"Lin Fan, thank you for saving me!"
"You should hurry and stay away from that ninja with the terrible dark circles under his eyes. He's really cruel!"
Hinata said with concern, her index fingers circling around each other.
The scene just now, where Gaara crushed sand and made a rain of blood, had happened right before her eyes.
It had left a deep psychological scar on the kind-hearted, innocent Hinata.
Naturally, she didn't want her favorite Lin Fan to fight someone so cold-blooded.
"Don't worry. Just trust me. Your Lin Fan is pretty amazing."
"I'll definitely beat him."
Lin Fan gently stroked Hinata's head and spoke warmly.
That quickly put Hinata at ease.
The members of Team 7 and Team 8 all got a faceful of affection.
"Lin Fan, you finally decided to show yourself!"
Gaara's eyes bulged, his face full of bloodthirsty malice.
Every night for the past few days, whenever he sat on the roof, unable to sleep, Lin Fan's image had haunted his thoughts.
Fighting and killing were the only things he wanted to do now.
"Big sister, what should we do?"
Kankuro glanced at Lin Fan, looking rather troubled.
He knew just how formidable Lin Fan was.
But he couldn't exactly try to talk Gaara down. If he made Gaara angry, Gaara would surely kill him on the spot.
"Go secretly contact Baki and have him sneak into the Forest of Death. I'll stay here and see how things play out."
Temari said helplessly.
All she could do now was hope Baki made it into the forest soon.
Otherwise, when that huge fellow appeared, she and Kankuro would suffer along with Gaara.
"Die!"
Strong Arm of Sand!
Gaara quickly poured chakra into the gourd on his back.
The sand swiftly took the shape of a palm like Shukaku's and slammed toward Lin Fan.
Boom!!!
After a thunderous crash sent clouds of dust billowing into the air, everyone realized Lin Fan had already vanished.
The next moment, Lin Fan appeared above Gaara with the Body Flicker Technique and threw a shuriken.
Then his hands flew through a series of Hand Seals.
Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique!
In an instant, the single shuriken multiplied. Thirty shuriken shot straight toward Gaara.
Clang, clang, clang!
Gaara's Shield of Sand appeared at once, blocking the shuriken.
Konoha Strong Whirlwind!!!
While Gaara was still dealing with the Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique,
Lin Fan's whipping kick shot toward the back of his head.
"So fast!"
Gaara was instantly horrified.
Thump!
His Sand Armor activated automatically, blocking the attack.
But Lin Fan's leg had already reached his chest.
Thump!
Thump!
Thump!
Lin Fan followed up with three more attacks using Konoha Style Taijutsu, and Gaara's Sand Armor struggled to withstand them.
But under Lin Fan's lightning-fast assault, the Sand Armor blocked each attack more slowly than the last.
Could Gaara's sand really not keep up with Lin Fan's Taijutsu?
Temari and Kankuro watched from the side, both wearing utterly baffled expressions.
Thump!
Lin Fan's fourth kick was now completely faster than the sand. He kicked Gaara squarely in the face.
Crack!
The Sand Armor covering Gaara's face shattered into several pieces, and he flew several meters backward.
Lin Fan gave him no chance to catch his breath.
Wind Style: Great Breakthrough!
Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu!
The combined Wind Style and Fire Style techniques burst forth.
A gigantic fireball, propelled by the powerful winds of Wind Style: Great Breakthrough, shot toward Gaara at several times its usual speed.
Thanks to the protection Karura had given him before she died, Gaara's sand defended him automatically.
He had always relied on standing his ground, and this time he didn't try to move either.
"Ultimate Absolute Defense: Shield of Shukaku!"
At Gaara's furious shout, the earth suddenly began to shake violently.
The chakra he had poured into the ground shattered the sand, sending it surging upward and rapidly congealing before him.
Soon, a sand shield appeared in front of Gaara. It had its arms spread wide and a clumsy, endearing appearance, and it looked exactly like Shukaku.
Boom!
The giant fireball collided with the Shield of Shukaku at tremendous speed, setting off an enormous explosion.
The blast made everyone's eardrums ring.
Then Gaara began to move his hands as well, forming Hand Seals.
Sand Waterfall Flow!
The shattered sand in the earth beside Gaara's feet rose into the air.
In less than three seconds, it had formed a gigantic waterfall of sand.
The sand waterfall surged toward Lin Fan with an overwhelming force, as though it could swallow heaven and earth.
In the original story, Gaara had used this move against Kimimaro, burying him beneath the sand. Anyone caught in the rushing flow would have no chance to catch their breath.
Lin Fan naturally didn't dare take the sand waterfall lightly.
Multi-Shadow Clone Technique!
Lin Fan roared, and a Shadow Clone suddenly appeared beside him.
He held out his right hand.
The Shadow Clone began rapidly pressing and pulling its hands together over his palm.
Soon, a sky-blue sphere of spiraling chakra appeared.
Lin Fan formed a one-handed seal with his left hand and called out, "Flying Thunder God Technique!"
In an instant, Lin Fan vanished.
"What?"
Gaara was horrified.
He had planned to use Sand Waterfall Flow to finish Lin Fan quickly.
How had the guy suddenly disappeared?
"Rasengan!"
The next moment, Lin Fan shouted and appeared behind Gaara.
When Lin Fan had kicked Gaara in the back earlier, he had taken the opportunity to mark the gourd on Gaara's back with the Flying Thunder God formula.
Now, although Gaara's sand was doing its best to defend him, it couldn't compare with the speed of the Flying Thunder God Technique.
Lin Fan slammed his Rasengan into Gaara's back.
Thump!
Although Sand Style and Sand Armor protected Gaara from a fatal injury,
the powerful currents of air produced by the Rasengan still sent him flying dozens of meters.
After Gaara was knocked down, his expression suddenly twisted, and his body began to tremble uncontrollably.
Just then, Baki suddenly appeared. His presence calmed Shukaku, who had been wildly excited inside Gaara and on the verge of emerging.
Shock!
Stiffness!
Stunned silence!
Everyone present—Team 7, Team 8, Kankuro, and Temari—was dumbfounded.
"This guy really is strong!"
Kankuro stared at Lin Fan from afar and muttered.
After someone like him had smashed Kankuro's Puppet Crow, it almost seemed acceptable.
"Baki, don't stop me!!!"
"I'm going to kill him!"
Gaara spoke with bulging eyes and a face full of dark lines.
"Wait. Once the plan begins, I promise you'll be the first to get that kid!"
Baki soothed Gaara, a cold smile on his face.
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