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NARUTO -ナルト- 秘伝 [Naruto Hiden] #5
NARUTO―ナルト― 我愛羅秘伝 砂塵幻想 [Gaara Hiden: Sajingensō]
大人気NARUTO秘伝シリーズ第5弾は、我愛羅の知られざる愛の物語！ シカマルとテマリの結婚を控え、木ノ葉隠れの里との祝賀ムードあふれるなか、風影の我愛羅自身にも縁談が持ち込まれ…！？
210 pages, Paperback
First published June 4, 2015
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January 16, 2018
La storia di per sé è abbastanza banale ma affatto sgradevole, le 4 stelle che ho dato come voto trovano la loro motivazione nei protagonisti della vicenda. Rivedere all’opera il terzetto del Villaggio della Sabbia: Gaara-Kankuro-Temari (e c’è persino il loro istruttore Baki), le ha conferito un forte valore aggiunto dal mio punto di vista. Niente di troppo sofisticato, con il fratello e la sorella che fungono da spalle, mentre tutta l’attenzione è concentrata sul protagonista. Stonano un po’ elementi all’avanguardia quali mail, tv, cravatte… ma sono solo accenni saltuari che non vanno a guastare nel complesso l’atmosfera tradizionale di questo gradevole episodio ninja, con tanto di tecniche (e quelle con la sabbia di Gaara sono davvero molto fiche) e sotterfugi, in perfetto stile Naruto. Una piacevole avventura del kazekage.
February 3, 2016
It's nice to see things from Gaara's view, as he is quite the interesting character but doesn't always get that much screen-time in the show. Gaara has never had a romantic interest in anyone, which is something I didn't really think about until this story. While this story does involve quite a bit of action and politics, it was nice to see this different focus on Gaara, with him having to face this prospect of marriage and of finding someone to be with for the good of his country.
The "twist" wasn't all that original, as far as twists go with arranged marriages, but it carried the story forward and helped give more pressure to the situation Gaara was in.
Overall, I enjoyed this story, and I can't wait to read the next one.
The "twist" wasn't all that original, as far as twists go with arranged marriages, but it carried the story forward and helped give more pressure to the situation Gaara was in.
Overall, I enjoyed this story, and I can't wait to read the next one.
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November 9, 2015Please, like I would say anything bad about this book. I love this book as much as Sakura Hiden. Gosh, I need more of Naruto. Wheter its manga, novel, anime, or movie. I wish Masashi Kishimoto wouldn't stop, ne?
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July 2, 2020Gaara is my favorite character. Please publish an English translation; I need it.
August 23, 2026
4.5/5
The English translation of this light novel, at least the edition I read, seems to be written by a fan or something because of the informality of the translation notes & many typos that were in it.
Regardless of those minor errors & the simplistic light novel prose, I had fun with this book. Because it's an extra story about Gaara, my favourite character in all of fiction, who has some of the best character development of all time!
To my surprise, it's not just a skippable extra either, but big-time Gaara fans shouldn't miss this one! His powers are upscaled, including a completely new ability as a plot twist, LIKE DAAAMN, HELL YES!; his emotions are fascinating as we see the world through his eyes & can experience his inner thoughts (also, this LN honestly just confirms to me that he's asexual/aromantic); and we see more of his bonds with others.
Also, it just showed even more Gaara flexing his intelligence quietly instead of boasting. The way Gaara's mind works, the way he acts in the background, etc., has always been awesome (in the manga/anime), and this LN is no different. His POV was cleverly done because we saw his intelligence in numerous ways that don't always immediately get revealed at the beginning of the story or the battles he participates in.
The story was easy to start but got better & better the further I delved in. There are a couple of plot twists, which were so satisfying. Initially, I wondered why we were getting Kankuro's seemingly unrelated POV, but everything comes together in the end and makes sense.
The character bonds, as I mentioned, were peak. I've always wished we had more Gaara & Shikamaru brother-in-law time, but all along I could've just read this! Perfect. Won't touch on story-wise due to spoilers, but even the very fact that they was endearing.
The Sand Siblings, of course, amazing team as always, had sweet moments. The fact that it mentioned that they had the same smiles on in one scene was beautiful since they generally look so different from one another & even carry themselves differently. So having the same type of smile tying them together in resemblance was a small detail that was more heartwarming to me than it had any right to be.
