When Kankurō saw Gaara's condition, he was so frightened that he backed away repeatedly, then shouted.
"You're finished! You're done for! You've completely enraged Gaara! Next, you'll see his true strength!"
"His true strength?"
Kiba Inuzuka, Shino Aburame, and the others were slightly stunned upon hearing this, then watched Gaara solemnly.
When they saw a large amount of sand suddenly gathering around Gaara's body, their expressions grew even more serious.
At that moment, because the sand was continuously gathering, Gaara was shifting toward a beastly form, slowly taking shape as some huge monster.
This change shocked Kiba Inuzuka and the others, and they hurriedly said, "Run! We need to get out of here!"
"Run? Do you think you can?"
Gaara's voice began to turn shrill as terrifying sand gradually surged around his body. Something resembling a tail faintly appeared, as though some monster were about to emerge from within him.
The sight also frightened Hinata until her little face turned pale. She said worriedly, "Naruto, run! I'll hold it back."
"What are you talking about?"
Naruto tapped Hinata on the head and said confidently, "Give me one minute."
After speaking, Naruto looked at Gaara, who was transforming into Shukaku. Looking at his savage grin and bloodthirsty eyes, Naruto smiled slightly, revealing his white teeth.
Then a fierce aura suddenly erupted from his body, carrying a violent, destructive presence.
Bang!
The sand around Gaara suddenly exploded with a bang.
His gradually beastified form abruptly dispersed, and all the sand fell at once, leaving the grinning Gaara frozen in place.
"What's going on?"
Gaara was bewildered. He had clearly been about to transform into a Tailed Beast, so why had it suddenly vanished?
Shukaku, who had been desperately trying to get out just moments ago, had now shrunk back inside his body.