Great Sandstorm

Sand Village.

The Desert of Demonic Sands was dangerous because of the Great Sandstorm—once swallowed by it, death was certain.

If one was swept up by the Great Sandstorm, surviving was extremely difficult.

But since this was an exam, Sand Village's Reconnaissance Team had always kept the Desert of Demonic Sands under long-range surveillance and maintained vigilance.

If a sandstorm formed, they would intervene.

At this moment.

Elder Fuji of Sand Village stood atop a dune, overlooking the entire examination site.

His gaze swept over Sand Village's stronghold, where Gaara was.

Hoichi had already entered the field. Next, he needed to let Gaara move freely and lure him out of the stronghold.

He could deploy a barrier that interfered with long-range perception.

If long-range perception failed, they would be unable to predict the sandstorm in advance.

Elder Fuji calculated the time of the sandstorm's arrival and formed hand seals with both hands.

A ripple spread outward from his body.

Far away in the Sand Village stronghold, the Reconnaissance Team had no idea that their long-range perception had been sealed off by a barrier.

After a while.

A sandstorm that blotted out the sky began sweeping toward all the examinees.

The sandstorm covered heaven and earth, staining the entire sky a dark yellow.

It raced forward like an unbridled wild horse, madly crushing everything in its path.

It had reached the vicinity of the examination grounds.

Elder Fuji saw the barrier break and looked toward the Sand Village stronghold.

So, what would you do?

The headquarters should be in complete chaos by now, shouldn't it?

At this moment, in the Reconnaissance Team monitoring the entire desert, the sand sphere in the air suddenly produced massive ripples.

The Reconnaissance Team shouted in panic, "A large-scale sandstorm has suddenly appeared!"

Kankuro, standing