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The Next Day…
Saya woke up and turned to the warm body next to her. Her eyes were still closed and she nuzzled her face into the crook of her husband's neck. Gaara opened his eyes quickly and smirked seeing his wife nuzzling him gently. He closed his eyes enjoying the much needed attention from his her. She climbed on top of him resting her chin on his chest and listened to his steady breathing. She leaned up and kissed his chin delicately.
He groaned softly and opened his eyes slightly looking up at her. She slid her body up his and her lips met his in a soft kiss. He returned the kiss gently and wrapped his arms around her waist. A loud bang on the door made them both shoot up in bed. Gaara got up as the banging continued rapidly, slid on his robes and pulled the door opened. Temari almost continued banging but when she saw Gaara, she stopped and took a breath.
"Gaara, these men outside have come with an army saying that they are here for Kat!" Temari cried.
Saya's eyes widened and Gaara fixed his robes uneasily and exited the room hastily. Saya threw on a shirt and some pants and ran out after him with Temari. Meanwhile, Kankuro had both puppets out and was effectively holding back the men who wanted Kat.
He let out another growl as they tried to make their way towards her. Kat looked nervous and concerned. She stood behind him. The crowd parted as Gaara made his way towards the scene with Temari and Saya. The head of the Waterfall Village's army looked relieved.
"Kazekage-sama, we have come to collect her," he stated bluntly, his rough voice echoing in Saya's head.
Gaara walked up to his brother and stood beside him.
"What exactly do you mean by collect her?" Gaara asked and this time his brother spoke.
"They say she has to go back to Waterfall Village with them! They're not taking her back there Gaara! They have no right!" he roared about to unleash his puppets.
The army of soldiers got ready and Gaara put up his hand.
"Before any kind of action is taken why have you come to take her?" he asked trying to understand just exactly what was going on.
The general of the Waterfall Village stepped forward.
"As it states here, the Mizukage had a mistress as well as his wife. The affair did not last long but a child was born…the child was given to the mother and told never to speak of the truth…since the Mizukage's death we have read his will. In the will it states that the next Kage should be his daughter…you," he said pointing to Kat, whose eyes were wide.
Gaara sighed knowing now that this was going to be difficult.
"So as you can see there is nothing you can do Kazekage-sama…she is rightfully ours…" he said with a tone of victory.
Gaara growled lowly and Saya knew he was not pleased.
"You're not touching her!" Kankuro yelled, still ready to fight.
The general stepped forward quickly and Gaara could have sworn that the general was going to attempt to hit him by how quickly he moved. Sand went up ready to attack and defend but the general just took out a letter and handed it to the Kazekage. Gaara took it and the general spoke.
"If you do not give her up by nightfall, the army behind me has orders to attack and destroy your village. And I know you are not prepared for a war Kazekage-sama…" he said carefully.
Gaara stared at the letter and then at his brother. Kankuro had a sinking feeling that Gaara couldn't do anything. Gaara looked at his village behind him and thought about what would happen if war was to occur…for one woman. It just wasn't worth it but then he thought about Saya. He knew if it was her he would go to war so he could only imagine how Kankuro was feeling. He looked to Saya and saw her face. She was pissed off and ready to kick ass. How were they going to fight off a whole army though? He looked back at the general.
"You said we have until nightfall…so you can come back then…" he said calmly.
Nightfall would buy them some time to figure out a plan. The general nodded and retreated to the gates of Suna to wait with the army. Gaara ruffled his hair and turned quickly to head back to the tower. Kankuro followed close behind with Kat and the others.
"Just give us some time Gaara…we can be out of Suna by nightfall and then you won't have to go to war!" he said trying to save his brother some trouble.
Gaara closed his eyes and stopped at his door.
"No one is going anywhere…just let me think for a moment…" he said opening his door.
"Do not leave the tower and under any circumstances do not try to run…" he said looking at his brother.
Kankuro nodded, grabbed Kat and headed to their room. Saya walked into the office with Gaara. He closed the door and paced for a while uneasily.
