Naruto's Strength

"Neji." Tenten looked at Neji, who was watching the match.

Neji clenched his fists tightly and remained silent.

Even Rock Lee possessed such powerful strength.

And Sasuke had defeated even a Rock Lee like that.

His position as number one was completely gone.

Facing those two, he could not see even the slightest hope of victory.

"I'm fine."

Neji cast a cold glance at Hinata in the distance.

"Fate is something no one can escape."

Just then, the screen above began spinning rapidly. The new opponents were about to be revealed.

"Naruto Uzumaki vs. Gaara."

Naruto turned his gaze toward the other side.

Gaara's gaze also fell on Naruto, meeting his eyes.

"Gaara."

Naruto murmured his name.

Amid the chaotic memories, he had quite a few ties with Gaara.

And the other had always been Sunagakure's One-Tails Jinchūriki.

Naruto flipped down onto the ground.

The sand on the ground slowly rose, gradually forming Gaara's figure.

Gaara stared at Naruto before him.

"If I kill you, that Sasuke will hate me even more, won't he?"

Gaara spoke in a low voice.

"Kill me?" Naruto tilted his head. "Your strength isn't enough."

Naruto's figure instantly appeared in front of Gaara.

"I don't have Sasuke's patience for sparring partners."

A blue sphere directly formed in Naruto's hand.

Rasengan.

Gaara's pupils contracted sharply.

Boom! A violent crash rang out.

A huge crater appeared in the distant wall, and Gaara slowly slid down from it.

His eyes had rolled white, and he had clearly fallen unconscious. The sand around him was continuously raging.

The next instant, several figures appeared before Gaara.

"We forfeit." Temari directly conceded on Gaara's behalf.

Baki rapidly formed hand seals with both hands and pressed a hand against Gaara's head. A layer of black light rippled.

Gaara opened his eyes.

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