OK, this is the 5th chappie and…yea. I'll be introducing new people.
Two months earlier
The night was calm and to Gaara's liking. He loved the night, when everyone was asleep, where no faces looked at him in a brave yet slightly feared way, where he could just sit down and think without the villager getting suspicious.
He was in his Kazekage robes, something he detested to wear. He looked around him on a rooftop and jumped to the highest building he could find. Since he has the Skukaku inside of him, he wasn't able to sleep and could only wander the streets and rooftops of Suna at night.
While he was sitting and looking at the moon, gusts of wind started surrounding him. Don't tell me another sand storm is coming…I hate taking showers, but sandstorms don't come in January.
He quickly let his guard up, he sensed his desert being walked on by a bunch of people from the north. One person was riding on the wind. He could sense the sand particles.
He decided to greet them.
They met at the edge of the village and the group stopped.
A man spoke out which Gaara presumed to be the leader.
So this is our Kazekage…I could some family resemblance…
"Kazekage-sama, my clan and I have decided to move back to the urban part of suna."
Gaara immediately recognized the clan. The Yoshiba clan…
Gracefully, a girl his age landed beside the leader form mid air. So she was the person riding on wind…she looks familiar…wasn't she that person who…
"Kazekage-sama, I would like you to meet my daughter, Yukaana."
Flashback
A 6 year old Gaara sat by the swings, teddy bear in hand, looking at the kids playing soccer.
He wanted to play too, but whenever he tried to join in the kids would run away yelling 'monster!', 'monster!'.
He tried again one day, but the same thing happened all the other days. He was close to crying while walking back to his swing. He had forgotten his teddy bear.
"Looking for this?"
A little girl called out, about Gaara's age.
Gaara looked at her wide eyed, she had his teddy bear in her arms, smiling at him.
He didn't know what to do, so he decided to glare.
Then, he held up his hand and commanded the sand to take the teddy bear.
He retrieved his teddy bear, and held it close.
The girl smiled, and said,
"Do you want to be my friend?" She looked at the direction the kids ran off, then lowered her head. "I don't have any."
This was all too much for Gaara.
"Yuka!"
"Oh no, I have to go, we can meet here tomorrow, ok? Bye!"
And with that she left.
Gaara walked home lost in thoughts.
"Yashamaru! Today I found a friend."
Yashamaru smiled at Gaara. He's smiling. How dare he smile after he took my dear sister's life.
"I'm happy to hear that Gaara-san!"
The next day Gaara found Yuka sitting at the swings.
"Umm… hi" said Gaara shyly.
"Oh, hi! I didn't even notice you were here! Hehe, silly me."
Gaara thought her giggle was so sweet.
"So, your name is Yuka right?"
"Yeah. My real name is Yoshiba Yukaana, but just call me Yuka."
They spent the whole afternoon together, having fun.
Gaara smiled a lot more.
One day, they met at the park and Yuka was there, waiting for him.
"Gaara, you can control the sand right?"
Yuka had a serious face on.
"Yea…"
Suddenly his eyes were filled with tears, then started to stream down his face.
"Y-your gonna l-leave me now r-r-right…"
Yuka hugged him.
"You silly boy, of course not! Why would I leave you?"
Gaara quickly wiped his tears away with the back of his hand.
"My daddy told me yesterday that I can control the wind."
Gaara went wide eyed again. "really?"
She smiled. "Yeah, look."
Yuka held a flat hand above her head.
The air around moved faster and faster.
"You're so cool Yuka!"
End of Flashback
Gaara's surprise turned to anger. She left me…
Later that night the Yoshiba clan was settled to a hotel and Gaara returned to his rooftop.
A gust of wind and Yuka landed beside him.
Yuka wore a short leather skirt, with a tank top. On her neck there was an amulet with the symbol of Suna. Her eyes were a deep pools of dark blue, her hair a wispy brown.
"Gaara…I'm sorry…I…didn't have a choice…"
Gaara's face was unemotional.
