I haven't recently purchased Naruto, and still do not own it. Sorry for not keeping up with my original quick updates, but it▓s much more difficult to do Gaara believably than Naruto. Also, I will refer to disguised characters as who they pretend to be, not who they really are.
Chapter 15:
Gaara waved his hand, and the sand moved up Naruto's leg. No matter how he struggled, the sand only moved higher, until it had completely covered him.
"Sabaku no Kyu." The sand pushed inward, crushing the helpless ninja inside. The sand retreated to the floor, leaving no trace of the body. Gaara began to clutch his head, and the remaining ninja took the opportunity to attack.
"Katon: Housenka no jutsu." Kakashi threw several small fireballs to go with Hinata's kunai. Both simply impacted another wall of sand, and were rendered useless. Gaara slowly turned back to them.
"Time out guys, my head is funny." Gaara turned into Naruto in a puff of smoke, and went to sit back down, cradling his head again.
The stuff Kitsumi was sending him was weird. Memories from their childhood flew across the link, but instead of it being the two of them, it was she and Gaara. He couldn't quite decide what to make of it.
"Hey, sis, why are you sending me this stuff?" He shot through the link.
"Huh? Oh, I'm sorry; I didn't mean to send anything. What did I send?"
"Memories..." Naruto couldn't finish. How could he say that his sister, the only one that had always been there for him, had taken him out of her memories?
"Brother? Are you ok?" Concern flooded the link. In response, he just sent some of the images back.
"Is that what I sent you?" A meek, sorrow flitted back.
"Yea..."
"Can I explain?"
"Sure."
"It▓s just that Gaara was on the swing, like you were, and he reminded me of you. It▓s not like he's taking your place or anything." Naruto could deny the thoughts, but the sincerity that came with them was undeniable. He was still her only brother. Back across the link flooded relief, and an image of the current Naruto, a tear running down his cheek.
"Hey, are you... ok..?" Hinata's voice brought him out of his trance. He quickly wiped away his tear, and stood back up.
"Yeah Hinata-chan. I'm fine. Alright, let▓s do this again." He stands up quickly, a wide smile plastered on his face. Everyone looks oddly at him, but say nothing.
"Kagebunshin no jutsu. Henge no jutsu." The practice battle begins again. Gaara defeats Naruto and Kitsumi, before they are interrupted by Temari.
"Ok, they are good for now." She looked at Gaara's imposter, "Not bad... Anyway, let▓s go then."
Sometime later, the false team seven walked inconspicuously through the streets back to the sand tower. They predictably found their path blocked by the sand trio. Most of the civilians chose that moment to leave, but several braver souls stayed to see the fireworks.
"You..." The demonic container lifted his arm slowly, pointing at Naruto, "Mother desires your blood." He brought sand up from the ground and moved it up Naruto's leg, trapping him in place.
"What are you doing?" Kakashi spoke just quickly enough to finish before anything happened, "We are here to bring news of the chuunin exam, and you can't just kill us."
The practiced shock was very amusing to anyone who knew him. The Konoha team had yet to take action, but the sand just continued to climb Naruto's leg. When it had completely covered his legs, Kakashi whispered something to the other team members. They then scattered, only to be cornered by the other sand siblings. Before they could try to escape again, the words that the sand village knew so well echoed hollowly:
"Sabaku no Kyu." The sand completely covered Naruto, and compressed rapidly, crushing him inside it. Kakashi responded by tossing several kunai at the menace, only for them to be blocked by a wall of sand. No one noticed the several puffs of smoke that followed, because at that moment, Kitsumi too was enveloped by sand. She succumbed more quickly than her brother did, and the familiar words rang out again:
"Sabakyu no Kyu." She too was crushed by the sand, now died a bright red color. Kakashi and Hinata also disappeared, leaping quickly as they could across the rooftops. They almost made it to the edge of the city, before a claw of sand grasped Kakashi's leg. Before it could make any vertical progress, the Jounin replaced himself with a nearby door, and continued to run. The sand siblings remained calm, apparently content to let Gaara suffer the punishment for this one, and the two remaining ninja escaped into the desert. Gaara didn't pursue, apparently satisfied with the blood of the twins.
In the desert, Kakashi and Hinata moved to the place where they told Naruto and Kitsumi to meet them. They had selected a small oasis about a mile from the city, easily located, but not too easily. Having nothing else to do until the pair arrived; they sat down and began to wait.
In the city, the sand trio went back to their apartment and from there to the park. To their surprise, Gaara was not at Kitsumi's throat when they arrived, and the two were swinging slowly in much the same way as Temari left them.
"Hey sis, time to go." Naruto bounded over to his sister, not used to being apart for such a long period.
"Alright brother, where are we meeting them?" She asked, equally happy to see her brother.
"Kakashi-sensei said to meet him somewhere outside the city, I'll show you." Naruto grabbed her hand and began to lead her off.
"Bye Gaara-chan!" The name rang oddly in the ears off everyone, Gaara-chan? They shook their heads slightly, only to be confused even more a second later.
"Bye Kit..." The voice, still hollow and menacing, he had given her a nickname as well. What all had happened while the two were together?
"I will kill you someday." The final words brought everyone back to normal. As long as Gaara still wanted to kill her, it wasn't the end of the world.