Is it her?
Although the girl in the picture is just a short little bean, Gaara can still recognize it at a glance - it's the girl Uchiha Clan, who seems to be called Uchiha or something.
Gaara was deeply impressed by Satsuki. In addition to the fierce strength she showed in the qualifiers and Sharingan, the main reason was that every time he saw Naruto, this girl almost followed Naruto closely like a Siamese. Her pair of black eyes always scanned the surroundings vigilantly.
Then, in this memory, Gaara saw that for the first time, Little Naruto received pure kindness without any impurity or fear from his peers.
This girl with black hair and black eyes did not scream and run away like other children, nor did she cast a look of disgust or alienation.
Little Naruto seemed a little happy and said something to the girl who was as beautiful as a doll in front of him. And little Satsuki showed no sign of disgust. Just like that, the two little figures actually started practicing together on the training field, clumsily but seriously...
First it was the powerful old man, then the Ramen store owner, and now... is it her again? Gaara thought silently.
He watched the fragments of memory flow, but when he saw Little Naruto's extremely strange and confirming reaction when he learned the name of little Satsuki, Gaara felt a little strange. It didn't feel like the joy of just making friends.
The flow of memory began to speed up, like turning pages of a book. At the same time, some extremely short and fuzzy black fragments were mixed in and flashed by. Gaara couldn't see clearly what they were.
Is it... a secret that he doesn't want others to know? Naruto The secret deep in his consciousness that he least wants others to know is protected by his heart.
Gaara It's like watching a movie with the fast forward button pressed, watching the days Tenten pass by.
From that day on, Naruto's life trajectory completely changed. After Uchiha Satsuki learned about the bad rumors about Naruto in the village, instead of alienating him, he ignored those baseless rumors. Laifeng was so angry at the slander that he almost got into trouble with some children who said bad things about Naruto. Moreover, Satsuki was different from the previous old man and Ramen store owner.
Little Naruto and little Satsuki made an agreement to practice together in their secret little base when they have time, or simply stay together. From the beginning, they met three, four, and five times a week... until the end, they met almost every day and were inseparable.
Gaara clearly saw that even Naruto himself had not noticed it. The disappointment and alienation that originally filled his eyes from his "hometown" were gradually fading and melting in the company of the black-haired girl day after day. Those blue eyes were filled with brilliance again, igniting the expectation and yearning for every new tomorrow...
So that's it... Gaara seems to understand a little bit, and understands why Naruto did not fall into the darkness like himself in the end, but grew up to be as warm as the sun today.
It's because... there is always someone pulling him back, pulling him towards the place where there is light...
"..."
Just as Gaara was immersed in this unprecedented tranquility, trying to sort out the chaotic thoughts in his mind.
"Stinky fox! You spineless coward! You have stooped to associate with despicable humans! Have you forgotten the pain of being imprisoned for nearly a hundred years? You are simply a disgrace to us Tailed Beast!"
A huge, hoarse roar, full of unwillingness and embarrassment, exploded in Gaara's ears! Hearing this familiar voice, Gaara's heart suddenly contracted, and a cold fear instantly crawled along his spine and throughout his body.
It... woke up? Is it... going back to that desperate state of darkness, filled with the desire to kill and endless whispers? This short-term tranquility is just a mirror flower Suigetsu after all?
The next moment, the warm memory images around him were like torn photos, quickly disintegrating and dissipating in the darkness. When Gaara's consciousness broke away from this torrent and "opened" his eyes again, what came into view was a different scene.
Gaara didn't know where this place was. This was the first time he came to his Sealing Space. It was an empty space filled with water vapor.
A huge Nine-Tails Fox Demon, with orange-red fur and exuding fierce power, was using a huge paw to hold down another struggling civet cat, Shukaku, which was relatively short and fat and made of gravel, firmly on the rippled water.
"It's so noisy, stupid raccoon cat." Kurama's huge eyes were full of disdain, and his tone was condescending and sarcastic, "What do you know, a loser who only has one tail and is controlled like a puppet by Genjutsu? I didn't expect that you would completely forget what the old man said in such a short period of time."
"What?! Do you really think that this kid is the person in the old man's prophecy? Stinky fox! Has your brain been shut down after being sealed for so many years?!" Shukaku was pressed to the ground, still roaring unwillingly, and the body made of gravel twisted violently.
"Hey, be careful what you say." Kurama's claws were slightly harder, making Shukaku's struggle in vain. "It's just a waste of my time to reason with a stubborn idiot like you. Forget it." It seemed to have lost patience, and turned to the other side of the consciousness space and said, "Okay, Naruto, this guy has been 'persuaded' by me for the time being. Don't waste time, just strengthen the seal now."
"Damn you! Stinky fox! I will definitely kill you!!"
Shukaku let out an incompetent and furious roar, but no matter how it stimulated chakra, it could not shake the suppression of Kurama's absolute power.
Kurama seemed to be a little annoyed by its noise, and the paw on its head suddenly increased its force.
"Uh-huh--!"
Shukaku's huge body stiffened suddenly, his limbs instantly stretched straight, and even his voice was suppressed back into his throat by this huge force. Then he finally collapsed completely, leaving only heavy and angry breathing, which was temporarily "quiet".
On the side, Naruto, who appeared in the form of a boy, sighed helplessly as he watched Kurama suppressing Shukaku like a "bullying". He didn't say anything more, and quickly formed a series of complex marks on his chest with his hands.
"Eight Trigrams Seal!"
As he shouted, the powerful sealing power began to spread in this space of consciousness.
(Thanks to Sanxiang Boss for the two master certifications!)
(Thanks to the boss of Geguge for the great certification!)
(The author will find time to add more updates at work, and the author wants to speed up the pace)
(Also, some viewers suggested that we write a chapter about Hashirama and Boruto transferred to this world by Boruto. Are there many viewers who want to read it?)