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

The red-haired cub's eyes widened visibly.

Gaara thought he had heard it wrong and stared at Chi Qing with a blank expression.

Looking at the cute Gaara, Chi Qing repeated what he had just said: "Can you take me there?"

"I, um..." Gaara wanted to agree.

But he thought of his own situation, frowned sadly, and shook his head to refuse: "I, I am very dangerous."

Chi Qing knew what he meant by 'danger' and thought of Naruto who might be in the same situation as him.

He gave a soothing smile, waved his hand and said, "I'm very powerful, don't be afraid of hurting me."

Chi Qing felt distressed for Gaara, who chose to keep his distance because he was afraid of hurting strangers even though he was being rejected and looked down upon.

He is still just a four-year-old child.

In order to prove that he would not be hurt, Chi Qing asked Gaara to raise his hand, and then he stretched out his hand and placed it against the tender little hand.

The warmth from my palm made Gaara blush.

"I'll hold your hand, and you can lead the way for me, okay?"

"Yeah!" This time Gaara did not refuse.

Walking on the streets of the Sand Village, Gaara would introduce Chi Qing to wherever he went because he heard Chi Qing say that it was his first time here.

At first I was shy and spoke haltingly, but as I got more familiar with it, I spoke fluently.

"Mr. Chi Qing, there's a flower shop over there. Yashamaru said the flowers come in all colors." But Gaara has only seen cacti with thorns, and white and yellow flowers.

"Yashamaru said that there are flowers as blue as the sky. Is this true?" Gaara looked up, his face full of curiosity.

"Really, there are blue flowers in Konoha, and flowers that are the same color as Gaara's hair." Chi Qing corrected Gaara's way of addressing him, but because he was too shy, he couldn't call him "brother" yet.

"What does Konoha look like?" Gaara had never left the Sand Village: "What color is it?"

"Colors..." Chi Qing hadn't been back for a long time. When talking about Konoha, the first thing he thought of was the forest where he often stayed: "It must be colorful, right?"

The sky is blue, the trees are green, the wild flowers on the roadside are of various colors, and the villagers have their own style for the appearance of their homes.

"The flower shop has flowers of all colors." When talking about Konoha, Chi Qing couldn't help but reveal a look of pride on his face.

Listening to Chi Qing's description of Konoha, Gaara couldn't help but let out a longing sound.

"You can come to Konoha when you grow up." When the Chunin Exam came, Gaara came to Konoha to take the exam on behalf of the Sand Village.

"By the way." Chi Qing let go of Gaara's hand, found a pen and paper from his body, wrote something and handed it to Gaara.

Although Gaara hadn't started school yet, he was the son of the Kazekage after all, and he had already learned to read: "Pet store...free card?"

He knew every word, but Gaara didn't understand what they meant when put together.

Chi Qing scratched his head a little embarrassedly: "Yes, actually my dream is to open a pet shop in Konoha. It should have been opened by the time you come to Konoha."

"When the time comes, you can bring this piece of paper... this card, and you can have your pet bathed for free, even for a psychic animal!"