Naruko and the three Lin Kuei Shinobi were tailing Sasuke and sand Shinobi. It didn't take long for them to realize that they were being followed by a dozen or so Shinobi.

"What do you want to do about our friends?" Frost asked Hydro.

"Well we could great them but then it would slow us down and we might lose Sasuke and the sand Shinobi," Hydro answered.

"Then a few of us could hang back," Cyrax answered.

"We could but I am sure most if not all of them are jounin and if that is true as strong as we are it still is not wise to fight that many Jounin," Hydro answered.

"Allow me to hang back I will take care of them," Cyrax said calmly.

"You can't beat them all on your own," Hydro said glancing at his friend.

"I will at least buy you some time," he said just as calmly.

"Fine, but you better catch up when you are victorious," Hydro said as Cyrax stopped his back to them. A few minutes later twelve Shinobi stood before Cyrax. "Water Style: Great Flood Jutsu," water rushed into towards them flooding the area they stood. Cyrax jumped down onto the water.

"What is this you think you can scare us with a little water?" One of the sound Shinobi said laughing.

"No but my friend might," he said as calm as ever, "Summoning Jutsu: King Orca," a shadow appeared below them and from the deep rose a forty foot orca snatching a few of the Shinobi dragging them down into the deep. They all looked down worried that they would be next on the menu. In that moment of relapse Cyrax attacked, "Ice Style: Crystal Trap Jutsu," ice shout up from the water impaling a few more Shinobi. 'These are not Jounin so they weren't sent to defeat us but just to slow us down or they don't know anything about us.'

He watched the six remaining Shinobi, he could sense four more coming but the question now were they friend of foe. If they were foe it would be bad he was running low on chakra the flood and summoning drained him a lot. When they came into sight he felt relief, they were from Konoha. "Ice Style: Ice kunai" the sound Shinobi jumped back under his mask Cyrax grinned, "Ice Style: Crystal Trap Jutsu," they were impaled from behind as they tried to dodge the Kunai. The water vanished along with the orca. He had nothing left.

"That was impressive," Kiba said staring at Cyrax.

"When you catch up tell them I was victorious," Cyrax said leaning against a tree.

"Why, aren't you coming," Sakura asked.

"I have nothing left," Cyrax said closing his eyes.

"We can leave him here alone what if someone decides to attack him," Sakura said.

"I will be fine," Cyrax said glancing at them.

Deep in the Forest

Sasuke had caught up to the sand Shinobi, "Kankuro take Gaara out of here I will slow him down," Temari said.

"No I don't think that will work," Naruko said as she looked down at the four Shinobi, Hydro and Frost standing behind her.

"I will not let my existence end here not by these weaklings," Gaara said becoming angry, "I will kill you all!"

"I don't think he likes us very much," Naruko said turning to Hydro.

"What would give you that idea?" Frost asked sarcastically. Just then they noticed that the sand was changing taking form on Gaara. It changed his appearance; he started looking like a monster.

"Gaara no not now have you forgotten the plan!" Temari said stepping back from Gaara.

"Shut up or I will kill you too," he said knocking her away from him.

"Gaara," she whispered in horror as he continued to change.

"You guys go I think I will stay and have some fun," Naruko said grinning.

"No he is not normal he will kill you if you fight him alone," Hydro said.

"I have no intention of die here," Naruko said coolly.

"Fine if that is what you want," Frost said nonchalantly.

"Sasuke, come on we are leaving," Hydro called down to him.

"We are just going to let him go?" Sasuke shouted, "No, I am staying here!"

"We are not just letting him go," Hydro replied, "but if you stay here you will be killed." Sasuke's fist tightened, but he started to fallow them when he noticed that Naruko hadn't moved.

"Naruko what are you doing?" Sasuke asked.

"I am going to prove that I deserve to live," she said her eyes fixed coldly upon Gaara, "I will see you when I return to Konoha."

Sasuke wanted to say something to her but he didn't know what to say, when she saw that he wasn't going anywhere she turned and knocked him out. She then turned her attention on Gaara.

"Stupid girl, I will kill you!" Gaara shouted.

