It was because, over the next stretch of the journey, they seemed to be heading the same way.
How should she put it?
No matter what the other side truly meant,
one thing Yuka could be sure of was that even if they were still somewhat suspicious of her identity,
the moment she stepped in to help Sakura, the outcome had already changed.
Even if they were enemies, they had no choice but to show some leniency this time.
Afterward, everyone returned along the way they had come.
After traveling for roughly half a day,
they finally ran into some familiar faces.
The newcomers were naturally Temari, Kankuro, and their teacher, Baki.
Their group looked rather desolate.
At this point, anyone could see what was going on.
Baki looked expressionless.
After greeting everyone,
he turned to look at Gaara, who was cradled in Naruto's arms.
He said nothing, merely letting out a sigh.
But Temari and Kankuro beside him immediately changed expression.
"Gaara!"
With cries of alarm, they rushed toward Naruto at the fastest speed of their lives, filled with anxiety and unease.
Naturally, Naruto was unhappy about it.
Perhaps because he had come to understand something during this time, he sighed and laid Gaara on the ground.
The scene that followed was truly hard to watch.
Perhaps in other people's eyes, ninja seemed cold-blooded and merciless, especially those from Sunagakure.
And as Gaara's teammates, everyone had always viewed them as nothing less than genuinely cold-blooded creatures.
But now, they were showing what family truly meant.
Temari wept like rain on pear blossoms, while Kankuro was not much better.
Although Gaara had never been particularly friendly toward anyone,
as Gaara's biological sister and brother,
how could they not want to care for their younger brother when they knew what had