Author's note: Im so sorry guys! I couldn't update because I had to do my summer assignments and then I got sick. Which sucked by the way. Anyway Im back my lovely readers and reviewers. So enjoy^^

Naruto does not belong to me but to Masashi Kishimoto

Pakkun and the others were still running until Pakkun suddenly stopped.

" This is bad!" Pakkun said stopping on a tree branch along with Sakura. Naruto slammed into a tree that was in front of them.

" Why did you stop all of the sudden!?" Naruto yelled swing his arms around.

" There getting farther away at a rapid rate, the scent of Sasuke and two others, that is. It seems like Sasuke is going after those two." Pakkun said.

" what?" Naruto said surprised.

" He is?" Sakura asked.

" The others show no signs of .." Pakkun got interrupted by Naruto.

" We can't waste time here! Lets go after Sasuke" Naruto yelled.

" But what.." Sakura asked ignoring Naruto.

" The remaining guys are about to fight. We must take a longer route to avoid them." Pakkun said.

" Why? If we do that it'll take longer to catch up to Sasuke! Let's just go through them!" Naruto yelled worrying for Sasuke.

" What are you talking about, Naruto? We don't know what will happen in a combat area. There's a possibility that we will get dragged into a battle, even if we do not wish to fight" Sakura said remembering what she learned in the academy.

" That doesn't matter!" Naruto yelled.

" Kid, our mission is to bring Sasuke back. If we're going to accomplish that, we must avoid engagement as much as possible until we complete that mission. Let's go!" Pakkun said and jumped to the other branch. Sakura followed suit.

"Fine" Naruto sighed in resignation.

~ With Sasuke ~

Sasuke finally made it to Gaara and Temari. Gaara had thrown Temari away from him and glared at Sasuke.

" I don't know what you sand guys are planning but we will stop you!" Sasuke yelled to him. Gaara's face cracked. Then his sand started to form some sort of arm and Gaara smiled in a crazy way. Gaara tried to hit Sasuke with his arm but Sasuke stepped out of the way in time. Sasuke went behind a tree not knowing what to do. But he knew he just had to distract Gaara long enough until someone got here.

" Are you scared of me..? Uchiha Sasuke! Are you scared of my existence!? Come out! Uchiha Sasuke!"

" Damn it " Sasuke scoffed and feeling dizzy again.

" You are my...Prey!" His voice resounded through the woods. Sasuke rushed to Gaara.

" There you are!" Gaara hit Sasuke with his sand arm but it turned out to be a log. Gaara's eye's widened, Sasuke was a couple feet behind him. Sasuke Threw six Kunai's at Gaara, but he blocked it with his sand arm. Sasuke landed on a high branch. The Kunia's were sucked on by the sand and then they were thrown back at a high speed. Sasuke used shunshin to get out the way.

" Uchiha Sasuke! Why will you not attack me!? Why... Your not getting away! Uchiha Sasuke!" Gaara slashed the trees in front of him. They broke by the hard impact. Gaara jumped forward and destroyed some more trees, wanting to find Sasuke.

" Are you afraid of me! Uchiha Sasuke! Are you afraid.. of my existence!? Uchiha Sasuke is your existence that weak! Fight me!" Gaara was growing excited. Sasuke went closer so that his justu would have more impact. Then he jumped and made the signs for the Five dragons Lighting strike justu. It hit and Sasuke shunshined behind Gaara, he threw three kunai. One of them hit Gaara in the upper shoulder.

" Yeaaa! Haha! I remember why I wanted to fight you! C'mon Uchiha Sasuke! Give me more!" Gaara's gourd started pouring more sand and it formed a tail behind Gaara.

' Damn it.. Im running on fumes now and I think Im gonna throw up again ugh' Gaara found Sasuke and slashed Sasuke which made Sasuke skid across while hitting various trees. He hit the last tree the hardest. Sasuke groaned in pain, he felt the pain most in his stomach. Sasuke tried getting up but he kneeled over, shaking slightly.

" C'mon Uchiha Sasuke! Is this all your existence is worth!" Gaara jumped to Sasuke but before he could get to him, a kick from out of no where made Gaara skid across.

Naruto landed in-between Gaara and Sasuke.

" Sasuke-kun!" Sakura checked over Sasuke. Naruto looked at Gaara radiating anger. Naruto barely made it in time, he grit his teeth glaring at Gaara. And Gaara glared back.