Shiki's fist, hovering in front of him, slowly lowered but carried an overwhelming pressure.
[Eight Gates Formation] again... [Eight Gates Formation]...
After regaining such power, every pore on Shiki's body seemed to breathe in ecstasy.
"Heh… heh…"
Gaara widened his eyes, clearly surprised that Shiki could display such strength.
Yet within his gaze burned even greater anticipation.
"Mother, can you see it? This is beautiful blood—the blood of someone who wanted to be my friend. Is this 'love'? Surely, you must be looking forward to it too."
A madman.
A complete madman indeed.
Anyone standing here now would surely feel shocked by Gaara's current frenzied behavior.
Yet the person facing him still stood upright and tall—frowning slightly, but showing no fear.
"I already told you, I'm not here to fight you this time."
Gaara's right eye had actually begun shifting repeatedly between a beast-like shape and its normal human form.
"Then are you just here to spout your so-called moral lessons again? I've heard enough. Now I only wish for my ears to remain undisturbed."
"No, I simply wanted to greet you before your battle."
Shiki shook his head. "As for those two people you've killed, I couldn't care less about them. If this were a completely peaceful world, perhaps I would stop you and ensure those two received proper punishment. But this is a chaotic era. In times like these, harsh measures are needed. Those without humanity—letting them die is also a form of justice."
As he spoke, Shiki cast a glance over the two corpses. From their earlier words alone, he could tell they had harmed countless innocents.
In Shiki's heart, letting such people die was also an act of kindness.
Let their blood stain the very ground they sought to paint with others' blood—that too is a form of beauty.
Perhaps Shiki truly believed in kindness—but that didn't mean kind people wouldn't raise a sword to punish evil. (To Be Continued)
Chapter 192: Sealing
"It seems, you also possess love."
Gaara said in a dark voice, but at least for now, he had ceased his attack.
"People from the moment they are born are filled with all kinds of suffering. So killing them means they'll never suffer again. Ending their lives before pain arises—that is love, isn't it? Then, Shiki, do you intend to bestow this love upon me, or shall I end all your pain?"
What twisted logic.
Even though he had mentally prepared himself, when hearing those words, Shiki's lips couldn't help but twitch slightly.
Some people's worldviews can cause immense terror in others—for their definition of the world has become distorted to the extreme.
But in their own minds, everything they think is entirely correct.
Usually, such people would be sent into psychiatric hospitals, bound inside those walls forever, isolated from the world.
However, when a person like this acquires a certain tremendous power, the terror they can unleash is beyond imagination.
Gaara before his eyes was exactly the case.
"I have to admit, I probably can't change your view on this matter."
Shiki let out a slight sigh, thinking that although he'd consciously practiced Hokage secret arts surpassing Kekkei Mora in recent times, especially [Talk-no-jutsu], there were still moments when he felt so powerless.
Faced with such a worldview, he didn't know what else to say or do.
Yet Gaara before him was already eager to fight. He could already feel Gaara's sand creeping toward him like a serpent closing in on its prey.
"To emphasize for the third time, I came here today not to fight you."
Shiki stared into Gaara's eyes. "Besides, you've got another match coming up soon. Your opponent should be quite formidable too."
Gaara took a step forward, almost interrogatively. "So your purpose coming here is just to spew nonsense and drive me nuts?"
"I'm truly sorry then. Actually, my original intention was merely to say hello. I never expected you would be so extreme."
A trace of deep helplessness crept into Shiki's tone, yet he continued, "Oh, by the way, if someday you really can't bear it anymore, I can make the tailed beasts disappear. Perhaps a month ago, I didn't have that ability, but now I do."
"On what basis?"
Gaara looked at Shiki Uzumaki, his sharp gaze cutting like a blade, as if searching this slightly frail young man for the reason behind his confidence.
After all, even his father, the man known as the Fourth Kazekage, after realizing his regret, had repeatedly sent people to assassinate him—precisely to eliminate this unstable element from the Village.
If even the Fourth Kazekage couldn't succeed, how could a twelve-year-old boy stand a chance?
But he hadn't expected that the person before him suddenly turned around. His right hand went over his shoulder, pointing behind him—a red swirling pattern was there.
"On this alone."
Shiki's voice carried full confidence and determination.
Gaara stood frozen. Perhaps because his emotions calmed a bit, the chakra around him also stopped violently fluctuating.
"Do whatever you want."
Gaara walked steadily, passed through the long corridor, moved past Shiki Uzumaki, stepping into the place bathed in sunlight.
Onk-onk-onk.
His boots thudded down the staircase, echoing with every step, as he didn't even glance back.
It left Shiki puzzled once again. "Gaara's behavior patterns seem even stranger now."
Shiki rubbed his chin thoughtfully. He couldn't help but think—if Gaara had kept up that frantic behavior from before, he could've understood it.
But why had he suddenly turned so composed?
That shouldn't happen.
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