When Naruto heartbreakingly explained how the Akatsuki only see him and others as mere tools, it clicked for me why he’s always throwing himself into danger like that — it's like he’s desperate to prove his own worth and humanity after everything he’s been through. Then, after Sakura worked so hard to save Gaara, I was genuinely shocked (and a little annoyed, not gonna lie) when Granny Chiyo pulled her classic fake-out death.