A few days ago, on a road paved with yellow sand in the Kingdom of Wind, Gaara led a group of children towards Konoha.

The dry climate makes the surrounding area extremely hot, the sun's rays on the gravel are scalding hot, and the light is unnaturally distorted under the high temperature.

The wind blows, still with a cool air, and the sand fills the sky, obscuring people's sight, and swallowing everything in the desert in a yellow haze.

This kind of sandstorm, which is not very strong, is very common in this windy and sandy country.

But Gaara didn't care, because he knew that he would reach an oasis not far ahead, and all that was brought by Konoha.

The Kingdom of Wind is no longer the Kingdom of Wind, and Gaara is no longer the same Gaara.

Ever since the Kingdom of Wind was captured by Konoha and Konoha brought it into its own sphere of influence, the Kingdom of Wind has undergone tremendous changes.

Gaara was originally disgusted with the desperate atmosphere in the Kingdom of Wind. His father hated him, and his beloved uncle once assassinated him.

The reason is that there is a monster inside him, and the existence of such a monster makes him become a monster himself. Everyone in the whole village hates him!

Gaara, who grew up in such a desperate atmosphere, naturally could not have any good impression of Sunagakure Village in his heart, and all he could think of was killing.

But such killings have now been slowly eliminated, because the Kingdom of Wind under the rule of Konoha gave him an unprecedented experience.

That is care, that is friendship, that is love.

Konoha's love is for everyone who is within his protection and recognizes him. Although this kind of love and care is not meticulous, it can be felt by everyone.

Gaara, who had always lacked these things, felt the most profoundly. After he moved closer to Konoha, no one in the Fire Country regarded him as an enemy.

Moreover, no one will regard him as a monster like they did in Sunagakure Village!

It seemed that his existence was not uncommon in Konoha, and he soon knew why.

Because people in Konoha who have monsters sealed in their bodies like him can still live happily under the sun, and they even become friends!

After he chose Konoha, Konoha also changed his seal.

Under the new seal, he didn't have to worry about the erosion of one tail, and he even experienced the taste of sleep that he hadn't experienced in a long, long time.

All of this made him feel good about Konoha in his heart. He didn't care that the Kingdom of Wind was captured and Sunagakure Village was destroyed.

He only knew that he had entered a humane village, and this village was the place for which he was willing to sacrifice everything!

Now he has a mission, which is to escort qualified children from the Kingdom of Wind to study in Konoha. He has no intention of rejecting such a mission. On the contrary, he likes it very much.

After all, this was an opportunity to show off his self-worth, so he was naturally very happy.

"Gaara-sama, what is Konoha like?"

While he was escorting him, a young girl suddenly asked curiously.

And her question immediately aroused the curiosity of other children. They didn't know much about many things, they only knew that they once lived in the Kingdom of Wind.

Later, for some unknown reason, it became the territory of the Fire Nation, and they also received a different education.

They have a high degree of recognition for the Land of Fire and even Konoha, and they yearn for it very much in their hearts.

But while yearning for it, they were also full of curiosity. They didn't know what it was like there. They had only heard about it in descriptions in some books.

"There, there is a paradise."

Gaara was stunned for a moment after hearing these words, and then he smiled and said slowly.

Over the past three years, his smile has also begun to appear, and now it is slowly increasing.

"There is no wind and sand there, nor is there such a big sun. It is full of life and the people there are very kind.

And they are trying their best to transform the desert here, but it still takes time."

Gaara's words put smiles on all the young people's faces. That was a place where they needed to stay for a long time.

The better the situation there, the happier they will naturally be, and the more they will yearn for it.

"jingle."

Gaara naturally laughed when he saw them like this, but his expression changed slightly the next moment because he heard the crisp sound of wind chimes.

He immediately raised his head and looked into the distance, and saw in the empty desert, two figures dressed in red clouds on a black background, looming in the yellow sand.

This scene made him frown involuntarily. He had seen such an outfit before when Sunagakure attacked Konoha three years ago.

And people wearing such attire are all enemies of Konoha!

And after joining Konoha, he also learned something, that is, Konoha has a very important enemy, and this enemy is the Akatsuki organization.

