Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Sweet Sacrifice ❯ Name ( Chapter 8 )
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By: Demon Lady 
Anime/Manga: Naruto Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Shounen | Type: Yaoi | Uploaded On: 03.09.2008 | Pages: 1 | Words: 2.9K | Visits: 696 | Status: Work In Progress
Anime/Manga: Naruto Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Shounen | Type: Yaoi | Uploaded On: 03.09.2008 | Pages: 1 | Words: 2.9K | Visits: 696 | Status: Work In Progress
Diclaimer: I do not own Naruto or anything associated with Naruto, though I wish I did.
It had been over a month since the process of practically crippling Konoha had begun and Gaara was perplexed. Gaara wasn't a tactile by nature, his childhood had seen to that. But he had no problem touching, sharing physical contact, with his family. A family that consisted of Naruto, Arashi, Temari, and Kankuro. So he had thought nothing of placing a hand on Arashi's shoulder to get his attention but he hadn't expected the flash of surprise to go across Arashi's eyes. The red head would have brushed it off as a typical Jinchuuriki reaction, he reacted that way sometimes as well, however, his instincts said otherwise.
So, Gaara did the logical thing and went to talk to his mate about what he had observed, because Gaara really didn't like the thought of something hurting his silver-haired brother. When the Kazekage brought the subject up with his blond he noticed the warm but concerned smile he received.
"For Arashi to let you touch him means he truly, completely trusts you, which is really rather rare. Kuronue was asleep inside Arashi until he was about four when Arashi forcibly awoke him. Some of the people of the villagers in the warrior village Arashi was born in were trying..." Naruto stopped for a moment with a pained expression. "I have been through beatings, being spit upon, and a number of other unpleasant things, but the villagers never tried to rape me and almost succeed."
Gaara looked at his mate in shock. No wonder Arashi seemed to shut down and becoming stoic in front of people he didn't know. It would also explain why Arashi was so protective of their little family, why he demanded that they all train together, and why he made them train so hard. He didn't want any of them to suffer as he had at such a young age. Not that Gaara would begrudge his knowledgable brother anything. The training they were all receiving was having very positive, noticable results depsite how hellish it was. It also showed just how powerful Arashi was despite his age and how much they had been seemingly letting themselves slack off. Or perhaps, it was that they just had not had the right sensei to guide them.
The red head took his distraught mate into his arms and soothingly ran his fingers through silvery-blond hair. If anything, the vague story of why Arashi was so stoic around most people deepened Gaara's belief that many humans were more monsterous than Jinchuuriki were. They called Jinchuuriki monsters, freaks, abominations, demons, they had heard them all and more, but no Jinchuuriki would abuse a child, much less rape one. It was irrelevant that they had not succeeded in raping Arashi, most likely Kuronue interferred to stop it as none of the elder Guardians liked rape in any form, because it had still left scars on Arashi's soul. Gaara was taken out of his thoughts when Naruto began to speak again.
"Arashi saved me from that fate once when I was younger. He had left his village because he would no longer tolerate his treatment there. His mother, if you can call the filthy traitorous whore that, was sent out to seduce and be impregnated by Jiraiya. They wanted a strong sire to produce a strong vessel. And with Jiraiya's habits it wasn't that hard, after he had been drugged and drunk out of his mind. We would talk to each other over our link all the time because we were lonely. Talking made us less lonely. He must have heard or felt my panic over the link because one moment I was so scared and the next I was being held by someone abd the smell of blood surrounded us. I felt so warm inside; someone had protected me and was comforting me of their own free will. I knew without looking that Arashi was the one who had saved me. He gave me his true name that day, which told me I was one of his precious people."
"What happened to the one who tried?" Gaara asked with icy rage flowing through his veins. He knew that Arashi had taken care of it. Naruto, Arashi, and himself were all very practical by nature, meaning in other words that they were ruthless and did not give mercy to the unworthy. Anyone who deliberately tried to hurt Gaara's family was unworthy.
Naruto lightly huffed in amusement into his mate's chest. "Arashi ripped the man's dick off and let him die of blood loss after he drove the man's own kunai through his hands so that the man couldn't move, in case he had enough strength the go for help. We stayed there and watched him die. Kyuubi and Kuronue were satisfied with the way Arashi administered justice."
"And what did you mean by Arashi's true name?"
