As Gaara's words slowly fell, he gently raised a hand, then slowly clenched it, an excited, savage smile spreading across his face as he rasped with a laugh.
"So, I won't let this prey escape!"
"Die for me, Sand Binding Coffin!"
His hand suddenly clenched tight. In the next instant, the Mist Ninja, tightly wrapped in viscous sand and unable to move, abruptly changed expression!
"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"
With several bizarre explosions, the entire forest at dawn seemed as though it had been dyed red with blood.
Under Kankuro and Temari's pale gazes, dark crimson chunks of flesh mixed with sand came raining down from the sky, staining the soil red.
The scarlet blood seemed to blend into the sand, making it glossier as it slowly flowed through its previous channels and into the large gourd on Gaara's back.
"Whew..."
After killing the Mist Ninja, Gaara lightly exhaled and slowly lowered his head.
When he raised it again, his face had returned to calm, with none of its previous crazed savagery remaining. He said coldly, "Let's go..."
With that, he continued onward alone. The thin, small figure beneath that massive gourd gave off an incomparably lonely feeling.
Behind him, Temari and Kankuro both watched his back with complicated expressions.
Kankuro's face was slightly pale as he muttered hatefully yet helplessly, "It came out again... that thing..."
Hearing him, Temari couldn't help glancing at him. She sighed, waved a hand, and said, "No matter what, he's our younger brother."
"You saw it too. In that situation, that Mist Ninja wanted to ambush us... Gaara protected us..."
At that, Kankuro clenched his fists slightly, lowered his head, and said hoarsely, "I know... but... I can't forgive that thing..."
A hint of confusion appeared on Temari's face. Kankuro slowly lifted his head, and