Naruto: The Information Broker from the Uchiha Clan.

Chapter 205 Father Wants to Kill Son (12)

As the ramen was being hand-pulled back into the kitchen, Gaara stared blankly at the ramen in front of him.

Steam rises...

I haven't felt this way in a long time.

Naruto, who was standing nearby, looked at Gaara and asked in confusion, "Why aren't you eating?"

Gaara turned his head: "Why... are you so happy? If your mother had that kind of thing inside her, as her son, you wouldn't be well-liked either, would you?"

Naruto tilted his head, a little confused, but then he understood the meaning behind Gaara's words.

After thinking for a moment, Naruto replied, "No way... My dad is the Hokage recognized by everyone in the village, and my mom also did her best to protect the village. Everyone recognizes her!"

Naruto smiled and pointed to himself, "I'm the only one who hasn't gained everyone's approval yet. But one day, I will change the fate I believe is wrong in this world! So... I will become Hokage!"

Gaara was taken aback by the imposing statement, then murmured, "To become... a Kage? Only by becoming a Kage can one gain everyone's approval, only then can one have any value in life?"

Naruto got up and moved closer to Gaara, looking at his dark circles with a puzzled expression.

"No, it's not that you can gain everyone's approval by becoming the Kage! It's that you can only become the village Kage if you gain everyone's approval."

"Only those who are willing to give their lives to protect the village and ensure that everyone can live in peace can be recognized as Kage."

Naruto's words stunned Gaara, who nodded after a long pause: "I see. I understand."

As soon as he finished speaking, Gaara picked up his chopsticks and tried taking a bite of the ramen in front of him.

While Ichiraku Ramen tastes great, it hasn't actually managed to change people's minds.

But this is the first time Gaara has ever eaten such delicious food in his current state.

Naruto quickly finished his ramen and then said to Gaara, "Want to go to training together after you're done eating? My friends will be too."

friend?

Gaara nodded blankly, but his ramen-eating speed noticeably increased.

After a while, Gaara, who had finished his noodle soup, bowed slightly to the hand that came out to clear the dishes: "Thank you for your hospitality."

Tsubasa smiled and waved his hand: "No need for that. As long as peace continues, Ichiraku Ramen can continue to exist."

Gaara nodded, and then he and Naruto lifted the curtain and left.

Is it out of aversion to war and a longing for peace?

As he was pondering this, Naruto suddenly waved and greeted the people ahead.

Gaara looked up and was taken aback by the clan crest on the back of Sasuke's shirt.

Is that man... from the same clan? Uchiha...?

"Sasuke, today I'll show you the results of my training!"

Sasuke nodded: "I'm also very curious to know how far you've progressed in your training of that so-called forbidden technique in just one month."

Then, Erzhuzi looked at Gaara and asked, "A guy from another village?"

Naruto nodded and smiled, "They must have come together for the Chunin Exams, but they're about our age, so they obviously aren't taking the exams."

Sasuke nodded and then said, "Uchiha Sasuke."

Gaara looked at him, then at Naruto beside him, and said, "Gaara... I..."

At this moment, Naruto suddenly realized that he didn't even know the other person's name.

He scratched his head awkwardly. "But Gaara? Doesn't he have a surname?"

"Naruto."

Sasuke's voice suddenly broke through Naruto's awkward silence, and he immediately said, "You're going to use the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique in a bit. Are you sure you want to bring this guy from another village along?"

Naruto hesitated for a moment, then said, "It's just a hand seal, and not everyone can learn this technique."

Upon hearing this, Gaara looked around and said, "I... can turn around by myself."

As soon as he finished speaking, Gaara headed straight out of the village. This direction, however, was exactly the same direction Naruto and Sasuke were heading to the training grounds.

So the three of them seemed to still be on the same path.

Why are you walking this way?

"Sasuke, since we've already chosen this path, let's go together."

Gaara didn't reply, but he glanced behind him out of the corner of his eye.

