I Met Your Mom, but It Was in the Underworld

Konoha Village.

More and more people are coming to Konoha.

Many people cannot see the turbulent undercurrents within Konoha Village; they often only see the surface, the village's prosperity and peace.

Inside Konoha Hospital.

There was also some unrest.

Rock Lee, one of the seriously wounded soldiers from the Team 3, lay quietly in his ward, still in a daze, waiting for his body to heal itself.

The other Genin in the village were preparing for the third exam, and Rock Lee's injuries had been treated by Tsunade and were no longer a problem, so he didn't need any special care.

The hospital's security was clearly inadequate.

A short figure had already quietly slipped into the hospital.

This short figure looked like a little devil, and he had a large gourd on his back. He sneaked into Rock Lee's ward.

Gaara.

Rock Lee's opponent in the selection tournament.

Although Rock Lee was seriously injured in the selection tournament, and even had his leg broken by Gaara, he still managed to make Gaara look very bad in the selection tournament.

That's exactly right...

Gaara wanted to kill Rock Lee.

This boy from Hidden Sand Village was like a serial killer. He would kill anyone he disliked or even hated without hesitation. During the second exam, he personally killed many of the Genin who were taking the exam.

Pity...

During the selection tournament, Gaara originally wanted to kill Rock Lee, who had greatly humiliated him, but was stopped Jonin Might Guy, the Jonin leading Team 3.

Now...

No one in the hospital could stop him.

Gaara's face was contorted with rage as he looked at Rock Lee sleeping on the hospital bed, a surge of murderous intent gradually rising from his body.

"Die..."

Gaara's hand slowly emerged.

Clumps of yellow sand drifted out and suddenly wrapped around Rock Lee's body. In an instant, it could take Rock Lee's life!

No one could stop his killing spree!

Only killing can bring him inner pleasure!

Or rather...

Killing is the meaning of his life!

Just as Rock Lee was about to die here, a peaceful voice suddenly appeared behind Gaara and reached Gaara's ears.

"This is where people are saved."

"Who!"

Gaara's body instantly stiffened!

Because he didn't even realize that someone was lurking behind him, and even the yellow sand that had protected him since birth couldn't stop the other party from getting closer!

This...

How could that be!

Someone actually managed to avoid his yellow sand!

Gaara's body instantly dodged to the side, and he quickly raised his hand to control strands of yellow sand to launch a surprise attack on the other person who had appeared in the room!

Snap!

That wisp of yellow sand was easily dispersed!

However, Gaara refused to give up. His eyes bulged as if bloodshot, and he gritted his teeth as he once again manipulated the sand to launch a surprise attack!

"The Sand Manipulation Technique..."

The newcomer spoke with a hint of nostalgia, calmly extending his palm, a drop of water appearing from his fingertips!

The water droplet gracefully swirled in the ward, like a dragon chasing after the sand, and quickly soaked all the yellow sand controlled by Gaara!

The weight of the yellow sand has increased dramatically!

Gaara could only grit his teeth and try to gather the sand back together little by little, but he couldn't control the sand as if it were his own arm, and it was easily scattered by the newcomer!

This Konoha ninja...

They actually managed to defeat his Sand Manipulation Technique just like that!

"Li, I've come to see you..."

Just then, Naruto Uzumaki pushed open the door to the hospital room. Upon seeing what was happening, he immediately screamed in fright, "Gaara, what are you trying to do?!"

"Gaara?"

The person who rescued Rock Lee called out the name with some surprise.

"He's Li's match!"

Naruto Uzumaki rushed to the bedside, blocking Rock Lee's path, and loudly explained to the newcomer, "Emiya, Emiya, this guy is Lee's opponent in the selection tournament. He's the one who seriously injured Lee!"

"I'm going to kill him!"

Gaara's face was filled with rage, as if he were recalling his humiliation during the selection tournament; the nerves in his cheeks were twitching violently!

"You can't do it now!"

Naruto Uzumaki had a very serious expression on his face. He believed that he could stop Gaara and that Shirou Emiya was in the hospital, would definitely not let anything happen to Rock Lee!

After all...

Shirou Emiya defeated Jiraiya -sensei with just one hand!

Especially during this period, Naruto Uzumaki trained with Jiraiya, and the more he understood Jiraiya's strength, the more he felt that Shirou Emiya was incredibly powerful!

Regardless...

Gaara could never be a match for Shirou Emiya!

"Snort!"

Gaara glared angrily at Naruto Uzumaki, then glanced at Shirou Emiya standing in the room. He knew that his plan to kill Rock Lee in front of Shirou Emiya and Naruto Uzumaki was now impossible.

But...

He will absolutely not give up!

"Etc..."

