The Nara/Uchiha Freak 💜 (Kankuro x Fanfic)

A Month of Bliss

Kankuro's POV

I sit up, staring out the hotel window into the night. Knowing that Gaara was fully awake on the roof. I can't leave to find her unless he's distracted by something, and i can't tell them about her, they'll kill her during the ambush or kill her before and claim she's a liability to my focus. Too many ifs. I decided to claim I'm going for a walk since i can't sleep anyway. As i leave the hotel, i realize Gaara is nowhere in sight. Perfect, not a single obstacle.

As i walk around, i see if i can sense her chakra. I sense Gaara's instead, but he's not focused on me. Oh no, i see Gaara following her around. I follow carefully and see what he's up to. "Why are you following me, Shukaku?" I hear Kerusha say, i stop in my tracks. Shukaku? "How do you know that name?" Gaara asks her. "I know all of the 9 tailed beasts names, Naruto has the 9 tails. Kurama, inside of him. Don't tell him, I'm unsure if he knows." Gaara seems perplexed by her at this point. He simply grunts and walks away from her. Her eyes follow his disappearing figure. "Im surprised he didn't try to kill you." I waited for Gaara to be out of sight before announcing my presence to her. "He could try, but i know several sealing jutsu, so good luck." She smiled. Damn that smile

"So what you doing out so late by yourself?" I ask her. She cocks her head at me and makes a face. "I was training, wanna be prepared in case i end up fighting anyone in the final round. Im only practicing for my Jonin exam. Unless this is how they're testing me." She says deep in thought. I look at her and wonder just how good she really is. I know she was holding back when she faced me. Didn't wanna show her full strength in case. I get it. "Well, good luck on your jonin exam. Mind if i walk with you for a bit? I can't sleep." She smiles and nods, and we walk to a burial ground.

A clan burial ground. She leads me to a grave with flowers and incense. "This is Mikoto Uchiha, my birth mom. She died when i was a preteen, and my half-brother Itachi turned rogue. He killed all the Uchiha except for Sasuke and technically myself. My birth mom never faced me, never talked to me, never acknowledged my existence, but, her husband let me know my brothers, let me visit. She never visited with me. My mom, my dads wife, has raised me, loved me to an extent. Lectured me, never hugged or kissed me, never said I'm proud of you. Every "argument" ended with her saying 'I know I'm not your mother but', and I'd just walk away. Because i love her like she's my birth mom, but she never acted like she loved me." It wasn't until now that i realized she was crying. I wrapped my arms around her and held her for a while. I could've fell asleep there if not for Baki showing up out of nowhere and demanding i return to the hotel.

"I will after i walk her home. She shouldn't be going by herself." I didn't give him time to answer before whisking Kerusha away. I wasn't going straight back. I need more time with her. I want to spend more time with her.

Kerusha's POV

I jumped thru the rooftops with Kankuro till we were far away from his sensei chuckling together. "Looks like we lost him. Awful strict, huh?" I say with a smile. He nods, still laughing. "So, can i ask you something?" He looks at me a little nervous but nods. "What's yours, Temari's, and Gaara's stories? You and Temari seem almost afraid of Gaara. He seems to enjoy it. Naruto is nothing like that, and like i said earlier, he's got the 9 tails in him. Kurama always seemed worse than Shukaku, considering he's easily controlled by the Sharingan."

He closed his eyes and dropped his head a little, thinking i assume about his answer. "Our father had the 1 tail sealed inside him when he was born, killed our mother in the process of being born. Our uncle was tasked with killing him by our father after he'd become a danger to the other children who called him a freak. Our uncle shared his hatred for Gaara to him in his final moments, and it drove him over the edge. He no longer trusted Father, Temari, or myself."