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Warning: the next few chapters may be sad…unless you guys are too busy ranting about the Mizukage…
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25th Dance: Loss
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The red haired Kazekage of Sand stared outside his tent. The sun was rising, a new day was beginning; yet, this peaceful moment shall be shattered once the first clash of metal erupts. Preparations were made, everyone was ready; the war will start soon. As he stared at the rising sun, he wondered, is all this fighting really worth it?
'What's the point of this war? If I am not fit to be the Kazekage if the Wind Country, then it will be our problem to deal with…all this doesn't make sense, but at the same time, it seems connected…what does fate have in store for me?'
A weak breeze wrapped itself around Gaara, cradling him with a gentle touch, like one of a mother. If only he weren't the vessel of the demon, Shukaku, he would've fallen asleep by then. He couldn't care though. He looked down at the sand, knowing why the wind was once again defying the laws of nature.
"You're crying again…aren't you..?" he asked the air revolving around him before it disappeared.
"Who's crying, Kazekage-sama?" a familiar voice inquired, causing him to jerk his head towards the tone.
He saw no one, but a little blonde girl carrying a basket.
"Jue…what are you doing here? Go back to Suna…"
"I'm just passing by to deliver these medicines just in case…"
"Oh, just put them down and run back to the village as quickly as you can…"
She placed the basket down, but didn't move.
"Olha-chan is crying…?" she asked innocently.
Gaara looked at her, emotionless, but his eyes showing surprise. "How did you know…?"
She shrugged, "because I thought I saw her in your eyes…well, bye, Kazekage-sama! Good luck!"
With that, she bowed and ran back to the village.
'My…eyes…?'
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It was sunrise, and the only human movement made was the shaking of a bluenette. She stared out at the complete nothingness, shivering to her core due to fear's cold touch.
She wanted to hit herself; she wanted to slit her wrists; she wanted to be burned into ashes; she just wanted her life to end.
'I cannot believe this…it cannot be true…all this time…'
She started to shake some more. Her fear was visible for everyone to see, but none of it mattered to her any longer. Her pride, her reputation; she didn't care about them any longer. She just wanted to run away.
'All this time…I was…'
Her breathing became, in a way, inhuman and clearly uneven as she choked up more tears from her blood shot eyes. It was as if she had to resort to the water in her body to form more tears so that she could cry on and on.
'I was…I was…'
She heard some yawns and groans of the multiple ninjas who started to wake up, all recharged and invigorated. She tried to wipe away her tears; the least thing she would want are more laughs anyway…
'I was…the main part of their plan…'
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"Have you seen or heard anything…?" Gaara asked his two older siblings who stayed by both of his sides.
The two sadly shook their heads, fixing all their Kunai, shuriken, and other weapons they would need for the war. The Jounins for the frontal assault were all lined up behind the Kazekage, staring out at the vast desert, ready to take the first bloodshed. Finally, they saw it.
The Mist Jounins marched up in sight, the Mizukage wasn't at the front, but at the back of all the warriors; it was probably a part of their strategy.
The two villages stared at one another, thinking of multiple strategies to be used against the opposing ninja. They stayed put for what seemed to be an eternity before Gaara held out a single hand in front of him.
The Mist ninjas were alarmed. They were in the desert, and it was also Gaara's playground. They had to be careful.
When they least expected, the sand shot up and wrapped itself around one of the Mist's Jounin whom he randomly selected in their moment of silence; with a clench of his fist, the poor soul exploded from the pressure of the sand and bathed the Mist army with his blood. (GO GAARA!)
With that, the war began with Suna taking the first blood.
Being the Kazekage, Gaara had absolutely no problem crisis whatsoever. He killed over five Jounins without breaking a sweat; of course, he also praised their desert terrain for the advantage. His eyes showed an unspoken determination as he focused on his objective: get the Mizukage. He wanted to kill that stupid excuse of a father for both his village's and Olha's sake.
He wanted to fulfill Olha's last will. It has been a while since he last took away one's life, and this was his chance.
After all, she was to die the next day unless he could somehow, in someway, find her before the time comes; but what are the chances of that happening?
He speared a blade of sand into a ninja's heart, killing him instantly.
'Dammit…where are you…?'
