River of Sand ||Naruto - Gaara - 1 Tailed Jinchūriki||

Centuries ago, the sage defeated the most powerful demon in the ninja world, the Ten-Tails, and was praised as a god for the virtue of his victory. In order to protect the world from the Ten-Tails, the Sage developed a certain technique to seal the beast within his own body, giving him the ability to harness and control its overwhelming power; he became the first Jinchūriki. However, this offered only a temporary solution. In the event of his death, the seal would break and the Ten-Tails would once again be unleashed upon the world.

Isuzu Mine and Gaara are one of the same. Both being the host of the Shukaku but that's the only thing that they share. Isuzu as been loved all her life while Gaara has been feared and hated. When the two finally meet they're quickly torn apart by the Fourth Kazekage after Gaara looses control of his Shukaku and Isuzu was feeling the effects of Gaara's pain.

It's been many years later and Isuzu has become a beautiful young lady but now she's lost and alone after the safe house that her family was living in was attacked. She's now running...running from the people that want to use her and the Shukaku. While running Isuzu gets lost in the hot sands of the land of Wind and collapses from heat stroke. Thinking she's on the verge of death she wakes up to find herself back at the Hidden Sand Village. Will Gaara remember the first friend or will she just be another grain in a River of Sand?

Gaara x OC

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~1st Place Winner in the Gaara Category of the 2014 TheNarutoWattyAwards~