"Temari!" The guard said happily. "How nice to see you and the Kazekage too. I shall let Tsunade-sama know that you are here." The guard opened the gate and let them in.
People stared as the once demon boy walked down the street. Some people avoided him all together.
"GAARAAAA!" A voice screamed before Gaara was mauled over by Naruto.
"Hey Gaara. When'd you get here?" Naruto asked excitedly.
"Just now." Gaara said. "We're going to see Tsunade…"
"Hey, when you're done, we should go get some ramen!" Naruto said not taking "no" for an answer.
"Ok…" Gaara said softly as he began to walk towards the Hokage's office.
The Hokage saw them immediately. She greeted them with a big smile
"Gaara! What a surprise! We're overjoyed to have you in our village. Are you staying long?" Tsunade asked cheerfully.
"I am…unsure." Gaara said slowly.
"Well, talk to Shizune on your way out about a place to stay."
"Arigato, Tsunade-sama." He said as he politely bowed out. He left Temari in the room as she discussed some things with Tsunade.
Gaara followed the directions to a small apartment on the southern half of Konoha. It was small but efficient. He began to formulate a plan to complete his mission. He would start with Naruto and work his way through the Konoha ninja.
Gaara stood outside the ramen shop. Naruto was late for dinner. Naruto jumped down from a building landing right in front of Gaara.
"Lets eat!" Naruto said enthusiastically as he entered the ramen shop.
Gaara waited until they had their food before finally letting Naruto know why he was there.
"I wanted to thank you…" Gaara said softly. "If it wasn't for your help, I wouldn't be alive…"
Naruto laughed. "Is that what this is about? That's what friends are for."
Gaara smiled slightly. He finished up his ramen and thanked Naruto. The next day's events would be harder by far.
--Gaara sat up in his bed. He stood up and walked towards the door everyone had left through. He looked down the hall and saw only Lee…--
Gaara spent an entire day hunting down people and thanking them. The reactions to is appreciation were mildly amusing. He only had two people left to thank, Gai and Lee. They were going to be harder to track down.
--Gaara ran down the hall towards Lee. He caught Lee's hand and pulled him closer…--
Gaara got an early start. He began hunting Gai down. Around ten in the morning, he finally caught up with him and thanked him. He asked where Lee was. With a general idea, Gaara left Gai in a flash, leaving a rather confused ninja behind.