Reborn into Naruto World with Tenseigan

Forgotten Island, somewhere near the Land of Lightning

Knock! Knock!

Followed by a knock on the door, Karin’s voice came from the other side, “Gaara… it’s time. All the preparations have been made. Kuroto-sama is waiting for you.”

Gaara replied, “Coming…” He turned to look at the sand sculpture he had created earlier and spoke to it, “Okaa-sama, I am going. Please continue to watch over me.”

Ever since he learned that his mother deeply loved him and Yashamaru also cared about him, Gaara has learned to smile. Whenever he thinks of his mother, he creates her sculpture out of sand and converses with her, hoping that his love and gratitude will reach her. Based on what Kuroto had told him, he has come to believe that by conversing with his sand, he can connect with his mother. After all, his Sand is a manifestation of her Chakra.

Once he had spoken to the sand sculpture, Gaara waved his hand, and all the sand retracted back into the small gourd he was carrying. Then he got up and walked out of the room, speaking to Karin, “Let’s go…”

“Hmm…” Karin nodded, and then the two children made their way to the site where Kuroto was waiting for them. On their way, Karin observed Gaara for a while and questioned him, “Are you nervous?”

Gaara remained silent for a while, then nodded. “Maybe a little… I’m not sure whether I’ll be able to control Satori’s power.”

Karin pursed her lips and said, “Personally, I believe that you can do it without any problem. I know you better than you know yourself, Gaara. But if you’re that worried, you don’t have to become that creature’s Jinchuriki… I’m certain that Kuroto-sama would be willing to look for alternatives if you were to tell him that you aren’t confident.”

Gaara smiled lightly. “Thank you…” He shook his head. “But I really want to do something and be of use…” He paused for a moment and added, “You know, Karin, when Kuroto-sama took me away from Sunagakure, he told me that I have a long life ahead of me to find my purpose. It’s been over six years since that day, and never once have I stopped pondering over it, trying to find my purpose. In fact, when Kuroto-sama selected you to be the person who would bear the Rinnegan and shoulder the responsibility of bringing him back to life in case something happens to him… The reason I wanted to take away that responsibility from you, aside from not wanting you to die, was also because I was envious of you…”

“Envious of me? What are you talking about?” Karin was surprised. She never thought that Gaara would be envious of her, especially considering they are best friends!

Gaara nodded with a chuckle. “In fact, it wasn’t just then… There have been a lot of instances when I have been envious of you. Unlike me, you were deeply loved by your mother. Unlike me, you are special. You have the special bloodline of the Uzumaki Clan, the ability to heal others, and the ability to sense others from miles away… All of these abilities stem from having a mother who deeply loved you. Even after her death, she left behind a part of her Chakra with you, hoping to protect you. On top of that, you were given the legendary Rinnegan by Kuroto, and Kuroto-sama gave you a purpose. But me? I used to think that I was neither loved nor cared for. Otou-san tried to kill me, and Okaa-sama hated me. Unlike you, I did not inherit anything from my parents. The only thing I had was Shukaku, and even Shukaku did not care about me. And I had no purpose either, so I used to be really envious of you…”

Karin hesitated for a moment, then questioned, “Then, what about now? Are you still…?” She hoped that wasn’t the case, as it might affect their friendship.

Gaara shook his head. “That’s not the case anymore. Now, I no longer envy you. I know that Okaa-sama loved me. My ability to control sand comes from her, not from Shukaku, and Kuroto-sama is also giving me a greater purpose. Therefore, I no longer have any reason to be envious of you. Even if I am nervous, even if I am not certain whether I would be able to control Satori’s powers, I still want to do it.” He paused for a moment and said, “I’m sorry if I made you uncomfortable earlier.”

Karin shook her head with a bright grin. “Don’t worry about it. In fact, I’m happy that you spoke the truth.” Then she looked at the sky and said, “Come on, Gaara… let’s hurry. Kuroto-sama has been waiting for a while.”

Gaara nodded. “Yeah.” Then the two used a quick body flicker Jutsu to arrive beside Kuroto.

…

“Gaara, are you ready?” asked Kuroto, looking at the boy sitting at the center of one of the three focuses of a Fuinjutsu Formation.

