Discussion: How the Nine-Tails Lead the Naruto

"My existence...will not disappear...will definitely not disappear..."

Gaara seemed to collapse. He struggled to break away from Naruto's hands, his voice trembling: "Why... why can you do this for others... In this case... my existence... is not meaningless ……"

He doesn't care if he loses or if Shukaku loses. He doesn't care if anyone dies, let alone all his companions. All he cares about is himself, his existence, the existence named Gaara.

A Shura who only loves himself.

Naruto looked at him quietly and said firmly: "Because they saved me from the hell of loneliness and recognized my companions."

Shikamaru, Chouji, Uncle Ichiraku, Sister Iris, Third Generation Grandpa, Iruka-sensei, Kakashi-sensei, Sasuke, Sakura, Lustful Sennin, Hinata, and most importantly, Kurama.

"Each one of them is my most important partner."

Naruto looked at the dull Gaara and took a deep breath: "The pain of being alone...is not an ordinary pain...I don't know why, I can deeply understand your feelings, but I...have With the most important partners, I will never let you hurt them."

"Even if I risk my own life, even if I kill you, I will definitely stop you!"

[I told you not to talk to that guy! 】

【Let's go. 】

【Ah, there! 】

【Is that him?That monster? 】

【get out! 】

【monster! 】

Naruto had shed too many tears because of this, and even now he could no longer shed any more tears. This was what he originally thought...

But when Shikamaru had no choice but to skip class with him, he was too lazy to move but insisted on following along.

When Dingci was obviously reluctant to part with it, he mustered up the courage to hand the potato chips to himself.

When Uncle Yile saw himself walking alone on the cold road, with the cold wind and hunger accompanying him.

When Sister Calamus knew that she had no money to pay in front of La...

Tears, I don't know why, but...but no matter how they flowed, even if they flowed into Naruto's mouth, what he tasted was strangely sweet, and the bitterness had long since disappeared.

Gaara looked at Naruto in a daze. If he was a monster in the dark mire, then the man in front of him might be the monster who tried his best to crawl out of the mire... There was no light in the mire, and the person lying in front of him was The people in the mire saw the light.

Those who are willing to reach out to him and pull him out of the mire may be the most important saviors in his heart.

"That kind of thing... I have never seen it before." Gaara's eyes were filled with confusion, and he raised his head to look at the sky. The ceiling blocked his sight, and all he could see was the cell door that trapped him in the darkness, on the first floor. Another layer, "To them, I'm just a...relic of the past they want to erase."

"Then why do I exist? Uzumaki Naruto, what on earth...why do I live in this world?"

Maki closed his eyes and sighed deeply. Kankuro looked at Gaara in confusion, as if he knew his brother for the first time. Temari leaned against the wall with complicated eyes, and Kakashi watched the two from outside the cell. The decadence in people's eyes cannot be concealed at all.

Naruto followed Gaara's example and raised his head to look at the ceiling: "I am completely unnecessary to this world. This is probably the most painful thing."

"Me too..." Naruto laughed a little self-deprecatingly, "I used to think that people in this village didn't like me, so I started playing pranks, trying to get their attention in this way, just like you Same."

Temari closed her eyes.

"I thought I succeeded and everyone would remember me, just like you..."

Kankuro lowered his head.

"But at that time, the night I was deceived by Teacher Mizuki, I suddenly discovered that even if I didn't play pranks, there seemed to be people who were always paying attention to me and worrying about me. I found that even if I didn't play pranks like that, they could still remember my name. .”

Kakashi leaned against the wall, his eyes full of relief.

"I wanted to be Hokage, and I wanted everyone to recognize me, so I became a ninja. I met a lot of people. He was a ninja who had defected, but he had a sharp mouth and a bad heart. He was a beautiful boy who doubted his own existence just like you. , but willing to give his life for one person."

Bai's smile was still as gentle as ever.

"Hey, Gaara." Naruto's eyes were filled with sadness, "Rather than letting yourself exist in this world in this way, why don't you want to believe that you have always existed? It's like I'm still with you right now. Are the sands around you just a tool for killing people?"

"After losing your chakra, losing Shukaku's chakra, these sands are still protecting you...are you never willing to take a look?"

The sand floating in the air is just like Naruto. Even if there is only a trace of will left, he must stand in front of the enemy and use everything he has to protect Gaara.

"I'm not strong at all." Naruto looked at Gaara, "Compared to Nine Lamas, compared to Sasuke and you, I haven't even learned the Three Body Techniques, my kunai throwing skills are poor, and my taijutsu is not outstanding either. place, so I am not strong at all, I just want to protect my important partners and do my best for this."

"Like this sand."

……

Naruto left, because Jiraiya had finished preparing, and the ANBU informed them that the time was almost up. After saying the last sentence, Naruto was silent for a long time. No one present spoke, not even the torture department or the ANBU.

Everyone looked at Naruto's background quietly, just as they once looked at their own shadows, blooming their own sparks in the land of Konoha.

Where the leaves are flying, the fire is still alive.

After everyone left, Gaara sat in the innermost part of the cell, looking blankly at the handful of sand. Just like Naruto said, he had lost his chakra support and Shukaku's chakra support. These sands still did not give up protecting themselves.

Why?Gaara still didn't quite understand, but looking at this small ball of sand, he seemed to understand something, although it was still vague.

After a long time, Gaara looked at the ceiling. There was still darkness in his sight, but the color of the sand was so conspicuous in the darkness. He slowly said: "Kankuro... Temari... Maki..."

The three of them turned to look at Gaara at the same time.

"Sorry……"

Gaara's voice was very low, so low that he might not be able to hear it clearly, but the three of them heard it, as clearly as if they were shouting in their ears.

"It's okay, Gaara."