[Open] This is *not* Suna!

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She'd only walked out of her rooms and ended up in some strange village. It was most decidedly not the home of the Kazekage, where she had been just two seconds before.

Temari was already tired. She'd just spent time watching over Kankurou after he'd been poisoned and then she'd gone to retrieve Gaara and bring him back to Sunagakure. She just wanted to sleep. Surely the fates weren't that cruel, where they? At least she had her tessen with her.

With an annoyed sigh, she started walking into the village proper, determined to find out what was going on and how she could go the hell home!

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She just looked at Naruto for a minute. "Do you remember how Gaara used to be? Yeah, better company than that Sai guy... Although, Sakumo's not so bad. He said there were a lot of Uchihas running around here though. Is there a Tsunade-sama running around playing Hokage?"

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"Gaara's a great guy! I mean yeah after I rammed my fist into him, he got better... but yeah! As for the baa-chan, nah. We got Uchiha Itachi as Kage here though~ He's great too!" he nodded.

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She smacked him on the back of his head with one of her hands. "I've owed you that for a while now. But, yeah, he's better now, thanks for that!" She gave him a bright smile before blinking into confusion. "Um, an S-ranked criminal is the leader? When did that happen?"

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"HEY!" he cried out at the smack, rubbing the back of his head. "..what wazzat for!?"

..oh..he had to explain that too. "Oh yeah, uh..this is where it gets weird okay? There's not just dead people, there,s also multiples sometimes, and not all from uh.. what did they call it? Space-time dimension timeline thing. He's from some other place where Sasuke's a medic, and I'm awesome with seals or such. But yeah, he's a good guy~"

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"That, Naruto, was for not getting there in time to save Gaara, but thanks for bringing him back." She gave him a watery smile, trying not to think about how Gaara had actually died.

"O~kay, I guess that makes some sort of sense." If Naruto thought the guy was a good person, he probably was. He'd been right about Gaara, after all.

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He had shaken then... briefly.
He did remember, with cruel accuracy, how it had felt... when he had seen Gaara at the floor of the Akatsuki hideout, and that Deidara guy sitting on him. His blood almost boiled again. "The only thing I could do..was help granny Chiyo, cause... she was helpin Gaara.." he closed his eyes, clenchinga fist. "It was all I could do.." he did get there, as fast as he could... and even urged everyone on on the way. If he could have gone even faster, he would have.

"But yeah, he really is a great guy, that Kage. Don't you worry about him."

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"I know. And I'm glad that Gaara's got a friend like you. It wasn't easy for him, you know, to realise that he didn't have to end up like he did. Dad really was pretty cruel to him, and it was hard for Kankurou and I to be actual siblings with him. Until recently."

She gave him a bright smile. "I'll take your word on it."

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"Ehehe~ So there ya go. This village, Mich no sato, it's actually what I'm gettin to call home. I'll protect it like it's due too!" he gave a firm nod and a huge, confident grin.

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"I guess this place is home until we figure out how to get back to our own time, yeah?" She looked up at the cliffside where she'd found her new place and then pointed. "That's where I'm staying. You can come visit, I guess, so long as you bring tea!"

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"Oh... yeah,w ell.." eh didn't want to return. "Over there huh? Cool~ I'll make sure to come n'see sometime!" he chuckled. "Looks like you get a nice scenery too~"

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She could tell that he was hesitant about returning for some reason. It had to be the girl he was sleeping with. Maybe she was from one of these freaky timelines and he'd lose her if they returned? Although, that didn't really seem likely for this idiot. He was pretty straight-forward.

"Yeah, you can bring your lover too. I don't mind. And the scenery's great! The village looks pretty awesome from up above."

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"hm.. if everyone else makes such a big deal out of us bein together and all, s,not gonna be good.." he had a few bad memories about... jealous people. "..tsk." he shook his head to clear it.

"Anyways, I'll see about it, don't worry~"

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"What's there not to like about the girl you're with, hm? Unless you're seeing one of the versions of Uchiha Sasuke running around here? That might be a little tricky."

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"Nah, that's another me doin' that I think." he shrugged, not exactly minding whatever way her brain was going.

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She blinked in surprise before laughing. "Okay, so if that's not your girl, then why would anyone have issues with it? I mean, she's old enough, right? You're not dating some little kid, yeah?"

God, she hoped not.

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"Oh, nah... issues.. uh.. nothin really. If anyone's got em issues, I'm not about to care." nope, because his feelings were real. "Why do you care that much anyways?"

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"I'm bored," she answered truthfully. "And until either Gaara or Kankurou show up, you're the closest thing I have to a brother. And you might even be more normal than either of them..."

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"..I.. am?" he blinked, then scratched the back of his head with a goofy grin. "Eehehehe~ that sounds pretty awesome~"

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"Welcome to the family," she said before leaning into his personal space. "Now, tell Nee-chan who you're dating, or you'll be smacked with her tessen."

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"Eeeeeeeh!? Hey! Why're you all threatening me? I mean uh, I'm like your brother and stuff no?" even unnoficially? "That's so cruel!!"

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"You're lucky you're not Kankurou. He doesn't usually get a warning." She gave him a smile that was all sharp teeth. "I keep forgetting that you never had siblings. All pretty standard stuff, Naruto-kun. Now, are you going to tell me, or am I going to have to beat it out of you?"

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"MOU! Annoying!!" he raged briefly before pouting. "Yeah, well, FINE, and that's just cause your way of beating'd blow down a few houses!!" looks like he'd have to. "S'Hinata." he straightened.

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She blinked in surprise. He was with the Hyuuga girl? Well, that was kinda nice to know. At least he wasn't with a girl that was going to try and take advantage of him.

Temari's smile softened into something sweet. "I'm glad then. Good choice, though I'm curious as to how her cousin is taking it. He's kinda protective of her now, you know?"

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"Who cares. I mean.. I kinda care but he knows I'm not gonna be doing stuff she doesn't want. Neji ain't an idiot, and he's a buddy~" so there!

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She giggled at him. "That doesn't mean he's not going to want to talk to the man sleeping with his favourite cousin." She shook her head in pity. "I heard your mom's running around here, yeah? How would you feel if there was a guy trying to get into her pants? That's probably how Neji feels about you. Only a little more fondly, I suppose."