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Song doesn't really fit the chapter but it kinda fits the general story.

I dreamed I was missing
You were so scared
But no one would listen
'Cause no one else cared

Leave out all the rest – Linkin Park

"Crow?" Rin stopped Rei beside the fallen puppet. "But then… Kankurō!" she called.

"Rin?" Rin looked around until she spotted him on a branch. She jumped off of Rei and up to him.

"Kank- why are you covered in bugs!" Rin squeaked. "Ewww!"

"Never mind that," Kankurō groaned. "just – just help me get them off! They're draining my chakra!"

"A-Are you sure? Remember last time you asked me to help you?"

"Rin! Just do it!"

"Okay okay!" Rin made a bunch of hand signs before making a circle with her fist and blowing into it. Water shot from her hand and hit Kankurō making him cry out in surprise.

"Ack! That's cold!" Kankurō stood up with shaky legs as the beetles covering him washed away.

"I can't regulate the temperature, your highness!" Rin snapped with a frown as she crossed her arms.

"Rin, what are you doing here?"

"What do you mean what am I doing here?" Rin put her hands on her hips. "Shino had to wake me up cause you guys forgot about me!"

"We didn't forge- wait, Shino?"

"Yeah the bug-! Oh…" Rin blinked. Kankurō face palmed.

"Yeah, oh. Look we didn't forget about you, okay?"

"And what's- what's with attacking the leaf!?" Rin threw up her hands.

"If we had told you, you never would have come then Gaara wouldn't have come!"

"Of course I wouldn't have come if I'd known! Was this the plan all along? What were you going to do when I found out?"

"Baki was supposed to take you away. We knew you wouldn't recognize the genjutsu. But Gaara didn't follow the plan."

"Where is he?"

"He's up ahead with Temari. He was still unconscious last I saw."

"Still unconscious? I thought he couldn't be unconscious."

"Okay, not exactly unconscious but he lost a lot of chakra."

"What happened?"

"He was losing control of…"

"Shukaku? I'm not stupid, I know its name. If he's low on chakra then it won't take over, right?"

"He's recovering. He should be fine soon."

"I'm going on ahead, will you be alright? You're not hurt anywhere, are you?"

"I'll be fine, but… Rin I don't think you should go after him."

"What? Why wouldn't I?"

"You've never seen it."

"Why does that matter? I need to know he's okay." She said. Kankurō hesitated before he sighed.

"Then… just be careful, alright?"

"Of course."

"I'll catch up soon." Kankurō said before Rin took off on Rei.

Rei was running across the forest floor when suddenly the earth shook as if there was an explosion. Rin looked up to see a large cloud of dust and smoke. The ground shook more as something in the smoke walked forward. Rin's eyes widened.

"Shukaku…" she breathed. "Rei." The feline stopped and Rin got off. "I can go from here. Thank you." She bowed her head and the feline did the same before it disappeared in a cloud of smoke. Rin jumped up into the trees and kept moving. There was another explosion but when the smoke cleared there was a giant toad. "What the…?" Rin landed on a branch a tree away from Sasuke who was laying on it. "Sasuke!" she jumped over and crouched next to him.

"You?" he managed to get out. He looked to be in pain.

"You're hurt." She reached out to him but he hit her hand away.

"You're with them!" He growled.

"I wasn't part of it I swear! I had no idea this was going to happen!"

"Yeah, right!"

"Look, you're hurt just let me- … huh?" Rin looked up upon hearing another groan and saw Sakura attached to a tree. "Sakura!" Rin jumped to the tree.

"Stay away from her!" Sasuke shouted as he struggled to get up. Rin reached into her pouch and took out a kunai before trying to break the sand.

"Rin?!" Rin stopped and looked back to see Temari.

"Temari!"

"What are you doing here?" The older girl jumped over and grabbed Rin before returning to her hiding place.

"Temari?"

