Third P.O.V

"Gaara...Gaara...Gaara...Ga-Ow!" Sea foam eyes held a look of irritation, as the red haired teen smacked the boy upside his head. "Urusai. I need to focus." (M/N) pouted, before groaning and falling back onto the bed, watching his best friend and one-sided lover. "Gaara...Gaara...I'm bored...Gaara!" The urgency in his voice was enough to make the pale ninja snap his head towards the taller male, only to see that he wasn't in the room anymore. "(N/N)?" Standing up, he began to inspect the room, searching for his suddenly MIA friend. It's impossible for someone to leave that fast...A sense of panic overcame him, even though he refused to show it. Gaara exited the room, and began to do a solo search party.

-Time Skip: Where (M/N) Is-

"Damn you Kankuro! My clone dispersed!" The painted male could only chuckle, taking pleasure in pissing off the (h/c) teen. "I need you to do me a favor. Since you're not doing anything but stalking my younger brother." A tick mark appeared on his (s/c) forehead. "It's not stalking, it's observing! And I refuse to do your deeds, whenever I'm doing one of your little favors, I always get in trouble by Baki. I won't be so stupid as to try again." The puppeteer sighed, rolling his eyes. "Don't get your boxers in a twist. Just do this little thing for me, and we'll forget everything about this conversation." (M/N) shook his head, not forgetting what happened last time he was asked to do a favor. "Hell no! Last time, I almost lost my hand!"

Music For Scene: Naruto OST~ Afternoon in Konoha (Suna)

-Flashback-

"Hey, (M/N). Can you do something for me?" Kankuro asked as they continued to walk down one of the many paths of Suna. "Hell no! Last time, I almost lost my eye!" The younger male exclaimed, pointing at his left (e/c) eye. The brunette resisted the urge to laugh, and settled on teasing the boy, and bribe him into doing his dirty work. If there's one thing (M/N) would protect with his life, besides Gaara, it would be his pride. "Don't tell me you're going to chicken out because you nearly lost your eye. If I would've known you were such a wimp, I'd have asked for another bodyguard. Feel bad for Gaara." Balling his hand into a fist, (M/N) looked at Kankuro with flames of determination in his eyes (The fire was literally in his eyes.) "I'm no wimp! Give me your best shot!"

The puppeteer smirked. He's way too easy. "I like your persistence. Alright, it's in a run down building..."

-Time Skip-

That lying little bastard. "I swear I am never listening to Kankuro again!" Sharply turning around, the (s/c) teen began to march out of the room. "Rare poison my ass." He grumbled, attempting to exit the ominous room.

Music For Scene: Magi OST: Cast to Damnation

Stepping on what seemed to be a button in the ground, the only door out was blocked as multiple Rain ninjas entered the dusty chamber. At the same time, an carved stone column erupted from the center of the room, rising from the ground and revealing the white poison. "Guess Kankuro didn't lie after all..." The bemused teen murmured. "Get him!" "He's after the spider venom!" Eh? Kankuro never mentioned it being spider venom. (M/N) shrugged off the odd sensation dwelling in his chest, spreading his legs into a battle position. Smirking, his eyes melted to a golden-yellow color, his pupils extended into slits, and his canine teeth turned unnaturally sharp as he tapped into the demon Mamushi's chakra.

"Here I go! Earth Style: Dust Clone!" Dozens of clones emitted from thin air, catching the ninjas off guard. Both sides ran towards each other, the Rain nin destroying the weak clones, only to have dust enter their nose, mouth, and eyes. "I can't see! My eyes they burn!" One of the ninjas cried out, blood seeping through his pale hands. "Heh. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention, whenever I use Shiyoku's chakra, many of my jutsus become...venomous." Chuckling at his weak pun, (M/N) continued to let the poisoned dust take its course, walking at his own pace to reach the spider venom. "You demon! Don't think you'll get away with this!" A Jonin ranked ninja shouts, running towards the teen with a kunai, using incredible speed.

Damn it, he's too fast! Moving at the last minute, the (h/c) boy narrowly avoided the blade, risking a cut on top of his hand. Reaching in his ninja pouch to retrieve his own kunai, he quickly jabbed it into the Jonin's abdomen, taking full advantage of him not being able to see or breathe correctly. The Rain nin coughed up blood, losing more oxygen as he slowly suffocated. "Y-You vermin. Burn i-in Hell..." (M/N) laughed humorlessly tilting his head to the side, watching the older male slump down, the kunai still deep inside of his bleeding stomach. "Didn't you know? This is Hell. For you anyways." Using his foot, the possessed boy pushed the blade in further, making the adult shout in pain and fall forwards, his body doing random spasms.

(M/N) released a sigh, the blood dripping off of his hand not even bothering him. "All this crap I go through for you, Kankuro." Grabbing the small bottle of venom, he realized that it was leaking a little, due to how long it's been in the glass container, but paid no mind to it. The young teen strolled out of the soundless room, a deadly aura surrounding him, accenting his mischievous look. More Rain nin sprinted towards where he was, releasing battle cries and attempting to strike at him. A tan chakra began to slowly surround his body, and his voice changed into a deeper tone. "You people are truly bothersome." Shiyoku grunts as he took over (M/N)'s body.

