A New Path
Chapter 7 : Leave
Synopsis : What's going on with Gaara!? And what will Kankuro and Temari say or do to our poor Naruto now? Plus, Asuma, Kurenai and Gai's team meet up at the place where a strange chakra emitted.
Pairings : Main pairing will be Gaara x Naruto. A little tiny bit of Sasuke x Naruto, along with maybe Kakashi x Iruka
Disclaimer : I don't own Naruto but wish I did
Important note : Contains shonen-ai, in other words boy loves boy, don't like then don't read
Extra Information :
- This takes place after the Chuunin exam, although, Sasuke never went to join Orochimaru.
- Also, the fight between Sasuke and Naruto on the Hospital roof did occur.
- Important to have read up to Volume 20 of the manga Naruto
JAPANESE WORDS
- baka = idiot -
- dobe = dead last -
- naruhodo = I see -
- Chikushou = damn / dammit -
- naze = why -
- hai = yes / yeah -
- Arigatou = Thank You -
- Okaasan = Mother -
- Gomen = Sorry -
- Urousai = Shut up -
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Naruto closed his eyes tightly, as he pointed the kunai towards his heart. He thrust his hands forward to push the kunai into his chest, as he waited for the pain to arrive.
As the seconds passed, Naruto never felt the pain, but knew his kunai was embedded into something, unless he couldn't feel the pain anymore and died automatically.
His eyes remained closed, but focused on the sounds around him, something that kept dripping on the floor. Could it be his blood?
"Naze.........?" Gaara asked as he seemed in a bit of pain himself
Naruto shot open his eyes to see what actually happened as to his surprise, a sand barrier stood in front of him, and that was the reason the kunai hadn't pierced his chest yet.
As the sand dropped back to the floor, Naruto saw Gaara that seemed in a bit of pain, since the boy had a hand pressed against the sigh 'love' on his forehead.
"Gaara........." Naruto let out in shock with wide eyes
"I told you, that you were special to me, and I will let no one harm you, not even if it's yourself........." Gaara mumbled as the sand slowly retreated back into the gourd
The slight pain Gaara felt slowly left, as Naruto fell on his ass, still surprised by the action Gaara had just done for him.
"I thought the sand only protected you, why did it ........." Naruto mumbled still in shock
"What's wrong Okaasan?" Gaara let out with a strained voice as he fell to his knees
"H .........Hey, what's wrong Gaara?" Naruto asked as he crawled on his hands and feet towards Gaara
"Why? Why did you do that Ookasan" Gaara repeated over and over again
Gaara was down to his knees, as his body began to shake, and his eyes showed that he was partly afraid. Naruto was unsure to what to do as he placed his hands gently on Gaara's shoulder and shook him a little to try and understand what was going on.
"TEMARI! KANKURO! GET YOUR ASSES IN HERE!!! SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH GAARA" Naruto yelled out in hopes to be heard
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Naruto's eyes locked themselves with those of Gaara's, as the sand-nin pressed a hand against the sign love embedded on his forehead. The sand remained on the ground although it moved around Gaara, as it was getting ready to defend him.
"Gaara, you gotta tell me what's wrong" Naruto repeated as his own eyes showed how worried he was
"I don't understand........." Gaara let out as he then screamed and buried his head beneath his hands
As Naruto lowered his head to try and take another look at Gaara, the bedroom door flew opened, as a panting Kankuro and Temari stood there, trying to catch their breath.
Temari and Kankuro looked down on the floor, with wide eyes, when they saw their little brother that seemed in pain and Naruto not far, as they assumed the worse from the situation.
Temari started to tremble as the first thought that crossed her mind was if the demon Shukaku had started to take over like that time where he and Naruto fought after the Chuunin Exams.
Kankuro stared at his little brother and immediately rushed towards Naruto and grabbed him by the collar of his jumpsuit. Kankuro lifted him from the ground, as the boy's feet no longer touched the floor, with his hands on Kankuro's wrist and struggled to get out of puppet master's hold.
"What the hell did you do to him!?" Kankuro yelled out and demanded an answer right away
"I.........I don't know! He's been acting weird ever since I tried something!" Naruto explained as his eyes closed
"What did you do!?" Kankuro asked again with a burning rage inside of him
While Kankuro tormented poor Naruto for an answer of what happened, Temari managed to snap out of it, as she crawled towards Gaara to see how he was really doing.
"Gaara, is it because of 'IT'?" Temari asked carefully as she placed a hand on Gaara's shoulder
"Its.........Naruto........." Gaara mumbled as he had trouble breathing
"Naruto?" Temari repeated as she looked up to meet her brother's gaze
Upon hearing the word Naruto from both Gaara and Temari, Kankuro immediately assumed that it was Naruto's fault and somehow placed Gaara like that.
