Hello, everybody well first thanx for reviewing and here's the next Ch. I hope everybody enjoys it and I'm sorry I can't type faster, lol, I try though. Anyways pls. review and let me know what you think.
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EXPLANATIONS
Kankarou began his narrative of the events that had happened with these words. "Remember what I tell you because if when help arrives I am unable to tell them the situation, that duty falls to you." Hirai nodded her head. Her whole undivided attention hung on Kankarou's every word. "Before the attack happened we had received information about a group interested in kidnapping Gaara."
Hirai blurted out, "Who, why?" as soon as the words were out of her mouth she slapped her hands over her mouth.
Kankarou simply stared at her. His look telling her to shut up. He then continued. "Your questions will hopefully all be answered so just listen." He picked up where he left off. "This group is comprised of powerful renegade ninjas. Class S missing nins for that matter. They seek to attain the being that dwells within Gaara." Kankarou saw confusion enter Hirai's face, he thought he should give her a simple explanation . "You have not lived in this village or known Gaara for long and there is much you do not know. Don't worry it'll be revealed to you later." Feeling this was good enough he pushed on even though curiosity was still clearly written on her face. "They were successful in getting Gaara, when Temari gets back update her on all the events and hope that they can be successful." He finished and lay his head back on the pillow and closed his eyes. Hirai thought he passed out again and made to check his breathing when he opened his eyes. "Have the siblings been contacted?" He asked. Hirai shook her head, only the medical team had been here to check on him. That and she didn't know who the siblings were. Baki entered at that moment having been notified by the guards posted outside of the room.
He walked neared them and explained his presence. "The guards told me they heard voices and I came to see what was going on. I am glad you are better Kankarou. Is there anything I can do?" Baki asked.
Kankarou looked at Baki not really sure if he should trust his kindness, but seeing no other option spoke. "I've been poisoned, I need to speak with the siblings." Kankarou said as clearly as he could.
Baki asked no questions. He simply nodded his head and walked out of the room to perform the task Kankarou had given him.
After Baki left Kankarou let out a sigh. Hirai turned towards him and asked, "What's wrong Kankarou, is it the poison?" A look of worry starting to show on her face.
Kankarou opened his eyes, but did not look at Hirai. He spoke, more to himself than specifically to her. "I may be wrong in not trusting Baki or anyone else for that matter. I just can't bring myself to change the way Gaara did." He then closed his eyes and appeared to go to sleep.
Hirai noticed his chest rising and falling steadily so she knew there was no danger. She asked herself out loud. "How did Gaara change, I can't see him being different then how he is. He's so strong, I still can't believe he was beat."
Kankarou answered not having really noticed that she wasn't really asking him. "Foolish girl." Hirai jumped at his words she had thought that he was really asleep. "You should be thankful you never met Gaara before he changed, if you had you would be dead." The conviction in his words sent chills down her spine and she shivered. She believed his words, only artificially though. In her mind she was incapable of seeing Gaara as a killer. Kankarou took no notice of her reaction and kept speaking. "Whoever kidnapped him did not beat him outright they schemed to take advantage of his new nature. They would have never beaten the old Gaara he would have let us all die and then killed his enemy." Hirai found this even harder to believe. That Gaara would be capable of allowing that to happen to everybody was almost verging on blasphemy. " The only reason he really changed was because of the only person that was able to beat him outright." Kankarou let out a deep breath. "I am glad Gaara changed." Kankarou clenched his fist and grimaced, "Damn you Gaara why did you let yourself get beaten." He said bitterly. Hirai sat there stunned all she could do was absorb the information that Kankarou had revealed.
Hinata and her team were making their way out of the Hokages office. Hinata was very distracted. Jiraiya had revived her by sending a burst of chakra into her. That wasn't really what had her worried though, she hadn't heard all of what Naruto had to say. The last thing she remembered him saying was not to worry, and that was exactly what she was doing. What if he had said something important, what if he had asked her a favor. A crazy thought passed through her mind making her blush crimson, what if he had confessed he liked her and she had missed it. Nooo! She was furious at herself for freezing like that. That was one of the reasons Kiba and Shino didn't bother her or let Jiraiya talk to her, they saw the shade of her eyes and knew it was best to let her calm herself down. She went over the days events again to try and see if she could remember something that maybe she didn't notice at the time. She had calmed down while she went over the days events. She remembered how she had been insulted by Jiraiya's student and the commotion that Kiba had caused outside and wondered if those events held any relevance. "Jiraiya-sama, demo, I just wanted to ask you something." Jiraiya didn't stop walking, he just looked at her with a questioning look waiting for her question. "Who was your student?"
Jiraiya chuckled at the question. "I guess you didn't meet-" before he could finish there was another outburst from Kiba.
