Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Written In Ink ❯ Chapter 21
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By: Desiree Dee 
Gaara gives Sumi a chance at revenge.
Anime/Manga: Naruto Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Shounen / Martial Arts / Drama / Comedy / Adventure / Action | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 04.12.2006 | Pages: 2 | Words: 1.9K | Visits: 393 | Status: Completed
Gaara gives Sumi a chance at revenge.
Anime/Manga: Naruto Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Shounen / Martial Arts / Drama / Comedy / Adventure / Action | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 04.12.2006 | Pages: 2 | Words: 1.9K | Visits: 393 | Status: Completed
Chapter 21
Naruto sat under a tree and focused on his hands. He knew how to feel for the fox’s chakra, but short of putting himself into a near death state, he had no idea if he could get the demon fox to cooperate.
Deciding on a course of action, he began to meditate. It was something he knew how to do, but just didn’t do it very often. He was never one that liked to sit still, so this was especially hard for him.
He closed his eyes and leaned against the tree. He took a few deep steadying breaths and tried to focus on the spirit that was living within him. He felt the breeze pass along his face and ruffle his hair. If anything, this was a bit relaxing, but it was no time for a nap.
A rustle in the bushes caught his attention. He turned to see a bird shoot out from the bush next to him, but jumped suddenly when Gaara filled his field of vision.
“What the..?” He gasped.
“Where is she.” Gaara stated. Naruto quirked his headand raised an eyebrow, not only did he appear suddenly, he was carrying a large bundle over his shoulder.
“Who?” He asked.
“The girl. I must speak with her now.” Gaara’s voice cracked a little with urgency. Naruto closed his eyes and narrowed his brows while he rubbed his chin in thought.
“Girl, girl.” He suddenly perked up and snapped his fingers. “You must mean Sumi!” Then he dropped his shoulders and a depressed look came across his face. “I can’t really tell you, she’s off somewhere training with Granny Tsunade.”
With that, Gaara jumped back up into the trees and was out of site before Naruto could react. Stuttering and shouting in the general direction that he took, Naruto started to give chase.
“Hey! Hey! HEEY! Wait up! I want to see her too!”
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“So he’s killed one and taken the other to you’re village?” Temari asked.
“Seems like it,” Shikamaru stated dryly. “Though, he did scare me a bit.”
“I knew I stood have stayed.” Temari hung her head. “He still losses it sometimes. Not like before, but still.”
“You did what you had to do, and so did he. Honestly, I’m surprised he let the ringmaster live.” They were jumping branch to branch in hopes of reaching Sumi before Gaara.
When they made it to the village, they headed straight to the Hokage’s office, only to find Sakura sitting at her desk.
“What are you doing?” Shikamaru asked.
“Looking up a the recipe for a medicine they need at the hospital.” She answered.
“Where’s The Hokage?” He asked.
“She and Sumi are away training.” She was about to ask why he needed to know when he grabbed Temari’s hand and pulled her out of the doorway and drug him behind her.
“Oh, no!” She said as she took back her hand. “We may be too late. If he’s still in the state he left in, there’s no telling what might happen.”
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“C’mon Sumi, we have to try again.” Tsunade said. She Lifted the young woman up and brought her into a standing position.
“I feel kind of weak, I’m not sure I can..” She responded. Tsunade’s attention was pulled away from her as the older woman turned toward the patch of woods behind them.
“You can come out now.” She stated, and Gaara stepped out of the shadows. “I’ll assume that man slung over your shoulder is responsible for this.” She nodded and the girl in her arms.
“Is she Sumi?” He asked, recalling the name Naruto used.
“What?” Sumi turned to face the conversation that had begun behind her. When Gaara finally saw her face to face, he felt a bit shocked, though older, she didn’t look much different from the photo, only the happiness that came from the picture was replaced by a look of tired despair.
An anger he was never aware of began to surface. He slung the man from his shoulder and kicked him.
“Look what you’ve done!” He stooped down and grabbed the man’s head, forcing him to look at Sumi. A look of shock passed the girl’s face.
“The ringmaster, but….” She suddenly grabbed for her head as if she were hit with a large amount of pain. She quickly stilled and her head shot up, revealing that she was once again in an altered state.
Horror was the only word that could describe what came over Dmitri’s face. He actually began pressing himself against Gaara.
