"So wake me up, you bastard!" In the forest outside Konoha Village, Naruto punched the head with a determined will.

With the bang, Gaara's face twisted, blood splattered at the corner of her mouth, and the black eye circles opened slightly blankly.

"Uzumaki Naruto... This guy broke through Moritsuki's defense?" Gaara, who had just woken up, suddenly saw Naruto's face getting bigger and bigger, the next moment!

Bang!

The two of them collided hard with their foreheads. I, Airo, was immediately hit and was confused. His head leaned back. The huge Shouhe under him collapsed at the same time. He was shocked in his eyes, "This guy... doesn't want to die!"

The two fell down together and landed almost at the same time, causing a large area of ​​dust and unable to move for a long time.

After a long time, Naruto stood up tremblingly, his vision blurred, and he still tried hard to walk towards Gaara, and blood on his forehead kept overflowing.

Gaara, who fell to the ground, turned his head hard and looked at Naruto who was approaching step by step, with a panic expression on his face for the first time.

"Don't...don't come over!"

When he said this, an emotion that he had never experienced before appeared in his heart, and later he realized that it was called "panic".

Naruto stopped in front of him, slowly reached out and grabbed his collar, pulling him in front of him.

Gaara gritted her teeth, a trace of fear flashed in her eyes, but the expected blow did not come.

"It's very lonely to be alone. It's hard to endure a life where you have no friends, no relatives, and you have to take on anything yourself."

"Huh?" Gaara was stunned and looked at Naruto in confusion. As he looked at each other's eyes, he saw a strange light in the other's eyes. It was not sympathy or so-called compassion, but a gaze that had never been seen before, just like the dawn of the night.

"Bastard...you...you know what you all!" Gaara suddenly angrily, clenched his fists hard, and wanted to hit Naruto. No one likes to be peeked into his heart. When the strong disguise is stripped away, the only thing left is the fragility that he has never known.

Unfortunately, Gaara really reached his limit. All the strength was only enough for him to clench his fists, and the rest could not even lift his arm.

Naruto looked at him and whispered, "Ah, I know, when I just hit you that, I knew that when I hit you, a real ninja can understand the other person's inner thoughts when he fights. You are called monsters by me, and everyone regards us as aliens. That strange look has awakened me on countless nights.

So... I know what happened to you."

"So are you?" Gaara looked at him in shock and suddenly said, "Then why, why can you do this for others? What supports you to fight to this point?"

Naruto's mouth raised, revealing a cheerful smile that Gaara had never forgotten in his life. Many years later Gaara recalled, "That smile was like a ray of light piercing into my dark heart. I never thought that a person who had a childhood similar to me would smile so cheerfully."

"Because we are partners!" Naruto's voice was not high, but there was a power to penetrate people's hearts. He smiled and said, "It was because I met them that I became the me now. Gaara, I believe in you. The loneliness of childhood is not the reason for us to close ourselves. Even if we are, we can still use our own power to protect our companions and then gain everyone's recognition."

"Everyone's...agree?" Gaara murmured in a low voice, as if something was ignited in his heart.

Naruto smiled and nodded, "Yes, Gaara, you shouldn't have friends yet. From today on, Naruto Uzumaki will be your friend."

After saying this, Naruto's last strength was finally exhausted, Gaara fell to the ground with loosening his hands, and he himself fell down.

The two of them gasped to the sky, and even the strength to turn their heads was lacking. Looking at the white clouds floating in the sky, Gaara whispered, "Are you a friend!"

At this moment, three figures suddenly arrived without distinction and quickly rushed to Naruto and Gaara.

Uchiha Sasuke, Kankuro, Temari!

The three of them stood still and looked at each other angrily, but no one took the initiative.

Gaara said weakly at this time, "Kankuro, Temari, let's go. I don't want to fight anymore, and it's meaningless to continue fighting."

"Uh!" "Uh?"

The two of them were surprised and suspicious at the same time. Unexpectedly Gaara would say such words, but they still quickly lowered their bodies, raised Gaara and slowly retreated backwards.

Uchiha Sasuke did not try to keep them because he himself, too, was on the verge of exhaustion.

Gaara looked at Naruto on the ground deeply as he retreated and whispered, "Naruto, next time, welcome to Sand Village as a guest. I will welcome you with the etiquette of my friends."

The three left, Sasuke squatted down after confirming it, and said, "How is it? Can you still stand up?"

"It seems that I can't do it anymore." Naruto said with a wry smile.

Sasuke sighed helplessly, raised Naruto and headed towards Konoha. On the way, Sakura, who was freed from trouble, also headed towards Konoha with them.

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At the same time, in Konoha Village, the roofs on the high ground of the martial arts field have already been in a mess.

The supporters of the ninjas formed a group of people. In their center, Sarutobi Hinasen had lost his breath, without obvious injuries.

Orochimaru was no longer there. After his hands were sealed, he left Konoha as soon as possible. In his current state, if he stayed there, he would probably not be able to leave.

In the village, the actions of Yinnin and Saninnin were also curbed. After the initial chaos, Konoha Village showed his strong background. The clans reacted one after another. In addition, Konohara's ninjas launched a fierce counterattack against the sudden attack of the ninjas. At this time, the battle had entered the final stage. It seemed that Konoha's victory was just a matter of time.

Jiraiya squatted down, looked at the three-generation Naruto with a calm expression, sighed silently, and whispered, "You can go to the teacher, Konoha Village, and I will leave it to us for protection in the future."

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Chapter completed!