"I need your opinion on something Saya…not as my wife but as a shinobi…" he said hurriedly.
She nodded and waited. Gaara thought before answering.
"We've went to war for many things…money, territory, alliances…but for love? Should we go to war for love?" he asked not sure if it was really worth that much.
They would lose a lot and the village was finally getting back on its feet. Saya thought for a minute before answering then smiled faintly.
"I think going to war for love makes the most sense out of the other reasons we went to war…" she said quietly.
Gaara thought for some time.
"Alright…then I guess tonight…we will go to war…" he said still a little uneasily.
"This is not a good political move…and it won't be good for the village…" he said, stating his fears out loud.
Saya bit her lip seeing his doubt. She walked up to him.
"What if we can stop them at the gates? That wouldn't be considered war…if only us two do it…" she said quietly.
Gaara's eyes widened slightly.
"How would we do that?" he asked curiously.
She smirked.
"You're underestimating us Gaara…" she said softly.
He furrowed his eyes and stared at her as she leaned up and whispered in his ear. His eyes widened slightly bigger and he pulled away to look at her.
"That leaves us with only one chance and if it doesn't work…the village will be opened to their attacks…" he said quietly.
Saya shook her head.
"Stop underestimating your siblings…if we can't pull through…they will…" she said smirking.
He nodded after some time and they left the office and headed out of the tower. The general stood as Gaara and Saya stopped a few yards away from them. Kankuro and Kat with Temari and Shikamaru were behind them. The general wondered why they were so far away and Gaara walked up a little.
"Let us try to come to some kind of arrangement. She can be your Mizukage and run your village, but she can also stay here. No one restricts her from coming here…" he said and he turned to Kankuro.
"You will be free to travel back and forth or even stay there if you like…" he said and his older brother nodded quickly as did Kat.
The general was pissed.
"We did not come here to negotiate! She is coming with us! If you refuse that means war!" he yelled and the soldiers charged at them all.
Gaara sighed and lifted his hands up in the air. As he did this, the sand from the village went up with them. The sand stretched far and wide and covered the entire village of Suna like a tidal wave. The general and his men stopped charging for a moment and then continued. Saya walked up to Gaara slowly, her eyes swirling from the Phoenix boiling inside of her. She did the hand signs and bit her thumb.
"Sabaku Suzaku!" she yelled and she brought her hand down on Gaara's shoulder.
The sand went up in flames. A huge Phoenix bird came thundering out of the wall of sand and shrieked loudly. It was quite a sight even to the two creating it. The army started retreating as well as the general. Gaara was sweating from the amount of chakra he was using.
"Just say the word, Mizukage-sama…" he said through gritted teeth.
Kat walked up to him and smirked.
"Do it now," she said and Saya pulled her hand off of him and he dropped his hands.
The huge wave of sand fell onto the army and almost knocked the people of Suna off their feet. Gaara dropped to his knees exhausted and Saya wrapped her arms around his shoulders. He was breathing heavily and sweating but he was smirking victoriously. Kankuro jumped in the air yelling about how that was the hottest thing he's ever seen and he hugged Kat tightly. Temari was amazed by her brother's power. He had never done anything like that before. He got to his feet shakily with the help of Saya.
"Are you okay?" Kankuro asked touching Gaara's shoulder.
Gaara nodded slowly and they all began to walk back to the tower. Gaara fell into his chair tired out and rested his head on the cool top of his desk. Saya leaned against the desk and Kankuro, Kat, Temari, and Shikamaru leaned against the wall. Finally, after some time, Gaara lifted his head and looked at Kat.
"This could be good for us…you being the Mizukage. It would mean that now, not only do we have Konoha as our ally but the Waterfall Country would be an ally as well. It would make three decently supplied counties…one major source of power," he said looking at Kat and watching her expressions.
Kat looked conflicted and then stared at Kankuro.
"I will be away from you a lot…and I'm not very good at having meetings with the council…" she said a little nervous.
Kankuro nodded.
"She also has quite a mouth on her…" he said smirking.
