In the middle of the night, in the middle of a mountainous field, you could hear the calm of the night except for the blowing of the wind and the singing of some animals. However, there was something else going on in that area, in a particular cave, where several silhouettes could be seen inside.
"I've had enough! How long do we have to wait here?" asked a hooded figure whose arms were bandaged.
"Be patient. I'm sure he will be about to arrive." said a short, hooded figure.
Those figures were about the same figures that Wendy and Lapis had encountered in those ruins that had also been sucked into the portal and had ended up in the same world as them.
"That's what you said half an hour ago!" exclaimed the hooded man who had his arms bandaged.
"And yet you still have no patience. Hihihi." said a hooded figure with pigtails.
"If we keep our love in him, he will surely come eventually." said a hooded figure with buttons where the eyes.
"Fuck your love!" exclaimed the hooded figure with bandaged arms.
"You better shut up or I'll shut you up." said a hooded figure with pointy rocks sticking out of his body.
"Oh, is it that you want a fight?" asked the hooded figure with bandaged arms.
"That's enough." said a male voice with a calm tone.
The others turned their gaze to their leader, the hooded figure with a sword draped across his back.
"I know you're nervous, but in view of the situation, there's no other choice." said the hooded figure with the sword on his back.
"The only reason we're in this situation is because of those brats! If I see them again, I'll kill them with my bare hands!" declared the hooded man with bandaged arms.
"Wait a little while. I want to play with them a little before you kill them. Hihihi." said the hooded woman with pigtails.
"No. First I have to convey my love to them, but in case they only have hate, I'd like to kill them with love." said the hooded man with buttons in his eyes.
"It's obvious that things didn't go as we expected, but one thing is clear and that is that we are in another world different from ours and if we want to continue with our plans, we need all the information available." said the hooded man with the sword on his back.
"Is that why you sent him?" asked the short, hooded man.
"Precisely." said the hooded man with the sword on his back.
Just at that moment, a black vortex formed between them and from it emerged a cloaked figure that was completely enveloped.
"It's about time you arrived!" exclaimed the hooded man with bandaged arms.
"My apologies, but it took me longer than expected to gather all the information about this world without arousing suspicion." said the fully cloaked hooded man.
"The important thing is that you are back. So what have you found out about this world?" asked the hooded man with the sword on his back.
For a couple of hours, the fully cloaked hooded man was telling the others everything he had learned about that world. That instead of magic, people used chakra and the people who used it were ninja who lived in Hidden Villages that were ruled by powerful people known as Kage and that there were five great nations that had one Hidden Village each that were equal in power and number.
"I see. That is certainly very interesting information. Good job." said the hooded man with the sword on his back.
"Hihihi. The inhabitants of this world look like fun. I can't wait to play with them. Hihihi." said the hooded woman with pigtails.
"I wonder if there will be love or hate between them." said the hooded man with buttons in his eyes.
"What should we do now?" asked the hooded one with pointy rocks looking at his leader.
"Mmm. We clearly have quite a bit of information, but I don't think it's enough." said the hooded man with the sword on his back.
"Are you kidding me? We've been hiding like filthy rats for days and when we finally have information about this world, you want to wait a little longer? That's it! I'm out of here!" said the hooded man with bandaged arms turning to leave the cave.
"Where do you think you're going?" asked the fully cloaked hooded man.
"Anywhere but here. I need to get some exercise for a change. If anyone wants to stop me, let them try." said the hooded man with bandaged arms.
"Damn..." started the hooded man with pointed rocks before the hooded man with the sword in his back put his arm in front of him to stop him.
"It's all right. It's my fault for not taking into account how he felt. If you feel like taking a walk, go ahead." said the hooded man with the sword on his back.
"Hehe. Finally someone who understands me. Anyway, don't wait up for me." said the hooded man with his arms bandaged before he left the cave and jumped far, far away from where he was.
"I don't understand. Why did you let him go?" asked the short, hooded man.
"For two reasons. The first is that if he had stayed here any longer, he would have caused a totally unnecessary fight." said the hooded man with the sword on his back.
"And the second?" asked the hooded man with pointed rocks.
"Because I saw it useful as an experiment." said the hooded man with the sword on his back.
"Experiment?" asked the hooded man in full cover.
