A/N Vires here. Summary says it all. The first nine chapters delve into each Jinchuuriki's personality.

(Thoughts)

(Regular talk)

(Beast speech)

(Beast thought)

(Whatever the heck this is, I'll probably tell you.)

The teardrops hit the floor, just as they always had. He was too young to be subjected to all this hatred. He is now too old to ignore it. Gaara of the sand wiped clean his eyes of his tears, and opened the window.

The slight sandy breeze assaulted his skin. This village relied on him for a lot as Kazekage, but what if he left. This invite to the village Naruto had created stirred an inner turmoil, and proved a distraction. A sanctuary for all Jinchuuriki…

'Sounds like something I could use right now.' Gaara thought.

Konkuro and Temari. The two closest to him. How could he explain this to them. He closed the window and left his room, shutting the door behind him. As he reached the front door of the large house, he spotted Temari in his peripherals. He slowly turned, eyes widening, as he saw the letter in her hand. The same letter that stated Naruto's proposal. He sighed and walked up to her. Placing his arms around her shoulders, and pulling her into an embrace, he let her cry.

"I have to do this, Temari."

"There has to be another way, Gaara." She whimpered in his ear. Konkuro walked in but seconds later.

"What is wrong." He said, concern etched in his face.

"Konkuro. Temari. I'm sorry for everything. Everything that I did to you when we were children. I am sorry for not being the brother you wanted of me. I am sorry, but I have to go. Goodbye."

And with that, Gaara of the Sand removed his hands from Temari, readied his sand, walked out the front door and flew away from his home. His home. Everything he knew and loved, and everything that hated him for what he could not control. He saw Temari and Konkuro rush out, and with the midnight moon in the background, it made it even harder to say goodbye. He shed one last tear before leaving behind Temari screaming his name.

"Gaara!"

Three days later and Gaara could still hear her screams. Shaking his head, he decided to stop, making the man in front of him stop as well. They had well left the desert, covering their tracks, and were now moving in the forest near Konoha.

"What is it, Kazekage?" Said the man. He wore a full body length cloak that covered all of his face in shadow. Gaara found him waiting outside the village, ready to take him to the new village. Gaara lowered his gaze to the forest floor.

"I don't deserve that title. Even when I was called that, everyone was afraid of me, like I was possessed. I cannot rule over those who are afraid of me."

"Ah, lighten up. Forget the past." The man said, turning back to the path. Gaara's eyes widened, and he looked back up.

"What?" He said, confused.

"You need to let go. They are behind you. Look ahead, where Naruto awaits you. That is where you can set your sights on." The man finished, moving ahead.

Gaara!...

Her screams still echoing in his head, he pressed on, ignoring the will to return. After all that Naruto taught him, he would give up?

'Never.' He thought, musing, knowing that wherever he was being led to, he knew he would see Naruto again.

"Gaara."

He started. "Shukaku?"

"Yes. I know what you're doing, and I know what I've done to you. I need to apologise, for trying to take you over.

Gaara closes his eyes. An apology from his beast. Unlikely, but here it is happening. He had heard from Naruto that if he was to be in this village, then he needed to befriend Shukaku.

"I accept your apology."

"What, just like that?"

"Yes, I'm afraid."

"I heard what the container to Kyuubi said. I would like to make a deal."

'Here it is.' Gaara thought. "What do you want?"

"I want to be able to talk to my fellow Bijuu. I will let you have my chakra and whatever when you need it, so you can be the perfect Jinjuuriki. But I want to be able to talk to my brothers and sisters. Is this a fine deal?"

Gaara shook his head. How the hell could he manage that?

"Yes. If you want that, and it is in my power, then I can allow that."

"Thank you, Gaara."

"Oh, so you know my name?"

"Very funny."

"Oi, stop talking to yourself back there. It is distracting." Said the man out front, with a laugh.

Gaara smiled for the first time on this trip.

'If Shukaku and I can keep this up, I could get stronger than Naruto.'

With that final thought, he followed the hooded man in front of him to the Hidden Tail Village.

Edited 17/09/2012

A/N Thank-you for reading! If you leave a review, I will mail you a full length body cloak.

Not really, If I had one… I would wear it every day… Like a monk.

~Vires