“No! She broke the seal!” He scrambled to break free of the grasp around his head. “Keep that thing away from me!”
Tsunade quickly grabbed Sumi before she even tried to move. When the crazed girl realized she was being restrained, she began to struggle. It was only due to her tremendous strength that Tsunade was able to keep from being thrown.
“Let me kill him!” Sumi screamed and pushed against the older woman’s arms.
“You better tell me what you did to her!” Tsunade shouted over Sumi’s wails.
“It wasn’t me!” Dmitri shouted back. Gaara tightened his grip around the man’s head.
“Now is not the time to lie.” He spat at the man. “I already know that you killed her father and brainwashed her, so what else did you do?”
“I didn’t do this! It was a monk!” Dmitri pleaded. “She used to be like this, after we killed her father. Used her as a sideshow attraction, she escaped a few times like this. We called a holy man in, Methuselah rearranged her memories to make her think it needed to be done. She put up less of a fight that way. I swear! I have no idea what they did, and you already killed one of them!”
“HE MUST DIE!” Sumi strained against the weight Tsunade pressed on her to keep her back.
“It’s obvious she wants her revenge.” Gaara stated. “Let her have it.”
“The problem is,” Tsunade did her best to explain. “She won’t remember it. She doesn’t remember things after being like this.”
The information hit Gaara like a blow, he almost understood what it was like. He didn’t have time to consider this fact since Sumi suddenly flipped her captor over long enough to expose the tiger tattoo.
The large cat sprang from it’s master’s back and leapt at the defenseless ringmaster. Gaara barely had the time to react as he threw up a wall of sand to block the attack. He felt the initial impact, but was surprised to see the tiger’s claws slowly emerging from within the sand.
“It must be an illusion.” He reasoned.
“The tiger’s made of Ink!” Tsunade shouted. “It’s pushing it’s way through the miniscule cracks that exist between each grain of sand!”
“Then, excuse me for having to do this.” He said. Gaara stepped out from behind the wall of sand. Though it was making it trough, the tiger was still extremely slow in it’s progress. He carried Dmitri by his throat, letting the man’s feet drag on the ground. He glared at Sumi, and met her angry gaze. If he had been any less trained, what he saw reflected in those eyes would have scared him down to his soul. Showing no emotion whatsoever, he repositioned the man, and in clear view snapped his neck.
“There.” He let the man’s body fall to the ground in front of him. “He’s gone.” Sumi’s eyes narrowed in anger.
“You bastard! I was supposed to kill him!” She screamed.
“If you must, then kill me for taking it from you.” He simply replied. In utter rage, Sumi growled and bit down on Tsunade’s arm. Resisting the urge to release her, Tsunade lifted her other arm.
“Forgive me, Sumi.” And she landed a hard blow to the girl’s head that caused her to pass out. Immediately, the tiger dissipated and Sumi went slack in Tsunade’s arms. “Dispose of the body, then return to explain exactly what has been going on.” Gaara nodded even though she was not looking at him and did as she requested.
Upon his return, Sumi was laid out on a blanket in the shade. The look on her face was that of innocence and peace, closer to the one he had seen in the picture.
“She’s never killed a soul has she?” Gaara stated.
“If she has, I doubt that she was fully aware of it.” Tsunade said. “From what the ringmaster said, we don’t know how much of her memory is real.”
“I know how that feels.” Gaara said. “To be manipulated, denied who you are. I would never wish it on another soul.”
“I have a serious question for you Gaara.” Tsunade turned to him. “Why hasn’t anyone from your village attempted the Chunin exam since that horrible incident?”
“We all feel partially responsible for the trouble.” Gaara stated.
“Well, it’s returning to our village this time, and I want you and your team to try again.” She stated. “Besides, I’m sure Sumi would want to thank you.”
“Thank me.” He spat out slowly. “She wants to kill me.”
“For protecting her.” Tsunade stated. “Even if it was from herself.”
“A shinobi must learn to kill.” He said. “It’s not like I’ve never done it before.”
“But..” She prompted.
“I would do anything to protect a soul like hers from such a fate.”
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Thanks Kira, for your review and being so insightful!
Also, I’m sorry for this one to be running late. I’m in the process of starting an AMV contest on anime music videos .org So, I’ve got a little on my plate, If anyone here is interested in entering, the contest is going to be called Done To Death, The AMV Graveyard. You have to be a member of the org to enter, but it’s free, and you might enjoy it!
