A/n: Dang this one was a loooooong chapter it took me almost two days to write!!! Anyways some Gaara and Sakura ownage and of course I am going more in depth to their relationship and next chapter is where we all find out what the heck is going on :D
Please review!!!! It would make this one very happy!!!!
"Gaara-sama four of the other Ryoku's have already disappeared" Sakura said looking over to her husband.
"I know that is why we must hurry to our target before anyone else gets there, no doubt Sasori will want to kill more" he said speeding up a bit with Sakura close behind.
Naruto sighed and looked beside him at Ino, "Sakura-teichou has got to be the most patient and strong person in the entire world to deal with my Captain the way she does. I mean she hasn't even cried yet" he said in awe.
Ino looked at him and gave him a strange look, "What do you mean?"
"Even with Sabaku-teichou's lieutenants all of them except me have broken down. He's a pretty, ugh, intimidating guy" Naruto nodded.
Ino just looked forward at the two, "I suppose it's only a mater of time. Sakura-teichou is strong but she seems different around Sabaku-teichou. I don't know I kind of hate leaving her with him you know"
"Yeah, I know." Naruto sighed and looked seeing that the two had stopped. Ino and Naruto stopped behind them as well to see a silver haired man with what looked like a bone in his hand surrounded by dead Shinigami.
"Don't interfere," Gaara said glancing over to Sakura. She nodded and looked back at the man.
"I know,"
Gaara jumped down from the roof top in front of the man. "So you were the forces I felt coming this way I have been waiting for you, by the looks of it you are a Captain. I am Kimimaru and you might be?" he said politely.
"I have no need to give my name to a Ryoku such as you," Gaara said coldly. He pulled out his sword and held it sideways, "I will end this quickly because I'm tired of seeing your face. Disperse, Sabure"
Gaara's sword exploded into tons and tons of sand particles. It rested on the ground until it shot out at Kimimaru. He cut through the sand but it did nothing and he moved to dodge it. He ran past the attacking sand and made an attempt at Gaara himself but was met with a sand shield.
"Hm, well that sure is one heck of a released form Mr. 3rd division Captain. You certainly high up in the ranks" he smirked.
Gaara folded his arms and looked at him, "You don't understand our ranks; there are only three Captains where ranks matter, the first through third. All the others numbers do not matter. Because they are all of equal skill some of the higher numbers are better then some of the lower numbers. But unfortunately for you, you have come across one of the strongest of the Captains"
"You will die now" Gaara said sending sand at him and just as he was about to jump to avoid it he looked down at his foot to see it incased in sand. He looked up and the sand drove down onto him and surrounded him. Gaara held his hand out and then closed it making the sand crush Kimimaru.
The sand swarmed back to Gaara and reformed his blade and there lay a dead Kimimaru. He slide it back in his sheath and turned around making his way back to the three. Kimimaru stirred and got on his feet and ran at Gaara. Sakura went wide eyed and appeared in front of him and swung her sword off slicing his hand off.
"Scatter, Senbonzakura!" she glared and her sword turned into cherry blossom petals and then disappeared. Huge cuts appeared all over Kimimaru and blood splattered out and he fell down once again. Sakura felt a hand grip her wrist and turn her around. She was face to face with a very angry Gaara.
"I told you NOT to interfere!" he glared down at her.
"But Gaara-sama he-"
"You have disrespected my wishes! I am the 3rd Captain for a reason I am never off guard" he glared more and released her walking off. Naruto looked down at Sakura who was now on her knees. He looked at Ino and then went after his Captain.
Ino jumped down and kneeled beside Sakura, "Sakura-teichou are you alright?"
"Yes Ino I am fine . . ." she said taking the hand she offered to help her up. Sakura placed her renewed sword in her sheath and walked in the opposite direction that Gaara had gone.
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"So all the Ryoku have been defeated, this is good to hear" Jiraiya said nodding to all his captain's.
"If I may Jiraiya-sama why was it necessary to send out all of us instead of our lieutenants'?" Deidara asked looking at their commander.
"Oh my dear Sunflower, I have no doubt that your lieutenants' could get the job done. But I wanted to let you all have a taste of action it has been far too long that you have all fought am I correct?" he asked to no one in particular.
