SailorStar9: Wha...? Three chapters up and no review? Anyway, Chapter 35 goes up, this is Chapter 36 and a special appearance by two of the Guardians. *Looks at reviewers* What? You guys said you wanted the Guardians' involvement. To all my non-reviewing readers, I love you all! Will love you more if you review! *hugs all round!*
Disclaimers: I do not own both the animes. However, I do own the pairing, I hope.
Chapter 36: The Evil Hand Sneaks Near! The Targeted Hospital Room
Some time later...
"Hey! Open up!" Baki hammered on Kankuro's and Temari's door.
"What do you want this time?" Kankuro asked.
"Fools!" Baki hollered. "I told you not to let your eyes off him!"
At his implication, the two Suna nins slid open the door to Gaara's room, only to find the red-haired nin missing.
"Did Gaara...?" Temari gasped.
"Where did he go?" Kankuro stammered.
"I hope nothing happens..." Baki muttered.
In the hospital...
Gaara's threatening shadow loomed in the corridors as he walked into Lee's room.
Sliding the door open, he approached the Gai-look alike.
Recalling what Gai told him after his match, the red-haired container winced as Shukaku and the Sand Priest fought for control. Finally, the Sand Priest won out and Gaara released his sand on the unconscious Lee.
Elsewhere...
Keena was watching amusedly as the two males sparred.
Both are stubborn idiots. She mused before she sensed the spiking chakra of the Sand Priest.
Oh damn! She cursed and shunshinned off to the hospital.
"Now, where is she going?" Sasuke muttered when he no longer felt Keena's shadow.
"Sasuke!" Kakashi barked, gaining the raven's attention, forcing the Uchiha to dodge a punch.
"Keena didn't wear you out last night, did she?" the one-eyed Jonin quirked a teasing brow.
Flashback
Kakashi had been brutal in his training and the raven was bruising all over by the time he got back to his apartment.
"This bad?" Keena joked from a branch on the oak tree overseeing his window.
"You don't know the half of it." Sasuke muttered, wincing.
Flopping on his bed uncharacteristically, he let out a small cry in pain.
A flash of worry came over the Guardian and she shunshinned right beside him.
"Just be lucky I came prepared." Keena chided, removing her mask as she produced a bottle of massage oil from her storage scroll.
"Lie on the bed." she ordered, returning the patented Uchiha glare with an even harder glare of her own, forcing to Sasuke to compile.
Sasuke flushed, remembering what had occurred next. Their *cough*innocent*cough* massage session evolved into a full-out make-out session, that left the Uchiha wondering if she did have it planned.
Snapping himself out of his stupor, the raven then let out a war cry and charged at his perverted sensei for even suggesting that they did that.
In the hospital...
Sakura walked toward Lee's room. Ever since the end of the three exam, she had gone to see the overly excited boy.
Ino had filled her in on what happened to him and she made time to go see him. She did not have too much to do with her teammates training and all. The first time he was training despite his injuries. It took her and three nurses to stop him and places him back in bed. Since then she had kept watch on him to make sure that he did not train. As a thank you, the nurses gave her a scroll on basic first-aid. She was reading it when she felt something in Lee's room her. Sakura gulped and slowly reached for a kunai.
"May I help you?" she asked, opening the door
Gaara's eyes flashed and thrust his hand forward. Sakura had no time as she was slammed out of the door with big impact. She groaned and struggled to get up. She watched as he moved toward Lee.
"What do you think you're doing?" she demanded. Gaara ignored her and watched as his sand continued to cover the injured boy. Before he could do the deed, he was stopped by an invisible force.
Then, a kunai and an ice sword was on his neck. Sakura saw who the three were.
"Shikamaru! Naruto! Keena!" she exclaimed.
Gaara turned to see the two containers. He was shocked to see the boy's red eyes and Keena's raging ice-blue ones. He also felt killer intent coming from them.
"I will only say this once. You either get control the Shukaku or you and she will be going to the next world. Don't think your armor with protect you." Keena threatened.
Gaara was shocked that she would actually threaten to kill her own creation but did not show it. He could probably kill the Kyuubi container but the way the kunai and ice blade were held, they would kill him as well. Gaara retracted his sand and placed his cork back on his gourd. Naruto looked to Shikamaru and the boy released him. The two locked eyes with each other.
"It was a mistake to ignore you. I will kill you and prove my existence." Gaara threatened the blond.
"We'll see. First the Hyuuga, then you." Naruto said with conviction. Gaara scoffed and walked out the room. Naruto's eyes returned to its normal color. He sighed and released the breath that he was holding.
Why were the gods so cruel to him?
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