A/N: Behold-eth! The fifth Chapter!

Me and my rantings: as I write this, it is 10:00 in the night! Hrmnmm, after reading Kyra Odayashi's review, I felt... moved (K-chan thinks me saying that is funny) to write yet another chapter. I might as well write another one while I'm at it…LEAVE COMMENTS!I NEED TO KNOW WHAT YOU THINK...ACTUALLY, I WANT TO KNOW... SAME THING...

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto it belongs to Masashi Kishimoto

Perfect Team: the Idiot, the Loner, and the Murderer

Naruto's eyes widened as they passed the dead bodies; it was horrid, but he promised himself he wouldn't stop. The wolves broke out into groups and fanned out, disappearing from view. He looked up at the dark sky. Are you sure it's not nighttime?"

"Completely sure. In the morning, it's freezing cold and pitch black. The 'creatures' don't like the cold. Anyways, we have to make it out of here and halfway across the desert by the time the sun begins to rise."

"When's that?" Gaara asked as he watched his breath turn into vapor before his eyes.

"In about half an hour. We should be safe. They don't normally post guards at the outside gates unless there's news of an attack."

"For someone who's spent their life in a cage, you sure do know a lot about the village."

She eyed him. "Everyone has their sources."

Gaara sighed and focused his eyes on the path ahead. There's something she isn't telling us; I'm not sure what. Is she leading us into a trap? If she is, it would probably break Naruto's heart, knowing the way his mind works. He probably thinks that because she's like us, she won't betray us. He probably hasn't noticed yet. I wonder if she has, probably. I've heard wolves can smell things a mile away, he thought as he watched a dark shadow leap from building top to building top through the corner of his eye.

"Where are they going?" A voice buzzed over the radio.

"I'm not sure sensei, I think they're headed towards the village gates," the shadow replied.

"Where's Kikiru? Do they have her? Is she hurt?" Another voice practically screamed, making the man halfway deaf.

"No, she's following them. I think they managed to talk her into it. Don't worry though, if they do pass through the final guards, we'll catch them," the shadow reassured the two on the radio.

"Good."

It was taking too long; he had to ask. "Hey, have you noticed yet that we're being followed?" Gaara asked, a bit loud.

Kikiru slid to a stop and looked back. "Yenmai?"

"We don't sense anything, there's no scent. I'm sorry."

"It's ok," She said quietly, orange eyes searching.

Gaara let out a relived sigh. Judging by her expression and the scared look in her eyes, I guess she didn't know. But, there's no way to know. I guess I still have to be cautious for now.

They had finally got outside of the village. Kikiru stood back as Naruto and Gaara searched through the piles of dead, hoping that the ones they knew were still alive.

Gaara found few that he knew. He couldn't remember their names, adding more to his sadness. One had been still alive, and died in his arms.

"Kazekage-sama…I'm so glad you're still alive," he had whispered, raising a shaking hand, only to have it fall to his side as his eyes glazed over and his skin grew cold.

Naruto had found none that he knew. They were all dead, and he was freaking out big time. "Oh god! They all died! And it's all my fault!"

"I'm sorry for your losses," Kikiru said, speaking for the first time in over twenty minutes.

"It's ok, it isn't your fault. Naruto, lets go," Gaara said quietly.

"Okay," Naruto said quietly as they began walking up the steep hill.

At the top, Naruto stopped and looked back at the dead. "I swear, by my honor and duty as the future Hokage, I will repent for all the lives lost."

Gaara smiled. "Naruto…" Kikiru whispered softly.

Then they walked into the rising sun.

P.S: next time, Sunagakure. Kikiru's first visit into the village and she's shy as heck. Naruto spends his time explaining things to her, Gaara's just plain annoyed.

(K-Chan's notes: I love being the beta. Poor Gaara…;; Hopefully, Dragonfly will be a little less evil to him. Yeah right. Anyways, this was an awesome chapter!)