Kumogakure, offshore, Turtle Island.
"I don't believe it... Big Brother absolutely can't be dead!"
Naruko clenched her fists, closed her eyes, and shouted.
"Even Uchiha Madara was defeated by Big Brother! How could he possibly die at the hands of some nobody!"
"Naruko..."
Hatake Sakumo, Kakashi, Yamato, and the others looked at her with concern.
Of course, they were worried about Naruko.
"I also think... that man wouldn't die so easily..."
It was Gaara who spoke.
Among the several Jinchuriki,
he was the first to overcome the training at True Waterfall.
Because... Gaara's knot in the heart had already been untied.
He and his father, Rasa, had long since reconciled.
Whether it was his uncle Yashamaru's death or the other assassins, they had all been part of his father's considerations for the sake of the village.
This "traditional" method of consideration
had been passed down in Sunagakure since ancient times.
Before Gaara, the previous two Jinchuriki had also been subjected to the same thing.
Therefore,
Gaara successfully passed through True Waterfall.
On the other hand,
Fū, who seemed naturally scatterbrained,
actually hid darkness within her heart.
She deliberately disguised herself as harmless and clumsy, hoping to gain the acceptance of others.
As time passed,
Fū had even deceived herself.
It was only after entering True Waterfall that the true feelings she had hidden in the past... were finally exposed.
As for Naruko...
her hatred still hadn't been resolved.
Just as Yugito had once hated Hyuga Sho,
Naruko hated Uchiha Obito, who had killed her parents and turned her into an orphan.
She also hated the villagers who called her a Demon Fox.
"That man... must have a deeper plan..."
Though still young, Gaara had already graduated from Chuunibyou and become steady and composed. Although his face remained expressionless,
the words