114. Naruto vs Gaara

The last match is between Naruto and Gaara, the sons of the 4th Hokage and the 4th Kazekage. What's more, both of them are Jinchuriki with the most and least tails. So it's like the battle of their secret weapons.

People have been waiting for this and they are very hyped now. After all, it's like the true battle between Konoha and Suna. It might be the battle to show which village is stronger.

Maybe that's also why the organizer matched these 2 and made them fight last. It's also like the battle of 2 Kages because it will show which Kage can teach their sons better.

Gaara is the last participant from Suna too because Kankuro has surrendered. But he is more favored to win the match because of his absolute defense. His match in the preliminary against Lee has shown that his defense is really strong and people don't think Naruto can break through it.

However, people are still supporting Naruto because most of the spectators are from Konoha. They might not like him because he is a Jinchuuriki even though he is the Hokage's son. But they still prefer him to win instead of a Suna shinobi.

Both participants enter the arena after being called. Gaara just walks in with a cold expression while Naruto acts like a celebrity, throwing kisses at the spectators even though they don't cheer for him.

"That big brother really likes to act silly." Hiyori giggles while seeing Naruto's silly act.

They have met a few times on the Land of Waves and Hiyori talked the most with Naruto among the Team 7. Zoro must admit that Naruto is very sociable. That's why he can have so many friends in the story and knows how to change people's minds with his speech.

Before the match starts, Gaara says something to Naruto. Something about them being the same and wanting to know how much hate Naruto has for people in his heart. Naruto knows what Gaara means, but he says he doesn't hate the people which Gaara calls bullshit.

Both of them have been told about each other being Jinchuriki. So obviously they know how much difficulties the other has felt in their lives. But unlike Gaara who learned to hate people because of his father's bad teaching, Naruto learned to prove himself so people can love him.

"Sigh, they should have just fought." Zoro has been anticipating their fight, so he doesn't really want to hear them talk. But he doesn't really want to stop them because this is also a kind of battle, a battle of ideals.

In this match, there is one thing that Zoro has also just learned, Naruto's full name. He didn't think much about it before, so he never bothered to check. But he forgets that it must have changed because Minato and Kushina are still alive because he saved them.

Naruto's full name is still Uzumaki Naruto, not Namikaze Naruto. Something that makes Zoro raise an eyebrow because instead of just using his father's family name, he actually uses both of his mother's family name, which is quite funny because they don't need to hide the fact that he is Minato's son.

What Zoro doesn't know is Minato and Kushina decided to give him Kushina's family name because it's a tribute to Uzumaki clan that has declined greatly and their village has also fallen.

There are still members of Uzumaki clan in Konoha. They moved in after their village was destroyed. But they don't have other shinobi at the level of Kushina, Mito, or even stronger than them in the village.

Their power as a clan has been declining a lot from the past. So to raise their power and to show that Konoha still cares about Uzumaki clan, Minato decided to give his son their name instead of his family's name.

Besides, Namikaze clan isn't as big as Uzumaki, so it's better to gain their favor, and having a Hokage from their clan is already a great thing for Namikaze. Also, because of that decision, the Namikaze and Uzumaki clans have gotten much closer, which benefits both clans.

Naruto actually has a little brother now because his parents are still alive. When Zoro heard about this, he couldn't help but felt quite strange about it. After all, Kushina is half-paralyzed, yet Minato still did the deed with her until she got pregnant.

Well, Zoro doesn't mind them having fun because they are a couple and Kushina also still has needs. But he still thinks she shouldn't get pregnant because not only her body was not in the best condition, she also still has half of the Nine Tails in her body.

By the way, Naruto's brother's name is Uzumaki Menma, the same name as the other Naruto in that story where Naruto was sent to another reality where his parents were still alive and the 4th Hokage was Sakura's father instead.

Menma looks very similar to Naruto, except for his red hair that shows his Uzumaki genetic is stronger. The kid is still 3 years old now, so he still stays with his mom all the time and he actually watches this final with her.

They sit beside Tsunade on the special seats together with Sasuke's mom too. Tsunade is really fond of Kushina because Kushina reminds her of her grandmother, Mito.

That's also why Tsunade is close with Naruto and Menma, especially Naruto who really reminds her of her little brother Nawaki because both of them have the same dream of being a Hokage.

Yes, Naruto still wants to be a Hokage because for him, it's the best way to prove himself. He is still being shunned as a Jinchuriki and often being compared to his father.

People's hate for him doesn't make Naruto hate those people. Instead of hating them, he wants them to love him. He is still craving for people's love and attention even though he has a family that genuinely loves him.

His way to get their love is still by dreaming of being a Hokage. It's because he sees that people love his father, a Hokage. So he thinks that he also needs to be one to be loved by people too. His mindset is still as simple as himself in the original plot.

Anyway, after some talks that only show their differences in perspectives about the world, Naruto and Gaara are finally ready to fight. The referee starts the match and they quickly make their move.

As usual, Naruto creates so many Shadow Clones using his incredible amount of chakra. Gaara on the other hand is creating a sand dome to protect himself from all sides, leaving only a small hole to see Naruto.

Naruto and his clones throw paper bomb kunais from all sides at Gaara's sand dome. Gaara doesn't do anything, so the kunais stab his sand dome. Then the paper bombs explode, creating a massive explosion.

The smoke obstructs people's views, so they need to wait a little to see the result. To their surprise, the sand dome is destroyed in a few places. But the holes are small and they get repaired very quickly.

Gaara then makes his attack. He shoots numerous sand bullets at Naruto and his clones. They can't avoid the high speed sand bullets and the clones are being destroyed very quickly. Naruto also gets hit by some bullets and gets thrown back quite far.

He covers his face with his forearms and the sand bullets don't injure him that deeply. His body is really strong and durable, thanks to him having Uzumaki blood and the 9 Tails' chakra running in his veins.

Naruto tries to think of a way to get closer to Gaara and break the sand dome shield. The paper bombs could break it, but it recovered very quickly and Naruto also remembers that Gaara's body is also covered with thick sand armor, so he needs to find a way to break both layers of defense.

Before that, he needs to find a way to avoid Gaara's sand attack because Gaara can control the sand to attack from afar. Naruto almost gets caught by Gaara's sand, but he sees the sand move on the ground and escape.

He runs to the wall and climbs it because it's hard to see Gaara's sand when he is on the soil ground. Naruto creates many clones again and they run all over the wall to both directions while throwing paper bombs again.

Soon, the whole arena wall is covered with Naruto's clones that throw many paper bomb kunais at Gaara. Of course, Gaara also responds by shooting many sand bullets everywhere. But many paper bomb kunais still reach his sand dome and explode.

The accumulated explosions are so great that the smoke covers almost half of the arena. Even if most of the paper bombs are clones, they still can explode like the real thing because they are shadow clones.

The explosion manages to break the sand shield completely because it's so powerful. It manages to injure Gaara a little even though his living sand has tried to protect him all the time. His injuries are light, but seeing his blood still shocks Gaara.

He gets a mental breakdown and his mind is filled with anger immediately because he always thinks he shouldn't be weak and being injured shows that he is weak. Suddenly, Gaara hears a loud whistle that reminds him of the attack plan that his father told him. He grits his teeth and forms a hand seal.

"Fine! Let's just destroy everything and see if you can still care about others after this."

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