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[The forest was lush, with roots intertwined.]
[Sasuke and Gaara stood on two thick tree roots.]
[Sasuke, with his two-tomoe Sharingan activated, attacked with his signature Chidori.]
[On the other side,]
[Gaara, in his partial Tailed Beast transformation with a sand armor, charged towards Sasuke.]
[Chidori screeched, and sand splattered.]
[Gaara and Sasuke stood back to back on opposite sides.]
Like a swordsman sheathing his sword!
[Gaara's half-Tailed Beast sand defense was shattered, the sand losing energy and scattering onto the tree roots, while he let out a pained howl.]
[The Chidori's destructive power was astonishing.]
[Sasuke, covered in dense black Heavenly Curse Marks and with his two-tomoe Sharingan, collapsed onto the tree root after using Chidori.]
[And]
[After Gaara's half-Tailed Beast sand defense was shattered, the sand that fell to the ground slowly crept back up, forming a new defense.]
[Gaara turned with a sneer, looking at Sasuke, who lay collapsed on the tree root.]
[He lunged forward, intending to deliver a fatal blow.]
Everyone in the Ninja World was shocked!
They all knew Sasuke.
A member of the Uchiha Clan, and also Naruto's teammate.
But this Sasuke of the Uchiha Clan angrily activated his two-tomoe Sharingan, and even had some unknown mark buff on his body!
Yet, he only managed to shatter the One-Tail Jinchuriki's sand defense!!
He only broke a layer of skin!!!
He even collapsed due to his body being unable to withstand the high-consumption Ninjutsu!!
Should they say the One-Tail Jinchuriki was strong, or this person from the Uchiha Clan was weak?
After all, the Uchiha Clan also possessed a Bloodline Limit!
Konoha.
Ninja Academy.
Sasuke's face was as black as coal.
What was this screen doing?
It was supposed to show Naruto's battles, but instead, it dragged him out for a beating!
To show the enemy's strength through his weakness!?
And then to highlight how glorious Naruto was for defeating this monster!!
If Sasuke wasn't a reserved person, he would have cursed out loud!
This screen definitely had some shady dealings!
Sakura comforted him, "Sasuke-kun, you're not the main character of this screen's content, so it definitely didn't show your impressive side. You were the top student in this Ninja Academy class, you know!"
Naruto said, "It's okay, Sasuke, I, the hero main character, will come save you in a bit!"
Sasuke: "..."
Naruto, if you can't speak properly, then speak less!
Sasuke indeed couldn't stand this screen.
It didn't even give him a classic battle scene...
Hidden Sand Village.
The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, coldly watched the scene on the screen.
As Sunagakure's Jinchuriki weapon,
He was exposed like this by the screen!
He shouldn't have been happy too soon after all!
It was also fortunate that he was far-sighted and hadn't planned to besiege Konoha.
At this moment, he and Konoha were in the same predicament; they could only cooperate with Konoha...
Training ground.
Gaara's face showed a bloodthirsty smile.
Looking at himself on the screen, killing intent constantly surged within him.
That was his true self; let it be exposed to the entire Ninja World!
Anyone who wanted to challenge his existence should come soon!
As long as there were people he wanted to kill in the Ninja World, he would never die first.
Despite seeing Zabuza and Haku's deaths in the previous battle, Gaara still didn't believe he would die in this fight.
He wasn't those two weaklings from before.
Those guys who were overflowing with sympathy.
He was a true killer!
Killing Sasuke...
Temari watched this scene on the screen.
She had a familiar feeling in her heart.
Last time, this Uchiha Clan member from Konoha seemed to have died in battle.
But he was alive in the second battle.
His Sharingan even evolved, and he gained a cursed mark that enhanced his power.
If he hadn't met Gaara, most Chunin would definitely not be his match.
It seemed he wasn't a simple character either.
This Chunin Exams Arc really didn't live up to its name.
It was clearly a Jonin-level battle.
Even the pink-haired girl, who had been playing a minor role, might eventually grow strong.
After all, the main character of a story is always surrounded by a group of companions.
So, Sasuke should not die this time...
Kankuro secretly watched Gaara's state beside him.
Every time Gaara wanted to kill someone, he was in the state shown on the screen.
He had wanted to kill him many times; if it weren't for Temari,
Kankuro would have been killed countless times...
Outside Hidden Rain Village.
Cave entrance.
With the exposure of Ichibi,
Obito, wearing the Tobi mask, stirred restlessly.
The Nine-Tailed and Ichibi had both been exposed.
The remaining Tailed Beasts would probably not be far behind.
Just wait, once they were all revealed,
He would naturally urge Nagato...
Beneath the wide red cloud and black robe,
Itachi watched Sasuke fall again on the screen, feeling a slight displeasure in his heart.
This younger brother was growing too slowly.
When he faced the situation of his entire clan being massacred, his eyes only evolved into a single tomoe.
He should have realized it then.
Never mind, no matter what, he was his only younger brother...
On the screen.
[Just as Gaara's giant sand hand was about to crush Sasuke,]
[Naruto descended from the sky.]
[The orange-haired, golden-haired figure suddenly kicked, deforming Gaara's face with one blow.]
[Gaara was sent tumbling by the sudden kick from Naruto.]
[Fortunately, the kick caused no significant damage to his sand armor.]
[Gaara used his sand hand to steady himself on the tree trunk.]
[Naruto's forehead was sweating as he vigilantly guarded against this monster.]
[Sakura and a Ninja dog promptly jumped to Sasuke's side, checking his condition.]
["Sakura! Sakura!"]
["What do you want, seriously!!!"]
[Sakura was still worried about Sasuke's body; she had no patience for Naruto's nonsense.]
["Who is this guy?"]
[Ninja dog: "Although his appearance and physique have changed, it's still that guy called Gaara..."]
[Naruto's mind went blank, finding it hard to believe.]
[The next second,]
["Die, Uchiha Sasuke!!!"]
[Gaara, using the momentum from his giant sand hand, rushed towards Sasuke at extremely high speed.]
[Naruto couldn't react in time.]
[Over there were the collapsed Sasuke and the defenseless Sakura.]
[The situation was once again critical.]
[The next moment,]
[A pink-haired figure stood in front.]
[Sakura's expression was terrified, but she clenched her teeth and held a kunai in a defensive stance.]
The people of the Ninja World watching the screen were shocked once again.
Last time, Haku, with her body, blocked Kakashi's Chidori, preserving a sliver of life for Zabuza!
This time, Sakura.
Facing the ferocious and bloodthirsty Gaara.
This was the One-Tail Jinchuriki with violet markings all over his body!
A monster who had killed countless people!
But this Sakura dared to stand in front.
Just like Haku last time!!
Knowing she couldn't win, she still charged forward!
This was the Ninja team of Konoha!!
This was the team of Naruto, the future Seventh Hokage!!!