Witty Naruto Life

Chapter 91: Bet with Gaara

"Bang!!"

A huge white smoke was engulfed in a roar from a fox demon, which shook the air. Shukaku's round pupils shrank, and the memories of the dead suddenly began to attack him.

"Nine-tailed Fox... You actually turned into the Nine-tailed Fox!" Shukaku screamed and shouted at the Nine-tailed Fox that had successfully transformed in front of him. He was so angry that he started to move his huge body frantically and rushed towards the Nine-tailed Fox, paying no attention to Jiraiya who was rushing towards him.

"Kick!"

Jiraiya landed steadily. Maki had just finished releasing a round of ninjutsu when he saw the man in white waving at him, signaling him to calm down first.

Maki swallowed. How could he not know the reputation of the man before him? He had just been playing kite in the distance, using Shukaku's momentum to barely fight Jiraiya to a draw.

In his opinion, even an all-out attack might not be enough to successfully reach Konoha.

But military orders are as heavy as a mountain. Although he did not hold much hope, he still had to fight.

Jiraiya took two steps closer to Maki and said in a deep voice, "You have been deceived by Orochimaru. He is the impersonator of the Fourth Kazekage. The real Kazekage has been assassinated by him."

His words were concise and shocking, which immediately shocked Maki as if he was dreaming.

If these words were spoken by an ordinary person, Maki would just think it was a huge joke, but when they came from Jiraiya's mouth, the nature of the matter changed.

"You can verify it anytime, but there's no point in continuing to fight."

There is nothing wrong with this statement. At this juncture, even the most slow-witted ninja clan would have already launched a counterattack. The Hyuga, Ino-Shika-cho, Sarutobi and other prominent families have already sent people to support the front line. Coupled with the defeat on the key battlefield, the Sand Ninja's retreat is only a matter of time.

at the same time.

Naruto untransformed and ran desperately towards the sleeping Gaara while Bunta held Shukaku tightly, but Shukaku's body was uneven and his steps were a little unsteady. For a while, he could not control the balance of the chakra under his feet.

"Naruto, is this all you can do?"

His eyelids twitched, and part of his mind instantly separated and shifted to the Nine-Tailed Fox. It now looked happy and was very relieved about Danzo's death. At this moment, it was willing to give a good face to anyone - as long as they didn't provoke it.

Naruto snorted coldly and said to Kyuubi calmly: "Since you are so free now, you can help me later."

Kyuubi: "?"

Without answering the Nine-Tails, Naruto's mind returned to reality and he punched Gaara hard in the face.

"boom!!"

This punch is as powerful as mountains and seas, and looks like a dragon and a tiger!

Gaara's eyes, which were rolled back to normal, returned to normal, with pupils appearing in the center of his eyeballs, while Shukaku let out a loud scream, expressing an expression of intense annoyance.

"No!! I've only been here for a short while..." Then, its pupils changed from yellow to white, which meant that Shukaku mode ended.

It's time to wake up.

Gaara quickly woke up from his sleep and saw a familiar yellow-haired boy in front of him looking at him tiredly with his hands on his shoulders. He didn't look like an enemy, but rather like a childhood friend who had just had a fight.

Naruto panted heavily and uttered these words to Gaara: "Huh...Huh...Does this feel bad?"

Gaara was stunned. He thought the person in front of him was mocking him, but from the tone, it didn't seem like that. It was more like... concern?
What was he asking? Did it feel good to be punched? Or did it feel good to be a ruthless killing machine like he was now?

Gaara opened his mouth, but before he could say anything, he heard Naruto continue:
"Let me introduce myself. My name is Uzumaki Naruto, and like you, I'm a Jinchūriki."

"Bang!!!"

Suddenly, Shukaku's huge body exploded and turned into thick white smoke, and Gaara completely returned to human form.

Gaara, Naruto, Jiraiya and Maki fell towards the ground at the same time, but since Gaara and Naruto were in a slightly better condition than in the original work, they reacted and went down a distance, and finally each stepped on a tree trunk, looking at each other from a distance.

Gaara looked at Naruto warily: "Who are you?"

Maki wanted to take Gaara away immediately, but Jiraiya stopped him: "Let these two boys talk."

After saying that, he added in his heart: Although I don’t know what Naruto wants to say, I still have to take care of him.

Naruto straightened up and repeated, "Like you, I have a dangerous tailed beast living inside me."

"Come on, Kyuubi, show it."

"boom!!"

After saying that, Naruto was instantly wrapped in red chakra, and a tail appeared on his tailbone, but his eyes did not change color and still maintained a clear blue.

He had told Kyuubi that he wanted to help out, so this kind of display was no big deal for Kyuubi.

Immediately afterwards, in Gaara's slightly shocked eyes, Naruto retracted the Nine-Tails Chakra. At this time, Gaara also vaguely felt that his body was not calm.

