Blood Flows Like a River!!

"Go!"

"Rumble!"

With an earth-shaking roar, waves of yellow sand spread through the sky.

This was Gaara's handiwork.

He had transported all the sand to the most remote area of Konoha Shinobi Village.

Most of this area was open land, with virtually no residents.

"What is that...? Clouds? Is it going to rain...?"

"Bang!!"

The sole victor lying on the ground was struck by the heavy sand before he could finish speaking.

A mist of blood burst from within the sand.

The red blood had barely seeped out for half a second before it was buried by the flowing sand.

"Phew... I'm a little dizzy..."

Fine sweat seeped from Gaara's forehead in the sky. Even the sand platform beneath his feet was becoming unstable, continuously trickling fine sand down to the ground.

"I need to land..."

As soon as he said that, his entire body fell backward from the sky.

He had no strength left at all.

Raising the sand covering over half of Konoha, then sifting out the people buried within it, had consumed an enormous amount of chakra.

Afterward, he had also needed to shift vast amounts of sand to places where they would not harm the people of Konoha Shinobi Village.

His chakra had long since dwindled to almost nothing.

Only a tiny trace remained, enough to maintain his vital signs.

"Whoosh—"

Seen from the ground, Gaara's figure grew from the size of a bean, bigger and bigger!

"Heave-ho!"

Gaara landed on the ground, yet he did not feel any pain.

"Did I... fall so hard I lost consciousness...?"

His eyes narrowed slightly as he murmured softly.

Just then, numerous voices sounded beside him.

"Great! Lord Kazekage can still talk!"

"Quick, quick! Let's get him to the hospital!"

"My arm is broken..."

"Mine too..."

"Damn it! Did