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Gaara lost track of how many people he killed over the battle. He shrugged it off; it didn't matter. His eyes wandered, looking for the Mizukage, and checking if there are any Suna nins lying down injured.
Instead, though, his eyes caught sight of short, dark blue hair he was all too familiar with...he saw Olha, running towards him through the battle field. He blinked, is this really Olha?
It was odd, however; he was thinking along the lines of pale skin, bloodshot eyes, and a skinny, bruised and injured figure.
In its place, she had slightly tanned skin, her bright blue eyes showed no traces of crying, and she seemed well fed and perfectly…well…normal! Were Kankurou and Temari lying to him this whole time? Did they just want to get a few laughs?
Olha arrived in front of Gaara, panting from the loss of air, but she straightened up to a good posture and flashed him a smile.
'Wait…that smile…it looks so different…how come…?'
"Gaara-kun; it's so nice to see you again!" she exclaimed, wrapping her arms around the Kazekage's neck.
'Kun…? Why is she acting this way…? This isn't like her…this isn't a single bit like the Olha I know…'
"Pity, though, Gaara…but you're going to die…" she chirped up, as if it weren't anything at all, and before Gaara could register what was happening, his wrists were chained by two Mist ninjas.
He tried to use his Sand techniques, but the sand wouldn't obey him. He let out a low growl when he suddenly recognized the chains. They were sealed with chakra sealing talismans; he can't use any of his sand abilities. Olha pulled away from him and signaled the others to go back to base.
'No wait…something's not right…' he thought, staring at the back of her head as he was lead away from the battle area, 'why would Olha do this…? Why would she betray my trust…?'
Just then, he remembered something different about her. There was something wrong in the way she smiled at him…and also in the way she acted towards him…it cannot be her, but he had to be a hundred percent sure.
"Olha…remind me…where were you the night before you had to leave?"
"At your place…" she replied, signaling the guards to move faster so that they could get out quicker. The path they took was cleared by the many Mist troops. It seems that this was the whole part of their plan.
"You are such an amateur, Ur. I've only met your sister for ten days and I damn well know more about her than you." Gaara frowned, looking at the Mist 'girl' with a deadly glare in his eyes. They were in front of the camp and all three nins froze at what he said.
"How did…you know…" the 'female' stuttered, changing back to the original for of the ten-year-old Ur Livarte.
"You aren't, at any way, like your sister. I can tell if it was her anytime…" the red haired shinobi growled, but he immediately regained his eminent composure.
"It doesn't matter…" Ur glowered at the Kazekage, "both you and my sister will be beheaded together in front of all Sand and Mist to see tomorrow! There's nothing you could do to stop it!"
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'So this was their plan…they knew that my defenses are down when I'm with Olha and they used that fact as an advantage…Ur used a jutsu in order to change his appearance to make himself look like Olha, then they captured me…and I'm going to be beheaded alongside her…'
Gaara was deep in thought as he was brought to a tent somewhere at the back and was ushered inside a cage where he was locked.
Another cage was beside his but he paid no heed to it nor whomever may be the person inside.
He shifted his sitting position to another to get more comfortable.
'I cannot believe it…my trust in Olha betrayed me…and I lost…'
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Olha could hear the cries, grunts, gasps, and shouts of pain and agony of many thanks to her little spy. A soft breeze would come in from time to time to envelop her in its embrace to calm her, and then whisper to her what was happening. She whimpered when she heard that many of the Suna Jounins have been killed, and she sobbed to hear that the wind couldn't find the Kazekage's body anywhere.
Then, she heard it.
The tent opened and in came four people. One, she recognized as her "sweet" younger brother, two of them were none other than his trusty thugs, but the last person made her eyes snap wide.
It was Gaara.
She wanted to call out his name; she wanted to stand and call forth the wind to kill the other three; she wanted him to know she was there.
But alas, she could not.
She couldn't speak for she couldn't find her voice; she couldn't stand for she lost too much blood; she couldn't make the wind wrap around him for she was too scared.
'I am worthless…because of me…Suna will lose…because of me…my father will rule the wind country with my powers to aid him…because of me…Gaara…Gaara will…'
More tears fell from her face. She curled up into a ball and cried endlessly on her knees.
'Die…'
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