"Clearly, we know what kind of people are in this world, but we don't know the extent of their strength. Depending on how he comes back, we will know the level of the inhabitants of this world. In case he comes back completely unharmed, it will be that they are weaker than we thought, if he comes back somewhat wounded, it will be that they are stronger than we thought." said the hooded man with the sword on his back.
"And what if he doesn't come back in the end?" asked the short, hooded man.
Even though the hood covered his face, a mischievous grin could be seen on his face.
"Let's just say it will be a great sacrifice for our cause." said the hooded man with the sword on his back.
"I see." said the hooded man with pointed rocks with a smile, liking his leader's intention.
"That's our leader. Feeling immense love for all of us." said the hooded one with buttons in his eyes.
"It's not fair. He'll have his fun before me." said the hooded woman with pigtails.
"So..." began the hooded man with the sword on his back before sitting down on a rock. "We can only wait to see the outcome. I wonder what kind of opponents he'll run into."
A while after leaving that cave, the hooded man with bandaged arms was walking quietly under the night sky until he ended up in the middle of a desert.
But the worst thing for him was that the walk had been very quiet.
"How boring. Where the hell is that Hidden Village he mentioned before?" asked the hooded man with the bandaged arms looking around.
Suddenly, he felt several presences approaching and before he knew it, he was surrounded by several people who had on their heads a metal band with a symbol similar to an hourglass.
"Who are you? Identify yourself!" demanded one of the ninjas.
"Well, well, well. Finally someone shows up. I was beginning to think you were nothing but cowards!" said the hooded man with bandaged arms.
"This is your last warning. Identify yourself or you'll be in trouble." declared one of the ninjas.
"Me in trouble? Oh, no. You're making a mistake, buddy." said the hooded man with the bandaged arms before raising his arm, causing the sand around him to rise up and take the shape of several spears.
Needless to say, that surprised the ninja.
"That... That power..." began one of the ninja.
"It looks like that of..." began another of the ninja.
"Sand Spears!" shouted the hooded man with bandaged arms throwing the sand spears that impaled all the ninjas, killing them quickly.
"What a pity. I was expecting something more interesting." began the hooded man with the bandaged arms before shrugging his shoulders. "Never mind. The good thing about this is, if these guys have shown up, it means I must be near a ninja village and not only that, but there also seems to have been a straggler. Great, he will surely go to warn his own and, if lucky, they will be stronger than them. In that case, let's not keep them waiting." said the hooded man with bandaged arms before continuing on his way.
After a while longer walking, the hooded man with bandaged arms had moved further into the desert, but then, he suddenly stopped.
"Stop hiding. I know you're there." said the hooded man with the bandaged arms.
Soon after, two figures jumped out from behind a rock and stood in front of him.
One was a boy with black clothing covering his entire body except for his face which was painted purple and on his back were three huge scrolls.
The other was a girl with blonde hair pulled back in four pigtails and a strange thing on her back.
They were Kankuro and Temari, members of the Hidden Sand Village and the older siblings of Gaara, the current Kazekage.
"So, you're the guy who killed some of our guys?" asked Kankuro narrowing his gaze at the hooded man.
"You mean those guys I ran into earlier? It was so easy to take them out that I got bored." said the hooded man with bandaged arms.
"Damn you. You'll pay for what you did!" said Temari angrily.
"Oh yeah? Tell me something…" started the hooded man with the bandaged arms before quickly dashing towards them, who were shocked by the speed of the hooded man. "How will you do it if you're dead?" asked the hooded man with the bandaged arms.
Temari managed to back up quickly, but Kankuro wasn't as lucky and the hooded man put his hand on his face.
"Now, you will die." said the hooded man with the bandaged arms as if he expected something to happen, but nothing did. "What?" asked the hooded man with the bandaged arms in confusion before tightening his grip on the face, causing it to crack.
It was then that he discovered that the face was completely broken, revealing that Kankuro's face wasn't human. Moreover, he discovered that Kankuro wasn't human at all, but was actually some sort of wooden doll (Karasu).
"What is this?" asked the hooded man with bandaged arms very confused.
Soon after, Kankuro suddenly appeared behind the doll in a burst of smoke.