"I'll tell you who it was! It was that BASTARD N-'' WHAM! Jiraiya punched Kiba on the top of his head sending him straight to the ground unconscious. They stopped now.
Shino bent over Kiba and said. "You must be very strong to knock Kiba out consistently like that with such ease. Kiba is a very tough opponent. Can you revive him." Akamaru was now also now nudging Kiba as well trying to wake him up, when Kiba didn't move Akamaru whimpered and looked at Jiraiya with disapproval.
Jiraiya looked at Akamaru and said. "Don't look at me like that, he deserved it for being so rude and interrupting me. Sorry, but I can't revive him, he's just unconscious lift him onto Akamaru and... huh what is it?" Jiraiya had just noticed Hinata trying to get his attention. He turned to her while Shino took care of Kiba.
Hinata looked at Jiraiya getting a little annoyed and asked her question again. "You never answered, who was your student."
Jiraiya thought about it, "I guess you're right, demo. His name is Naruto." Jiraiya saw the stunned look on Hinata's face and waved his hand in front of her to make sure she hadn't frozen again. She reacted though so he let out a sigh of relief. "He was right about you too. You have cool eyes, but you sure are weird."
Hinata gasped and stood there for a few moments dumbstruck by what Jiraiya had said. Jiraiya moved on and accompanied Shino and Akamaru who was now carrying Kiba. The rejection gong was once again standing next to her, but it didn't sound this time. She touched her cheek and realized that even though Naruto thought she was weird, he had noticed her eyes. Could it be that he really thought they were cool, she wondered. The gong disappeared and her spirits were lifted with this thought. A small smile touched her lips. She then proceeded to follow her team.
Meanwhile in the streets of Konoha two figures moved through the village in a hurry towards the hokage's building. Temari was in the lead. Every step she took the reality of the situation sank in further. It had felt surreal at first when she read the note, but all the implications this event would have affected everyone. Her first reaction was to run back to the sand. Luckily reason prevailed, the sand did not contact her to have her run all the way back alone. Even though she noticed Shikamaru following her she knew she needed to ask Konoha's hokage for help. That was what would be best for the sand. Upon completing this thought she turned around and headed to the Hokages building with Shikamaru following her. Her urgency was starting to eat at her and she knew making the request would not be easy. Shikamaru on the other hand still had no idea what was going on, she had not spoken to him since right after reading the note nor had he been able to read anything to get an idea of what was going on. The Hokage's building appeared in their field of vision and Temari picked up her pace. Shikamaru tried to match her speed, however he was not having an easy time of doing that. They reached the door shortly and were stopped by the guards at the entrance. Shikamaru stated their business and were about to be let in when the doors opened up from the inside. Temari did not hesitate she walked through the doors at a brisk pace and bumped into Jiraiya.
Jiraiya looked down at the young female ninja and smiled, "You should pay more attention to where you're going." He said in a friendly tone. She didn't respond only let out a hmmph and moved past them. Shikamaru walked up behind her and apologized to Jiraiya. He waved off the apology. "She's young, it's understandable don't worry about it." Shikamaru started to move on.
Hinata noticed Shikamaru and her mind flashed to her encounter with Naruto. She decided to tell Shikamaru about Hanabi. Just in case Naruto had asked her that favor she would at least have all the bases covered she hoped. "Umm, Shikamaru." Shikamaru looked at her and asked what was on her mind. Hinata told him what was on her mind. "Naruto is registering for the Chuunin exams. I just wanted to tell you that my sister Hanabi will be a part of his team." Hinata tried to remember if that was all. She had the feeling she was forgetting something, but could not figure out what it was so she just told him. "That's all, please be sure to mark that down."
Shikamaru made a mental note of what she had said and thanked her. "Arigatou Hinata I'll make sure to mark it down as soon as I get the chance." He then turned and headed to the Hokages office. When he reached the door however the guards posted there would not allow him entry. "This is so bothersome, then again do I really want to be in there. I might become involved in an even more troublesome situation." Shikamaru thought about this for a few minutes and even though he knew he could talk his way into the office he thought he would be better off waiting outside. He then walked across the hall and leaned on the wall and waited for things to unfold in the hokages office. Not even a minute had passed when from further down the hall a person came running down to the Hokage's office. With a frantic look on his face.
He stopped in front of the office panting from the effort to get there. "I have to see the Hokage its an emergency." He said. The guards opened the door and let their comrade in. Shikamaru's curiosity rose unfortunately he could not decide what he should do. The decision was taken out of his hands as the doors were again closed.
Naruto had entered the hokages office and noted the destroyed desk and Tsunade sitting behind the rubble mumbling to himself. He fet a twinge of fear remembering her temper. He thought about his health and thought it better not to tempt her to kill him. "Hey Tsunade-sama." Naruto greeted. Sakura and Kakashi were both mildly surprised and noted Naruto's behavior. Tsunade also noted this and raised an eyebrow at him.
