Granny Chiyo froze, then grew anxious.
"Brat, let go! This is the only way to save Gaara!"
Goten ignored her completely. He released her and walked straight to the cold altar.
He crouched down and examined Gaara, who lay on it without a trace of color in his face or any sign of life.
Under everyone's nervous gaze, Goten extended his index finger and poked Gaara's icy cheek.
"Hey, panda eyes, wake up."
"Get up and eat."
The entire cave fell deathly silent.
Naruto's eyes reddened as he shouted at Goten's back.
"Boss! He's already... he's already dead!"
Temari's tears spilled over again. Hearing Goten's almost joking words, she felt as though someone had viciously clenched her heart, leaving her in too much pain to breathe.
"Dead? What do you mean, dead?"
Goten curled his lip and withdrew his finger with a look of distaste.
"He just ran out of energy and fell asleep."
"It's like a phone running out of battery. Just charge him up."
A phone? Charging?
Not one of the ninja present understood those words.
But that did not stop them from understanding what Goten meant.
He was going to "charge" someone who no longer had a heartbeat or breath back to life?
How was that possible!
Goten wasted no more words. He gently pressed his warm palm against Gaara's icy chest.
The next moment, a brilliant, warm golden aura poured from his palm, flowing ceaselessly into Gaara's body.
The light was gentle and brimming with vitality, instantly dispelling all the cold gloom in the cave.
Everyone held their breath.
Under their disbelieving gazes, a miracle was taking place.
Gaara's paper-white face began regaining its healthy color at a speed visible to the naked eye.
His dry, cracked lips gradually grew full again.
Most importantly, his still