[Naruto] [Gaara] Sand and Thorn Bird

Three, or should I say four, were moving very slowly.

Akiki followed the three of them unhurriedly, compared to her, she could be regarded as leisurely.

Perhaps it was because the three of them were seriously injured, and there was not much Chakra left, and she was well hidden, so she was not found all the way.

They all looked extremely tired, but they didn't stop all the way.

What also didn't stop was the embarrassment for her who followed behind, and the relative silence between the three of them all the way.

Be sure to go to Shayin to find out what happened.

Kashiki clenched his fists and made up his mind.

In the desert where no one was hiding, she appropriately distanced herself from the three of them.

The long-lost dry air rushed towards him, and the moisture in his body scrambled to evaporate.The desert during the day is like a huge steamer, and even the air is sultry and hot.At night, the temperature dropped sharply again, and the coolness soaked into the bone marrow.

Good job.It feels like the whole person is going to evaporate.

Kazuki licked his chapped lips.

I came here in a hurry this time, and I wasn't fully prepared.Fortunately, it can be adjusted with chakra.

She looked up and looked at the bright starry sky.

What a nice view.

Very pretty.

During the journey six years ago, she had slept deeply in the car and had never seriously appreciated the beauty of the desert.

There was a crescent moon in the sky, and the night sky was not pitch black, but dark and light black, crystal clear, like a huge black crystal enveloping people.The sky is full of dazzling stars, shining coldly and beautifully in the high night sky.From here, it stretches all the way to the horizon at the other end.

My heart gradually became calm.

At the same time, I suddenly felt that I was very small.

It is so insignificant that it is not even as good as the fine dust under your feet.

On the fifth day, under the dawn sky, the high wall of Shayin rose from the ground.

Sand Hidden, finally here.

When entering the village entrance, Akigi originally wanted to hide himself, but later realized that it was unnecessary.

The village was in chaos, filled with panic and anxiety.

This can't be like the hidden sand village that has always been rigorous.

Even though it hasn't been here for six years, she still finds her home with ease. "Ahem..." When the door is opened, there is a strong smell of dust.

Everything is still the same as when she left six years ago.

However, thick sand and dust floated everywhere, and it could even be piled up into a small sandbag by wiping it off with one hand.

It's just that the sweet floral fragrance is no longer in the air.All the potted plants withered, leaving only a handful of loess.Large and small vases and flower stands have become nothingness decorations.

Just as she was about to go in, a cardboard box by the entrance wall suddenly caught her attention.

Inside was a letter wrapped in brown paper—this was money that my parents entrusted someone to send to my brother.

It's just that one of these letters has not been opened.

Aoki closed his eyes, feeling bitter in his heart.

Brother, why are you doing this?

Turned the carton upside down, but didn't see the letter I wrote to my brother and Gaara.

Obviously they were sent together.Letters in aqua blue envelopes.

Could it be placed elsewhere?

Kazuki straightened up and walked into the house.

Arbor bedroom.

Ninja books and scrolls were neatly arranged on the bookshelves, exactly as she remembered them.And at the end of these books, there is a small agarwood box.

With a thought, she reached out and took it out.

There is no lock, but no switch either.Only a strange stamp on the top of the box.

Is it sealing technique?And it looks very complicated, the general unblocking method will not work at all, maybe it will be injured by the hidden mechanism.

She held up the wooden box and looked back and forth carefully.

A long time ago, her brother taught her an unsealing technique.Yumu Ashigi took a look at the wooden box, gritted his teeth, and patted on the wooden box's imprint lightly.

Only a soft sound was heard, and the wooden box was opened.

There was nothing special in it, and I was a little disappointed.

A notebook with a simple style was flipped through by her.The notebook is brand new, nothing is written on it, only the edges are slightly yellowed.

When she turned it over for the second time, she finally found it.

My brother's clear and powerful handwriting appeared in a very inconspicuous corner of a certain page.It was a word she couldn't understand at all, and it was the only word in the whole book.

——'Kapok'

Kapok?Are you talking about plants?

Aoki frowned.

Suddenly, I felt that I couldn't understand my brother.The indifferent and handsome face in memory seemed to suddenly blur at that moment.

While thinking hard, a piece of paper fell lightly from inside.

Kashiki bent down and picked it up.

The delicate handwriting reads: 'Do you know how a child turns into Shura? '

"When people betray their relatives, life is better than death." '

Brother... you are talking about Gaara, right?

Was it written down before going on a mission?

He had expected such a day would come.

