Training Sidequest, page2

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Inspired by an anonymous prompt in Akki no Ai's "What if" meme: "What if Naruto went to Baki for his fuuton jutsu training, instead of Asuma (and got to see Gaara)?" Except, I thought Gaara himself would have been Naruto's first choice for someone to ask in Suna, since as far as I know Gaara's element is wind, too (or Temari, whose element definitely is wind). But Baki happened to be there (and Gaara's a bit of a busy guy), so Naruto asked him, because I like Baki.
I altered a little the timeline of the manga chapters during which this is supposed to take place, adding a few extra days because it takes a while to get to Suna.
And still deviating from the prompt, Naruto did go ask Asuma, he just happened to send one extra shadow clone on its way before that, and forgot about it until it dissolved and flooded him with memories of hanging out with and hugging Gaara.

Sorry about your retinas, but this was so much fun to colour I got carried away in a few places with the brightness.


Pens (brush and not) and PaintShopPro7, the clouds are made with my own custom brushes. (And speaking of the clouds, I continue to draw lots of clouds in the sky above Sunagakure because Kishimoto does. I guess it's a less dry spot in the desert.)