Steps (Gaara x Reader)

Chapter 36

"You'll get it, don't fret." I said as Matsuri tried again throwing the weapon. She missed once again. I looked at her as she brought her  arm up and wiped the sweat that was forming. "Means you're trying hard." I muttered as she looked exhausted. "I want to make Gaara proud." I smirked as the determination radiated off of her.

"Trust me you will, just keep working hard." I brought my hand up to her head and ruffled her hair a little as a smile made its way to her lips. "Hey, there. You are close with Gaara, aren't you?" A voice boomed throughout the arena. My eyes snapped to the top of the wall that were multiple feet high. It didn't sound like a voice I knew.

I put my hand on my pouch and felt around for my Kunai, gripping it with a death grip. "I'm sorry, but you're going to have to come with us." The female of the group called out. There were four of them, four vs one. On top of that, I have to protect Matsuri. "Get behind me." I commanded as I shrunk to the ground, a glare resting in my eyes.

"Come with you! As if. State your business." I responded my hands itching to through the Kunai. The girl smirked in response and looked among her comrades. "We are here to collect you two." A glare remained on my face as I jumped to my left side whipping out a pair of Kunai knives aimed at the lady.

"You are bait." She announced as she escaped the Kunai's with a smirk that had continued to grow wider and wider. "Matsuri, I need you to run." I whispered as I slowly approached Matsuri's spot again, her eyes had grown large and I nodded my head. "There are four of them, one of me. I can't protect you and fight four at the same time. I'll have more of a chance if you weren't here." My words came out cold but it was needed to be heard.

Matsuri reluctantly nodded her head and ran off towards the one opening within the tall hard sand wall. I whipped out more Kunai's and shot them at the Shinobi's that stood across from me, one nicking the arm of one of them but the others missing each of them.

I scoffed in disappointment as my eyes trailed behind me to see Matsuri almost out of the opening. I snapped back towards the group and my eyes budged out of my head as I saw one of them missing. I scanned around my surroundings and caught eyes with the male racing towards Matsuri, a determined look in his eyes. I spun around and performed some hand signs in a swift action.

An electrified dragon shot out from my hands and it flew towards the man ahead of me. This was one of my strongest Jutsu's, it forms a dragon from my Lightening and I can control the movement of it. It shot at the  man and the mouth opened wide as it neared the man. His eyes were solid as he stared at the dragon that stood within feet of him. As it hit the man the dragon suddenly disappeared, he sucked up the Chakra? I felt worry flow over me as the man simply picked Matsuri up with a single hand.

"Let her go!" I called out as I charged at the man in front of me. Before my feet even went a few steps ahead and ferocious wind hit my side and I went flying to the side, hitting the floor and rolling, leaving scratches on my arms and legs. I slowly raised my  body back up, pain resonating through my body. "Does that hurt?" The girl said as a smirk continued to play on her lips, she had two swords out, sharp and pointy.

"Never." I muttered as my eyes trailed back to Matsuri, she had fear in her eyes as she stared at the swords. The poor girl, my first tightened into a ball. "Let her go." I gritted as the situation set in. I don't know there four, their powers are unknown for two of the others. I won't be able to discover all their Ninjutsu's and then defeat them. A sigh escaped my lips, this is going to be trouble.

'Listen to me.' I spoke inside my mind as I met eyes with Matsuri. She snapped her eyes to me in confusion but remained silent. 'When I get you away from him, I need you to run into the opening. Run into the opening and turn right half way through, you can hide in a small spot there.' After finishing that sentence I broke the mind connection and returned to the fight at hand.

A smirk made its way to my face and I ran a hand through my hair that was flowing down my back. "Let's begin." I said as I charged towards the girl in front of me, a few hand signals being flashed in front of me as I did so. Her eyes were wide and she prepared herself as I did so.

Just as I was finishing my last sign I jumped to my left and fired my Jutsu towards the male who was holding Matsuri. The lightening rippled through the ground and shot off the ground heading towards the man. His eyes widened in shock and he threw Matsuri away from him as he prepared to absorb the fights. "Go!" I screamed out my eyes flashing with warning. Matsuri jumped to her feet and took off her feet carrying her body swiftly.

I turned back towards the ground and prepared another Jutsu to distract them.

Temari's POV

"Must be headed northeast." Gaara said as his eyes were focused on the opening. I glanced back at him to see his eyes trained entirely on the opening. He looks worried, "Amaya was with Matsuri." Gaara said he slowly stood up, worry evident on his face. I rarely see him like this, it made me feel nervous.

"You know fairly well that they are after you." I spoke as my heart rate picked up, Amaya, Matsuri. 

"Yes I know." His eyes never waivered from the opening as those words left his lips, he stood up at the same time and rolled up Matsuri's weapon. "We must notify the Jonin counsel." Kankuro piped up as I stared at the ground. We have to hurry.

As the three of us stood up beginning to turn around suddenly a voice reached our ears. I snapped around my eyes training on the individual and the sight of Matsuri came. W-Why is she here? We were expecting her to be taken. I ran over to her and dropped to my knees, my hands checking her for injuries.

"What happened!?" I said in a rushed tone as Matsuri's eyes glazed over. "S-She was protecting me, and they took her. It's all my fault." Matsuri began her voice breaking slightly as she said so. I felt my heart break in the process as I was about to reach out for her a hand shot out and touched her shoulder.

"It's mine, she was just doing her job protecting." My eyes trailed up to Gaara as he said those words, even with his tone, I could tell by his eyes he was worried.... For her.

Amaya's POV

My eyes slowly fluttered open, my eye lashes clashing together every few seconds. "W-What's going on?" I questioned as my brain was still running a mile a minute. "So you are finally awake." A voice spoke up causing a shiver to run down my skin. I tried to move my arm but it was suppressed. "What the-" I muttered as I tried to move my feet at the same time, I'm trapped. "You have been out for a little while." The one holding me said, I tried to exert Chakra but nothing happened.

"If you hadn't realized your Chakra is being suppressed." I felt my heart skip a beat and my eyes traveled around the forest, where am I?

"You're going to lead Gaara to our trap." A chuckle escaped his lips as the world flashed by in a flash. I turned my head straight ahead and caught Gaara's form coming from the distance, he's coming...

As my eyes focused on the two a sword suddenly shot out separating Gaara and Kankuro from each other. Shit he's following... "Let me go!" I tried to struggle in the hold but my body just wouldn't move. He can't come this way.

"Suiko, this is the spot to stop and ambush him. Draw him into the Reverse Scale Position." The one that seemed like the leader said, the man named Suiko suddenly stopped and the leader continued to go forward. The Reverse Scale Position.... What is that?