The Power of Mother and Best Friend

As a puppeteer, Kankuro was well aware of the principle that "to do something well, one must first have the right tools." With Konohamaru's various suggestions, he began making his puppet dolls.

The two fought relentlessly, day and night, risking their lives.

Kankuro finally replicated the Crow, the Black Ant, and the Ibuse to create a puppet entirely of his own making, which he named -- Roast Chicken.

It's said to be imitating these three, but it's mainly Black Ant.

The Crow is an offensive golem, the Ibuse is a defensive golem, and only the Black Ant is a capturing golem.

The Black Ant ' usual attack method is to open their huge bodies and put their enemies into a puppet.

If interrogation is necessary, spare their lives; otherwise, use Kankuro's puppet technique—Black Secret Technique: Machine Shot—to pierce the gaps in the Black Ant with a sharp blade and kill the person inside.

The Black Secret Technique: One-Shot Machine is like a magician's act of stabbing a knife into a box, but Kankuro's move is a real stab.

Furthermore, if needed, Kankuro can hide inside the puppet at any time to perform an operation similar to the Substitution Technique.

Similarly, the Roast Chicken puppet that Kankuro created by imitating the Black Ant puppet also has a similar effect.

Under Kankuro's control, he himself was imprisoned inside the Roast Chicken puppet.

This time, the attacks from inside the puppet were no longer sharp blades, but rather other soft materials.

Konohamaru stood outside, watching the Roast Chicken puppet tremble incessantly, and could already sense Kankuro's excitement inside.

To save face, Kankuro even used soundproofing materials to make the puppet, so Konohamaru outside couldn't hear him shouting inside.

At this moment, Kankuro finally understood something.

His original move, [Black Secret Technique: One-Shot Kill], was a misnomer. This newly created Roast Chicken puppet should truly be called [Black Secret Technique: One-Shot Kill].

Click.

Bang.

A few minutes later, the barrier in front of the Roast Chicken puppet opened and it landed heavily on the ground.

After Kankuro removed his armor, he immediately sat down and began to meditate, attempting to gather Natural Energy.

If you look closely, you'll notice that Kankuro's hair is still a little damp.

When Kankuro was making the Roast Chicken puppet, he even thought of a function that would allow him to clean himself up afterward.

To prevent feeling unwell all over, even if you enter a state of mental clarity, you won't be able to calm down and enter Sage Mode.

Of course, he was able to do this because the environment in the Land of Wind is gradually improving; otherwise, water resources would still be quite precious.

Konohamaru opened his mouth, as if to ask what was going on, but then stopped himself.

He cannot disturb him.

Now is a critical moment.

Success or failure hinges on this.

With nothing else to do, Konohamaru began to observe the internal structure of the Roast Chicken puppet.

Although he had witnessed it firsthand and even participated in its design, Konohamaru was still amazed by the exquisite craftsmanship of the puppet when he actually saw it.

Thinking to himself, if this kind of puppet were to face a ninja like his grandfather Hiruzen Sarutobi or Jiraiya, even without using it to activate Sage Mode, simply trapping the enemy inside would be a devastating weapon.

Meanwhile, Kankuro is on the right track.

Meanwhile, Gaara and Naruto's side made no progress for a long time.

Like Kankuro, Gaara, as someone specially chosen by Rasa to be a suitable Jinchuriki, naturally possesses excellent physical attributes.

Therefore, Gaara faces the same problem as Kankuro —he can't quickly enter Sage Mode.

His condition was even more serious than Kankuro's.

Kankuro was originally just a normal, traditional Shinobi World with some makeup on his face.

But Gaara is different.

He was originally mentally ill and had psychological disorders.

Even now that he's become the Kazekage, he's only overcome most of his psychological barriers; the inner trauma still remains.

Naruto accompanied Gaara in training for a whole day. Each time, it took Gaara a long time to barely enter Sage Mode. Because the training lasted so long, the time he could maintain it after entering was very short, and he couldn't enter Sage Mode at all.

Gaara can only continue to work hard on his own.

As for Naruto?

Naruto lay down on the sofa and fell asleep.

Unlike Konohamaru, Naruto couldn't come up with a solution for Gaara; all he could think about was what to eat tonight. Yes, what to eat.

In fact, when Naruto taught Konohamaru how to use the Rasengan, there was no need to expect Naruto to offer any constructive advice.

Naruto's unpredictability is number one, and that can only be applied to himself.

Gaara has to figure it out himself.

At this time!

The perspective should be drawn back to the original plot.

Episode 252 of the anime, "The Return of the Kazekage".

That is, the episode where Gaara reclaims his life, after Grandma Chiyo revives Gaara, and Naruto and his Konoha friends say goodbye to Gaara.

When Naruto said Gaara, he scratched his head and said embarrassedly, "Shouldn't we shake hands to say goodbye now? But I'm not good at shaking hands."

This statement is simply outrageous.

There's no such thing as being "good at" or "bad at" handshakes.

Naruto said that, he immediately gave off a "chacha" vibe, and there was even a creepy sense of him acting cute.

Upon hearing Naruto's words, Gaara smiled knowingly and extended his hand.

--Since you're not taking the initiative, then I will.

However, Naruto remained motionless, frozen in place.

Gaara took the initiative, controlling the sand to push Naruto's hand and shake hands with himself.

These grains of sand are Gaara's mother, Sano, representing the power of a mother.

It was as if his mother was witnessing Gaara find his best friend and shake hands with him.

Anyone with a normal mind would be astonished upon seeing this—Wow!

However, this was never made public; all that could be said was a strong sense of déjà vu.

Now, let's return our perspective to the room.

After hesitating for a moment, Gaara walked to the sofa and, just like when they said goodbye in the original story, used sand to control and push Naruto's hand.

Hmm, Gaara definitely wants to shake hands, right?

It must be, right?

Sand represents the mother Karura.

And then there's Naruto's hand.

These are two crucial people in Gaara.

Gaara quickly completed the initial steps of Sage Mode, sat cross-legged on the spot, and began to feel the Natural Energy.

This scene was clearly witnessed by Changye, who was hiding outside the window and monitoring the situation. At this moment, Changye was holding his head, wishing he could gouge out his own eyes.

She originally thought that Naruto, a Konoha Bonds Ninja, would be the one in control, but it turned out to be the opposite.

She had heard about it before.

The naturally Naruto Uzumaki was only proactive at the beginning; once the conquest was complete, he started to play dumb and became passive.

Sasuke Uchiha was like that, and now Kazekage, the Gaara, is the same.

That's terrifying.