Inside the Laboratory.
Karin and the others were bored, while a group of children whispered among themselves nearby.
Pakura had decided to let Gaara spend time with children his own age. After all, he could not go on living with hatred and violence forever.
She watched as the children crowded around him, peppering him with questions. His face darkened, and he bared his teeth, looking ready to lose control.
She felt utterly drained.
Who could understand?
She was Pakura, a master of Scorch Release from Sunagakure.
And now she had somehow become a full-time babysitter...
"Hey."
Pakura was wondering whether she should go calm Gaara down.
Then Kakashi's voice came from beside her.
She turned toward him.
Confusion showed on her face.
Kakashi sat there lazily, holding a book with a cover over it that hid what it was.
He glanced at her. "I didn't get a chance to ask before. How did you end up here?"
"..."
Pakura froze and pointed at herself. "Me?"
"Yeah."
She cast a worried glance toward Gaara, and Uchiha Itachi said calmly, "Don't worry. They're all Big Brother Shinji's students. They'll be fine."
Pakura was speechless.
No kidding!
Did he think I was worried about them?
Before those two "invalids" arrived a few days ago, she had seen that kid Karin shatter a Hillock with one punch!
That Kimimaro was even more terrifying. The Bone Spikes on his body were like blades; he cut through massive rocks as if they were tofu!
The girl named Kurama Yakumo seemed quiet and gentle.
But...
The other two kids both called her their senior sister. She probably wasn't someone to mess with either.
If Gaara lost control and started a fight, wouldn't he just end up as their punching bag?
Pakura sighed.
"All right. I was defeated