Four Violet Flames Formation

"Again, it's happening again?"

"Is he going to start killing again?"

Upon seeing Gaara's eerie appearance, the nearby Sunagakure Villagers huddled in corners, trembling with fear.

Much like Uzumaki Naruto of Konoha, Gaara became the One-Tailed Jinchuriki the moment he was born.

However, the latter's mother, Karura, passed away due to complications during childbirth.

Gaara's childhood was similar to Naruto's; the people in the village treated him like a Monster, and other children were unwilling to play with him.

Only his uncle, Yakushimaru, was willing to approach him, becoming the only ray of light in his bleak childhood.

However, although Gaara's father, Rasa, did not die young like Naruto's father, Namikaze Minato, his behavior was foolish and no better than a Beast.

To test whether Gaara could control the power of Shukaku within his body under intense emotional stress, Rasa not only turned a blind eye to his son's plight but even ordered Yakushimaru to assassinate him.

Anticipating that Yakushimaru would fail, Rasa had ordered him beforehand to tell Gaara that Karura had died harboring resentment toward him.

As a result, Gaara unexpectedly—yet predictably—lost control.

Rasa subsequently concluded that Gaara was a failure and continued to send people to assassinate him to prevent him from becoming a threat to the village.

Coupled with the influence of Shukaku, Gaara had never been able to get a good night's sleep, and his mental state had completely deteriorated.

He began to view killing as his only value.

Yet, for some reason, when Gaara occasionally talked to himself, he would call Shukaku "Mother," believing that "she" was constantly demanding that he kill people.

In any case, possessing the "Absolute Defense" and the power of Shukaku, Gaara was incredibly strong.

To date, he had completed many S-Rank Missions and had killed more than one Jonin.

However, his volatile temper and frequent killings only caused the Sunagakure Villagers, who already held prejudices against him, to fear and resent him even more.

This time, Gaara was extremely dissatisfied with the fact that Rasa and the others had "imprisoned" him in the Kazekage's Office Building.

He interpreted the Internal Body Shukaku Power Riot as "Mother" wanting him to kill that so-called Konoha Rogue Ninja who possessed the Tenseigan.

Gaara never even considered that he might be in any danger.

After all, up until now, no one had ever truly been able to hurt him.

He had never even experienced the sensation of "Pain"!

"Disgusting Monster, why doesn't he just die?"

"I heard that the reason the village ninjas have gathered outside the village this time is all to stop a Konoha rogue ninja who wants to kill Gaara."

"I really don't understand what the Kazekage and the others are thinking. If that Konoha ninja could actually kill this monster, wouldn't that be a good thing? Why stop him?"

"Sigh, regardless of anything else, that monster is still the Kazekage's son."

"Even if the Kazekage wants Gaara dead, out of love for his son, he still wouldn't have the heart to let it happen."

"The Kazekage is truly great. If it were me, I would have strangled that monster son to death the moment he was born."

Just then, several people hiding in a corner outside a residential building 20 meters away were whispering cautiously, their faces filled with fear and confusion.

They assumed that because they were so far away and speaking in hushed tones, they had nothing to worry about.

However, they didn't expect that their conversation had actually already been overheard by Gaara.

Those idiots!

Wasn't everyone ordered to evacuate? Why are there still civilians left behind?

What are they spouting nonsense for at a time like this?

At this moment, the six Sunagakure ninjas beside Gaara also looked shocked and furious.

It seemed they hadn't expected such an incident to occur while they were still failing to persuade Gaara to return to the Kazekage's Office Building.

"Heh!"

At this moment, Gaara raised his head and looked toward the location of those villagers with an extremely cold gaze.

"Sand Hand!"

The next moment, a large yellow hand of sand rose from the ground and struck directly toward the residential building 20 meters away.

It was clear that Gaara intended to destroy the residential building along with the few Sunagakure villagers nearby.

"Water Style: Multiple Water Dragon Jutsu!"

However, several water dragons rose from the villagers' hiding spot. After intertwining and merging into one larger water dragon, it collided with the incoming Sand Big Hand.

"Peng!"

Soon, part of the water dragon's body and the Sand Hand dispersed and mixed together, falling toward the ground, while the majority of its body turned to attack Gaara instead.

"What?"

"Those villagers are suspicious! Quickly, protect Lord Gaara!"

Seeing this, the expressions of the six Sunagakure Ninjas changed, and they instantly realized something was wrong.

But strangely, while they shouted about protecting Gaara, they all took a step back, positioning him in front of them.

To this, Gaara remained silent, as if he hadn't seen the incoming water dragon or the actions of the six Sunagakure Ninjas.

"Peng!"

A moment later, just as the water dragon was about to strike Gaara, it was blocked by a layer of sand that rapidly emerged from the gourd on his back.

"Banshō Ten'in!"

However, the next moment, a powerful gravitational force acted upon Gaara, causing him to be pulled irresistibly toward the sky.

The sand surrounding his body was not only unable to stop him, but was also forced to fly into the sky along with him due to this repulsive force.

In the direction Gaara was flying toward, a youth with blue eyes stood suspended in mid-air for some unknown reason.

The few Sunagakure Villagers from before simultaneously dissipated into puffs of smoke.

This signified that from the very beginning, they were merely Shadow Clones used by someone to provoke Gaara and test whether he was the real body.

"Summoning Technique: Giant Snake!"

But just then, another unexpected turn occurred. The Sunagakure Jonin who had been the first to persuade Gaara slammed his hand onto the ground.

"Peng!"

Accompanied by a large amount of white smoke, a giant snake about twenty meters long appeared, swallowing Gaara and the sand surrounding him whole into its belly.

"Shikotsumyaku: Ten Finger Bullet!"

At the same time the Giant Snake appeared, a second Sunagakure Ninja rapidly fired ten finger bones, which acted like bullets, from the fingers of both his hands, aiming directly at Chiba above.

Not only that!

"Four Violet Flames Formation!"

The remaining four Sunagakure Ninjas retreated sharply, using their positions as the four corners to create a massive purple rectangular barrier, enveloping everyone present within it.

At the same time, as if they had planned it all along, countless Sunagakure Ninjas poured out from everywhere, surrounding the purple rectangular barrier layer by layer.

Rasa, with his arms crossed and standing on a flying carpet of gold dust, also flew in from the distance, coldly watching everyone inside the purple rectangular barrier.

One would think he was the mastermind behind all of this, intending to kill everyone inside!