"Get out of the way!" With a shove of his left hand, Sakura Haruno was sent flying backward like a kite with a broken string, slammed against Gaara's back.

"She actually dared to stand in front of Gaara and block him!" Temari exclaimed in surprise.

"This is Karura?" The Sand Village was also watching the video. Seeing his son like this, even though he was somewhat prepared, Karura was still shocked and exclaimed.

Temari and Kankuro, standing nearby, both lowered their heads in silence, recalling their younger brother's ordeal from their memories. The two siblings had watched from the sidelines, but there was nothing they could do to change it!

"Why did it turn out like this?" Seeing their silence, Karyu asked seriously. Previously, Minato and the others had mainly focused on the Fourth Shinobi World War and its aftermath, barely mentioning Gaara. Although Karyu had learned bits and pieces about Gaara from Temari and Kankuro, the specifics were still unclear.

The two siblings still didn't dare to speak, but instead looked at Luo Sha beside them.

As the mother, Galyu immediately noticed the two children's little actions, and an incredulous expression appeared on her face. "Could it be...?"

The video continued playing, and at this moment, Gaara suddenly covered his forehead with his right hand, looking like he was in great pain, but his thoughts slowly drifted into memories of the past.

The scene shifts, and Gaara is now about 4 or 5 years old. In front of him is a photograph of his mother. At this age, Gaara doesn't seem as violent as he will later become. He looks at the photograph for a moment, then takes a knife in his left hand and threatens to stab it into his right. However, the expected bloodshed doesn't occur. Instead, sand gushes out from Gaara's right hand, blocking the knife.

"It still won't work, the sand is getting in my way," Gaara said, feeling wronged.

"Young Master Gaara," another person appeared in the room at that moment.

"Yashamaru!" Gaara exclaimed.

"Don't let my weakness fool you, I was specially assigned by the Kazekage to be part of the medical team to take care of you and protect you at all times!" Yashamaru, though bandaged and appearing injured, didn't seem to care. Gaara, however, said, "Please don't do such things in front of me."

Gaara lowered his head, looking utterly aggrieved.

Seeing Gaara's expression, Yashamaru scratched his head sheepishly and said, "Even so, the sand will automatically protect you."

"Yashamaru, I'm sorry," Gaara apologized.

"It's nothing, just a minor cut," Yashamaru comforted him.

"In the scene, was Yashamaru's injury caused by Gaara?" Karyu asked sternly!

"Yes, yes," the two siblings could only reply helplessly, seeing that their mother was a little angry.

"Why?" Seeing his sister was angry, Yashamaru, the younger brother, quickly stepped forward to ask! He was also very curious about Gaara hurting himself in the scene; judging from the scene, their relationship should be quite good!

"Because Gaara became Shukaku's jinchūriki, the children in the village ostracized and isolated him. Unable to find any companions, Gaara nearly injured them in anger. Yashamaru shielded them from Gaara's attack, which is why he was injured," Temari explained.

"Exclusion? Isolation? You're among them, aren't you?" Garuda asked angrily, glaring at them.

Neither sibling spoke; they simply turned their heads to the other side.

[By the way, Yashamaru, I have something to ask you. While he was chatting, the video kept playing...]

"What's up"

"Could you please prepare some wound medicine for me?"

Gaara ran along, a slight smile on his lips, clutching a bag tightly in his hands. He reached a house and gently knocked on the door.

The person who opened the door was a boy with bandages on his face.

"I'm so sorry about earlier, it must have hurt a lot! Please give me some wound medicine," Gaara said, holding up the medicine to cover his head.

"Get lost, you monster!" But the boy opposite him showed no mercy, coldly saying as he slammed the door shut.

Upon hearing this, Gaara trembled violently. He had finally made up his mind to live in harmony with the villagers, but this was the response he received. Gaara stood at the door, speechless for a long time, the medicine in his hand falling to the ground.

After a long while, he walked silently on his way back.

Just then, a drunkard walked up and bumped into Gaara, yelling, "Watch your step, you brat!"

Upon hearing this, Gaara gave him a cold look. The other person was clearly startled and said in a terrified voice, "You are...?"

"Not again, that look again. Why, why?" Gaara could no longer bear that gaze. Sand billowed up, and moments later, the man was lifeless...

