53Gaara: Is there no law left in Konoha?AI Model: gemini-3.0-flashChapter 53 Gaara: Is There Any Law in Konoha?
Evening.
Konoha Hospital.
Inside the hospital room, three girls stood before a bed, looking after the sleeping watermelon-headed boy.
"Wuwuwu, Lee, you must get better..."
Tenten said with a sob, "Neji has also fallen. If neither of you are around, Teacher Guy will only focus on training me from now on. How will I ever be able to slack off then..."
"Don't worry, everything will be fine!"
Ino patted Tenten's shoulder, comforting her.
She and Sakura had just bumped into Tenten while wandering the streets.
Hearing that she was going to visit Lee, the three idle people who had already been eliminated from the Chunin Exams decided to head to the hospital together.
Sakura had a melancholy expression, seemingly distracted.
"What's wrong?"
Ino asked with concern.
"Uh... nothing."
Sakura shook her head.
"By the way, didn't you say this morning that you were leaving the Village to bring something to Sasuke?"
Ino suddenly remembered, "How did it go? Did you see him?"
Since reconciling with Sakura, Ino felt her feelings for Sasuke becoming fainter.
Originally, she had liked Sasuke purely because of his looks.
Now, another boy's figure would unconsciously surface in her mind.
"I saw him, but..."
Sakura lowered her head, feeling a bit downcast. "Sasuke is still the same. Aside from getting stronger, he doesn't seem interested in anything else."
"He even... didn't even open the bento I made before rushing off to train with Kakashi-sensei. He even told me not to get in the way..."
"How could he? That's too much!"
Ino said indignantly.
"But, Sasuke must be under a lot of pressure."
Sakura quickly began to make excuses for her crush, "After all, his opponent in the next round is that Gaara..."
"Hmph!"
Tenten suddenly clenched her fist.
"If I run into that guy, I'll definitely give him a harsh lesson to avenge Lee!"
Just then.
The hospital lights suddenly went out.
The room went pitch black, and the three girls were startled simultaneously.
Suddenly, footsteps were heard.
"Who, who's there?!"
Ino shouted tremulously.
The next second, a figure slowly walked into the ward.
Moonlight poured in from the window, outlining the silhouette of the giant gourd on his back.
"You are—"
Tenten's pupils shrank.
"Gaara?"
The air seemed to freeze at this moment.
The mouth of the gourd vibrated slightly.
Whoosh.
A large amount of sand surged out like a living thing, circling and converging in the air, turning into sharp sand spikes aimed straight at Lee on the bed!
At this critical moment, light suddenly returned to the room.
A blonde boy walked in and flipped the switch on the wall.
"Why didn't you turn on the lights... Oh?"
He noticed Gaara in the room, and Gaara noticed him at the same time.
"Naruto!!!"
The three girls breathed a sigh of relief almost simultaneously, never thinking the blonde boy before them could look so pleasant.
"You are... Uzumaki Naruto."
Gaara said in a raspy voice, "Heh, I look forward to the day I fight you."
Naruto: "...What do you mean? What were you just trying to do?"
"Kill him, of course."
Gaara answered coldly.
At this moment, Naruto remembered that the Little Panda in front of him was still a mental patient.
Just for a tiny bit of existence, he would instinctively kill.
Only at the moment of someone else's death could he confirm he was still 'alive.'
"K-Kill him?!"
Tenten's face turned pale, and she instinctively blocked Lee's bed. "Are you crazy? He's already like this!"
Ino and Sakura also stood forward, though their legs were shaking.
Gaara's gaze swept over them.
"The weak have no reason to live in the first place."
In the next instant, several sand spikes shot out simultaneously.
Just before they hit, they were slapped away by Naruto.
Sand grains scattered, pitter-pattering against the walls and floor.
A weird curve hooked at the corner of Gaara's mouth.
"Heh, as expected of you, Uzumaki Naruto."
"Now, I'm looking forward to it even more."
"I really... can't wait to fight you."
Naruto looked at him expressionlessly.
"Get lost."
In the ward, Tenten, Sakura, and Ino were all stunned.
Hearing such words from Naruto's mouth didn't feel out of place at all; instead, it brought an unexpected sense of security.
Gaara didn't get angry, but instead seemed to have heard something interesting.
"Since you are here..."
He tilted his head slightly and glanced at Lee on the bed.
"Then tonight, I'll spare his life for now."
After saying this, he turned around, the gourd on his back swaying slightly.
The sand receded, and the killing intent faded with it.
Just as he was about to step out of the ward door, he suddenly heard Naruto's voice behind him.
"Huh? Karura? Yashamaru?"
These two names seemed to flip a switch in Gaara.
He turned around abruptly, only to find that his mother and uncle were not in the ward.
Before he could react, Naruto had already appeared in front of him at some point, a blue ball of light rapidly gathering in his hand.
Rasengan!
Bang!
Gaara was sent flying, crashing heavily into the wall.
At the same time.
[Ding!]
[Detected host sneak-attacking a severely mentally ill patient, evil points +50!]
That felt good.
Now that's more like it.
Seeing this scene, Tenten, Sakura, and Ino couldn't help but gape.
A sneak attack?
Sent him flying?
Could he be doing this to avenge Lee?
Is Naruto the kind of person who values loyalty so much???
Rubble fell with a rustle as Gaara knelt on one knee, his chest heaving violently.
He slowly raised his head, "Uzumaki Naruto..."
"Very well, you've successfully enraged me. Any last words?"
Countless sand particles surged from the gourd on Gaara's back, swirling and churning in the ward like a raging torrent.
Instantly, it enveloped the entire space.
Just then, he suddenly saw countless tree roots surging from the ground.
Quickly, they bound him tightly.
This is... Genjutsu?!
Gaara quickly formed hand signs.
When he broke the Genjutsu, he found a black-haired older sister pressing a Kunai against his throat.
Behind her stood a watermelon-headed KonohaJonin, who also looked like someone not to be trifled with.
Might Guy and Kurenai Yuhi arrived at this moment.
Although they weren't sure what had happened, they decisively chose the latter between a Sand Shinobi and their own students.
"Teacher Guy! This guy just tried to kill Lee!"
Seeing this, Tenten quickly shouted.
Hearing this, Might Guy's expression instantly became incredibly solemn.
"Young man from the Hidden Sand Village..."
"Youth is indeed accompanied by conflict, but to strike an opponent who has already lost the ability to fight, you are truly despicable!"
Kurenai Yuhi's tone was equally cold: "This is Konoha Hospital, not a place for you Sand Shinobito run wild. If you want to die, I can fulfill that wish for you right now."
Gaara stared intently at the two Jonin before him.
He then glanced at Naruto, who stood aside with a calm expression, even slowly patting the dust off his sleeves.
Although the Shukaku inside him was roaring madly, longing to tear everything apart, he wasn't truly, completely insane.
Facing two long-famed Konoha Jonin plus Uzumaki Naruto, he currently had no chance of winning.
"Fine, fine... You Konoha people are good at outnumbering others, aren't you?"
"We'll see about that!"