The boy took a deep breath, then nodded with a hardened gaze. “Yes.”

“Well, then let’s begin… repeat the hand signs I am weaving after me,” said Kuroto as he looked at the center of the second focus of the Fuinjutsu Formation. Having released the physical form of Muku, Satori in its true form was lying there, then shifted his gaze to the third focus where the Box of Ultimate Bliss was kept.

“Okay,” nodded Gaara as he focused his attention on Kuroto.

With Gaara’s attention focused on him, Kuroto started to weave the hand signs one at a time, which Gaara repeated. Immediately, all kinds of esoteric black symbols spread over Gaara’s entire body with his navel as the center and started to glow in a pale violet light, along with two-thirds of the Fuinjutsu Formation (save for the part surrounding the Box) and Muku.

“Alright, now pull Satori inside of you,” instructed Kuroto. Following his instruction, Gaara waved a different hand sign. Instantly, dozens of violet chains appeared out of Gaara’s stomach, binding around Satori and starting to pull it inside. The moment Satori was being pulled inside Gaara, the Box of Ultimate Bliss emitted a malevolent aura, and black Chakra arms came out, trying to retrieve the puppet back.

“So, it finally appears,” said Kuroto with a smile. Having studied the Jutsu Formula inside the Box of Bliss, Kuroto had expected its interference. Therefore, the moment the Box tried to interfere, he activated the formation around it, causing it to glow in a bright violet light. Instantly, a spherical curtain of Chakra appeared around the Box.

When the Curtain of Chakra came in contact with the Black Chakra arms of the Box, a strange scene occurred. The moment the Black Chakra Arms crossed past the curtain, their color changed to white, and instead of interfering with the process, they started to assist. Meanwhile, the color of the Curtain started to darken.

“The separation is working properly,” mumbled Kuroto, observing the change occurring in the characteristic of Chakra exuded by the Box of Ultimate Bliss. Through the bright violet Curtain of Chakra, Kuroto was converting the evil Chakra that the Box exuded into pure Chakra and continuously draining it from the Box. He was using a similar method that the various generations of Miko have used to separate their evil side from themselves, which resulted in the birth of Mōryō the demon. Of course, he had taken measures to ensure no such entity appeared.

As the Chakra was rapidly drained from the Box, cracks started to appear on it, and slowly but steadily the cracks widened until it started to crumble and turn into dust. By the time Gaara had completely absorbed Satori inside him, the entire box had turned into dust. What remained was the dark curtain of Chakra that contained the malevolent characteristics of the Box.

With his Tenseigan, Kuroto looked at the dark sphere of malevolent Chakra that had no will of itself. Keeping such Chakra stored in a place could prove to be dangerous, as it might take the form of an entity, something Kuroto did not want. Therefore, dispersing it into heaven and earth was the best choice, and that’s what he did.

Once that was dealt with, Kuroto turned to Gaara to check his state. “How do you feel?”

The boy got up and spoke in an uncomfortable tone. “I feel a little weird at my back… It’s as if Chakra is trying to rip through my flesh.”

“Huh?” muttered Kuroto in a surprised tone as he observed Gaara’s body with his Tenseigan, then said, “Don’t restrain it… let it come out.”

“Okay,” nodded Gaara and stopped restraining the Chakra. Instantly, two streams of Chakra tore through his flesh at the back and took the form of a pair of large black appendages, that took the form of, “Wings?” Gaara was surprised.

“Well, Satori had wings, so it’s not surprising that you have them too,” answered Kuroto looking at the pair of wings with a scrutinizing gaze. The wings resembled that of a fallen angel or a crow.

“I see… but… will they always remain here? That would be a little uncomfortable,” having wings can be useful; however, having them all the time…

“Retracting them back shouldn’t be a problem,” muttered Kuroto with a thoughtful expression, and said, “You have just gained a new power. It will take some time to get used to using it, but once that happens, you should be able to bring them out and retract them back whenever you desire.”

“Got it,” nodded Gaara and looked at the pair of black wings.

“Alright, spend the next few days adapting to this new power of yours. After that, I will take you to Konohagakure,” said Kuroto.

“I understand, Kuroto-sama,” nodded Gaara with a serious expression on his face.