Gaara naturally didn't have the slightest fondness for this organization. He even thought that if there was a chance, he really wouldn't mind meeting people from this organization.

But he never thought about colliding with this organization in this situation. After all, he has a large group of children behind him.

"Damn it, coming this way!"

Gaara noticed the two black figures coming towards him quickly, which made him frown.

After much thought, he immediately made a decision that he was going to deal with these guys alone!

"Go back quickly and launch this thing on the way."

Gaara immediately took out a signal bomb and handed it to the children, and he said with a solemn expression.

He didn't know what the purpose of these two people from the Akatsuki organization was, but no matter what the purpose was, he would not let the children behind him be harmed!

After explaining these things, Gaara immediately accelerated and ran forward, his target being the two black figures.

While running, he was also condensing his own chakra.

And when he came to the two guys, he was immediately sure that these two were people from the Akatsuki organization.

Because one of the guys was written on Konoha's must-kill list, and this guy also made Gaara look unhappy.

Because this guy is Uchiha Itachi!

And the other guy is also not easy to mess with. That guy is a scorpion!

"Oh, it was actually delivered to your door?" Xia looked at Gaara in front of him and couldn't help but let out a chuckle: "It seems that all this was achieved without any effort."

"It looks like this." Uchiha Itachi nodded, and then he said indifferently: "Let's get rid of him first, it won't take long."

In the vast desert, Uchiha Itachi couldn't help but shook his head as he watched Scorpion carrying Gaara's body forward like a piece of trash.

The battle with Gaara wasn't that intense, but it was definitely not easy either.

After all, this kid is a Jinchuuriki, even if he is the weakest one, he is still a powerful force.

But by chance, this guy met Uchiha Itachi.

Even though Uchiha Itachi no longer has the Mangekyō Sharingan, his current level is still no problem against the Jinchūriki!

The battle didn't cause any trouble, but the retreat was enough to cause a headache.

If this was still the Kingdom of Wind before, then everything would be fine, but now this is Konoha's territory.

None of them knew when Konoha would react or when the pursuers would catch up.

We also don’t know who will deal with them.

Although their battle seemed to be going well, no one could guarantee whether Gaara had passed on the information.

If such information transmission attracts Uchiha Hahara, then they will really be dead!

"Can you move faster?"

Uchiha Itachi frowned and asked in a low voice.

"It won't do anything good if we go slowly like this. If Konoha's ninjas come after us, then neither of us will end well."

"But our speed is not much faster. If you have any way, then it's best. If not, just shut up."

Xie glanced at Uchiha Itachi, and he said indifferently, not taking Uchiha Itachi seriously at all.

Scorpion had no objection to performing this task, but he didn't understand why Uchiha Itachi was asked to follow him.

After all, to him, this Uchiha Itachi really disgusted him, and he didn't like this guy.

If he could, he would never go on a mission with this guy!

In fact, what Scorpion didn't know was that Uchiha Itachi himself didn't know why he came to perform this mission.

Scorpion has his own teammates. Although his relationship with his teammate Orochimaru can only be described as extremely bad, how much better can his relationship with Scorpion be?

Even if he does have some advantages against Jinchuuriki, will it be difficult for Scorpion and Orochimaru to deal with this kind of existence?

The Akatsuki organization is no longer the same Akatsuki organization as it used to be, and the training that the guy covered in black made him have doubts in his heart.

Now he is really, as many people said, a lost dog. He must be careful enough wherever he goes.

As everything in Konoha and Uchiha is getting better and stronger, the original persistence and pride in his heart are constantly being shattered.

The reason why Konoha has become so good is that Uchiha and other major families impeached the Hokage, which created everything now!

This kind of situation is definitely not something Uchiha Itachi is willing to face, because all of it proves his stupidity, and all of it shows that everything he insists on is wrong.

The only thing he insists on now, or what he convinces himself of, is that Konoha is no longer the Konoha he knew before.

This Konoha is full of blood. He invaded other countries. This definitely broke the original intention of the first generation Hokage. All of this will be punished.

But, will such a thing really happen?
To be continued...