"Um, I'll go talk to Senior Soji about something first. You all..."
Facing the curious, probing gazes of his older brother and sister, Gaara wanted to say something.
However, Temari interrupted him before he could finish.
"Go on without worry. We'll wait for you to come back, then we can tour Konoha together!"
Temari looked at Gaara with a considerate smile.
Kankuro said nothing, leaving everything to Temari.
After all, no matter where they were, younger brothers were generally born afraid to defy their older sisters. It had nothing to do with strength; it was purely bloodline suppression!
"Mm!"
After receiving his sister's promise, Gaara gave everyone an apologetic nod and followed Soji, who had already gone ahead.
Unlike the siblings Temari and Kankuro, Yota, Haku, and Kimimaro clearly knew that Gaara's enormous change had come from the influence of their teacher.
After all, the three of them had asked Soji to help Gaara back then. Even if they did not know exactly what had happened in between, the result before them was undoubtedly a good one.
Afterward, the five friends who had not seen one another for years chatted about their lives over the past few years as they waited for Gaara to return in the reception room.
Meanwhile, Gaara followed behind Soji and arrived at the entrance of the courtyard.
This was Soji's favorite place to stay!
Because it still carried the presence of his grandfather, Hyuga Kumokawa.
After the two casually sat down at the entrance, Soji began looking Gaara over from head to toe.
"Looks like you've been doing pretty well these past few years!"
Soji could not sense any bloodthirsty aura from Gaara. All he sensed was peace.
Compared to the gloomy, sinister appearance he had had when he first appeared in the original story,