She greeted them as well, "Hello Naruto, Sakura. I'm glad you two are doing well." She looked at the group and smiled warmly. "It is real nice to see you three together again." Naruto and Sakura returned the smile Sakura blushed a little as well. "So even though I would like to exchange pleasantries, we would be better off taking care of business and catching up later." She leaned forward and down to look in one of her desks drawers. "Hold on, I gotta find the paperwork real quick."
Naruto had his hands behind his head and a snot bubble on his nose while he waited, he was looking up at the ceiling with his eyes closed when his mouth opened without him really being aware of it. "Baa-chan really is getting old, loosing important papers and stuff." As soon as he realized what he said he unclasped his hands and lowered his head to see Tsunade, but it was to late. WHAM! The last thing Naruto saw were bright lights and veins.
Tsunade had reacted with anger before thinking about what she was doing so she didn't really control her power. Poor Naruto, he had slammed into the wall next to the door and slid to the floor. Sakura and Kakashi had both seen the frightening speed she displayed and knew it was not wise to annoy her today. "BAKA! How many times do I have to tell you not to call me that!" She yelled while shaking her fist at him. A vein pulsating on her forehead. She turned around and addressed Kakashi and Sakura, "Sorry about that." She cleared her throat and went back to continue her search. Sakura and Kakashi both sweat dropped. "He should be ok, now as I was saying...aahhh-hah here they are. These are the missions we have available." She tossed the folder at Kakashi so that he could look over his options. He caught it deftly and opened it up promptly.
Naruto came to after a few seconds with a pounding headache. He slowly got up and was about to walk towards his team when he heard some noises outside. He dismissed it though and made his way back to his friends. He started looking at the missions over Kakashis shoulder and his anger started to rise as he saw how stupid the missions were. He was about to voice his opinion (and probably get knocked out again when the doors opened up behind him and in came Temari. She quickly crossed the room and stood before the hokage. Naruto, Kakashi, and Sakura just watched their curiosity growing by the second. Naruto had completely forgotten his complaints as Temari came in she wore a very determined expression. She quickly bowed her head to Tsunade and began speaking. "Hokage-sama. News has just reached me that our own Kazekage has just been kidnapped." Everyone's eyes opened in shock. "At the moment I do not know who the culprit is or have much information. What I do know is that the village of sand needs your help." Temari finished speaking and waited anxiously for Tsunades reply.
Tsunade thought about the news she had just been given. She had an idea of who was behind the kidnapping and the person who was best suited to handle this mission had just walked out the door a few minutes ago. Dammit she thought to herself why is Jiraiya always such a pain in the ass. Even though she believed Temari she had to verify the information. "I understand that you are the sand's representative and that we are allies. So with that in mind I ask that you tell me how you got this information and if you have any proof of these events we have not received any official word." Tsunade saw the anger rising on Temari's face. "You have to understand that even though we are allies we have to make sure to do what is wisest for our villages and to that end trust has to be built, however that trust is still fragile because of past events so we need something to verify your information." Tsunade said. Tsunade had stated all these things in a way that even Naruto understood.
Temari hadn't really expected this, for some reason she had hoped they would just trust her and send aid. She brought out the note she had and handed it over hoping it would be enough to convince Tsunade. Tension was starting to build in the room as Tsunade reached out to take the note Temari was holding.
PREVIEW
Temari has finally gotten to the Hokage to ask for help, but how will she react and will she send our hero to the rescue? What is going to happen with team 8? Who are the sibling's Kankarou asked for? Keep reading to find out.
RSO (that's review shout outs for those that don't know, it saves some time so here goes)
Acrazygirlofmanynames- I am real glad you enjoyed the ch. and hope your mom didn't yell, hope you enjoy this ch. as well.
dragonman180- Damn you are perceptive, yeah he does have two necklaces now. I'm glad you like the bell and hope you aren't dissappointed in how she was revived. Thanx for reviewing.
FFz- I'm glad you like the interaction between the characters. I really appreciate the comments. Rock Lee will be making his appearance soon I'm sorry it's taken so long, but hopefully it will be worth the wait.
crakbaby23- I'm glad you liked it, poor Kiba. The truth must hurt lol j/k.
danny171984- You are also perceptive. Yes I said the chuunin exams are coming up, but I never put in a time frame of when they were happening so there will be time, I have alot of ideas I want to work into the exam so I will definetely make that work out somehow. Also they might be getting there sooner than expected. Hope you enjoy this ch.
thedragon987- I am glad you enjoyed the sitdowns. Hopefully you will enjoy where I take it next, to infinity and beyond. J/K. there is alot of stuff that I have on my mind and hopefully everybody will enjoy the journey into my immagination.
warprince2000- Oh this one's easy, update is up now. lol how is that for soon. J/K.