Kapitulo Desinuebe

"Its beautiful isn't it?"

Gaara said as he looked at the tree in the middle of the hall where the control key used to be. Ranmaru and Haku can be seen playing with the colorful floating lights far in the background. A perfect peaceful scene that is rare in this world that is filled with sorrow, fear, and pain caused by constant wars.

"Its like a dream to be in a place like this, Its beautiful, people are happy, satisfied, but just a step outside from this place is a world where ugliness is truth, where pain is the norm, and fear is your friend. How do you think these children will fare outside?"

"Honestly tell me. How old are you? You're like an old man. But I guess you truly are an old man."

Gaara paused and sighed as he looked down.

"I think pain and suffering exist in the world so that the living can appreciate happiness. If we let them stay the way they are right now, I'm pretty sure we can protect them for their entire life. But who would want that?

Certainly not me, I'd say 99.9 percent not you, and not those kids. Perhaps nobody in this world would want that because no one would want or even allow another person to decide or take charge of the choices they are to make in life.

It is indeed a huge pity for a beatiful picture to have dirt or a flower to wilt. But for a heart of steel to be forged it needs the fire called experience and the hammering called learning. Similarly, a beautiful lotus blooms in the middle of a murky pond.

So maybe. Just maybe. We should just let nature take its course and take pleasure on the fact that we... Why are you laughing?"

Gaara stopped talking when he noticed Zabuza's shoulder as the man laughed silently.

"Nothing... Ahhh Sorry about that. At first I thought I'd be working for another old asshole when I accepted the Hoshigakure mission. I didn't know what to do back then and wanted my fair share of justice. Now here I am, working for the big BOSS of Yggdrasil getting fat from all the work. My only job in here is to look scary. Honestly though, I don't miss my old life that much anymore. You are right maybe I am getting old. Sooo... how about you and Haku start young and give this old man some grandkids?"

The cloth hiding his mouth must have been hiding a huge grinning face because of Gaara's shocked expression.

"Hahahaha... You should see your face."

When the mercenary could not hold it in any longer his boistrous laugh broke out.

"You can make a joke about it but I know you'd be pissed if someone took Haku from you."

Before they met Zabuza, Haku is the only thing that kept the man's sanity together. Its no wonder one of his past teammates became coocoo and buried living people as he cried for them as he reminisced about the memories he had of them.

"Well you got me. As you said, we can not hinder them from making a choice so we should just leave the deciding for themselves to figure out."

'But that isn't enough for me, I want them to not make the same mistakes I made. We need to teach and prepare them to the world the best we can.'

'Finally.'

"Zabuza-san, can I ask you something really important?"

Gaara shifted from looking at the beautiful scenery towards the scary looking bodyguard who stood beside him.

"Go on."

Zabuza grew curious but he did not look to his employer and continued to watch the children play.

"Do you perhaps want to train children in my village's academy?"

Gaara looked sincere as he asked the question so Zabuza who was just about to laugh at the impossible feat supressed his laugh and answered honestly.

"Your village? I know you know that everyone knows how much blood from Sunagakure is shed by this very blade strapped behind me. The shinobi of Suna will most likely try to kill me at first glance. I don't want to die just yet, thank you very much."

Zabuza was also wondering if Gaara could read his mind but dismissed it as some sort of coincidence due to its absurdity.

"Whoever told you I'm referring to Suna?"

Gaara still looked and sounded genuinely sincere.

"You... What... Are you... Does that mean... So that thing is for... I thought its for a new base."

Zabuza did could not digest that announcement. For one to announce on their own that they are establishing a village needs permission from the daimyo. Or sufficient strength to intimidate one into inaction.

"Yes. And I tell you that on this piece of rock, I will build my village, and even the gates of Jigoku will not overcome it."

'Whoever wrote Matthew won't sue me right? Right? Fck copyright, I've gone this far stealing ideas. Stealing is my ninja way.'

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"Let me se... Ummm shadow clone jutsu? Alright let's do this!"

Naruto placed the big scroll down and stood up. He walked a little bit and started to train the kinjutsu he just read. Unlike his outward attitude in the presence of others, he is very serious this time in order to prove himself.

"Kagebunshin no jutsu!"

Unknown to him, a little monkey unfurled the scroll, carefully scanned it before rolling it and ran to the forest with the scroll in hand.

"Oioioioioi... Where are you taking my scroll? Hey! Come back!"

Naruto chased the little monkey who looked to have no problems in carrying the big ass scroll despite the size difference.

"Little monkey come here, I ummm... I have a banana. Look!"

*splat

A bunch of bananas came out of nowhere and exploded upon contact to Naruto's face. He wiped the slimey banana pulp and chased the culprit who perched on a tree branch seeminly mocking him with monkey laughter.

Naruto climbed the tree but the monkey is already in another tree.

"Once I catch you... you little monkey I'll cook you."

He would have popped a vein if this was anime. Who would have thought that a monkey would steal the scroll from the one who stole the scroll.

"Kagebunshin no jutsu!"

*poof

""Wow score! I succeeded! Wait till I show it to teacher Iruka, he'll be stunned speechless.""

Both Naruto said at the same time before recalling what was happening once more.

"Eh? The scroll! Monkey come back! You thief!"

In about an hour of chase the monkey dropped the scroll to the ground and seemed to have lost interest. Naruto who was on the verge of collapse looked at the monkey who is still waving his backside at him slapping it like some kind of monkey insult. Thankfully, he's already succeeded once before and it would just be a matter of time before he masterd the technique.