"For the last time. What did you do to Gaara? And answer or else I brake your little neck for putting my little brother in pain again" Kankuro gave his last warning as he raised Naruto even higher
Naruto didn't want to give the truth that he actually tried to kill himself and for some reason Gaara's sand prevented him from doing so. Kankuro tightened his grip around the blonde's neck as Naruto couldn't breath anymore.
"Kankuro, don't kill him before we get the answer!" Temari reminded her brother
The moment Gaara heard Naruto and kill in the same sentence, he raised his head, while a hand still firmly pressed against his forehead. Gaara tried to stand up but the pain he felt shot out through his entire body as he only managed to get on his knees.
"Gaara, don't strain yourself" Temari noticed her little brother struggle
Temari placed her hands on Gaara's shoulders to help him stand, but he immediately slapped them away and glared at the female, that now sat on her butt.
"Put him down Kankuro" Gaara ordered his brother
Kankuro turned his head to meet the deadly gaze of his little brother and swallowed hard.
"Now" Gaara demanded as he stood up on his feet but had trouble to stand straight
Kankuro didn't dare to go against Gaara, as he let go of Naruto and stepped away from the blond. Naruto was on his knees, one hand around his own neck, as the other was pressed against the floor, giving him the support he needed to not fall.
Naruto was breathing fast as he coughed a little due to the lack of oxygen Kankuro had kept from him. Naruto finally opened his eyes and stared at Kankuro and then Gaara.
Gaara tried to take a step towards the blond, but the more he approached him, the more he was in pain. Their eyes met once more, as Naruto's eyes were filled with sadness and despair, as Gaara's were filled pain and confusion.
They both recalled the great battle between them right after the sound-nins that accompanied Orochimaru attacked Konoha Village. How Gaara's eyes always looked like he was a lost boy, not aware of his true place in the world.
Unlike him, Gaara didn't have anyone who acknowledged him once, like Iruka- sensei did for him. But in the end, even if Iruka acknowledged him, it wasn't enough to overcome the harsh words the Villagers told him daily.
Seeing Gaara again, made him realize more than ever, that Gaara's words were very true, just like Neji's were when he fought him. It's then, that Naruto noticed, he was like Gaara. But always hoped that even if he put on his false happy mask, things would get better.
A long silence came within the room, as Temari and Kankuro didn't dare to interfere with Gaara's current state. Temari was still shaking a little, as Kankuro's were wide open to see how Gaara seemed to still have control for now.
Naruto slowly smiled, as many thoughts crossed his mind. And mostly revolved around why Gaara saved him twice, and kept him alive? He then noticed that maybe, deep down, he wanted someone to save him. After all, he understood Gaara better than everyone since they both had demons within them.
"Loneliness" Naruto thought after many thoughts crossed his mind
"What the hell is he smiling about!?" Kankuro let out as he stared at the blond
Temari noticed the small smile upon Naruto's lips, as she gave a sign to Kankuro it would be best to not interfere unless Gaara's life was at stake.
"Okaasan doesn't want me gone does she?" Naruto whispered softly as his eyes soften and became watery
"Okaasan?" Kankuro and Temari repeated as their eyes widened
Gaara's eyes widened, when Naruto leaned forward to place a hand on the young boy's cheek.
"Gaara's already talking to IT?" Kankuro thought as his body started to tremble
"I promise I won't do it again. So please, go back to sleep........." Naruto whispered never leaving the boy's eyes before him
Upon those words, Gaara's body gradually stopped shaking, as he removed his hand against his forehead. The sand slowly returned to it's gourd, as Naruto leaned over Gaara to put the cork back on.
Gaara's expression was blank as he seemed somewhat shocked, just as much as Kankuro and Temari were. Naruto simply sat back on his butt, hands pressed against the floor behind him for support, as he then looked out the window.
"How did he........." Temari started
"How could that brat do that!? It's impossible........." Kankuro continued with a weak voice
"Uzumaki Naruto, how did you........." Gaara wanted to ask but stopped when he noticed how Naruto looked outside the window and the rays of the sun shone on his delicate skin
"I know what it's like to have a demon remember? Sometimes, they have an urge to protect their host. And sometimes they even want to protect what their host desires but isn't aware of it yet" Naruto reminded the boy with a big smile
"What the heck is he talking about?" Kankuro stepped forward as he was confused over the blonde's words
"Could Naruto be like Gaara?" Temari asked herself as she stood up
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*In The Forest, Gai's Team*
The team finally arrived to where a dangerous fight seemed to have happened, as Gai stepped ahead of the group to examine the site. Gai carefully looked around, as Sasuke kneeled on the ground and grabbed an amount of soil into his hand.
