Fū and Gaara worked together to take the examinees away from the raging winds.
Fū also took it upon herself to offer her Earth Scroll to the three examinees, but they refused, leaving her speechless and wondering what she had done wrong.
She kept grumbling, "Aw, I thought I could make three more friends."
Looking at Fū, Gaara suddenly realized that she was very much like someone from Konoha he had once known.
Just as he was about to speak, Gaara's gaze sharpened, and he looked ahead.
Fū noticed something too. A hint of delighted surprise appeared in her eyes, and she waved into the distance. "Big brother, is that you?"
Three figures emerged from the windblown sand and slowly approached them.
Just as Fū was about to go over, Gaara extended his right hand to stop her and said gravely, "Don't go over there."
Fū asked in surprise, "What's wrong?"
"Something's wrong." Gaara's eyes grew wary.
"It's because of the Sealing Artifact in Fayi's hands, isn't it? It once sealed Shukaku, so you can sense something is wrong."
The three arrivals were Anyo, Sasori, and Fayi.
Anyo had been the one to speak. He took two steps forward and said with a smile, "Your senses aren't wrong. This time, we really haven't come with good intentions."
Panic immediately filled Fū's eyes. She knew very well how important this big brother before her was to Grandpa Genno, but why was this happening?
"Did I do something wrong?" Fū asked pitifully.
Anyo's gaze turned cold. "You didn't, but your grandfather made me angry."
Fū immediately protested, "No way. Grandpa respects you so much. How could he possibly make you angry?"
"I'm not lying to you. Not long ago, he called me a little rascal."
Remembering Genno's last words before his death,