"Just a puppet I created. I'm sure you'll have fun with it." said Kankuro before causing strands of chakra to shoot from his fingers to the puppet and, with a couple of movements, he made Karasu rise into the air and open his mouth, firing several senbon that slammed into the body of the hooded man with the bandaged arms.
"Not so tough anymore, huh?" asked Kankuro with a grin.
"It's been too easy." said Temari a little suspicious.
"You worry too much." said Kankuro.
Suddenly, the two siblings heard a laugh and turned a surprised look ahead to see that it was the hooded man with the bandaged arms who was laughing.
"Really? That's how you do things in this place?" asked the hooded man with the bandaged arms.
"How is that possible? That poison should have killed you." said Kankuro surprised that he was still alive since the tip of the senbon was covered in poison.
"It's possible that it would have." began the hooded man with bandaged arms before removing all the senbon from his body. "If only I were human." said the hooded man with the bandaged arms before crushing the senbon with his hand.
The siblings were beginning to worry, not only because he had survived a potent poison, but he claimed he wasn't human.
"Now, allow me to return the favor." began the hooded man with the bandaged arms before releasing some of his power, causing the siblings to begin to tremble from the pressure.
"What is this?" asked Kankuro mentally.
"It's not chakra. It's... It's something evil... and it's huge." thought Temari.
"Okay, humans..." began the hooded man with bandaged arms before removing his hood. "Time to start the fun." said the hooded man with bandaged arms revealing his true appearance.
He looked like a human, but his skin was completely charred and he was wrapped in bandages.
"What... What the hell are you?" asked Temari nervously.
"Hehehe. I'm glad you asked. I'm Arustis, a demon member of the dark guild, Death Hand." said the hooded man with bandaged arms revealing his identity.
"Demon?" asked Kankuro confused by what he said.
"What do you really want?" asked Temari.
"Right now, what I want is some fun. I hope you can entertain me a little." said Arustis, releasing more of his power.
"Kankuro, be careful. This is no ordinary enemy." said Temari pulling out the object from her back, which turned out to be a giant fan.
"I already took that into account." said Kankuro opening a scroll, causing another puppet that had red horns (Kuroari) to appear in a burst of smoke.
"Well, well, well. Let's see what you are capable of." began Arustis before doing an arm sweep. "Desert Tsunami!" shouted Arustis causing a wave of sand to erupt from the ground and head towards them with the intention of swallowing them up.
"Wind Style: Wind Scythe!" shouted Temari using her giant fan to create a powerful gust of wind that destroyed the sand wave.
"Temari, that attack..." started Kankuro.
"Yes. It seems to have similar power to Gaara's." said Temari seeing the resemblance between the demon's and her younger brother's attacks.
"Wow. I congratulate you for surviving that attack. Looks like you have a lot more tricks than I imagined." said Arustis.
"And we have even more up our sleeves." said Kankuro waving his arms, making his two puppets swing in the air.
As Karasu shot poisonous senbon from his mouth and body orifices, Kuroari moved towards him in an attempt to hit him with the spinning saws on his body.
Arustis was able to move nimbly to dodge the long and close range attacks, giving him no time to counterattack.
"Ugh. These things are a pain in the ass." began Arustis before covering his fingers with sand. "Sand Slashes!" shouted Arustis launching, with an arm sweep, a couple of waves of sand that, hitting the two puppets, broke them into pieces. "Looks like your toys are broken."
"You think so?" asked Kankuro with a boastful grin.
Suddenly, before Arustis could ask about that, Kuroari's body stood behind him and quickly, locked the demon inside like a cage. After that, the remains of the two puppets pulled out hidden blades and quickly, stuck into the body's orifices.
"Secret Black Jutsu: Iron Maiden!" shouted Kankuro as he completed the execution. "Do you think it's over?"
Before his older sister could answer, they heard a chuckle from inside the cage. The two siblings watched as the cage began to shake before an explosion of sand shattered it and when the sand dissipated, Arustis was revealed completely unharmed.
"Stupid human. You'll need more than that to kill a demon." said Arustis before extending his arms towards them. "Sand Spears!" shouted Arustis causing the sand around him to rise up to form various spears around him which were then thrown towards the two siblings.
Temari again used the same technique as before, but because the sand had solidified, the spears were unaffected by the wind, forcing the two siblings to move out of her way.
