Fangs in Your Throat

To Beetle or Not to Beetle

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The gates to the forest opened and everyone went through ... Naruto's team made it a good distance into the forest before stopping to evaluate the situation, but Naruto suddenly sensed someone ... he turned around and saw ...

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Naruto blinked, "Gaara? What do you want? We both have earth scrolls so there's no point in fighting."

"How did you know that?" asked Gaara curiously.

"I'm married to a peeping tom." commented the blonde as he jabbed his thumb at Hinata.

The Hyuga turned a bright red, "I'm not a pervert."

"Then why are you blushing, love?" He chuckled as Hinata's blush darkened. "I thought so ...so Gaara, what's up?"

Gaara blinked, "... why did you help that guy after he was mean to you?"

"Just because people call me a 'demon' doesn't mean I have to act like a demon. They can throw trash, punches and insults at me all they want. It makes no difference to me if my blood is drawn or if people spit at me as long as they don't lay one finger on my precious people." said Naruto.

The redhead raised an eyebrow, "Precious people?"

"Yes, those people you care for and care for you ... those people you would do anything to protect." stated the blonde as he smiled at Kiba and Hinata. "Don't you have someone precious? Your brother and sister?"

"I have no one like that in my life ... why do they call you a demon?" asked Gaara.

The blonde shrugged, "The villagers say I'm a demon vessel"

The sand ninja's eyes widened, but then narrowed, 'Shukaku says you aren't a demon vessel."

"I said they say I'm a demon vessel not that I am one." explained Naruto.

"What? ... you mean you're treated like a demon ... like me, but you don't contain a demon? Why? That's makes no sense at all." said a stunned Gaara.

"There was a slight miscommunication." Gaara sweat dropped at the blonde's comment since it seemed like a big mistake to make. "I can prove that you do have people who care a great deal about you." said the blonde.

Gaara scoffed, "That's a foolish claim."

Naruto grinned, "You think so?"

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Kankuro sighed, "Where did Gaara go? He better hurry up."

"I'm sure he's fine. We'll just wait here for him." said Temari.

"Fancy meeting you guys here. I've been looking for you." The two Sand siblings looked up and Kankuro yelped as he hid behind his sister when he saw Naruto standing on the branch above them.

"I said sorry already! What do you want?" whimpered Kankuro.

Naruto shrugged, "I came to drop this off." He dropped someone on the ground in front of them.

Temari looked closer ... her eyes widened with fear and she paled heavily, "Gaara!" She screamed. There was her youngest brother unconscious on the ground. His clothes were torn and dirty. There were several scratches, cuts and bruises all over him. The worst were some scratches on his exposed hips, "You bastard!"

"Now now, it wasn't my fault. He started it by attacking me. A shame he didn't know he was fighting someone who is well versed in seals. It wasn't a problem sealing off his demon's energy." Naruto smirked and noticed the two siblings were shaking in anger as they stared at their brother. (Just as I thought ... maybe one more push.) He thought. "He was quite a screamer once he got going and tight. Was he a virgin?"