Then, as it turned to continue walking, the sand on the ground slowly gathered, forming the shape of an eyeball that floated up and dodged to the side.

A moment later, a semi-transparent figure suddenly appeared on the rock.

"Swish, swish, swish..."

His wind-attribute chakra roared, and a wind blade swept past, directly destroying Gaara's newly formed Sand Eye.

We've been discovered? How is that possible?

Maki's heart sank. Given Gaara's personality, his actions, which hadn't even begun, would certainly not be discovered so early.

Otherwise, it couldn't just be the Eye of Sand.

Given that he couldn't sleep peacefully because of Shukaku, it's entirely possible that he would roar at himself for killing himself at this moment.

The next moment, Maki's figure disappeared again.

Not far away, after walking to a place rarely visited by people, Gaara stopped.

This situation caused Sasuke and Naruto to pause. Naruto turned around and asked with a puzzled smile, "Gaara, why did you suddenly stop? Did something Sasuke said bother you?"

Sasuke was about to say something, but Gaara replied directly, "Someone has been following me, so I led him here. You guys go first, I want to see who it is."

???

Naruto was stunned. Someone was following him?

Naruto closed his eyes for a moment, but unlike Karin, he did not inherit that kind of sensory ability.

Erzhuzi, who was standing to the side, had his hand in his ninja tool bag and was looking around at the surrounding woods.

However, Gaara turned around at this moment, lifted his foot and walked back, a scene that surprised both Naruto and Sasuke.

Sasuke even lowered his guard, asking doubtfully, "Was this guy just bragging?"

Naruto scratched his head and said, "Maybe they're turning back because they don't want to drag us into this?"

The two exchanged a glance, and then headed together in Gaara's direction.

At that moment, Gaara, who had only walked a short distance, stopped.

"Come out."

A detached voice rang out, but no one seemed to respond.

next second...

"Swish, swish, swish..."

Several shuriken suddenly appeared, but before they could reach Gaara, a stream of quicksand suddenly flowed out from the gourd on his back, instantly forming a sand shield that rendered the shuriken useless.

But at this very moment...

"Buzz!"

Beneath the wind blades, the masked Maki brought his sword down.

"Whoosh!"

The sand and gravel retreated, but were a fraction slower than Jonin Maki's speed.

A trickle of blood fell from Iori's cheek, and in an instant, Maki, who thought he had succeeded, quickly retreated.

But... the next second, he didn't see panic or rage on Gaara's face.

"Whoosh!"

Gaara waved his right hand, and a swirl of sand swept out from the gourd behind him, instantly pulling Maki back as he retreated.

The quicksand tightened, quickly fixing it in mid-air.

"Why do you want to kill me?"

In Gaara's calm voice, no one could tell whether it was indignation or indifferent humiliation.

At this moment, Maki frowned, staring intently at Gaara, and asked, "Why didn't you go berserk? That's impossible. The smell of your own blood, even just a little bit, would enrage you."

Gaara continued indifferently, "Why did you want to kill me?"

Why?

Maki, who was controlled by the sand, frowned slightly and replied after a moment of thought, "As a weapon, one must have the awareness of a weapon. I think perhaps Konoha could wipe out Sunagakure. What do you think of this reason?"

Gaara shook his head slightly: "No, perhaps it was Father who sent you, right?"

???

For a moment, Gaara's words stunned Maki.

At this time, Gaara was only eight or nine years old. In addition, due to Shukaku's presence, he was unable to rest properly for many years, and his spirit was always on the verge of collapse.

but now……

Even after being injured and seeing his own blood, he didn't go berserk; he simply bound himself with sand.

Even under such circumstances, one can still accurately state one's guess.

Is this guy... really Gaara?

Gaara continued indifferently, "That guy has always wanted to kill me, and now, in a place like Konoha, it seems to be the best opportunity for him."

Maki paused for a moment, then fell silent.