"Something big happened here" Tenten broke the silence
The team looked around to notice the soil seemed to be mixed with an unknown substance as well as a red substances here and there as well on the trees around the clear zone of the grass.
"The red substance is blood." Neji stated as he looked around
"It almost looks like it rained" Tenten let out a bit shocked by the site
"A rain of blood" A familiar voice came form behind them
The group immediately turned around to see Shino, with his hands stuffed into his pockets, a very shy Hinata who stood behind her instructor, Kurenai, and Kiba, who seemed utterly pissed for an unknown reason ( probably Shino again ne? ) while Akamaru was on Kiba's head.
"Rain of blood?" Tenten repeated a bit confused
Neji, Gai and Sasuke's eyes stared at Kurenai's team, but most Shino to the specific words he chose.
"There's only one person who could make it rain, a rain of blood" Shino continued
"That freaky guy from the Chuunin exams........." Kiba continued, as Akamaru lowered his head and crawled inside Kiba's jacket
"Gaara of the Desert" Sasuke finished as he poured the soil from his hand back to the ground
"Guess we all ended up at the same place ne?" Another familiar male voice was heard
From the shadows, they came out, Asuma's team, as Shikamaru stood right next to his sensei, hands stuffed into his pockets, Chouji besides him, eating chips again, while the two girls, Ino and Sakura argued about Uchiha Sasuke.
"What brought you here?" Gai asked
Before Asuma answered the question, Shikamaru got closer to the scene as he noticed the other substance mixed with the soil that Sasuke still had in his hand.
"So, I'm guessing this is where things got worse" Shikamaru let out as he tried not to get his sandals dirty while he made his way through the scene
"Got.........Worse.........?" Hinata mumbled weakly, earning her a glare from her cousin
"Yeah, from our side, seems like Naruto was being chased, and that le us here" Chouji explained with his mouth almost full
"How can you be so sure it was Naruto?" Neji asked a bit curious of the answer he could get
"Can you believe the idiot actually engraved his name on his kunai?" Ino commented as she pushed her hair behind her back
"That would be dobe indeed" Sasuke lowered his head and smiled a little
"Ino was it?" Neji asked
Ino immediately smiled as she pointed to herself and gave a wide smile to Neji.
"Unless you want me to beat some sense into you, don't call Naruto an idiot again" Neji warned the girl
Ino's smile vanished as the girls were a bit shocked by Neji's comment, as the rest of them stayed silent.
"What the heck is his problem?" Ino asked herself
"With all of us here, this could get troublesome......... Why did I get stuck with her?" Shikamaru asked himself as he took a deep breath and focused on the situation
"Shikamaru, you're the genius. What happened?" Asuma asked his skillful but lazy student
"Can he really do that?" Kiba asked a bit surprised
"His intellect is higher than you" Shino commented with a calm voice
Kiba made his usual face where he only wanted to beat the crap out of Shino, as Akamaru barked a little. As he was about to charge at his so called comrade, Kurenai grabbed the boy by the shoulder and held him in place.
"Kiba, calm down. Don't forget we have to work as a team to find Naruto." Kurenai reminded her student
"Chikushou........." Kiba growled as he calmed down
"Then use your youth to be more powerful!" Gai let out
With that sentence said, everyone's eyes twitched as Kurenai simply slapped her head. Neji stared at the sky, simply trying to forget that this has been his teacher for a long time, but still isn't used to his weird sentences.
"I'm grateful to have Kakashi instead of that" Sasuke thought
"If he continues I'm the one who's going to leave........." Shikamaru sighed as he concentrated as he could despite the phrase from Gai
"The chase ended here. Naruto was overpowered to at least 5 to 1. First he was put down here." Shikamaru pointed to a place where the so called rain of blood had not poured as much there
"How can you see all that?" Sakura asked as she was amazed again by Shikamaru's intelligence
"For Shikamaru, this is like playing a game of Go ( an old Japanese game with black and white pebbles ) Putting the pieces together is his specialty as well as thinking ahead" Asuma informed the group of his student's potentiel while he continued to smoke
"They had him cornered, but then something happened" Shikamaru continued
"What happened?" Kiba asked
Shikamaru kneeled to the ground to notice how there was much more sand behind where Naruto stood then elsewhere. He took an amount within his hands and showed it to the group.
"Gaara" Sasuke let out as he took a serious look
"My guess is, Gaara came in time and killed them all. Don't ask me why because I don't know" Shikamaru warned them as he made his way a bit further
Shikamaru then kneeled down again when he examined the base of the tree and stood back up to meet the eyes of all those who stared at him.
