Temari

When Kusa enters the Chunin Exams, she expects tests of shinobi skill, but never expects to catch the deadly obsession of Gaara of the Sand, who has decided they will wed—whether she wants to or not.

In the Naruto universe, the Fifth Kazekage finds solace in an unlikely diplomat as political tensions threaten to tear their villages—and hearts—apart.

When quiet Kusa of Team Seven arrives at the Chunin Exams, she unknowingly becomes the sole obsession of Gaara of the Sand, who decides he will make her his wife—whether she wants it or not.

Bred in the Hidden Stone to be the ultimate weapon, Ishira Iwagami enters the Chunin Exams to prove her worth, but when she matches the terrifying Gaara of the Sand blow for blow, she ignites an obsession that could consume them both.

When the One-Tails Shukaku is split between triplet jinchūriki Gaara, Temari, and Kankuro, their psychic link becomes both their greatest weapon and their only lifeline against a village that fears them—until protecting each other means defying everyone who wants them dead.

During the Chunin Exams, quiet Team Seven member Kusa catches the terrifying eye of Gaara of the Sand, who decides right then and there that she will be his bride—whether she wants to or not.