"The second match of the third round of the Chunin Ninja Exams: Sasuke Uchiha vs. Gaara of the Sand Waterfall!"
Genma Shiranui waved his hand. "Begin!"
With that, Genma Shiranui retreated to the edge. He was curious about this fight, too.
One was a mysterious boy from the Land of Wind; the other was an orphan bearing the glory of the Uchiha Clan, as well as this year's Rookie of the Year. Which of these two geniuses would come out on top?
The two stood facing each other in the arena, neither making the first move.
"Sasuke Uchiha, are you ready to die?"
Pop.
As Gaara spoke, the stopper of the Gourd on his back began to twist and bulge. Then it popped free and fell to the ground. Streams of sand slowly rose from the Gourd like yellow liquid, floating around him.
A faint smile tugged at Sasuke's lips. "Why do you always wear that irritating expression?"
Ever since entering the arena, Gaara's expression had been off. It kept twisting further, and viciousness occasionally flashed in the depths of his eyes. Sasuke found it deeply irritating.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...
More and more yellow sand rose around Gaara, gradually forming a protective layer.
Sasuke wasted no more words and threw three kunai to test it.
Sure enough, just before the flying kunai reached Gaara, the yellow sand scattered around him automatically blocked them.
"Ah... hehe... Mother, I'm sorry I've fed you dirty blood these past few days. Don't be angry. I promise you'll love his blood."
Dosu's name had originally been on the finals roster, but he had failed to appear. He had brought it on himself by ambushing Gaara during the full moon, only for Gaara to turn him into a mist of blood on the spot.
"Muttering nonsense.