Currently, it’s under discussion in the AMV suggestions forum, but I plan to get it started in the contests area in a bout a week or two, I have a few more rules to work out, so enjoy!
Naruto sat under a tree and focused on his hands. He knew how to feel for the fox’s chakra, but short of putting himself into a near death state, he had no idea if he could get the demon fox to cooperate.
Deciding on a course of action, he began to meditate. It was something he knew how to do, but just didn’t do it very often. He was never one that liked to sit still, so this was especially hard for him.
He closed his eyes and leaned against the tree. He took a few deep steadying breaths and tried to focus on the spirit that was living within him. He felt the breeze pass along his face and ruffle his hair. If anything, this was a bit relaxing, but it was no time for a nap.
A rustle in the bushes caught his attention. He turned to see a bird shoot out from the bush next to him, but jumped suddenly when Gaara filled his field of vision.
“What the..?” He gasped.
“Where is she.” Gaara stated. Naruto quirked his headand raised an eyebrow, not only did he appear suddenly, he was carrying a large bundle over his shoulder.
“Who?” He asked.
“The girl. I must speak with her now.” Gaara’s voice cracked a little with urgency. Naruto closed his eyes and narrowed his brows while he rubbed his chin in thought.
“Girl, girl.” He suddenly perked up and snapped his fingers. “You must mean Sumi!” Then he dropped his shoulders and a depressed look came across his face. “I can’t really tell you, she’s off somewhere training with Granny Tsunade.”
With that, Gaara jumped back up into the trees and was out of site before Naruto could react. Stuttering and shouting in the general direction that he took, Naruto started to give chase.
“Hey! Hey! HEEY! Wait up! I want to see her too!”
88888888
“So he’s killed one and taken the other to you’re village?” Temari asked.
“Seems like it,” Shikamaru stated dryly. “Though, he did scare me a bit.”
“I knew I stood have stayed.” Temari hung her head. “He still losses it sometimes. Not like before, but still.”
“You did what you had to do, and so did he. Honestly, I’m surprised he let the ringmaster live.” They were jumping branch to branch in hopes of reaching Sumi before Gaara.
When they made it to the village, they headed straight to the Hokage’s office, only to find Sakura sitting at her desk.
“What are you doing?” Shikamaru asked.
“Looking up a the recipe for a medicine they need at the hospital.” She answered.
“Where’s The Hokage?” He asked.
“She and Sumi are away training.” She was about to ask why he needed to know when he grabbed Temari’s hand and pulled her out of the doorway and drug him behind her.
“Oh, no!” She said as she took back her hand. “We may be too late. If he’s still in the state he left in, there’s no telling what might happen.”
88888888
“C’mon Sumi, we have to try again.” Tsunade said. She Lifted the young woman up and brought her into a standing position.
“I feel kind of weak, I’m not sure I can..” She responded. Tsunade’s attention was pulled away from her as the older woman turned toward the patch of woods behind them.
“You can come out now.” She stated, and Gaara stepped out of the shadows. “I’ll assume that man slung over your shoulder is responsible for this.” She nodded and the girl in her arms.
“Is she Sumi?” He asked, recalling the name Naruto used.
“What?” Sumi turned to face the conversation that had begun behind her. When Gaara finally saw her face to face, he felt a bit shocked, though older, she didn’t look much different from the photo, only the happiness that came from the picture was replaced by a look of tired despair.
An anger he was never aware of began to surface. He slung the man from his shoulder and kicked him.
“Look what you’ve done!” He stooped down and grabbed the man’s head, forcing him to look at Sumi. A look of shock passed the girl’s face.
“The ringmaster, but….” She suddenly grabbed for her head as if she were hit with a large amount of pain. She quickly stilled and her head shot up, revealing that she was once again in an altered state.
Horror was the only word that could describe what came over Dmitri’s face. He actually began pressing himself against Gaara.
“No! She broke the seal!” He scrambled to break free of the grasp around his head. “Keep that thing away from me!”
Tsunade quickly grabbed Sumi before she even tried to move. When the crazed girl realized she was being restrained, she began to struggle. It was only due to her tremendous strength that Tsunade was able to keep from being thrown.
