Chapter 4

Hayashi walked closer towards Red and the other two girls, "Who's Kankuro?" He asked, "Do you know who I am?" He looked at Red.

She nodded, "Your Kankuro of the Desert, older brother of Gaara of the Desert, and younger brother of Temari of the Desert. But….." She shook her head, and suddenly unfroze Kiba, Akamaru, and Shikamaru/

Shikamaru looked around and noticed ANOTHER person….but he knew this one, he was Kankuro. What did Hissori get him into, and how'd all these people get here without him detecting them?

"Red, are you sure that he is Kankuro, if so then shouldn't he go back to his Village" Hissori asked. She had heard of the Sand Siblings, but was lucky enough not to meet them, they were the ones who attacked Kohona those many years ago.

Red nodded again, then looked at Awaii, "Where did you find him at….and how long has he been in your Village?" She asked her black haired friend.

Awaii put her daggers away, and looked at Red with a serious look on her face, "He was found in the forest, as I said already its been a few years not"

Awaii got ready to walk towards Hayashi, until her body completely froze, "What the HELL?! Red Why'd you Freeze me…?" She shouted

Red shook her head, "I didn't…."

Shikamaru let out a breath of relief, "Shadow Possession Success"

"Captain!" Hayashi shouted, he then ran towards Awaii, and saw that a long shadow was stretched from her body all the way to Shikamarus, "Let her go!" he demanded

Kiba looked confused at the brown haired guy he knew as Kankuro, "Did you just call her your captain…she's what, my age….how can she be a captain?"

"Let me go from this little trick, and I'll show you how" Awaii really hated it when people questioned her strength….that was one thing she couldn't stand.

"Shikamaru!" Hissori shouted, she stomped over to him, "Let my friend go, that's the Samurai girl I told you about…the one who can help us stop the war" She hinted to him, trying to get Shikamaru to remember what they had talked about. She looked at Awaii, "Try to calm down Awaii, Kiba didn't mean anything when he said that earlier" Hissori glared at Kiba, "Right"

He crossed his arms in front of his body and nodded, 'Even though I still don't believe she's a captain…but then again Hissori is just as strong, and that red head froze Akamaru and Shikamaru just by lifting her hands' He thought to himself

Shikamaru sighed, then released his Shadow Possession from Awaiis body, "What a drag" he dropped to the ground, sitting back staring up in the sky, "This better be worth letting go an unknown enemy" He yawned.

Red looked back at the man she called Kankuro, then at Awaii, "You have to let me take him back to Sand. Seeing Kankuro might make Gaara want to stop this war"

Awaii nodded, "On one condition, you let me come with you….maybe I can talk to the Kazakage, and ask him personally to not go on with this war"

Hayashi shook his head, "Capt--I mean Awaii, if you go into enemy territory then they have all rights to get any information out of you….by torture"

"Heh, if I didn't know any better I would think you actually care what happens to me" She joked

"This is serious Awaii, he's right, you shouldn't--"

"Take this as a great chance to stop this war" Awaii looked at Red with an even more serious look than before, "That's exactly what I'm going to do. I personally don't want to have to fight my best friends"

Hissori walked over to Red, and placed a hand on her concerned friends shoulder, "Red, you and I both know she's strong enough to protect herself, and that she is right" She continued, "If this is what Awaii wants to do, then let her do it. She is willing to sacrifice everything for our friendship, and our villages"

"After I'm don't at Sand….I want to head to your village, and also ask for your Hokage to stop this war. I'll tell her no one from Alabasta will attack anyone from Kohona" Awaii said looking at Hissori

Shikamaru was beginning to understand a little about why Hissori thought this Awaii chick could help try and stop the war….but there was something he didn't understand, "Why doesn't Kankuro know who he is?" He asked the three girls.

They all turned to face Shikamaru, and Red began explaining, "because he was attacked by a group of Kohona ninjas while on his way to finalize the peace treaty….he was left to die there"

Hissori, Kiba, and Shikamaru looked at Red confused, Hissori shook her head, "That's not possible, because the group from Leaf that when to Suna had been killed….by Sand Ninja"

While listening to Red, Hissori, Shikamaru, and Kiba argue back and forth about what they were told, Awaii began thinking. She then realized what was really going on, "Hey!" Awaii shouted trying to get the four arguing peoples attention…but failed, "Hey Guys!" She shouted again, still no response….she was becoming slightly irritated and Hayashi could tell, because her daggers were shaking in her back pocket. "WOULD YOU DUMB ASSES SHUT THE HELL UP FOR ONE DAMN SECEOND SO I CAN TALK!?!?" She shouted finally getting the attention of all four of them.

They all looked at the very irritated Awaii, and waited for her to begin talking. Red and Hissori knew she had to be REALLY irritated to shout like that. They had only seen her like this once before…and that was the day she was challenged by over 5 guys…in ONE day.

Awaii took a few deep calming breaths, then looked back at the group looking at her, "I've been thinking, and someone is trying to get your villages to destroy each other" She continued, "Think about it. Your hokage thinks that they" She pointed at Red and Hayashi, "Killed your shinobi, and vis-versa. It only makes since" She finished her hypothesis.

Shikamaru nodded, "There's only really one village that wants both Leaf and Sand gone, but even if that does make since, we have no proof, unfortunately all the shinobi that were attacked are dead….and they wont be talking any time soon" He sighed

"But that's not exactly true" Hissori said, and everyone looked at her, "If this guy is that Kankuro guy, then doesn't he know who attacked him….isn't that proof enough"

"I thought about that….but he still doesn't remember who he is, and I don't know of any way to help him remember" Awaii said, "And here I thought--"

"Take me to the Sand Village, maybe I'll remember something there…if it will help end all this fighting, then I'm willing to do it….no matter what it takes" Hayashi, whom has now accepted that he is Kankuro of The Desert.

After a while of talking, they all decided that it was a good idea. Also that Awaii would go with Red and Kankuro, just in case they needed to talk to her….Awaii was sure that once she went back to her village Gin would notice that Hayashi wasn't there anymore, and he would blame it on her, but she would worry about that another time. Right now she wanted to end this war, before ANYONE got hurt.

-End of Chapter, sorry my chapters are getting shorter, but anyways, what will Gaara do once he finds out Kankuro really is alive….will the war be over before it started….please tell me what you think.-