On the Presidential Platform.
"Kazekage, your son's Jutsu is quite impressive. From what's been shown so far, even a Jonin would find it difficult to break through that defense!"
Ōnoki turned his head and said to Rasa, who was on the other side.
Ōnoki, being in Konoha, was thoroughly disgusted, and at this moment, he seized the opportunity to start cozying up to Rasa.
From the morning newspaper, it was clear that Rasa and he were on the same side.
With Gaara's excellent performance, Ōnoki naturally took the chance to get closer to Rasa.
It wasn't about needing Rasa to do anything to Konoha because of this; constantly seizing opportunities to build relationships was a prerequisite for a Kage.
Ōnoki's actions made Mei Terumī and Darui also realize and intend to praise Gaara and Naruto.
However, before either of them could speak, a cold snort was heard.
"Hmph!"
The cold snort came from Rasa, not Tomoki, even though Ōnoki deliberately ignored Naruto's performance.
This scene instantly extinguished Mei Terumī and Darui's desire to speak, while Ōnoki's attempt at flattery was met with a cold shoulder, making his expression quite ugly.
However, there was someone even more upset present, and that was Rasa, whose face was hidden by a mask, revealing only a pair of extremely gloomy eyes.
Ōnoki's flattery could be said to have completely missed the mark.
When Gaara's 'Sand Shield' appeared, Rasa was already in a bad mood, and Ōnoki bringing it up at this moment made Rasa directly stop him with a cold snort.
Initially, after the old monk Bunpuku died, Ichibi returned to Sunagakure's hands, but the Village had no one suitable to become its Jinchuriki.
Shukaku, sealed in a pot, would cause trouble every now and then, leaving Sunagakure in a frantic state.
Coincidentally, Rasa's wife, Karura, became pregnant at this time, and during a check-up, it was discovered that the baby in her womb was highly compatible with Shukaku's Chakra.
For the sake of the Village, Rasa decided that as soon as the child was born, he would make him a Jinchuriki.
Just as Kushina unconditionally supported Minato, Karura was the same for Rasa. From that moment on, Karura continuously injected Chakra containing her will into Gaara's body.
Karura did not tell Rasa about this. With Karura's Chakra disturbing him, Gaara was born prematurely.
Karura, in difficult labor, endured the pain and injected her remaining Chakra into the child's body. The child, though smaller than a typical infant, was strong enough when he was finally born.
After naming the child Gaara, Karura passed away.
Rasa, at his deceased wife's bedside, held the tiny Gaara but did not stay long, quickly leaving to perform the Ichibi Jinchuriki sealing.
Because he was not only Karura's husband but also the Kazekage of the Hidden Sand Village; his wife was dead, but the Village's hidden danger still existed.
Thus, similar to Naruto, Gaara was turned into the Village's weapon, a Tailed Beast Jinchuriki, by his own father the moment he was born.
Everything in the world never develops in the direction people hope for.
Gaara, as a Jinchuriki, did not bring peace to the Village. Shukaku continued to cause trouble periodically, as usual.
And each time, Rasa had to deal with it personally.
After repeated incidents, Rasa grew weary.
He had lost his wife, yet the Village did not receive the peace it deserved.
Most importantly, the person who used to be by Rasa's side during every Shukaku rampage would never appear again.
Karura was a Ninja no weaker than Rasa; it's just that Karura habitually hid behind Rasa, and many people were simply unaware.
But Rasa, as her husband, knew perfectly well. The two had known each other since childhood and grew up together.
How could such a powerful Ninja as his wife, Karura, ultimately die due to difficult labor?
Rasa could only immerse himself in Village affairs to forget the sorrow of losing his wife.
But every time Gaara rampaged, it reminded Rasa again and again: your wife, Karura, is dead!
Recalling how Karura grew weaker day by day during her pregnancy, Rasa, after stopping a Shukaku rampage, looked at Gaara lying on the ground and finally couldn't bear to look anymore.
You are the culprits of everything, Shukaku, and you, Gaara!
Rasa reached out towards the unconscious Gaara, thinking, you should be buried with Karura!
However, a thin but extremely resilient layer of sand blocked Rasa's attack on Gaara.
Is it you, Shukaku!
Rasa looked at the unconscious Gaara, remembered his wife's dying wish, and ultimately fled in disarray.
From that day on, Rasa could no longer approach Gaara.
Every time Rasa approached Gaara, the Sand Shield would automatically appear.
After multiple attempts, Rasa no longer considered Gaara his child in his heart.
Gaara was the culprit who killed Karura, the Village's weapon of war, he was Shukaku!
A weapon should act like a weapon. From the time Gaara could remember, he was ostracized and hated by everyone due to Rasa's orders.
Only Yashamaru stayed by Gaara's side, which prevented Gaara from making any progress.
Under the threat of Gaara's life, Yashamaru personally severed his bond with Gaara, and Gaara completely became an emotionless killing machine.
Similarly, this also caused the frequency of Shukaku's rampages to decrease.
Every time Gaara's Sand Shield appeared, it reminded Rasa of his wife who died in childbirth.
Karura's death was an eternal pain in Rasa's heart.
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