GaaSaku: Childhood & Chunin Exams

Chapter 5: Sakura Rescue

Gaara was waiting for the right time to strike at them, he saw Sakura all tied up while she was unconscious. She was in a state of matter that caused him to feel infuriated and Shukaku told him to slaughter them to death, but Gaara decided not to.

He wasn't the type of person to kill people in a dangerous way. However, a small part of him wanted them all dead because it hurt him so badly that everyone in the village hated him, but now... Sakura came into his life.

She was the only person who cared for him because they both understood each other's pain and feelings. On top of that, she is the new light that brought him out of the darkness and stood up for him. This time, it's his turn to save her.

"Well, well, well, what d'you know? Looks like we have three wanted visitors," said the fifth ninja, smirking, as the others turned their heads to see their hiding spots.

Gaara raised his hand up for the signal as Temari and Kankuro started attacking them.

They used the techniques to make the others fall asleep and the others walking through the boundary. All the seals exploded in a loud boom, which killed them permanently.

"Is it over?" Kankuro asked, breathing heavily.

"No, not yet! Why are you in such a hurry?!" Temari questioned boldly.

"Because I'm hungry," he whined when he earned a whack on the head.

"Idiot! We can eat later. We're in the middle of fighting right now," she said, gritting her teeth, holding her temper back.

On the other hand, Gaara was untying the ropes around Sakura. Her eyes fluttered open in a blurry vision, but she blinked three times clearly and the first thing she saw was him.

"Gaara... you're... you're not dead?" She asked, feeling relieved of him being totally fine.

"No, of course not. Right now, we have to get out of here before we get caught by those sand ninjas," said Gaara, quickly helping her get up and begin running as fast as they could towards the forest.

In a few seconds, they were surrounded by three ninjas; the fourth, fifth, and sixth, who nearly survived the attack earlier.

"Not so fast, jinchuriki. Do you think you have the chance to escape? Well sooner or later, you're going to be dead by now," the fifth ninja said menacingly.

"What about the little girl?" The 4th ninja mentioned.

"She's not worth killing, only the jinchuriki... He was the one who attacked our village," he said lazily.

"Hey, why can't we just kill them both? After all, the little girl seems to be pretty attached to that monster," said the sixth ninja arrogantly.

Gaara and Sakura's eyes widened in shock at his statement, so they held each other tightly without letting go.

"Or you can let them all go and that way, we can deal with the three of you," said a voice coming from the person, startling them.

They all turned their heads up to see who was above the tree. The four pig-tailed girl was smirking down at the three ninjas.

"Who the hell are you?!" The sixth yelled questionably.

"In case you haven't forgotten, we're here to save our little brother and his friend," she said.

"Who's 'we'?" questioned the fourth ninja.

"I'm Temari and my brother over there is Kankuro," she said, glancing at him, who appeared on the other side of the tree.

"And we are Gaara's siblings," they both stated calmly.

"Ah, siblings... That explains why the two of you are related to him. This kid over here has a different hair color while yours is brown... *points Kankuro*... However, he's going to be dead anyway," the fifth ninja declared.