Shirou Emiya watched Gaara's departing figure, he suddenly seemed to remember something and called out to him, "Are you Karura's son?"

"!!!"

Gaara's body suddenly trembled!

The red-haired boy's face was completely filled with rage!

Because no one ever dared to mention his mother in front of him, because his mother had always hated his birth, because his birth had caused her death!

This man...

Does he even know his mother?

"You... know her?"

Gaara gritted his teeth as he stared at Shirou Emiya.

"I saw her soul in the Underworld."

Shirou Emiya rubbed his temples, searching his memory. "And her younger brother, Yashamaru, but her brother had more problems than hers; he was constantly trapped between life and death, unable to escape..."

Perhaps it's because I've seen too many people...

No...

It should be said that...

Perhaps it's because I've seen too many souls in the Underworld.

Perhaps it is because too many souls have been liberated in the gap between life and death.

Shirou Emiya would often slowly imprint the memories of liberating those souls, sometimes forgetting them for a long time, until he heard the names that those souls had once hung on the edge, which would bring his memories back to life.

Only...

Shirou Emiya's words...

It's obvious that Gaara won't believe it.

The red-haired boy snorted coldly. He had originally wanted to know more about his mother, Karura, and his uncle Yashamaru, but when he heard about the souls of the Underworld from the other party, he immediately felt that this guy was talking nonsense to deceive him!

Really...

What a waste of his time!

Gaara stormed out of the ward!

"That guy!"

Naruto Uzumaki watched Gaara's departing figure with a mixture of anger and worry.

"..."

Shirou Emiya's gaze was also fixed on Gaara as he left, his expression somewhat ambiguous.

"Speaking of which..."

"Whose name is Emiya talking about?!"

Naruto Uzumaki couldn't help but become curious and asked in a low voice, "That guy seems even angrier..."

"Karura was his mother."

"Yashamaru is his uncle."

Shirou Emiya didn't hide anything, but calmly continued speaking, recounting the stories he had heard in the afterlife. "On the day he was born, his mother Karura, died in childbirth, leaving him with immense power. The yellow sand that has always been by his side protecting him is the residual power of his mother's body after her death..."

"But..."

"His father..."

When Shirou Emiya got to this point, his brows furrowed involuntarily. If he hadn't seen so many stories over the past thousand years, he would have found this story rather unpleasant.

"What happened to his father?"

Naruto Uzumaki looked around curiously, waiting for Shirou Emiya to finish the story, because he had recently received fatherly love and was also curious about other people's fathers.

"His father..."

Shirou Emiya gently shook his head and told Naruto Uzumaki the story of Gaara's family, including how Gaara was sealed with the One Tail, Shukaku by his father Fourth Kazekage Rasa, as a weapon of war when he was young, how he forced his uncle Yashamaru, the only person who had ever loved and cared for Gaara, to assassinate Gaara, and how he twisted the truth about Gaara's mother, Karura, her deep love for her son...

"How..."

"I see..."

Naruto Uzumaki clutched his head in shock.

As the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki of Konoha, Naruto Uzumaki always felt that his life was terrible, and even blamed his father, the Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze, for it.

Now it seems...

Gaara's life seems to be even worse than his.

Even Naruto Uzumaki couldn't imagine the extent of Gaara's mental breakdown when he was assassinated by his Gaara uncle, Yashamaru...

Should...

Are they even more devastated than I am?

No wonder that guy was always so full of murderous intent, as if he harbored malice towards the world, because the world certainly didn't seem to treat him well...

"I'll go tell him..."

Naruto Uzumaki felt some sympathy for Gaara's plight and immediately lifted his foot to catch up with Gaara, wanting to tell Gaara the truth!

At least...

Let that guy know too...

The world isn't actually that bad!

"How are you going to say it?"

Shirou Emiya patted Naruto Uzumaki's head and said softly, "In this world, no one will want to believe that someone is bringing the voice of the dead."

"I believe it!"

"I will always believe in Emiya!"

Although...

That's a bit far-fetched...

But...

Emiya is his friend!

Naruto Uzumaki quickly grabbed Shirou Emiya's wrist, as if making a vow, and then asked with some curiosity, "So... has Emiya ever met my Mom?"

"Sooner or later..."

You will see her.

Shirou Emiya reached out and ruffled the little guy's blond hair, gazing intently into his eyes. "If you believe me..."

"How could I not believe Emiya!"

Naruto Uzumaki clenched his fist and vowed, "Whatever Emiya says is right! I'm going to train now, and I'll definitely beat that guy in the third exam, then tell him the truth!"

"Then... I'll leave it to you."

Shirou Emiya seemed to have entrusted everything to Naruto Uzumaki.