The man who appeared opposite Guy was none other than the Fourth Kazekage—
Rasa.
Rasa stood atop a mass of gold dust suspended in midair.
Arms folded, he looked down coldly at Guy.
"Who are you?"
"Why did you take my child?"
Rasa's voice was icy and accusatory.
Guy wore a bamboo hat that concealed his face.
He looked up, his lips curling into a mocking smile beneath the hat.
"Your child?"
"You turned your own son into a living weapon. What a fine father you are, Fourth Kazekage."
Rasa's face darkened instantly, and he snorted.
"You have no say in Sunagakure's affairs, outsider!"
"Put Gaara down, and I'll let you leave."
Guy snorted, his expression disdainful.
Let me leave?
Not a chance!
He knew perfectly well why Rasa was being so accommodating. First, Gaara was on his back, making Rasa afraid to act rashly.
Second, Rasa was stalling for time, waiting for the other Sunagakure shinobi to arrive.
More and more Sunagakure shinobi were already converging from every direction, drawn by the alarm.
Footsteps and shouts were rapidly closing in.
Guy couldn't be bothered to waste words.
Fine blue arcs of electricity suddenly danced beneath the skin all over his body!
"Lightning Release: Lightning Fang—Acceleration!"
Guy abruptly accelerated, fleeing into the distance.
He hadn't activated the Eight Inner Gates.
That signature green steam was no secret in the Shinobi World. It would draw far too much attention.
This time, he was using another method.
Lightning Release: Lightning Fang, which he had learned from Kakashi and then improved.
He hadn't used this technique in a long time.
Mostly because, in intense combat, its effects were nowhere near as immediately powerful as the Eight Inner Gates.
But with this sudden burst, the boost to speed and strength from Lightning Release stimulating