Gaara, the current Fifth Kazekage and former One-Tail jinchūriki, had once hated this world, hated his village, and hated his father as well.
He believed that since his misfortune had been predetermined, then this world itself must be wrong.
Yet a single golden figure had changed Gaara's view of the world, allowing him to face himself and truly find a reason to live, a value to his existence.
Thus, Gaara had come filled with hope, hoping to change this world steeped in slaughter and build the kind of world where people could understand one another.
But reality did not seem to be as he had imagined. The walls still stood, cold and biting.
Was it for the greater good? Or perhaps for practical interests? Gaara let out a soft sigh, but he had no intention of giving up. No matter what, he was now a Kage—the Kazekage, one of the Five Kage who stood at the highest position among the ninja villages!
He could no longer act as childishly or impulsively as before. Didn't those people all have their own so-called convictions?
Then he would convince them! Making them accept his ideals was the right thing to do! Gaara's hands clenched slightly, determination flashing in his eyes as his entire bearing changed. It was a resolve never to retreat!
The Third Tsuchikage's mockery, the Mizukage's soft barbs, and the Fourth Raikage's contemptuous expression instead stirred the fiery spirit that a young man like Gaara should possess.
How could the old foxes present fail to notice Gaara's change? A hint of surprise flickered through the Third Tsuchikage's eyes.
The Fifth Mizukage, Mei Terumi, revealed a faint look of approval. As expected of someone who could become the Kazekage, wasn't he? After all, he was the leader of a major ninja village.