Sometimes angry is good Chapter 8, a naruto fanfic

Sakura left Gaar alone after making sure he was alright and telling him to rest, she then walked out of her flat dressed in full shinobi gear for her meeting with Tsunade.

Gaara couldn't help but worry.

A few hours later when he felt a familiar red tinged chakra approach Sakura's flat he immediately settled down into a meditative state and forming hand seals touched his eye. "Sand eye technique: optic nerve connected" he whispered closing his eyes whilst manuvering the sand eye outside.

Just as he suspected Sasuke was there. The dark haired man seemed to be brooding whilst staring up at Sakura's flat. Gaara growled slightly.

After about an hour Gaara realised that Sasuke had stopped still and appeared to be waiting for Sakura to return, constantly looking up and down the street and flicking his eyes towards the apartment.

He doesn't know you're here or if he does he doesn't care

If he touches her he's a dead man

I think he is going to try, perhaps you should go tell him to back off, and Sakura would probably appreciate it

I am not starting a fight in the middle of town

Who said fight? I said talk!

Gaara strapped on his gourd and appeared in front of the Uchiha. He had the pleasure of seeing Sasuke's eyes widen slightly in shock before they narrowed in anger.

Gaara folded his arms "Sasuke – leave now"

Sasuke smiled maliciously "And why would I do that Sakura is mine, and mine alone and remember that Gaara"

"You sound like a child 'mine, mine, mine'" Gaara countered inwardly swearing, Sasuke's sharigan could see through his image jutsu.

"Oh really" he said, eyes spinning bringing out a kunai

Kusso I did not want to fight

Sometimes you have to kit

Bah!

His sand blocked the first kunai and snaked towards Sasuke with lightening speed, but he formed hand seals and disappeared to try and stab Gaara in the back when he re-appeared behind him. Shukaku dealt with that using his sand to block and entrap the kunai. It crawled up Sasuke's arm, entwining the Uchiha in its grip.

Gaara could feel his heartbeat through the sand and resisted the urge to crush him

It would be so easy….

However he struggled with Shukaku's sudden bloodlust and as he did he missed Sasuke's sudden smirk.

"Hello Sakura-chan" he greeted

"What's going on?" she asked across from Gaara, ignoring Sasuke completely.

Before Gaara could answer Sasuke spoke "You were just in time to see the show….wasn't she Gaara?"

Gaara frowned at Saukra's confused expression but gasped when he heard Sasuke's next words

"Release"

His image jutsu was stripped away

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Sakura's eyes widened in shock and fear. It ripped Gaara's heart out.

"SAKURA!" It wasn't the internal pain that made him scream her name, but the fact that Sasuke had escaped his hold and now stood behind his former team-mate, arm around her waist.

"I told you Gaar….or should I say Gaara? Kazehage-sama?..."

Gaara wasn't listening trying to mentally cry to Sakura to meet his eyes, to move, to do anything but stand there like a broken puppet, head bowed bangs covering her eyes.

"….she's MINE" the Uchiha said pressing her to him

Time froze as he saw one of her tears fall and hit the ground. And he growled

"No" he whispered, swallowing he spoke louder and snarled "NO"

"What…" Sasuke hissed

Gaara cut him off with a sharp motion " she is Sakura Haruno…"Sakura's head snapped up, tears creating a momentary rainbow "she is a top medic, one of the top kunochi in the country of fire and apprentice to Tsunade herself, Hokage of Kanoha and one of the three legendary sannin, she is no-ones, least of all yours"

Sasuke's grip on Sakura looked painful now "no" he said shaking his head "she is mine…..she was always mine…." He gripped his chest with his free hand gasping

Sakura stood there, eyes closed, breathing even, her hand lightly touching Sasuke's arm. She had removed one of her black gloves whilst the two had been arguing.

"Listen closely Sasuke-kun" she said calmly as the man gasped in pain, she spun with him as he fell, never losing contact with his skin. "What you are feeling….your heart is being stopped, slowly…the chest pains are terrible ne?"

He was on his knees gasping openly, both hands clutching at his shirt, mouth open he couldn't speak. "I could stop your heart with a touch Uchiha-san, never forget that" she growled before releasing his arm.

Sasuke groaned with relief – then Sakura kicked him squarely in the chest, filling it with chakra and the dark haired man flew into the distance.

Now Sakura fell to her knees and Gaara approached her holding out his hand to her up.

Hard eyes met his as she stood without taking it.

"Sakura…." He said not sure how to explain, surprised at how his voice sounded different – cold, just like her eyes, with a look she silenced him.

"Leave me alone, Kazehage" and she walked away

awww, poor gaara :(