"Jinchuriki?!" Samui's cool, composed face could no longer remain calm.
As a knowledgeable Jonin of Kumogakure, she was all too familiar with the word "Jinchuriki"!
Because their village had two of them!
The quality of the chakra radiating from the red-haired boy before her had absolutely reached the level of a Tailed Beast!
Though it seemed not as deep as Lord Killer B's or Lord Yugito's, that pure malice and violence were more direct, more forceful!
Sasuke's Sharingan spun wildly, trying to analyze that vast, savage flow of chakra, but all that came back was a field of scarlet!
Shikamaru's face went pale. He finally understood where the other side's arrogant confidence came from.
Jinchuriki!
This was not an existence ordinary ninja could contend with at all!
Hozuki Suigetsu's jeering smile froze on his face, and cold sweat seeped from the palm gripping the Nuibari blade.
Karui, Omoi, and Atsui instantly entered the highest state of alert. They understood better than anyone the destructive power a Jinchuriki had on the battlefield!
"Are you kidding me?! A Jinchuriki like Master?!" Karui drew the Ninja Blade on her back with one hand, her pretty dark-skinned face wide-eyed.
"This is bad..." The lollipop in Omoi's mouth nearly fell to the ground.
The air in the rest area seemed to freeze the instant Gaara erupted with chakra.
The six from the Land of Stars were like the eye of a storm.
And opposite them, the allied forces of Konoha, Kirigakure, and Kumogakure were like small boats tossed in a tempest. The advantage in numbers from before, and the sense of safety brought by two Jonin, seemed so pale and laughable before this immense Tailed Beast chakra.
Gaara slowly raised one hand, and the sea of sand around him surged with it.
His emerald eyes