An explosion rocked Sand Village, blasting a small earthen house into pieces.
Yugito Nii rushed out of the smoke, scanned her surroundings, then quickly fled.
Gaara, Sasuke, and Naruto emerged one after another.
Despite the sudden incident, Gaara's voice remained calm.
"Naruto, analyze this. What happened?"
"This..." Naruto found it difficult to explain.
Following the Raikage's arrangements, Yugito Nii had come to Sand Village to convey the decision to hold the Four Kage Summit.
Along the way to Sand Village, she had repeatedly been harassed by Konoha ninja.
Yet after arriving in Sand Village, she had seen Kazekage Gaara chatting and laughing with Konoha ninja.
In the end, Yugito Nii concluded that Sand Village and Konoha Village were in cahoots.
Yugito Nii could only release a smoke bomb and force her way out with violence.
Naruto knew all this, but explaining it was too troublesome, so he could only say, "Who knows? Maybe everyone from Hidden Cloud Village has something wrong with their heads... probably."
Gaara sighed. He still trusted Naruto greatly, so he did not believe Yugito Nii's words.
Even if Gaara did not trust Konoha, he would trust Naruto. As long as Naruto was around, Gaara was not worried that Konoha would do anything sinister to Sand Village.
"Naruto, I have a request. Can you agree to it?" Gaara became somewhat hesitant.
Naruto wore an expression as though he had swallowed a fly.
"You don't freaking like me, do you?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Gaara immediately accused Naruto of being improper.
Gaara hurriedly explained, "Some time ago, I joined your plan to deceive Roshi and helped you put on an act."
"I saw the shrunken Shukaku... Can I speak with it alone?"
"Mm." Could Gaara be regretting this? Does he want the One-Tail back?
"Fine." Naruto