Chapter 1 - Chapter 1

Naruto: A New GenerationBy: ShadowFoxxA cruel desert wind blew wildly around pelting Kankuro and Temari with grains of sand forcing them to hide their faces. Gaara, however, was protected. He and his siblings trekked on through the ocean of sand leaving their sheltered home behind them. “Gaara! Where are we going?!” Kankuro, who was already close to Gaara still had to raise his voice over the wind. “Rock Country,” “But why there?” Temari ran up to pace with her brothers “No more questions!” Gaara snapped as sand rose up to one side to protect him from the harsh wind. Temari and Kankuro convinced Gaara to make camp in a cave , it was cold and dark in the cave and wind whistled through it’s rocks. Kankuro hit his flint together over a pile of wood he had brought and a small flame sparked up. Temari opened her fan and gently gave it oxygen to grow. Gaara, who was sitting in a corner in the back of the cave, scooted toward the fires filtering warmth . The flames reflected in his blue-green eyes, he stared at the fire in a daze. He saw the repeating nightmare of his mothers death, but more vivid than in memory. It was so real it was as if he where reliving the horrifying moment when he murdered her. He was brought out of his vision by a sudden jerk. “Hey Gaara, what’s up with you? I thought you died sitting up.” Temari’s voice broke through the sound of his memories, Gaara glanced up at her and his eyes showed the emotions he had locked away, sadness and fear. “I…I….” Gaara couldn’t manage to choke out any more words and he threw himself into his sister arms and cried for the first time in 15 years. Temari’s first though was He’s attacking me! He’s going to kill me! But soon she realized her brother wanted comfort. She held him tight and whispered calming words to him, ruffling his shoulder length red hair with one hand. “It’s all right brother…I’m here…” Gaara looked up to her and smiled, Temari’s comfort made him realized he does have love within his family, he just hadn’t noticed it before. Gaara became very close to Temari as they traveled toward their destination, sadly, Kankuro was left out of the bond. The sandstorm had let up a few nights ago and now the desert was dry and hot again. Gaara was shielded from the blistering heat by his sand and Temari was pretty well off with the cloths she wore and the shade her fan provided, but Kankuro wore heavy black and had no source of shade. He was lagging farther and farther behind with every passing minute. Gaara was fed up, he needed to get to Rock Country as soon as possible and Kankuro was preventing that. Sand formed under Kankuro guided by Gaara’s hand the sand crept up his brothers sides and over his stomach. “Gaara! No!” Temari screamed as she prepared to witness her brothers death. “What?” Gaara moved his hand and the sand around Kankuro hollowed and he fell to the bottom of the shady cocoon. “He was hot and tired I thought I could give him a ride.” “Oh,” Temari was shocked, Gaara actually didn’t kill someone. Was this a new Gaara? She thought as they walked through the desert with Kankuro in a little shelter and Gaara happier than ever. The next morning the sand began to subside and become soft green grass, they where almost to Rock Country! On the edge of a small village Gaara stopped and looked back at his brother and sister. “Why are we here? Are we on a mission?” Kankuro ventured to ask as he was let down from the sand that held him. “It’s my mission…” Gaara replied looking up to the cloudless blue sky. “We will rest here until nightfall.” He sat down under a big healthy tree, it’s shadows dappled his body cooling him. Gaara leaned against it and closed his eyes. Kankuro and Temari look at each other, confused, they joined Gaara beneath the tree to enjoy a day of relaxing. By about noon Temari woke up to the pang of hunger in her stomach, she shook her two brothers awake and told them that they should get something to eat. “Stay here you two,” Gaara stood up and looked down at Temari and Kankuro with slightly drowsy eyes. “I’ll get us something.” With those words he jumped up on the lowest branch of the tree and jumped to the next tree and the next until he disappeared in the blur of green that Temari could see through eyes clouded with sleep. Kankuro had curled into a tight ball, resenting the fact he had been woken, he sort of looked like a dirty black kitten huddled up against the cold. Temari