Gaara smirked and pictured himself, Tsunade, and Kat in the meetings together. He chuckled lightly and looked up.
"That shouldn't be a problem. The real concerns are the meetings you will have with me and the Hokage of Konoha Tsunade-sama…and I wouldn't really worry about that," he said smirking.
Saya knew what he was thinking about and smirked herself. Kat nodded.
"Okay…I'll do it…I'll become the Waterfall Country's Mizukage," she said firmly.
Everyone nodded. Saya walked Kat out while the siblings chatted some more.
"Is it hard…you know, being a Kage?" she asked softly.
Saya could tell she was nervous and didn't know how much she would kick ass at this job. Saya smiled.
"Well you know how you get mad at Kankuro sometimes? Well, picture that only controlling a country full of Kankuro look a likes. It won't be hard…most of the decision making you do will be with Gaara and Tsunade-sama. The ones you make in your village will be simple ones like if festivals can take place or small village problems. The big decisions are handled with the other Kages, two of who you know. So relax because you're worrying over nothing. Just make the village how you see fit and gain the trust of your people," she finished grinning.
Kat was better now. She was ready to be the Mizukage.
Three Weeks Later…
Gaara, Saya, Ryuzaki, Temari, Shikamaru, and the twins all walked through the gates of the Waterfall Village. Ryuzaki froze at the gates recognizing the place as that bad place with the monsters who tried to kill him and his mother. The twins noticed first and stopped. Haru pulled on his mother's sleeve and Temari turned.
"Gaara, Saya, wait…Ryuzaki stopped following us," she said curious as to why he stopped.
Gaara and Saya turned around at first confused. Saya realized it first and her eyes saddened. Gaara caught her look still curious as to why his son refused to pass the gates.
"He remembers this place…the place where we were attacked…" she murmured and Gaara's eyes widened in realization.
Saya walked over to him and kneeled down. Ryuzaki looked at her, his eyes not holding fear but caution.
"I don't like this place mom…it holds bad memories…" he muttered quietly.
Saya sighed.
"Ryuzaki, please don't be afraid. The village is all better now. Trust me okay?"
Ryuzaki looked at her then.
"I am not afraid. I'm cautious but not afraid. I dare them to try to attack us now…" he said the last part in a whisper and Saya actually felt a chill up her spine with the way he said it.
She stared at him, at first thinking he meant because Gaara was here with the others, but then she saw something in his eyes.
"Ryuzaki, those men will not be bothering us anymore. We're safe," she said smiling slightly.
She held out her hand and Ryuzaki hesitated looking around but soon took it slowly. She smiled and stood up still holding his hand and they walked in towards the group. Gaara nodded to his son and Ryuzaki smiled softly telling his dad he was alright. They walked up to the Mizukage's tower and were greeted by Kat and Kankuro. They all said there hellos and walked inside. Saya thought it looked different and much more welcoming. They walked into her office and all sat down. Gaara spoke first.
"We came here today to inform you that we have to go to Konoha soon…it is for a rather important meeting with the five main Kages…the matter is undisclosed but you are required to be present…" he said and Kat nodded.
"Alright when is the meeting?" she asked softly.
"The meeting is a week from now…" he said and Kat's eyes widened.
"I might as well leave now…it's going to take me forever to get there…" she groaned.
Gaara nodded.
"That's why we came to you now…you can come back with us now to Suna…and then we can leave there together in a group…the children are coming as well…do you have someone you can leave in charge here while you're away?" he asked politely.
She nodded quickly.
"Please have a look around the village while I pack some things…" she said and he nodded standing up.
They all exited and Kankuro gave them a tour around the village. Kankuro grinned as they came across a certain shop. Gaara furrowed his eyes. He had never seen a shop like this before. Saya squealed with joy and ran in quickly with Shikamaru. They obviously knew what it was. Everyone else waited outside. Kankuro turned to his siblings.
"This is the best store here! I have never had this stuff before and it's great!" he said grinning.