“Let me kill him!” Sumi screamed and pushed against the older woman’s arms.
“You better tell me what you did to her!” Tsunade shouted over Sumi’s wails.
“It wasn’t me!” Dmitri shouted back. Gaara tightened his grip around the man’s head.
“Now is not the time to lie.” He spat at the man. “I already know that you killed her father and brainwashed her, so what else did you do?”
“I didn’t do this! It was a monk!” Dmitri pleaded. “She used to be like this, after we killed her father. Used her as a sideshow attraction, she escaped a few times like this. We called a holy man in, Methuselah rearranged her memories to make her think it needed to be done. She put up less of a fight that way. I swear! I have no idea what they did, and you already killed one of them!”
“HE MUST DIE!” Sumi strained against the weight Tsunade pressed on her to keep her back.
“It’s obvious she wants her revenge.” Gaara stated. “Let her have it.”
“The problem is,” Tsunade did her best to explain. “She won’t remember it. She doesn’t remember things after being like this.”
The information hit Gaara like a blow, he almost understood what it was like. He didn’t have time to consider this fact since Sumi suddenly flipped her captor over long enough to expose the tiger tattoo.
The large cat sprang from it’s master’s back and leapt at the defenseless ringmaster. Gaara barely had the time to react as he threw up a wall of sand to block the attack. He felt the initial impact, but was surprised to see the tiger’s claws slowly emerging from within the sand.
“It must be an illusion.” He reasoned.
“The tiger’s made of Ink!” Tsunade shouted. “It’s pushing it’s way through the miniscule cracks that exist between each grain of sand!”
“Then, excuse me for having to do this.” He said. Gaara stepped out from behind the wall of sand. Though it was making it trough, the tiger was still extremely slow in it’s progress. He carried Dmitri by his throat, letting the man’s feet drag on the ground. He glared at Sumi, and met her angry gaze. If he had been any less trained, what he saw reflected in those eyes would have scared him down to his soul. Showing no emotion whatsoever, he repositioned the man, and in clear view snapped his neck.
“There.” He let the man’s body fall to the ground in front of him. “He’s gone.” Sumi’s eyes narrowed in anger.
“You bastard! I was supposed to kill him!” She screamed.
“If you must, then kill me for taking it from you.” He simply replied. In utter rage, Sumi growled and bit down on Tsunade’s arm. Resisting the urge to release her, Tsunade lifted her other arm.
“Forgive me, Sumi.” And she landed a hard blow to the girl’s head that caused her to pass out. Immediately, the tiger dissipated and Sumi went slack in Tsunade’s arms. “Dispose of the body, then return to explain exactly what has been going on.” Gaara nodded even though she was not looking at him and did as she requested.
Upon his return, Sumi was laid out on a blanket in the shade. The look on her face was that of innocence and peace, closer to the one he had seen in the picture.
“She’s never killed a soul has she?” Gaara stated.
“If she has, I doubt that she was fully aware of it.” Tsunade said. “From what the ringmaster said, we don’t know how much of her memory is real.”
“I know how that feels.” Gaara said. “To be manipulated, denied who you are. I would never wish it on another soul.”
“I have a serious question for you Gaara.” Tsunade turned to him. “Why hasn’t anyone from your village attempted the Chunin exam since that horrible incident?”
“We all feel partially responsible for the trouble.” Gaara stated.
“Well, it’s returning to our village this time, and I want you and your team to try again.” She stated. “Besides, I’m sure Sumi would want to thank you.”
“Thank me.” He spat out slowly. “She wants to kill me.”
“For protecting her.” Tsunade stated. “Even if it was from herself.”
“A shinobi must learn to kill.” He said. “It’s not like I’ve never done it before.”
“But..” She prompted.
“I would do anything to protect a soul like hers from such a fate.”
7777777
Thanks Kira, for your review and being so insightful!
Also, I’m sorry for this one to be running late. I’m in the process of starting an AMV contest on anime music videos .org So, I’ve got a little on my plate, If anyone here is interested in entering, the contest is going to be called Done To Death, The AMV Graveyard. You have to be a member of the org to enter, but it’s free, and you might enjoy it!
Currently, it’s under discussion in the AMV suggestions forum, but I plan to get it started in the contests area in a bout a week or two, I have a few more rules to work out, so enjoy!