Sand vs. Sound

Lee was sitting on sand by Gaara. "I remember you, your Gaara of the desert," Lee said. Lee remembered how Naruto fought Gaara during the attack. Gaara stood in front of Lee. "Don't threat as I no longer kill to prove my existence in life, but I do kill those who propose a threat," Gaara said.

"Gaara, that's what they call you?" Kimimaro asked setting for an attack. Bones appeared from his skin. He fired bone bullets from his fingers at Gaara. The sand acted as a shield and slowed down the momentum and speed of the attack. The bones came at the other end and fell on the ground.

"You're one of Naruto's friends?" Gaara asked. "Yes, my teammate Tenten and I were the ones who helped Naruto out after you two fought," Lee said, "If we're going to be on the same side I might warn you that guy has the Kekigenki known as Bone Pulse. What you witness is just the taste of what he probably can do." Lee got up as the sand retreated.

Shikamaru was confused while Temari was ready to attack. "I didn't expect you to change sides quickly," Shikamaru said. "Please we were merely fallowing orders just as we are now," Temari said. "So the fifth Hokage send them, she saved us," Shikamaru thought. "By the way you seem dumber than the last time we cross paths," Temari said, "So are you going to give up this time, it wouldn't matter?" "I'm sorry but I'm not going to give up, and besides a man doesn't let a woman do his work," Shikamaru said. "Talk tough but you're just an idiot," Temari said.

Temari set for an attack. Tayuya started playing. "Sound of her flute starts her Genjutsu," Shikamaru warned her. "Got it," Temari said, "Cyclone scythe jutsu." Temari waved her fan and a cyclone formed cutting the trees to pieces and over power the sound Genjutsu with the sound of the wind and cut through Tayuya's flute. Tayuya hid behind the tree after the jutsu ended.

Sekan was looking around from the river, while Ukon was dodging Kankaro's puppets. "So you fight with puppets?" Ukon asked. Kankaro set up for another strike. "Hold on a second when you arrived weren't you in a group of three?" Kiba asked. "The other 2 went on ahead," Kankaro said.

"Listen, these enemies aren't light weights they're tough," Kiba said and sniff something in the air, "Behind you." Sekan went for a strike on Kankaro. Sekan grabbed hold of Kankaro. Kiba tried to move but couldn't from the pain. "He's all yours Sekan finish him," Ukon said. Kiba thought about the jutsu that allows Sekan to emerge with him during their fight. "That won't work with Kankaro," Kiba thought. He remember that Kankaro could substitute himself with his puppets as fast as Naruto could substitute with a shadow clone. Sekan tried to emerge but Kankaro's face cracked. "I can't believe it," Sekan said. The sand broke apart and revealed to be one of Kankaro's puppets.

"I guess that jutsu of yours don't work on puppets," Kankaro said appearing out of the bandages, "Fair warning we sand ninjas aren't push over like our friends from the leaf village. And standing close as you are to my friend the black ant." Blades appeared on the arms of the black ant, "Big mistake," Kankaro said. It crushed Sekan in its blades. It let go and Sekan hit the ground cut up. Kankaro had it go after Ukon as Sekan revert to normal.

Ukon went to third stage and gain more speed. Ukon arrived just for Sekan to emerge to him to heal. Ukon revert to normal once emerge. "My stomach wound has healed but I have hardly any chakra left but more than enough to handle these amateurs," Ukon said. "His wounds are already back to normal, last time I saw someone heal that fast was Naruto," Kiba said. "Its like they're just mocking us," Kankaro said. "This isn't the kind of enemy you can beat head to head, Akamaru and I already tried that," Kiba said. "There is a difference between yours and my strength," Kankaro said, "I'm no longer the sand ninja who underestimated his opponents strength like I was when I lost to your friends during the preliminaries and during the attack on the leaf village."

