Gaara was not a ninja skilled in taijutsu. Or rather, taijutsu was one of his most serious weaknesses!
Therefore, most of his usual battles involved controlling sand.
It could be said that controlling sand was practically an instinctive ability for Gaara.
The Chakra consumption was also negligible.
When Gaara usually controlled sand to do simple things, he did not even need to move his body or blink his eyes to accomplish them.
To others, it looked like he was relying entirely on his thoughts.
Only when using sand as a foundation to perform relatively powerful ninjutsu did Gaara need to move his hands or form seals.
Therefore, when the sand Gaara controlled and Naruto's Wind Release clashed evenly and were scattered into the air, Gaara merely willed the sand to gather again.
"Sand Bullet!"
Gaara let out a low shout.
In an instant, the countless grains of sand drifting through the air condensed into sand bullets and rapidly rained down upon Naruto below!
Naruto frowned at the sight and could only continue forming hand seals.
With sand bullets falling as densely as raindrops, he had no room to dodge. He could only block them!
"Wind Release—Pressure Damage!"
"Bang!"
After completing the seals, Naruto slammed a palm onto the ground.
At that moment, a violent gale-like current erupted from Naruto and swept in every direction.
"Rustle, rustle, rustle!"
The densely packed sand bullets were reduced to grains of fine sand once more under Naruto's Wind Release ninjutsu.
However, Naruto was undoubtedly at a disadvantage in this exchange.
After all, controlling sand consumed far less for Gaara than Naruto's Wind Release ninjutsu did.
Against ordinary opponents, with the Uzumaki Clan's constitution and the Nine-Tails acting as a massive battery inside him, Naruto had never feared competing with others in terms of stamina.