"Just stay here, it's dangerous-!" The toad ran at Shukaku and sliced off one of its arms before landing again. The earth shook and a gust of wind slapped Temari, Rin and Sasuke in the face.

"Interesting! Interesting! Not bad, Naruto Uzumaki!" Rin and Termari gasped as Gaara's voice, though much deeper and rougher, echoed throughout the area.

"We have to get out of here!" Temari shouted. She grabbed Rin's arm and jumped away.

"Wha-!? Temari! We can't just go!"

"It's too dangerous!"

"Then what about Sasuke and Sakura?! We can't just leav-!"

"Yes we can! Gaara would never forgive me if you got hurt, let alone killed!" Temari shouted as she dragged Rin through the trees. A different voice echoed through the area. Soon there were explosions coming from behind them.

"Temari please!" Rin pleaded. "I know that thing has control of him but I can't just leave him!"

"You have to! Please, Rin!"

"I'm sorry!" Rin tore her arm free from Temari's grip and headed back.

"Rin!"

…

Rin made it back to where Sasuke and Sakura were in time to see the toad transform into the nail tailed fox. Shukaku attacked sending a large gust of wind at the area. Rin was knocked off her branch but managed to grab another and hold on until the wind died.

"Why'd you come back?" Sasuke asked as Rin jumped onto his branch. She didn't answer, her gaze locked onto the fight. The fox suddenly turned back to the toad and she saw the small dot that was Naruto fly off its head and towards Shukaku's. Sasuke and Rin stared at the Shukaku complained.

"I just got here!" The yellow eye faded to a dull tan as Gaara woke up. He pushed the toad back, knocking down trees. They could see Naruto stuck on Shukaku's head. Suddenly Naruto was surrounded in orange chakra like he was during his fight with Neji. He let out a yell as his headband flew off and his jacket burst open. Naruto jumped up and Gaara's sand caught him, his fist raised.

"I've had it with you!" He shouted as he headbutted Gaara. All of Shukaku started to crack and crumble before it all collapsed.

"Gaara!" Rin gasped. The toad disappeared in smoke which sent the two ninja into nearby trees. The large katana was stuck in the earth between the two. The sand holding Sakura up started to collapse and Sasuke jumped to catch her. Rin jumped with him. He put her down next to a dog.

"I'll leave her with you." He said to the dog before he jumped away.

"Where-?" Rin looked after him.

"What do I-?" The dog stopped. Rin stood and hesitated as she looked down at Sakura. The dog looked up at her when she stood. "Where are you going?"

I have to get to Gaara!" Rin said before she jumped away.

…

When she got to them Naruto had crawled half way over Gaara who lay on the ground. Sasuke was crouched beside Naruto.

"Gaara!" Rin shouted as she ran towards him. Gaara's eyes widened and his head slowly turned to her.

"Rin…?"

"Gaara!" Rin skid on her knees to him. Gaara stared up at her with wide eyes.

"You're…okay?" Rin nodded and gently held his face as tears came to her eyes. He closed his eyes. "You're okay." He repeated.

"I'm fine." She said as her bottom lip quivered. Her tears hit his cheek and Gaara opened his eyes.

"Don't cry, Rin…" Temari and Kankurō landed in a crouched position between the two and Naruto and Sasuke. "That's enough." Gaara said. "It's over."

"But Gaara-" Kankurō said. He looked back at his younger brother who couldn't even move. "Alright, Gaara." He said before putting his arm around him and lifting him up. Temari and Rin stood as Gaara lifted his head to look at Naruto and Sasuke before the four jumped away.

…

"Temari… Kankurō…"

"Hm?"

"I'm sorry."Gaara said. Temari and Kankurō exchanged a look.

"Don't worry about it." Kankurō said.

Next one is the long one with some cute scenes. If anyone has any cute scenes to suggest after the next chapter let me know ^_^ At some point I will be doing the fake date thing someone requested earlier. (I forget who it was at the moment, sorry ^^")

I was thinking, since this is so short, should I just post the next chapter tonight too?