Naruto lifted his head up to look Gaara in the eyes. "Its one of those traditions from his birth village that he agrees with and uses. His true name is the personal name that he earned I suppose would be the best way to put it. Arashi is another name he was given. Only the most trusted, in other words family know the true name. I named him Arashi and Sansai as he named me Kamikaze. You would be surprised at how few people actually connect Arashi with the name Sansai even though it is a rather large hint. I suppose they must think it too obvious. But you don't have to worry about thinking Arashi doesn't trust you. I can already tell he is going to give the three of you his true name. You, Temari, and Kankuro are considered family. He just hasn't thought of a way to explain it to you."
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Naruto was right. Arashi sat them down and explained the traditions surrounding family that he followed. After that he gave them his true name after telling them not to call him that unless it was just family present. That earned smiles, no matter how slight, from all of them. Karai. That name fit him just as well if not better than Arashi did. But he would not even think of using that name in reference to himself unless he had a mate. And Arashi doubted he would ever find his mate. While it was true that sometimes Jinchuuriki would have to wait decades before their chosen mate was born it was typical to find their mate around, before, or a little while after their majority at age eighteen.
Becoming a Sennin, or Sage, while something almost all, if not all, Jinchuuriki did, had another purpose. Sennin had very finely tuned self-control and were able to keep their urges during their heat under almost complete control. Arashi being practically driven by necessity to become the youngest to ever reach full Sennin status was not a heartening thing in regards to his finding a mate. In fact, such an occurrence as becoming a Sennin three years before his majority indicated that Arashi would most likely be waiting a very, very long time for his mate. Or that their would be quite a lot of difficulties surrounding his mate, of that Arashi had no doubt because his visions regarding his chosen mate were always vague and far between as if something separated them somehow. Arashi could See nothing when it came to his mate.
But thankfully he had Seen quite a bit in regards to his brother Naruto. He had been overjoyed to know that Naruto would find and be claimed by his red-haired mate, Gaara, before their majority. It made Arashi very happy and content to know he had family now, three brothers and one sister to look after. His position as the Guide among the Jinchuuriki had predisposed him to guiding others, to teaching, and being a Seer and Diviner, so to speak. Of course he thought it fitting and a bit ironic that Naruto, the Leader or Savior depending on who you spoke to, was mated to Gaara, the Protector, when Gaara was the Kazekage, the leader, of Sunagakure no Sato. But Fate just loved irony and Life was just full of little ironies.
~~~~~
Naruto wiped the sweat off his brow as he finished to morning training and walked towards the shower in his and Gaara's bathroom. The cool relief of the water was beckoning him onwards. It would be even more enticing if his gorgeous mate was their to share it with him. However, the compound was fairly empty except for Naruto. Gaara was in the Tower in another meeting with the Council of Suna who were bickering over the how well the public wedding ceremony of the Kazekage had went. Arashi in his capacity as a Sennin had been able to officiate the ceremony between Gaara and Naruto. Surprisingly, both the Wind and Fire Daimyo had been in attendance as had many of the nobles of Kaze no Kuni. Many of Naruto's friends and allies outside of Konoha had been in attendance as new allies of Suna and by extension the Wind Daimyo as well, with those allies who couldn't openly show their alliance like Zabuza, the Mizukage, hidden in the background.
Kankuro was away on a mission as an ambassador to Kirigakure no Sato to secure the alliance between both villages. Temari was in the capital of Kaze no Kuni playing politics in the Daimyo's Court. The Sabaku had become an even more feared Clan with the addition of Naruto and Arashi. The Suna Council Elders had practically gone into raptures when they had learned of who exactly Naruto and Arashi were and who they were known as. Two new and powerful Jinchuuriki, one a Sennin and the other a certified Seal Master was nothing to scoff at after all. Suna had indeed benefited from Konoha's folly. There allies had grown significantly in number as had their various connections in several areas and new merchants were now bringing goods for trade into Suna that had never done so before. Suna could also now boast of having three S-class shinobi that had flee on sight orders attached to their Bingo Book profiles and of having at least six very feared and renown S-class shinobi in their ranks. It was ironic that those six shinobi were all from the same Clan even if one was by adoption and the other by marriage. Sasori, Kankuro, Temari, Gaara, Naruto, and Arashi were now large sources of pride for Suna, not that they were letting Konoha know just yet. It was better to let the wounds deepen before rubbing in the salt as it were.
