Naruto: Changing Fate

Chapter 222 Just want to be friends

Just as Naruto arranged in an orderly manner, he deliberately moved Xianglin and his daughter to a relatively safe area, and entrusted Shisui to take care of Xianglin who had no ability to protect himself. This was enough to avoid Gaara. When they ran away out of control, the damage was done to both Xianglin and her daughter, who had to prepare just in case.As an important target of Naruto's trip, Gaara, the son of the fourth generation Kazekage, what is he doing at this moment?

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In a relatively spacious open space, around a small ball covered with dust that was rolling back and forth rapidly, a dozen children were kicking each other, chasing each other, passing each other around, and having a lot of fun. Very happy.And the bursts of crisp, childish laughter full of excitement and satisfaction filled every corner of the open space.As the children played and played, this small open space gradually became lively and full of vitality.

However, if someone could observe carefully from the side, it would not be difficult to find... Although these little guys were having fun, they seemed to have made some agreement in advance and deliberately avoided giving in.No matter how noisy and running around, he never moved an inch towards a certain corner in the open space.

So, what kind of dangerous and terrifying things exist in this direction, so that no one, who is naturally playful, dares to get close?A heinous criminal?A beast that chooses people to eat?Or some secret building that is strictly prohibited from being approached?

None, what is there is just a swing hanging under the branches, and the figure of a young boy sitting alone on the swing like a puppet sculpture, silently hugging a stuffed bear.

If an outsider who doesn't know the details looks at it, at first glance, in addition to seeing the undisguised complex emotions of loss, loneliness, envy, longing and other complex emotions from this boy, most of them will just... Think of him as an ordinary kid who doesn't fit in with others.Furthermore, no matter what, he would never have imagined that he was the demon known to everyone in Sunagakure Village—Gaara, one of the Shukaku Jinchuuriki among the nine tailed beasts.

this!This way!Pass it to me, pass it to me!

Follow up quickly and don't let him have a chance to score!

Bravo!Hurry up!Let's kick it back!

Don't even think about it!Look at my-!

Hum hum, look at my move——!

He hugged the soft stuffed bear tightly with one hand, eager to get some comfort and companionship from it.The other hand tightly grasped the chain hanging from the swing, keeping his body motionless on the swing.Because bursts of cheering shouts came from time to time in his ears, Gaara, who was already in his most playful childhood state, couldn't help but slowly raise his head.Then, as if he was afraid that the children playing in front of him would find out that he was observing them, he moved the bear puppet in his hand slightly, covering most of his face.While using the cover of the bear puppet, he quietly revealed some sight.Carefully and full of envy, he observed the children playing in the open space with a look of hearty satisfaction and enjoyment on their faces.

In terms of pure inner desire, Gaara undoubtedly wants to go forward and play with these children of the same age... But judging from the experience since he has memories, even if he is young, Gaara still has Still know.Once he actually steps off the swing and shows even the slightest tendency to try to get closer to the children, the children who are having fun in front of him will immediately wail in panic and run away in panic. Go away.So that after just a few breaths of time, Gaara would be the only one left in the entire open space.

In other words, he could take advantage of the fact that the children were having fun and were not aware of Gaara's presence.While silently observing from the sidelines, through the fiction of imagination, he inserted himself into the play among the children.Sitting obediently on the swing, patiently waiting for Yashamaru to pick him up, was the greatest pleasure Gaara could get every day he spent.

In terms of life experience, as the youngest son of the Yondaime Kazekage... Gaara instinctively enjoys the fulfillment and happiness brought by playing with friends of the same age without any scruples, just like the children in front of him.Even because of his own background, he gained the favor and respect of these children...

It's a pity that in order to find a suitable next Jinchuriki for the village, Gaara was deliberately bred and given the opportunity to be born from the moment he was born.For ordinary people, these are just ordinary and ordinary things, but they are destined to be Gaara's extravagant hopes that are out of reach.

Because Sunagakure Village did not form an alliance and cooperate with families specializing in sealing techniques, such as the Uzumaki Clan, like the Konoha Ninja Village, it was used on Gaara to suppress the one-tailed Shukaku from going berserk and to avoid The sealing technique that affects the Jinchuuriki's character, both in terms of effectiveness and perfection, is obviously far inferior to the Bagua seal that is applied to Naruto, which is composed of dual four-element seals that cooperate with each other.This leads to the fact that if Shukaku One-Tail wants to break out of it and escape violently, the difficulty level is far lower than that of Kurama, the strongest among the nine tailed beasts, who wants to break free from the Bagua seal!So much so that he lost control and ran away several times. Not only did the villagers instinctively hate alienating Gaara, but Gaara himself also never dared to let himself enter because he wanted to prevent Shukaku from taking control of his body. Deep sleep state.

