Chapter 16: How Much Can I Change?

His gaze wandered from the fire in her eyes. Her hands were marred, and her sleeves were rolled up to reveal dark marks on her arms. Of ashes and scars. He felt himself stiffen from the dark magic it suggested-.

BOOM!

She muttered her brother's name and was gone again in a flash of embers.

Gaara's head pounded as his siblings picked him up.

Naruto had understood and felt for him, Akira had been burned and yet was changing.

What did that mean for him?

He muttered an apology to his siblings, who always stood by him as he reflected.