Entering Gaara

After being severely reprimanded, Gaara curled up on his bed, his small body wrapped in his childish arms. His shoulders trembled slightly as crystalline tears continually fell from his eyes.

"Why? Why was I a monster from the moment I was born?"

He could not understand why his fate had to be so difficult.

He understood even less why the eyes of those people were filled with fear, anger, and coldness whenever they looked at him.

Clearly, he had done nothing wrong.

Suddenly, a shadow flashed past the window outside his room. Several Kunai shattered the glass and flew straight toward Gaara on the bed.

Sensing danger, Gaara raised his head, terror surfacing in his heart.

Still so young, he had no way to react to such a sudden attack. He could only stare blankly as danger closed in.

However, just like every previous assassination attempt, a large amount of sand suddenly surged from his body, forming a shield that easily blocked the incoming Kunai.

But this assassin seemed to have come prepared. He immediately formed hand seals, triggering the Kibaku Fuda wrapped around the Kunai.

"Damn monster, die!"

The Kibaku Fuda ignited instantly, and roaring flames exploded outward.

Yet the sand pouring from Gaara's body seemed to possess a will of its own. Before the Kibaku Fuda could fully detonate, it automatically formed a sphere around them.

The fierce flames were absorbed within the sand, while the blast force shattered the sand sphere into countless grains. Gaara suffered no real harm.

Seeing that the first strike had failed, the assassin did not flee. Instead, he gripped a Kunai and charged directly at Gaara.

At that moment, Yashamaru, who was responsible for protecting Gaara, finally made his move.

He appeared above the attacker in a Body Flicker and effortlessly pinned