It is precisely for this reason that Gaara developed a pair of thick and eye-catching dark circles due to a severe lack of adequate sleep. He has also suffered from insomnia since he was a child... This disease has tormented and affected Gaara. If Gaara was not able to get adequate and peaceful sleep for a long time, Gaara's mental state would become worse and worse, and at the same time, the whole person would become extremely irritable and irritable.So often in the moment of impulsiveness, Shukaku, who is eyeing him inside, takes advantage of him, and then under the influence of Gaara's instinctive likes and dislikes, he easily takes the lives of others.

Because I didn't get a good night's sleep, my mental state deteriorated.Because his mental state has deteriorated, even the slightest stimulation may cause Gaara's temperament to change drastically.Because Gaara is like a time bomb that may explode at any time, the villagers do not dare or want to have any contact with Gaara.Because of the rejection and indifference of the villagers, Gaara's mental pressure was further aggravated, which even affected the quality of his sleep and also decreased...

Faced with this situation, which is like an infinitely repeated vicious cycle, because I am still young and seriously lack the cognitive ability to think independently, I don’t know what to do, and therefore I slowly fall into a state of confusion and despair. Gaara's body in the abyss was completely taken over by the one-tailed Shukaku in his body, so much so that it was only a matter of time before he could break through the seal and reappear in the human world.

It's a pity that just like the villagers around Naruto only focused on abuse and hatred, but never thought about the problem from a child's perspective.The villagers of Sunagakure Village that Gaara faced also seemed to add fuel to the fire. Not only did they not give Gaara any kindness or sympathy.On the contrary, they did not hide the growing indifference and disgust towards Gaara in their hearts!

In addition, the problems that Gaara has to face are not only the malice from the villagers, but also his biological father, the fourth generation Kazekage Rasa of Sunagakure Village, because his beloved wife died that year. When Gaara was given birth to Gaara, he died of excessive bleeding caused by difficult labor, and he has always been angry and hating his little son.So much so that from beginning to end, he never treated Gaara as his own child. Instead, after sealing the One-tailed Shukaku into Gaara's body, he treated Gaara as a completely human weapon that needed to be tamed!

And as a father, he hates and rejects his children so much.Under the subtle influence of their eyes and ears, Temari and Kankuro, as brothers and sisters, naturally avoided Gaara.Even if the whole family lives under the same roof, Temari and Kankuro will see their formidable brother from a distance and become afraid that Gaara will come towards them. To retreat in a hurry and stay away.

The indifference and disgust of those around him, the hatred and alienation of his blood relatives...all the pressure placed on Gaara, even as an adult, is still unbearable.What's more, at this young age, what about this little guy who needs the care, tolerance and favor of others?

Because of this, under extremely harsh conditions where he was almost rejected by the entire village, and without a powerful enough sealing technique to assist him, he could suppress and offset the effects of the tailed beasts' uprisings... He was obviously one of the nine tailed beasts. Among them, it is obvious why Shukaku, the one-tailed beast of Sunagakure Village who is the weakest, goes berserk and out of control more frequently than other tailed beasts.

good chance!Shoot!

Bang!

well--!You kicked too hard, idiot!

Just when Gaara was staring straight at the children's play, and was in a daze because of the image in his mind of joining the crowd and playing football together without any grudges.The bursts of exclamations that came from his ears made Gaara wake up instantly, shattering the beautiful picture that Gaara had finally imagined, and bringing Gaara's consciousness back to the cold real world. middle.

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Originally, he pursed his lips and frowned slightly because the beautiful scene he had finally dreamed up was interrupted. However, his attention was attracted by the football flying high in the corner of his eye, and he instinctively tilted his head and moved his perspective. , staring at the flight path of the football without blinking.Immediately, I witnessed it with my own eyes, watching the football easily fly over the high sand wall barrier, and while rolling and jumping on the ground, it stopped just right and got stuck on the edge.So much so that it seemed that with just a little external force, it would fall straight down. However, no matter how much the children waited, they did not fall back to their side as expected.

Ah...what should I do now...

You ask me, I ask who to go to...

Well--!Everyone is obviously having a good time... It's all your fault!If you hadn't kicked so hard, would it be like this?

I...I...I didn't mean it...

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Observing quietly from the side, I found that the children were like ants on a hot pot, sitting in a circle and whispering to each other, looking extremely anxious and anxious, but no one tried to climb the high wall in order to get the football back.Gaara knew that these children were far from capable of doing this.After thinking about it for a while, I thought this might be a good opportunity to make friends with them.

Tsk, I have no choice but to ask an adult for help...

