Who was that? I'd never heard that name before.
The unfortunate Kankuro could only save himself. He sacrificed the Crow puppet to block the explosion and barely survived.
Lumine, having poured everything into that strike, could no longer fight.
Ryuzetsu carried Lumine on her back and unleashed Fire Style: Ghost Lantern.
Countless ghostly flames briefly held back Gaara, who was closing in step by step, and Temari right behind him.
Rattle—
The Adamantine Sealing Chains appeared again, but this time, they could not pierce Gaara's sand shield.
Karin's gaze shifted as she changed targets to Kankuro.
Kankuro, still heartbroken over losing his puppet, was caught completely off guard. He was hit at once and bound before Karin.
"Stop, or I'll kill him!"
Karin pressed a Kunai to Kankuro's throat. Temari stopped walking, but Gaara remained unmoved.
"Trash has no value in existing!"
Those familiar words reached his ears. Kankuro's nightmare became reality as the sand beneath his feet crawled upward, swiftly wrapping around his entire body. Gaara raised his hand and made a fist—
"Stop! Gaara!"
Temari stood in front of Gaara. Her blue eyes were filled with deep anger and sorrow as she stared at him.
"Kankuro is your biological brother. Do you really want to kill him—"
Yes. He wanted to kill.
Only slaughter remained in Gaara's mind.
"Mother, she—she would never want to see her children become like us—"
Mother—
Gaara silently murmured the word. The icy killing intent faded. He relinquished control of the sand, and Kankuro was finally saved.
His face was pale as he gasped for air, his eyes full of terror when he looked at Gaara.
Just now, he had nearly been crushed to death by the sand—
"Release Kankuro, and we'll let you leave."
Temari offered Karin the terms. Karin looked toward