Naruto Bloodline Theory? It's Just Trash

"Sasuke, I'm coming too~~!" Karin chased after him, joining as an outsider.

She was not a Konoha ninja, so it was convenient for her to move around.

Sasuke thought for a moment, then brought Karin along.

Karin turned back and flashed Sakura a triumphant gesture.

Naturally, Sakura did not care.

After all, she believed her own qualities surpassed Karin's.

The only problem... the competitor... might be Naruko.

No... that could not be.

After all, Naruko used to be a boy...

Sakura's heart wavered slightly...

The Fall of Sunagakure

A ninja was one who restrained himself.

Even amid injustice, he could endure.

That was the ninja way.

Gaara firmly believed this.

Because the world he lived in was precisely the kind of place where one could not survive without endurance.

Sand.

It had been an incomparably familiar sight ever since his birth.

Daytime temperatures exceeded forty degrees Celsius.

At night, the freezing cold sank below zero.

This was a region where life was forbidden.

Not to mention animals and plants—even bacteria found it difficult to survive.

An absolute purgatory.

This was the world Gaara lived in.

So... he had to endure.

In one corner of the vast desert.

Sunagakure was located here.

The terrain here sank deep into the earth.

Its strange appearance made it difficult to believe it was the work of nature.

Thus... since ancient times, there had been rumors.

They said this was the result left behind in ancient times when great gods such as Susanoo and Amaterasu wielded divine power beyond mortal reach.

The central headquarters of this place... the Kazekage Building, stood near the rear of the center.

Its owner, Gaara, like the other ninjas, had no interest in luxury goods.

Only several potted cacti hinted at Gaara's sole hobby.

"..."

Gaara crossed his arms