"We will see," she said pulling out a kunai, and then threw it at Gaara but he blocked it and when it exploded it did nothing to him, because the sand absorbed the blow.

"Is that all you have," he called mocking her, "Sand Shuriken," she tried to dodge them all but she was able to. She quickly ducked behind a tree as he used the jutsu for a second time. "Shadow Clone Jutsu," ten Naruko's appeared and they all charged Gaara. He quickly defeated the clones but he realized too late that the real one was not with them he turned as he heard the call of "Rasengan, he turned and was hit squarely in the chest. He smashed into the ground, the sand falling away from his chest as he looked up into the trees gasping for air.

"No, I cannot lose," he said to himself before shouting," I cannot lose to the likes of her!"

He grew quickly, the revealing the demon that dwelled in him, "this has just gotten more interesting," she said to herself.

"Play Possum Jutsu," Gaara fell asleep and the eyes of the demon became brighter, "I'm free finally I am free."

She knew this was bad she had to wake him before it was too late. She was so busy trying to dodge his attacks that she didn't notice that she fell right into his trap, the sand started moving up her body, "shit!" she shouted as she noticed the sand. The sand made it to her neck

"Gaara do you want to see whose demons are stronger?" she called up to him as her eyes turned crimson a cloak of chakra formed around her in the shape of a fox with a single tail. She broke free of the sand a "Rasengan," she hit the Shukaku in the leg tripping as the Kyuubi's chakra grabbed the Shukaku by the throat so he couldn't use his jutsu. The Shukaku broke free of her grip she jumped back dodging the air bullet. She jumped on the Shukaku's head looking down at Gaara, before she punched him sending him crashing thru the sand into the ground. The Shukaku shout to no one in particular.

"No I just got here," he turned into dust. The charka faded from around her she stumbled as took a step. Gaara tried to get up by he couldn't. Naruko pulled out a kunai standing over Gaara.

"Looks like my demon is stronger," she threw down the kunai it just missed Gaara.

"Why didn't you…" Gaara asked shocked.

"Because now you owe me," she said smiling weakly.

He could understand if the roles had been reversed her would have killed her without a second thought. The longer he looked at her the more he saw thru the false smile and the more he realized how much alike they were. He started to wonder if that is why she didn't kill him.

"Naruko," she heard someone call she turned to see Sasuke walking toward her.

"Hi Sasuke," she said smiling at him, but he wasn't looking at her but down at the beaten Gaara.

"Why haven't you killed him yet?" Sasuke asked still not looking at her.

"There is no need to and now since I spared him he owes me," she took a step towards Gaara she stumbled as she did. Sasuke quickly caught her.

"Are you ok?" he asked her the panic evident in his voice.

"I'm fine just a little tired," she answered but Sasuke wasn't listening he swept her off her feet and began to carry her back to the village.

"What are you doing? Put me down," she cried out as Gaara watch he felt a strange emotion in the pit of his stomach. He hated seeing the Uchiha touching her, he wanted to kill him.

"Gaara," came two shocked voices.

"What do you want us to do Gaara?" Temari asked.

"Nothing, I have had enough fighting," Gaara said his eyes still fixed on the screaming Naruko.

A Few days later

Naruko and Jiraiya just made it to a small town as they started their journey to find some woman. Naruko wasn't sure about this but the promise of new jutsu was just too much to pass up. Jiraiya had left her in a hotel room while he had gone out with some random girl while he should have been teaching her new jutsu. She sat on her bed thinking how she had got herself into this situation.

Flash Back

"Hey kid," she heard someone say as she sat in the hospital. She turned to see Jiraiya sitting in her window grinning at her.

"Hi Ero-Sennin," she said smiling weakly.

"Do you know what I heard?" Jiraiya asked still grinning.

"What?" she asked, she hoped that is wasn't that she was a monster or he might stop training her.

"I heard the Uchiha boy saved you from Sand Shinobi," he said still smile at her.

"He didn't save me!" she shouted annoyed.

"I heard that he carried you back to the village while you gazed love struck up at him," Jiraiya continued.

"That is not true!" she shouted again her face turning red.

