The Jinchuriki Brothers

6~ Don't Tell Gaara

I woke up in the hospital. My mind was foggy. I slowly sat up. Naruto! What happened to him? Is he ok?

"Calm down Gaara. You just woke up. You've been asleep for a few days," a familiar voice said as I was pushed back down on the bed. It was Kakashi sensei.

"But Naruto. I have to-," I said, but was quickly interrupted.

"He's fine. He took you to the hospital with Jiraiya. The two of them went off to continue to search for Tsunade. They should be back in a few days."

"I have to go. I have to help. What if-"

"Gaara, calm down. You need rest. I'm not going to allow you to go with the state your in. They'll be ok."

A nurse came in and gave me something. My body loosened out, and my eyelids quickly got heavy.

I opened my eyes to the same bright room again. I didn't move. I heard Kakashi sensei talking to Sasuke, and I pretended to still be asleep while listening in.

"Apparently the mission isn't going as expected. They found Tsunade, but she is making a deal with Orochimaru to heal his arms in exchange for her loved ones to be revived. She even drugged Jiraiya, making him unable to properly control his chakra. Last I heard, there was a fight about to ensue. The two of them could be in serious danger, as well as Tsunade, and her assistant, Shizune. They are in a small village nearby." He paused for a second. "Don't mention any of this to Gaara. I don't need him worrying about this right now. He needs rest." 

Sasuke responded with a "yes sir," and I heard them both walk  out of the room.

As soon as I was sure they were gone, I ripped the cast off my right leg, got up, got dressed, and snuck out through the window. It still hurt to move, but I didn't care. I had to make sure he was ok. We were almost never apart. I hated every second of not being next to him, and worrying about him. He was my brother. I needed him.

I searched the whole village where Kakashi sensei said they were, but couldn't find them. I started asking around to see if anyone had seen them. One man pointed towards a hotel a few blocks away. I ran over to it, and found their room. They weren't there.

I asked another person who saw Jiraiya and Naruto going towards a large field with Shizune. I ran in the direction as fast as I could. I saw people in the distance, and sped up.

Naruto was there. He was about to be struck with a fatal attack by, KABUTO?! I had to protect him. I did the only thing I could think of, and readied a very bad rasengan. It made contact with Kabuto's side, and he rolled backwards slightly.

"Naruto!" I yelled as I reached him, and hugged him.

"Gaara. Why are you here?" he replied as I pulled back.

"I heard something bad was happening, and I had to make sure you were ok." I said in between breaths.

"Thank you Gaara." He held his fist, and I lifted up mine, and we fist bumped.

I pulled my hand back to my side, and collapsed to my knees.

"Gaara! What's wrong? Are you not fully healed yet?" He said as he stared at me with worry.

"I'm fine. I had to-" I tried to finish, but I passed out.

I think I like cliffhangers too much. >:D Thank you all sm for reading it means a lot. Have a good day/night. Do something good for yourself, you deserve it. You're wonderful and amazing :)

~Z

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