Wary of Neji's Heavenly Spin, Possessed Gaara no longer chose to charge like a cannonball.
Instead, he used his giant claws to tear up nearby brick walls and hurl them viciously at the two ahead.
Fortunately, they had not encountered any more civilians along the way. Both were experts in Taijutsu, possessing superb agility and perception.
Thus, though it was perilous, they always managed to dodge the Giant Rocks hurled at them, and their journey remained relatively smooth.
They reached the edge of the city, with the forest ahead.
Just as Sasuke began to relax slightly, another group of evacuees suddenly appeared ahead.
Damn it!
Just as Sasuke prepared to take a detour, the tremendous commotion caused by Possessed Gaara reached them from behind.
The people on the street were instantly terrified and scattered in every direction.
In the blink of an eye, the monster had closed in. Civilians were fleeing on all sides of Sasuke, and he had no idea how to respond.
"Go!"
Neji grabbed Sasuke and pointed toward the forest, his tone resolute.
Sasuke gritted his teeth and followed. Behind them, civilians had already been crushed to death beneath the falling bricks.
For a time, screams, wails, and shrieks rang out without end.
Bright red blood smeared the ground. Sasuke turned back to look at it all, his eyes nearly splitting with rage.
"Damn it! That bastard deserves to die!"
Sasuke cursed bitterly.
Neji's face was cold, and he said nothing.
"What? Are you going to say again that dying here is their fate?"
Sasuke was seething, wishing he could immediately fight the monster to the death, yet reason told him he could not.
However, after witnessing that tragedy, how could Neji Hyuga not be furious as well?
After a long silence, he merely reminded him coldly,