Chapter 38: Twisted Love, Poor Crooked Little One

Looking at Haruko's bright smile in the morning, Gaara also smiled shyly.

Haruko was so reassuring that Gaara confessed to her the pain he had been suffering.

"Why won't anyone else come near me?"

After what she had seen and heard in the Hidden Sand Village these days, Haruko gradually recalled Gaara's childhood in the morning.

He was born from his mother's death. In order to make him the strongest ninja, his father used ninjutsu to attach the incarnation of sand to his body. That was the soul of the old monk Sand Shadow who was sealed in a water pot called Shukaku.

It can be said that he was a monster from birth.

Born to cast spells, he is mentally unstable. To the people in the village, he is not only a trump card in the village, but also a dangerous person.

Therefore, everyone in the village regarded him as a monster, did not dare to approach him, and even insulted and hated him.

Gaara's experience is so similar to Uzumaki Naruto's. There are monsters sealed in their bodies. No one wants to get close to them. They are always alone and are even forced to reflect on what they did wrong...

Morning Haruko said angrily: "Xiao Ai, don't hurt yourself because of other people's attitudes!"

"You haven't done anything wrong. Those who stay away from you because of rumors are not worthy of being your friend!"

"Xiao Ai, you have a long future ahead of you. When you step out of this village, you will meet all kinds of people. There will definitely be people like me who like you, want to be close to you, and are not afraid of you. That way you will have more friends!"

"What you need to do now is to protect yourself, love yourself, and then use the extra love you have for yourself to love others."

Even though it was already night and everything was pitch black all around, Haruko's eyes seemed to sparkle in the morning, emitting starlight that penetrated Gaara's long-closed heart and swept away the haze that had been floating for a long time.

Haruko...

My Haruko...

Unlike his previous cautious hugs, Gaara held Haruko's hand very tightly this time, as if he wanted to melt her into his flesh and blood.

In the morning, Haruko inappropriately thought of the man, Yashamaru, who followed Gaara around in the name of taking care of him but was actually monitoring him.

"Little sister, you are Gaara-sama's friend, right?"

In the morning, Haruko was walking back to the hotel when she saw a gentle-looking man standing in front of her.

"Who are you, big brother?"

Yashamaru took care of her small stature and crouched down to be at her eye level, "I'm Yashamaru who takes care of Gaara-sama. Can you take a moment to talk to me?"

"Big brother, do you want to ask about Xiao Ai?"

"Ai-chan?" Yashamaru smiled when he heard the name, "It seems that you have a good relationship with Gaara-sama."

"We are good friends." Morning Haruko could sense that he had not come to her to say these things, "What exactly do you want to say, big brother?"

"Little sister is very perceptive." Yashamaru's contemptuous look became a little more serious, "Can you please stay away from Lord Gaara?"

"Huh?" Haruko Asagi obviously didn't expect this to be his purpose.

Yashamaru stood up and looked down at her, "You knew that Lord Gaara was a monster, but you still chose to get close to him, so...what is your purpose in coming to the Hidden Sand Village?"

“……” Haruko Zao was speechless.

There really are people suffering from paranoia these days. It's like they have eyes after being cut open with a knife.

Seeing Haruko Asagi's "frightened" expression, Yashamaru thought that she was still a child after all, so he softened his expression a little and said the final warning, "Leave quickly and don't get close to Gaara-sama again."

After saying this, he disappeared into the night, leaving Haruko alone, disheveled in the wind.

So, what is that person doing here? It's just like a husband cheating on his wife and rushing to warn the mistress.

No, does Gaara know that there is a backstabber around him?!

Although Hayama Haruko had thought about telling Gaara what happened that day, to be honest, Gaara had only known Hayama Haruko for less than a week, and she was not confident that Gaara would believe her instead of Yashamaru, who had taken care of him since he was a child.

And Yashamaru was only warning himself to stay away from Gaara, he didn't really hurt her.

What's more... Haruko is about to leave in the morning.

On the morning of the day before leaving, Gaara came to see Haruko off.

Looking at the poor little guy who was about to cry, Haruko Zaojian smiled and handed him the thing in her hand.

“Is this… a photo?”

Gaara looked at two palm-sized photos, which were smiling photos of himself and Hayama Haruko.

Before, Haruko Hayama had taken him to meet Hayama's parents, and when they were playing together in the hotel, Hayama's mother took the opportunity to take a photo of them.

The warm scene of Haruko Zao smiling and making a "V" sign, and Gaara looking at Haruko Zao with a shy smile was frozen in time.

"This way, Xiao Ai can look at the photo whenever she misses me. She must never forget what I look like!"

Haruko Asama was a little worried about the six-year-old's memory.

Gaara clutched the photo tightly in his hand, and tears instantly fell.

"I will never forget Haruko!"

"When I grow up, I will come to find you!"

The two children made a promise to each other against the backdrop of the whitening sky.

……

The two young and naive children back then have grown up. They sat opposite each other and talked about their past memories.

After chatting for most of the day, Qingzi suddenly remembered what happened today. She asked, "Is Xiaoai here to visit Xiaoli?"

Gaara slowly spit out under Haruko's curious expression in the morning.

"No, I was going to kill him."

Haruko was sweating a little in the morning.

"Because he took away your sight."

Haruko sweated more in the morning.

"I want Haruko's eyes to stay on me."

Haruko was already sweating profusely in the morning.

What happened? What happened?!

Isn't this just a daily drama about old friends reuniting and chatting harmoniously? How did it suddenly turn into an ethical love drama where the paranoid male protagonist falls in love with me? !

(In fact, it was Haruko Asama who was chatting the whole time, and Gaara just listened to her quietly.)

Could it be that she was ignorant when she was a child and got involved with a strange person who was cute but actually yandere? !

Haruko Zaoma forced herself to keep smiling. She opened her mouth but didn't know what to say to ease the awkward atmosphere.

"Haruko?"

They were sitting by the window, and outside the glass window was Uzumaki Naruto, who had been lying on the window watching them.

She thought it was the sound of nature that saved her from the dire situation, but when she saw Uzumaki Naruto's frog-like posture, Haruko's face, which had not been very good in the morning, suddenly turned pale.

"Ahem... Naruto, why... why are you lying on top of this?"

After hearing what she said, Uzumaki Naruto realized that his posture was a bit unsightly, and he quickly stood up.

He touched his head with one hand and said sheepishly, "I was chasing after the lecherous immortal, and suddenly I saw Haruko, so I wanted to come over and say hello!"

"The lustful immortal?" What kind of weird title is this?

"Yes! Wow, you are eating beef tongue!" Uzumaki Naruto's attention was gradually attracted by the delicious food on the table.

In the morning, Haruko finally found a use for him and quickly said, "Naruto, come in and try the flavor of this place!"

"Really? I feel a little embarrassed..." Uzumaki Naruto immediately took a step forward, "Then I won't be polite!"

It was rare for Haruko Asuma to be moved by Uzumaki Naruto's impoliteness.

Naruto, my savior!

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