Quickly, Temari bit her finger, causing a trickle of blood to come out, which she put on her fan.
"Summoning Jutsu: Blade Dance!" shouted Temari as a weasel carrying a sickle appeared. She then created a powerful blast of wind that the weasel rode like a wave.
That caused a huge explosion to happen throughout the area and when everything calmed down, no one was to be seen.
"I have stood up to my brother. You are nothing." said Temari.
"That I'm nothing?" asked Arustis as he emerged from under the sand, startling the two siblings. "I'll show you who I am! Sand Slashes!" shouted Arustis launching several waves of sand from his fingers.
But before they reached the older sister, a strange wooden puppet in the shape of a crocodile (Sanshouuo) stepped in front of her and erected an iron wall that blocked the attack.
"As long as I'm here, I won't let you touch my sister." said Kankuro.
"Damn puppet. You're starting to annoy me." said Arustis before slamming his fist into the ground. "Desert Fist!" shouted Arustis, causing a fist of sand to erupt from the ground beneath Sanshouuo, raising him high and smashing him.
Before the middle brother could react, Arustis suddenly stood in front of him.
"I got tired of playing. Sand Slashes!" shouted Arustis running his fingers through the sand on the ground and when he pulled them out, he launched huge and powerful waves of sand that hit the middle brother, making him bleed and scream in pain.
"Kankuro!" shouted Temari as she saw her younger brother fall to the ground. "You'll pay for what you did to him!" exclaimed Temari angrily.
"Oh, don't worry. You'll be next." said Arustis before extending an arm towards her. "Sand Spears!" shouted Arustis causing the sand around her to rise up and take the form of several spears that shot out towards her.
"Wind Style: Giant Casting Net!" shouted Temari using her fan to launch a huge blast of wind that managed to make the spears deflect and land elsewhere. "Your attack won't work on me anymore."
"I know that very well. That's why..." began Arustis before suddenly spears of sand erupted from beneath Temari, impaling her on arms and legs in the process. "I decided to try another approach." said Arustis before the spears disappeared, leaving the older sister to fall to the ground next to her brother.
"He defeated both of us and didn't suffer a scratch. Where did this monster come from?" thought Kankuro.
"I congratulate you for entertaining me after so long. As a reward, instead of killing you, I will leave you dry as raisins. I think that's an honorable death for you, or at least, so it seems to me." said Arustis approaching the two siblings with his hands pointed towards their necks.
The two siblings stood trembling as they watched the hands of the being that had defeated them move towards them with murderous intent.
It was about to touch them when, suddenly...
"Sand Shuriken!"
Quickly, Arustis jumped backwards to dodge a rain of shurikens made of sand that hit the area where he was before.
The three looked up to see a red-haired boy with dark circles under his eyes, a large pumpkin-shaped boat on his back and standing with his arms crossed on a platform of floating sand.
"What are you doing to my siblings?" asked the boy.
"Gaara!" exclaimed the two siblings, recognizing their younger brother.
"Hehe. Looks like someone else has decided to join in the fun!" said Arustis as Gaara lowered his platform to the ground.
"Be careful Gaara! This is no ordinary enemy!" exclaimed Kankuro warning his younger brother.
"I know. He has no chakra, but he possesses a strange energy that is very sinister and huge." said Gaara.
"I see that you have good eyesight, boy, but I can also see that you are no ordinary human, as you have a lot of that chakra. Tell me, who are you?" asked Arustis.
"I am the Kazekage of the Hidden Sand Village, Gaara of the Sand." said Gaara saying his full title.
Arustis was silent for a few seconds before he started to chuckle lightly, but soon after, it turned into a big madman's laugh.
"Of the Sand?! Hahaha. Are you kidding? I am the true lord of the sand! I won't tolerate a common human carrying that title!" exclaimed Arustis before releasing more of his power, causing the two siblings to tremble again.
"I-Impossible! Did he have all that hidden power?" asked Temari mentally.
"Now he possesses the same level as Gaara." thought Kankuro.
"Sand Spears!" shouted Arustis causing the sand around him to rise to form several spears around him which were thrown towards the Kazekage.
"Sand Shower Barrage!" shouted Gaara causing a line of sand to move around him like a snake and from it several sand bullets were launched at high speeds that slammed into each spear, destroying them in the process.
