Chapter 9: Introductions

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"Oh," answered Kagome with a surprised tone and blinked owlishly at the Kazekage's obvious distress with the boy standing in his doorway.

"Gaara is one of my strongest ninja, he is early for a meeting with his team," answered the Lord. Kagome would much rather be away from this stuffy office but the boy standing in the doorway caught her attention. He looked... he seemed so… he was so very sad.

"It's a pleasure to meet you Gaara," greeted Kagome with a smile, although she wasn't expecting a reply, he'd been standing there awhile and hadn't even looked at her.


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