"Another attack came from this side, something strong enough to make Naruto move from there" He pointed to the first place he stopped "To here" As he pointed at the base of the tree
The tree had sustained several deep cuts, as they had some blood on it. Sasuke stepped forward as he looked at where Naruto was at first and then back to where Shikamaru now stood.
"Temari must've used her great wind attack against Naruto. Knocked him out immediately. By now he should have a rib or two broken" Shikamaru continued
"How can you be sure it's her?" Neji asked
"I fought her during the Chuunin Exams. I know how hard those attacks can damage you. With all these markings on the trees, it was definitely her." Shikamaru explained to Neji since he hadn't viewed the fight between himself and Temari
Shino moved closer to Shikamaru, as he stared to the ground where he found many footprints stamped in it.
"Then we must assume that Kankuro was with them as well." Shino told the group
Shikamaru moved to go next to Shino to se what he observed.
"Most likely. But certain footprints are deeper than the other. So that could only mean........." Shikamaru started but Shino finished instead
"They transported him back to where ever they were going" Shino finished
"So what's our move then?" Kiba asked as Akamaru barked
"A team will return to Konoha to inform Hokage. Another will be dispatched to inform Kakashi and Jiraiya. The last team will pursue the search." Kurenai took control and informed them
"Then which team will do what?" Asuma asked as he exhaled some smoke
"We'll remake the teams. To make sure to one that continues is the strongest in case they encounter danger. Agreed?" Kurenai asked her companions
the both nodded, as the student waited for the new teams to be formed.
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*Sand Village, Gaara's House*
Naruto then looked back at Gaara as he stood up and patted his butt to get the dirt off it. Kankuro now seeing that his little brother is ok, placed a hand on Naruto's shoulder and pointed at him with the other one.
"I hope you understand if I ask you to leave right away" Kankuro informed the boy
Naruto nodded, as he walked by Gaara and made his way to the door. But before he left, his eyes met those of Temari.
"My bag?" Naruto asked
"First room on the left. Then go down the stairs and you'll see the door" Temari answered him as she lowered her gaze
"Arigatou. Gaara, you're lucky to have a brother and a sister that care about you. Anyway, try not to kill too many people ne?" Naruto walked out of the room as he waved goodbye to them
Gaara turned around as he only saw the back of Naruto that left, but his eyes remained wide open as something inside of him, didn't want Naruto to leave.
TBC
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Would you believe me if I told you I had no idea what this chapter would be like? Well it's true! But you're gonna all hate me because Naruto's leaving! Be mad at Kankuro and Temari not me!!!
Anyway, Next chapter will be out by next week. It's to be forgiven for updating so late because of my writer's block.
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Silver Neo : What can I say? Your little stories simply amaze me with each chapter. I so love them! How funny. I keep laughing out loud and at school the other students think I'm crazy lol. Hope you liked this chapter!
TheTrueSilver : Well this cliffy isn't so bad as last time ne?
Red Rose : thanks for reviewing. Unfortunately I'm keeping Gaara's handy work for another chapter
Someone : I updated! Hope you forgive me for updating so late. But as mentioned above next chapter will be out next week
Peter Kim : Well I let the others determine what really happened with Shino's experience and the sand they found on the site, hope it was ok.
Rubymoon17 : No more writer's block!!! Now you'll be happy!
Lalalala : SasuNaru comes a bit in later chapters, just thought to warn some people
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V Peave Victory : As you know the mother is sacrificed during the process of getting Shukaku within Gaara. During Episode 66-67, Gaara refers to the demon as his mother, since her soul is part of the demon as well.
Kuroi hikari : I meant the kunai thing as funny. Since he would be stupid enough to maybe do it. But I had to do something to make them go on the right track. As for the perverted things, I don't want to rush it either or else Gaara becomes too OCC and people flame me! But something good happens in the next chapter I think
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Hanachan : thanks for your review and compliment. I guess I made Sasuke the very bad guy ne?
Nikkler : I got many twists reserved for this story, and I hope you stick to the end
Black jaggan : I updated as fast as I could despite my stupid writer's block. Thanks for saying I kept Gaara sane and not too OCC like other fics, I'm relieved to know that
Ladydragon : Well, Naruto made it better but without a kiss. Sorry
Arbil : I'm so sorry for making people wait for some action between the two but I don't' want to make Gaara out of character like other fics. But some is about to come, hopefully in the next chapter.
Next Chapter : Stay
Naruto prepares to leave to Hidden Sand Village. The new teams are formed as each begin their own mission. Gaara reflects on the words Naruto spoke to him earlier and those back at the Chuunin exams.
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Ookima
Synopsis : What's going on with Gaara!? And what will Kankuro and Temari say or do to our poor Naruto now? Plus, Asuma, Kurenai and Gai's team meet up at the place where a strange chakra emitted.
