"Damn it..."
Gaara reacted quickly as well. Although shocked by the information revealed in Sasuke's words, he still swiftly used the Body Flicker Technique to dodge the attack. The sand clone left behind was blasted into fragments by the Chakra, and even some of the sand was completely annihilated.
"Gaara!"
The Sunagakure Shinobi panicked. Sasuke's improvement was obvious. Although Gaara had dodged several attacks, he was basically in a state where he could not fight back at all.
Azure Dragon Mode was a secret technique left behind by Gu Sheng. It required Senjutsu Chakra to cultivate. After Gaara received Orochimaru's Curse Mark of Earth, his body had begun producing an extremely low-grade version of Senjutsu Chakra. Although the quantity was pitifully small, it was enough for him to begin mastering the secret technique.
Although Azure Dragon Mode was inferior to perfect Sage Mode, giving Sasuke several times his original strength was effortless. In this state, his strength and speed would both multiply several times. Since Sasuke's original strength had not been too far behind Gaara's, he now possessed the power to suppress him.
"Bastard, Uchiha, I won't surrender..."
Gaara dodged another attack. The vast sea of sand that had filled the arena was now almost gone. It had either been blasted apart by Sasuke's Chakra or had its structure destroyed, rendering it useless to Gaara. The space in which he could move and evade was also growing narrower.
Sasuke charged at Gaara again, his speed soaring once more. A ball of thunderous lightning mixed with azure radiance in his hand gave off an endless sense of danger. This time, however, Gaara did not dodge. Instead, he waved his hand and drew in countless grains of sand, forming a ferocious beast-claw arm that struck back without hesitation.
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