People nearby heard the noise and rushed over. When they saw Gaara, no one dared to approach him. They could only whisper among themselves. On his way back, Gaara encountered his father. Seeing his father's cold eyes, Gaara lowered his head in fear and continued walking.

Chapter 54 Gaara (Part 2)

Gaara didn't stay in his room after returning home; instead, he sat on the roof.

"The result is still not going well at all. Why am I the only one who has become such a monster?" Gaara clutched his head, thinking painfully, "What am I?" The words Yashamaru had spoken echoed in his mind, and he began to sob softly.

At this moment, many kunai appeared behind Gaara and rushed directly towards him...

Temari, Kankuro, and Maki, who were all familiar with Gaara, turned their heads away, unable to bear watching any longer. They knew exactly how the story would unfold, and even who was plotting to assassinate Gaara! They hadn't thought this test would be a problem before, but after getting to know Gaara better, they realized it was far too harsh. Even an adult might not be able to handle it, let alone a child like Gaara!

Seeing everyone's reaction, Karyu had a very bad feeling. Looking at that familiar figure in the picture, she silently prayed for Gaara!

Before the enraged Gaara, the assassin couldn't withstand more than a few moves and was quickly and severely wounded. Seeing the bandage on the assassin's ring finger, Gaara began to tremble violently. He swallowed hard, shakily walked over, and lifted the assassin's veil.

Upon seeing the assassin, Gaara's face darkened further, cold sweat poured down his back, and disbelief filled his eyes.

"Young Master Gaara," Yashamaru greeted him with a slight smile, despite being covered in blood. He seemed unconcerned, responding as if it were nothing unusual.

Gaara clutched his heart with his right hand, unable to utter a single word.

"As expected..." Garyu's eyes began to moisten. His own son had killed his own brother—how ironic! And he was experiencing all of this himself.

Kankuro and Temari held their mother's hands, their mouths slightly open, but they couldn't utter a word. They knew this was just the beginning; the real journey was yet to come.

In the scene, Gaara's tears flowed uncontrollably, and he clutched his head in anguish.

"Why, why, why did you kill me? Why! Why!" Gaara cried, tears streaming down his face, the words Yashamaru had spoken echoing in his mind: "You always took care of me, protected me, how could you possibly be Yashamaru?"

"This is an order," Yashamaru said, looking at the sky. "Because someone has commissioned me to assassinate you—your father, Lord Kazekage."

"It's my father!" Gaara covered his mouth in disbelief, overwhelmed with grief, and began to vomit. "It's my father! Why? Why did you kill me?"

"Young Master Gaara, who was born while possessed by the sand-water Shukaku, has been protected as an experimental subject until now. However, because Young Master Gaara cannot control the power of the living being Shukaku, which is the power of sand, he will eventually become a threat to the village. In order to prevent this from happening," Yashamaru replied weakly.

"So you were forced to do this, under my father's orders," Gaara said humbly.

Many viewers were already at their breaking point. If only Gaara had been lied to, and he had simply said "yes," many things could have been salvaged. But what they saw was that even this humble request was ruthlessly crushed by the Fourth Kazekage.

"No, that's not it. It was indeed the Kazekage's order. I could have refused if I wanted to!" Yashamaru said weakly. "Gaara-sama, I feel that deep down, I hate you. I've always hated you, the one I got by exchanging my beloved sister's life for you. I treat you as a keepsake left by my sister, and I try so hard to like you, but I can't! Actually, my sister never wanted to give birth to you in the first place!"

"Stop talking!" Karura suddenly shouted, startling the Sand Village villagers who were still engrossed in the video. Karura ignored them, staring directly at Yashamaru and saying, "Why did you lie to Gaara! When have you ever seen me and not wanted to give birth to Gaara?"

"I..." Yashamaru had never seen his sister so angry before, and for a moment he was speechless.

"Maki, tell me, what exactly is going on here!" Seeing that Yashamaru remained silent, Karura turned her attention to Maki.

"This was actually an order from the Fourth Kazekage, to test whether Gaara could control Shukaku in a desperate situation..." Maki replied.

"Luo Sha? How could Luo Sha be so cruel? That's his child! He's so young! Why did he have to go through all this..." She squatted down, hugging her knees and crying.

Temari, Kankuro, and Maki were seeing Karura like this for the first time, and for a moment they were completely flustered.