"Well, a job well done you are all dismissed for today we will have the squad inspections tomorrow instead" Jiraiya said returning to his desk.
The all headed for the door and went their separate ways. Sakura saw Ino outside and went up to her, "Ino? What is it?" she wondered.
"Oh nothing I just wanted to see you is all" she smiled and the two began walking.
Kakashi appeared in front of the two and looked over to Sakura, "Jiraiya-sama excuses his rudeness for calling you back so soon but it is urgent for you and only you to come back to the meeting room" he said under his mask and then disappeared.
Sakura looked over to Ino and sighed, "Well thank you for your concern Ino, I will see you tomorrow" she smiled and turned back around heading back to the meeting room.
She opened the door to see Deidara, Hinata, and Tsunade as well. She closed it and walked up to the three and stood beside Deidara. "I am so sorry to call you like this ladies but what I am about to talk about with you is of utmost importance." Jiraiya began.
"You four are my most trusted Captain's you are strong, trustworthy, and most certainly brave. I have a task for the four of you that no one and I mean no one is to know about; someone in Soul Society is trying to steal our most powerful object and is having help from the outside. The Isei stone, one of the surviving Shinigami have told me one of the Ryoku said something about it. There is no way they could have not known about it without inside help"
"What I need from you all is when the Isei stone is in its defensive mode it separates into 4 different pieces. I want my three flowers of the Shinigami court and you Tsunade to guard them." He said holding out four small marble like stones. He handed Sakura the red one, Deidara the yellow one, Hinata the blue one, and Tsunade was given the green one.
"Jiraiya-sama, why us?" Hinata asked. "Why not Nii-sama, Akasuna-teichou, or Sabaku-teichou? They are far stronger then I am" she wondered as she stared at the blue stone.
"Ah my little Lily you underestimate your own power and yes those three are all very strong but they are men quick to anger and they would boast about being the ones chosen to protect the stones. While women are kind hearted and level headed. You four are the perfect candidates" Jiraiya said smiling at them all.
"I promise Jiraiya-sama I will protect it with my life" Sakura said holding it tightly in her hand. Deidara nodded as did Tsunade and Hinata.
"Thank you for taking on this burden for my sake" Jiraiya said bowing to them. "You may all leave now and find somewhere to keep them safe but with you at all times" he said as they nodded and turned to leave.
Sakura walked out behind the other three and then headed in her own direction towards the Sabaku house. She looked up at the orange sky with a hand on her chin. "What should I do, first I make Gaara-sama angry and then I have this huge responsibility. I'm almost sure Gaara-sama is going to bit my head off" she groaned and pulled on her hair.
"What did ever do to deserve this? I'm a good person!" she shouted the last part into the sky. She crossed her arms and just shook her head, "I was only trying to make sure he wasn't hurt. Although I knew he would never get injured by a Ryoku"
Sakura stopped upon reaching the front doors and just stood there for a while. "It's like I'm afraid to go in" she laughed to herself and grabbed the sliding door taking her time opening it.
She walked in seeing Kankuro and Temari. She blinked and looked at the two, "Um hi" she said untying her show and getting onto the hard wood.
"We thought you were dead!" Temari huffed. "Nii-sama came in looking like he was about to murder someone and we know you two were sent together to deal with the Ryoku. What happened?" she asked shaking her pink haired sister-on-law.
"I protected him" she said sweat dropping.
Temari and Kankuro were wide eyed. "We'll go in with you so he can't murder you" Kankuro said making Sakura only pale.
"Um thanks, I think" she said making her way to his normal meditative room. Temari took in a deep breath and opened the door walking in and shutting it behind her.
"Nii-sama,"
"This better be important" Gaara said angrily opening one of his eyes and looking at his sister.
"It is, Sakura-sama is back" she said hoping she wasn't going to die. Gaara opened his other eye and looked at Temari. There was an awkward silence between the two before Gaara spoke.
"Well where is she?"" he asked clearly irritated now.
"Oh sorry," she bowed and walked to the door opening it to reveal Sakura and Kankuro. They both of them walked in and Sakura sat down on her knees in front of him with Temari and Kankuro standing behind her.
"Forgive me Gaara-sama, Jiraiya-sama summoned me just after the Captain's meeting, which is why I am late" she said looking down at the ground in front of him.
