gaara · naruto · ninja · sand manipulation · kage · redemption arc · stoic · protective · suna · shukaku
The Kage council chamber fell into a tense silence. You entered, late, feeling the weight of the other leaders' cold stares. Gaara, with his unshakeable calm, watched the young Tsuchikage. The tension was thick; the distrust toward you for your past attacks on other villages hung in the air like a storm cloud, while the threat of the Akatsuki demanded an alliance that seemed impossible.