[No!]
Kankuro instantly realized something was wrong.
[He quickly looked towards the window where Gaara had been standing.]
The windows have been sealed off.
Moreover, there was fine sand behind the window.
[not good! ]
Kankuro felt like he was being abandoned.
[Knock on the door immediately.]
[Knock knock knock—]
No response.
But he could vaguely hear Gaara speaking to Maki in a gentle tone outside the door.
[Kankuro: "..."]
Kankuro: "..."
hateful!
That's so unfair!
Aren't puppeteers human?!
Unfortunately, no one heard Kankuro's words.
[All right...]
[Outside the door.]
Maki glanced at the door, which was blocked by gravel.
[And there was the occasional knocking on the door.]
A hint of unease flashed across his face.
[Looking at Gaara, who seemed like a completely different person.]
[Although it has become much milder.]
However, in some things, Gaara hasn't actually changed.
"At least 70% of people agree."
"What remains... partly belongs to your father, the Fourth Kazekage, and the other part... belongs to Chiyo and Ebina..."
[Maki paused.]
[Pay attention to Gaara's eyes.]
Gaara's expression remained unchanged.
He simply smiled gently and nodded slightly, saying:
"There's no need to force others to comply."
"As long as we ensure they don't participate in this Konoha Crush plan, everything will be fine."
"In this way, we, the Sand Village, will not give anyone grounds for criticism."
"I understand, I'll handle it," Maki replied immediately.
As Gaara strode past Maki, he said:
"The rest of them, if they want to go back, don't stop them."
"Send them back ahead of time to send a signal."
"Naruto-kun said it himself, success is in the hands of fate."
"If you don't want to..."
Gaara shook his head.
He added, "Could you please give them some information beforehand?"
"If the final outcome is not what we want, I plan to lead everyone away from Sunagakure."
"Furthermore, with the emergence of a new situation, new powerful figures will appear."
"Survival of the fittest, the certainty of suppressing everything from the past... I'm not that confident either."
"But, in any case, I hope..."
Gaara narrowed his eyes slightly.
His expression remained gentle when the topic was brought up.
But a chill crept into his eyes.
[To be soft on the surface is to be weak.]
He was synonymous with violence, cruelty, and slaughter in Sunagakure.
This is both a disadvantage and a advantage.
Of course, it's also possible to turn a disadvantage into an advantage.
[All that's needed is to shift the focus away from the problem.]
A dead biological father is the perfect embodiment of contradiction.
We can also delve deeper into what he did while in office.
Marki understood immediately.
[There's no need for Gaara to be so blunt.]
["good!"]
"I will complete the mission, Lord Kazekage!"
[After saying this, Gaara regained his gentle demeanor.]
[Passing Maki, they walked downstairs.]
[After Gaara left.]
[Maki took a deep breath.]
[He slowly rose to his feet.]
At this moment, he was soaked in cold sweat.
Compared to Gaara, who was prone to losing control before.
Gaara has become even more terrifying.
However, having a clear goal and achieving it methodically is something Gaara, who was previously swayed by his emotions, could not do.
Moreover...
[Maki wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.]
The current Gaara has completely lost his violent aura.
[Clearly, the One-Tailed Shukaku inside Gaara has behaved itself.]
This is the most terrifying thing.
[The former Jinchūriki of the One-Tailed Shukaku, Bunpuku, may not have reached the level of a perfect Jinchūriki.]
However, it can also easily wield the power of Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast.
Even though Gaara hasn't reached the level of Shariputra yet.
But the difference won't be too significant.
[Furthermore... Gaara is not a beneficiary of good fortune.]
He's not bound by any of those rules and regulations.
Even though he seems like a different person now, deep down, he's still Gaara.
[...]
[Downstairs.]
On the bench opposite the guesthouse.
Temari is very nervous.
I can even hear my own heartbeat now.
[But he still pretended to be calm.]
She calmly raised her small hand and gently brushed a strand of hair from her temple.
Her beautiful eyes sparkled with a captivating light.
Their gazes locked onto the figure slowly approaching.
The surrounding noise seemed to vanish.
Temari's breathing appeared slightly rapid.
Naruto is pretty much the same as when we last met.
Very casual.
But Temari still sensed it.
Actually, this villain... seems a bit nervous, and quite formal at that.
[Temari couldn't quite articulate what made it "formal," but her intuition told her she couldn't be wrong.]
Finally, the person I had been waiting for so long stood before me.
Temari rose gracefully and elegantly.
[Looking at the slightly unnatural, mischievous smile on Naruto's lips.]
[I couldn't help but burst out laughing.]
However, she instinctively covered her face with her small hands.
Naruto rolled his eyes at her.
"Isn't this the kind of music you like?"
"I like them both."
[With a laugh, Temari, her composure completely shattered, decided to lay her cards on the table as well.]
[So what if I'm stubborn?]
[Look, Temari's rounded earlobes were slightly flushed.]
[Yet he still spoke with such unwavering resolve, Naruto's lips curled slightly.]
This smile is his signature smile.
The fox's wicked grin... only has the form, not the spirit.
[My gaze was fixed on Temari's adorable pink butterfly hair clip.]
"Didn't you change your hairstyle a few times?"
"Why did they switch it back in the end?"
Temari's smile froze.
He glared at Naruto, then, as if it were perfectly natural, hooked his arm around Naruto's strong arm.
"Mind your own business!"
[She paused, then turned her head slightly to the side.]
"Doesn't this look...good?"
"Or...is it not right for me?"
It's here!
This scene.
The girls held their breath, watching with a mixture of tension and anticipation as they looked at the handsome Naruto in his black-framed glasses on the large black-framed screen.
Especially Temari.
Xiao Nan stopped in her tracks.
He secretly spat at the big fox, saying it had corrupted Naruto with his black-rimmed glasses.
However... she also really likes the mischievous, black-rimmed Naruto...
The black-framed Naruto with the big fox design is incredibly striking.
Naruto did not reply.
Instead, the previous rules were changed.
Her hand moved down naturally, encircling Temari's slender waist.
[Whisper a few words in her ear.]
[Visible to the naked eye.]
Temari has reached a warm red color.
[Ugh—! ...
[Like a steampunk princess.]
Smoke was constantly billowing from above.
Just then.
Temari noticed it out of the corner of her eye.
[Gaara slowly walked out of the guesthouse.]
Then, he looked at her with a face full of curiosity.
Temari: "..."
[at the same time. ]
[Up in the guesthouse, Kankuro was pressed against the transparent window, staring at Temari with an incredulous expression.]
Hmm...
Temari's eyes rolled back, and she fainted.