[[*quack*]]

Then it must be something else that causes Shukaku to take such liberties. *struggling for words* At -- at the end of the fight, it seemed as if Gaara... came back... and he was... not somebody who would have hurt Lee by choice. Do you really think he's capable of stopping that thing?

*eyes tear up* ..That explains part of their bond, then. You should know something about Lee: he has a heart big enough for the whole world, and he knows when someone needs a friend.