Gaara looked up at Temari and Kankuro wondering why they were still in here. "Leave," he said signaling them to exit. Both Kankuro and Temari looked at each other and then bowed and left.
Sakura took in a deep breath before holding tightly onto her pants, "Gaara-sama I am sorry I intervened, I was only concerned for you. My thoughts were only of you, please forgive me" she said now looking up at him.
"So you think he could have injured me? You are saying you think I am weak?" Gaara said glaring slightly at her.
"No, that's not what I meant I only attacked because I didn't want you having to deal with the scum anymore then you had too" she said trying to make her words come out right.
"It was my fight,"
"I know Gaara-sama I am sorry, please why can you not see I only did it because I care for you" Sakura said almost on the verge of tears. How could he not get that she did not wish to see him harmed.
"You disrespected my orders!" he glared slamming his fist on the ground. "I am your husband and your senior Captain, you disrespected my authority! Now get out of my site I do not wish to see you anymore" he said angrily looking off to the side.
Sakura stood up quickly and look over at him angrily. "Why are you so angry all of the time?! I haven't done anything! You make me not want to come home sometimes!" she shouted walking out and slamming the screen behind her.
'Crap. That was stupid Sakura now he's going to be even more angered with you' Sakura thought hitting herself on the head. Then she heard it his angry foot steps behind her.
She turned around to see of course an angry Gaara, what a surprise. He grabbed her wrists and pulled her close to him. "How dare you" he glared.
"How dare I? How dare I?!" she glared back. "How dare you treat me like this, I am your wife! Not you're subordinate, now release me!" Sakura ordered.
He only held tighter making her wince slightly. "Release me!" she yelled glaring up and him. Sakura broke from his grasp and pushed away from him. "You are the worst husband ever! I hate you!" she screamed turning around and slamming the front door behind her.
Sakura stormed down the streets trying to hold back her owns tears. She stopped leaning against one of the buildings and rubbing her eyes. "Stupid Gaara," she slumped down a bit and then straightened up seeing the moon.
Sakura made her way towards a familiar part of the Thirteen Squad buildings; she stopped seeing the large Hyuuga house. She walked up and knocked on the door.
The door opened and Sakura stared at Hanabi, "Sakura-teichou? What are you doing here?" she asked stepping aside and inviting her in.
"Oh nothing," she smiled sadly. "Could you please take me to Hyuuga-teichou?" she asked getting a nod from Hanabi.
"Sure he's in the main room, follow me" Hanabi said walking down the lit hallway. She stopped at a door and signaled for Sakura to wait and entered alone.
"Nii-sama, Nee-san Sakura-teichou is here and she wishes to see you" she heard the younger one of the Hyuuga's voices.
"Sakura is here, send her in" she heard Neji's voice and then the door opened and Sakura walked in. "Sakura it's good to see you but why are you here this late my old friend?" Neji asked as she took a seat.
Sakura bowed to both Neji and Hinata and turned her gaze to Neji. "I do not wish to trouble you but, Gaara-sama and me . . ." Sakura stopped not able to say anymore. "I would just like to know if I could stay under your household for a while" Sakura said bowing to him.
Neji leaned over and placed a hand on her shoulder. "Of course Sakura you are my friend as well as Hinata, you are always welcome here. If I may though what's wrong?" Neji asked looking at his friend with concern in his white eyes.
"Well earlier I did something he really displeases and then I . . . I kind of yelled at him and . . . I told him I hated him" she said quietly. Neji and Hinata sat in silence fearing FOR her. "But it's not fair he treats me like a subordinate and I just can't take it anymore" she said looking down and letting her tears hit her clothes.
Hinata stood up and walked over to Sakura. "Come on now" she smiled, "let's get you some night clothes and a room; you can stay as long as you need to"
Sakura took Hinata's offered hand and they walked out. Neji sighed and looked at his younger cousin. "Sabaku-teichou won't be happy if he finds out she came to you. You will bring his wrath upon this house" she laughed a bit getting a small smile from Neji.
"I know, I know. Gaara should be fine as long as I keep her away from Sasuke. Although, I am defiantly going to talk to Jiraiya-sama about this. No telling what Gaara would do if Sakura told herself" he sighed and stood up.
