Chapter 389: The Unlearned Jutsu
In Masahiko's group, the most 'healing' one was naturally none other than Haku.
However... there were some flaws about Haku that he didn't know whether he should point out or not.
"Great Elder?" Haku asked softly in confusion.
"It's nothing." Masahiko decisively waved his hand, turning his gaze to Gaara's sand gourd.
He could still vaguely remember that in the original story, the explanation for Gaara's automatic sand defense was 'his mother's residual power protecting him', but Masahiko actually didn't quite believe it.
Because even if his current self were to drop dead right now, he might not necessarily have a way to cast such a method on Kimimaro...
"Pah, pah, pah! What am I thinking! Whoever dies, Great Ancestor will not die." Masahiko cursed internally.
"Senior, what should we do next?" Chiyo asked from the side.
Masahiko glanced at her and pondered, "The Shukaku inside Gaara's body has already been 'reformed' by me and won't go berserk easily. Now we need to turn around Gaara's abnormal personality."
Chiyo understood. "You don't need to worry about this, we can handle it well. The most important issue now is how to guard against the Dark Akatsuki capturing the Tailed Beasts."
The Fourth Kazekage let out a long sigh. "To think such a thing happened... Alright, I will tell Gaara the truth."
With things developing to this point, coupled with hearing about the Dark Akatsuki capturing Tailed Beasts from Chiyo just now, the Fourth Kazekage finally gave up on the 'Weapon of War Gaara' plan.
Masahiko nodded. "Make up for it properly, you've done a really poor job as a father... Once you've turned his personality around and he can communicate normally with people, only then can I place protections on him."
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Masahiko didn't need to intervene in the subsequent matters, but he chose to watch the entire process from the sidelines, as the reshaping of Gaara's personality might also bring Witness Points.
The Fourth Kazekage's method of comforting Gaara was exactly as expected: 'Your mother's power has always been protecting you, Karura has always loved you.' As he continued to persuade him, even Masahiko started to believe it... because there really was no other explanation.
"Perhaps it was an outburst of maternal love that utilized a soul-type forbidden jutsu, and then purely by coincidence, it was tainted with some of Shukaku's power to achieve this effect?" Masahiko ultimately guessed.
The Fourth Kazekage and Chiyo were very cooperative. Perhaps also to make up for their debts to Gaara, they made various efforts: they not only clarified the truth but also publicized in the village that the Tailed Beast inside Gaara was under control, urging the villagers to no longer fear or hold hostility toward Gaara. They also had Temari and Kankuro shower Gaara with care, and so on...
After getting some high-quality sleep, Gaara-kun was still capable of communication.
However, deeply ingrained thoughts are hard to change. It wasn't until now that Masahiko truly felt Naruto was an amazing brat... At least that mouth of his was very strong.
After striving for five days, Masahiko finally received a system prompt again: "Witnessed and moderately altered the Naruto world side plot: The Asura who only loves himself—Gaara, obtained 2(x5) Witness Points."
"There really are Witness Points. Although it's a mere ten points, it makes delaying my stay in the Hidden Sand Village for so long worthwhile." Masahiko looked at the two sides currently fighting in front of him, beaming with joy. "As expected, forming a team to fight a common enemy is the best way to enhance feelings between one another."
Among Gaara's three siblings, Gaara was seven, Kankuro was eight, and Temari was ten. The strongest among them, Gaara, only had strength comparable to the eight-year-old Karin. Haku could fight all three of them at once, while Kimimaro could absolutely thrash all three of them simultaneously...
Therefore, over the past few days, Masahiko would occasionally have Haku fight Gaara's three siblings. The three siblings uniting against a 'strong enemy' accelerated the elimination of Kankuro's fear toward Gaara and also awakened Temari's affection for her younger brother...
"Speaking of which, when I watched the anime in my past life, I really didn't notice that Temari was actually three years older than Shikamaru. How interesting."
"Great Elder, when can we leave?" Beside him, Karin looked bored.
"What's the rush, didn't you like looking at the desert?" Masahiko tilted his head and asked.
"I... like looking at snow now."
Masahiko chuckled. "Your hobbies change really fast. Don't worry, go accompany Kimimaro in his training. We still have to delay here for two or three days, there is something I need to do."
After saying this, Masahiko's figure flickered, appearing amidst the four children, interrupting their battle.
"Haku, go rest for a while, good work."
"Mm." Haku replied softly.
Once Haku left, Masahiko turned his gaze to the now much more normal Gaara: "Honest good child, come to Great Ancestor. Great Ancestor will reward you with a gourd."
Gaara: ???
"Clack... Clack!"
The sound of Kankuro retracting his puppet made Masahiko tilt his head slightly: "Two-click puppet master, you need to train hard and strive to become a five-click puppet master soon!"
Kankuro: ???
Seeing her two younger brothers completely bewildered, Temari carefully strapped her fan to her back without making a single sound, making the corners of Masahiko's mouth curl up slightly.
Stopping his fooling around, Masahiko walked up to Gaara, while draping his Sage Mode cloak over his body: "Don't move, Great Ancestor is really giving you a gourd this time."
Waving his hand to disperse the automatically formed sand screen, Masahiko pressed his right hand onto the back of Gaara's hand: "Sage Art - Wood Release: Spore Jutsu!"
Using the Wood Release spores, he planted a Wood Clone containing one percent of his chakra onto the back of Gaara's hand, deliberately controlling the spore to manifest as a white gourd mark.
"This gourd is for you. When you are in danger, just say to it: 'Gourd, gourd, quickly manifest your spirit!' And it will save your life."
"Gourd... gourd... quickly manifest your spirit?" Gaara muttered softly.
Temari and Kankuro exchanged a glance, having a thousand words in their hearts but unable to speak them.
Masahiko wore a smile, turning his head to speak: "Chiyo, you came at the perfect time. The protection on Gaara has been placed. At a critical moment, it can protect him for a while, so you can be at ease."
"Thank you very much, Senior." Chiyo nodded in thanks, while pulling out a letter from her sleeve: "This was just brought over by a bird summoning beast. It should be for you."
Masahiko took it with a frown. The letter was unsigned, with a crookedly drawn Uzumaki clan crest on it: "This art style is quite in the Great Ancestor's fashion."
While opening the letter, Masahiko spoke up: "I helped you guys out so much this time, is there no substantial token of gratitude?"
Chiyo was taken aback: "You want..."
Masahiko looked up and smiled: "I want that forbidden jutsu of yours, the One's Own Life Reincarnation Jutsu."
Chiyo breathed a sigh of relief and readily agreed: "No problem, I will teach you later. However, the risks of this jutsu are too great, you should still try your best not to use it..."
"Hmm?" Masahiko's hands trembled, crumpling the letter in his hand into a ball: "You said this was sent over by a bird summoning beast?"
Chiyo nodded: "What happened, Senior?"
Masahiko furrowed his brows deeply: "Chiyo, it seems I won't have time to learn the forbidden jutsu from you this time. I need to make a trip back to the Land of Whirlpools first!"
"Remember the spell, Calabash Boy. Great Ancestor is leaving first. See you when we have time."
"Kimimaro, Haku, Karin! Assemble!"
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