50 Reasons Why

Chapter Seven

                  I sat here, hands crossed in front of my face. Listening to the statements from my siblings and Baki.

"We know there are two of them for sure." Temari stated. "We could see two figures during the storm."

"But is that all of them?" Kankuro questioned.

"If there's more, then they're hiding somewhere." Baki stated.

"So there's a possible hiding location we need to find." Kankuro spoke, eyebrows raised at the thought.

"Yeah, but that still doesn't solve the big question: why are they here?" Temari spoke.

"Isn't it obvious? Something to do with Gaara." Kankuro frowned at her ignorance.

"But for what, is the question!" She shouted at him.

"Stop fighting. We need to figure on what to do next." Baki frowned on them. Kankuro rolled his eyes.

"We search the village until we find them!" Kankuro stated but Temari knocked him behind the head.

"We don't know if they are still in the village. They could be around the perimeter, by the walls, in a cave, who knows?" she hissed.

"Gaara-sama, what do you want us to do?" Baki asked. His voice stern.

I closed my eyes. Rogue ninja have made their way into the village and attacked a member from the Leaf team. Their location is unknown and there could be another attack any possible moment. Kami.

"I want the guard at the border tightened." I opened my eyes to look at Baki and my siblings. "I want guards rotating on searching the village for these ninja."

"What about the team from Konoha?" Kankuro asked.

"I will write to the Hokage. They are unable to leave the village with their team member's condition. We will see what she suggests for them."

"Okay, we are still going to have to hold a meeting with the council." Kankuro's gaze expressionless.

"I understand. Once the Hokage responds, we can hold the meeting." I anwsered.

"They want it now, Gaara. They're impatient with the chance of threat in the village." Baki spoke.

"Tell them, there is nothing to report on until the Hokage writes. Her shinobi team is here and one member is injured. She has a say in this meeting by her letters."

"They won't be too pleased." Temari anwsered.

"No one gives a rat's ass." Kankuro spoke and Temari shot him a glare.

"Enough." My voice came out louder than expected, but everyone stopped talking. I turned my attention to Baki. "Tell the council, the meeting will be held when I say so. Until then have guards searching the village and have a tighter patrol at the gates."

"Of course, Gaara." He nodded and left the room.

Now just stood my siblings and I. I felt the tension leave my shoulders as I relaxed a bit. Not long enough since I had a letter to write to the Hokage.

"Gaara." Kankuro spoke and I looked up from the blank paper.

"Hn?"