bobdd0: I'm gonna ignore that girl comment, cause I know you're my beta reader trying to cause trouble. Thanks for the praise though.

90MLLu: You can say anything you'd like, just might hurt someone's feelings... Thank you again. I'll try to continue my high level of quality, and hopefully keep it enjoyable. I thought Temari's part was one of my better strokes of genius... Gonna have to give that muse some candy... As for Sakura, ara ara... remember she was his first victim. All the way back in the beginning... Yeah, I can barely remember it myself. As for Inner Sakura... well I wonder... may have to get her in on the game too, ara ara. Here's the next chapter.

geetac: Thank you! Gaara's telling Naruto in this chapter.

Kokiiru-kun: Trust me, the speechless thing goes away shortly after the mind numbs.

spottedstar2: YAY! Speedoes, and catfights, and dresses OH MY! Speedoes and catfights and Porno OH MY! And sure it would be his day... if he wasn't so morally obligated not to take advantage of it.

badkidoh: Thank you. As for what happens next, read and find out.

Elemental Dragon Swordman: Uhh... I'm gonna call SPCA while you guys read the story... tah...

The-Eighth-Sin: He's such a fun character. Here's the next chapter.

CelticReaper: Thank you. What evil cliffhanger? Oh you mean by having Gaara only say one line before cutting off? Yeah, sorry about that.

MissDude93: They haven't been since the very beginning? Or even in Naruto canon? Thanks for the compliment though.

Anonymous: Well Bob, I only have to ask one thing... WHAT LINE?! I'm often typing with only one hand due to distractions requiring the other, so I know your pain. IOn fact, as an added hallenge, I'm responding to you with my non-dominate hand. Thanks for the praise, and you knew that Gaara had to be showing up soon, right? Well... let's just say I've had plans for him from the beginning... ara ara ~.~ Shino and Hinata will get some more love from me later on... just waiting for the right moment. Enjoy the story!

AkioofWind: Thank you. Well, here's Gaara's chapter, enjoy.

Alyondria: Yeah, Gaara, he has a very special role for him coming up. Here's what happens!

Nithela: Thank you, I'm glad that you're enjoying it. As for the proposal... uhh... thanks but no, I'd make a terrible husband.

ratpigeon: I feel sorry for poor Naruto, ya know? All this happening, just because Jiraiya was bored... *sighs* Ara ara... I'm such an evil author... as for the Harem Jutsu... well we don't need to flood out the city, do we?

jolteonforever: You'll see, soon my friend, very soon... And yes, he is a proud member of the pornoteer group... the question is, Why aren't you? Not yet on the 'raeped' since he's still a virgin... how long depends on if I'm feeling nice or evil I suppose... Hey! No Sakura bashing please, while it's true that she was fairly useless in the original series, she redeemed herself in Shippuden, and also Naruto still holds feelings for her eternally, so I cannot very well simply ignore that fact. Also, there are worse things than speedoes for them to be wearing... remember that.

Trinity the Kitsune Kunoichi: Right under the wire there, aren't ya? Ara ara... Thank you. Will do. How's this for soon? Only mere hours after your review. Yes, more interesting by the second, Gaara... will be explained... *revives Trinity and uses Alucard to turn her into a immortal vampire* NO MORE DYING! GEEZ! . . . Yeah, I did... Ain't screwing with childhood memories great?


Icha Icha: Animal Magnetism

Chapter 17

"Hey Gaara..." Naruto answered nervously, backing away from the former blood-thirsty psycho. "Look man, I don't think you want to get near me right now, I mean, You're not into guys, are you?"

"No Uzumaki," Gaara answered, as a wall of sand blocked Naruto's retreat. "I am not, nor am I really here, this is a sand clone, and thus unaffected. I am merely here to warn you. The others like us are coming."

"Like us... you... you mean jinchuuriki?" Naruto asked nervously, growing pale when Gaara simply nodded. "Shimata..."

Gaara walked closer to the blonde he'd come to consider his personal savior, and inspiration. He had a sad look in his eyes as he stopped a couple feet away. "I am sorry Uzumaki... If it wasn't because of the demons, we wouldn't be effect. But because of the demons... and their limited heat cycles, this is a big event that we cannot stop."

"Wait..." Naruto asked, while shaking his head. "Are you telling me, that the demons we contain are the reason I'm gonna be running through hell?"

Gaara's nod caused Naruto to want to whimper and curl up in a ball. But he knew that two things would happen if he did. One, someone would capture him, and two, he'd get seriously depressed. "Alright, I can deal with this... I have a warning... anything else?"

"For the first eight hours, the demons are going to work individually. After that, they may attempt teaming up. Also, Shukaku told me that only two of the others are females," Gaara stated almost as calmly as mentioning that the weather was clear today. "I wish you luck."

Naruto nodded and pointed to the open side of the sand-made cul-de-sac casually. "May I go now? I think I should keep moving."

"Take care Uzumaki... Also, if you do lose, I think my sister would be a good choice for you..." Gaara suggested before disappearing into sand.

Naruto blinked in surprise for a moment before taking off running, as the sound of rumbling sand behind him, let him know that the wall was falling. As he cleared the area, he barely heard the sound of people after him. Turning down a side road, he had to leap over a kunai cornered net, that had come out of nowhere at him. Hitting the ground rolling, he barely managed to spring up and over a series of ankle snares, landing on the wall and looking around, he let out a series of swear words, as he found he'd walked into a mine field of traps.

Glancing around he tried to find a way out, unfortunately his prankster side told him that this was nearly perfect. That assessment changed when he found a single path out. He knew that he was up against a pro then. That one path would have been his way out, until he remembered that people were after him.

Forming a cross, he summoned up a large squad of himself and sent them to clear another path out of the trap zone, while he himself hung back with another trio, moving around to try and confuse anyone watching them. Not that he thought it'd do any good, however, keeping all four sets of eyes on the lookout ensured that he'd at least spot something.

Once a path was somewhat cleared, the four Naruto squad took off at a run, heading out of the area as fast as possible. Ten steps into the open area, the three clones disappeared in a cloud of smoke, and Naruto decided to get running faster.

Taking to running on all fours again, he sprang off the ground and walls, trying to keep a random running pattern to throw off pursuit, like he'd done in his prankster days. Stopping suddenly, he paled visibly as another net trap sprang past him. Turning to look where it had come from, he found something that made him want to just curl up in a hole and die.

There stood Tenten, the weapon-mistress of Konoha, with a nearly maniacal gleam in her eyes. "Hello Naruto..." Tenten seemed to whisper across the suddenly stilled area, before licking her lips seductively, which would have been less creepy if she didn't have two handfuls of kunai at the ready. "I see you found my traps... are they... suitable for a prankster like you?"

"Yeah... great work..." Naruto answered without really thinking, trying more to plot a way out, than listening her questions. "Didn't even notice them until I was in the middle of the area... loved the way a few of them only trigger on the way out..."

Tenten squealed and giggled like a school girl, while dancing on the wall, which would have been a lot cuter if it wasn't for the fact her hands looked like metallic porcupine. After she'd regained herself she smiled sweetly at Naruto again. "So... why don't we go talk somewhere... just you and me? Alone..."

"Thanks Tenten-chan, but I really gotta run right now, maybe later?" Naruto called back, taking a chance and springing up onto the roof and bolting in a random direction away from the weapon-mistress. He didn't get even two roofs before he was pinned down by dozens of kunai stabbing his dress into the surrounding rooftop. Looking back, he saw Tenten approaching, her arms pulling back from launch position. This, looked bad for our intrepid blonde ninja's purity.