Guy reached into his robes and pulled out a small sealing scroll.
He spread it on the ground, formed a Hand Seal with one hand, and pressed the center of the scroll.
"Release!"
A faint puff of white smoke dispersed.
A strand of smooth, pure-white prayer beads appeared in Guy's hand.
The White Jade Demon-Subduing Prayer Beads.
He had worn them for a while once.
But traveling as a monk had proved inconvenient, so he had sealed them away.
Now, their power to calm the mind and drive away inner demons
might be just what he needed to soothe the rampaging remnants of One-Tail's chakra inside Gaara.
Guy stepped forward and carefully hung the beads around Gaara's slender neck.
The moment they settled there,
Gaara's face, twisted in pain and half transformed into a snarling tanuki's, suddenly froze.
Then bewilderment appeared in his eyes.
The unstable, yellow-brown Shukaku chakra surging around him, along with the spreading signs of his tanuki transformation,
began to recede slowly, like the ebbing tide.
Guy breathed a sigh of relief at the sight.
Thank goodness they worked.
As the Tailed Beast Chakra settled, Gaara gradually grew calm.
He raised his head, his eyes still vacant but less violent now, and more confused.
He stared blankly at Guy.
Guy gently ruffled his short red hair and said in a warm voice,
"Don't be afraid. This will all pass."
Gaara looked at Guy. His lips moved, and then he gave a slight nod.
Guy smiled.
This little guy is pretty interesting.
But his expression soon turned grave again.
Gaara might be calm for now, but he was still inside the Bunpuku Teakettle.
His lower body remained fused to the flesh lining its inner wall.
Guy examined him closely.
He found that Gaara's lower body, especially his legs,