Ughh this was extremely hard to write. But please remember action scenes are not my forte
I do not own anything
Suna desert
Having separated from the group, Harry was on his way back to where the others were. Leaning down to swing an arm, he catches TenTen and pulls her up and behind him. Knowing Ron and Hermione were on their way back as well. He pulls up on his broom to see a battle taking place.
Although only having a second he is informed asTemari is knocked into a tree beside them with a huge scorpion like tail. The one puppeteer guy Hermione had saved was battling alongside an old woman who had her own. Sakura watching for an opening. It is Hermione who points in a certain direction.
"Naruto and the others went after the other one, Harry, you and TenTen go. Ron is on his way to help me."
"You sure?"
"Yes!" She replied. Getting a pepper up to Temari, the teen promptly took off and dived back into the battle. Working with Sakura, she helps launch her into the air with a specific timing. Her fist out, they all heard a sickening crack as the scorpion-like figure stopped.
"Go now Harry!"
"All right," He hollered as a more human figure emerged. "Be safe."
Nodding her head, Hermione hops back on her broom. Moments later Ron beside her, they both watch as their friend goes after his cousin. Seeing them back up as he disappears, they hear Temari warn them.
"This is where the fight really begins."
Nodding their head in understanding, both teenagers promptly put on their cloaks and vanish. Narrowly escaping a figure that tries to viciously attack them. Looking like a puppet, it is the old woman who speaks up as he turns around.
"Sasori…what have you done to yourself?"
"Grandmother Chiyo, aren't you pleased?" He reports. "I did this perfectly did I not?"
Looking sad, the elderly woman shook her head in sorrow. "I do not want to do this Sasori" She replied as she looked up with determination. "But I will put you down!"
Moving once again the puppets the fight once again is on. Sounds of puppet against puppet going on, Sakura and Temari working as a team as both use Taijutsu when he comes at them. The Second Coming of Tsunade lived up to her nickname, her enhanced strength often blowing the puppet master back. Thus, allowing Kankuro and Chiyo to keep on him. Temari worked her wind to keep him from getting too close to the two wizards.
Understanding that they were not as strong as they were, the girl was not only using her wind jutsus to protect them. But to also keep their health potions safe. Considering it allowed Sakura to fight, they needed the girl's strength to keep Sasori from getting too strong. Her fists several times had caused some cracks in the puppet thing that he was.
"Hey Temari? You think you guys can pin him to the cliff side for us?" Hermione asks. The Sand girl, curious to say the least, nods her head.
"We can."
"Do it."
The others get the information about what they need to do at their request. They continue to fight. Although it takes them about another 20 minutes, they succeed just long enough for both wizard teens to cast a spell.
Sectumsempra
Freeing himself, Sasori still does not avoid the damage done. Part of a hand and his entire arm comes apart. Completely detached, he tried to manipulate the strings in them to move. But before he could, Sakura had swiftly destroyed them along with Kankuro's help.
At a loss, he still struggles to fight but with a loss of an arm and part of a hand. His abilities were a bit cut off. Despite his speed and the fact that his body was strong, he could not really do any damage.
Immobilius
A girl's voice cried out and he stiffened up. His body was unable to move. All though he could feel things trying, as he slowly moved his legs. Without the hands or the arm that was destroyed, he could not get up.
"Kankuro, I got it from here." the old woman stated. Looking at the younger puppet master he nodded his head. His own puppets put away they all watch as Granny brings out two more. These two were special.
"My parents, Granny really? What is it you told me about making puppets out of the dead."
A gasp from somewhere above, he watches as two people land beside the old woman. Their cloaks down, he sees a brunette girl and a red headed boy, both with brooms in their hand. They as well as the two teens from the sand listen to his words.
"So…what are you doing to interfere with our plans?" He sneered. "Turning back to Granny who shakes her head sadly. Manipulating both puppets to either side of him. The boy is about to wave a stick, he is stopped by the girl. Her eyes turn back to him as his grandmother's puppets go in close. Both looking at one another then at him. Sticks of some kind pointed at him. They both lower them.
"Blimey, you really are stupid, aren't you?"
"RON!"
"What woman?! He wants to know why we got involved right. It's because of all of them." Pointing to the others around the both of them. "They are our friends. Like Harry says, we don't abandon our friends if we can help it."
Temari and Kankuro smile as despite the circumstances, they find themselves amused at their bickering as they argue. Even surrounded and helpless, it causes the puppeteer to remember his past. The laughter and love his parents had given him. The bickering with others and the joy that would come with them.
His eyes and senses beginning to clear, his grandmother nods her head as she looks at him. It was then that there was a movement of a single finger. And he felt the blades cut through him swiftly. Despite gasping, they listened once more as he spoke.
