Gaara : [ awakes from a nightmare ] AHH!.. I must have fallen asleep again, -thinks- (( I have to stay on guard and alert on a mission of this significance. )) -walks over to the scroll and places it into his food sack- -laughs- Heh... heh... I have to stay unpredictable, times in the Village Hidden in the Sand are especially hard. [[ ninjas appear, Gaara notices one of them is wearing a band crafted by the blacksmiths from the Village Hidden in the Trees ]]1st Rival Ninja : Well, well, well, what do we have here?2nd Rival Ninja : He doesn't look so tough. His eyes and aura reek of regret and sorrow. -sniffs air and smiles-1st Rival Ninja : So -removes a kunai from beneath cloak, (( sudden movement ))- the kunai rips Gaara's shirt- Are you Gaara of the Sand?Gaara : -chuckles- Heh.. who's asking?2nd Ninja : -angrily hisses- WE ARE ASKING THE QUESTIONS HERE!! -steps towards Gaara-1st Ninja : -puts out arm and stops other Ninja- Now, now, Ninhaji, we wouldn't want our host to think us rude. -smirks- I am... Gundo, of the Village Hidden in the Trees and this is my comrade Ninjiha.

((( there's a movement in the trees that no one notices )))

Gaara : -sits- So, I'm guessing you both came for the 2nd scroll of the Resurrection Jutsu? -laughs lightly-

Ninjiha : -turns a slight redish color- YOU SIT AND LAUGH IN THE PRESENCE OF THE VILLAGE HIDDEN IN THE TREES FINEST SET OF NINJA?

Gundo : -sits on ground and closes eyes- Though I am a patient man, your utter disregard and indiffernce towards us is slightly annoying. -opens eyes [ left one shines ] -jumps up in a flash and throws a punch at Gaara-

Gaara : -grabs Gundo's fist and flips him-

Gundo : -flips into the air, catches his fall with his hand and lands on his feet, while reaching into his cloak and throwing a second kunai at Gaara-

Gaara : -ducks as the kunai turns into a ninja clone of Gundo and punchs at Gaara's head-

Ninjiha : -thinks- (( What a little pest, should have went with what I had in mind )) -pulls out a kunai-

Unknown Shinobi : -appears out of the trees, there's a flash-

Ninjiha : -looks down at his arm in fright and thinks "How did she do that?"-

Unknown Shinobi : -looks up and smirks- my kunai is inserted in the nerve that controls your right arm movement.

Ninjiha : Whaa? -thinks- (( How could she... I mean I didn't sense her and now I feel as if her power flows through my body. I have to stall her we need that scroll. )) -throws a smoke bomb-

(( smoke clouds the unknown shinobi's vision for a split second ))....