His Chakra Was Strange!

Temari shook her head, her gaze firm. "No. We fight together! Even if we die, we die together!"

Gaara looked at the two of them, his eyes reddening. Gratitude and guilt filled his heart. "It's my fault... If it weren't for me... neither of you would be in this mess..."

"Stop saying that!"

Kankuro cut Gaara off and fixed a sharp gaze on the warehouse doors. "

What we need to do now is hold on. Someone will come save us!"

Just then, a faint noise came from the wall at the back of the warehouse. A familiar voice followed. "Kankuro, Temari, are you all right?"

Kankuro and Temari froze and turned toward the voice. A small hole had appeared in the wall, and Teacher Kaido, Rock Lee, Tenten, and a mysterious ninja in a white mask crawled through it.

"Teacher Kaido!"

Temari cried out in delight. "

How did you get here?"

Teacher Kaido hurried to Gaara's side and checked him over. Frowning, he said, "He's in bad shape. His Chakra is unstable, and some dark power seems to be eating away at him from within.

We need to get him out of here and back to Konoha for Lady Tsunade to treat him."

The mysterious ninja surveyed the warehouse. "Sunagakure ninja have surrounded the building. There are more than twenty of them, including two Jonin.

A head-on fight would put us at a disadvantage. I have a plan to draw their attention so we can escape."

Kankuro looked at the mysterious ninja in confusion. "Who are you? Why are you helping us?"

Teacher Kaido explained, "We met him on the road. He knows where Gaara is, and he's willing to help us bring Gaara back to Konoha."

The mysterious ninja offered no further explanation. He took several smoke