[Barrier group is ready.]
[The sealing team is ready.]
[Codebreaking team ready.]
[Emergency response team ready.]
Radio static can be heard, people wearing protective suits, people wearing laboratory gown, many people busily worked on things like scrolls, computers, monitors, and all sorts of detection equipment. Today is a big day.
"Double check everything. We will start operation as soon as that is done."
'We can't mess this up or we'll be sent to the past at best.'
Gaara spoke to the team on site from a control room. He didn't wish for anything bad to happen to the ley line if it can be helped, being careful is a requirement and is part if the procedure if one wanted to live a long meaningful life. He watched the teams as they performed their duties from the monitors in the control room.
When everything is rechecked, the operation to reopen the Ryumyaku initiated.
"Are you ready princess?"
[I already told you that you can do this yourself if you want. We are kin after all.]
"I am unsuitable. The ancient clan is on the matriarchal orientation and the control key will not accept me easily. Just help me this once princess. Its not like these veins will open themselves without our input."
'Besides, I am not satisfied with just being able to wield it, I must be able to take control of it.'
Gaara smiled.
[Alright, just do as you promised and consider it a deal.]
'Revival and prosperity of the clan. Why do I seem to have heard of that before? Nevermind. These people must have myopia or something. No creativity whatsoever.'
"That is a given. Shall we start?"
[Um. I'm ready.]
[[[[[All teams we will commence operation in 15, 14, 13, 12,...]]]]]
Four people from the codebreaker team stood on each corner of a seal. The seal is likely inspired from an advanced healing formula or the healing formula came from this seal. Either way, today the Ryumyaku will be released by hook or by crook.
When the timer struck go, they released a scroll each and attached it to the seal formation as they performed hand signs at the same time like a well choreographed dance.
""Unseal: Decode Formation!""
The seal inscriptions glowed red-black like lave then wiggled like worms and slowly retracted towards the special kunai in the middle of the sealing formation. A few seconds passed and the seal inscriptions are fully retracted, purple chakra lights seeped from under the kunai and soon pressure from the rising levels of chakra tossed the special kunai into the air.
[Princess Iwa, do your thing.]
Gaara propted his trumpcard who immediately complied.
"On it."
Iwa came to the eye where the sealing formation used to be and placed her hands over the control key which weirdly looked like an eye.
"Alright, I'm starting the inheritance ceremony."
Iwa took a vial of red liquid and poured it over the control key before chanting some sort of ritual in a strange language. The blood did not flow regularly, it slowly formed a strange pattern similar to seal inscriptions but from a different language. Iwa did not pay it any attention like it was expected. She spread her arms and she slowly glowed in violet lights as she levitated from the ground like Mother (1).
In the control room, Gaara is also glowing in violet light. Chakra is being transmitted to him from somewhere, most likely the Ryumyaku since the whole purpose of the inheritance ceremony is for the righteous owner of the place to relinquish her rights willingly. The red liquid she used in the ceremony is in fact Gaara's blood. Soon, he felt it converge...
Iwa fell to the ground a few seconds after the ceremony, the ground however is now layered in grass and fragrant flowers, on the place where the control key should have been is a tree that looked like it sparkled under the dim underground lights inside the ruins.
'This isn't in the records...'
Iwa thought before she lost consciousness and closed her eyes. The surrounding teams heaved a sigh of relief at the success of the procedure. The emergency response team quickly arrived with a stretcher and took Iwa from the scene. Other teams also came and started to poke the plants that suddenly sprang to life out of nowhere. Some even gathered samples like leaves, flowers, sap etc. for analysis.
Gaara felt heat in his chest as the energy converged. Something seems to be forming in his chest. He quickly took off the chakra armor he is wearing and saw that his skin is glowing dark purple over where his heart should be. Then he suddenly felt burning pain akin to a branding, he gasped forn breath again and again to no avail. He fell on his knees as he pounded his chest helplessly. His fingers ran through the hard granite floor like knife to butter as he convulsed on the ground. Cold sweat, tears, and snot covered his face, his saliva flowed down as he roared soundlessly like he is television on mute mode. Clearly, someone did not expect something like this to happen and is paying dearly for it.
"SIR! SIR! Emergency Response send a team to the control room RIGHT NOW!"
He heard a call from someone. He somewhat felt relieved that somebody found him quickly in this state. Who knows they might be able to save him. Honestly though, resting like that where he didn't care about what happened next brought him some kind peace akin to the feeling of an embrace.
"Sir..."
Gaara slowly drifted through the darkness as the background noise slowly faded.
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Gaara opened his eyes and surveyed his surroundings.
"Finally awake?
A tall muscular man with light grayish skin, short spiky black hair, dark brown eyes, and small eyebrows spoke from the corner of the room. He wore a balck-red chakra armor and a greatsword hung behind him effortlessly.
"All according to plan. Yes?"
Gaara would have laughed but the dryness in his throat made him wince.
"How long was I out?"
The patient asked as he recieved a glass of water from Zabuza.
"Don't worry it's just been a week. The doctors said you are in some kind of hibernation but you will be fine. Haku has been guarding you ever since, she actually just went out to rest and take a bath. She should come back really soon hehe. You know I'm rooting for you guys right? Don't be shy."
Its been about a year when he recruited Zabuza for mercenary missions. They had plenty of deals and got to know each other more before Gaara proceeded to finally recruit him to be his bodyguard. For the sole reason being 'every BOSS has a bodyguard' which is definitely something to think about. His baggage consisted of his clothes, a greatsword, and a girl version of Haku.
This meant that this is not the same or the exact same world that the anime portrayed but Gaara really didn't care. The whole thing became different the moment he took over the original's place.
*bam
The door opened and a little boy rushed up to Gaara.
"Oniichan hehehe I knew you'll be fine. Big sis Haku come in Oniichan is awake!"
The purle haired child who looked like a girl spoke hapily as he spun around the room talking about this and that before pulling in a beatyful girl who shyly looked towards Gaara. Zabuza by the side seems to be enjoying the show, Gaara noticed that and made a mental note to deduct his yearly salary. Or at least prank him to death. Most likely the latter.
"Ranmaru you are being rude. Don't drag lady Haku around like a pony. Please forgive my little brother Haku he is just full of spirits ever since he came out of that hut in his village."
"I... Its fine Gaara-sama, Ranmaru-chan is a very nice kid."
'Why is she even... Hmmm I'm handsome so that's probably it. Ughh the dilema.'
Ranmaru's eyes lit up at the compliment and walked over to Gaara's bedside. The patient patted his head and ruffled his long purple hair much to his happy-annoyance. He'll just comb it, what's important is that his oniichan is awake now.