Arashi was off contacting and seeing the members of Akatsuki, or at least the was what Naruto had deduced from what his heart brother had said. The seer had been grumbling about having to put up with the 'bat-shit crazy priest and the mask-wearing moron who both loved hurting themselves too much to be anywhere near healthy.' Naruto wasn't sure he wanted to know what Arashi was getting at with that statement because the blond knew that his brother was as masochistic as himself. They would have to be doing something absolutely crazy like impaling themselves or denying themelves their chosen mate for Arashi to be calling them morons and crazy; Naruto had no idea how right he was. Because really, Arashi was pretty psychotic himself when the right buttons were pushed, Gaara was the same way, and Naruto had no delusions about himself being any different. They had suffered too much as children to come out normal and they had picked the wrong profession if they had ever had the desire to be normal at all.
So with no one home and time on his hands Naruto went to the library, which was now much, much larger due to Arashi and himself, to do some studying on some medical jutsu Arashi had just recently added. Naruto knew that his friend Haku, who was now happily mated to Zabuza, and Arashi had worked together to create them. Most of them could be used out in the field in an emergency and Naruto was thinking about talking to Gaara about them. Casualties in the field could and probably be cut down greatly id the medics were taught these as well as at least one person in each squad. After all, chakra control was one of the more stressed things taught to all Suna shinobi, probably because the people of the desert were a rather waste not want not kind of people and most of the shinobi arts in Suna practically required them. Efficiency and precision were the key so to speak, especially with wind being the 'war element' and one of the most dangerous.
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Arashi almost wished he was home in Suna because he was having a hard time remembering why he was in Ame. Nagato, or Pein as he was insisting on being called, had better have damn good compensation for him having to put up with this even if the Rinnegan wielder had to make Kakuzu cry over the cost. That would serve Hidan right, because no way would he be getting laid if Kakuzu was upset even the slightest, which he undoubtedly would if Pein had to shell out the amount of compensation Arashi was thinking about.
Obito, or Tobi as he was now known, was not helping the headache that was building behind Arashi's eyes either. One of the only reasons the seer put up with Tobi's outrageous behavior is that he understood where it stemmed from. The outcast Uchiha had been a failed experiment in the eyes of his Clan, who had made him the Jinchuuriki of Gobi no Houkou at birth. Too bad they had forgotten that that particular Guardian was a Master of Illusions. Itachi was the successful experiment as the Jinchuuriki of Hachibi no Ryuu, ironic that he was the one to kill the Clan for their crimes. Tobi had been denying himself his chosen mate, Kakashi, for a long time and had no idea the damage he had done the masked, silver-haired shinobi. Arashi was quite sure if Tobi had any idea of how much damage and hurt he had caused Kakashi would have been kidnapped and spirited out of Konoha before his one visible eye could blink. He was equally sure that if Naruto had known the exact source of Kakashi's pain he would be pushing Tobi to go to Kakashi and then would help him kidnap the lonely Copy-nin. Hell, Arashi had half a mind to do so himself, but right now wasn't the time to meddle with things, even if such things would help cripple Konoha.
Informing Itachi of Sasuke's transgressions had been particularly satisfying, especially when Itachi's anger had caused the Mangekyou Sharingan to the surface. Tobi had also had the same reaction when he had heard of what his foolish, selfish nephew had done, especially when told just who's son Naruto was. Their reactions told Arashi all he needed to know in regards to Sasuke being punished. The stupid boy had run straight to a power-hungry, body-stealing pedophile for the promise of power and had practically forsaken his pride in doing so. Yes, Sasuke would pay, and pay dearly, for what he had done to Naruto. Gaara and Arashi would make sure everyon involved payed even if they had to involve others to do so. Sasuke was going to wish he had died when Itachi and Tobi were done with the sorry excuse for an Uchiha, especially when Itachi had the backing and help of his mate, Pein .
The best part of the trip in Arashi's opinion was getting to visit with Sasori, who was happy that his Clan had grown in numbers, and Sasori's mate, Deidara, who was a demolition-enthusiast. Sasori wasn't so happy to hear that Gaara, his nephew, was a Jinchuuriki and he hadn't known, because he could guess rather accurately how hellish Gaara's childhood had been. The three had a lively debate on art and what constitutes as art until it degenerated into a three-way spar using said 'art.' Pein hadn't been too happy with the absolutely destroyed area that had once been training ground fourteen as an irrate Konan had informed them. The origami user had had no compunctions about showing them how much they had invoked her ire. That had the horrific result of additionally destroying the two training grounds on either side of training ground fourteen in the process of defending themselves from Konan's attacks. This ended up bringing Pein's wrath down on all of them because of the horrid, ever-growing paperwork involved in their wanton destruction of three of Ame's training grounds. Well, that was before Itachi dragged his overly-stressed mate off for some well deserved stress relief. Almost nothing better than a really good, no-holds-barred fight.