"Wow. Looks like I've found an opponent of similar power to mine." said Arustis.
"Same here, but I'm stronger than you. Sand Tsunami!" shouted Gaara causing a huge wave of sand to rush towards the demon.
"Don't underestimate me, human! Desert Tsunami!" shouted Arustis launching another huge sand wave.
Both waves of sand crashed into each other, causing an explosion that rained down sand.
"It looks like this match is ending here." said Gaara.
"This is far from over!" exclaimed Arustis.
"No, it ends here." said Gaara before gesturing with his hands. "Sand Burial Prison!" shouted Gaara as Arustis began to feel himself sinking.
Looking down, he discovered that he was in quicksand.
However, that made him burst out laughing.
"Are you trying to kill me with this? Let me tell you, you just made a big mistake." said Arustis before digging his fingers into the sand. "Sand Slashes!" shouted Arustis throwing huge waves of sand at the Kazekage.
When the slashes reached their target, there was an explosion that worried the two siblings as Arustis stepped out of the sand trap easily.
However, when the smoke cleared, Gaara was seen to be covered by some sort of sand sphere.
"Ha. What did you think of that? No one can beat the ultimate defense of Gaara from the Sand!" said Kankuro confident in his brother's abilities.
"Hehehe. Humans are stupider than I thought. You're wrong if you think that will protect you from me." said Arustis before slamming both of his fists into the ground. "Desert Fist!"
Inside the sphere, Gaara kept his instincts alert for any outside attack, but suddenly, a punch erupted from the layer of his sphere and hit him in the stomach before he could react.
After that, more punches erupted from various points inside the sphere, hitting him all over, something that could be heard from outside.
Needless to say, the siblings were confused and worried about what was happening.
After a while, the sand sphere fell apart and Gaara, who was covered in bruises, was breathing heavily.
"Gaara!" exclaimed Temari with concern.
"Now do you see? You have no business facing my curse!" said Arustis.
"Curse?" asked Gaara.
"We demons, unlike the people of this world who use chakra and the humans of our world who use magic, use a power known as curses. My curse allows me to turn the environment around me into a desert the more power I release, as well as manipulate the sand around me. And as you can see, right now we are in a place where I can deploy my full power! The moment you entered here, you entered my territory! That is why I am the true lord of the sand!" stated Arustis.
Gaara was more focused on the information he had given him at first.
Clearly, from his power, it was clear that he wasn't human, plus he claimed to be from another world.
He had more questions to ask her, but he was sure he wouldn't get them right then.
"And as lord of the sand, I declare... your execution! Sand-eating Tornado!" shouted Arustis raising his arms in the air.
That caused the sand around the three siblings to start spinning in circles and before they could react, a huge tornado of sand formed and was spinning in the air for a few seconds before it tightened and exploded.
"Well, it was fun while it lasted. I guess now I'll have to go to that Hidden Sand Village to tell them the terrible news." said Arustis, but before he took another step, a series of sand projectiles impacted in front of him, stopping him in the process. "It can't be." said Arustis turning his gaze upward.
In mid-air, the three siblings were standing on a floating sand platform that they had managed to survive thanks to Gaara creating a sand sphere in time to protect them.
"Are you two okay?" asked Gaara.
"Still injured, but we're fine." said Temari sitting up.
"If it's true that their power affects the sand around them, then as long as we're in the air, we'll have an advantage." said Kankuro sitting down.
"It's possible, but we shouldn't underestimate him." said Gaara focusing his gaze on the demon.
"I see you have survived. You're a tough human to crack." said Arustis before a wicked grin formed on his face as he buried his fingers in the sand on the ground. "But that'll make things more fun! Sand Slashes!" shouted Arustis launching some powerful and huge waves of sand that Gaara dodged by maneuvering back and forth across the sand platform.
"Sand Shower Barrage!" shouted Gaara pulling a sand stream out of his pumpkin boat and shooting from said stream several sand bullets.
"Desert Tsunami!" shouted Arustis raising a wave of sand that blocked the Kazekage's attacks and he then threw his fist into the air. "Desert Fist!" shouted Arustis causing a huge fist of sand to erupt from the ground.