Raising an arm, senbon made out of his chakra, shot out to all of the frightened ninja. "That chakra...It's Shiyoku Mamushi!" One of the ninjas informed, turning around to retreat. Shiyoku chuckled, as he watched the Chuunin's worthless attempt of escaping. "Gah! My blood feels like it's boiling!" Body after body everyone fell, struggling to move our breath as the poison took over. "Alright (M/N). I paid my debt for today, so don't bother to use my chakra." Shiyoku grumbles, as he returns the (s/c) boy to his respectful body, his eyes melting back into their (e/c) tone and his pupils back to normal. His canines shrink back to there usual sharpness, which wasn't very human-like to begin with.

Music For Scene: None

"Ne Shiyoku, you're always so cold to me, just like Gaara." The teen spoke, continuing his way out twirling the glass bottle in his hand. He hissed as a little bit of the venom dropped on his cut, which would've been healed if Shiyoku wasn't so stubborn about his chakra. "Nothing too harmful." (M/N) murmured, as he exited the building, returning to Suna.

-Time Skip: Returning the Venom-

"Wow, I didn't think you'd be able to get it so quickly." Kankuro admires the white liquid, carefully placing it on the table beside his puppet. Swaying a bit, (M/N) nods his head, before looking at his hand. "H-Hey, Kankuro...how poisonous is that venom?" There was a black color spreading throughout his veins, making his hands twitch slightly. Not turning away from Crow, the brunette answered briskly. "A lot, why?" There was a moment of silence, before the puppeteer swirled around, looking dead into the (e/c) eyes with a serious expression. "What did you do?" Scoffing offendedly (M/N) glares at Kankuro, "Don't make it seem like it's my fault! You should've explained more about this venom!"

"WHAT DID YOU DO?!" "I ACCIDENTALLY SPILLED A DROP ON MY HAND BUT I DIDN'T THINK MUCH ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT DIDN'T SEEM THAT POISONOUS!" The (h/c) male shouts back, not taking a single chance to breathe. "Damn it, you idiot! You're supposed to take all types of poison seriously! What the hell is wrong with you?!" Kankuro yells, before grabbing his hand and dragging him to the Medical Center. I'm possibly dying yet you still call me names...(M/N) releases a sigh, as he was shoved into a room and nurses came to his care. "In order to stop the poison from spreading, we'll have to amputate his hand." One of the nurses spoke quietly, but not quiet enough. 'You imbecile...I should let you suffer.'

'NO! Would you really go as far as to let them cut off my hand?!' (M/N) mentally wailed, wanting Shiyoku to show some type of sympathy. 'It's not me, so quite frankly, I don't care what happens to you, unless your dying.' "It's not spreading quickly, so we'll still have enough time to find an antidote, until then, let's just knock him out." Feeling something pierce his neck, the petrified male slowly succumbed to darkness. "Open your eyes boy." A gruff voice echoes, bouncing off of the walls. In front of him, was Shiyoku himself, his yellow eyes piercing through (M/N) soul. "The poison is spreading albeit slowly, and they're having no luck in finding an antidote, which means you're leaning towards becoming and amputee."

The giant snake demon puts bluntly, as the young teen looks at his hand fearfully, not wanting to lose it. "But if I lose my hand, Gaara won't find me attractive anymore! Ow!" Shiyoku smacks the (s/c) boy on the back of his head with his tail, giving him an irritated look. "Is he all you think about?" Turning his head to the side with a pout, (M/N) mocks him, earning another smack to the head. "I told you I wasn't going to lend you my chakra, however, it would be difficult to fight if I'm missing a hand when taking over your body." Closing his amber eyes, Shiyoku sighs, "I'll heal you, but don't take it personally-" "Ah man that's a relief, for a minute, I thought you were really going to let them sever my hand off! I knew you care about me! That's why you're my friend!"

Yellow eyes clashed with (e/c) ones, a strong look of annoyance dancing in them. "I'll be quiet now."

-Flashback end-

-Music For Scene: Naruto OST: Naruto's Daily Life-

"And that's how it went." (M/N) finished, as he held his chin in between his pointer and thumb finger, nodding his head. "THAT'S NOT IT AT ALL! YOU DIDN'T EVEN GO TO THE HOSPITAL!" Kankuro had a vein throbbing on his forehead. "Really? Maybe I was just dreaming about that part..." The brunette growled, frustrated at the idiot before him. "Alright, I'll do your favor."

-Time Skip: The Hospital Room-

"You idiot. Why do you always do the dumbest of things?" Baki insults as (M/N) looks down at his ankle, all bandaged up. "It was a favor for Kankuro..." The door creaked open as Gaara stuck his head inside, before entering. Upon seeing his arrival, Baki left, but not without giving the (h/c) boy a look. "You idiot. Why do you always do the dumbest of things?" The taller male mocked in a horribly deep voice. "Where were you all day?" Gaara asks quietly, looking at the bandaged ankle. "Why? Were you worried? I knew you loved me! Ga-?!" The red head covered his mouth, in order to prevent him from rambling. "Urusai." (M/N) could only grin at his best friends flustered expression. "I might have been worried about you, but that-"

A knocking on the door ruined their somewhat heartfelt moment as Temari entered, her fan hanging on her back. "Get ready, we're going to Konoha."