

"Calm down. Yelling at Tsunade-sama will not make Gaara magically appear."

"He's right you know" Kiba stated frowning at Hinata's reaction. He hadn't expected her to freak out this badly. She'd been yelling at Tsunade for like an hour now and the Hokage just sat there taking it like it was nothing.

"He's in danger Tsunade and you know it. I heard what Kankuro said. I was outside the room when he told you the real reason Gaara is here." Hinata slammed her hand on the Hokage's desk. "Damn it" She turned and grabbed her white coat. "I'll look for him myself and when I find him I'm going to find out who did this to him and kill the bastard" Hinata growled as she threw the coat on and exited the Hokage's office.

Kiba turned to fallow but was stopped by Tsunade's voice "You two better keep an eye on he. She's blind with rage. It seems to be that she has feelings for Gaara. What happens next could make or break our little Hinata. Proceed with caution." Shino nodded and then he and Kiba left the office. "You see enough Kakashi?" She asked as the Ninja placed his hands down and broke the jutsu revealing his position.

"Kiba's eye were shifty I think he knows more than he is telling" The silver haired ninja stated as he looked after the ninja. " I think he may know where Gaara is."

Tsunade nodded and sighed softly "We'll watch for now. Maybe he will make a mistake and show us what we want to know. He hasn't done anything hopefully to jeopardize his future." Kakashi nodded and disappeared in a poof of smoke.

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The first thing he was aware of was that he couldn't use any chakra. Gaara sat up and looked around the dimly lit cave. It was wet and smelt like sulfur. He began to take in his surroundings. He was in some sort of chakra concealing cage with what look like explosion tags on each bar incase he tried to touch it. He faintly wondered how he'd slept and Shukaku hadn't gotten out. As he looked down he noticed the small devise on his chest. It sucked in his chakra so he made the assumption that it also soaked in Shukaku's chakra, which is how he'd been able to sleep. He pushed himself up and approached the bars of his cell. His gourd full of sand was on the other side of the room and he growled.

He closed his eyes and tried to remember how he got here but the last thing he remembered was having this thing put on him and being hit in the head. He shivered and walked around his cell. In the corner was a small bed so he knew that who ever captured him wasn't completely evil. He sat on the bed and rubbed his hands together. What he would give to be back in Suna.

His thoughts turned to Hinata and he smiled as he lay back in the bed. He placed his hand together and set them on his chest. He had time to think. He would have all the time in the world to think now.

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"What? Gaara's missing? That's impossible. Sand man can take care of himself" Naruto said over a bowl of Ramen to Sakura who had heard the news from Kiba's loud mouth.

Sakura nodded "Yeah and apparently Hinata went nuts over it." She watched the blond eat completely disgusted with how he put away six bowls of ramen and was finishing his seventh already."How can you eat so much?!"

"It's a skill." Naruto put down his empty bowl and placed his head in his hands. "Crazy huh?" He asked and frowned. He threw some money on the table and stood. "I'll find Sand man" he said looking back at Sakura. "If Iruka stops by tell him I'm on a mission." Sakura sighed but waved after him anyway. Why did she hand out with that blond idiot anyway?

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Naruto bit his lip hard. "ohy Kyuubi help me out here. Shukaku is like you a tailed demon so help me find him."

'And why should I do that?'

"Because if you don't then I'll just go and get us killed. You know how reckless I am"

The fox demon sighed knowing that was the truth. 'I can smell him, but he's a long ways away. North, maybe a four hour trip' the fox turned around in it's cage and laid back down obviously bored 'now leave me alone.'

Naruto smiled "Well we'd better pack then" he stated as he turned and headed off for his house. He'd get some medical supplies just incase Sand man was hurt which he was sure he wasn't. But his major question was why the guy hadn't escaped already.

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"So you think anyone will find us?" Gaara asked Shukaku, because the demon was the only one to talk to.

'If all else fails that dumb blond boy will come and get us. But I have a strong feeling your little Hinna-chan will get here first.'

"Oh shut it you damn demon. She's a person not a sex toy you perverted creature."

'It's not my fault you haven't' let me out to play for a long time. I want to play and I'm getting frustrated! Especially with that girl running around with hardly any clothes. Don't you just want to push her to the ground, tie her up and ma…'

"Shut up please Shukaku shut up. I don't need those kinds of thoughts running threw my mind while I try to escape."

The demon sighed 'you don't even know what I was going to say'

"Yes, sadly I do and I wish I didn't."

'What was I going to say then?'

Gaara sighed, "You were going to say make her scream."

The demon made a humph sound and became silent.

"I got to get out of here before the sanity I have left dissolves." Gaara muttered as he rolled onto his side.

He tried to take the device off his body but when he pulled metal claws dug into his flesh and that hurt worse then just letting it sit there. He knew if e continued to pull and those claws dug deep enough he'd die. He didn't want that to happen so he stopped. If he could reach his Sand in the gourd he knew he could escape because that stuff was infused with his chakra and he didn't need chakra in his body to use it but he couldn't' reach the thing threw the bars. The room was just too big.

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"Aren't you lucky" Came a voice and Gaara sat up from the bed and stared at the figure as he came closer to the bars. "Hinata is after you even when your gone. What have you done to make her like this? What have you done to change my Hinata? Tell me" Kiba yelled to the monster in the cage but Gaara made no response. He just stared at Kiba till he realized who he was.

"I remember you" Gaara s aid as he stood and stretched "You're that dog brat that fallows Hinata around like a lost pup." Kiba didn't speak because he was surprised that Gaara was capable of speaking in full sentences. "I have done nothing to Hyuga. She is the one chasseing after me and she is the one doing things to me" he stated as he sat down on the bed and placed his hand over his heart "she is doing everything while I lift not a finger."

Kiba stared at Gaara and growled, "We'll see I'll take her back and fix her and when she's forgotten about you I'll take care of you as well!"

"Right" Gaara muttered as he lay down and rolled over on the bed " A mutt like you has no chance against me." Kiba growled and turned to leave but changed his mind. Instead he sat down in a chair right outside the cell.

"You know Gaara I could kill you right now" he said in a soft yet malicious voice. "Or better yet. I hear there are people after you. I could just give you over to them"

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TBC

Oh I'm so tired. I'm gonna go to bed now.