Cold Eyes || Gaara x Reader

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Edited: 29/05/24
Reuploaded: 30/05/24

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Old (left) – New (right)
¬ Vine Cage (landscape jutsu) = Vine Ensnarement Jutsu
¬ Natural Hearing (tree dance) = Leaf Whisper Jutsu
¬ Root Grab (landscape jutsu) = Root Snare Jutsu
¬ Steel whip (tree dance) = Steal Whip Jutsu
¬ Natural surveillance (tree dance) = Natural Surveillance Jutsu
¬ Plant army (tree dance) = Plant Army Jutsu
¬ Liana clones (tree dance) = Liana Clone Jutsu
¬ Shallow plant (landscape jutsu) = Plant Phasing Jutsu
¬ Tree tracking (landscape jutsu) = Tree Tracking
¬ Tracking tools = Tracking tools

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"Nine tailed beast appeared at Darui's unit!" I announced in disbelief.

"What?!" Ao shouted, "oh my lord, you're right!"

"Naruto?" Tsunade asked, "no there's no way..."

"It's... one of the reanimated ninja. One of the mane guys, Kinkaku did you call him, Lord Riakage?" I asked, looking at up the Kage. The Raikage looked like someone just flipped his life switch. He genuinely looked dead.

"Alright, y/n! Go over there now!" Tsunade shouted. I stood up and looked at her, nodding.

"Of course!" I nodded and started to leave.

"Be careful!" the Raikage shouted, "they're strong! We'll be sending something to you!"

"As soon as that tailed beast is gone, come back here!" Shikaku called after me as well just as I forced roots to appear under the soles of my feet and speed me over to Darui's unit as fast as they'd go.

I reached the beach side to see the nine tails mode after the cloak had completely grown 4 or 5 tails.

"Darui!" I called, landing next to him, "I'm back up."

"Right," he nodded.

"There should be more coming as well," I quickly added on before raising my arms, thick amounts of vines and buttress roots shot out of the oceans surface below us and started wrapping tightly around the nine tails.

It held him still for a while as we managed to put distance between us.

"The tails," I frowned, "they'll send something to you, so I'll distract this beast while we wait."

"Alright. Be careful," Darui replied before moving behind a boulder and I sprinted out on the front again. The vines finally breaking and the tails went swinging wildly again as ninja started shooting fire style, water style and earth style at the nine tails.

"Vine ensnarement jutsu!" I shouted, catching the attention of literally everyone as they watched me hit the waters surface, a couple moments of waiting and the vines finally shot up and capturing the enraged beast.

I peaked over to Darui to see him breathing heavily but thinking hard.

"Vine ensnarement jutsu!" I shouted again as the nine tails managed to escape my cage and jump forward, crushing Darui to the floor in the process. Not only did my vines grab it firmly but a man appeared. Kitsuchi!

"The reinforcements have arrived," I nodded before jumping back to Darui's side as everyone got into a crowd to listen to him.

"Y/n, as much as I think we need you to hear everything, we need someone distracting him," Darui pointed to the nine tails. I nodded and smiled lazily before sprinting forward again.

Of course it's me. Why's it always me?

"Plant army!" I called, thousands and thousands of mini plants appeared and charge, large vines and roots travelled up the nine tails' body. Gripping the tails as they all just happily sat and talked to one another.

"You're annoying!" the nine tails growled at me.

"I could say the same thing about you!" I shouted back as I dodged a rogue tail.

I noticed the group started fighting again, but they were steering clear of the nine tails. What am I? A sacrifice?

"Steel whip jutsu!" two long whips of large and sharp metal leaves appeared in my hand. Clicking and scraping with every movement.

I pushed my feet off the water and flew towards the tailed beast, spinning myself around so that I would become an extremely dangerous spinning spike or something. I'm like a moving cacti right now. That... actually amuses me... a lot. Interesting imagery. I'm ashamed that that amuses me so much.

"Spinning cactus!" I shouted. Yep. New move. No! That was horrific, I will never say that again. Never.

I collided with the beast, burning one of my arms but not really caring especially because the beast screamed out, so I'm thankful I'm at least hurting him. I can just be healed up later.

"Y/n!" Darui shouted, "reinforcements are here! You can split now. HQ's plan will unfold now!"

Jumping away, my whips fall back down, pulling me with them but something snapped.

"Oh no, my vines," I looked back to see two vines holding two tails had snapped and a tail came flying in my direction, wrapping tightly around my torso.

I couldn't help it, it burned like hell, and I was just forced to let out a loud pained shout as I was being swung.

"Get the hell off me!" I shouted, looking forward to see Shikamaru, Choji and Ino.

"Everyone cover them!" Darui shouted. Suddenly a rain of kunai, shuriken and random ninja weapons came flying in our direction.

Hey, hey, hey! No way! No way! What about me?!

"Don't worry, y/n, we'll get you out of there," I heard Ino call up to me. I sighed and watched as the last of my plant soldiers were wiped out.

Another shock of pain shot through my head, and I winced as I started to fight against the tail. Trying to loosen it so I could slip out or something. A bunch of paper bombs were thrown at us and Choji came rolling dangerously fast towards us.

"Shadow possession complete," I heard Shikamaru mutter, he moved a hand, closed it and I felt the tail tighten, wincing as it did, he then released his hand, and I went falling into the ocean.

Goddamn these people!

But I will thank them for that one. The water is nice and cool.

I just stayed down for a few moments, letting the water cool my burns before swimming up to the surface just as Kinkaku was dragged into the weird tub that was sent to Darui.

"Man, I'm exhausted," I muttered as I put chakra into my feet and pulled myself back onto the waters surface.

"You ok, y/n?" Shikamaru noticed me, I nodded.

"My jobs done. I'm going back to HQ. Excuse me," I nodded to them before stumbling forward, "man, I am still burning."

Ino walked over and started healing me as much as she could but gasped.

"What's the matter, Ino?" I asked, she frowned.

"Your mind—" she looked at me seriously, "how are you feeling?"

"Uh—a way?" I frowned as well, not really knowing what to say.

"You need to see Lady Tsunade," she told me, "it looks like you've had a head trauma or something—you need to have Lady Tsunade look you over. Your head must be hurting, right?"

"How'd you know?" I asked.

She just backed up and gave me a weak smile as she pushed my hair back, "you just... see Tsunade."

"Yeah. I will," I nodded, "thanks, Ino."

"No worries," she smiled, "good luck."

"You too," I returned, "I'll tell your Dad you're doing good."

"Thanks."