"Good night Hanabi I will see you in the morning" he yawned and headed out of the room. Hanabi sighed and blew out all the candles and headed to bed herself.
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Sakura sat up starring out the window up at the moon. She sighed and ran her fingers through her short pink hair. "I wonder if he even cares that I left?" she asked herself getting out of the bed and putting a kimono jacket on and walking out into the hall.
She sat in the open courtyard and pulled her knees up to her and stared up at the moon. "Maybe Sasuke was right" she said looking off to the side.
"I was right" his voice came from right beside her. Sakura spazzed out and looked beside her to see Sasuke. "Um, hi Sasuke" she smiled sadly.
"You know Gaara-sama doesn't like you being near me." She said looking back up at the stars.
"Oh come on Sakura you still care what that pain in the ass thinks?" he asked placing his arm around her. Sakura looked down at his hand and shrugged it off.
"Yes I do care, he is my husband. Even if I don't like it I will respect his wishes to the best of my abilities, now please can you just leave me alone right now" she looked over at his disappointed face.
And like he came he disappeared making Sakura sigh in relief. "I wonder what you are doing right now Gaara" she asked herself more wondering why she even cared.
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Gaara walked down the darks streets trying to feel around for a certain Captain's spirit power. He growled for the millionth time unable to feel her anywhere. "Why should I even look for her? She disrespected me, she's irritating and . . . and" he stopped trying to think of a bad word for her.
"Who am I kidding, she's kind, beautiful, strong, and she rarely ever does anything to upset me" He leaned his back against a wall and looked up at the night sky, I am the worst" he said to himself.
"I don't know why I changed I wasn't always mean to her" he sighed and looked down and began to think about before they were married.
Flashback . . .
The three Captains stood in complete shock. Their lieutenants behind them with the same expression. "You've got to be kidding me" Sakura slide her hand down her face.
"Alright this is what we will do," Gaara said recovering his shock of the 4 giant Menos Grande (Aka Freaking Ginormous Hollows). "I will take one, Haruno-teichou will take one, Inuzuka-teichou, you will take one, and then our lieutenants will take the last one." He told them about to leave when he saw Sakura's confused face.
"Sabaku-teichou are you sure Haruno-teichou has only been a Captain for a couple month do you think she is ready for a Menos Grande?" Kiba asked looked to their pink haired comrade who nodded with his statement.
"For now this is all we can do and you wouldn't be a Captain if you couldn't handle this. I don't know what your released form is so I can't tell the outcome, just do your best and if it does come down to that Inuzuka-teichou or I will be there to help you" Gaara said getting a nod from both of them.
"Good luck Ino" Sakura said before heading forward with her sword drawn.
Ino nodded and looked at Naruto and Kankuro. "You ready?" Naruto asked taking out his sword. They headed for the fourth of the hollows.
Gaara and Kiba separated and headed for their own to take down.
Sakura stood in front of the even larger up close black masked figure. She jumped and used the trees to gain height and jumped at the mask. It scratched the surface and the hollow batted her back to the ground. She glared up at it and stood up holding her sword to the side and breathing out, "Scatter, Senbonzakura!"
The metal of the sword dispersed into pink cherry blossom and then vanished from sight. The hollow looked around seeing little pink things floating around him. They all homed in on the monster and cut through the black area and causing scratches to appear all over the mask.
"Damn it, I don't want to have to use my Bankai," Sakura cursed sending the razor sharp cherry Blossoms at him again. Again only the same amount of damage was done to the thing. Sakura scowled and all the cherry blossom petals returned to her sword.
"How annoying," she growled and closed her eyes and sighing she held her sword with the blade to the ground and then looked up at the Hallow.
"Bankai" she said letting go of her sword and it slowly sunk into the ground. The area around her went dark and giant blades rose up out of the ground. They all shattered and millions and millions of cherry blossoms were around her.
Sakura held out both of her hands and a portion of the cherry blossoms flew into her hands forming two pink swords. "It's about time for you to die," she said looking up at the thing.
She ran up the trees and jumped forward at the mask again driving both swords into a crack in the center of the mask. She dug in the sword more and began prying open the mask as her cherry blossoms flew in for the opening she made. The thing started making a horrid sound that sounded like crying.
