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Gaara's body was pierced clean through—then crumbled into sand!

He reappeared above the Allied Shinobi Forces.

The caster of Impure World Reincarnation seemed intent on forcing Gaara into an impossible choice: protect the Allied Shinobi Forces or protect himself.

Gaara chose the former. After blocking Rasa's Gold Dust assault, he found Hiruko behind him. Even with his Sand Armor, he took a serious hit!

What will you do now, Gaara? Rasa wondered.

"I'll hold them off! Go get reinforcements!"

Ignoring his injuries, Gaara rode a mass of sand back into the air.

Temari was deeply worried. Gaara alone faced attacks from at least three Kage Level opponents.

"Sand Waterfall Spear Burial!"

Sand surged hundreds of meters into the air and swept toward the three Ninja. There was no need to ask where White Zetsu was—he had long since been buried beneath it.

Several spears of sand rose behind Gaara. His plan was simple: use his Chakra, which far exceeded that of an ordinary Kage Level Ninja, to hold them back.

Sasori brought out another puppet: the Third Kazekage.

Iron Sand poured from the Third Kazekage's mouth and rushed toward Gaara alongside the Fourth Kazekage's Gold Dust.

Black sand, golden sand, and ordinary sand collided!

Gaara now faced two former Kazekage and the ghostlike Hiruko all at once.

Beneath the dark clouds, sand clashed across the sky. A lightning dragon roared among the clouds, and a scene like the end of the world unfolded before everyone!

The enormous lightning dragon took shape in the clouds. Gaara was straining to control his sand in defense and couldn't spare a hand!

Then the dragon plunged straight down toward him!

It's over. It's all over, Rasa thought.

Once Gaara fell, they would catch up to the Allied Shinobi Forces, who had barely made it