Kankuro watched Neji, using his mastery of puppets, he followed Neji through trees and such. Smiling again, he relized that Neji might be tired from the previous battle. He got Karasu into the shadow's once more. Looking over his shoulder, he saw the rest of the ninja... "Let's hope they won't be any trouble" He thought. Looking around for Neji he stood up... not a smart move. Neji came flying at him, and Kankuro dodged Neji's open palm by an inch. Throwing Karasu at Neji, he distracted him long enough to hide once more. Why did he pick another fight with Neji? He needed to look for Gaara... not waste his time here. "Neji, I'm not here to fight you, I'm looking for Gaara... where is he!?!" He shouted out. Making sure his back was clear, he fired a poison bomb into some bushes maybe Neji was there... maybe not. Trying to keep himself silent, he dashed from tree to tree looking for Gaara, and trying to keep Neji at bay.
-i second that motion^-
Neji ran after Kankuro through the trees. He knew he could outsmart Kankuro again. Kankuro was barely in the same league as him. But still, he had to credit him for his mastery of puppets. He had lost sight of him again, but no worries. He'd find him again. He looked around and saw karasu shoot a knife back at him. Neji turned to the side and it stabbed into a tree trunk.
He took this time to run straight at Karasu, but then sidestepped, and jumped right at kankuro! In a split second, his KUNAI KNIFE WAS OUT! The knife inched straight for Kankuro's throat when.....
Gaara appeared in the trunk above him. Neji froze in his tracks. Gaara stared down at him with hateful eyes.
Neji ignored Kankuro's comment and looked up at Gaara. Gaara was the one who stood a better chance against him. Neji jumped to the side, and in a triangle formationwas Neji, Kankuro and Gaara. It was now a two on one fight.
"Kankuro..." Gaara said still staring at Neji. "We are going to kill him. Spill his blood" Gaara said, now shaking.
Neji stood where he was, in a fighting position. He needed help now.
(Thanks Quincy)
Kankuro smiled... Gaara had the right idea. "Revenge time Neji." Kankuro jumped backwards, throwing Karasu straight at him. Neji narrowly ducked it, Kankuro hopped into some leaves that were in a tree. Karasu ran at Neji tacitally, dodging most of his attacks. "Time to die NEJI!!!!!!!" Kankuro yelled from his hiding spot, Karasu's knives aiming straight for Neji's neck.
NEji was totally overwhelmed. He hadn't expected Gaara's interference. He saw the knives heading for him and tried to dodge. Normally it would have been simple, but...
Gaara sent his sand and it wrapped around Neji's ankle. It held him there and Karasu's knives stabbed Neji in the shoulder. Blood spurting from the deep gash.
"Gaara, answer me!" Kankuro shouted... no, Gaara had become deeply intreseted in the fight... he could tell by the look in his eyes. Muttering to himself, Kankuro looked at the body of Neji, his blood flowing freely on the ground. Karasu still had the knives to Neji's head, laughing Kankuro hopped down and joined Gaara.
Gaara glanced over at Kankuro with hateful eyes. If he talked to him like that again, he'd kill him. He turned back to Neji and smiled with wicked eyes.
Neji was in a serious mess. He'd need assistance as soon as possible. He dropped his kunai knife, so he couldn't attack back. Gaara stood on the tree trunk to the right, Kankuro in front of neji. Strange positioning. What would they do with him. Hopefully someone heard their fighting. Shikamaru or maybe even Kakashi.
Kankuro crossed his arms, it became extremely silent. Glancing up at Gaara again, he noticed he hadn't even flinched nor moved once. Looking down at the pitiful sight of Neji he scratched his head... surely Neji was holding back...? Or had he been taken by surprise, either way, he had gotten himself into a real mess. Suddenly, Kankuro remembered the other ninja. "Gaara, there are other ninja here..." Then again Kankuro knew Gaara already had seen them. Well, no matter what, those ninja were probably on there way... acting smart, Kankuro got Karasu ready for whatever was coming.
Neji was thinking of a plan. He was thinking thinking thinking. He needed a plan of course. Then remembered that those weren't just ordinary knives, they were...
"Poison!" Neji said clasping his throat. He began to feel sick and woozy.
Gaara smiled at the pitiful site of Neji. Then jumped over to the tree he was in. He grabbed him by the throat and squeezed. He smiled a sickening smile.