Naruto sat back in the white cherry blossom that was his. In his lap was a staff and he breathed in a steady pace. All around him the other Jinchuuriki did the same. They sat there meditating until they felt their chakra in a tight, neat bundle.
They all finished meditating as the sun set. They watched in slowly set and when in had completely fled they left the white sakura trees. The ex-leaf ninja broke off and said they had to go help construction, which left the other to walk around. Soon they broke off as well. Dana, Yami, and Hikari in one group. Gaara and Saria in another. And Kaira on her own.
Kaira walked down Sakuragakura's main street glad that none of its people scurried away from her as if she was plagued. She was about to enter her house when she felt and familiar presence on the other side. Rage engulfed her and she broke the door down.
Just as she had predicted, Kisame sat inside.
"My. My. You haven't learned to control your temper I see." Kisame joked
"You bastard." Kaira said before charging at him, "god damn you!"
She drew a kunai and went to hit her brother with it but Kisame blocked it with his sword.
"Damn you. Go to hell." Kaira shouted continuing to strike. Not once did she call upon Sanbi's chakra but she use jutsu. She tried hitting him with a water dragon but Kisame used his sword to absorb the chakra.
"Damn it." Kaira curse before gathering her chakra to attack again. But as she gathered her chakra Kisame cut threw it and it was gone.
"What?" Kaira asked confused, "my… my chakra."
Kisame sheathed his sword knowing she was done. He walked over to her and hugged her.
"Its all right." He said softly, "I won't leave you this time."
After a moment he felt her raise her arms to hug her brother back "if you do I'll kill you and I'll be ready for that damn sword of yours." Kaira sobbed into his shoulder. Kisame smirked. That's Kaira for you. He thought.
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Dana, Yami, and Hikari all sat in one of the teahouses. Shiro came over to them in a cook's apron.
"So what can I get for you guys?" he asked. The ex-rock ninja chuckled.
"I forgot. Your wife makes you work here when you're not busy." Yami said smirking but also feeling sorry for the man.
"You're telling me. I feel ridiculous in this." Shiro said tugging at the apron. The girl giggled more.
"Just tea Shiro-san." Dana said. Shiro nodded and within a minute the Jinchuuriki had their tea. They sat there sipping it until a familiar voice was heard.
"You three sure have gotten big. Humph."
They all turned to the voice quickly, seeing it was whom they thought.
"Deidara!" Yami shouted shocked but pissed nonetheless. Chi and Ryo growled at the Akatsuki.
"Wow. Now no need to start a battle here." Deidara said raising his hands with his eyes closed. Then he heard the whistle of a kunai in flight. He caught the weapon.
"Like hell there's no reason!" the Jinchuuriki shouted before all three were going at him. While Yami and Hikari only threw kunai and shirkiken Dana was going all out and threw explosive clay. Deidara easily dodged the kunai and negated Dana's clay him his own.
Yami and Hikari went to take a step towards him when they stepped in something. Looking down they saw clay began to climb up their legs.
"Shit!" they cursed as it wrapped around their legs. Their curse caught Dana's attention.
"Yami! Hikari!" she shouted before turning to her brother, "let them go!"
"Well now that I have your attention will you listen to me?" Deidara asked.
"What is there to listen to? You abandoned us! You abandoned Dana!" Yami shouted as orange chakra began to swirl around him.
Deidara's eyes were shaded over so they could not see them, "I didn't want to go. But I had to. They were going to arrest me. I don't know why but they were. I think they were to keep you three under control, but I knew that would just piss you off more." He said. For once Dana hid her eyes.
"Why didn't you let me come? I was there at the gate. You knocked me unconscious and left me there!" she said sobbing
"I'm sorry if I had taken you they would have hurt Yami and Hikari. And on top of that you were so young. I hoped you could find peace. I see now that I only hurt you all more." Then to their utter horror Deidara got to his knees, "please. I beg for your forgiveness. I never meant to hurt you."
Dana's eyes were still shaded, "as long as you never again hurt us. We came forgive you." She said softly. Yami and Hikari nodded in agreement. As long as he never hurt Dana like that again they could forgive him.
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Gaara and Saria walked down Sakuragakura hand in hand and blushing madly. Gaara was about to ask Saria where she wanted to go for dinner when he felt a familiar chakra pulse. He felt Saria's hand tighten in his and knew she had felt it as well.
"I should go and make sure Kiba doesn't kill Naruto." He leaned in to lightly kiss Saria on the cheek, "see you later?" he asked blushing a new shade of red.
Saria was also was blushing and nodded her head not trusting her voice. When Gaara left she felt her anger release. Sasori. She thought feeling Nibi's chakra flow threw her.
She quickly went to find her brother and kill him but when she did find him she found him in battle with Gaara. Concealing her chakra she watched.
Gaara glared dangerously at Sasori as his sand picked up speed to catch the red head.
"Let me ask you something Gaara. Why are you here? Why are trying to kill me? I have no grudge with you." Sasori said as he jumped to avoid the sand.
"It doesn't matter." Gaara said, his eyes hidden until he looked up with pure hate in his eyes, "you hurt Saria so I'm going to kill you."
Saria felt her heart skip a beat. Gaara. She thought shocked.
"Heh." Sasori said grinding his teeth, "I always knew you to would get together." He said landing some feet away. Gaara's sand shifted around him.
"It doesn't matter! You hurt her! Now you die!" Gaara shouted feeling his sand armor beginning to shift.
"Do you think I enjoyed it?" Sasori asked losing his temper, "do you think I enjoyed leaving her there? I had no choice!"
"Liar!" Gaara shouted as his sand began to form into a tail, "you just left! No word of good-bye. Nothing! Do you know how many nights she cried because of it!"
