Naruto Blood Moon Ying Hui

Kankuro stepped forward, swallowed his saliva and said: "Actually, I don't want to say it... but you are just a terrifying weapon to the village."

"The army you are about to join... will definitely have a hard time. The regular army is full of high-ranking officials who are prejudiced against you, and the villagers are also very afraid of you."

Gaara paused, "I understand, but if I just keep waiting, there will be more pain in the future. I can only rely on my own efforts to open up a path, and I can't escape the lonely life that follows. Sooner or later, I will be like him..."

"So I will move forward towards the goal of becoming the Kazekage as a Sand Ninja. This is the bond between me and the village that allows me to survive."

"Gaara..." Temari muttered.

At this moment, looking at Gaara silently enduring everything, Temari felt an indescribable heartache.

How she wished she could share some of his pain so that he wouldn't feel so lonely and helpless.

However, she also clearly realized that this was Gaara's own battle, and only he could truly get out of the predicament.

Kankuro felt the same way, and he even admired his younger brother who had suddenly become mature.

"Through the battle and contact with Uzumaki Naruto, I feel that he taught me these things. He also suffered the same pain as me, and told me that the way of survival can be changed. I also hope that one day I will be needed by others, not as a terrifying weapon, but as the Kazekage of Sunagakure."

After listening to Gaara's speech, Temari and Kankuro stood still as if struck by lightning. They were dumbfounded, their minds went blank, and they simply couldn't believe that their brother had undergone such a drastic change.

Konoha.

"Sasuke!" Naruto woke up from his dream.

He saw that his body was covered with bandages and remembered that he had not successfully brought Sasuke back. His expression faded and the loneliness in his heart was indescribable.

Until the door of the ward was opened, Shikamaru and Tsunade walked in at the same time.

"You're awake...how are you feeling?"

"I'm fine, how's everyone doing?"

"Although Neji was the most seriously injured, thanks to meeting Kakashi and... ahem... Tsunade paused for a moment, then immediately smiled at Naruto and said, "Anyway, everyone is alive and well."

It was sad enough that Naruto was betrayed by two of his friends, but she should not say the names of those two children.

"Oh, I'm glad everyone is okay." Naruto pretended to be strong, which made people feel pity for him.

After a while, Shikamaru spoke first: "I'm sorry Naruto, as the captain, I failed to lead you to complete the mission of recovering Sasuke."

"Shikamaru, this is none of your business..."

Just then, Kakashi's voice came from the door.

"Sakura, why don't you come in to see Naruto?"

Kakashi helped her open the door to the room, and she raised her eyes just in time to meet Naruto's.

Naruto called Haruno Sakura's name, and he was obviously lacking in confidence.

Haruno Sakura saw Naruto's embarrassment and raised her voice: "I'm sorry Naruto, I still need some time. Let's go together to find Sasuke next time!"

But at this moment, her smile was uglier than crying.

Naruto lowered his head and clenched the blanket.

Then he looked up at Sakura and forced a smile, "Okay, it's a deal!" He knew in his heart that Haruno Sakura needed time to accept reality.

Shikamaru silently stared at the two people in front of him, feeling helpless and self-blame in his heart.

He sighed softly, as if his whole body was crushed by a heavy burden.

Kakashi, who was standing by, keenly noticed the change in Shikamaru's heart. He walked up to him, gently patted Shikamaru's shoulder and comforted him, "Shikamaru, as a ninja, it is not uncommon for missions to fail. Besides, this is your first time as a captain, and it is not easy to achieve this.

Don’t be too hard on yourself, we should learn from this failed mission and the experience gained from it.”

At this point, Kakashi paused, then sighed softly, "Actually, this time it's also my fault. I lived with Sasuke, but I didn't notice his abnormality at the first time."

"No, Kakashi-sensei, it's all my fault that I couldn't defeat Sasuke and make him..."

Tsunade was getting impatient at this point and interrupted, "Is this some kind of self-blame meeting? Let's not talk about that for now. You all should take good care of your injuries first, and we can talk about other things later."

Everyone left, leaving Naruto alone lying on the hospital bed, staring at the ceiling with empty eyes, his thoughts had already flown far away.

At night, Naruto was still looking at the ceiling of the hospital.

He was thinking in his mind that he planned to secretly leave Konoha to find Sasuke, otherwise Orochimaru would kill Sasuke.

That Kimimaro told him that once Orochimaru found a new container and left Sasuke's body, Sasuke would not be able to survive.

Just then, Jiraiya appeared at the window of Naruto's hospital room, standing on the toad's head.

"I have found out information about Orochimaru. He has reincarnated into someone else. If you want to use that technique again, you have to wait three years. So you will stay with me for the next three years. I want to officially accept you as my apprentice."

"Really?!" Naruto's eyes widened. He couldn't imagine that he still had three whole years to become stronger.

If we can successfully bring Sasuke back, perhaps everything will not be so difficult anymore!

"Nonsense! The information I provide is always extremely accurate!" Then, Jiraiya threw out another bombshell: "By the way, there is one more thing. The guy named Akazuki you mentioned to me before seems to be with Orochimaru."

"What? Isn't Akatsuki a member of the Akatsuki organization you mentioned? How come she is with Orochimaru!" Naruto's eyes widened, full of astonishment and surprise.

“This is indeed puzzling…”

Jiraiya also frowned, muttering to himself in confusion: "Orochimaru did join the Akatsuki organization, but for some reason he chose to withdraw. But why is he associated with the members of Akatsuki now? It's really unbelievable..."

At this moment, Kakashi also walked into Naruto's ward and told them about Ying Hui's amnesia.

"I don't know how she left Akatsuki. When I met her in the Hidden Sand Village, she had already lost her memory. But for some reason, she helped Sasuke along the way. If it weren't for her, Sasuke might have been brought back by me." Kakashi sighed helplessly.

"Teacher Kakashi, there's no point in saying this now. The problem is... they're already with Orochimaru."

"Naruto, I will continue to follow up on this matter, so just go and practice with Master Jiraiya. Only he can protect you from being easily found by the Akatsuki people."

"Hmph, so what if I find him? When I become stronger, I will bring Sasuke back to Konoha first, and then Akatsuki. I will let them know that I, Uzumaki Naruto, am not so easy to mess with!"

Kakashi was ashamed. This was indeed what Naruto could say. He was not a child who would always be decadent. No matter when, Naruto was always like the sun, always so sunny and full of energy for everything.

Just like Obito once was...

Jiraiya almost jumped off the window sill. He said excitedly: "Idiot! How can one become so strong all of a sudden? Do you know who are the powerful people in Akatsuki? You are so arrogant."

Naruto shrugged and pretended to be indifferent: "You are the master of the Fourth Hokage. Didn't you say that I look like him and may be even more powerful than him? You told me that! It turns out that the rumors about the strongest of the three ninjas, Jiraiya the Sage, are all fake."

"You little brat! Just wait, you'll suffer during the training."

"Okay, I can't wait!"

Kakashi smiled, raised his hand and ruffled Naruto's hair, "I will wait for you to come back, and test your results again by stealing the bells."

"That's absolutely no problem, Teacher Kakashi!" Naruto put his hands to his ears confidently and shouted at the top of his voice, while also posing a standard salute.

"Okay, I'm going to start my investigation journey too. After all, a friend of mine is lost, and I must find him." Kakashi stood up, looked out the window with a firm look, then jumped out of the window without hesitation.