Chapter 82 Not interested
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Next scene
On a street in Konoha Village
Sasuke said: [Hey, kid in front, what's your name? ]
Gaara tilted his head slightly: [Sandstorm Gaara. I am also interested in you, what is your name? ]
【I will give you my Hashas.】
Naruto on the side pointed at himself with his thumb and said with a silly smile: [What, what, what about me? ]
Gaara turned around directly.
【not interested. 】
Ninja World
"Haha, this savior with a lively personality is so cute! Gaara dislikes him."
"Naruto and Sasuke are in the same class, and so is Sasuke's wife. Naruto is so miserable. Will he have to eat dog food for several years?"
"This is what Gaara looks like when he grows up. He doesn't look anything special except that he's a little cold."
on screen
The screen flashes
Gaara and Naruto's battle
Naruto lowered his head: [True strength shouldn't be like this. You can't become stronger just by fighting for yourself! ]
After saying this, Naruto raised his head and formed the Shadow Clone Seal with both hands.
Naruto's shadow clones surrounded Gaara, who had transformed into a half-tailed beast.
[Swirl! Vortex! Ring! Man! Two thousand consecutive bullets!]
Countless Naruto punched the half-tailed beast Gaara hard.
This move directly knocked Shukaku out.
Naruto used summoning techniques to summon a toad, and used transformation techniques to turn the toad into the Nine-Tails, which bit Shukaku. Naruto took the opportunity to punch Gaara in the face.
【Wake up, you bastard! 】
After Naruto slid out, his feet were wrapped in a ball of sand.
Gaara seals: [Go to hell! ]
A powerful burst of chakra burst out from Naruto's body, and he easily broke free from the control of the sand. He rushed towards Gaara and hit his forehead hard.
【You bastard! 】
Gaara's white pupils were dotted with bloodshot.
Shukaku turned into sand and cracked inch by inch, and the figures of the two fell downwards at the same time.
[Why? Is this guy so strong? ]
The defeated Gaara lay on the ground, turned his head and looked at Naruto, who was lying on the ground, his body shaking constantly, but still using his chin to slowly move his body towards him.
Seeing Naruto's body getting closer and closer.
Just when Gaara thought Naruto was going to kill him.
Naruto spoke up.
[The pain of being alone is not just ordinary pain, right? ]
Gaara's pupils shrank.
Naruto lay on the ground, looking up at Gaara, his blue eyes were no longer as bright as before.
[I don't know why, but I can deeply understand your feelings. But I already have the ones I love, and I won't let you hurt the ones I love! Otherwise! Even if I have to kill you, I will definitely stop you! ]
When he said this, Naruto's eyes were full of determination.
[Why? Why can you do this for others? ]
Naruto, with blood all over his forehead, said with difficulty: [Because they are important companions who saved me from the hell of loneliness and recognized my existence! ]
【They are the most important people to me! 】
Gaara's pupils trembled.
The image of Yashamaru came to mind.
"Is that why he is so strong?"
"To them, I am a relic of the past that they want to erase. So, what do I exist for?"
at this time
Sasuke appeared next to Naruto.
[That's enough, Naruto. Sakura is fine now. Has this guy run out of chakra? The sand that trapped Sakura has long since dispersed.]
After hearing this, Naruto finally breathed a sigh of relief and stopped moving his chin forward.
At this time, Temari and Kankuro arrived at the same time and blocked Gaara behind them.
Gaara said in a hoarse voice: [Forget it, I won’t fight anymore.]
Kankuro was startled when he heard the voice, and quickly looked back, unable to help but gritting his teeth.
'This is the first time I've seen Gaara so weak..."
Then he leaned down and tried to help Gaara up.
【I see. 】
Temari looked at Gaara with concern in her eyes.
After Kankuro helped Gaara up, the three figures disappeared with a "swish".
Sasuke looked at Naruto who had fainted and fell silent.
Sand Hidden Village
Gaara stared blankly at Kankuro and Temari, who were worried about him, and felt mixed emotions.
"You approached me... weren't you trying to kill me? Why were you worried about me?"
He murmured, "Did I... misunderstand them?"
It turns out that there are still people in this world who care about him.
His heart, which had been broken for a long time, was being healed at this moment.
Yes, his uncle doesn’t love him, his father doesn’t love him, and his mother doesn’t love him, but that doesn’t mean that his brothers and sisters don’t love him either!
He is...someone cares about him!
Two lines of tears flowed from Gaara's eyes.
on screen
In a forest.
Gaara's mind flashed with Naruto's image and the words he had said.
"Uzumaki Naruto?"
"One day, I will also have..."
【Temari, Kankuro.】
【Um? 】
Gaara said weakly: [I’m sorry.]
Temari and Kankuro were stunned.
The two looked at each other.
[No...it's alright.]
People in the ninja world were talking about it.
"It turns out that the one who truly saved Gaara was Naruto!"
"Gaara saw Naruto's determination to protect his companions, so he was shaken, right? Now he wants to be recognized by others like Naruto, so he apologized to Kankuro and Temari. Otherwise, how could Gaara say such words with his personality?"
"Gaara is just emotionally unstable because of the tailed beasts. He must be a very good kid deep down. We can tell from the fact that he brought medicine to the villagers he accidentally injured."
Sand Hidden Village
Luo Sha's tiger body trembled.
He and Chiyo looked at each other and saw disbelief in their eyes.
"Gaara...he has been through so much pain, but just because he saw Naruto's path, he denied his former self. How kind was his original heart?"
Luo Sha's eyes were moist, and he murmured, "Am I really wrong?"
"Perhaps I was wrong from the beginning. Gaara, I should have let him use the power of love to suppress Shukaku..."
on screen
Gaara fell into memories.
【like……】
【That day became the most special day in my life. 】
【I know there are people who are in the same situation as me, but are taking different paths.】
[So I decided to become a Sand Ninja and strive for the goal of becoming the Kazekage! I will establish a bond with the village in order to survive.]
【My negative life has finally taken a step forward. 】
Screen turn
Gaara appeared on the screen wearing the divine robe of the Fifth Kazekage.
The villagers below cheered.
Ninja World
"Although there are no battle scenes, this scene still shocked me a lot! As a Jinchūriki who has gone on rampage countless times, Gaara has brought countless pains to the villagers. However, he finally relied on his own efforts to eliminate the hostility and prejudice of the villagers towards him, and was recognized by the people and became the Kazekage!"
"No one knows how much Gaara has suffered during this period. The screen just turned the perspective and skipped over Gaara's hardships in the past few years."
"Looking at his youthful appearance, it's not an exaggeration to say that he is the youngest shadow in history! What an outstanding young man!"
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