"Wasn't Rasa too ruthless? Even adults might not be able to handle such an experiment, let alone a child," Minato sighed as he spoke from the Hokage Building.

Kushina next to her was desperately holding back her tears! When she was a Jinchūriki, because the Nine-Tails didn't cause too much damage to Konoha, and with the care of the First Hokage's wife, Mito Uzumaki, her life wasn't too tragic. But after seeing this video today, her worldview has been truly shaken!

How could Rasa be so heartless as a father? And the Sand Village's higher-ups knew about this, yet not a single one of them stepped in to stop him! Gaara, who has a father and siblings, is treated like this, so what about his own orphaned child? Will he receive any better care?

Kushina began to panic, and the video continued to play as she lost in thought.

[Gaara, out of control, frantically rubbed his forehead, and a moment later, a "love" character appeared above Gaara's head. Gaara's eyes were no longer gentle, filled with killing intent and hatred. "Just love yourself, and fight for yourself! That's Gaara, that's me!" Many images flashed through Gaara's mind: everyone looking at him with indifferent eyes, including his father, brother, and sister!]

"I finally understand, I am alone, I will never trust anyone again! Nor will I love anyone. I am alone, yes, I am all alone."

Chapter 55 Naruto and Gaara (Part 1) (Chapter 3)

"Actually, perhaps I'm being too obsessive," Luo Sha muttered to himself as he looked at the out-of-control child in the video.

The other high-ranking members of Sand Village silently sipped their tea, saying nothing. Many of them were reincarnated individuals and knew what Gaara would become after this battle. They understood even more clearly that it was because of these two people in the image that the relationship between Konoha and Sand Village had become so harmonious! The future Gaara would have made immense contributions to Sand Village, but such a person had been driven to a dead end by his own villagers, becoming a "self-centered demon."

“Perhaps we need to change our teaching methods in Sand Village,” Granny Chiyo said, taking a sip of tea.

"The Sand Village is absolutely rotten!" Sasori of the Red Sand, unusually, stopped and watched the video, saying this! He also had no good feelings towards the Sand Village!

"[What's wrong? Come here right now! Don't you care about the life or death of your most important comrade?]" Gaara shouted.

"Why do I feel like he's really afraid of Gaara tomorrow?" Rin asked.

"It's probably because Naruto saw a reflection of himself in Gaara!" Obito said! With his memories of the future, Obito had a wealth of life experience. He glanced at Naruto and could roughly guess what Naruto was thinking!

"What do you mean?" Lin asked, somewhat puzzled.

“Naruto and Gaara are both Jinchūriki, and as Jinchūriki, their treatment is roughly the same! Naruto used to receive similar treatment to Gaara. Looking at Gaara, Naruto felt like he was seeing his past self! He was afraid of his lonely past self, so he had a natural fear of fighting Gaara,” Minato said from the side.

Although Minato had only met his child once, he was still very good at understanding Naruto's heart. This was probably a parent's intuition!

"How could there be such a lonely look in his eyes, such a desolate look?" Looking at Gaara, Naruto recalled his own childhood. "He had a monster inside him too, just like me. Everyone hated me! I really didn't know why I was so disliked, and why I had to live in this world."

Recalling what Mizuki had told him, Naruto continued, "Ever since I learned that the Nine-Tailed Fox resided inside me, the villagers have seemed even more indifferent, which causes me immense pain!"

Just as Minato Namikaze said, Naruto looked at Gaara as if he were looking at his past self. Gaara, who had some similar experiences to Naruto, took a completely opposite path!

Seeing Naruto like this, the Hokage Building instantly fell silent! Only the faint sound of the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, puffing out a cigarette could be heard!

"I'm sorry, Minato, Kushina," the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, said, standing up.

For Hiruzen Sarutobi, Naruto's situation was more or less related to him, regardless of whether he was too busy, neglected his care, or had other reasons. He bore an undeniable responsibility.

Minato and Kushina simply shook their heads, indicating that they didn't blame him!

The video continues to play.

"Damn it! Damn it!" Naruto couldn't dodge a single one of Gaara's relentless attacks, simply enduring them.

"That, that guy..." Temari exclaimed in surprise, seeing Naruto emerge unscathed after enduring so many attacks.

"What is this feeling that's welling up inside me?" Naruto slowly stood up. "I don't know why, but even if I die, I don't want to lose to this guy!" This time, Naruto's eyes hardened.

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