kicked him and he shot up into the tree, “Temari! We’re being attacked get up here!” “You stupid fur-ball, I just kicked you so you would get up,” “Why did you do that? I was happy sleeping,” he slowly climbed down the tree and sat next to his sister. “We should go find some water, Gaara won’t be back for awhile it’s not like he can just go and buy food,” Temari got up and looked around for a stream. In the distance she could hear the roar of river, “Over there.” She began walking out of the shelter of the tree toward the sound of water, “You commin’ fur-ball?” The ears on Kankuro’s hat pricked and he quickly got up and ran to join his sister. “When did you start calling me fur-ball and why?” He asked when he had matched his step to hers. “Because you look like a cute little kitty when you sleep,” she replied and smiled at her brother. “Really? I don’t think you have ever been so nice to me…What’s up with you?” “I guess it’s Gaara, his sudden niceness is rubbing of on me.” She turned back around and saw a row of trees with beautiful lavender fruit on them, at the bottom of the tree closest to them a little raccoon was eating one of the fruit. Once it saw Temari and Kankuro approaching it scuttled up the tree to protect itself and it’s food. Behind the trees was a small pond that lead to the river, golden-orange koi swam in a shallow pool eating bugs that came close to the surface. Lily-pads were scattered about the peaceful water and frogs stood on the edge waiting for their chance to eat. Temari’s teal eyes lit up at the sight of this beautiful place. “Wow, this place in gorgeous!” “Eh…Whatever,” Kankuro was eyeing the koi his stomach churning with hunger, “I don’t want to wait for Gaara, I’m hungry now!” He pulled his hand back ready so scoop a fish out of the pond, but before he could strike sand curled around his hand restraining him from attacking. “What do you think you’re doing, baka, I thought I was suppose to get the food and you can’t kill koi they will be good luck for us,” they turned to see Gaara standing on the branch of a tree picking it’s delicious fruit from the leaves with one had and holding Kankuro back with the other. “Now who is hungry?” He asked jumping from the tree with all the lavender fruit cradled in his scarf, he let go of his brother gently and landed softly on a pile of sand on the ground. Kankuro and Temari waited in front of him to give out the fruit their eyes begging him to do so. Gaara spilled the fruit from his scarf, he took two from the pile and watched Temari take one politely and Kankuro gobble them down as fast as possible. “Don’t be suck a piggy kitty Kankuro!” Temari elbowed him in the side causing him to hunch over and drop his fruit. After Gaara had finished he sat back and watched his siblings run around and play like little children, he wanted to join their fun but he was afraid of being rejected. Both Kankuro and Temari had fallen into the pond, Gaara had tried helping them but Temari just pulled him in. She was afraid of the consequences of her action but Gaara laughed and splashed around with them and for the first time in awhile he saw Kankuro without hat or make-up. “I can see why you are my brother Kankuro, you look a lot like me,” like Gaara, Kankuro had red hair and had the same basic face and body shape. They got out of the water and sat together in the setting sun, the orange light bathed their bodies as the water had and they glowed in the suns warm rays.Even after the sun had set it was still light out and Gaara prepared for his mission, “Are you good to go Gaara?” His brother asked from the ground. Temari had joined Gaara on the roof of an abandoned home and was seeing what information she could get out of him, but all she could get him to say is “This is my mission, none of yours.” When it was completely dark Gaara sat on the roof alone with the crescent moon rising behind him. He got up and looked at his brother and sister and smiled, “I’ll be back by morning,” “Where are you going Gaara?” His brother asked. “Nowhere of your concern, and if you follow me…I might just kill you…” His voice turned harsh and Temari wondered if it would ever be friendly again. “Bye!” Gaara called interrupting her thoughts, his voice was friendly once again and Temari and Kankuro waved as they watched their brother jump from roof to roof through the village to his mystery destination.

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