THE FIGHTS. Highlights:
-The "puppet show" - It was enjoyable to see Kankuro return to his stage, so to speak;
-the occasional violent & dark scenes;
-AND OH SHIT, the onomatopoeia of Gaara's sand crushing people (talking about bones going grind grind scrape scrape, etc.) - ugh, satisfyingly chilling since I imagined the actual sounds it would make as I read. We don't get so many gruesome Gaara moments since his switch to good guy anymore, aye.
-More along those lines^, I loved him being viewed as the God Again, we just don't see such brutal aura from him anymore as a now-hero, so that was just badass.
-^Everyone slowly realising the futility of going against the Kazekage, Gaara of the Desert, was so thrilling and exciting! That's to be expected of someone so strong and who goes toe to toe with much stronger characters, so I'm so glad he wasn't nerfed like some recent media tend to do to their predecessors in franchises.
All of that overrides the simplistic writing for me.
I am a simple fan: I see Gaara, I like. I see Gaara fight with his brain, I applaud. I see Gaara crush people's bones & any trace of them into nothing, I cheer.
Ain't no language barrier or translation that can keep me away.
The English translation of this light novel, at least the edition I read, seems to be written by a fan or something because of the informality of the translation notes & many typos that were in it.
Regardless of those minor errors & the simplistic light novel prose, I had fun with this book. Because it's an extra story about Gaara, my favourite character in all of fiction, who has some of the best character development of all time!
To my surprise, it's not just a skippable extra either, but big-time Gaara fans shouldn't miss this one! His powers are upscaled, including a completely new ability as a plot twist, LIKE DAAAMN, HELL YES!; his emotions are fascinating as we see the world through his eyes & can experience his inner thoughts (also, this LN honestly just confirms to me that he's asexual/aromantic); and we see more of his bonds with others.
Also, it just showed even more Gaara flexing his intelligence quietly instead of boasting. The way Gaara's mind works, the way he acts in the background, etc., has always been awesome (in the manga/anime), and this LN is no different. His POV was cleverly done because we saw his intelligence in numerous ways that don't always immediately get revealed at the beginning of the story or the battles he participates in.
The story was easy to start but got better & better the further I delved in. There are a couple of plot twists, which were so satisfying. Initially, I wondered why we were getting Kankuro's seemingly unrelated POV, but everything comes together in the end and makes sense.
The character bonds, as I mentioned, were peak. I've always wished we had more Gaara & Shikamaru brother-in-law time, but all along I could've just read this! Perfect. Won't touch on story-wise due to spoilers, but even the very fact that they was endearing.
The Sand Siblings, of course, amazing team as always, had sweet moments. The fact that it mentioned that they had the same smiles on in one scene was beautiful since they generally look so different from one another & even carry themselves differently. So having the same type of smile tying them together in resemblance was a small detail that was more heartwarming to me than it had any right to be.
THE FIGHTS. Highlights:
-The "puppet show" - It was enjoyable to see Kankuro return to his stage, so to speak;
-the occasional violent & dark scenes;
-AND OH SHIT, the onomatopoeia of Gaara's sand crushing people (talking about bones going grind grind scrape scrape, etc.) - ugh, satisfyingly chilling since I imagined the actual sounds it would make as I read. We don't get so many gruesome Gaara moments since his switch to good guy anymore, aye.
-More along those lines^, I loved him being viewed as the God Again, we just don't see such brutal aura from him anymore as a now-hero, so that was just badass.
-^Everyone slowly realising the futility of going against the Kazekage, Gaara of the Desert, was so thrilling and exciting! That's to be expected of someone so strong and who goes toe to toe with much stronger characters, so I'm so glad he wasn't nerfed like some recent media tend to do to their predecessors in franchises.
All of that overrides the simplistic writing for me.
I am a simple fan: I see Gaara, I like. I see Gaara fight with his brain, I applaud. I see Gaara crush people's bones & any trace of them into nothing, I cheer.
Ain't no language barrier or translation that can keep me away.
June 25, 2019
Un roman super sympa à lire pour les fan de Naruto ! J'ai passé un excellent moment en compagnie de Gaara et lire quelque chose qu'on à l'habitude de voir est complètement différent au niveau de l'imagination. Bref GENIAL !
November 14, 2025
Sympathique mais sans plus
December 1, 2017
So glad I found a translated version of this, Gaara is so precious <3
September 13, 2018
Gaara è uno dei miei personaggi preferiti. Ero curiosa di leggere questo romanzo e mi aspettavo grandi cose. Non è stata una delle letture più emozionanti, ma merita comunque un bel 4 stelle.
