Chapter 5: The Genjutsu

Gaara found her standing in the middle of a meadow. His sand, already poised and ready to strike, waiting until she sensed him, waiting for the telltale taste of fear.

He shifted impatiently when it didn't come, and almost jolted in surprise when she screamed.

Fire burst out from her in a wave of destruction, the heat hitting him, causing him to waver where he stood. The girl, Akira, wailed in the middle of the burning ground, her tears drying up instantly as she cried.

He stared at her confused before a figure appeared in the distance.

A genjutsu weaver.