"So he didn't carry you here?" he asked grinning.

"He did but it wasn't like I need him to I could have walked, he just wouldn't let me," she said pouting thinking of away to get him back for this.

"I came to see if you were ready to start training since you are so weak right now that you need Sasuke to carry you, I should just train him," Jiraiya said getting ready to jump from the window.

"I am not weak, I didn't need him to carry me!" she shouted.

"Oh, so you just wanted him to carry you?" Jiraiya asked with a grin.

"No, that's not it, he just picked me up and started carrying me," she said quickly, she was even more irritated when he started laughing.

"Well then why don't we get going?" Jiraiya said grinning.

"Going, going where?" she asked.

"We are going to look for someone," Jiraiya said.

"Let me guess it is some woman," Naruko said with a blank look on her face.

"Yes it is a woman, how did you know?" Jiraiya asked smiling.

"Because you're a pervert," she said with the same blank look. Jiriaya's head fell in defeat; she couldn't help but smile at this childish behavior, "well I guess I will go with you as long as you try anything," she said grinning.

End Flash back

She sat on her bed wish that he would hurry up and get back so he could start teaching her. Just then there was a knock on the door. She got up wondering if the pervert had lost his key. He opened the door and standing before her was not Ero-Sennin but two men in black cloaks with red clouds. One of them looked similar then she began to smile when she figured out who he was.

"So what does the infamous Uchiha Itachi want with me?" she still smirking.

"You need to come with us Naruko," he said in his calm voice.

"No I don't think I do," she said smugly.

"Oh… look at the mouth on this one maybe we should show her who she is dealing with," a blue skinned man who looked like an oversized fish.

"We aren't here to fight," Itachi said just as calmly.

"That's a shame then I guess then there is no way that you are going to get me to go with you," Naruko said turning to close the door behind her but the door was stopped by Itachi's foot, "is there something else I can help you with?"

"You seem to under the impression that we were asking you to come with us," Itachi said.

"Maybe we should beat her a little bit we don't have to kill her just beat her close enough to death so she can't fight back," Kisame said grinning.

"Now this I won't go down without a fight," Naruko said getting ready to fight him.

"Naruko get away from him!" she turned to see Sasuke standing there.

"Itachi that kid looks like you," Kisame said a little confused.

"Foolish little brother I am not here for you," Itachi said coolly his eyes fixed on Naruko still.

"Itachi I am going to kill you!" Sasuke shouted powering up his Chidori running towards Itachi. There was an explosion and when it cleared Itachi stood there holding Sasuke's wrist. He had deflected the Chidori without a problem.

"Very well if you want to fight then I shall oblige," Itachi said breaking Sasuke's wrist before kicking Sasuke down the hall he hit the wall sliding down. Itachi started for Sasuke Naruko was about to help him but she stopped.

"Stay out of this, this is my fight!" Sasuke shouted as he tried to push himself to his feet.

"If you want to play so bad then let's play," Kisame said pulling out his sword.

"You will regret this choice," Naruko said calmly her whole attitude changing in a blink of an eye. He swung his sword at her she dodged it knowing she had no choice but to dodge it. The sword would have been too heavy for her to block. She managed to get inside his defenses with a Rasengan hitting him in the stomach he was smashed a wall.

"That hurt," Kisame said getting up she glared at him as he walked towards her. She heard screaming behind her, "stupid Sasuke why did you come?"

"If you come with us we will let Sasuke go," Kisame said smiling at her.

"No but I will give you a new deal," another voice said, they turned to see Jiraiya standing there, "you let both of them go and I will kill you quickly."

"Kisame lets go the odds don't favor us," Itachi said as Sasuke's limp form hit the ground.

"Cruel as ever even to your little brother," Kasumi said chuckling making his way to Itachi.

"Summoning: Toad Mouth Bind" a strange substance covered the walls, Itachi and Kasumi started running away from Jiraiya's Jutsu. The two got away just in time. Naruko walk up to Sasuke kneeling beside him.

"Fool why did you have to let your pride get in the way?" she asked looking at his blank face.

To Be Continued


Sorry this part is so rushed