It moved so quickly that Gaara couldn't react in time and ended up hitting the platform, sending the three siblings tumbling, but Gaara was able to create another sand platform on which they landed before rising into the air.
"You can't run away forever! Not when you're in my domain!" exclaimed Arustis.
"You are wrong. This land belongs to the Land of Wind, not to a demon like you." said Gaara.
"We shall see about that. When I am done with you, I will destroy your home and then this ridiculous land. This will all become one big desert with me as its lord!" declared Arustis.
"As Kazekage of the Sand, I can't allow you to take another step. I intend to finish you off." said Gaara.
"Oh yeah? And how do you plan to do that if you're all the while running away like a coward?" asked Arustis.
"This way." started Gaara before extending his arm towards him.
Suddenly, the sand around the demon began to rise and pile up around him, confusing him.
"What? How come...?" asked Arustis.
"You may be able to control the sand around you, but it can't control the sand mixed with my chakra. While we were fighting, I was scattering pieces of my sand all over the area." said Gaara. "Sand Coffin!" shouted Gaara as Arustis was engulfed and trapped in a pile of sand.
"I can't move! Damn...!" began Arustis as his face was being buried in the pile of sand.
"It's over, demon. Sand Burial!" shouted Gaara crushing the demon under a great pressure of sand, killing it immediately.
"Phew. It's finally over." said Kankuro.
"I still wonder where that guy came from." said Temari.
"I would have liked to know more, but the important thing is…" started Gaara before he sensed something and immediately, he raised a sand barrier to protect the three of them from a sand blast.
When he lowered the barrier, the three siblings were wide-eyed with surprise and horror when they saw that the pile of sand in which they enclosed Arustis was destroyed, but more worryingly, Arustis was standing, with many wounds, but he was still breathing.
"If it hadn't been for me using my curse at the last second, he would have died." said Arustis breathing heavily.
"He survived the Sand Burial?!" asked Kankuro in shock.
"He's definitely a monster!" exclaimed Temari in horror.
"You damned human. How dare you do this to me?" asked Arustis before looking up at them to show them a face of pure rage. "I'll kill you!" shouted Arustis before a black aura surrounded him.
Suddenly, his body began to undergo a transformation.
The dry skin fell apart to reveal a coal-black furry skin. His body grew a little larger, still retaining the bandages. His hands and feet grew long, sharp claws. Finally, his head transformed to that of a jackal.
"Etherious form... Desert Demon!" shouted Arustis revealing his true form and power.
The immensity and pressure of his power was most disturbing to the three siblings.
"All that power..." began Kankuro.
"That level is..." began Temari.
"Yes. It's the same level of power as Madara Uchiha's." said Gaara comparing the demon's power to that of the most powerful Uchiha and original cause of the war.
"Sand-eating Tornado!" shouted Arustis causing a huge tornado of sand to form and hurl itself towards the three siblings while the top was shaped like a jackal's head with his mouth open to bite.
"Sand Tsunami!" shouted Gaara summoning a huge wave of sand that impacted against the tornado, neutralizing and causing an explosion in the process.
"You have no escape! Sand Spears!" shouted Arustis causing several sand spears to shoot out of the ground like raindrops.
Gaara tried to move the platform quickly to dodge the attack, but some of the spears were going so fast that they ended up either piercing the sand platform or making some cut on the Kazekage's body.
As the attack ceased, before they could react, Arustis jumped up to be at the same height as them.
"This is the end of you!" exclaimed Arustis with sand covered fists to make another attack. "Desert Fist!" shouted Arustis throwing a sand punch.
However, the attack failed to hit him as some sort of energy shield suddenly formed, managing to block the attack, much to the demon's surprise.
"What?" asked Arustis.
Gaara looked to his side and discovered that the cause of it was one of Kankuro's puppets, which coincidentally, was the puppet body of Sasori, a member of Akatsuki.
"No way will we let you hurt him!" said Kankuro before Temari used her giant fan to launch a blast of wind that sent the demon crashing to the ground.
"He's not just the Kazekage of our village! He's also our younger brother and it's our duty to protect him!" declared Temari.
"Kankuro. Temari." said Gaara surprised by his older siblings words.
