A Pitiful Child

Lin Yan heard the sounds and movements of the other Sunagakure ninjas. In addition to their heartbeats and breathing, he could also hear them talking.

"Lord Rasa, Gaara has gone berserk again today..."

One of the high-ranking members of Sunagakure immediately stood up and reported after seeing Rasa arrive at the meeting room.

Luo Sha already knew this news a long time ago.

He not only knew that Gaara had gone berserk, but he also knew that Gaara had killed a relatively important ninja during this rampage.

"This is the thirteenth time this month. Gaara -sama has an outburst like this every day... Lord Rasa, we can no longer endure this kind of life."

"Yes, Fourth Kazekage."

"We initially wanted the power of the Tailed Beast so that they could help the Jinchūriki Tailed Beast use their immense power to protect the peace and tranquility of the village, not to bring them harm..."

"..."

In the conference room, more than half of the people were reporting the situation to Luo Sha at that moment.

It was less of a report and more of a venting and complaining session.

Hearing their words, Lin Yan finally understood why Luo Sha had such a dangerous thought earlier.

"So it turns out Gaara went berserk..."

Lin Yan thought to herself.

He continued to listen.

They were traveling at breakneck speed and were now rapidly approaching the location of Sunagakure.

Then, he heard Luo Sha say, "I will give everyone a satisfactory explanation for this matter."

"Please rest assured, everyone."

Luo Sha made a very solemn and serious promise to each member who participated in the meeting.

After he finished speaking, he left the conference room.

Soon, Rasa found Gaara's uncle Yashamaru.

And he actually did entrust the task of killing Gaara to Yashamaru.

Lin Yan originally didn't want to get involved in this matter.

However, thinking about how Gaara was treated since childhood, he had a desire to change all of that.

It's the same feeling I have towards Naruto.

If you haven't seen these things, or haven't encountered them and are unaware of their occurrence, then so be it.

Now that we know, of course we can't just sit idly by.

Thinking this, Lin Yan sped up her journey towards Sunagakure in the Land of Wind.

As night fell over Sunagakure, the sandstorm began to rage once again.

Gaara sat alone on the rooftop, staring blankly at the wind raging through the village.

Just then, he heard footsteps behind him.

Those familiar footsteps and unique exertion—who else could it be but his uncle, Yashamaru?

"Yashamaru...?"

Gaara to himself.

He was curious as to why Yashamaru was approaching him in such a subtle way at this moment.

However, before Gaara could figure it out...

Suddenly, Yashamaru launched a sneak attack on him from behind.

His attack speed is extremely fast.

His shots were incredibly precise.

Unfortunately, Yashamaru didn't expect that the sand inside Gaara's sake gourd seemed to have eyes.

When Gaara is attacked, they will react naturally and automatically protect Gaara from any harm.

These sands that automatically protect Gaara were the only gift Gaara mother gave him before she died.

At this moment, the sand was not under Gaara's control at all, and it directly enveloped Yashamaru suddenly launched a sneak attack.

It seemed that Yashamaru was about to die beneath Gaara's terrifying sand.

Suddenly, at that moment, a gust of wind blew from the side.

This sudden gust of wind was incredibly powerful; in an instant, it blew away all the sand that Gaara had automatically activated to protect himself and was fiercely attacking Yashamaru.

Sensing the danger, the sand immediately abandoned its attack on Yashamaru and quickly flew back towards Gaara to defend itself.

Who is it?

Gaara a slight chill run down his spine. He didn't have time to check on Yashamaru's condition, but instead looked around, trying to find the person who had intervened to stop the sand attack.

Of course, he couldn't possibly find any trace of it.

Because it was Lin Yan who made the move just now.

Lin Yan stopped Gaara from killing Yashamaru in order to draw his attention.

At the same time, it is also a hope that Gaara can leave behind one of the family members in this world who truly cares about him.

However, after Gaara scanned the area and did not find Lin Yan, he attacked Yashamaru once again.

Moreover, this time, because I had already come to my senses, I was no longer caught off guard.

Gaara's eyes became incredibly resolute, and a murderous aura emanated from him.

He even entered a state of semi- Tailed Beast transformation, appearing ferocious and terrifying.

"Yashamaru, are you here to assassinate me too?"

Gaara is not stupid at all.

Judging solely from Yashamaru's attire and actions just now, what other purpose could he have been but to assassinate me?

As expected, Yashamaru did not deny it; he actually nodded.

"Gaara..."

"My sister sacrificed herself so that you could be born safely."

"Originally, Karura wanted you to make good use of the power of the Tailed Beast to protect Sunagakure, but you have not lived up to your sister's expectations."

"Not only did my sister die in vain, but the entire Sand Village now faces the threat of your destruction."

"Everyone is now full of complaints, and the entire village is in grave danger."

"I'm so sorry, Gaara..."

"But I must get rid of you here!"

Yashamaru said painfully, brandishing his kunai and trying to rush over to attack Gaara once again.

Hearing Yashamaru say these words so directly, he realized that he had been treated differently in the village since childhood because of his status as Jinchūriki.

This even led to his relatives, his father, his brothers and sisters, deliberately distancing themselves from him.

This caused Gaara to become extremely withdrawn and yearn for the care and love of family, leading him to suddenly go berserk.

His face contorted in a ferocious expression as he began to be controlled and influenced by the One-Tail Shukaku within his body.

Gaara clutched his head in anguish, glaring fiercely at Yashamaru and roaring, "Why?!!"

"Why you, Yashamaru?!"

"Why... even you betrayed me?!"

Gaara spoke, he suddenly controlled the sand floating around his body, causing it to quickly surround Yashamaru.

Lin Yan saw this and initially wanted to intervene.

Unfortunately, we were still a step too late.

With Gaara's control over his Chakra, the sand's attack speed became extremely fast.

In an instant, Yashamaru was enveloped.