Saria's heart twisted and she gripped her shirt where her heart was supposed to be. She could remember those nights all to well.
"They were going to kill her!" Sasori said losing it. Gaara stopped his attacks out of shock. Sasori landed on the ground and looked gaara straight in the eye, "I knew that if I left it might be enough to temporarily draw them away. I was hoping my leaving would keep them occupied enough that she could find YOU!" he shouted. Saria looked at her brother in shock. Draw me to… Gaara? But why? She questioned
Her question was answered when Sasori continued, "if she was with you they couldn't hurt her! If she were with you she would be safe. The ultimate defense equals the ultimate protector. I knew you would keep her safe until I was strong enough to take you both away. But you beat me to it. You both left. And a day before I came to get you too! Talk about…" Sasori didn't get to finish his sentence because he found himself being tackled by Saria.
"Sa… Saria?" he asked stunned having not felt her chakra.
"I'm sorry." Saria said sobbing slightly, "I'm sorry I hated you."
Sasori's eyes softened and he hugged his sister. Gaara felt the anger in him calm and his sand returned to it original shape. He looked at Saria and moved over to her. Saria let go of her brother and then hugged Gaara, when he was close enough.
"H…hoi." He said shocked. Saria sobbed on his chest.
"I'm sorry." She said, "I didn't know you saw me cry. I'm sorry I made you share my pain."
Gaara's eyes softened and he held the girl. He looked back at Sasori, "if you ever make her cry like you did all those years ago, I will send you to the deepest pit in hell." He said protectively for the girl he held. He felt her grip in his shirt tighten.
"Humph. Don't worry. If it means facing your wrath again, I won't harm her." Sasori said.
Looks like my plan to bring them together worked. Sasori thought. They always were perfect for each other. Sasori watched as gaara picked up his little sister and directed him towards her house so he could stay there. By the time they did get there Saria had fallen asleep in Gaara's arms.
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Kurei stood at the gate listening and watching the explosions going of through out the small town that was still being constructed.
"God. This is going to set us back another month." She said out load rubbing her temple. Maybe I should have asked him to wait until tomorrow before letting them in. she thought as yet another explosion went off. One of the Youma members had told her that everyone had evacuated the island and was setting up a camp just outside the gate.
Kurei let out another sigh, "please let there we something of the town let after this." She prayed as she to stepped on the other side of the gate to avoid the wrath of the others.
"Are they still fighting?" Shiro asked when she came threw.
"Yep." Kurei said with a sigh before looking at the only sleeping person, Naruto, "god how can he sleep threw all that?"
Neji smirked, "we have no clue yet if you say the taboo he's up in a second."
"And the taboo is?" Kurei asked curious. Kiba got up and whispered in Kurei's ear. Within seconds she broke out laughing.
"I need to remember that." She said trying to calm herself. When she felt the Jinchuuriki all calm on the other side of the portal everyone moved back in, eager for a, hopefully, peaceful sleep.
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The next day Kurei called all the Jinchuuriki to her house. The damage wasn't as bad as it could have been but it was bad nonetheless. When they were all present she began.
"As some of you have realized the Akatsuki have joined our home. They come with the offer of peace and to bring us strength." She said formally then her tone softened, "I know some of you have had bad history with them but I ask you forgive them."
Kaira smirked, "oh please. What's in the past is in the past."
Dana, Yami, and Hikari also smiled, "she right. There's nothing to hold against them."
Gaara nodded and Saria looked over at him affectionately, "that's right." She said as she slipped her hand into Gaara's, "if we keep looking to the past we'll never be able to see the future."
Kurei grinned and shook her head, "and last night you all were so ready to kill them."
"Eh?" Naruto said breaking in, "what are you talking about obaa-san. I haven't seen any Akatsuki."
Neji hit Naruto on the head, "baka!" he said his temple throbbing. The other Jinchuuriki broke out into laughter.
"I have something for you all then." Kurei said before pulling out nine headbands, "I want to make all four of you official Sakura ninja." she said.
The nine Jinchuuriki looked at the headbands in amazement. In the middle of the headband was what looked like a sakura tree.
"These are our Sakuragakura headbands. While I wish we could live peacefully without having to fight, some think otherwise and will come after us. Most likely intending to destroy us." Kurei said, "I wish to make you the first Sakuragakura genin. The Akatsuki members shall be our Jonin and your sensei's. If you accept I will place you all into teams."
The Jinchuuriki smiled before they all picked up a headband and put them on. Gaara tied his to the strap of his gourd, while the others tied them around there foreheads.
Kurei smiled, "very well. The teams are as followed. Naruto, Kiba, and Neji! You three are with Akatsuki member Tobi!" she said as a man in an orange and white mask appeared behind them.
"Yo." The man said.
"Hikari, Yami, Dana! You three are with Itachi Uchiha!" Kurei said as Itachi fazed into the room. He didn't say anything, which Hikari was grateful for. She could feel her heart beginning to race.
"Gaara, Saria, Kaira! You are with Kakuzu!" she said as the old ninja appeared.
"Also part of the genin teams will be Kasai, Furai, and Youma Rei. They will be the fourth team and their leader is Aoi. I will ask them to be genin but I have a feeling they will want to join us. As for you Akatsuki. If your going to teach our genin here safely you'll also need a headband." Kurei said smirking.
The present Akatsuki looked at each other before removing their headbands and replacing them with one of the Sakuragakura headbands.
"Go and get acquainted!" Kurei said dismissing them.
She watch them leave and was caught in thought. If all goes as I predict it, we may very well grow into a great nation. With time of course. She thought as a small smile came to her face, boy would Sarutobi be pissed if that happened.
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