Naruto had little interest in Gaara, who looked rather sickly. Gaara's strength was nothing impressive to them, and he was from another village. If they fought and something went wrong, it could get troublesome!
As for Hinata, she had never liked fighting, much less attacking someone first!
Although they wanted to stay out of trouble, Gaara, who was on the verge of going berserk, no longer cared about any of that!
"Sand Shower!"
Growing increasingly unhinged, Gaara attacked without the slightest concern for the trouble he might cause!
The sand around Gaara instantly rose into the air, then shot toward Sasuke and the other two!
All three reacted swiftly, and Hinata quickly took the opening stance for Rotation!
"Eight Trigrams Palm-Rotation!"
Seeing the sand already closing in on her, Hinata immediately unleashed Rotation!
The sand struck Rotation and was deflected in every direction!
Gaara was not discouraged. That attack had only been a test, and seeing it blocked only excited him further!
Gaara's bloodshot eyes remained fixed on the three of them as he slowly formed hand seals.
Watching Gaara form hand seals at that sluggish pace, Sasuke shook his head speechlessly. You're even slower than our Ninja Academy students! Where did you get the confidence to think you could kill all three of us?
Sasuke activated his Mangekyō Sharingan.
"Genjutsu: Hell Viewing Technique!"
Gaara, who had been forming hand seals, fell straight into the technique and was plunged into his deepest fears!
Gaara was a boy who stayed awake through the night. He had barely slept for years while constantly suppressing the One-Tail's power, leaving his mental strength strained to begin with. With Sasuke's Sharingan strengthening his genjutsu, Gaara succumbed instantly!
But Gaara was an unstable jinchūriki. Once he could no longer suppress the One-Tail, the beast would seize