Ever since Soji and Gaara had "watched the stars" together that night, the boy had indeed become much more cheerful, and his mindset had completely changed.
Naturally, the changes in Gaara astonished his father Rasa, as well as his sister Temari and brother Kankuro.
They could not understand how Gaara had undergone such an enormous change after just one night.
If even Gaara's family felt that he had changed drastically, there was no need to mention the ordinary people of Sunagakure.
Perhaps, aside from Gaara and Soji themselves, only the three kids knew that all of this had been caused by their teacher.
In the days that followed, Gaara no longer rejected contact with others.
The three kids had become the first three friends in his life outside of his family!
Soji did not count. Gaara regarded Soji as a mentor in life; calling them friends somehow felt far too disrespectful.
As allies, Soji and the three kids stayed in Sunagakure for a few more days before finally bidding Rasa farewell.
All told, Soji and the three kids had stayed for only around ten days each in Kumogakure and Iwagakure, yet they had spent over twenty days in Sunagakure!
As for how Gaara would search for the information Soji had told him about that night after they left Sunagakure, or how he would seek confirmation from his father, those were no longer matters for Soji to consider.
He had already done everything he could!
Was he supposed to remain in Sunagakure forever and guide Gaara step by step?
Then was he a man of Konoha or a man of Sunagakure?
So whatever changes Gaara's fate would undergo in the future, and whether he could truly become a Perfect Jinchuriki as Soji expected—
Everything could only depend on himself.
If he