Now all Arashi needed was a good spar with Kisame using Samehade as a blade instead of a club and then he would head off to create more mischief against Konoha and Oto before reporting back to his brothers, the Kazekage and Naruto.
It had been over a month since the process of practically crippling Konoha had begun and Gaara was perplexed. Gaara wasn't a tactile by nature, his childhood had seen to that. But he had no problem touching, sharing physical contact, with his family. A family that consisted of Naruto, Arashi, Temari, and Kankuro. So he had thought nothing of placing a hand on Arashi's shoulder to get his attention but he hadn't expected the flash of surprise to go across Arashi's eyes. The red head would have brushed it off as a typical Jinchuuriki reaction, he reacted that way sometimes as well, however, his instincts said otherwise.
So, Gaara did the logical thing and went to talk to his mate about what he had observed, because Gaara really didn't like the thought of something hurting his silver-haired brother. When the Kazekage brought the subject up with his blond he noticed the warm but concerned smile he received.
"For Arashi to let you touch him means he truly, completely trusts you, which is really rather rare. Kuronue was asleep inside Arashi until he was about four when Arashi forcibly awoke him. Some of the people of the villagers in the warrior village Arashi was born in were trying..." Naruto stopped for a moment with a pained expression. "I have been through beatings, being spit upon, and a number of other unpleasant things, but the villagers never tried to rape me and almost succeed."
Gaara looked at his mate in shock. No wonder Arashi seemed to shut down and becoming stoic in front of people he didn't know. It would also explain why Arashi was so protective of their little family, why he demanded that they all train together, and why he made them train so hard. He didn't want any of them to suffer as he had at such a young age. Not that Gaara would begrudge his knowledgable brother anything. The training they were all receiving was having very positive, noticable results depsite how hellish it was. It also showed just how powerful Arashi was despite his age and how much they had been seemingly letting themselves slack off. Or perhaps, it was that they just had not had the right sensei to guide them.
The red head took his distraught mate into his arms and soothingly ran his fingers through silvery-blond hair. If anything, the vague story of why Arashi was so stoic around most people deepened Gaara's belief that many humans were more monsterous than Jinchuuriki were. They called Jinchuuriki monsters, freaks, abominations, demons, they had heard them all and more, but no Jinchuuriki would abuse a child, much less rape one. It was irrelevant that they had not succeeded in raping Arashi, most likely Kuronue interferred to stop it as none of the elder Guardians liked rape in any form, because it had still left scars on Arashi's soul. Gaara was taken out of his thoughts when Naruto began to speak again.
"Arashi saved me from that fate once when I was younger. He had left his village because he would no longer tolerate his treatment there. His mother, if you can call the filthy traitorous whore that, was sent out to seduce and be impregnated by Jiraiya. They wanted a strong sire to produce a strong vessel. And with Jiraiya's habits it wasn't that hard, after he had been drugged and drunk out of his mind. We would talk to each other over our link all the time because we were lonely. Talking made us less lonely. He must have heard or felt my panic over the link because one moment I was so scared and the next I was being held by someone abd the smell of blood surrounded us. I felt so warm inside; someone had protected me and was comforting me of their own free will. I knew without looking that Arashi was the one who had saved me. He gave me his true name that day, which told me I was one of his precious people."
"What happened to the one who tried?" Gaara asked with icy rage flowing through his veins. He knew that Arashi had taken care of it. Naruto, Arashi, and himself were all very practical by nature, meaning in other words that they were ruthless and did not give mercy to the unworthy. Anyone who deliberately tried to hurt Gaara's family was unworthy.
Naruto lightly huffed in amusement into his mate's chest. "Arashi ripped the man's dick off and let him die of blood loss after he drove the man's own kunai through his hands so that the man couldn't move, in case he had enough strength the go for help. We stayed there and watched him die. Kyuubi and Kuronue were satisfied with the way Arashi administered justice."
"And what did you mean by Arashi's true name?"
Naruto lifted his head up to look Gaara in the eyes. "Its one of those traditions from his birth village that he agrees with and uses. His true name is the personal name that he earned I suppose would be the best way to put it. Arashi is another name he was given. Only the most trusted, in other words family know the true name. I named him Arashi and Sansai as he named me Kamikaze. You would be surprised at how few people actually connect Arashi with the name Sansai even though it is a rather large hint. I suppose they must think it too obvious. But you don't have to worry about thinking Arashi doesn't trust you. I can already tell he is going to give the three of you his true name. You, Temari, and Kankuro are considered family. He just hasn't thought of a way to explain it to you."