Pairings : Main pairing will be Gaara x Naruto. A little tiny bit of Sasuke x Naruto, along with maybe Kakashi x Iruka
Disclaimer : I don't own Naruto but wish I did
Important note : Contains shonen-ai, in other words boy loves boy, don't like then don't read
Extra Information :
- This takes place after the Chuunin exam, although, Sasuke never went to join Orochimaru.
- Also, the fight between Sasuke and Naruto on the Hospital roof did occur.
- Important to have read up to Volume 20 of the manga Naruto
JAPANESE WORDS
- baka = idiot -
- dobe = dead last -
- naruhodo = I see -
- Chikushou = damn / dammit -
- naze = why -
- hai = yes / yeah -
- Arigatou = Thank You -
- Okaasan = Mother -
- Gomen = Sorry -
- Urousai = Shut up -
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Naruto closed his eyes tightly, as he pointed the kunai towards his heart. He thrust his hands forward to push the kunai into his chest, as he waited for the pain to arrive.
As the seconds passed, Naruto never felt the pain, but knew his kunai was embedded into something, unless he couldn't feel the pain anymore and died automatically.
His eyes remained closed, but focused on the sounds around him, something that kept dripping on the floor. Could it be his blood?
"Naze.........?" Gaara asked as he seemed in a bit of pain himself
Naruto shot open his eyes to see what actually happened as to his surprise, a sand barrier stood in front of him, and that was the reason the kunai hadn't pierced his chest yet.
As the sand dropped back to the floor, Naruto saw Gaara that seemed in a bit of pain, since the boy had a hand pressed against the sigh 'love' on his forehead.
"Gaara........." Naruto let out in shock with wide eyes
"I told you, that you were special to me, and I will let no one harm you, not even if it's yourself........." Gaara mumbled as the sand slowly retreated back into the gourd
The slight pain Gaara felt slowly left, as Naruto fell on his ass, still surprised by the action Gaara had just done for him.
"I thought the sand only protected you, why did it ........." Naruto mumbled still in shock
"What's wrong Okaasan?" Gaara let out with a strained voice as he fell to his knees
"H .........Hey, what's wrong Gaara?" Naruto asked as he crawled on his hands and feet towards Gaara
"Why? Why did you do that Ookasan" Gaara repeated over and over again
Gaara was down to his knees, as his body began to shake, and his eyes showed that he was partly afraid. Naruto was unsure to what to do as he placed his hands gently on Gaara's shoulder and shook him a little to try and understand what was going on.
"TEMARI! KANKURO! GET YOUR ASSES IN HERE!!! SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH GAARA" Naruto yelled out in hopes to be heard
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Naruto's eyes locked themselves with those of Gaara's, as the sand-nin pressed a hand against the sign love embedded on his forehead. The sand remained on the ground although it moved around Gaara, as it was getting ready to defend him.
"Gaara, you gotta tell me what's wrong" Naruto repeated as his own eyes showed how worried he was
"I don't understand........." Gaara let out as he then screamed and buried his head beneath his hands
As Naruto lowered his head to try and take another look at Gaara, the bedroom door flew opened, as a panting Kankuro and Temari stood there, trying to catch their breath.
Temari and Kankuro looked down on the floor, with wide eyes, when they saw their little brother that seemed in pain and Naruto not far, as they assumed the worse from the situation.
Temari started to tremble as the first thought that crossed her mind was if the demon Shukaku had started to take over like that time where he and Naruto fought after the Chuunin Exams.
Kankuro stared at his little brother and immediately rushed towards Naruto and grabbed him by the collar of his jumpsuit. Kankuro lifted him from the ground, as the boy's feet no longer touched the floor, with his hands on Kankuro's wrist and struggled to get out of puppet master's hold.
"What the hell did you do to him!?" Kankuro yelled out and demanded an answer right away
"I.........I don't know! He's been acting weird ever since I tried something!" Naruto explained as his eyes closed
"What did you do!?" Kankuro asked again with a burning rage inside of him
While Kankuro tormented poor Naruto for an answer of what happened, Temari managed to snap out of it, as she crawled towards Gaara to see how he was really doing.
"Gaara, is it because of 'IT'?" Temari asked carefully as she placed a hand on Gaara's shoulder
"Its.........Naruto........." Gaara mumbled as he had trouble breathing
"Naruto?" Temari repeated as she looked up to meet her brother's gaze
Upon hearing the word Naruto from both Gaara and Temari, Kankuro immediately assumed that it was Naruto's fault and somehow placed Gaara like that.