"Hehe. How endearing. Since you insist on continuing to fight, then, I'll do you the favor of killing you together! Sand Slashes!" shouted Arustis throwing several waves of sand.
"Sand Bullets!" shouted Gaara managing to block the waves with his sand bullets. "I have an idea to finish him off, but I'll need your help."
"You know you can always count on us." said Kankuro.
"We are family, after all." said Temari.
Although his back was turned to them, a small smile formed on the Kazekage's face as he saw the loyalty of his older siblings despite the things that happened in the past.
"Desert Tsunami!" shouted Arustis throwing a huge wave of sand towards them.
"Wind Style: Giant Casting Net!" shouted Temari throwing with her fan a huge blast of wind that managed to neutralize the sand wave and hit the demon, causing him some cuts, although he protected himself with his arms.
"We're not done yet. Secret Red Jutsu: Puppet Triad!" shouted Kankuro causing Scorpion (Sasori's puppet) to have his head detached and from his neck, hands and chest several triangular blades with bombs attached to them shot out.
Arustis moved back and forth quickly, not only to dodge the slashes from the blades, but also the explosions caused by the bombs, but then, when he ducked to avoid a blade, the resulting explosion from behind him ended up pushing him forward, where another explosion happened, which pushed him into another and so on for a few seconds before the bombing stopped.
Arustis began to growl from sheer rage.
"I've had enough! Stop hiding behind your toys and fight if you dare!" exclaimed Arustis.
"Sorry, but that's not our style. Secret Black Jutsu: Salamander!" shouted Kankuro as Sanshouuo suddenly emerged from the ground beneath the demon and, before he could react, the puppet ended up trapping him in some sort of metal capsule. "Now, Gaara! Show him what Sand ninjas are made of!"
Gaara immediately stretched out his arms and caused a huge amount of sand to pile up on top of the metal dome in which the demon was trapped.
"Grand Sand Mausoleum Seal!" shouted Gaara as the large mountain of sand compressed into a pyramid.
"I hope it's over. I don't have any chakra left." said Temari breathing heavily.
"Are you sure it's locked up tight?" asked Kankuro.
"It should be. I used a lot of chakra to create that prison. Most likely he's…" began Gaara before suddenly the pyramid began to shake. "It can't be."
Soon after, the entire pyramid collapsed into pieces and when the dust cleared, Arustis could be seen getting up heavily despite resting his hand on his other shoulder due to his broken arm and many wounds on his body.
The three siblings were in shock.
It had cost them a lot of chakra to be able to take him down and put him away and yet, that demon had escaped death many times.
"Stupid humans. Do you think you will finish me off so easily?" asked Arustis before raising his head to shoot them a look of madness and rage. "I am a Death Hand demon! Even if you were to finish me off, there are others like me! And our master is the most powerful of us all! When I find you, there will be nothing left of you filthy humans, because when we initiate our plan, we are going to...!"
Suddenly, before he could continue, a giant claw crushed him, killing him for good.
The three siblings looked up to discover that the culprit was Shukaku, the one-tailed bijuu, who was now at large after being released from his previous jinchuriki, Gaara, and Akatsuki, as well as Kaguya.
"Will you please shut the hell up? There's no sleeping like this." said Shukaku.
Seeing that the demon was dead for good, the two older siblings let out a sigh of relief as they sat down on the sand platform from exhaustion.
"Now it's really over." said Temari.
"I didn't expect it to be Shukaku who saved us from this." said Kankuro.
"Thank you very much, Shukaku. We owe you one." said Gaara gratefully to the bijuu.
"You don't owe me anything. I didn't do it for you. I did it simply because this screamer wouldn't let me sleep peacefully." said Shukaku.
"Anyway, thanks for your help." said Gaara.
"Whatever. Just don't make such a fuss. You wouldn't like to see me when I don't sleep my sleeping hours." said Shukaku before leaving.
Once he walked away, the siblings got into a debate about the last thing the demon said.
"So there are more like him." said Temari seriously.
"It almost cost us our lives to face one of them and if their leader is more powerful than him…" began Kankuro seriously.
"Yes. I'm afraid we are facing a bigger threat than Madara Uchiha." said Gaara with a very serious look on his face.
AN: This was my first fight of Gaara and his siblings. I hope it went well. I accept advice and criticism on the fight. Thank you very much.