~~~~~
Naruto was right. Arashi sat them down and explained the traditions surrounding family that he followed. After that he gave them his true name after telling them not to call him that unless it was just family present. That earned smiles, no matter how slight, from all of them. Karai. That name fit him just as well if not better than Arashi did. But he would not even think of using that name in reference to himself unless he had a mate. And Arashi doubted he would ever find his mate. While it was true that sometimes Jinchuuriki would have to wait decades before their chosen mate was born it was typical to find their mate around, before, or a little while after their majority at age eighteen.
Becoming a Sennin, or Sage, while something almost all, if not all, Jinchuuriki did, had another purpose. Sennin had very finely tuned self-control and were able to keep their urges during their heat under almost complete control. Arashi being practically driven by necessity to become the youngest to ever reach full Sennin status was not a heartening thing in regards to his finding a mate. In fact, such an occurrence as becoming a Sennin three years before his majority indicated that Arashi would most likely be waiting a very, very long time for his mate. Or that their would be quite a lot of difficulties surrounding his mate, of that Arashi had no doubt because his visions regarding his chosen mate were always vague and far between as if something separated them somehow. Arashi could See nothing when it came to his mate.
But thankfully he had Seen quite a bit in regards to his brother Naruto. He had been overjoyed to know that Naruto would find and be claimed by his red-haired mate, Gaara, before their majority. It made Arashi very happy and content to know he had family now, three brothers and one sister to look after. His position as the Guide among the Jinchuuriki had predisposed him to guiding others, to teaching, and being a Seer and Diviner, so to speak. Of course he thought it fitting and a bit ironic that Naruto, the Leader or Savior depending on who you spoke to, was mated to Gaara, the Protector, when Gaara was the Kazekage, the leader, of Sunagakure no Sato. But Fate just loved irony and Life was just full of little ironies.
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Naruto wiped the sweat off his brow as he finished to morning training and walked towards the shower in his and Gaara's bathroom. The cool relief of the water was beckoning him onwards. It would be even more enticing if his gorgeous mate was their to share it with him. However, the compound was fairly empty except for Naruto. Gaara was in the Tower in another meeting with the Council of Suna who were bickering over the how well the public wedding ceremony of the Kazekage had went. Arashi in his capacity as a Sennin had been able to officiate the ceremony between Gaara and Naruto. Surprisingly, both the Wind and Fire Daimyo had been in attendance as had many of the nobles of Kaze no Kuni. Many of Naruto's friends and allies outside of Konoha had been in attendance as new allies of Suna and by extension the Wind Daimyo as well, with those allies who couldn't openly show their alliance like Zabuza, the Mizukage, hidden in the background.
Kankuro was away on a mission as an ambassador to Kirigakure no Sato to secure the alliance between both villages. Temari was in the capital of Kaze no Kuni playing politics in the Daimyo's Court. The Sabaku had become an even more feared Clan with the addition of Naruto and Arashi. The Suna Council Elders had practically gone into raptures when they had learned of who exactly Naruto and Arashi were and who they were known as. Two new and powerful Jinchuuriki, one a Sennin and the other a certified Seal Master was nothing to scoff at after all. Suna had indeed benefited from Konoha's folly. There allies had grown significantly in number as had their various connections in several areas and new merchants were now bringing goods for trade into Suna that had never done so before. Suna could also now boast of having three S-class shinobi that had flee on sight orders attached to their Bingo Book profiles and of having at least six very feared and renown S-class shinobi in their ranks. It was ironic that those six shinobi were all from the same Clan even if one was by adoption and the other by marriage. Sasori, Kankuro, Temari, Gaara, Naruto, and Arashi were now large sources of pride for Suna, not that they were letting Konoha know just yet. It was better to let the wounds deepen before rubbing in the salt as it were.
Arashi was off contacting and seeing the members of Akatsuki, or at least the was what Naruto had deduced from what his heart brother had said. The seer had been grumbling about having to put up with the 'bat-shit crazy priest and the mask-wearing moron who both loved hurting themselves too much to be anywhere near healthy.' Naruto wasn't sure he wanted to know what Arashi was getting at with that statement because the blond knew that his brother was as masochistic as himself. They would have to be doing something absolutely crazy like impaling themselves or denying themelves their chosen mate for Arashi to be calling them morons and crazy; Naruto had no idea how right he was. Because really, Arashi was pretty psychotic himself when the right buttons were pushed, Gaara was the same way, and Naruto had no delusions about himself being any different. They had suffered too much as children to come out normal and they had picked the wrong profession if they had ever had the desire to be normal at all.