"Before I go, you pinky come here."
Startled to say the least as he addresses her, the girl approaches. "There is more than one spy that I have in your villages. But in yours there is a …. traitor.'
With his last dying breath, the puppet that was once Sasori of the Sand goes lifeless. His body collapsed into the embrace of the puppets on his side. A picture in it is similar to the one Chiyo places in front of him. It is one of a child sitting, between a smiling man and a woman. The positions they even now are in.
The teenagers looking at them, they all look at one another as they find themselves almost lost.
"Kankuro, Temari, stay with me. Help me take care of his body." Chiyo stated. "Pinky, you and these two go after the others."
Nodding her head, Sakura looks to Ron who offers her a hand up. Never ever having been on one before as they start to go in the air, they are soon off like a shot to find the others.
With Harry,
With TenTen holding on, Harry kicked his broom into gear. Savoring the feel of the Firebolt under him, the teenager spoke to the girl with intent.
"TenTen in my bag there's a cloak, put it over both of us." Confusion in her gaze is evident as she looks at it. The material light and gauzy, he grins as he looks at her for a second.
"This?"
"Yes. It's my dad's invisibility cloak."
A little doubtful about it at first, it took it wrapping around her at first to see what it did. "What the!"
The weapons mistress looks at her arms that she knows are there but unable to see them at all. She understands what Harry wants her to do right now. Covering them both, she can still see through the material but now they would be hidden from sight. Both already seeing the signs of explosions left and right in front of them, they move on until they are just in range of the battle going on.
Watching the situation going on as Naruto, and the others fight, Harry stops her for a moment. His eyes in a trance of sorts he nods his head.
Clearing his mind, the wizarding boy speaks up. "TenTen do you see the bag on his side?"
"The one he's reaching into?"
"Yes. Hit it." He stated. "I am going under him to play catch."
Confusion to say the least, she brings out a kunai, her arm free and visible now. Harry goes low, the blonde nin on the bird sensing something turns around at the sight of a kunai pinning his clay bag to the cliff side. Startled to say the least, the wrapped body is let go, for which the wizard catches. Although heavy, TenTen hurriedly throws the cloak over them. Helping Harry hold their precious bundle as she does so.
"Harry, go! Get him out of here" Naruto exclaimed. The wizard teen, reluctant to do so, accepts the words that he hears and heads back with TenTen. The girl holding tight to the wrapped form, they soon are out of range.
The others including the Rock nin are confused as they do not see him, the fight still continues. His bag pinned and well within the copy nin's area to fight. He soon sees the pink haired girl coming fast and hard. Knowing full well that this is supposedly Tsunade's apprentice according to the bingo books. He knows that adding her in the mix was not in his favor, especially if she is coming, it means Sasori is more than likely dead. Luckily having already taken enough from his bag, Diedara grinned.
All of them now located at a waterfall for which he knew he could hide under; he looks at them with malicious intent.
"Well as much as I love to stay and chat, I must simply say Life is a BLAST!
Releasing what is a very large explosive, the shinobi that were there began to run. Knowing it was only mere seconds before it exploded. They all heard a voice cry out as feet hit the ground.
"GET BEHIND ME."
His instinct telling him to stay, Harry had set TenTen ahead with the wrapped body, the cloak still around her for her own safety and that which she carries. The girl was reluctant to leave him alone, he just smiled and spoke. "Do you trust me?"
Looking into his eyes, she sees the determination. Nodding her head in understanding, she takes off with the covered form. His voice echoed, "Hang onto my dad's cloak for me!"
Now standing in front of everyone, only Naruto and Kakashi notice the wizard's eyes had turned red.
Protego!
An immense shield is put up around the shinobi. Although the blast still pushes them back, the shield holds as it takes much of the force from the explosion. Once the dust has settled, they find outside of the damage the enemy had vanished.
"You think it got him, Kakashi-sensei?" Naruto stated curiously as he stared at where the missing rock nin had been. The nin thoughtful as Gai and the others come over and look. He and Gai look at one another and shake their heads.
"Doubtful Naruto, this is Rock territory in front of us. More than likely, he is hiding." Turning to Harry, the copy nin grasps him by the shoulder, with a happy expression. "Thank you, that shield of yours is quite handy."
A sheepish look on his face, the blonde approaches and tackles the wizard youth to the ground.
"DON'T SCARE ME LIKE THAT HARRY!" The blonde stated fiercely. His eyes were happy to see him but also mixed with fear. "What if you hadn't gotten the shield up in time." .
Seeing his cousin upset, he looks sheepish as he can't really answer. The others give a slightly amused look as Naruto is busy scolding as helps the wizard up. They are shortly joined by Sakura who starts working on healing them. Sprains in hands and feet, muscles torn as well as cuts and bruises… She starts to speak.
