In other words, Naruto saved Gaara. By the time Naruto Shippuden begins, Gaara is no longer the bloodthirsty monster he used to be. He has shed the persona of a ruthless jinchuriki and taken on a ...

In Boruto TBV chapter #16, Team Konohamaru is deployed to the Land of Wind to avoid Gaara’s imminent death since ... and the first major arc of Naruto Shippuden. After the events of chapter ...