Gaara immediately felt an unprecedented sense of ease.
Rampaging Chakra began spreading outward from the seal at his navel. His limbs instantly filled with strength, while the mental pressure and madness vanished along with it.
Ever since birth, the False Sleep Seal on Gaara had kept him in a "spirit medium" state. This seal maximized the Chakra link between a Tailed Beast and its Jinchuriki, effectively making it equivalent to having no seal at all.
But it came at a severe cost. The moment he fell unconscious or lost awareness, the Tailed Beast within him would instantly seize control of his body. On the other hand, as long as Gaara remained conscious, Shukaku could not break free from the seal. At the same time, depending on the strength of his will, Gaara could seize the Tailed Beast's Chakra and power from Shukaku.
This was the first time Gaara had felt Shukaku's inexhaustible Chakra flowing into him without having to struggle against the Tailed Beast's will.
Nor had his body turned into some ugly monster. Instead, a thin orange-red Chakra membrane appeared across the surface of his body.
"This is..."
Gaara lowered his head and looked at his hands, which were now covered in Shukaku's Chakra.
This was also the first time he had experienced Tailed Beast power in this form.
Beside him, Yugimaru, Utakata, and Fuu were likewise instantly covered in the same Chakra membrane.
"This is a Tailed Beast Cloak. Haven't you ever used the power of a Tailed Beast before?"
Utakata gave him an explanation from the side.
But Gaara did not say anything more. He had used Tailed Beast power a few times before, but those had all been during berserk episodes, and it had never looked like this.
At that moment, however, Shukaku inside Gaara spoke.