[Naruto] [Gaara] Sand and Thorn Bird

"Do you need anything?" Akiki looked at the wrinkled old woman in front of him curiously, as if he had never seen her in the village.

The old woman glanced at her: "Just curious, when did Shayin actually have a flower shop. Little girl, what kind of flower is this?"

"That's a desert rose, mother-in-law." Oki said, "It belongs to the Apocynaceae family, and it likes high temperature, drought, and sunny climates."

"..." The old woman glanced at her strangely, "What about this one?"

"This is Azalea, which belongs to the Polygonaceae family. It can grow tenaciously in a desert environment, but the flower stalks are relatively thin and easy to break. You need to be very careful when cultivating them."

Akiki secretly slandered: What a strange old woman.

"what about this?"

……

After explaining almost all the plants in the store, the old lady glanced at her lazily: "Not bad." She walked out the door, "Little girl, come to my place when you have time, It just so happens that the flowers planted by the old woman are dying."

"Grandma Qiandai." Qiao Mu quietly appeared behind him, "If you need anything, just tell me. Akigi is still too young, and I'm afraid he won't be able to go to your secluded place alone."

"Oh? Yuanchuan Qiaomu?" The mother-in-law known as Chiyo stopped in her tracks, turned her head and glanced at him slightly, "Then why don't you bring her here?" After speaking, Jie Jie laughed strangely and left .

It was by this coincidence that Akigi met the elder of Shayin, Grandma Chiyo.

The daimyo of the Land of Winds has reduced the funds given to Hidden Sand Village every year, resulting in a continuous decline in the economic capacity of Hidden Sand Village.Considering the financial situation, Kazekage canceled the original festivals, large and small, but the New Year Festival, as the most important festival, cannot be canceled under any circumstances.

This is her first time wearing a kimono.The aqua blue kimono with white florals has an indescribable sense of freshness.

"Ashigi, are you packed? Your friend is here."

"Yo Xi!"

Pushing open the door, I saw the three siblings who were also wearing kimonos as expected.

"Yo, not bad!" Temari joked.She is wearing a purple kimono, which is different from the broken flowers on Akigi, it is full of large and complete flowers, "Happy New Year!"

"Happy New Year, Akiki!" Gaara saw Akiki dressed up for the first time, a slight blush flashed across his face, "...it looks beautiful."

"Yes, thank you." Kashiki grinned at him, "Happy New Year!"

Temari and Kankuro walked in front, she and Gaara followed.

I have never seen such a lively scene in Shayin Village.

It can be described as an unprecedented grand occasion, with crowds of people everywhere, the fiery red lanterns reflected people's usual cold faces seemed to soften a lot, the shops on both sides of the street were decorated with lights, and the street stalls were full of all kinds of snacks, Row after row with no end in sight.

That Fengying is really powerful.

Gaara lowered her head.In fact, he also has respect for his father in his heart, but more, it is the fear of the father who looks at him with cold eyes.

"Ah, it seems to be getting farther and farther away from them." Even though he said so, Akigi didn't seem to be in a hurry.Anyway, everyone can find their way, even if they get separated, it seems that there is no need to worry at all.

"樛木," the little panda called out in a low voice following diagonally behind her.

Akiki tilted his head: "What's wrong?"

"hand……"

hand?Akiki looked at the little hand holding the panda's paw, because there were too many people and they were too small to worry about being squeezed apart, so she naturally took the little panda's hand.

"Oh, sorry, don't you like this?" He said, ready to withdraw his hand.

"No," the little panda slightly bent its fingertips, and the corners of its mouth slightly curled up, "it's very warm."

Akigi: "..." So you wanted to tell me this.She smiled dryly: "It's fine if you don't mind."

Walking around, Akigi suddenly noticed that Gaara had been turning her head and staring at a certain stall next to her. Following his line of sight, Aakigi found the nightmare food she was all too familiar with—beef tongue!

Recalling the last time I had dinner at Gaara's house, the little panda kept stuffing his favorite beef tongue into her bowl, and Akigi's back began to break out in cold sweat.

That's just a nightmare!

The young lady beside him kept staring in that direction, but kept silent.Akigi dragged Gaara to the booth helplessly: "Boss, here is a skewer of grilled beef tongue!"

"okay!"

When the little panda beside him quietly finished his grilled ox tongue, Akiki also had her favorite crème brûlée in his hand.She carefully tore off the seal on the pudding bowl, scooped up a mouthful with a small spoon and handed it to the young lady beside her: "Come, take a bite~"

In fact, she did this because she used to go shopping and eat with her friends.But Gaara didn't know this, he was completely stunned, and didn't know what action he should make.With round green eyes open, he stared blankly at the small spoon that Akiki handed over, containing the slightly shaking goose-yellow pudding, just like he used to stare blankly at the hand that Akiki stretched out towards him .

"..." Akigi felt a little helpless, in fact, after spending so long together, she more or less understood Gaara's temperament.Most of the time, it's not that he doesn't want to, it's just that he doesn't know how to react.

Thinking about it, her heart sank, and she simply stuffed the pudding into Gaara's slightly opened mouth because of surprise.

"!!!" The tip of the tongue suddenly touched something slippery, and there was a slight cold feeling.Gaara's eyes widened, and her green and moist eyes stared straight at Aki, full of surprise.

well.

Akiki looked at the young lady who was eating the pudding with satisfaction, her cheeks were bulging, and she obediently swallowed the pudding.From the beginning to the end, the big emerald green eyes with dark circles inlaid on the immature face kept staring at him wide open, as if he never knew himself.

Damn... why so cute.

He took back the small spoon as if nothing had happened, and began to pour the pudding into his mouth impatiently.The soft and slippery pudding melts in the mouth, the bitterness and sweetness of caramel are subtly blended, and the slight milky fragrance permeates between the lips and teeth... The pudding is really the best in the world!