"Gaara, you were my only friend, I love you, I knew wasn't alone. But my father, he wanted me to train hard, so he moved our clan to a remote part of Suna. Gaara, I never forgot about you for a single day. We've both changed, but we could still stay friends."
Gaara looked at her, her beautiful eyes were glistening in the moon light, her sincere look, her soft lips, "Your beautiful" he thought aloud.
She had a surprised look on her face and Gaara blushed and quickly turned away.
She moved closer to Gaara, and rested her head on heer head o his shoulder.
Gaara could practically feel energy sparks flying between them
"I miss you Gaara, we're still friends right?" His heart melted.
He smiled and replied "Yeah"
They stayed like that until Yuka fell asleep and Gaara stared at the moon, his thoughts like a turmoil inside of him.
So, Yuka has Kanjana, the bird demon inside of her as I have Shukaku…interesting…
The Next four weeks went smoothly, usually the pair would go to a restaurant for dinner and then Gaara would escort her home. The Yoshiba Clan bought an estate, and Gaara would be welcome to come over and have dinner there too.
The villagers thought those two were dating.
One day Temari came home seeing Gaara and Yuka watching a movie, sitting beside each other on the plush sofa.
"Well well well, what do I have here, two love birds that have been dating secretly?"
The two 'love birds' looked at her with the same face: confused but blushing badly.
"We are not dating" was the same answer that came from both mouths but both people are wishing for the exact opposite.
Temari was enjoying herself. "Oh? Then what all the restaurant dinners about?
"We were just eating together" came Gaara's reply.
"Same thing, Gaara. Sigh, my baby brother finally got himself a girlfriend ne? I wonder if he ever kissed you, Yuka?"
Yuka turned 79 shades of red.
Temari laughed and and proceeded upstairs. "I'll leave you two to your precious time!" she called out.
It was very awkward. It was true. They both knew they liked each other, but, I guess I'll have to deal with it and wait for an opportunity. It's not like Gaara will like anyone else, so I have lots of time…
"Hey Gaara. What did you call me for?"
Gaara smiled. It was as it when she entered the room a light went on.
"Good afternoon Yuka. Since you are a ninja and a citizen of Suna, you should have a ranking. This afternoon I will personally spar with you to help me put you in a ninja category. All right?"
"Sure. Do we go now?"
"Yes"
"Are you ready Yuka?"
She smiled. "Of course."
She took out her steel fan and unfolded it.
In a flash she was gone.
Genjutsu…
Gaara looked up and saw her coming straight at him like a torpedo. He did a substitution jutsu and hid behind a nearby rock. When she was about to hit the fake Gaara, she changed direction to the rock where Gaara was.
So she knew I was here…
Gaara dodged and landed on the ground. Yuka slowed down and landed a few meters away from from him. Gaara held his hand and commanded the sand to wrap Yuka. It was difficult for Gaara, because the wind around Yuka kept pushing away the sand. Yuka waved her fan and one last gust all of Gaara's sand was cleared. She used this opportunity to do a jutsu.
"Yoshiba rakun!"(Wind scar)
Oh shit
He felt a big wave of needles cut past him and when the wind was gone, his clothes were ripped and he had cuts and scrapes everywhere.
Yuka rushed to Gaara's side. "Are you ok?"
"Yeah" Impressive, after all this she isn't even tired, she must much stronger.
Yuka bent down and started treating Gaara's wounds. Her fingers were gentle while light blue chakra healed his cuts.
They traveled back to the Kazekage's office.
She's higher than Jounin or Anbu, almost the same level as me…she doesn't belong to any category.
"Yuka, I'll put you in the Jounin section even if our ability is much higher."
She beamed. "Sure thing. See you tomorrow"
"The Kanjana, a powerful bird demon, Miku, if we obtain it is a great advantage."
"Orochimaru-sama, Isn't that bird demon contained by one of the Yoshibas?"
"Hm, Miku, for an 18 year old you sure is clever. Yes, a girl from Suna named Yoshiba Yukaana…when we capture her hidden village of Sound will be as good as any of the other villages.
"Hai, Orochimaru-sama.
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