"Caw, let Ya-ya go, caw!!!"
Ya-ya was caught in a giant hand made of sand. Below, a red-haired boy held up his hand, watching the talking crow.
"What are you?"
An almost imperceptible flicker of curiosity crossed Gaara's eyes, but they held far more of the madness brought on by chronic lack of sleep and the hostility of the people in his village.
"Ya-ya isn't a thing-ptooey! Ya-ya came to give you information, caw!"
Temari wanted to persuade Gaara to release Ya-ya. This crow was most likely an official Konoha summon, and killing the bird could cause unnecessary trouble.
"Enough chatter. Hurry up and say what you came to say."
Gaara shot Ya-ya a vicious look, tightening his hand slightly.
"Caw! Naruto Uzumaki's team is beside that huge structure that just appeared."
Feeling the sand squeezing against that feathered body, Ya-ya began to panic a little. The red-haired brat before the crow seemed to have a rather terrifying presence, caw.
"Heh heh."
Gaara covered his face and let out a low chuckle.
"Gaara, our priority right now is passing the exam. Have you forgotten the mission Baki-sensei and Father gave us?"
Sensing the signs that Gaara was about to lose control, Temari hurriedly brought up Baki and Rasa, hoping to rein him in a little.
"Shut up!"
Gaara lowered the hand covering his face. His other hand slowly dropped as well, and the giant sandy hand holding Ya-ya gradually vanished.
"Caw, scary brat."
Ya-ya hurriedly flew away. That was too dangerous. Just now, Ya-ya had genuinely felt at risk of being killed.
That settles it. Ya-ya isn't coming to find this brat tomorrow.
Or Ya-ya could bring Itachi along on his day off and see whether this brat could still manage that creepy laugh!
Ya-ya's task for the day was