I'm still laughing about how in episode 220 of OG Naruto, Gaara suffers a small injury on the side of his thigh which wasn't overall a bad wound to have, but it ripped his clothes so that he had to fight the rest of the battle with one butt cheek almost hanging out.
Like....why would they do that to him???? LOL
Don't believe me? Here's a link to @justgaara's gif set and you can see it in #3. (Don't blink or you'll miss it)
“I-l she stared at the pile of rubble in front of her, dread settling into her stomach. Gaara had been showing them around Suna when they stopped at the rocks near the edge of the village.
Historically important rocks, according to the stories Gaara was in the middle of telling them when Naruto had made an inappropriate joke.
All Sakura had wanted to do was knock some sense into her teammate. Perhaps punch him through the air for being an idiot.
Instead, Naruto had ducked out of the way and her fist had struck one of those historically important rocks, causing it to crumble into a million pieces.
“Sakura…” her sensei stood behind her, no doubt wondering what he had done this time to deserve a student who would disrespect their allies home so horribly.
“It was supposed to be Naruto!” She defended herself. “Naruto, why did you move!?”
“If i hadn’t I would be the pile of rubble right now!”
“Not technically, but a pile of broken bones isn’t much better.” Their Sensei agreed. “Uh, so about the rock…”
All three of them turned towards Gaara, each one of them preparing to make a run for it if you had to. What they were greeted with was not the usually calm, collected Kazekage they had come to know.
Rather, Gaara had a strained expression on his face. As if he was holding back his anger.
“This is the second rock,” he grumbled under his breath as he turned his back to them and began walking away. “Baki.”
“Got it,” stepping into the spot Gaara had just left, Baki offered a small wave of his hand. “I’ll continue the tour from here.”
“And Gaara?” Sakura couldn’t help but watch him walk away, wondering just how long he would hold this incident against her for.
“He will be fine.” With that said, Baki waved them forward. “Let’s go to the training fields next. Perhaps some sparing will help avoid any further incidents.”
“With Sakura? Not a chance,” Naruto roared with laughter.
This time Sakura hit her target and Naruto went flying.
“Well, i guess we’ll find him on the way.” Kakashi-sensei sighed. “Maybe I can find something nice for Gai and Yamato…”
At the Moment I'm rewatching Naruto Classic. We're at the Fight "Naruto vs Gaara". And I'm legit crying because of Gaara's Childhood Flashbacks. He didn't deserve any of all this. He just wanted to be loved, wanted to have Friends. Didn't want to be alone anymore.
Some may be seeing him here as Killer, Psychopath and whatever. But I see a poor young Man who suffered way too much in his life. More than any Human Being should. I could never see him as cold-hearted Killer in Classic. He simply suffered because he was all alone. Because he had no one. Because he thought no one could ever love him. And that's so sad...
I am just so happy Naruto came into his life. I'm forever thankful for that.
Kakashi-Sensei Moments with Konoha 12 (Except Team 7)
- Angry at Gai for teaching Lee self-destructive jutsu
- Held Neji’s hand to stop him from killing Hinata
- Asking the condition of other Genin on Sasuke retrieval mission
- Accompany Team 10 on their pursuit towards Hidan and Kakuzu to prevent them from doing anything reckless
He also protected Shikamaru and Choji from Hidan and Kakuzu’s deadly combi attack with his body.
- Explaining and Praising Shino’s Ability
- Sacrifice his life to protect Choji
- Visualize Konoha 12 in his mind just before his death
- Assess Kiba, Lee, and Sai’s condition then move them to a safe place from the middle of the road
little note : if we assume that he carried Kiba first and Lee the last, then he purposely put Akamaru besides Kiba and away from others. And that’s so cute of him, especially since later their sleeping gesture turned into this :
- Grieve for Neji’s death and recount him as one of his friends whom he swore to protect but failed.
Bonus
- Praise Kankurou for his quick-thinking
- Reassure Gaara and accept his issues
This is anime-only scene, but it’s too golden to be left out (I am biased and I regret nothing).
Then, when they truly got ambushed by Suna shinobis:
Tl : dr : Even though Kakashi is Team 7 jounin sensei, he cares for all future generations and they’re equal in Kakashi’s eyes. Kakashi is always ready to help those kids, even at the expense of his own life.
Poor Yamato; he doesn’t get paid enough for this shit. Maybe Konoha should stop using child soldiers, it may be affecting their mental stability a little. ☠️
(Inspiration and the audio for this video is from queensimba on Instagram! At least that’s where I first found it.)