With Naruto and the Allied Shinobi Forces working together, they finally sealed the Third Raikage. Naruto had barely stopped to rest when he spotted Gaara trading blows with someone in the distance.
Seeing his good friend struggling, Naruto hurried over to help.
"Gaara, I'm here to help!"
"Naruto, stay out of this. This is a battle between us... I hope you understand."
Rasa stared at his youngest son in disbelief. From the moment they met, Gaara had given him one shock after another.
"I never imagined you would actually make friends, Gaara."
"Hmm? Wait, why can't I sense Shukaku in your sand? What's going on?"
"This is the strength I've gained through my own growth. I'm no longer a Jinchūriki. Akatsuki extracted the One-Tail from me long ago. Thanks to Granny Chiyo and my friends, I was given a new life."
Listening to those words that overturned everything he knew, Rasa looked at Gaara standing before him. It seemed his son really had grown up.
He recalled how he had once tested Gaara's worth as a Jinchūriki, going so far as to have Yashamaru tell Gaara the reasons behind everything to provoke him, all just to see whether he still had any worth.
Seeing how far Gaara had come, Rasa decided to test his worth once more.
Gaara said nothing, but Naruto, standing beside him, was about to explode with anger.
"Hey, you bastard with the dark circles! Do you have any idea how much Gaara suffered back then? Do you know how hard he worked to become Kazekage? Aren't you his father? Why do you keep judging your child by his worth?"
"Brat, this isn't your place to speak."
Rasa glanced at Naruto and spoke coldly.
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