A Chance Emerges

After Shion released the Sealing Coffin, the solid-looking surface of the Black Coffin rippled, then dispersed into the air like scattering petals.

As the Black Coffin vanished, Gaara, who had been sealed inside, immediately opened his eyes.

In an instant, the sea of sand, which had fallen quiet, surged into a frenzy once more. Everyone within its reach—whether from Sunagakure, Konoha, or the Akatsuki Organization's Hiruko—was attacked indiscriminately!

Kankuro shouted, "Gaara, it's us!"

Ignoring the danger, Temari charged toward Gaara and cried, "Gaara, wake up! The enemy is the Akatsuki Organization!"

At the sound of Kankuro and Temari calling to him, some clarity returned to Gaara's rage-filled eyes.

"The Akatsuki Organization..."

He looked up and met Hiruko's crimson Mangekyō Sharingan.

"So he's lost control!"

Hiruko chuckled as the Three-Tomoe Sharingan in his eye spun, then its three tomoe connected, forming a ring of dark markings.

As he activated his Mangekyō Sharingan, Hiruko's expression turned stern. "Umutada!"

Unlike the Mangekyo Dojutsu in his right eye, Aya, which absorbed intense emotions to restore his Dojutsu, the Mangekyo Dojutsu in his left eye, Umutada, could transmit the caster's emotions to a target and further amplify the target's emotions.

In an instant, Gaara's gaze, which had begun to clear, grew murky again, and rage spread across his face!

"Aaah!"

With a roar, Gaara began his Tailed Beast Transformation. The markings of the One-Tail, Shukaku, appeared across half his body.

At the same time, the sea of sand beneath him grew even more violent, its attacks more than twice as frequent as before!

Seeing this, Yakumo had no choice but to use her Wood Release to pull Shion, Temari, Kankuro, and the others out of the raging sand.

Dodging the attacks, Hiruko laughed loudly. "That's it! Kill whoever you want! You don't need to worry