A/N: Wow, I'm so sorry. I didn't realize this wasn't up. (Sorry, readers!)
Sarafu versus Gaara Part 3
During the few seconds before I was hit with the sand, I had a weird revelation. That dying would totally suck right now, and I wasn't alright with dying at the hands(or sand in this case) of the guy I had a crush on. I had the sudden zeal to live and totally kick Gaara's ass. His whole psychotic killer phase was beginning to irritate me, and I wanted him to hurt. I felt all this within the three seconds, before I was hit, and had come to terms with myself. Whether I live or not, I was still going to be a freak dragon girl, and I might as well make use of the thing.
As sand and body collided, I underwent a transformation. Similar, yet different, from before. I could feel the mass power flowing through my veins and the wings grow out of my back. I felt carnivorous and animal-like. I felt the thrill of battle, and smiled as I was shoved back by the force of the sand. I flapped my enormous wings to stop my fast falling. I hovered in mid-air for a minute, just before I formed hand seals so fast, they were a blur and said, "Armor of Scales!!"
Silver-white scales grew all over my body, and my hair grew long and white. My hands turned into claws as so did my teeth become fangs. I pressed my wings against the air and flew at Gaara. My speed had drastically increased, and I was near him before you could even take a breath. I punched him in the face and his sand was just now catching up to me. Before he could hit the either side of the valley wall, I was behind him and I kneed him in the back. He went up as I followed him. I punched him left, threw him right, kicked him down, and then caught him square in the back with yet another punch. There was no point to me having the armor. His sand couldn't even catch up to my speed. After I got finished knocking him around for a couple of seconds, I did something that even I didn't know I could do. I formed all the chakra into my hand until it was shining brightly with a pale white. Then I screamed, "Moon Beam!" as I shot the thing with all my energy towards Gaara. Of course, he tried to block with his sand, but do you really think he could protect himself against that powerful of an attack?
After the smoke had cleared away, I found Gaara laying there on the ground, nicely crisp. I slowly fell to the ground, and walked over to him. As I stood over him, I gazed at his pain stricken face. Something inside me was angered extremely by this, and I punched him in the stomach. Sand flew off his body and into the air. Blood spat out of his mouth and onto my face. "I won," I whispered with such ferocity. "Now stay down like a good boy." And with that, Gaara passed out.
Shigame-sensei, weary of me, stepped up to Gaara's eerily still body. She checked him and then said, "Winner: Kichino Sarafu." The crowd roared as I reverted back to my human form. My hair stayed the same length though. But strangely, I was calm, and wasn't bothered at all that I had nearly killed the guy. I smiled triumphantly, and helped Shigame-sensei carry Gaara to the Medical ninjas. I then went up the stairs to my seat and passed Orochimaru on the way. He gave me a knowing smile, and I smiled back at him evilly, which surprised him.
Heh. You just wait Orochimaru. You're next.
As I passed Gai-sensei, I gave him the "nice guy" pose and said, "The training really worked, huh?" He was stunned for a few minutes and then posed back at me with a shining smile. I sat down next to Hinako and Jin, as they looked at me strangely.
"It's alright now," I said. "I've come to terms."
The gave me a questioning look, but I just sighed and walked over to the infirmary to wait by Gaara's side.
...to be continued.