the last student The Child Arc

chapter 23

Days later

"Nobody will ever love you."

Gaara pov

* Those are the words that my uncle told me before he died. But in just a few days, this yellow haired boy was proving those words wrong. He was always smiling when I saw him, always excited to see me. He was always so full of energy and never left me behind. His mother is very kind to me, always smiling at me, always cooking for me. But was this love? Is this what love feels like? Did they love me?*

3rd pov

* Those are the questions a little 5 year old gaara was thinking while he was having a rare breakfast with his family. Of course, he was too young to understand his emotions, and his family would be no help in that aspect, so he just remained silent, as he ate the bland meal that the maids prepared for them, it was a fine meal, but its true what they say, without love it isn't food, it's just nutrients for the body*

Rasa" Something is very wrong"

*Rasa thought, since gaara was different. He was acting like the child he is, not the weapon he was supposed to become. His uncle's death and betrayal were supposed to be the final nail in the coffin to make gaara the ultimate weapon for Suna, and yet, he still acted like before his death. No. Even before his uncle's death, he was acting differently, and Rasa didn't understand how, more do the point, he didn't like it. Suna needed a weapon more than they needed a happy child.*

Gaara: Thank you for the meal.

*gaara said, finally being the first in the family to speak. He got up, grabbed his plate, and put it in the sink before leaving the house without another word. Rasa looked at his other two children, both still bruised for some reason, neither of them looking at him. They kept their gaze at their food and ate quietly*

Rasa: Temari. Have you seen a change in your youngest brother?

Temari:.... No father. I don't interact with him whatsoever, so I wouldn't be able to tell you any type of change

*temari said with a frown on her face, she might have won the fight against kankuro, but she elected to stay quiet. Since she lost the emotional war, thanks to kankuro kept telling temari that their mother wouldn't want this. Rasa moved his head to his other son, who had more bruises than temari*

Kankuro: he's still the same emotionless boy to me. I haven't noticed anything.

Rasa: Hmm.

*was all Rasa was able to say since he didn't know his children well enough to tell if they were lying or not, so he finished his meal and walked away. He's got another set of meetings with the land hidden in the mist. He waved his hand, and a suna anbu appeared kneeling in front of his Sunagakure*

Rasa: Find the weapon, and keep an eye on it. I want a detailed report on what he does all day

Anbu: Yes, Sunagakure.

*the anbu said before disappearing for his mission. Rasa nodded to himself and walked away, he will not let his weapon against the other elemental nations become weaker. His village is already at a disadvantage for having the weakest tailed beast, so he needs gaara to become the ultimate weapon for suna*

Meanwhile, with kushina

*we see her with her children and Kakashi, who just sorta invited himself, but kushina didn't mind. She enjoyed his company, and they were walking in a cemetery with mito holding a bouquet of flowers tightly with her small little hands. Narumi looked up at his mother, confused as to why they were here.*

Narumi: mom? What are we doing here?

Kushina: we're here to pay respect. An old friend of your mother is resting here. I promised I would visit with my children one day so that she can meet them. This might not be how she wanted it. But I'm still gonna respect her wish.