April 5, 2023
"Un dique y un corazón humano son iguales en un aspecto: si se supera cierto nivel, revientan..."
February 17, 2026
Gaara is one of my favorite Naruto characters. In the manga / anime, his development from villain to hero is amazing. He learns that he can be loved and that he can love - and that is what this story focuses on.
This story is set after the manga / anime and is set during Gaara's time as Kazekage - mostly when it is just beginning. Gaara is learning that although he is the Kazekage, the true power lies with his council of elders and the Daimyo. He has to do what they want in order to keep Sunagkure prosperous.
This leads to the elders telling Gaara he has to marry someone, and then choosing someone for him to marry. Gaara goes along with it because he doesn't have much of a choice.
Gaara meets his future bride, but then she is kidnapped. He goes along with his future sister-in-law to find her and bring her home. When they find her, Gaara has already figured out that the man who kidnapped her was the man that she was in love with, and they were actually trying to run away together, rather than a kidnapping.
Gaara, although he is disappointed that he will never get a chance to learn to love his future bride, understands that he has to let her go, rather than haul her back tot he village and force her to marry him.
It made me feel so sad for Gaara. He wasn't in love with her, and he still doesn't really seem to understand romantic love, but he wanted to try. He was ready to try, and it just gets taken away from him.
There is also a sub plot where younger ninja trained by Kankuro are loyal only to Kankuro and want him to overthrow Gaara and become Kazekage. Kankuro plays along, with Gaara also knowing (though this isn't revealed until later), so that he can flush out who is actually behind it.
The story also show a bit more of how Sunagakure and the Daimyo interact, even though we don't see the Daimyo in this story. It shows how the economy works, especially during a time of peace between the 5 great nations.
* the copy I have is an unofficial translation, so maybe some things get lost / the language doesn't flow as well perhaps as an official translation.
This story is set after the manga / anime and is set during Gaara's time as Kazekage - mostly when it is just beginning. Gaara is learning that although he is the Kazekage, the true power lies with his council of elders and the Daimyo. He has to do what they want in order to keep Sunagkure prosperous.
This leads to the elders telling Gaara he has to marry someone, and then choosing someone for him to marry. Gaara goes along with it because he doesn't have much of a choice.
Gaara meets his future bride, but then she is kidnapped. He goes along with his future sister-in-law to find her and bring her home. When they find her, Gaara has already figured out that the man who kidnapped her was the man that she was in love with, and they were actually trying to run away together, rather than a kidnapping.
Gaara, although he is disappointed that he will never get a chance to learn to love his future bride, understands that he has to let her go, rather than haul her back tot he village and force her to marry him.
It made me feel so sad for Gaara. He wasn't in love with her, and he still doesn't really seem to understand romantic love, but he wanted to try. He was ready to try, and it just gets taken away from him.
There is also a sub plot where younger ninja trained by Kankuro are loyal only to Kankuro and want him to overthrow Gaara and become Kazekage. Kankuro plays along, with Gaara also knowing (though this isn't revealed until later), so that he can flush out who is actually behind it.
The story also show a bit more of how Sunagakure and the Daimyo interact, even though we don't see the Daimyo in this story. It shows how the economy works, especially during a time of peace between the 5 great nations.
* the copy I have is an unofficial translation, so maybe some things get lost / the language doesn't flow as well perhaps as an official translation.
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March 29, 2023this was fun. i like gaara and kankuro and temari even more now. there were moments of shikamaru and temari from gaara's perspective. also, gaara is definitely autistic (thinking about this and realizing i only know the vibe of autism. like gaara is as he is because of past experiences, is that how autism works or is it completely a genetics thing? maybe i should learn something about autism).