So Akigi, who was busy enjoying himself, of course didn't notice that when he put the spoon into his mouth naturally, the little panda next to him was shocked again.

Just after Akigi bought a bag of sweet money chestnuts, she and Gaara finally reunited with the lost couple.

"Why are you two missing?!" Temari and Kankuro made no secret of their dissatisfaction.

"Well, well, don't be angry. There are too many people, there's nothing you can do about it," Kashiki quickly handed over the paper bag filled with warm sweet money chestnuts, "Calm down."

"You're smart." Temari grabbed a handful without hesitation, and Kankuro took it too, but Gaara looked hesitant and entangled, and the cute bun's face was almost wrinkled into a real bun.Finally, he swallowed, as if he had made a life-or-death decision, he slowly reached out his hand towards the paper bag containing sweet chestnuts.

For some reason, it seemed as if a strong man cut off his wrist.

His snow-white little paw was caught by another little paw in mid-air, Gaara turned his head puzzled.

Akigi: "If you don't like food, don't force it."

She had already discovered that when she took Gaara to buy sweet chestnuts, the little Zhengtai looked at the sweet chestnuts as if she saw roasted beef tongue.

"Akigi, this is a New Year's gift for you." Before parting, Temari suddenly took out a simple box from nowhere.She has always disliked working on such delicate things as packaging.Kankuro also handed over the gift.

Seeing this, Gaara also took out a small box from his arms and handed it to Kashigi: "Gift..."

"Thank you." Akiki happily took it, and took out the gifts one by one from the bag.

After seeing the fan-shaped hairpin that Akigi gave to Temari, Kankuro suddenly turned his head with some disdain: "Don't give me girls' things."

"Really?" Kashiki smiled indifferently, and took out a wooden doll in a floral skirt from her bag, "I thought you must like this very much." The corner of her mouth twitched, her face depressed.

Kankuro: Sure enough, it's a girl's thing! "Who would like such a thing!"

"Ah," Kashiki pouted, playing with the doll's skirt, "but don't you just like wooden dolls?"

"What kind of wooden doll!" Kankuro was about to explode, "That's a puppet! You little brat!"

"Is it different?"

"How can a puppet wear such fancy things!"

"Kankuro," Gaara said suddenly, "Look again."

Kankuro was a little puzzled, and when he took a closer look, he found that the wooden doll in Akigi's hand began to distort, and when the picture was frozen again, it had already turned into a sealed scroll.

"I asked for this from Grandma Chiyo. The unique secret technique of puppetry has never been handed down. Are you sure you don't want it?" Akiki smiled.

Kankuro's expression, after hearing words such as 'Chiyo', 'Puppet Art' and 'Unique Secret Technique', can be described as changing.I saw his small black eyes staring wider and wider until finally he was staring fixedly at the scroll in Akiki's hand, but he raised his chin and refused to speak.

"It's time to ask for it." Kashiki chuckled, and stuffed the scroll into Kankuro's arms.

"Hmph!" Kankuro snorted softly, accepting it.

"Gara," finally, Akigi turned to Gaara, and handed him a clean and elegant small bag, "I made this myself, tailor-made for you."

"Thank you." The green eyes were covered with a hazy mist.

Many years later, when Akigi looked at Kazekage-sama who had profound and handsome features but a calm expression, it was difficult to find the red-haired Masaru who was so happy that he was so happy on his face, which was so indifferent. The smile came out of tears.It's a pity that this gift brought Gaara an experience that could almost be called a nightmare.

When I got home, there was still a tranquil fragrance in the house, which made me feel calm and relaxed like never before. It seems that the sachet I made was quite successful.

With this, it should be able to help Gaara's sleep.Kazuki thought happily.

After all, I specially read the family letters and the medical books of the mother-in-law Chiyo, and carefully prepared it. The effect is much better than that of ordinary sachets. A few more smells can arouse the drowsiness in the body.

"Yashamaru?" Gaara turned on the light in the room, and the dark room suddenly brightened.He called out tentatively, but no one responded.

Has Yashamaru come back yet?

Gaara climbed to the windowsill of his house a little bored, and sat down.

He raised his head, and the bright but cold moonlight reflected on the immature and fair baby's face, outlining a soft outline.The moonlight sprinkled into the emerald green eyes like glass beads, like the clear water under the moonlight, with slight ripples.

He didn't know what he was thinking either.

It seems that in a very short time, he got everything he ever dreamed of.But all of this is too unreal, just like now, when he stretched out his hand, he could catch the full moonlight, but when he took it back, he found that there was nothing.

No no no, there are still.

Suddenly remembering the gift that Akigi gave her, Gaara's eyes flashed with joy.

Turning over from the window sill, his little hand reached for the small bag on the table. Suddenly, he seemed to remember something again, and wiped his snow-white hand vigorously back and forth on the corner of his clothes, until finally, his fair and lovely little face Only then did he raise a satisfied smile, and carefully unwrapped the package with his little red hands.

It is a sachet.

Gaara held it close to his nose.

The tranquil fragrance is a nice natural fragrance of grass and trees, and there seems to be a hint of medicinal smell?

However, due to the short distance, the original elegant fragrance became slightly stronger.

"..." He couldn't help sniffing, trying to figure out what it smelled like.

Seems a little sleepy.

The fragrance is like an invisible hand, teasing his sleep nerves that have been suppressed for many years.

No, I can't fall asleep by myself!

Gaara shook his little head heavily, carefully put the sachet in the drawer, opened the window, and tried to use the night breeze to suppress his sleepy factor.

……

really sleepy...

The head became heavier and heavier, and the little snow-white hand holding the window sill gradually lost strength, and finally slipped gently from the window sill.