Okay…I hope I can make this chapter better then the last one, which in my opinion really sucked. So…let's get to work shall we?
Gaara: I want my coffee…
Choji: I ate my car keys!!!!!!!!!
Shikamaru: -Snores-
Euagh…….-.-
Amagumo slowed his pace when he realized that Gaara was walking behind the others, at a slower walk. He glanced at the Konoha and Suna shinobi, and saw that they had yet to notice that Gaara had slowed his step. Amagumo sighed and slowed down even more till he was near the redhead's side. He didn't dare get to close. The young man was way more powerful then he, and he knew that if he made him to angry, well, he'd be dead in an instant. "Uh…S-Sabaku-san?"
The green eyes turned toward him slowly.
"Uh…i-is something w-wrong?" He asked nervously, fearful of the young man's rage. He himself didn't know of the Kazekage's techniques for killing, but according the leaf ninja called Shikamaru, it was something he'd rather not find out. All he knew is that Gaara controlled sand. That was all he knew, and probably all he wanted to know.
"Why do you ask?" Asked Gaara after a short pause. His voice was quite and had a trace of remorse in it. It was barely a movement of lips and throat, so Amagumo found it hard to hear exactly what he said. He had to lean in a bit before he completely herd it.
"U-uh…well…you've fallen b-behind from the o-others and…and you're being offal silent," He shrugged and gave a sheepish smile. When the redhead gave no sign that he'd noticed the friendly smile, Amagumo frowned and looked away, "Um…"
"I'm just thinking," Gaara answered dully. His eyes seemed gray instead of blue green in the light from the setting desert sun. His lips looked like sand against the sky in this lighting, and his skin seemed to melt away into the desert.
"Uh…I know it's n-not my business to dwell…but…about what?" He continued, staring at the Kazekage, his gray eyes wide. This young man was definitely different. He was like a complex and well oiled machine. He was straight to the point, violent, and at one malfunction, completely and totally lethal.
Gaara fell silent, as if he was thinking the question over and trying to find the right words to answer with. His dull eyes searched the sandy ground, hoping that words, words that he could reply with would carve themselves right into the grains at his feet.
"Of course, it is your private business and you don't have to tell me!!! I mean…I-I am counted as an enemy after all!" He frowned as he looked down at the sand as well. "But…"
Gaara tilted his head back slightly, staring at the sky as he walked. A cold breeze announcing the arrival of night swam by, making his red hair flutter around his eyes and face. A steady frown was planted across his lips, and his eyes were narrowed slightly.
"About…" He spoke in a barely audible whisper, "About her…" His eyes seemed to get an even foggier look to them. He closed them, the dark rings around his eyes blocking out the blue green.
"Oh um…that Hinata girl?" He asked.
He gave a small upward jerk of his chin. A sufficient excuse for a nod apparently.
"Oh…." He looked away, frowning. He didn't get how two people from totally different villages could ever have such a strong bond as these two apparently did. And what about Gaara's sister, this Temari girl? What was she like, he wondered. She was probably some weak little girl who, even though she is older then them, must be protected by her brothers. He nodded slowly. That's probably what she was like.
It confused him so much, he just didn't get it. This man was the Kazekage. In a girls eyes, he had to be good looking. There must be plenty of good looking girls in Suna. Why did he choose someone from an opposing village, even if they were allies? He shook his head. He'd never understand it. Maybe their bond wasn't even as powerful as he was clarifying it to be. Maybe they were just two people, who didn't even love each other. He bet…then when they rescued this Hinata, they wouldn't do anything. Maybe exchange an hello or whatever. He didn't expect anything more to happen.
"What are you going to do?" Gaara asked suddenly, shocking Amagumo out of this thoughts. He turned to noticed that those cold eyes were staring at him harshly. He flinched.
"Uh…d-do?"
"After all this. You surely won't be able to go home."
"Ah…no…I expect not…" He shrugged, "I'll um…probably look for a little rode side village to stay in, I guess," He frowned, knowing this wasn't a very sufficient answer for someone like the Kazekage. But then again, it must've been, for Gaara closed his eyes and looked away, ad if excepting the answer.
"Uh…and you?" He asked curiously.
"Probably head back to the leaf village to…" He frowned.
Amagumo didn't get to hear the rest, for the sand ninja, Kankuro, called out to them, making them both look up.
"Oy, keep up now!" He warned, "We can sense Kakashi's group not to far away! We'll be right on top with them any second now, so we kind of need you up here Gaara."
"Right," Gaara walked away from Amagumo, his hands in his pockets. He walked up beside his brother, and muttered something. Amagumo could now officially tell that they were brothers. Although Kankuro's face was a bit broader, they did look amazingly similar.
He wondered what these other ninja would be like. Would they all be lazy like Shikamaru, foul mouthed like Kankuro, silent and serious like Gaara, or something incredibly different? He sighed and quickened his step, only to jump into the air when Kankuro yelled loudly.
"OY! LEAF FOLKS!" He yelled as loud as he possible could.
Amagumo looked up to see a small group of people hurrying up to them. The young man in the lead looked to be about Gaara's age, and a huge smiled dawned across his lips as he spotted the redhead.
He slid to a halt in front of the Kazekage, and his smile vanished. They stared at each other for a moment, and tension seemed to crackle in the air like an electric storm. After a long pause, the blonde haired boy leapt forward and embraced Gaara. A shocked look was on his pale face.
Kankuro smirked and crossed his arms.
