"Good luck?"
Sasuke raised his hand and slapped Naruto on the head.
"You really didn't pay attention to the opponent information we compiled together the other day?"
"Ah?"
Upon hearing Sasuke's words, Naruto couldn't help but recall the past.
It seems... it seems like there really was such a thing.
However, that day happened to be the day he entered Sage Mode, so he didn't pay much attention to the conversation.
Neji said that the Sunagakure was the opponent whose Chakra fluctuations we sensed that day.
Sasuke helplessly covered his forehead, and could only try to help Naruto recall the events again.
"Anyway, you just need to be careful with this guy."
Naruto nodded solemnly, impressed that Neji could unleash such power.
Gaara is definitely not that simple.
Naruto looked into the arena and saw a stream of sand appear; Gaara's figure had already appeared there.
"Hey-hey."
Naruto stepped directly onto the window of the rest room, gathered Chakra in his feet, and leaped down.
Gaara looked at Naruto and was momentarily stunned.
Naruto never felt this way when Gaara before; it was a feeling of being very similar to him.
Hagoromo stood between the two, raising her hand upwards. "Then... let the battle begin!"
Thump thump--
Almost the instant Hagoromo finished speaking, Naruto immediately created ten Shadow Clones, all of whom shouted as they charged towards Gaara.
Gaara merely glanced at it, without moving an inch, while the sand around him rose and swirled around him automatically.
The Shadow Clones were scattered one after another by the Sand Hand, turning into white smoke.
Naruto frowned; this guy's sand was strange.
"It's useless."
Gaara's voice was completely flat as he looked at Naruto.
How will you know if you don't try?
Naruto ignored Gaara's words and instantly covered his hands with Yang Release Armament.
"Shadow Clone Technique!"
Several more clones rushed out, this time not all at once, but acting separately.
The two Shadow Clones launched an attack directly from the side.
Although Gaara didn't understand what Naruto was trying to do, he still managed to block the attack.
"Hey-hey!"
Seeing this, Naruto grinned, quickly forming hand seals and slamming his hand down on the ground.
"Earth Release: Earth Spear!"
Several earthen spikes rose directly from the ground and pierced through Gaara from directly below.
Gaara's pupils contracted sharply, and Sand quickly returned to defense, directly blocking the attack.
"Now!"
Naruto leaped up and landed directly above Gaara.
"Armed - Inch Force!"
The fist, carrying an unstoppable surge of Chakra, slammed straight down towards Gaara.
Thud--
The powerful impact rendered Gaara's Absolute Defense ineffective, causing him to stumble back several steps.
Rustling sounds --
This sound...
Gaara raised his hands and saw the sand falling continuously.
"What? They even have this kind of defense on their bodies?"
Naruto looked at Gaara with great displeasure, not only because of the presence on his exterior, but also on his body.
"It's practically a tortoise shell."
Gaara!
When Temari saw this while resting, she couldn't help but feel nervous.
She feared that Gaara would revert to his former self.
Touching the few marks left on his face, Gaara's expression finally showed a hint of emotion.
This is the second time he's been beaten to this extent, isn't it?
You... you're hurting me.
Shukaku was suppressed by Hagoromo, but that doesn't mean Gaara wouldn't be angry.
However, the pain he had never experienced before, and the fact that he was rarely hit by anyone, made him very irritable.
The surrounding sand began to stir, and the area was enveloped in a heavy atmosphere, as if Chakra were enveloping it.
Gaara slowly raised his hand, looked at Naruto on guard, and then suddenly swung it down.
"Sand Shower!"
The sky seemed to darken, and the sand particles formed from Chakra poured down like a torrential rain.
Um?
Naruto was taken aback, then looked up.
"Holy crap!"
He flipped backward, trying to dodge the area, but the sand rain came crashing down on him.
Whoosh--
Naruto's face and body were covered in several bloody cuts.
"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"
Without hesitation, Naruto suddenly spat out several wind blades from his throat, scattering the sand rain coming towards him.
"Sand Binding Coffin!"
Two giant hands shot out from the ground and headed towards Naruto's location.
"Earth Release: Earth Release: Earth Shore Return!"
Naruto raised his hand and released a huge stone slab in front of him, using the opportunity to jump away.
The stone slab that had just been blocked was immediately crushed by the sand.
"This guy, that defense activated almost instantly..."
Naruto wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and looked towards Gaara's location.
"However... Naruto isn't someone you can defeat so easily!"
Bang bang--
Naruto created two more Shadow Clones, and the Shadow Clones moved together.
He used Yang Release Armament to break through the sand that was coming towards him.
"Rasengan!"
The two Shadow Clones immediately unleashed Rasengans, charging forward and slamming into Gaara once more.
Boom--
Gaara raised his hands, bracing himself against the surroundings, and directly blocked the attack.
"You're too slow."
Looking up at Naruto's true form, Gaara spoke calmly.
"Oh? Really?"
To his surprise, Naruto simply chuckled and appeared right in front of him in the next instant.
"What?!"
Gaara looked on in disbelief. "When?!"
Moreover, it actually broke through my Absolute Defense!
"Hehe, let me show you Naruto's fist!"
Before Naruto could finish speaking, he unleashed Sun-Character Straight Punch at Gaara.
Bang bang--
For a moment, Gaara was like a broken clay doll, constantly being smashed by Naruto, with sand falling from his body.
"Inch Force Straight Punch!"
Boom--
Naruto's punch sent Gaara sprawling across the ground, his body tumbling and rolling.
"That spell was..."
In the stands, the Fourth Raikage A, stood up and looked at the arena.
"Ah, Flying Thunder God, although not as ghostly as Minato Namikaze's, it's definitely this technique."
Killer B stood to the side, his expression grave.
Upon hearing this, the other Kage, who had been wondering why Naruto had suddenly become so fast, all turned to look at Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Hiruzen Sarutobi completely ignored these stares.
He simply watched Naruto's figure quietly in the arena.
It really does look incredibly similar.
The instant it was activated, Hiruzen Sarutobi already knew it was the Flying Thunder God.
Since Hiruzen Sarutobi remained silent, the other four Kage couldn't say anything either.
However, their minds were fixed on the figure in the arena.
Konoha regaining the Flying Thunder God Technique is enough to make them wary, no matter what.
It's just that... the shadow that Minato Namikaze cast on them back then was too great.
Iwagakure alone issued the order that if anyone encountered the Yellow Flash, they could abandon the mission.