"Izumi still has school, so you can distribute these among the other members of the Uchiha Clan. They're now the backbone of Wave Country, and these stones will be of greatest use in their hands."
"This..."
Uchiha Mikoto hesitated for a moment, then glanced at Uchiha Izumi, who was still thrilled. In the end, she accepted the bag Naruto handed over.
"Then, on behalf of the Uchiha Clan, Mikoto thanks Lord Naruto."
Naruto did not think much of it. He had more of these than he could ever use now, and the Uchiha Clan was basically made up of elites. One stone per person would not be a problem.
"Minato, how is Gaara doing now?"
After distributing the Gelel Stones, Naruto asked about Gaara.
Minato Namikaze put away his stone as well.
"He's still asleep. Probably because of the One-Tail—he hasn't had a proper night's sleep in a long time."
"But that kid had it rough in Sunagakure too. Even his own father wanted to kill him. After I reinforced the seal inside him, he voluntarily came with me."
"What? There's actually such a scumbag of a father?"
Upon hearing that, Kushina was the first to curse angrily.
Uzumaki Suika and Uchiha Mikoto, both mothers themselves, looked equally furious.
In their eyes, anyone who wanted to kill their own child could never be a good person.
Naruto, however, knew the reason. Rasa had not truly wanted to kill Gaara; he had wanted Gaara to become a qualified tool.
The root cause was that Sunagakure was simply too weak. The entire village could not produce more than a few Kage-level powerhouses, leaving it desperately insecure.
That was why they had set their sights on the Jinchuriki. If their overall strength truly rose, Jinchuriki would not be all that useful anyway.
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