(This is my first Naruto fic, but I have been a fan for many years)
Gaara awakes a few hours later to find Kami sleeping on top of him. For the first time in a long time, he lets himself smile. He moves slowly off the couch so not to wake her and he puts his boxers and pants back on and walks up to the roof for some fresh air to take in everything that happened. The night was warm with a cool breeze that felt good on his bare chest. Suddenly he senses someone behind him. He turns around to see that it was Usuigi.
"What are you doing here sir?"
"I should be asking YOU that question but I already know what has happened between you two." Gaara noticed that Usuigi seemed a bit older than usual. He no longer seemed so young. His cheeks were sagging a bit, his eyes had light black circles under them but not as bad as Gaara's, and he seemed to be more tired. He seemed almost fragile. He was still a very small person, about 5'6, but his physic seemed to slowly become that of an old person. Same with his movements.
"What do you want, Usuigi?" Usuigi remained silent for a few moments then spoke.
"Do you love this land and its people?"
"Yes." Usuigi sighed.
"It loses its beauty after a few hundred years. Everything just seems like everything else. No real uniqueness. I loved this country when I was very young. I wanted to spend the rest of my life with it. When I became older I wanted to find a way to stay with it longer. I found a technique that did such. I could give you immortal life. The only problem is this. Do you want to live forever while everyone you love dies?" Gaara remained silent listening to Usuigi, "My wife, my two other sons, my brother, my sister, my parents. They all died and I lived on. I tried to undo the effect of the technique but I had no such luck. I wasn't gonna kill myself, or allow anyone to beat me if it endangered my remaining family. But I have something that I need to tell you Gaara."
"What is it?"
"I know that I won't live through this war. As you can see, the side effect of the technique has already started taking effect. My body is deteriorating. Unlike Orichimaru's technique of soul transferring, this is my original body. I altered its appearance. Now that I am fighting again, however, my body is starting to fall apart. I will eventually be rendered helpless. I have one thing to ask of you Gaara."
"What's that?"
"Love and care for my daughter. That's all I ask for. You're all that she will have left."
"What about her brother?"
"He just died in an infirmary suffering from multiple stab wound. When I die, she will have no one else."
"Maybe Hokage can find a cure for your deterioration."
"She probably could. It wouldn't be that hard to stop. But I have reached the end of a VERY long line. My time is done here. My last mission here will be to defend Konoha till my dying breath." Usuigi slowly got up, "See on the battlefield one last time." With this, Usuigi disappeared into the night.
Gaara sits down and tries to think of what to do. There was no way he was gonna let Usuigi have his body deteriorate till it was rendered helpless and he's eventually killed. He got up and went back downstairs. He quietly picked up his black shirt and gourd, and left the building without waking Kami. He began jumping from house to house, heading to the Hokage's tower. When he arrives, he proceeds to the Hokage's bedroom. At first the guards ask why he's there but then they see that he's the Kazekage and the immediately let him in.
"Hokage. We have a situation." Tsunade who is still half asleep, asks,
"What do you want Gaara?"
"Usuigi is letting himself die," this immediately awoke and jumped out of her bed.
"WHAT! HOW WAS HE INJURED!"
"He wasn't injured. His body is giving out from the combat he has been in so far. You gotta do something to stop this." Tsunade immediately grabs one of her medical books and starts flipping through pages.
"You'll have to give me time, Gaara. It might take some time. You should get ready for some…" suddenly the village war bell clangs through the night air. Gaara jumps out of the window and rushes to the walls. The moment he gets there, he sees Naruto, Sasuke, Kiba, Shikimaru, Lee, and Shikimaru trying to hold back and large group of the Raikage's ninja. Lightening flashes everywhere as the Raikage himself attack the group sending everyone but him. Gaara immediately has his sand attack the Raikage but the man dodges. The Raikage was a bit old but still a Kage. Lightening shoots at Gaara, which the sand is able to block. The Raikage starts to form seals and suddenly a large blade of wind comes out of his mouth and slices right through the sand protection and Gaara's right shoulder. Gaara clutches his shoulder, and his leg was still healing from the previous battle. The Raikage stands over Gaara with a lightening blade in hand. He looks to finish off Gaara but Gaara manages some sand to trip the Kage. Gaara has the sand pick him up and float him away from the danger. Suddenly Sasuke collides his fist with the Raikage's face. Gaara saw more shinobi appearing out of the woods and he knew that they would be overrun. Suddenly a large snake appears and lunges at Gaara who barely avoids it. Atop the snake was none other then Orichimaru. The snake lunges at a cornered Gaara but the snake suddenly stops. Gaara opens his eyes to see Usuigi standing in front of him with his palm on the snake's forehead. Usuigi starts forming some seals and cries,
"DOTON: YOMI NUMA!" The ground beneath the snake suddenly turns into a deep red lake. The snake quickly sinks into t but Orichimaru escapes just in time. Orichimaru and Usuigi stare at each other.
"Usuigi Imagawa. I was told that you had come back but didn't truly believe it till you nearly killed Kabuto with ease. It seems that I'll have to pull out all the stops to kill the man ho invented his own nijitsu.
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