"For the last time. What did you do to Gaara? And answer or else I brake your little neck for putting my little brother in pain again" Kankuro gave his last warning as he raised Naruto even higher
Naruto didn't want to give the truth that he actually tried to kill himself and for some reason Gaara's sand prevented him from doing so. Kankuro tightened his grip around the blonde's neck as Naruto couldn't breath anymore.
"Kankuro, don't kill him before we get the answer!" Temari reminded her brother
The moment Gaara heard Naruto and kill in the same sentence, he raised his head, while a hand still firmly pressed against his forehead. Gaara tried to stand up but the pain he felt shot out through his entire body as he only managed to get on his knees.
"Gaara, don't strain yourself" Temari noticed her little brother struggle
Temari placed her hands on Gaara's shoulders to help him stand, but he immediately slapped them away and glared at the female, that now sat on her butt.
"Put him down Kankuro" Gaara ordered his brother
Kankuro turned his head to meet the deadly gaze of his little brother and swallowed hard.
"Now" Gaara demanded as he stood up on his feet but had trouble to stand straight
Kankuro didn't dare to go against Gaara, as he let go of Naruto and stepped away from the blond. Naruto was on his knees, one hand around his own neck, as the other was pressed against the floor, giving him the support he needed to not fall.
Naruto was breathing fast as he coughed a little due to the lack of oxygen Kankuro had kept from him. Naruto finally opened his eyes and stared at Kankuro and then Gaara.
Gaara tried to take a step towards the blond, but the more he approached him, the more he was in pain. Their eyes met once more, as Naruto's eyes were filled with sadness and despair, as Gaara's were filled pain and confusion.
They both recalled the great battle between them right after the sound-nins that accompanied Orochimaru attacked Konoha Village. How Gaara's eyes always looked like he was a lost boy, not aware of his true place in the world.
Unlike him, Gaara didn't have anyone who acknowledged him once, like Iruka- sensei did for him. But in the end, even if Iruka acknowledged him, it wasn't enough to overcome the harsh words the Villagers told him daily.
Seeing Gaara again, made him realize more than ever, that Gaara's words were very true, just like Neji's were when he fought him. It's then, that Naruto noticed, he was like Gaara. But always hoped that even if he put on his false happy mask, things would get better.
A long silence came within the room, as Temari and Kankuro didn't dare to interfere with Gaara's current state. Temari was still shaking a little, as Kankuro's were wide open to see how Gaara seemed to still have control for now.
Naruto slowly smiled, as many thoughts crossed his mind. And mostly revolved around why Gaara saved him twice, and kept him alive? He then noticed that maybe, deep down, he wanted someone to save him. After all, he understood Gaara better than everyone since they both had demons within them.
"Loneliness" Naruto thought after many thoughts crossed his mind
"What the hell is he smiling about!?" Kankuro let out as he stared at the blond
Temari noticed the small smile upon Naruto's lips, as she gave a sign to Kankuro it would be best to not interfere unless Gaara's life was at stake.
"Okaasan doesn't want me gone does she?" Naruto whispered softly as his eyes soften and became watery
"Okaasan?" Kankuro and Temari repeated as their eyes widened
Gaara's eyes widened, when Naruto leaned forward to place a hand on the young boy's cheek.
"Gaara's already talking to IT?" Kankuro thought as his body started to tremble
"I promise I won't do it again. So please, go back to sleep........." Naruto whispered never leaving the boy's eyes before him
Upon those words, Gaara's body gradually stopped shaking, as he removed his hand against his forehead. The sand slowly returned to it's gourd, as Naruto leaned over Gaara to put the cork back on.
Gaara's expression was blank as he seemed somewhat shocked, just as much as Kankuro and Temari were. Naruto simply sat back on his butt, hands pressed against the floor behind him for support, as he then looked out the window.
"How did he........." Temari started
"How could that brat do that!? It's impossible........." Kankuro continued with a weak voice
"Uzumaki Naruto, how did you........." Gaara wanted to ask but stopped when he noticed how Naruto looked outside the window and the rays of the sun shone on his delicate skin
"I know what it's like to have a demon remember? Sometimes, they have an urge to protect their host. And sometimes they even want to protect what their host desires but isn't aware of it yet" Naruto reminded the boy with a big smile
"What the heck is he talking about?" Kankuro stepped forward as he was confused over the blonde's words
"Could Naruto be like Gaara?" Temari asked herself as she stood up
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*In The Forest, Gai's Team*
The team finally arrived to where a dangerous fight seemed to have happened, as Gai stepped ahead of the group to examine the site. Gai carefully looked around, as Sasuke kneeled on the ground and grabbed an amount of soil into his hand.
"Something big happened here" Tenten broke the silence
The team looked around to notice the soil seemed to be mixed with an unknown substance as well as a red substances here and there as well on the trees around the clear zone of the grass.
