Lady Neiara came back with a tape recorder. I listened to the talk in horror:
"Why did you kick Shukaku out of the Legendary 9?"
"I hate him."
"That isn't a reason and you know it."
"Yes it is. If you were me and you knew him like I do, you'd hate him too."
"But I don't hate you."
"No, I know you do. You hate me because you like Shukaku more. It's always about Shukaku! Shukaku this and Shukaku that! I'm tired of him getting praise for making my life miserable! I'm not taking back what I said to him. He can get captured by Akatsuki for all I care."
"How can you say that?! He was your friend!"
"NO HE WASN'T! HE NEVER WAS! HE HATED ME SO THAT'S WHAT HE FEELS! HE WAS NEVER A FRIEND OF MINE! A FRIEND DOESN'T MAKE YOU LIFE HELL EVERY DAY! A FRIEND DOESN'T TRY TO DATE YOUR SISTER! HE MAKES MY LIFE HELL SO MUCH! HE DOESN'T CARE! HE NEVER DID!"
"Very well..." Then the tape stopped. I just stood there and looked down.
"Heh heh. To me, it was the other way around. It was always Teme. Teme gets all the praise and mostly he doesn't get any screen time in the anime. What do I get? My butt kicked in just like one or two episodes." I said smirking.
"Shukaku...." Neiara said.
"You know, we are just like Naruto and Sasuke. Teme was always the Sasuke who does better than anyone and thinks he's all that. But me, I'm the Naruto who works hard and although I hate teme, I want him as a best friend. I am still a preist but still a drunkard. It's like anything I touch, it breaks." I punched the trees around me. Neiara looked up at me. I knew what to do. I'm gonna show Teme how much I cared for him. I ran back to Teme's hotel in a flash. Then I put sand clones that were filled with candy into the hotel.
~Shukaku
