Despite how hectic things had been when he first returned, things now felt relatively calm. However... there was something troubling Gaara. Something he couldn't quite explain. He knew it must have something to do with the absence of Shukaku now that he no longer rested dormant within him. He couldn't think straight, and doing his paperwork grew increasingly difficult. His head felt groggy, and he couldn't concentrate on anything. With his mind like this he wasn't getting any paperwork done, usually he was quick with these and understood them easily. Kankuro who was also in his office was looking over some files a jounin brought in about the security on the border. He too seemed to notice the sudden change in Gaaras personality.
"Hey Gaara you sure your ok? Kankuro asked his younger brother.
Gaara sighed heavily. "I'm fine..."
"Well you could take a day or two off ya know? and your healing rates a lot slower now that Shukakus gone" Kankuro implied.
"That is true... but I don't need to take any time off" Gaara said in a tone that made his older brother know he wasn't changing his mind.
"Jeez... You like your job way to much" Kankuro said with a light smile, knowing that ever since he met Naruto Uzumaki from the leaf being Kazekage had been his little brothers dream.
As another hour waged on the groggy feeling in his head grew worse, and he was finding it harder and harder just to keep his head up. The Kazekage began to wonder whether he'd been taking the wrong amount of the medication the medic ninja had given him for his injuries. If so maybe that was the reason.
Kankuro kept giving curious looks at his brother Gaara. He had never seen him like this before. He almost looked... tired. Kankuro shrugged it off knowing there was nothing he could do to force Gaara out of his office.
Gaara forced himself to sit up straight thinking it would help him focus better. It didn't. He felt spacey, the black letters on the paper before him grew blurry and he couldn't understand them and then.... Everything went black.
"Hey gaara what do you think abou-" Kankuro couldn't finish his sentence, because he had to hold back a laugh at the mess of red hair face down on the desk. "Sleeping on the job huh Gaara?" Kankuro said quietly with a smile as he set down his files on the desk next to Gaara and walked out the door.
Outside he met a chunin carrying a few scrolls proabably about some mission. "Don't disturb Gaara he's very busy." Kankuro said without even stopping.
"But-" the chunin began.
"Whatever it is, can wait till tomorrow" Kankuro called back as he made his way home.
and so Gaara spent his first night of sleep with his head on his desk, and to wake up the next morning with ink smudged across his face and a painful kink in his neck.
Well thats the end of my second Naruto untold stories chapter hope you liked it. I might take requests or ideas, but I can't guarantee I'll do them. Anyways... comment, rate, subscribe all that good stuff ;)