Naruto: I open a pet shop in the Ninja world.

Not many people knew that Chi Qing had returned, so Chi Qing was quite free at this moment.

The store had been empty for a few days and a thin layer of dust had accumulated.

He had just gotten a basin of water and was about to wipe the shelves when he saw Naruto coming with someone.

"Reminder..."

The door was pushed open.

"Uncle! I'm back!!" Naruto felt a lump in his throat when he saw Chi Qing.

This was the first time in recent years that he had been away from Chi Qing for such a long time, and he missed her terribly every day.

Naruto rushed over, Chi Qing caught him steadily and then picked him up and spun him around: "Welcome back Mingbao~"

"I miss you so much, little uncle. Are you behaving well at home?" Naruto stood on tiptoe and touched Chi Qing's head.

This is what Chi Qing always did after returning from a long trip.

"Of course~" Chi Qing lied without blushing or beating his heart.

Naruto was stunned for a few seconds after hearing what he said. He rolled his eyes and changed the subject: "Uncle, look who's here!"

All the attention was focused on Naruto, causing Chi Qing to ignore Gaara, who had been standing there for a long time with a broken expression.

"Xiao Ai! Long time no see~" Chi Qing let go of Naruto and walked in front of Gaara: "When did you come to Konoha? Is it for the Chunin Exam?"

Gaara opened his mouth slightly, but no sound came out. In the end, he just nodded to answer Chi Qing's question.

Chi Qing rubbed his red head: "You just came in together, have you met each other?"

"Because Xiao Ai was at the door just now... um!" Naruto called her "Xiao Ai" very familiarly. He wanted to say that Gaara was standing at the door because he was shy and didn't dare to come in, but his mouth was blocked by the sudden sand.

"Shut up." Gaara frowned.

But suddenly he realized where he was and what he had just done and took back the sand.

"Pah...Pah, wow, my mouth is full of sand. I'll go rinse my mouth first." Naruto stuck out his tongue and ran to the bathroom at the back.

He stood there somewhat at a loss, just like when he was a child, looking at Chi Qing timidly, pursing his lips and saying nothing, his whole aura becoming even more melancholy.

When Temari and Kankuro caught up, they were surprised to see Gaara's expression during this "limited return".

Temari looked at Gaara with some concern and spoke first: "Hello Mr. Chi, long time no see."

"It's little Temari and little Kankuro. It's been a long time since we last saw you. You've grown up so much." Chi Qing felt a little emotional. The last time he saw them, they were just that little.

"Hello..." Kanjiurou was not very good at dealing with Chi Qing, so he went around for a walk.

"Xiao Ai." Seeing Gaara hiding in the corner again, Chi Qing knew without guessing that it was because of what happened just now.

Comforting him, "Don't blame yourself. You didn't hurt Naruto just now, right? Naruto, I won't be angry with you over such a small matter."

Gaara raised his head and looked at him, but still didn't speak.

"Xiao Ai, I love Luo." Chi Qing called his name.

Gaara then spoke: "I'm...Brother Chi Qing." His brows were slightly frowned, his face full of annoyance.

Chi Qing touched his face gently and found it was hard. She knew that he had made a shell for himself with sand.

Gaara instantly removed the sand armor on his face, revealing his fair face. He tilted his head back with an expressionless face.

But Chi Qing could see that he wanted to rub him again.

Chi Qing also did as he wished and gave Gaara a big hug: "You have grown up, Gaara."

Gaara's eyes widened, the sand slid off his body, and he truly felt Chi Qing's warm embrace.

After Naruto rinsed his mouth, he saw the sand floating around and his eyes widened with curiosity: "Is this Xiao Ai's ninjutsu? So powerful!"

Chi Qing patted Gaara's back, put some distance between them, and pushed him in front of Naruto.

Naruto had only heard a lot about Gaara's ninjutsu from Chi Qing, and had always been very curious.

So now that he finally had the chance, he kept pestering Gaara to show it to him.

Gaara was in a daze and was led by Naruto to the open space outside, where he made various shapes with sand.

Kankuro was familiar with this question. After he followed out, he proudly said to Naruto: "Gaara can also make giant poop!"

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