So with no one home and time on his hands Naruto went to the library, which was now much, much larger due to Arashi and himself, to do some studying on some medical jutsu Arashi had just recently added. Naruto knew that his friend Haku, who was now happily mated to Zabuza, and Arashi had worked together to create them. Most of them could be used out in the field in an emergency and Naruto was thinking about talking to Gaara about them. Casualties in the field could and probably be cut down greatly id the medics were taught these as well as at least one person in each squad. After all, chakra control was one of the more stressed things taught to all Suna shinobi, probably because the people of the desert were a rather waste not want not kind of people and most of the shinobi arts in Suna practically required them. Efficiency and precision were the key so to speak, especially with wind being the 'war element' and one of the most dangerous.
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Arashi almost wished he was home in Suna because he was having a hard time remembering why he was in Ame. Nagato, or Pein as he was insisting on being called, had better have damn good compensation for him having to put up with this even if the Rinnegan wielder had to make Kakuzu cry over the cost. That would serve Hidan right, because no way would he be getting laid if Kakuzu was upset even the slightest, which he undoubtedly would if Pein had to shell out the amount of compensation Arashi was thinking about.
Obito, or Tobi as he was now known, was not helping the headache that was building behind Arashi's eyes either. One of the only reasons the seer put up with Tobi's outrageous behavior is that he understood where it stemmed from. The outcast Uchiha had been a failed experiment in the eyes of his Clan, who had made him the Jinchuuriki of Gobi no Houkou at birth. Too bad they had forgotten that that particular Guardian was a Master of Illusions. Itachi was the successful experiment as the Jinchuuriki of Hachibi no Ryuu, ironic that he was the one to kill the Clan for their crimes. Tobi had been denying himself his chosen mate, Kakashi, for a long time and had no idea the damage he had done the masked, silver-haired shinobi. Arashi was quite sure if Tobi had any idea of how much damage and hurt he had caused Kakashi would have been kidnapped and spirited out of Konoha before his one visible eye could blink. He was equally sure that if Naruto had known the exact source of Kakashi's pain he would be pushing Tobi to go to Kakashi and then would help him kidnap the lonely Copy-nin. Hell, Arashi had half a mind to do so himself, but right now wasn't the time to meddle with things, even if such things would help cripple Konoha.
Informing Itachi of Sasuke's transgressions had been particularly satisfying, especially when Itachi's anger had caused the Mangekyou Sharingan to the surface. Tobi had also had the same reaction when he had heard of what his foolish, selfish nephew had done, especially when told just who's son Naruto was. Their reactions told Arashi all he needed to know in regards to Sasuke being punished. The stupid boy had run straight to a power-hungry, body-stealing pedophile for the promise of power and had practically forsaken his pride in doing so. Yes, Sasuke would pay, and pay dearly, for what he had done to Naruto. Gaara and Arashi would make sure everyon involved payed even if they had to involve others to do so. Sasuke was going to wish he had died when Itachi and Tobi were done with the sorry excuse for an Uchiha, especially when Itachi had the backing and help of his mate, Pein .
The best part of the trip in Arashi's opinion was getting to visit with Sasori, who was happy that his Clan had grown in numbers, and Sasori's mate, Deidara, who was a demolition-enthusiast. Sasori wasn't so happy to hear that Gaara, his nephew, was a Jinchuuriki and he hadn't known, because he could guess rather accurately how hellish Gaara's childhood had been. The three had a lively debate on art and what constitutes as art until it degenerated into a three-way spar using said 'art.' Pein hadn't been too happy with the absolutely destroyed area that had once been training ground fourteen as an irrate Konan had informed them. The origami user had had no compunctions about showing them how much they had invoked her ire. That had the horrific result of additionally destroying the two training grounds on either side of training ground fourteen in the process of defending themselves from Konan's attacks. This ended up bringing Pein's wrath down on all of them because of the horrid, ever-growing paperwork involved in their wanton destruction of three of Ame's training grounds. Well, that was before Itachi dragged his overly-stressed mate off for some well deserved stress relief. Almost nothing better than a really good, no-holds-barred fight.
Now all Arashi needed was a good spar with Kisame using Samehade as a blade instead of a club and then he would head off to create more mischief against Konoha and Oto before reporting back to his brothers, the Kazekage and Naruto.