Reborn into Naruto World with Tenseigan

Ancor Vantian

“Though this Jutsu Formula is extremely complicated, I must say that this is a work of art… Even if the person who created the Box of Ultimate Bliss was a madman, that person was a Genius and knew what exactly he was doing with each variable…” muttered Kuroto as he looked at multiple parchments pinned on the wall with an impressed expression.

There is a very fine line between a madman and a genius, and after studying the Jutsu Formula, Kuroto can be certain that this person was treading on this fine line! They were both a genius and a madman.

He turned to Satori standing at the corner and questioned, “Do you have memories of the person who created the Box and you?”

Satori shook its head, “No.”

Kuroto thought of another question, “Were you the person first victim of the Box?”

Satori shook its head, “Don’t know.”

“Don’t know?” mumbled Kuroto with a thoughtful expression. Based on his analysis of Satori and the Box, as well as their connection, Satori seems to be a vengeful spirit that was tied to the Box to do its bidding. The Box did not give birth to Satori’s soul, so technically, Satori ought to be the first victim of the Box.

“Oh well…” Kuroto shrugged as he turned his attention back to the wall and analyzed the Complete Jutsu Formula he had drawn on the wall after collecting it from the inside of the Box of Ultimate Bliss. “Let’s see… this section of the formula is responsible for Soul Corruption, then, this part is responsible for trapping souls inside the box, this section seems to be all about puppetry that allows the Box to control its victim… then this part… and this part is about…”

Using the information that Itachi had sent him and the information he searched in the scrolls Miroku-sama had left him, Kuroto was able to decode most of the Jutsu Formula, and upon decoding the Jutsu he was more and more impressed by the person who created the Jutsu Formula. Such an intricate and detailed formula that combines together dozens of individual formulas with completely different functions such as Soul Corruption, Soul Weakening, Soul Trap, Soul Stun, Soul Control and so much more… It’s like a motherboard!

“To be able to create such a Jutsu Formula that too in that era… alas, if it wasn’t for the fact that the person existed a millennium ago and did not leave behind any information about themself… I would have definitely liked to meet the creator of this Box…” muttered Kuroto with a disappointed sigh.

“In any case…” Shaking his head Kuroto recovered his attention, and mumbled to himself with a thoughtful expression, “Since the Jutsu Formula is nearly decoded, the next step is to use this Jutsu Formula to create a completely new Jutsu Formula to seal Satori inside Gaara…”

Essentially, Kuroto is turning Gaara into something akin to a living and breathing Box of Ultimate Bliss, the difference is that Gaara would not only be able to control Satori, but he would also be able to use the creature’s power. Of course, minus the Soul Corruption part since that stuff is too dangerous even from his perspective and can lead to devastating & terrifying consequences if not handled with extreme care.

With that in mind, Kuroto got to creating the brand new Jutsu Formula. Since he is also exceptional in Fuinjutsu, has abundant experience in this kind of work, and has a lot of reference material to look at it won’t take him too long to create what he is looking for.

…

As Kuroto was working on the new Jutsu formula, suddenly there was a knock on the door, Knock! Knock! Followed by a voice, “Kuroto-sama…”

“Hmm? Gaara you are here? Come in…” Kuroto stopped and raised his head to look at the boy who walked into the room and closed the door behind him, then asked him, “I have almost completed the Jutsu formula, so it’s time… I just want to confirm your state, are you ready?”

“Well…” Gaara hesitated.

Feeling Gaara’s hesitation, Kuroto asked worriedly, “Is there any doubt in your mind? You don’t want to become the Jinchuriki of Satori?”

If Gaara suddenly says that he doesn’t want to become the Jinchuriki of Satori, that would be a little troublesome for him. All the efforts so far would go to waste, so Kuroto became a little worried.

“No… no… becoming Jinchuriki of Satori is fine… it’s just that… there’s something I am unable to understand,” answered Gaara.

“Understand what?” asked Kuroto curiously.

Gaara was unsure of how to word it properly. After a moment of silence, he took out a Kunai, and tried to stab himself in the hand… however, before the blade of the Kunai could cut him, sand appeared between the Kunai and his hand like a barrier and stopped the blade from cutting him. Once he had finished demonstrating he spoke, “Kuroto-sama… the ‘Shield of Sand’ it still works… And it’s not just this, I am able to control the Sand like I used to… I… I don’t understand why…!”

Kuroto blinked, “I see… so It’s about this, huh?” He had expected Gaara to come to him with this question someday eventually, especially after Shukaku was extracted from his body.

Gaara questioned, “Why does the ‘Shield of Sand’ still work, and why am I still able to control Sand despite the fact that Shukaku was extracted from my body? Didn’t my power come from Shukaku…? I hadn’t even befriended Shukaku when he was extracted, so how come?”

“It comes from your mother, Kurara,” answered Kuroto.

“From her?” Gaara was stunned. He had always believed that his powers came from Shukaku sealed inside him, never once did he think that his powers came from her, and asked, “But, how?”

After pondering for a moment Kuroto decided to explain. “Kurara was also able to control Sand and you have inherited that ability from her, hence you are able to control the Sand despite the absence of Shukaku, that’s one part… as for the ‘Shield of Sand’ that always protects you… it’s related to Kurara’s last wish before her death. Shukaku was sealed inside you when Kurara was still carrying you… for various reasons, you had a premature birth which resulted in her death… just before her death she held you close to herself. Upon noting how feeble and weak you were she expressed her last desire, ‘No matter what happens, I will always protect you, Gaara,’ at that time, the last bit of Kurara’s Chakra covered you and took the form of ‘Shield of Sand.’”

Hearing Kuroto’s explanation, Gaara started to have a panic attack as he questioned, “But… but why would she want to protect me…!? She hated me… she never wanted me, she only desired me to become a tool for her revenge on Sunagakure, Yashamaru told me… she even named me Gaara as she believed that I would live as a self-loving carnage. So, why… why?”

Kuroto sighed as he held the boy’s shoulder to calm his nerves, then answered, “That’s what Rasa had ordered your caretaker Yashamaru to tell you in order to test your emotional stability as the Jinchuriki of Shukaku, neither Yashamaru nor Kurara hated you…

Tears flowed down the boy’s eyes as he heard the truth from Kuroto, and he asked, “Then… then… does that mean?”

Kuroto nodded, “In truth, Kurara deeply cared about you and loved you, at least, that’s what the current Kazekage has told me, and it makes sense… If she did not love you, then even if you had inherited her power to control sand, the ‘Shield of Sand’ wouldn’t exist… it’s a physical manifestation of her Chakra living within you to protect you…”

More tears flowed down Gaara’s eyes upon learning the truth. Kuroto remained silent and allowed the boy to cry. It was only after a few minutes that the boy finally stopped and wiped his tears and spoke, “I was loved…”

While ruffling Gaara’s hair, Kuroto spoke, “Indeed, you were…”

Gaara nodded, “Hmm.”

Although he doesn’t think too much about Sunagakure and about his lonely life there since Kuroto, Karin, and Kasa care about him and he has lived a good and fulfilling life ever since Kuroto brought him here six years ago, however, that part of his life was still a nail in his heart. His mother never wanted him, Yashamaru resented him, and his father executed him… sometimes he would think about them with a painful expression. But now that he has learned the truth.

Knowing that he is loved, he can finally accept who he is, think of his mother & Yashamaru fondly, and move forward.