"Baki-sensei, if there's something you need to say, say it quickly. I still have to help Naruto achieve his dream."
Gaara looked somewhat impatient, but he still maintained his respect for Baki and gave him some time.
"Kazekage-sama, you mustn't." Upon hearing Gaara's words, Baki immediately panicked. He spread his arms to block Gaara's path and shouted anxiously.
"You mustn't? Why mustn't I?" Gaara looked at Baki, unable to understand what had suddenly gotten into his teacher.
"Baki-sensei, you're Naruto's friend too. As his friend, shouldn't you actively help Naruto achieve his dream? Not only are you refusing to help, you're even stopping me from helping him. Baki-sensei, what do you mean by this?"
"Kazekage-sama, you're right. I'm Naruto's friend too, and personally, I should help him achieve his dream. That's what a friend ought to do." Baki felt an indescribable awkwardness as he said this. However, his tone shifted, and he looked seriously at Gaara. "But Kazekage-sama, personally, I should help him. But what about publicly?"
"Publicly?" Gaara turned and sat down in his office chair. He looked calmly at Baki, pursed his lips, and said evenly, "Then let me ask you, Baki-sensei. Publicly speaking, why are you stopping me from helping Naruto achieve his dream?"
"Because this is a conspiracy." Baki's words were shocking.
"A conspiracy?" Gaara abruptly straightened in his chair, his expression finally changing as he stared fixedly at Baki's face.
"Or, more precisely, it's an open scheme. Naruto's open scheme." Baki began his analysis. "Kazekage-sama, think about it. Why does Naruto want to call the Hidden Sand ninja his friends? All of them, at that? If you look at it superficially, it seems fine. He's just making friends. But if you think more deeply about it, it's enough to make you break out in a