The Sand Meets the Light (A Naruto fanfiction)

Chapter 13: Fight!

        After their break, the group continued to the last section with the tunnels that needed to be cleared. Upon nearing the area which was close to the surface above, Yukari noticed the ground was slightly damp, as if the soil had absorbed some water. Kei and Makoto started to notice as well when they felt the surface of the ground they were stepping on becoming softer.

"Was it raining yesterday when you fell down?" Yukari turned to the Sand siblings and asked.

"Not really," Temari answered. Gaara on the other hand realized something.

"It did seem like it was going to rain before. There was a lot of storm clouds in the sky," he told them what he remembered. Yukari turned to Kei and Makoto.

"Maybe that's why there's so much damage. With what happened yesterday with them as well as the rain," Kei theorized.

"I suppose so," Yukari agreed.

"Hey, it's not daytime anymore, right?" Makoto nervously asked, fidgeting.

"At least I'm not afraid of a little sunlight," Kankuro joked with a snarky tone to his voice. Makoto glared at him, feeling annoyed but eventually, she smiled with a menacing look in her eyes, showing her sharp teeth.

"You're right, you should be more afraid of me," Makoto said with a dark look in her eyes. Kankuro decided to just stop making fun of her and not push any buttones.

Not long after, they arrived to another obstruction in the tunnel, where large rocks and dirt had covered the entirety of the passage, preventing them to see anything on the other side. Yukari turned to Gaara.

"Your drop off point should be up ahead. After that, there's only two more tunnels left," she told him. "Let's clear this off first."

Gaara nodded and lifted his hands up towards the rocks and dirt blocking the tunnel. As usual, the blockade started to vibrate as the biggest rock in the blockade was being turned into sand. Just as soon as the rock had disintegrated, suddenly a big monstrous insect-like head popped out and hissed at them.

Everyone jumped back in shock, bracing themselves in a fighting stance. Temari quickly took her fan and blasted the insect away. Yukari held her hand out to her, wanting her to stop from any further action in case the tunnel collapsed again. She suddenly lifted her own hands with two fingers pointed, as small balls of light appeared at the tips and she waved her arms in circular motion once, pointing her fingers and shooting them through the hole.

The light illuminated the area as it passed through and it showed movements from many more giant insect creatures all over the walls. It hit a solid surfacel and released a blinding bright light which showed the entire area filled with the giant insects. Fortunately, they were still dormant and didn't seem to want to attack them just yet Yukari and the others stared up ahead, thinking heavily on what to do.

"Were these the bugs you encountered yesterday?" Kei asked, preparing as he took out his weapon and attached the wires to his wrist with the holes attached to it.

"Yes," Gaara answered. "There were a lot of them in the valley we passed through."

"Our tunnel routes avoid that valley because of that," Yukari stated, as she pulled out and unsheathed her sword, and it proceeded to glow with chakra. "These things do get in the tunnel once in a while, but not in this number."

"So, Yuka?" Makoto turned to her, with her kunai in hand, ready to retaliate and attack. Yukari looked at her and then turned to Kei, nodding and feeling determined.

"Wait, what are you guys going to do?" Kankuro interrupted before they made a move.

"We're going to kill them," Yukari stated bluntly, to the Sand Siblings' surprise. "Gaara and Temari, don't go overboard with your sand and wind. We don't really want any more accidents. Kankuro..." She stared at him wide-eyed, not knowing what to say. "Just... do what you want," she hesitantly said.