"Gaara, I am SOOOOOOOOO sorry!" Yelled the blonde haired boy, "I was such a HUGE idiot!"
"Well, can't argue there," Muttered the redhead, the corners of his lips twitching up slightly.
The blonde haired, blue eyed boy laughed and released him. He grinned broadly, the whiskers on his cheeks rising up with the immense force of the huge smile.
A boy with long brown hair and eyes incredibly like that Hinata girl's eyes stepped forward. He cleared his throat and looked at Gaara, "I'm…I'm also sorry," He said in a low voice. He extended a hand.
Gaara seemed to consider this for a moment, before taking the other man's hand and shaking it gently.
The blonde boy looked around, and frowned, "Where's Hinata?" He asked, turning his head this way and that.
A boy with spiky brown hair and a dog by his side frowned at Gaara. Another boy with almost his whole body covered up, except his eyes, which were covered with black glasses, stood as well.
Shikamaru sighed, "She got captured by cloud ninja."
"W-what!?" Gasped the blonde, his blue eyes wide. He looked at Amagumo, "Was it that guy!?"
"Idiot," Muttered Shikamaru, "If it was this guy here, he wouldn't be alive right now, would he? Gaara would of used sand coffin and been done with it by now." Gaara gave a small nod.
"I guess…"
"Well, if they took her to the cell, Choji will save her," Said a silver haired man, "He went there to rescue Temari."
Gaara looked up.
"Don't worry Gaara-kun," He said, "If anyone can save Temari and Hinata, its Choji."
"Oy, Kakashi-sensei," Said Sakura, stepping forward, "When are we going, huh? We are going to attack the cloud village," She looked at Shikamaru, "Right?"
"Here's the plan," Shikamaru said quietly.
"Aw here he goes!"
"Shut up Naruto."
"Humph!"
Shikamaru knelt down and drew in the sand with his finger, "Choji will get into the prison by disguising himself as a normal civilian. He'll save Temari and now Hinata as well, and then bust out. Once we see the explosion of Choji's expansion jutsu, then we move in. We'll just fight to get Temari and Hinata outta there. Then we head back to the leaf village. There's not enough of us right now for a full on assault," He sighed, "The only result of this will be war, I just know it." He looked around, "I don't want any casualties, got that? Temari told me once, that deaths are inevitable parts of missions…well that's wrong. Those things can be avoided if we just work together, got it?"
They all nodded, and Kankuro smirked.
"You really are impressive, you know that Shikamaru?" He said, crossing his arms.
"That's what the tell me," He muttered, shrugging slightly.
Kankuro laughed and moved away to talk with Kiba.
Naruto put his hands on his hips and let out a bored sigh, "I just don't see how your sister could of gotten herself captured Gaara! That doesn't seem like Temari!"
Gaara had sat down on a rock. Amagumo sat down in the sand nearby, watching them with faint curiosity.
"She was there of peaceful terms, and most likely didn't expect it," Gaara said bluntly.
Naruto shrugged, "Well, now I can tease her about it when Choji brings her back yah know!" He laughed.
"Yeah, good luck with that," Muttered Gaara half heartedly.
Naruto rolled his eyes and went on asking questions, "So…you and Hinata got back together huh?" He smirked, "Didja kiss?"
Gaara blinked and glared at him, "Is that your business?" He growled angrily.
"Is that a no?"
"No!"
"Then it's a yes?"
"I-"
"Well?"
"Let me-"
"Hm?"
Amagumo watched the back and fourth, slightly confused. In his knowledge, lower class ninja weren't supposed to back talk kages. Why hadn't Gaara said something about it yet?
"Don't worry bout those two," Amagumo looked around to see Sakura sitting down in the sand beside him, "Gaara and Naruto are long time friends. This is normal for them."
He stayed silent, frowning slightly.
Lee frowned and leapt back a few paces, "If I cannot do six thousand jumping jacks, then I will do eight thousand pull ups!"
Tenten shook her head and Sai just smiled.
The three of them were standing together atop the lookout tower, watching for an enemy that was never to come.
"Lee, he just bet you in rock paper scissors, bit deal," Muttered Tenten, crossing her arms.
"But I must beat Sai!" Cried Lee, already doing the jumping jacks.
"I don't get it," Sai said quietly, "Is this another part of the game?"
Tenten rolled her eyes.
Sai could be so clueless sometimes, but he was cute, Tenten had to admit. She sighed and leaned on the tower wall, "This is so boring! Why'd they have to put me up with…" She looked around. She was stuck with a near emotionless boy who smiled to much and was so clueless, and the leaf's beautiful green beats and his crazy eyebrows. She moaned.
"Something wrong Tenten-san?" Sai asked.
"Oh no…everything's fine…" She murmured.
"Ok then!" He said, smiling.
Her eye twitched.
"I couldn't of been given a different post?" She muttered under her breath. She clutched her head. This day would never, ever end!
She looked down at the bustling village below them. Everyone seemed to happy and carefree, completely oblivious to the nearing danger of war. She noticed, however, that the ninja she saw throughout the crowds if villagers, looked worried or alert. She nodded slowly. They should be. Only the dumbest ninja wouldn't be worried right now, not with the war time alert in activation.
But would war really break out? She wondered if it would. After a moment, she sighed and turned back to the two idiot boys.
-Sighs- I need a break! My hands are killing me! Oh well, this chapter was fun to do I guess. Lol, Amagumo's got it all wrong about Temari, Hinata, and Gaara huh?
Amagumo: …..
HEHE:D