"The red substance is blood." Neji stated as he looked around
"It almost looks like it rained" Tenten let out a bit shocked by the site
"A rain of blood" A familiar voice came form behind them
The group immediately turned around to see Shino, with his hands stuffed into his pockets, a very shy Hinata who stood behind her instructor, Kurenai, and Kiba, who seemed utterly pissed for an unknown reason ( probably Shino again ne? ) while Akamaru was on Kiba's head.
"Rain of blood?" Tenten repeated a bit confused
Neji, Gai and Sasuke's eyes stared at Kurenai's team, but most Shino to the specific words he chose.
"There's only one person who could make it rain, a rain of blood" Shino continued
"That freaky guy from the Chuunin exams........." Kiba continued, as Akamaru lowered his head and crawled inside Kiba's jacket
"Gaara of the Desert" Sasuke finished as he poured the soil from his hand back to the ground
"Guess we all ended up at the same place ne?" Another familiar male voice was heard
From the shadows, they came out, Asuma's team, as Shikamaru stood right next to his sensei, hands stuffed into his pockets, Chouji besides him, eating chips again, while the two girls, Ino and Sakura argued about Uchiha Sasuke.
"What brought you here?" Gai asked
Before Asuma answered the question, Shikamaru got closer to the scene as he noticed the other substance mixed with the soil that Sasuke still had in his hand.
"So, I'm guessing this is where things got worse" Shikamaru let out as he tried not to get his sandals dirty while he made his way through the scene
"Got.........Worse.........?" Hinata mumbled weakly, earning her a glare from her cousin
"Yeah, from our side, seems like Naruto was being chased, and that le us here" Chouji explained with his mouth almost full
"How can you be so sure it was Naruto?" Neji asked a bit curious of the answer he could get
"Can you believe the idiot actually engraved his name on his kunai?" Ino commented as she pushed her hair behind her back
"That would be dobe indeed" Sasuke lowered his head and smiled a little
"Ino was it?" Neji asked
Ino immediately smiled as she pointed to herself and gave a wide smile to Neji.
"Unless you want me to beat some sense into you, don't call Naruto an idiot again" Neji warned the girl
Ino's smile vanished as the girls were a bit shocked by Neji's comment, as the rest of them stayed silent.
"What the heck is his problem?" Ino asked herself
"With all of us here, this could get troublesome......... Why did I get stuck with her?" Shikamaru asked himself as he took a deep breath and focused on the situation
"Shikamaru, you're the genius. What happened?" Asuma asked his skillful but lazy student
"Can he really do that?" Kiba asked a bit surprised
"His intellect is higher than you" Shino commented with a calm voice
Kiba made his usual face where he only wanted to beat the crap out of Shino, as Akamaru barked a little. As he was about to charge at his so called comrade, Kurenai grabbed the boy by the shoulder and held him in place.
"Kiba, calm down. Don't forget we have to work as a team to find Naruto." Kurenai reminded her student
"Chikushou........." Kiba growled as he calmed down
"Then use your youth to be more powerful!" Gai let out
With that sentence said, everyone's eyes twitched as Kurenai simply slapped her head. Neji stared at the sky, simply trying to forget that this has been his teacher for a long time, but still isn't used to his weird sentences.
"I'm grateful to have Kakashi instead of that" Sasuke thought
"If he continues I'm the one who's going to leave........." Shikamaru sighed as he concentrated as he could despite the phrase from Gai
"The chase ended here. Naruto was overpowered to at least 5 to 1. First he was put down here." Shikamaru pointed to a place where the so called rain of blood had not poured as much there
"How can you see all that?" Sakura asked as she was amazed again by Shikamaru's intelligence
"For Shikamaru, this is like playing a game of Go ( an old Japanese game with black and white pebbles ) Putting the pieces together is his specialty as well as thinking ahead" Asuma informed the group of his student's potentiel while he continued to smoke
"They had him cornered, but then something happened" Shikamaru continued
"What happened?" Kiba asked
Shikamaru kneeled to the ground to notice how there was much more sand behind where Naruto stood then elsewhere. He took an amount within his hands and showed it to the group.
"Gaara" Sasuke let out as he took a serious look
"My guess is, Gaara came in time and killed them all. Don't ask me why because I don't know" Shikamaru warned them as he made his way a bit further
Shikamaru then kneeled down again when he examined the base of the tree and stood back up to meet the eyes of all those who stared at him.
"Another attack came from this side, something strong enough to make Naruto move from there" He pointed to the first place he stopped "To here" As he pointed at the base of the tree
The tree had sustained several deep cuts, as they had some blood on it. Sasuke stepped forward as he looked at where Naruto was at first and then back to where Shikamaru now stood.