He must also know that he will be distressed.So tell yourself in this way that Gaara is actually experiencing pain that you haven't seen or imagined.

So, even if he was killed, he hoped he didn't blame Gaara.

The thing hidden under the notebook suddenly broke into her sight.

"This is……"

He has never been so tired.

And... so confused.

In the bathroom, there was the sound of running water.Water mist filled the air, water droplets splashed, and the face and figure of the red-haired boy appeared blurred.The water flowed non-stop for a long time, but he still seemed to be out of reality.

The black short sleeves on the side shelf were already soaked in water vapor, and the transparent water droplets were stained with blood, and finally turned into blood droplets, dripping down drop by drop.Under the feet is a stream of water mixed with quicksand, slowly trickling towards the drain.

There was still a faint smell of blood in the small space of the bathroom, which seemed to be diluted by the water mist, and it seemed that it could not be diluted.

He raised his hand, wiped off the mist on the mirror, and stroked the word 'love' on the forehead of the somewhat haggard face in the mirror.

do you love...

[However, I have found someone I cherish.I will not let you hurt the person I cherish the most... Even if I kill you, I will stop you. 】

Naruto Uzumaki, the person who always shows that he attaches great importance to his companions in words and deeds, every time he will set off big and small waves of anxiety in his heart.

The person who obviously had the same situation as himself, and who clearly had the same painful tears in his eyes, gritted his teeth and said that he wanted to kill himself.

Just because he threatened his cherished companion.

Why didn't he kill those people like himself?The ones who got themselves into such hopeless situations.

Love is the idea of ​​making sacrifices for those around you and protecting others with compassion.

Is that so, Yashamaru?

There are people who are in the same situation as me, but walk a completely different path.It is because there is love in my heart.

Then, what have you done before...

The splashing water finally stopped.

The boy paced out in a large white bathrobe, and the belt around his waist was loosely tied, making his body even thinner and thinner.

His eyes looked indifferent and empty, but there was a kind of fragility, bewilderment and bewilderment that could not be noticed by others.

The wet red hair tips were dripping water continuously, some slid down his pale face and slender neck, while some dripped directly, soaking the side of the white bathrobe.

He turned around and saw a crimson ninja suit on the chair.On the table next to it, there was still a note.

'Gaara, we're going to deal with something with Maki-sensei.take a good rest. '

The signature is my sister, Temari.

The hand holding the note trembled unconsciously.

Gaara changed into that crimson suit.

Brand new clothes doesn't mean a brand new start for him.he thought.

Fits unexpectedly.

Notes and clothes.It turned out that my sister and the others had been caring about themselves in another way.

Why, didn't I notice it before?

In the past, he didn't believe in the value of love, and he was even more unwilling and would not believe...that he was loved.

It turns out... someone has been silently caring about him all this time?

It turns out that there are people who care about me all the time?

Is it really?

"..." There seemed to be a crack in the bottom of my heart, and a warm long-lost feeling slowly seeped out from inside.

He wants it, he likes it.But trembling unceasingly, cautious, shy hands and feet afraid to touch, for fear of accidentally breaking this beauty.

I'm also afraid... everything is an illusion, another well-planned scam.

He could hardly believe it.

Why would they do this.Obviously, I often say 'kill you' directly to them without mercy.

"..." What exactly is this feeling?

[Because they rescued me from the hell of loneliness and recognized me, they are my most important companions. 】

Companion...bond...love?

The head hurts again.

Different from the stinging pain when Shuhe appeared, this feeling was like a lot of thoughts and emotions in the mind, unable to find the exit, hitting a dull dull pain.

He also thought that he would no longer have feelings.

Because cold weapons and bloodthirsty Shura will not have feelings.

What's more, no one loves, and Gaara, who won't love anyone but himself, doesn't need feelings.

Leaping up to the high roof, he sat quietly like that, looking at Shayin Village and the sunset in the sky.

After several days of traveling day and night, intense tiredness swept over.When I woke up, the sun had already set in the west.It was dark in the room.

Akiki stood up, raised his dizzy head, and looked around.

Dark, lonely, deserted.

In the huge space, she was alone.

In Konoha, even if her father is away on business, her younger sister, Cha, sticks to her every step of the way.When performing tasks, Shiranui-sensei, Chiba Yaichi, and Kitano Shino are always inseparable from her.Walking on the street, you can meet friends Tiantian, Naruto, and many classmates from the ninja school from time to time.

Those days were like soaking in a honeypot, how could I know there is such a desolate loneliness in the world.

