Warning: Gaara gets mad… that's all…. I think
Chapter 18: Lost and Afraid
Naruto ran into the forest along with Sasuke and Fai who were right behind. Naruto looked around with a slight fear. "So do you guys know where we should go?" He asked.
"I don't know but maybe we should stop before we run into anyone unwanted." Naruto stopped too and turned to the others.
"And who would be wanted?" He asked.
Deidara shrugged. "I don't think we have to worry about Kero and his team, since he is my dad and all." Naruto and Sasuke nodded.
That for one was a good thing, those guys looked REALLY dangerous, so it was good that they wouldn't come after them.
-X-
They sat down in a circle after a bit of walking. "Maybe we should come up with some password or call so if we get lost we can call out or find each other..." Sasuke suggested.
"That's a great idea!" Naruto cried. Deidara nodded. "Okay we should come up with a really weird and random password." Naruto said.
Sasuke nodded, "I have one." He said and motioned everyone to lean it a little. "The time for a ninja to strike..." He went on for another 30 seconds, in the end Deidara was nodding and Naruto looked like his head was going to implode.
"Umm... I was more thinking of something like Purple Monkey Dishwasher... a little easier to remember..." Sasuke sighed.
"Well you choose then." He said. Naruto smiled.
"Okay! Ummm... how about... no wait... what about... OH! How about... no." Deidara looked ready to scream.
"Why don't we just do Art is a Bang! And leave it at that!" Naruto's eyes went wide.
"That's a good one, Fai!" Fai looked starry eyed
"Really? Its my saying!" He hugged Naruto tightly and looked over at Sasuke expectantly.
Sasuke shrugged. "It's okay... I guess." That done they all stood up and started to walk in a random direction.
-X-
Naruto turned left then another left then another left then a right and then... "I'm lost!" Naruto cried.
He had lost everyone just a few minutes ago and he can't find them now!
He suddenly tripped and fell into some bushes. Peeking his head out he saw some people coming this way. He quickly hid back in the bushes and waited.
"Gaara stop walking so fast!" A voice shouted. 'Gaara? Maybe I should... no not him, he's creepy.' He saw feet in front of his face in the bushes and almost gasped in surprise but held it in.
"Where could he be?" He heard Gaara growl. 'Who's he?' Naruto thought.
Out of nowhere a snake came over to Naruto and hissed threateningly at him. Naruto screamed and rolled away and out of the bushes. The snake tried to snap at him but was crushed by sand.
Naruto stopped and looked up at the person who saved him, it was Gaara. Naruto grinned. "Um... hi!"
-X-
Deidara ran around to different spots in the forest. He had lost his baby! "Naruto! Naruto! Naru-" Sasuke stopped him.
"Do you want everyone to know we're hear?" He whispered harshly. Deidara blushed in embarrassment.
"Ops, sorry..." Sasuke walked ahead a little and jumped up on one of the higher branches.
"What's worse." He called out quietly as Deidara jumped up beside him. "Is that Naruto has the scroll too."
-X-
Gaara stared down at the blonde who looked a little paralyzed. "What scroll do you have!?" A guy in a cat suit shouted at Naruto. Naruto shook his head, as if saying he wouldn't tell. Kankoru sighed and walked over, helping Naruto to his feet he shook his hand.
"Hey, I'm Kankoru and that over there is Tamari." Tamari waved. "And I'm guessing you already know Gaara?"
Naruto nodded. "Sort of."
As they walked along Gaara walked a little ahead while Naruto walked with Kankoru and Tamari behind them. "So what scroll do you really have?" Kankoru asked again. Naruto looked hesitant but Kankoru waved it off.
"Don't worry, we have our scrolls already!" Naruto gawked.
"Really, how did you get them so fast? It's only been like half a day!" Kankoru pointed at Gaara wordlessly.
"Have you every seen him fight?" He whispered. Naruto shook his head. "Gaara's probably the best one in this whole group! I mean, I've never seen him lose and he's merciless." Naruto gulped and noticed Gaara stopped.
Everyone stopped as well. "Someone's coming." Gaara growled walking over to Naruto to stand in front. Kankoru raised an eyebrow at that and Naruto shrugged.
Three guys in funny outfits walked out into the clearing. Naruto could clearly see they were from the Rain Village. The one guy stepped forward ready to fight.
"What scrolls do you have!" The ninja shouted at them. Naruto placed a hand on his pocket in security.
"I'll ask you again, what scrolls do you have!" The man shouted. No one spoke. "Okay so that's how it's going to be? Well then you've made a big mistake!"
He took out three umbrellas and threw them up into the sky. "Raining Needles of Death!" He shouted.
Naruto yelped and covered his body with his arms but felt no pain. When the smoke disappeared he was in a round sand type ball with Gaara who had an opening for him to see.
Naruto sighed in relief.
Gaara let the sand fall around him and Kankoru and Tamari took a step back, they knew what was going to happen next. Naruto looked worried but stood his ground. Gaara threw up one hand sand started to cover the man around his whole body, only his face was showing.
Naruto looked scarily at the man and Gaara, what was Gaara going to do? Gaara walked a little forward and grabbed a umbrella, with one swift movement it opened.
He walked back to Naruto and made sure that he was under it. The other two rain ninja's looked ready to run but their feet wouldn't move! Gaara placed an arm around Naruto's waist and pulled him close. Then with one hand he made a fist and the sand started to rise with the man incased in it.
When the man was just about as high as the trees Gaara clenched his fist and Naruto gasped as the man was squeezed to death under the pressure of the sand around him.
Blood rained down on the others but Gaara and Naruto. Gaara took down the umbrella and Naruto ran over to Kankoru. The other two rain ninja's looked wide-eyed at Gaara.
"Please, just take it and go. We mean you no harm!" The one ninja said and set down their scroll. They started to back up since Gaara made no move but then he raised both arms and sand climbed up the two ninja's just like before.
Naruto could see the terrified look playing in their eyes and was about the shout at Gaara to stop when he clenched his fists and they too died in a bloody bath.
Naruto screamed and turned to run away. He didn't want to be around these types of people, this exam was only for competition, not a war!
He got past the clearing and ran but sand started to rap around his waist, pulling him back. Naruto screamed louder and fought with all his might. He tried to slice through it with his kunai but it would just mold back around him.
"Please! Stop, why do you want to kill me!" He shouted, as he was dragged back towards Gaara. He stopped at the boys feet.
"I would never want to kill you." Gaara said sadly. "I just want you to be my friend."
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Awwww, poor Gaara. He's like my favourite characters besides Sasori so I try to go easy on him and make him nice…ish… But he gets better in the Shippuuden(that's a lot of u's a p's) episodes and the third movie… and, and… un….
Anyways, How many people are reading that new Spin-off story I made? Raise your hands! (or tell me in your reviews… its hard to see from here how many people are holding their hands up…) But, ya, I hope you guys like that one and the other one I will come out with once I get far into this story and the other one, its that Sasori/Naruto puppet one, ya, I liked it.
So, I'm trying to decide if Orochimaru(sp?) should be in this or not! I have so many people saying different things, but most of you said it didn't matter, maybe I'll mention him but not do the battle cause I'm going in a different direction with the battles but maybe Sasuke will come out of nowhere with the mark and kick some ass to save Naruto.
One more thing I need to know, Vote on who you want Naruto to be with:
Itachi, Gaara, or Sasuke, or all of them going after him and he doesn't realize it.
Please tell!
Cheerios!
(Oh and I don't know if I'll be able to get a chapter in tomrrow, okay? I'm planing on writing the next three chapters tonight but if I don't then I'll have to do them tomorrow night)