Then what this guy said was right. Gaara stared at Naruto, he recalled his experience in the Chunin Exam, and found the appearance of this person from the memory fragments.

Naruto had impressed him during the Chunin Exam preliminaries, defeating his opponent with ease and without a single blow using his skilled fighting skills.

But what's wrong with him now? He's covered in bruises, and there are burns on his face...

So, he was also used as a human weapon?

"I have no interest in people like you, and I don't like you calling yourself my 'kind'." Gaara made it clear that he didn't want to have much to do with Naruto.

Even if I were the same as him, so what? He wouldn't bring any changes to me.

Unexpectedly, Naruto nodded: "We are indeed not the same kind."

This made Gaara's eyes narrow, and at this time, Naruto continued: "I fight for my own survival and freedom, while you use killing to prove your existence. The starting point is completely different."

"what?"

"Looking at your eyes, I see myself, a person who once suffered from prejudice and bullying in the village. But I still made some friends, and that's why we took completely different paths."

Naruto paused and said, "Perhaps, you went astray because you lost everything. Am I right?"

Gaara was stunned. Naruto's words struck him directly in the heart, revealing the reason why he had fallen to this point.

In the original story, Gaara was backstabbed by the one he loved, which led him to an extreme path. Therefore, he needs to rebuild his bonds and get back on track with the help of his companions.

But it's very difficult.

Gaara was silent for a moment and did not agree with Naruto's words. Instead, his eyes became even colder.

This is a sign that he is gradually closing himself off. Generally speaking, people who have suffered psychological trauma are very concerned about strangers directly exposing their scars, so at this time they often choose to avoid and close themselves off.

But Naruto didn't have time to play psychiatrist. He wanted to leave a wedge for Gaara, or at least give him the most basic advice.

"I have no intention of trying to figure out your inner thoughts," Naruto looked at Gaara calmly, not surprised by the change in his eyes. "But your attitude will affect the attitudes of Konoha and the Sand Ninja. After all, you possess such a powerful force."

"So what do you want to do, just kill me?"

"I want to make a bet with you."

Naruto paused, waiting for Gaara's reaction for a moment, and then said: "If you lose, you can no longer attack Konoha's people, because it will harm the soil in which I live. Otherwise, I will be at your disposal."

Jiraiya and Maki's eyelids twitched at the same time. They were a little surprised by Naruto's behavior, but at the same time they were curious about how he was going to make a bet with Gaara.

Gaara was silent. He did not approve of Naruto's ninja way, but was annoyed that he, a fellow Jinchūriki, criticized his way of survival.

The most important thing is that this guy seems to believe in the mysterious thing called "love". This is undoubtedly unacceptable to Gaara, who has been betrayed by love before.

After all, just love yourself. Loving others will lead to betrayal sooner or later.

"How do you want to bet? Let me make it clear, if you lose, I will definitely kill you." His tone was extremely unfriendly, making Jiraiya frown repeatedly, but Naruto stopped him with his eyes.

It doesn't matter. It's just talk now. If someone really comes to kill Naruto, Jiraiya will definitely take action.

"I'm going to bet you that my way of surviving is better than your way of surviving,"

"I will objectively record my life and send you 'evidence' of happiness regularly. You can come to Konoha to verify it at any time. Of course, you have to be accompanied by the elite Sand Ninja." He glanced at Maki, who looked at him meaningfully without saying a word.

"Hmph, I have absolutely no idea what you're trying to do." Gaara said in a cold tone, expressing his dissatisfaction bluntly.

"It's okay. You'll know when the time comes. This bet lasts for three years. At the end of the three years, please ask this elite person next to you to judge based on the materials whether I am living well. If so, then I win the bet."

"Then you must never allow Shukaku to appear within Konoha's borders."

Maki understood what Naruto meant. The bet was very simple. Naruto would report his life to Gaara regularly and send objective materials to prove that he was living better and better. As the referee, he would make the final judgment on Naruto's life in three years.

To the ninja community, which generally lacks psychological treatment, this bet was extremely strange, at least that was what Maki thought. He even thought it was a child's play, but on second thought, he felt that it might actually be of some benefit to Gaara.

If Gaara saw this boy's optimistic attitude towards life, he might really be infected by it, let go of the murderous emotions in his heart, and return to the masses.

Perhaps, he has the opportunity to live like a human being.

Therefore, Maki did not directly object. Whether he won or lost the bet, it would not have any fundamental impact. It was not the Hokage or the Kazekage who signed the agreement personally. If they wanted to attack Konoha in the future, they would still have to use Shukaku.

Even if you sign a contract, you can tear it up.

Be careful not to let him play dirty tricks and seduce Gaara.

As for Naruto, he had much more things to consider than Maki at this moment.

(End of this chapter)