"Temari must've used her great wind attack against Naruto. Knocked him out immediately. By now he should have a rib or two broken" Shikamaru continued
"How can you be sure it's her?" Neji asked
"I fought her during the Chuunin Exams. I know how hard those attacks can damage you. With all these markings on the trees, it was definitely her." Shikamaru explained to Neji since he hadn't viewed the fight between himself and Temari
Shino moved closer to Shikamaru, as he stared to the ground where he found many footprints stamped in it.
"Then we must assume that Kankuro was with them as well." Shino told the group
Shikamaru moved to go next to Shino to se what he observed.
"Most likely. But certain footprints are deeper than the other. So that could only mean........." Shikamaru started but Shino finished instead
"They transported him back to where ever they were going" Shino finished
"So what's our move then?" Kiba asked as Akamaru barked
"A team will return to Konoha to inform Hokage. Another will be dispatched to inform Kakashi and Jiraiya. The last team will pursue the search." Kurenai took control and informed them
"Then which team will do what?" Asuma asked as he exhaled some smoke
"We'll remake the teams. To make sure to one that continues is the strongest in case they encounter danger. Agreed?" Kurenai asked her companions
the both nodded, as the student waited for the new teams to be formed.
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*Sand Village, Gaara's House*
Naruto then looked back at Gaara as he stood up and patted his butt to get the dirt off it. Kankuro now seeing that his little brother is ok, placed a hand on Naruto's shoulder and pointed at him with the other one.
"I hope you understand if I ask you to leave right away" Kankuro informed the boy
Naruto nodded, as he walked by Gaara and made his way to the door. But before he left, his eyes met those of Temari.
"My bag?" Naruto asked
"First room on the left. Then go down the stairs and you'll see the door" Temari answered him as she lowered her gaze
"Arigatou. Gaara, you're lucky to have a brother and a sister that care about you. Anyway, try not to kill too many people ne?" Naruto walked out of the room as he waved goodbye to them
Gaara turned around as he only saw the back of Naruto that left, but his eyes remained wide open as something inside of him, didn't want Naruto to leave.
TBC
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Would you believe me if I told you I had no idea what this chapter would be like? Well it's true! But you're gonna all hate me because Naruto's leaving! Be mad at Kankuro and Temari not me!!!
Anyway, Next chapter will be out by next week. It's to be forgiven for updating so late because of my writer's block.
REVIEWS
EmeraldBlossom / insanechildfanfic / Luna / JadeTiger / Ame No Megami : thanks for reviewing I appreciate it a lot! So please continue to review!
Silver Neo : What can I say? Your little stories simply amaze me with each chapter. I so love them! How funny. I keep laughing out loud and at school the other students think I'm crazy lol. Hope you liked this chapter!
TheTrueSilver : Well this cliffy isn't so bad as last time ne?
Red Rose : thanks for reviewing. Unfortunately I'm keeping Gaara's handy work for another chapter
Someone : I updated! Hope you forgive me for updating so late. But as mentioned above next chapter will be out next week
Peter Kim : Well I let the others determine what really happened with Shino's experience and the sand they found on the site, hope it was ok.
Rubymoon17 : No more writer's block!!! Now you'll be happy!
Lalalala : SasuNaru comes a bit in later chapters, just thought to warn some people
Hyperactivator : haven't seen you before but thanks for reviewing! Fan Art would be nice
V Peave Victory : As you know the mother is sacrificed during the process of getting Shukaku within Gaara. During Episode 66-67, Gaara refers to the demon as his mother, since her soul is part of the demon as well.
Kuroi hikari : I meant the kunai thing as funny. Since he would be stupid enough to maybe do it. But I had to do something to make them go on the right track. As for the perverted things, I don't want to rush it either or else Gaara becomes too OCC and people flame me! But something good happens in the next chapter I think
Silverknight7 : I updated! And thanks for reviewing
Hanachan : thanks for your review and compliment. I guess I made Sasuke the very bad guy ne?
Nikkler : I got many twists reserved for this story, and I hope you stick to the end
Black jaggan : I updated as fast as I could despite my stupid writer's block. Thanks for saying I kept Gaara sane and not too OCC like other fics, I'm relieved to know that
Ladydragon : Well, Naruto made it better but without a kiss. Sorry
Arbil : I'm so sorry for making people wait for some action between the two but I don't' want to make Gaara out of character like other fics. But some is about to come, hopefully in the next chapter.
Next Chapter : Stay
Naruto prepares to leave to Hidden Sand Village. The new teams are formed as each begin their own mission. Gaara reflects on the words Naruto spoke to him earlier and those back at the Chuunin exams.
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Until next week!
Ookima