Hearing Aizen's words, Kyoka Suigetsu could not help but reveal a serene smile on her small face as she answered in a crisp voice.
"I understand, Lord Aizen..."
Meanwhile, on the platform where the Sand Ninja examinees stood.
Temari and Kankuro, both with their arms crossed over their chests, coldly watched Sasuke in the arena. Kankuro said icily, "What an ignorant fool, actually thinking he can defeat Gaara!"
"As long as Gaara's sand armor is intact, no matter how sharp that Lightning Style technique he used earlier was, he won't be able to seriously injure Gaara!"
Hearing this, Temari pursed her lips slightly and cast a worried glance at Gaara. After hesitating for a moment, she finally said softly, "But... that guy actually managed to hurt Gaara..."
"I wonder what Gaara's condition is like now..."
Although Kankuro's expression was somewhat grave upon hearing her words, he still said slowly, "Don't worry. As long as Gaara didn't completely transform just now, there shouldn't be any major problems now..."
As he said this, he let out a heavy sigh and said helplessly, "Honestly... why did we have to run into someone like this..."
"If something really happens to Gaara here, just figuring out how to explain it to Konoha will be enough of a headache..."
Naturally, no one heard Kankuro's complaints at this moment.
Everyone had their eyes fixed tightly on the situation in the arena.
"Rustle..."
Sand densely wrapped around Sasuke's left arm, seemingly showing signs of continuing to spread.
Seeing this, Sasuke's gaze sharpened. He swiftly formed seals with one hand and shouted in a low voice, "Lightning Style: Chidori!"
As his words fell, a layer of electricity suddenly emerged over his right arm once more. Though it was only an extremely faint layer, it played a crucial role at