Sakura flipped back and the sword shattered into more cherry blossom and then crushed the masked. The now just black blob of nothing fell forward, Sakura went wide eyed as it was falling faster then she was.
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Kiba was kneeled on the ground looking up at his sad excuse for progress on the mask. "These ones are pretty tough" he laughed to himself as he picked up both of his swords. He looked over seeing one of the Menos Grande's fall forward.
"I knew Sakura could do it" Kiba smirked and held his swords together like an 'X'. "Now it's time to end this" he smirked.
"Bankai!!" he shouted and both his sword glowed and merged together and there was a giant explosion and a huge roar was heard. There was a giant two headed dog. "Alright Akamaru! Rip that mask off!" Kiba ordered the dog.
It looked down at its master and then over at the Hallow. It howled and then ran at the monster snapping at its mask. Gripping onto it with its teeth Akamaru tore the mask of and trampled the black mass and just started ripping it apart.
"Eh, don't get too carried away" Kiba said to the dog that was shredding the hollow to bits.
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Gaara sat in a near by tree watching his sand gouge out the hard white mask that was on the hollow's face. He looked over to where he knew Sakura and Kiba were, "Hm," he looked up and all around.
"What's this ominous feeling?" he wondered and tensed. "I have to finish this, something bad is about to happen" he said standing up and all the sand made its way back to him and reformed his sword.
"Bankai" Gaara said as even more sand flew from his sword and began forming a giant raccoon. "Shukaku destroy that thing and hurry" he ordered and the raccoon nodded turning to the Hallow. He swung his arm and large sand shuriken flew out sticking into the mask.
They sand broke apart and formed into hand ripping the mask apart and the giant raccoon pushed the hallow back and it dissolved. Gaara held his sword out and all the sand that had made the demon came back and he sheathed his sword.
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Sakura looked down at the approaching ground and faster approaching hallow. She grabbed her sword and was about to pull it out when someone grabbed her and pulled her with them.
The hallow hit the ground with a loud crash and Sakura stared down at it and then up at the red headed Captain that had saved her. "Sabaku-teichou" she blinked.
She looked down seeing him holding her and blushed madly. I mean come on one of the hottest Captain holding you; it was every Shinigami girl's dream. "Well thank you for getting me out of that horrible mess," she stepped away from him and waved her hands in front of her. "It is much appreciated" she gulped and wanted to practically hug him.
He had the cutest confused look on his face. "Did I do something wrong?" he asked. She shook her head furiously and tried to get the redness to go away.
"Of course not Sabaku-teichou, I was just,"
"Hey you guys all right? We should probably go check on our lieutenants" Kiba said appearing beside them.
"YES! That is a great idea!" Sakura said jumping through the tree's already to the place of the last hollow.
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"Ready?" Kankuro asked the two. Both Ino and Naruto nodded. Kankuro ran forward and held his sword out. "Attach, Ayatsuri!" he said and ropes appeared around the hollow making it struggle to move.
Ino Held up her sword pointing it straight at the hollow, "Inject, Kusabana!" she yelled and her sword glowed blue and shot a light at the hollow hitting it directly in the mask.
She brought up one of her arms as the hollow mimicked her actions. She grabbed onto the mask and pulled at it trying to tear it off. "Naruto go!" she said as the thing made a loud noise they assumed was it talking.
"Rampage, Akuma!" the blonde yelled and his sword glowed red and separated into nine different swords all connected to the next by the guard. There was a small opening were the hollow was trying to pull its own mask off.
Naruto swung and two of the swords detached and flew into the opening and he cut down on the mask cutting it in half. Both pieces fell to the ground and all three of their swords returned to normal as the hollow began to dissolve.
Sakura, Gaara, and Kiba jumped down beside the three lieutenants. "You guys did great!" Sakura smiled and hugged her lieutenant.
"Heh heh, I wanna be her lieutenant" Kankuro laughed as did Naruto. Both Kiba and Gaara smacked them upside the head shaking their heads in their disapproval of the comment.
Gaara sat up and looked up at the dawning sky and rubbed his head. "Did I fall asleep?" he asked himself. He stood up and felt his back crack. He stretched and readjusted his sword and headed towards the Captain's meeting room.