Yo!! I have good tidings for those waiting for Tales of a Sun Nin and Misadventures of an American Nin: I will be continuing those stories on August 15th, one day before I head off for college. So set your calendars, and get ready! For now, enjoy the story.

Chapter 8: Jungle Blues!! A Family Affair!!

Jungle Zone: Emerald Plains

In the jungle the mighty jungle-

"Desert Imperial Funeral!!"

…The one tail sleeps tonight… (sweat dropped.)

"Don't you think you over did it a little?" A young man asked, as he shook his paint covered face. His black outfit and cat ears looked off on him considering where they were, but he didn't care.

Kankuro

"I think it was their fault for trying to start stuff." A girl said, walking towards Kankuro. Trying to describe her clothes would do no justice to her, so I will talk about her four ponytails instead, since I find them really odd…

Temari (There, damnit!)

Temari smirked at the youngest one, who held his look of sheer indifference. "They annoy me. Trying to pick fights they can't win." The youngest one, a red head, said. His clothes were also sort of hard to describe, but the tattoo on his forehead wasn't.

Gaara of the Desert

"Do you think those things learned their lesson?" Kankuro asked. "If Gaara had anything to say about it, then yeah. They won't be messing with us for a long time." Kankuro said, as Gaara looked around.

"They are converging on us again." Gaara said, and Temari smirked. "Let them try. They can't win!!" Temari said, brandishing the giant fan on her back. "Let them try." Kankuro said, as he slammed his wrapped mummy onto the ground in front of him.

"Oh my, oh my. You three seem like such an annoying bunch." In front of them appeared one of those things they had been fighting, but he had a green cape and a green helmet.

Z. Warrior: Green. Weapon: Cape turns into a scorpion tail

"What is your business with us?" Kankuro asked, as Green shrugged. "I am trying to gain control of this land, and you three are being real annoying about letting me." Green said, and Temari smirked. "Maybe we don't want you here." Temari said, and Green sighed.

"I guess I need a reason to get you to agree." Green said, as he smirked. His cape then turned into a scorpion's tail, and Gaara raised a non-existant brow. "I guess I will take you." Kankuro said, smirking.

"You think you could take me, little boy?" Green asked, smirking. Kankuro glared, and unwrapped his puppet, Crow. "Go Crow!!" Kankuro said, as his puppet took to the skies. "Puppets? What are you, a girl?" Green asked, and Crow shot some kunai out of it's mouth.

Green hopped out of the way, and was on all fours like a scorpion. He hopped into tree, and shot his stinger out at Crow, and sent the puppet packing. With that done, he charged at Kankuro. Kankuro brought his hand back, and Crow tried to attack Green with a blade, but Green hopped into the air, and thrust at Gaara.

Gaara's Sand came up without command, but the stinger pierced the sand, and Gaara's heart as well. Gaara's eyes looked surprised, and glazed. He dropped to the ground, and turned into a Shinobi Orb that was the color of sand.

"Got my prize!" Green said, as he scooped up Gaara's orb, and took off. "What the!? Gaara!!" Temari screamed, and Kankuro growled. "Get back here you bastard!!"

(Elsewhere)

"Ah man. As if this couldn't get any more annoying…" A boy said, sitting next to a tree. "I send my best friend to find food or civilization, and then he turns up not returning…" The boy yawned, and looked into the sky. His black vest was over fishnet, and his black shorts fit nicely. His hair tied up shaped like a ponytail danced in the wind.

Shikamaru Nara

"He can watch himself fine. But I don't know anything about this place." Shimamaru said, before he sat up. He could see something green approaching him rapidly. "What is that?" Shikamaru muttered, before it hopped into the air, and tried to stab him with its cape. Shikamaru ducked out of the way, and made a seal.

"Shadow Possession Jutsu." Shikamaru said, as he snagged the green thing. "What the!? My shadow!!" Green said, and Shikamaru yawned. "I don't know who you are, but you made a big mistake when you tried to attack me." Shikamaru said, as he saw a girl with her hair put up oddly and another slightly older boy in black.

"You know this guy?" Shikamaru asked them, before Green's cape took a shot at him, breaking his concentration. "Ng!?" Shikamaru dodged it, and the girl and boy glared at him.

"You let him escape you idiot!" Kankuro screamed, and Shikamaru gave him a bored look. "Look. It isn't my issue. I'm waiting for a friend." Shikamaru said, before chakra string wrapped him up.

"And now you are going to make up for the mistake you made." Kankuro said, dragging the lazy nin with him. "What a drag…stuck like this…" Shikamaru muttered. "Don't say anything that could get you killed." Temari said, slamming her fan next to his head.

"Sad that the only way you can make a threat is when one is trapped." Shikamaru said, and Temari smirked at him. "You catch on. Why don't you try and stop whining?" Temari asked. "Sorry. I don't conform to Troublesome Women." Shikamaru said, smirking at the girl when she scowled at him.

"That boy! How the hell did he do that!?" Green thought to himself, as he scurried across the jungle trees. "He will be a bother. I may have to go back and off him before he becomes a problem." Green muttered annoyed.

He could feel the girl and boy following him, trying to get their brother back. "It is useless. I might as well give them a little bit of a farewell present!" Green muttered, as he pulled out Gaara's orb. "Hm. A demon? That is perfect!!"

ShadowRonin: The Sand Trio have been put into some kind of tough spot, and they have abducted Shikamaru into thei plans to save Gaara. Me thinks that things have gotten interesting on this side.

Next Chapter: With Gaara's kidnapping, Temari and Kankuro, along with a reluctant Shikamaru, have gone off in pursit. Too bad that Green has summoned a dark Shukaku to oppose them. Can they win? Find out on:

Chapter 9: Z Prism Team: The River Rapids!!