anyway, gaara just thinking in shinobi mode the entire time trying to talk to a girl, kankuro being one of those 'aah alcohol tastes bad but it has its uses' people to gaara who's drinking ice tea, gaara being surprised by shikatema and kankuro just literally going 'nah it was obvious' leading to gaara reading icha icha paradise to understand the signs he missed, shikamaru giving creepy grins to gaara's ace ass self when he is talking to shijima in the end and ending the book without gaara ending up with anyone and oooh, naruto being a light in gaara's life of darkness (as he is for literally everyone my sunshine child mwah)>>>>>>>>>>>>>
anyway, gaara just thinking in shinobi mode the entire time trying to talk to a girl, kankuro being one of those 'aah alcohol tastes bad but it has its uses' people to gaara who's drinking ice tea, gaara being surprised by shikatema and kankuro just literally going 'nah it was obvious' leading to gaara reading icha icha paradise to understand the signs he missed, shikamaru giving creepy grins to gaara's ace ass self when he is talking to shijima in the end and ending the book without gaara ending up with anyone and oooh, naruto being a light in gaara's life of darkness (as he is for literally everyone my sunshine child mwah)>>>>>>>>>>>>>
October 31, 2023
Por fin pude terminar de leerte novela😜
Ok, pues aunque la trama fue muy simple, si me gustó jaja, además de que si es una historia que no había leído, por eso tenia mucha curiosidad.
Esto trata de los conflictos qué tiene Gaara cuando se mezclan el amor y la política, resulta que no es tan fácil una unión cuando hay 2 aldeas involucradas y el callado y sereno Gaara debe esforzarse para que todo vaya según lo acordado.
Yo creo que me gustó mucho la historia, porque vi el ladro fraterno de la familia de Gaara.... Y también mencionan a mi Ship Favorito, así que no me puedo quejar.
Sip, esta fue una excelente lectura, me puso de buen humor para iniciar el dia😁
Ok, pues aunque la trama fue muy simple, si me gustó jaja, además de que si es una historia que no había leído, por eso tenia mucha curiosidad.
Esto trata de los conflictos qué tiene Gaara cuando se mezclan el amor y la política, resulta que no es tan fácil una unión cuando hay 2 aldeas involucradas y el callado y sereno Gaara debe esforzarse para que todo vaya según lo acordado.
Yo creo que me gustó mucho la historia, porque vi el ladro fraterno de la familia de Gaara.... Y también mencionan a mi Ship Favorito, así que no me puedo quejar.
Sip, esta fue una excelente lectura, me puso de buen humor para iniciar el dia😁
August 13, 2024
first thing, imma a big fans of Gaara that he has been my top favorite among the all characters of the series. the synopsis only said that the story is about his love story and the dating tho, but there was more than just a man and woman, this book is literally telling us how to see in Gaara’s perspective about Shinobi (Ninja) world which is never been mentioned in the series. literally a book about sacrifice, struggle, friendship, leadership and life meaning. i’ve never thought that this “fake dating” story would include so many important scenes. absolutely my top favorite of the Hiden series.
December 10, 2024
Mi è piaciuto leggere il punto di vista di Gaara in questo romanzo. È molto dolce il suo modo di prendere Naruto come ispirazione per le sue decisioni e come ricorda i momenti che lo hanno cambiato in meglio. Inoltre, il rapporto tra lui Kankuro e Temari è davvero bello, più intenso e rafforzato grazie ai miglioramenti portati nell'animo di Gaara. Mi ha fatto sorridere pensare che lui potesse avere una relazione, però capisco anche che per come è fatto lo vedo ben lontano da questa esigenza. È bellissimo vedere come si interessi molto a dare amore e a prendersi cura del prossimo, è il Gaara che sperava di diventare grazie all'aiuto di Naruto ❤️ un cuore caldo come la sabbia del deserto
February 2, 2018
There are two series of light novels (Japanese young adult novellas) based on "Naruto". The "Naruto Hiden" ("Secret Chronicles") series takes place about two years after the war, so if you haven't gotten that far, and want to avoid spoilers, put them on your to read list for later. They are well worth the wait. Unfortunately, the 4th and 5 the books have not been published in English. This story explores an adventure surrounding Gara and is the best in the series in my opinion. Hopefully the publishers will translate it soon.
December 31, 2023
Gaara es mi personaje favorito y encontrar una historia de romance del oficial es bastante agradable sin embargo en el desarrollo de la historia me hubiera gustado que fuera más romántico, pero también entiendo como es el personaje y el romance no es algo que se pueda volver Canon de un momento a otro, pero insisto en que me hubiera gustado un poquito más el fan service ahí, también me hubiera gustado muchísimo que él tuviera una historia de amor como los demás personajes. Merece ser feliz. Quiero pensar que es feliz .
August 30, 2019
La persona que escribió esto, se aventó un fanfic, y de los malos.
Las personalidades aquí mostradas no tienen nada que ver con quien es Gaara, Kankuro ni Temari.