Ah, that's all we can do... After all, none of us have learned the patience to walk on walls...

Uh-oh——!Hey hey!Look!what is that?

Thinking of this, Gaara jumped from the swing to the ground amidst the exclamations of children, and silently and cautiously approached the people of the same age gathered in front of him.While slowly raising his hand, he relied on his own will and instinct to control the inconspicuous gravel floating around him like an arm.It turned into a cloud composed of a small piece of gravel, and quickly spread under the football.With this, the football was lifted from the high wall, then slowly dropped to the ground, and finally, it came to a light stop in the grasp of Gaara's outstretched petite hands.

Just...as long as I help them find the ball...they...will probably play with me...

Just as he thought, with the help of his ability to control gravel at will, the result of retrieving the football effortlessly made Gaara even more excited.Then he fantasizes that his proactive behavior should be able to gain recognition from his peers, so that he can finally make friends and at the same time get rid of the helplessness surrounded by loneliness and despair.

But it is obvious that although Gaara's thoughts are very innocent and harmless... but the reality is often quite cold and cruel.

You...you are...!

The trembling words full of fear and vigilance ruthlessly dragged Gaara's consciousness from the beautiful fantasy back to the cold reality.Then he turned his head slightly following the sound, and as expected, he saw the fearful and vigilant face that he had seen countless times before, making Gaara feel an indescribable sting from the bottom of his heart.

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He lowered his head, then raised his head... After hesitating for a moment, Gaara finally mustered up the courage and slowly handed the football in his hand to everyone in front of him. He deliberately lowered his head as if he was afraid of scaring everyone in front of him. With his own volume in decibels, he spoke tentatively one word at a time.

This...this ball...

Gaara...it's Gaara!

Sand... sand waterfall Gaara...

What are you still doing?Run away quickly!

Help...help-!

However, before Gaara could finish his broken words, he expressed his kindness to everyone.The words that were spoken with difficulty seemed like cold water poured on the heads of the children in front of them, awakening everyone's consciousness instantly.Then he stammered and muttered to himself, moved his legs almost instinctively, turned around, and ran away in a hurry, rolling and crawling on the ground.

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The reaction, which was far beyond his own expectations, caused Gaara's pupils to shrink and his eyes to freeze in place.It wasn't until he was stimulated by the constant frightened shouts in his ears and the figures of people quickly disappearing in his sight that he regained consciousness.Immediately, he was afraid that he would become alone without anyone, and instinctively raised his hand, almost begging and shouting to himself in a low voice.

Wait... wait... don't leave me alone!

Although this is just an idea driven by instinct.But the gravel next to Gaara seemed to be part of his body, and the gravel that was directed by his arm reacted instantly and loyally.It quickly spread and chased away, wrapping around the ankles of the few children who were escaping. At the same time, it pulled the captured children to the ground with an unceremonious force, and followed my instructions. Gaara's will was forcefully dragged towards Gaara's side.

Help -!

Save...save me!Who can save me!

Facing the crisis of being restricted in movement, and being dragged by a huge force, forcing his body to move closer to Gaara against his will, the already panicked children became even more frightened.Then he clasped his hands tightly on the ground beneath him, trying to delay his approach to Gaara, and opened his mouth wide and screamed for help at the top of his lungs.But little did he know that his actions were full of resistance and rejection and had no good intentions at all.Not only did it fail to get himself out of danger, but it also caused Gaara, who was mentally fragile, to be stimulated. Recalling his life alone, with no one to talk to and no one to accompany him, his sanity gradually left his body.So much so that under the influence of Shukaku, the one in the body, who saw the opportunity and took advantage of the opportunity, the resentment that had been accumulated in Gaara's heart for a long time was completely aroused!The goodwill that Gaara had tried so hard to maintain had all dissipated, and was replaced by bursts of overwhelming murderous intent that surged into his heart!

At the same time, the gravel controlled by Gaara originally acted according to what Gaara wanted... As the goodwill in Gaara's heart dissipated, murderous intent rose.Under the influence of one and the other, the gravel that originally only wrapped around the children's ankles, but did not solidify and tighten, suddenly tightened like copper poured into iron!The subsequent bursts of heart-wrenching pain made the children's wails more and more sad, and further stimulated the killing intent in Gaara's heart!

There is always...only...one person...

As Gaara recalled more and more painful past events in his heart, bursts of heart-rending screams and howls could not help but overflow from his mouth.Immediately, the gravel wrapped around the children's ankles further tightened, and more gravel was transformed into sharp and deadly weapons driven by Gaara's murderous intention!And at the same moment, he stabbed the child who was wailing the loudest without mercy!

I do not want--!

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