Hello, I quickly wanted to mention I do not own the Naruto characters in this fanfic or any Naruto characters that exist . Another worthy mention is that we barely know anything about Karura ( Yondaime Kazekage's wife ) so I decided to base a good part of her personality off Kushina Uzumaki since Karura seemed to have the protective personality over her children that Kushina had over Naruto .

Anyway onward to da story!

~Ocean

Karura didn't understand what was going on. One minute she was imbuing her chakra into her prematurely born son Gaara, and the next moment she is waking up lying in a sandy bank. Karura observed herself and pinched herself a few times before deciding that she was completely awake and alive. She looked around and found herself next to her brother Yashamaru , and her husband Rasa. The sandy blonde kunoichi was a bit conflicted. She loved her husband, but she wasn't okay with the fact that her son had to be a jinchuriki. Rasa stirred and shot up right, frantically looking around his eyes wild. His eyes met her own green ones.

"Ka.. " he gasped.

"Is that really you, is this the afterlife?"

Karura looked at her husband confused.

"You died as well, huh? But uh this isn't the afterlife I'm afraid. Were in the desert, and it feels like Suna."

Rasa nodded.

"But.. I died, Gaara, he…"

Karura looked at Rasa urgently.

"What, What about Gaara, is my son ok?! Is he alive?"

Rasa looked down.

"I'm … I'm not sure, I died as well remember?"

Yashamaru stirred his eyes slowly opening.

"Is.. Is this a dream, it's like I'm seeing you again Karura. I'm sorry for the way I treated you Gaara."

Karura felt a wave of confusion she felt like she was missing big pieces of information.

"Little brother, you aren't seeing things, It's me Karura, I'm really here."

Yashamaru bolted up from his lying down position, and tightly hugged Karura, tears were flowing down his face.

Karura understood, she understood that her brother held pain, and that he needed to be comforted, and Karura was happy to give her brother that comfort again.

"How.. How are you here?"

Karura shrugged her shoulders.

"I'm not sure myself but it seems like all three of us were resurrected."

"Oh" Yashamaru replied.

"I hope Gaara is ok. . .The last time I saw him, well it was when he was a kid.I also hope Temari, and Kankuro are fine as well. Temari she was bullied I know, Daimaru I think the kids name was. It's been a while."

Karura's mothering instinct perked up at the mentioning her her three beloved babies. They obviously weren't babies but to her, they would always be her little kiddos. Though she had missed out on a lot of their lives, and it almost felt wrong to call herself their mother.

Rasa spoke up.

"What year do you suppose it? I hope Suna is still standing." He paused.

"Gaara most likely is gone at this point, I can't see how the village would have allowed to go remain alive."

Yashamaru's face tightened to a frown "Rasa you better watch your mouth. He did nothing to you, it's your fault he ended up the way he is. I want help Gaara if he is struggling with Shukaku, Temari with bullying and Kankuro?... Maybe his face painting habit?"

Kankuro was a special case and it was hard to figure out what he needed.

Karura however didn't react nearly as calmly as Yashamaru.

"WHAT DID YOU SAY?! YOU PROMISED MY SON WOULDN'T BE MISTREATED OR HURT FROM BEING A JINJURIKI!"

Karura Summoned a giant a hammer concealed in her sash by a a seal and knocked her husband and brother across the desert.

The two men groaned, but Yashamaru didn't blame his sister for wacking him towards Konoha. On the other hand he was too dazed to even think.

Karura matched towards the boys and grabbed Rasa by the scruff.

"You mind restating what you said, maybe with a little less hate towards my baby!"

Rasa shook a bit at Karura's glare.

"Gaara .. He lost control of the Shukaku."

Karura was now fuming "Come on boys we are going to Suna if I have to drag you there. I must save my babies!"

Rasa, Yashamaru were pulled up by a temperamental Karura, afraid to disobey her . It was time to check out Sunagakure, and hope it was whole as Rasa claimed.

After about a day of walking, the Suna gates were visible, and nothing seemed to reek of destruction. That was a good sign.

They walked until they came to the gate where guards stood.

A guard came over from his post.

"Halt what business do you have in Suna?" Guard A commanded.

The three looked miffed, and noticed right away they didn't recognize the guards. Secondly the entrance of the village was clean sweeped and flowering cacti were arranged at the opening like an artwork. There was a little sign at the foot of the bed of Cacti that said. "Courtesy of Yamanaka Flowers." There was also a flag that read. "Celebrating 20 years of Friendship between SUNA and KONOHA."

There were many things that were off with those statements. Why was the village entrance so beautiful? Could it be hiding a much more gruesome interior?

Rasa was skeptical. He felt a sense in dread and wondered just how bad the village was, especially this the facade in the front. Last he knew, Suna was about to invade Konoha with the help of Orochimaru. Karura on the other hand was eating it all up and in a slightly better mood due to the entrance.

"Hey don't go ignoring me, what business do you have in Suna?!"

Karura looked up from her daze and realized she was being spoken to.

"My deepest apologies, I was wondering if you knew anything about the three children of the Yondaime Kazekage? We're here visiting Suna and wanted to meet them."

"Tourists huh? Well ok, you can walk around Suna a bit. I'm not sure if I can get you an audience with them, they are rather busy".

Karura seemed satisfied enough with that answer

"Do you mind bringing us into Suna and directing us into the directing of their location?"

"I will bring you in, and if they have a chance to chat I will bring you to their residence."

The guard began walking in signaling the three to follow.

Once Karura, Rasa, and Yashamaru followed the guard spoke up again.

"You are lucky to have arrived this week. Lady Temari is currently visiting from Konoha!"

Karura's mouth dropped. "Why on earth is she visiting, I thought she lived here?" Karura asked confused.

"Lady Temari has lived in Konoha for a little over a decade, with her husband and son."

Inside Karura could hardly contain her excitement, she was a grandmother! On the outside she remained stoic hiding her proud mothering feelings.

"Oh wow, how old is the son?" Karura decided to ask, in order to gage how much time had passed.

"Lady Temari's son is 12 if I am not mistaken. The little boy is becoming quite a fine young man."

Karura looked at Rasa, who looked equally shocked. Yashamaru quickly did some fine calculating. When he has been given the mission of killing Gaara, the little boy has been six. Temari was three years older at age nine. Logically most women in Konoha had a child by the age of twenty five. If that's the case she would at most be thirty seven and at the very youngest thirty two or thirty three. That meant that he had died over three decades ago.

He nudged Karura.

"A lot of time has passed, Temari was around nine when I died, she would have to be in her thirties."

Time had changed for sure, but if it had changed for the better, that is what they were about to find out as the guard lead them down a beautiful stone pathway with more flowering Cacti. Rasa was beginning to grow weary of cacti. Why were there so many cacti beds? Approaching the door it sounded like a fight was going on inside. Loud voices, creaking sounds, and cheering as well. It was now or never! The guard knocked!