Disclaimer: I still do not own the Naruto series.


Sacrificial Homicide

There are times Gaara wonders if Ebizou blames him.

Standing above Suna and feeling the coarse dry wind run through his hair, it was easy to feel at ease and think Chiyo had been only doing what any ninja would have done if they had the power.

Yet when he speaks to the lonely old man that had moved into the main city to be further removed from the memories, he cannot bring himself to meet those sad eyes with all his ninja pride.

There are times Gaara wonders if Chiyo blames him.

And he hates himself for killing her.


A/N: I first wrote and posted this fic here back in 2013. This fic has been translated to Polish by the user Niecierpliwa.