Kankaro send his first puppet at Ukon. Ukon dodge then Kankaro command his puppet to fired kunai knives. "Not quiet," Ukon said dodging it. Kankaro had the puppet detach its hand and it launch with weapons fired. Ukon dodge them and the hand. Kankaro smiled as the black ant appeared and opened it chest and pulled Ukon and Sekan in and closed up giving them no room to move. "My black ant puppet isn't design for offense but for capturing the enemy," Kankaro explained, "But combine with crow it makes a deadly combination."

Crow broke apart in multiple parts and blades took place of where they come together and went through the blade holes on the black ant. There was a scream before things started calming down. "Game over," Kankaro said.

At Shikamaru and Temari's side Tayuya hid while they look. "She must be hiding, after all she doesn't need to see us to attack," Shikamaru said. "Then you better cue me in on the enemy," Temari said. "Well the base of her jutsu is of course sand. She can trap her enemy in Genjutsu just by the sound of the flute. And since sound can travel for distance, she's a long distant attacker. She can trap us in Genjutsu before we know it to since sound can bounce off objects, so like I said, she doesn't even have to see us to attack," Shikamaru said.

"So what you're basically saying is we're dealing with the most dangerous form of Genjutsu," Temari said. Shikamaru tried to fix his finger as they wait. "Our best shot is to keep a low profile," Shikamaru said. "Who ask you, I just needed info on our opponent," Temari said, "Don't underestimate me just yet." Temari bit her thumb and traced her blood on her fan. She swiped her fan and a huge gust of wind formed a weasel with a scythe that cut through the whole forest in one swipe leaving the top of the forest to cut down and nothing left but from the height Temari and Shikamaru was standing down. Amongst the ruins was Tayuya's body reverting to normal after she was blown away and crushed by the logs.

"By the way I was ordered to tell at least one of the 2 squad leaders that two of your comrades were rescued right at their brink of death and now is receiving immediate medical care led by your villages 2 top medical ninjas," Temari said. "What Choji and Neji?" Shikamaru said, 'Who rescued them?" "Some former rogue mist ninja that decided check and make sure none of you were killed," Temari said. "Haku, should have known he wouldn't let us down. You can't keep a former ninja out forever if they don't want to stay back," Shikamaru thought. (Early treatment means early recovery that's changing what it means to change the story)

At Gaara and Lee's end Garra's sand was hovering around Gaara. Lee took his fighting stance. "I can handle this," Gaara said. "No you need backup," Lee said. Lee tried to run into battle but Gaara stopped him with his sand. "Please let go," Lee responded. "I'm trying to do you a favor, since you're one of Naruto's friends. I can defend and attack with out any help of back up," Gaara said. "That's right; Gaara contains the one-tail raccoon-dog who can control sand. It won't let anything happen to Gaara because if he dies so does it," Lee thought.

The bones reverted back in Kimimaro as his curse seal reverted. "I'll take you down with my own power," Kimimaro said. His fingers split as bones appeared. Gaara's sand plunge at Kimimaro who dodge it with ease and fired finger bones. The sand that stayed behind acted as Gaara's shield. Kimimaro dodge more of the sand that been attacking him. As hard as Kimimaro tried to fired finger bones the more Gaara's sand defended. "Sand rain," Gaara said. Sand that formed a cloud above Kimimaro rained down.

Kimimaro tried to dodge but found sand clinging to his feet. "I can make more sand by pounding my sand into the earth and mixed it together for an attack," Gaara said prepping for his most dangerous move. Sand surrounded Kimimaro for an attack. "Sand Coffin," Gaara said closing his hand and sand pressured onto Kimimaro for a crushing win.

"This is it, not even Dosu and his armor could with stand the pressure of his sand coffin," Lee thought, "You got him." "Not yet," Gaara said. Kimimaro broke out with the curse mark surrounding most of his body, some of his skin was gone but the blood was visible. "Another one," Gaara said. "Huh?" Lee responded. "If it wasn't for my bone mask that would have killed me," Kimimaro said. Sand broke out of the ground surrounding the area. A wave of sand formed to attack. "Sand Tsunami," Gaara shouted. The sand wave swiftly move down and covered the area. Then Gaara hit the ground. "Desert burial," Gaara shouted. The sand crushed in anyone inside it.

