The night wind blew through the Sunagakure earthen Yellow Eyes buildings, bringing the unique dryness and coolness of the desert night.
In the center of Courtyard, Naruto and Orochimaru stood side by side, their eyes fixed on the red-haired young man who rose slowly from the hole in the basement and was surrounded by flowing gravel.
Gaara is very strong.
There is no doubt about this.
Especially in this environment surrounded by desert, the desert is almost his natural domain, and the inexhaustible gravel is his Strongest largest weapon and armor.
More importantly, the Gaara at this moment is different from the eighteen-year-old Gaara in the original work. He has no worries.
Father Rasa is dead, Older Sister Temari is tied up in the basement, brother Kankuro is unknown, and in the eyes of the entire Sunagakure, he is just Vessel who carries weapons.
In this state, there is no restraint of emotional fetters, no weakness that needs to be protected, and Gaara, who is born purely for fighting and destruction, is undoubtedly the state of Strongest.
Shukaku's power perfectly matches his own cold killing intent, which is enough to make any opponent feel troublesome.
The vertical pupils of Orochimaru and Golden on the side narrowed slightly, and they already had the intention of retreating in their hearts.
His main purpose of coming to Sunagakure has been successfully completed. Rasa's body is currently lying quietly in his Sealing Scroll, which is enough to support him for a long time.
As for the chaos of Sunagakure, the follow-up of Magnet Release Secret Technique, and even the One-Tail Jinchuriki in front of us...
Although it also has research value, compared with the main dish that has already been obtained, it seems less urgent, and the risks are not proportional to the benefits.
It is contrary to the principle of "safety first in scientific research" that Orochimaru has always adhered to.
However, unlike Orochimaru who was thinking of quitting, Naruto's heart was not at peace at the moment.
It was not because of the powerful enemy Gaara in front of him, but because of the older and more violent existence in his body.
Inside Sealing Space, there is a scene of scarlet and darkness.
Behind the huge iron fence, the Crimson fox, as huge as a mountain, was shaking its nine tails irritably and letting out a low, impatient roar.
A pair of scarlet beast eyes stared at Gaara from the outside world, or rather, it was Shukaku inside Gaara.
"Naruto, fight that Kid! I want to see why Jinchūriki, the bastard Shukaku, is looking for, dares to stand in front of me so arrogantly?"
Kurama's voice was full of violence and disdain, mixed with a hint of provoked anger.
It is no accident that Shukaku can detect the existence of Kurama.
On the one hand, Kurama himself did not deliberately hide his aura.
The seal on Naruto has experienced nearly twenty years of erosion by Nine-Tails Chakra and is no longer as strong as it was at first. In addition, Naruto's own strength has improved and he has partial control over the seal, allowing Kurama to occasionally leak a trace of his breath.
If it is willing, it can completely restrain its aura as it has done in the past ten years. In that case, unless Naruto takes the initiative to borrow a large amount of its Chakra, or there is a huge crack in the seal Otherwise, even Gaara who is also Jinchūriki and whose Tailed Beast is active in his body may not be able to Sensing his existence so clearly.
On the other hand, although there is no special telepathy or ethnic connection between Tailed Beast like some legends, they are extremely familiar with each other's aura.
After all, they were once one.
The Sensing between them is far more sensitive and special than the Chakra Sensing between human beings Ninja.
Shukaku captures the unique violence and ancient Chakra atmosphere that belongs to Nine-Tails.
Moreover, the relationship between Nine-Tails and One-Tail has always been bad. Nine-Tails prides itself on being the bigger Strongest among Tailed Beast It exists and believes that the number of tails determines the strength of Tailed Beast. It is quite disdainful to "Big Tanuki", Shukaku, who is always noisy and has a perverse personality.
Shukaku is very dissatisfied with Nine-Tails's condescending attitude, as if Tailed Beast is the boss, and they often argue with each other.
At this moment, Sensing felt that the aura of his old enemy was nearby, and his host Jinchūriki was still so arrogant, Kurama's bad temper immediately rose.
If it were not afraid that releasing too many Chakra without authorization would make Naruto unhappy, it would have wanted to break through the seal immediately, flood the entire Sunagakure with the most violent Chakra torrent, and beat that damn Shukaku down together with its Jinchūriki!
Feeling Kurama's almost boiling fighting spirit and Chakra's restlessness, Naruto's mind turned sharply and quickly responded in the spiritual world, with a soothing and unquestionable calm tone:
"No need, Kurama."
He clearly explained his considerations, "The strength I have shown so far is enough to attract the attention of many people, but it will not cause excessive panic and encirclement and suppression.
Geniuses of this level are still within the tolerance range of major Shinobi Villages and forces."
"But if I use my full strength now, even your power..."
Naruto's voice became solemn.
"Then the nature is completely different.
A super genius who can reach the upper reaches of Kage Level at the age of eighteen, and even borrow the power of Tailed Beast to briefly squeeze into the top of the world's first echelon of Shinobi World...
It will make all those who know about it, whether it is Five Great Nations or other forces hiding in the dark, feel extremely fearful and uneasy."
Kurama was silent for a moment. Although it was irritable, it was not stupid. It had seen enough conspiracies and encirclements in the past thousand years.
Naruto continued, "They will try every means to get rid of me or control me before I grow up completely or fully control your power.
Konoha may want to forcefully recall and protect me, and other villages will find ways to assassinate or alienate me.
When the time comes, we will face endless attacks and sieges, and how will we have time to carry out our follow-up plans?"
"So," Naruto concluded with a firm tone, "now is not the time to show all your fangs.
The name 'Silver Sword, Golden Edge' is enough for a young knight with outstanding strength and elusive whereabouts."
Using the analogy of the realm of martial arts novels, Naruto is like a top master who has already entered the realm of a grand master at the moment, but walking Jianghu on weekdays only shows the strength of a first-class master to the master level.
Occasionally using all his strength can be enough to frighten a party.
And once he decides not to hold back, and even borrows the plug-like power of Kurama, he can instantly rise above the great master, the almost legendary Heavenly Immortal Realm. But the price of doing so is that he will immediately become a public enemy and the target of public criticism in the entire martial arts world.
After all, it is not that there are no strong 18-year-old Kage Level and other Shinobi Village, but there is indeed no one who is higher up.
Even if he Naruto Uzumaki has more Chakra, he can't kill us all before the Chakra is exhausted! (serious face)
Although Kurama is still a little unwilling, especially when Jinchūriki, the idiot Shukaku, is shouting right in front of its eyes, it also understands that what Naruto said makes sense.
It groaned, its huge body slowly lay down, and the swishing of its tail gradually subsided, but its scarlet eyes were still "gazing" coldly at the outside world through the gap in the seal.
"Hmph, it's up to you. But if that Kid doesn't know how to live or die and takes the initiative to seek death, I won't be polite."
Kurama mumbled at the end, reluctantly agreeing to Naruto's strategy.
In Courtyard, Gaara was surrounded by gravel, and his momentum continued to rise. His green eyes were locked on Naruto, waiting for his response.
Naruto slowly pulled out Longsword from his waist. On the sword body, Wind Release Chakra of Golden began to condense and flow. He looked at Gaara, with a calm and provocative smile on his face:
"Want to fight? Yes. But how about moving to a more spacious place?
This is your yard, if it's damaged, you won't have anywhere to live."