Is there someone who has been so lonely all these years?

"Damn it, the lights aren't on either."

The water and electricity at home have aged or been cut off due to years of unoccupied people.

When Shiranui-sensei and the others go on missions, sometimes they need to spend the night in the dark forest, she doesn't feel terrible.But now that she was alone in the dark room, she didn't want to stay any longer.

Akiki opened the cabinet, took out a set of brother's clothes and changed into it.Although my elder brother is thin and slender, his clothes are still a bit loose for him to wear.

She rolled up her trousers and sleeves and walked out the door.

The people on the side of the road looked at Gaara, screamed and fled without exception.

He has long been used to this kind of situation. In the past, if he was in a bad mood, he might randomly crush a few to death.

But now he was a little surprised to find that he didn't have such thoughts at all, nor did he have any desire to kill.

He just walked with his eyes half closed, preoccupied.

He knew that people in the village were afraid of him, so they usually walked from the roof.

It's just that this time, maybe it's because he has too many emotions that he has no time to take care of, or maybe it's because he is still hoping for something...

What are you hoping for, what are you looking forward to?

Hope the village accepts itself?Hope you don't run away from yourself?

Gaara had a very faint, bitter smile on his usually expressionless face.

But in the eyes of those around him, it was undoubtedly the grinning smile of the god of death.

"Hey, isn't that the monster!"

"Shh, be careful to be overheard by him..."

"What are you afraid of! I heard that he was seriously injured when he went to Konoha this time! Look at how he walks, maybe he doesn't have the strength to fight back!"

"That's right! It's the first time I've seen this monster so weak. Haha, I didn't expect him to have this day!"

At some point on the side of the road, some people gathered at some point, discussing in a hurry.

It's not just the volume that doesn't hide, but the malice as well.

"Then I'll try!"

"Will he..."

"The fourth generation has been dead for a long time, and the body was only discovered today, tsk tsk. Even if the fourth generation is still there, isn't it just trying to get rid of this monster!"

Slightly sarcastic words came into his ears, and Gaara's originally indifferent and bowed figure couldn't help but pause.

That person is dead...

It was as if something broke in my heart.

He originally hated and was so afraid of that person, hated him for being so ruthless, sending people to assassinate himself as his own son time and time again.Afraid that his own existence would be completely erased by such a cruel man.But now, that person, as his biological father, just died like this...

He felt no joy at all.

Temari and the others should deal with this matter.

At the same time he was stunned, a strong man suddenly ran out from the crowd, and rushed towards him with a wide and long knife——

"I can't even complete this task! But it will only kill people in the village! For the sake of the village, I must get rid of you, a monster today!"

With this person taking the lead, the rest of the villagers put their hands into their ninja kits one after another.All of a sudden, countless shurikens and kunai lingered with cold killing intent, ready to move.The child who didn't know ninjutsu also picked up the stones at his feet.

Because of their previous experience, they seem to be taboo against Gaara.Even a wounded Gaara.

But at this moment, it seems that as long as a certain string is slightly broken, everything will be out of control.

"How dare you appear in the village!"

"Stay away from us!"

"Go away! Monster!"

In the center of the crowd, Gaara stood alone, without saying a word.The villagers were either angry or frightened or murderous, as if they had nothing to do with him.

The lonely figure is so out of place.

Love... really right?

He slowly closed his eyes.Thick black eye circles concealed the last gleam of jade in the eyes.

Where Sasuke Uchiha hit his left shoulder, as long as the movement was too large, there would be a pain, which was a pain he was not familiar with.Because no one has been able to harm his body for so many years.

But the pain in his heart was no longer familiar to him.

"Sand..."

"He's not injured, he can still use sand!"

The sand hovering in the air seemed to evoke terrible memories for people. They stopped their hands and fell directly to the ground.

I was so scared that I couldn't even run away.

I thought he didn't have the strength to fight back.Otherwise, who would dare to provoke this terrible monster? !

It's over, this time it will definitely be buried directly by the sand waterfall.

Pairs of terrified eyes, watching the furious sand rushing over like waves——

When there were still a few centimeters away from the first few people, the sand suddenly lost its support and fell down.

When I opened my eyes again, Sandfall Gaara had disappeared.

I could have endured the darkness if I hadn't seen the light.

[It's really painful to be alone, right? 】

Naruto.

Really, it hurts.

The author has something to say:

There was a temporary delay yesterday, I'm sorry, so today's double update~

And, it may not be possible to update daily in the future, but it should be able to guarantee weekly updates~

Hope for your support~