If being misunderstood isn't necessarily a bad thing. The Jinchuriki's personality has undergone a significant change, so the mission's failure due to this is understandable.

At this moment, Naruto, who had just arrived, paused, looked at Gaara, and asked, "What you just said means... your father wants to kill you?"

Gaara nodded gently: "He hates me. Because of me, my mother died. So... that's why he hates my existence, isn't it?"

Gaara looked at Naruto and asked, "I envy you for having so many friends. Because I... my father always wanted to kill me, my brother and sister were afraid of me, and the villagers thought I was a monster. Even Yashamaru..."

"Before this, I thought I was alone in this world... No one would accept me, no one would agree with me. Perhaps only killing, the taste of blood, could prove my worth..."

Gaara then looked at Maki and asked, "As a Jonin of the village, you should know some things. So please tell me, if your father ordered you to kill me, could you, as a Jonin, refuse?!"

Maki was stunned; for a moment, he couldn't even understand why Gaara was asking such a question.

As the sand shrank, Maki quickly replied, "As ninjas of Sunagakure, no one can refuse the Kazekage's orders."

Is there anyone who could refuse?

Well, Yashamaru can't refuse either...

Back then, when you said I could refuse, was it just to lie to me?

Why do we do this?

Only in this way can it continue to exist...

As a weapon, must it undergo such trials? Only by enduring these trials can it continue to exist?

At this moment, Sasuke, who was standing to the side, said to Naruto in a deep voice, "This is a matter concerning Sunagakure, and there are even some other problems involved. We can't handle it; we must inform the Hokage."

Naruto nodded. "I understand, but Gaara is a friend I just made today. Those words he just said were clearly something someone wanted to use him for. If he's his father, I feel I shouldn't leave!"

Naruto stepped forward and stood next to Gaara.

This scene stunned Gaara, who then said, "For a long time now, no one has dared to stand with me..."

Naruto smiled and replied, "If you're also a Jinchūriki, Mom once said that if you use power to create fear, all you'll get in return is fear."

"But if you use your power to protect this village, then you will surely gain recognition. Don't worry, I heard everything this guy just said. If you need an explanation, I can vouch for you."

At that moment, Gaara's Eye of Sand flashed by in the distance.

Gaara then shook his head, waved his hand, and the sand binding Maki scattered all over the ground.

Maki looked at Gaara with a puzzled expression.

Gaara replied, "Leave as soon as possible. Now that we know none of you can disobey his orders, perhaps some things can begin to change from now on."

Maki was stunned, but the next moment he seemed to sense something and immediately disappeared from the spot.

Quicksand retrieved the gourd, and Gaara quietly looked into the distance.

Naruto, standing nearby, asked in confusion, "Are we just going to let that guy go like that?"

Gaara nodded: "Killing me wasn't his intention, and it seems that person came with others. That clone only saw the beginning and then went back."

Naruto, not understanding, scratched his head. Sasuke, standing beside him, spoke up: "Your father is the Kazekage of Sunagakure? And the one who wanted to kill you?"

Gaara turned around and looked at Sasuke, then nodded.

This scene left Naruto completely bewildered.

A father wants to kill his son, and that son is the Kazekage...

"Swish, swish, swish..."

"That's a Jinchūriki of the One-Tailed Beast. I just saw it starting to go berserk."

"Uchiha Kumo should be in the village, right? Can we call him over?"

"We have already informed Lord Yun that he will be in charge of the village's security during the Chunin Exams."

At that moment, Rasa suddenly appeared here with the Konoha Police Force.

However, what happened next left Luo Sha somewhat puzzled.

When they left, Gaara was clearly bleeding, and Maki was bound by sand and could be turned into mincemeat at any moment.

But looking at it now, why is there no smell of blood? And Shukaku hasn't gone berserk...

Is Maki... dead?

Did it escape while severely injured? But why didn't the tailed beast's chakra erupt?

Why does Gaara look so calm? He should have killed that Konoha brat next to him!

……

(End of this chapter)