"The Fourth Kazekage!" The Hokage said with a gaze as if he wanted to devour someone, "What on earth is going on? Why is the One - Tailed Jinchuriki here?"
The Fourth Kazekage, disguised by Orochimaru, wore a face - mask, with only a pair of deep - set eyes showing. He stared silently at the Hokage.
The Third Hokage sensed that something was wrong.
The Fourth Kazekage glanced at Naruto Uzumaki and quibbled, "Isn't the Nine - Tailed Jinchuriki also here?"
The Third Hokage couldn't believe the Fourth Kazekage would say such a thing.
The Tailed Beasts possessed by each ninja village were crucial forces, and they were all sealed within the Jinchuriki.
To better control the Tailed Beasts, candidates who could become Jinchuriki to seal the Tailed Beasts were either the Five Kage themselves, or their spouses, brothers, or relatives.
Making their closest relatives become Jinchuriki to seal the Tailed Beasts was a common practice in each ninja village, which showed the importance of the Tailed Beasts.
In some conservative ninja villages, Jinchuriki were not even allowed to leave the village.
The Third Hokage said, "Naruto is Konoha's Jinchuriki. Of course, he has to be here."
The Fourth Kazekage kept glaring at the Third Hokage with a terrifying look.
At this moment, continuous changes were taking place in the arena.
Gaara's state became extremely strange. Some eerie sand particles gathered on Gaara's body. Slowly, Gaara was like a monster.
Seeing half of Gaara's body turn into a raccoon dog, Sasuke even thought, "What kind of monster is this!"
"Sasuke Uchiha, you're scared, right? No one isn't afraid when they see me like this!" After Gaara said this, he laughed maniacally, "Hahahahahaha —"
"Come on, cut the crap." Sasuke thought, "Once, that guy scared me into kneeling and pleading for mercy... Now, I won't be afraid of anyone!"
"Hahaha —" Gaara laughed crazily and waved the huge right arm of the One - Tailed Shukaku.
"Lightning Release: Chidori!" Sasuke was even less likely to back down. He used his ultimate move with his last bit of chakra and rushed straight towards Gaara.
In the blink of an eye, they passed each other. Sasuke landed safely, while Gaara let out a painful scream, "Aaaaaaaaaaa —"
Sasuke had exhausted all his Chakra. He looked back at Gaara and found that Gaara's tailed - beast - transformed arm had been cut in half by the Chidori.
"Sasuke, the pain you've given me makes me happy." Gaara's face became even more ferocious, and he said sharply, "Whether it's you or Naruto, only by killing you can I feel like a human being."
At this time, Naruto, who was hiding aside watching the show, said, "Damn it, Gaara's so twisted now. Who would have thought that in the future, Gaara would become so mature and reliable, a teammate you can trust with your back."
Just as Gaara finished speaking, the eerie sand kept covering him, and a tail actually appeared behind him.
"What! A tail has even appeared!" The Third Hokage was so shocked that he stood up and quickly questioned, "Fourth Kazekage! Gaara's tail has shown up. Aren't you going to stop him?"
The Fourth Kazekage said in a calm and composed manner, "Gaara is special. He can control the Tailed Beast." At this time, Gaara still couldn't control the One - Tailed Beast well.
The Third Hokage looked solemn. He walked up to the railing of the stands and fixed his gaze on Gaara, who was transforming into a Tailed Beast.
Gaara kept attacking Sasuke, who could only dodge in a sorry state.
After transforming into a Tailed Beast, Gaara's strength and speed were both improved. He even had the illusion that his Chakra was inexhaustible.
Sasuke realized that he couldn't defeat Gaara by his own strength alone. So he quickly looked for Naruto's figure.
At this time, Naruto had hidden himself far off. He was watching the show while munching on chips.
Meanwhile, even farther away, Choji was lying on the ground motionless. Feeling hungry, he rummaged through his clothes.
Suddenly, Choji sat up abruptly with a panicked look on his face and said, "Where are my chips? They were here just now. They vanished after the fight with Naruto."
Naruto was gobbling up the chips. He glanced in the direction of the stands. The Third Hokage definitely wouldn't sit idle after seeing Gaara's condition, but Orochimaru would surely try his best to stop him.
Just as Naruto had expected, the Third Hokage was about to step in. He wouldn't allow an outside Jinchuriki to release a Tailed Beast in Konoha Village.
Any Tailed Beast had the power to destroy the world, which was enough to damage Konoha Village.
Just as the Third Hokage was about to act, the Fourth Kazekage also stepped forward, glaring fixedly and saying, "Your current actions, The Third Hokage, may break the rules of the Chunin Exams."
"Now is a crucial moment in the Chunin Exams. Princes, dukes, and Daimyos from different countries are watching with keen interest. If you intervene in the competition, Konoha may offend important figures from different countries."
The Third Hokage opened his eyes wide. He couldn't refute because what the Fourth Kazekage said was indeed reasonable.
"..." The Third Hokage clenched his right fist tightly and stared directly at the competition field.
On the competition field, Sasuke had little Chakra left and couldn't use Chidori anymore.
Facing Gaara's brutal charge, Sasuke had few means to protect himself. In an emergency, he made hand seals and shouted, "Fire Release! Great Fireball Jutsu!"
Sasuke spat out a gigantic fireball, which hit Gaara directly. But Gaara was covered with sand and wasn't afraid of Fire Release at all.
"Frog Oil Bullet!" At this time, Naruto came to the rescue.
Naruto was standing on the head of a big frog, directing the big frog to open its mouth and spit out a mouthful of oil.
The frog oil combined with Great Fireball Jutsu, creating a combined technique. The oil fueled the fire, and the fire was enhanced by the oil. The power of Sasuke's Great Fireball Jutsu actually increased more than tenfold.
However, fire was still just fire. It couldn't hurt Gaara, who was enveloped in sand.
But the Great Fireball Jutsu with the help of the frog oil caused a violent explosion. The resulting shockwave forced Gaara to take step - by - step backward.
"Roar—" Gaara became more and more terrifying. Almost his entire left side of the body was gradually transforming into a Tailed Beast.
"Sasuke, get back. Let me handle him," Naruto said bluntly.
Sasuke was stunned for a moment. No matter how he heard Naruto's words, they sounded odd. They were not only harsh but also hurtful.
Sasuke's eyes turned fierce as the patterns of the Cursed Seals covering his body changed, and both the Cursed Seal of Heaven and the Cursed Seal of Earth were activated simultaneously.
Upon seeing Sasuke's transformation, the Fourth Kazekage in the stands was extremely overjoyed. He knew Sasuke had succeeded, an unprecedented feat, and was the first person to activate both the Cursed Seal of Heaven and the Cursed Seal of Earth at the same time.
"Qualified!" said the Fourth Kazekage. "Sasuke's qualified. I've made up my mind, the next vessel must definitely be Sasuke."
Seeing Sasuke successfully activate the Heavenly and Earthly Cursed Seals, the Fourth Kazekage secretly sent a signal to indicate that the Konoha Destruction Plan should officially commence.
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