Gaara and Darui, the Clash Between Sunagakure and Kumogakure

"That enormous Meteorite... it's huge..."

Darui stood atop the palm, staring at the massive Meteorite as his eyelids began to twitch.

Such a huge Meteorite—

It had completely surpassed their expectations. It was unbelievable that this falling rock had actually been caught by the Wood Release Hand.

Unbelievable!

If it had been the Raikage, could he have stopped it?

"Wow~~" Omoi was also standing atop the enormous Wood Release Hand, able to look down over all of Konoha.

This was simply incredible.

Anyone capable of using such a ninjutsu had to be unbelievably strong.

Samui had arrived as well. Reaching through a gap in the vines to touch the Meteorite inside, her eyes turned cold. "It really is a Meteorite. That person was telling the truth!"

Its surface was smooth, and it bore traces of scorching from friction. That meant... it really was a Meteorite, and it truly had been caught by a Wood Release user.

As she thought this,

her expression grew solemn.

"Indeed." Karui nodded as well.

"Someone's coming..." Darui looked down and spotted another group approaching from the distance, his expression turning serious.

"There really is someone?" The others were startled too, all turning their gazes in that direction as their expressions became grave.

There were three people in that group: a boy carrying a large gourd on his back, someone dressed in black with a mummy strapped to his back, and a girl carrying a fan. They had to be ninja here for the Chunin Exams.

"They're from the Land of Wind!" As expected of an intelligence ninja from the Land of Lightning, Samui identified them the moment she saw them. "Gaara, the Kazekage's son. The One-Tail Jinchuriki, Shukaku, is sealed inside him. I wonder whether he can wield Shukaku's power!"

"The one behind him is