"Ran into TenTen, Hermione and Ron went with her to help carry…Gaara back to his people."
Her words are sad as it casts a sadness over all of them. While quietly contemplating all that they could do to get him back in time and the failure. It was during these few minutes the cherry blossom works to get them ready to move unhindered. In doing so she and the others were dumbfounded when they saw a silvery animal approaching them. In the shape of an otter, it glided in the water to them with relative ease. Wonder at its shape and mistlike figure, they are as it nods its head to Harry and Naruto.
Watching as the otter disappears, everyone is still in amazement at the senses it gave them were a sense of safety and comradeship. Next Harry brings out his wand, the others approaching, he casts a spell.
Expecto Patronum
A beautiful silvery stag emerges from the wand. Coming to Harry, and giving him a nuzzle, it then approaches Naruto. The blonde startled the stag just butts against his hand for a caress before it takes off towards the others.
"Harry?"
"Hermione was sending a message that everyone is good on their end." He spoke.
"How would you know that?" Some of the Shinobi asked.
"That otter is Hermione's patronus animal, if it was a dog, it would be Ron's." the wizard replied. "Mine is a stag." he smiled happily. "It represents my happiest memory."
"Oh?" Naruto asked curiously. "What is it?
"Learning about my dad." Harry stated. "First time I ever heard about him was at school. He was the seeker of the team when he was there. And when I became the youngest to ever do it. It was…"
"Nice to know you took after him." Gai finished. His and Lee's eyes shining.
"How youthful Gai-sensei!" The younger Spandex wearing youth teared up.
"Indeed Lee, the son learning of family is indeed something to treasure."
That was when Naruto started pulling him back. "Harry get out of here."
"Huh…"
"Just trust me here it's about to get really creepy."
Confusion evident to say the least, when the two embrace and it becomes all rainbow and sunshine all of a sudden, Harry immediately understands what his cousin was saying. The others take off faster than they can blink, the wizard grabs his cousin and takes off. Using the full speed of his broom.
That image burned into his brain; he shudders as if repulsed by it.
"That was weird."
"Tell me about it." Naruto responded. "And that's one of their mild ones."
"That was mild!"
His cousin nodding his head, Harry looks at him with a fervor. "Please if you see them do any of that. Warn me."
Chuckling and nodding his head, the two sped off and soon arrived at the group gathering around a wrapped figure. Many Shinobi from the sand had come in hopes that their Kage was all right. They were sobbing as the form was unwrapped in front of them. Lifeless, his eyes closed, Gaara looked like he had never been touched. Pristine and in good shape, Kankuro was holding Temari up as they both mourned.
The others now arriving, they were silent in the form of their friend. The Sand nin having made an impression years ago, Naruto could not help but mourn the loss of one of his best friends, alongside the others. Suddenly the old woman stepped forward pulling the blonde with her, about to say something in protest. It is Baki who speaks up.
"Chiyo don't!"
Others begin to protest as well, the Konoha shinobi and wizards look confused. But still, they listen as the old woman speaks.
"Bah I'm old and to set in my ways. I was watching these young people move and go after Gaara and with what the boy said. . Because he was their friend, it made me realize that my time is past ..." the old woman spoke. "I believe the future of all of us now, is safe in their hands." Still clutching Naruto's hand, she looks at the blonde with purpose. "I need your power blondie. I am not as young as I used to be."
"Chiyo!"
"Don't stop me." The old woman replied. "Suna needs their Kazekage…" That was all she said as she started to make signs. Naruto feeling the power being pulled out of him, he finds himself as a child again. Looking around he says what could only be an older version of Harry walking towards him. A grin on his features as he gazes at him.
"Well now, it's good to meet my nephew," He stated with a bright smile. "I'm your Uncle James."
Eyes wide open now, the older man gestures for him to follow as he speaks up. "You know you will have to give him a reason to come back."
"Huh?"
Chuckling, he pauses to turn his head towards him for a second. "Gaara as you well know has not had a good life until recently. That's because of you, you helped change people's minds about who he was and who he could be. Your mom and dad are proud of you for that. We all are."
A shy little smile crosses his lips as he basks in his words. "Thank you, Uncle James."
A warm smile on his lips, he gestures to where a woman he recognizes is. His Aunt Lily waving to him, she can see her talking to a young red headed boy. "Your Aunt has been keeping him company, while I came to get you. And Naruto, will you do me a favor?"
"What is it?"
"Tell Harry, the Dog has to help a Hawk first before they can reunite."
Confusion to say the least, at the cryptic words, he nods his head. Approaching his aunt, Naruto smiles as the little boy she was talking to turns around to look at him curiously.