"How persistent," Gaara said. Kimimaro took third state as he looked like a human stegosaurus. Gaara had the sand surround Kimimaro for an attack. "Sand Coffin," Gaara shouted. The sand crushed Kimimaro but it didn't work as Kimimaro stepped out of it and came at Gaara. "What happened to him," Lee wondered. Gaara formed a dense shield against Kimimaro. Kimimaro broke through and hit Gaara directly. Gaara recovered as his second layer of sand cracked. Lee removed his weights and headed for a strike. "I'm your opponent two," Lee said, "Leaf Hurricane." Lee struck Kimimaro who didn't flinch. Kimimaro tail went for a strike but Gaara's sand blocked most of the blow as Lee flew back. "You'll be the first to die Gaara," Kimimaro said.

His spine poked out as Kimimaro grabbed it and pulled out revealing to be a sphere. "Dance of the Chameleon," Kimimaro said. He used it to strike but Gaara blocked it as it surrounded him. Kimimaro's arm turned into a sphere with his bone. Kimimaro was trying to catch his breath. "My time is almost up," Kimimaro thought (Don't forget he was under Kabuto's medical care before when the mission started). Gaara's sand formed a giant figure that stopped the sphere. Kimimaro struck the shield with his new weapon. After a few inches the bone broke.

"So that's the bone pulse bloodline," Gaara said. "I'm the last of my clan, the last one that carries the bone pulse bloodline," Kimimaro said, "You see there is a illness that comes with it, however I'm not alone. As I'll stay in Orochimaru's heart forever." "So your sole life purpose is to work for Orochimaru's," Gaara said, "That's not life that is slavery." Gaara broke his sand and Kimimaro sucked into the sand. He sunk down for 200 feet of pressure. Bones pushed out of the ground for striking everyone in its path. Gaara's sand took him and Lee out of range.

"He's a lot like me," Gaara said. "Huh?" Lee responded. "He must have been alone looking for away out, and found it through servitude, just as I thought I found mine from killing others," Gaara said. "And as Haku found his from serving Zabuza," Lee said, "Yeah I heard this story before." "It's not servitude or slavery, it's my way of life," Kimimaro said going for a strike. Kimimaro died before ending it.

Gaara and Lee rested after the struggle. "What is this story of Haku you were talking about?" Gaara asked. "According what I understand, Haku killed his father after he killed his mother and tried to kill him for their bloodline. Haku was alone and hungry. When he met Zabuza, Zabuza took him in and trained him in the way of the Shinobi, and Haku showed his gratitude by making his life purpose to be Zabuza's weapon," Lee said, "But at least before Zabuza died he gave Haku a choice to live his own life."

"Not so different," Gaara said, "If only I was able to talk since into him like Naruto did to me, maybe it could be different." "Ah don't worry, to be honest I don't think anyone has Naruto's gift," Lee said. "Huh?" Gaara responded. "Neji, my teammate/rival, said it himself. Naruto has a gift to bring those who were in lost in darkness into the light of hope," Lee said, "All of us been touch or seen it at least once. I know I was back at the academy."

A/N: Sorry it took long but the big battle starts next Naruto vs. Sasuke.

Also I read Family love, the one where Neji and Choji died, and don't worry I'm not going to kill them, no fun in the story if they die, and it would be stupid of me to do that after Haku coming to their aid earlier than the show had the medical ninjas did.

F.Y.I. Neji and Choji are getting immediate care, which leads to these choices.

1st Choice: Neji and Choji are fully recovered after the mission is over.

2nd Choice: Choji and Neji is still being treated by Shizune and Tsunade by time of the mission is over.

I'll Repeat these choices until the end of the chapter, but Neji and Choji are not going to die. This story is beyond from over, and I'm going to need them for chapters that will be from the episodes that isn't in the comic series.