La premisa es buena, pero la mala narrativa (aunque puede ser cosa de la traducción) y lo poco lógico de muchos de los eventos la hacen casi insufrible.
Lo único bueno es la forma en la que nos habla de la crisis de la post-guerra y de lo inestable que eran los gobiernos de los kages.
Las personalidades aquí mostradas no tienen nada que ver con quien es Gaara, Kankuro ni Temari.
La premisa es buena, pero la mala narrativa (aunque puede ser cosa de la traducción) y lo poco lógico de muchos de los eventos la hacen casi insufrible.
Lo único bueno es la forma en la que nos habla de la crisis de la post-guerra y de lo inestable que eran los gobiernos de los kages.
May 26, 2020
I like his character development, from someone who give up on the idea of love to a benevolent rulers. This novel give a glimpse of how the Kazekage siblings relationship. This is not only a novel about how Gaara’s love interest, I think it’s more about how he’s finally mature enough to take decision based on the best thing for all of the party involved albeit there’s sacrifice that he should made, and this is not easy.
May 21, 2022
A deeper dive into Gaara's personality and story apart from his origin.
I really love how Kishimoto has written all the characters in Naruto verse with so much thought that no matter how they were introduced, there is a significant level of all-round character development. And you just can't help loving all these characters.
The story felt kind of forced in the middle but the plot is well connected and everything ends up making sense at the end.
I really love how Kishimoto has written all the characters in Naruto verse with so much thought that no matter how they were introduced, there is a significant level of all-round character development. And you just can't help loving all these characters.
The story felt kind of forced in the middle but the plot is well connected and everything ends up making sense at the end.
August 27, 2020
Mengandung plot twist 😆 awal2 dibikin baper eeeeh endingnya dibikin loh kok? Eh woow. Tapi dari situlah jadi tahu kenapa doi tetap jombs di Boruto. Gapapa, anda ttp cool kok walau ga nikah2 wkwkwk. Overall suka dengan seluruh cerita di novel ini. Scene tarungnya juga. Sangat berharap dianimasikan suatu saat nanti. Novel yg menghibur :))
December 29, 2021
libricino piccolo e denso, un'avventura che assapora con nostalgia le vicende dell'anime. Ho amato tantissimo questo libricino, l'approfondimento poi su Gaara, che rimane uno dei miei personaggi preferiti. Una sfaccettatura differente del suo animo, la sua lotta e voglia di riscattarsi dal passato... 💛
September 27, 2022
Una historia sin duda bastante corta pero por ovias razones bastante tierna, creo que Gaara se ganó mi corazón desde la serie, y su cambio y evolución me parecen de lo más interesante. Me encanta encanta personalidad.
Estas novelas cortas siempre me.llenan de nostalguia y agradezco infinitamente que existan.
Estas novelas cortas siempre me.llenan de nostalguia y agradezco infinitamente que existan.
June 9, 2024
Un romanzo breve e non un manga, ma per i fan di Naruto e soprattutto di Gaara, ormai kazekage del villaggio della sabbia, questa storia non lascerà delusi. Si legge molto bene e si vive un’avventura inaspettata, Gaara deve trovare una moglie ma il finale porterà ad eventi inaspettati. Consigliato.
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September 2, 2025
j’ai beaucoup aimé découvrir cette partie de la vie de Gaara qui est mon personnage préféré de Naruto. Découvrir sa façon de penser, d’agir, son développement. Je ne savais pas trop à quelle fin m’attendre (alors même que j’ai vu boruto) et ce livre a réussi à me surprendre et à me happer suffisamment pour que je le finisse en une journée
September 3, 2020
Not gonna lie, aside from Shikamaru Hiden, this might be the best novel in the entire Hiden series. The writing is neat, the plot was satisfying, and the ending was nice. I also really like how the sand siblings interact with each other. So precious.
May 16, 2026
Creo que son novelas innecesarias pero aportan detalles y profundidad a los personajes, t amo gaara eres genuinamente mi personaje favorito de todo naruto, ame leer sus pensamientos y su dinámica con sus hermanos y su futuro cuñado, amo esta familia de vdd☹️☹️☹️
July 8, 2020
me encantaria leer el manga
December 31, 2021
los amo clan kazekage ❤
January 24, 2023
More like 3.5 stars
I just love Gaara and these short light novels are just very enjoyable, to a certain point.
I just love Gaara and these short light novels are just very enjoyable, to a certain point.
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