"Hey Gaara, it's time to go home."
"I don't want to, it hurts. Nobody wants me there, here it is peaceful." He replied. "The nice lady told me so."
"It is, isn't it," Finding himself back to his regular age, he finds Gaara is still the little boy. But now words of come back Gaara start permeating their world.
"Don't you hear that Gaara?"
The little boy confused as to where a little blonde boy stood was now an older one, he does indeed hear the words being said to him.
Come back Gaara
Come back we need you
Gaara, come back, it won't be the same without you.
Recognizing those last voices as his brother and sister's. Gaara is startled as a hand is offered to him. His own now the same size, he looks up to the blonde who smiles.
"It's time to go home, don't you think." He stated as more voices are added to the ones talking.
Come home Gaara
We want you back Gaara
We all love you Gaara
Taking the offered hand, Gaara finds himself waking up in the real world. His green eyes opening up, he sees a brunette girl he's never met helping him up. Offering a small vile, she smiles at him.
"Here take this." She stated. A huge bag over her shoulder, he looks around and recognizes many from Konoha and around them his people. "Some though he does not and wary to say the least, it is Naruto who speaks up next to a dark-haired youth."
"It's ok Gaara, they are our friends."
Nodding in acceptance of the blonde's words. Taking the vial he quietly says a thank you before drinking it. A happy gaze in her eyes. It is only seconds later, when he feels his energy returning. Not understanding how but accepting it, out of habit he summons the very sands to him. Feeling its genuine comfort, he looks to all the people surrounding him.
Most crying tears of joy, including among them his brother and sister. Confused about how he was brought back, he notices a familiar old woman being covered up. The others are mourning her already despite their happiness at his return. "She used it, didn't she Baki."
"Yes Lord Kazekage, she did it. She believed that you and the others were the future of Suna." He replied with a sad look. "I agree with her."
Startled to say the least, Baki smiles in response. "She is right, the future lies with you and your friends Gaara. Including our new ones apparently." Gesturing to the three teens with brooms, all of which are surrounded by his and Konoha shinobi alike, he approaches as he is debriefed. Knowing of what was done he stops in front of them and offers a hand to them.
"If I can help in any way, please allow me to." Gaara stated.
"It's ok mate."' The other red headed boy replied as he took it. "We were happy to help." He grinned. "Name's Ron, Ron Weasley."
The girl who helped him restore some energy spoke up, "I'm Hermione Granger and over there talking to Naruto, that's our friend Harry Potter." She chuckled as they could hear some light bickering between the two.
Gaara approaches them, he feels an arm being wrapped around his shoulder, Naruto looking at the other with mirth in his eyes.
"Gaara my cousin is being mean to me; he's threatening to hex me if I spill his secrets."
"NARUTO! DON'T YOU EVEN THINK ABOUT IT!" Exclaimed the boy known as Harry to him. Both chasing each other around, Gaara found himself smiling with amusement. The wizards laughed at their antics as Gaara would find out later. Still even they noticed as did the Leaf and Sand alike. Normally it would scare them in the past, but now… His sister Temari summed it up best with their feelings.
"You know Kankuro…I like it when our little brother smiles like that."
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Halfway back to Konoha
With all that has happened, Naruto had forgotten about what he was supposed to do. Remembering just now, he speaks up, "Hey Harry I just remembered something."
"What is it?"
"Well when I went to get Gaara thanks to Chiyo I met up with someone." The blonde stated. "I met Uncle James."
Startled to say the least, Harry almost fell off the broom. Managing to get himself back together, he continues on. The others had been ready to catch him and Naruto both, should they fall. The fact that he got himself together was interesting to them and proved that the young man can think on his feet.
"What did he say?"
"He said something about an old dog living." Naruto chirped.
"WHAT!"
This time really putting a brake on his broom. Harry turns his head to look at his cousin. The dark-haired youth gazed at him flabbergasted. "What else did he say about the dog?"
Confused to say the least, the blonde continues on. "He told me the old dog lives and he has to make a journey to help a hawk before you can be reunited."
His eyes thoughtful to say the least, Harry gives a bright smile as he gazes at his cousin. "Remember when I told you about my dad and his friends when we first met. Naruto?"
"Uh Huh?"
"Well one of them turns into a dog. That's, Sirius."
Naruto's eyes widening, he smiles happily for his cousin. "Well, if what Uncle said is true, then your godfather isn't dead Harry."
Nodding his head the dark-haired wizard grins and turns thoughtful.
"But who's the hawk?"
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Okay folks there we go. I thought about making it longer but considering fight scenes, eh well it took my friend and reading other stories to figure out how to do it. This was approved by him so I hope you like it.