Saya and Shikamaru came back out holding ice-cream cones with different flavors on them. Gaara stared at the weird objects and was even more perplexed when Saya licked one. She bent down to Ryuzaki and held out a chocolate one.
"Try one…" she said smiling wide.
Ryuzaki was hesitant but soon licked one and his eyes went wide. He took the cone from her and she showed him how to eat it. He smiled happily and sat down to eat it. Shikamaru bent down handing two to his twins. Hisa took vanilla and Haru took a green one that was mint flavored. Their eyes widened and they both sat next to Ryuzaki eating happily. Shikamaru grinned and stood up to his wife, who was eyeing him suspiciously. He held out a pink one and she took it hesitantly. She licked it cautiously and grinned. It tasted like strawberry! She sat with her kids and Shikamaru. Saya stood up and held out a cone. Gaara looked at it hesitantly taking it and eyeing it carefully.
"Try it…" she said softly.
He licked it and his eyes widened.
"What is it?" he asked enjoying the chocolaty taste.
"It's ice-cream," she said grinning and licking her own.
They all took a break to eat there new favorite treat. When they were finished they headed out of Waterfall Country and to Suna. Kat ran up to Gaara.
"Gaara, who are the five main Kages?" she asked quietly.
"There are you, me, the Hokage, the Raikage, and the Tsuchikage," he said softly.
Kat nodded having heard of all of them and then looked confused.
"The Tsuchikage?" she asked confused.
Gaara sighed.
"Hai, he rules the Hidden Village of the Rock in Earth Country…" he said.
Kat looked lost so Gaara cleared his throat and explained it carefully.
"Alright, the five main villages are the Leaf Village, Sand Village, Water Village, Lightning Village, and Rock Village. Each of the 5 main villages has a Kage. A Kage is like a governor; he/she runs their village. There are a total of 5 Kages. The Kage is usually the strongest person in the village. Each Kage is chosen by its villagers to rule and command its army of ninja and regulate the village. Kages manage most of the important issues that relate to the village such as money and anything else a normal governor would do. They are public icons and are usually in public events held within the village. Kages are the people assigned to Rank A missions. Do you understand?" he asked softly.
Kat nodded. It made sense to her now.
"Why have I never heard of the Tsuchikage?" she asked curiously.
Gaara growled lowly.
"He likes to stir up trouble between the Kages and usually it ends bad…he particularly holds disdain for Konoha…" he said.
Kat sighed.
"They don't like Konoha…why?" she asked curiously.
"There was a clan called the Kamizuri clan that had many similarities with the Aburame Clan. Instead of controlling bugs, the Kamizuri controlled bees. The Kamizuri clan possessed great status until they attempted to attack Konoha and were stopped by the Aburame…" he said quietly.
Kat thought for a moment.
"You're talking about Shino right?" she asked and Gaara nodded.
"Ever since then the two Kages from those villages have bad blood…you will see it when we get there," he said. Kat nodded.
"What about Lightning Country? Are we okay with them?" she asked slowly.
"The Raikage has no bad blood with any of us…they did have issues with the Nara clan at one time…but I believe that was resolved," he said thinking back on it.
"What happened between them?" she asked.
"It was something about how the Nara clan had taken some of their medical techniques…but the Nara clan had said that Shikamaru had created those jutsu from his head. The Raikage didn't believe them and asked to see Shikamaru. You see he knows only one technique but it's a good one…Ninpou, Kage Mane no Jutsu (Ninja Technique, Shadow Mimicry). His whole clan specializes in these techniques which have been passed down from generation to generation. It allows him to make his opponent imitate him. He has an IQ of over 200 that allows him to think at a lightning fast speed and use the surrounding landscape to his advantage. He did something to prove the Nara clan's innocence and the problem was resolved…"
Kat's eyes were wide.
"Shikamaru has an IQ over 200?!" she yelled and Gaara smirked.
"He would rather sleep but yes he is quite intelligent…" he said softly.
Kat shook her head.
"I have to start talking with these ninja in Konoha!" she said and Gaara smirked.
"They are all quite unique…" he said and they continued off into the woods.
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