Within the barrier
"Boom boom boom boom boom!"
Unlike the original story, Orochimaru summoned a coffin on the fourth floor this time, with the numbers "one," "two," "four," and "failure" written on it. However, the coffin with the number "four" only rose halfway before descending again. Did the summoning fail?
"Peng"
The coffin was opened, and inside were found the First Hokage Hashirama Senju, the Second Hokage Tobirama Senju, and Hizashi Hyuga.
Hiruzen Sarutobi: " Lord First, Second, Hizashi Hyuga, this is utter disrespect! To summon the dead!"
Orochimaru laughed loudly, "Hahaha, Teacher Sarutobi, are you shocked! If ninjas could live forever, wouldn't this scene never happen! Feel the pain!"
Hongshi: "At this moment, you should be asking how many floors you need to carry a bag of rice up."
Neji was also extremely excited. "Father!"
Orochimaru implanted Kunai with talismans into the brains of the three men, then formed a hand seal, causing their bodies to tremble.
Hashirama: "We're here... You've gotten old, Hiruzen."
Tobirama: "Sashuri, I'll take that, Hiruzen."
Hizashi: " Lord First! Second! Lord Third! Neji! Oh my~ this guy is so ugly."
Hongshi: "(°ー°)???"
On the field
Sakura was dispelling the Genjutsu from Genma Shiranui when Gaara, who was being controlled behind her, suddenly jolted, looked up sharply, and glared at Sakura: "Eeha! You've finally woken up! So you're the ones who woke me up! As a reward, I'll kill you all! Hahahaha!"
"What!"
Rumble...
The Wood Release shattered, and a large amount of sand surged up from the ground, enveloping Gaara at an extremely fast speed. His body continued to grow taller, gradually transforming into the shape of the One-Tail Shukaku.
Seeing this, Sakura quickly Hand Seals: " Wood Release: Beam!"
The Wood Release Temari that had been binding Temari moved, extending outwards and pushing her away.
And so it was. Temari awoke from the Genjutsu and immediately saw Gaara preparing to Tailed Beast Transformation: "Oh no! He's awake! Run!"
Since acquiring Senjutsu Chakra, Sakura's ability to sense danger has greatly improved. She senses that something extremely dangerous is hidden in the sand pile that is still being shaped in front of her.
Sakura: "What... what is this?!"
Just then, three figures jumped down from the stands and stood in a row with Sakura: Naruto, Tenten, and Rock Lee.
Sakura! I'm here!
" Sakura-chan, I'm here to help you!"
"What is this?!"
Sakura: "This is Gaara, but I feel he's in great danger! Quickly, tell the teacher!"
The sand dunes that had been piled up before the New Year grew higher and higher, even exceeding the roof of the competition venue, and could be seen from outside the village.
The Jonin fighting in the audience, upon seeing Gaara's appearance, Jonin, "What! It's the One-Tail! This is troublesome!"
Kakashi: "We can't let him cause trouble in the village! Gai! Let's go stop him!"
No sooner had he finished speaking than a dozen Sand Ninja rushed in from outside, holding Kakashi and Guy back tightly.
Temari was completely disoriented and prepared to use Wind Release to escape.
But her body was unable to move; her shadow overlapped with a dark figure extending from the audience. "What! It's that technique again!"
" Shadow Imitation Technique, successful!" Shikamaru stood up from under the railing and looked at Temari: "Hey! You're from Sunagakure, you should know what's going on!"
Temari: "I'm not going to tell you."
Shikamaru: "That's troublesome. You're closest to this guy right now. If a fight breaks out, you'll be the first to die."
Temari, after hearing this, calmed down and realized that Gaara, and fell silent.
Shikamaru: "Tell us useful information, and I'll release you."
Temari: "Alright! Gaara has One-Tail Shukaku inside him. Because of the Sealing Jutsu, Gaara can't sleep. In short, as soon as Gaara enters a deep sleep, Shukaku will take control of his body and destroy everything it sees!"
Shikamaru: "So how can we stop him?"
Temari: "Just wake Gaara up! I told you, let me go!"
Shikamaru: "This is really troublesome! Such a terrifying thing appearing in the village, I wonder how many casualties it will cause!"
Undoing the Shadow Imitation Technique, Temari immediately jumped into the audience seats.
One-Tail: "Ha! Let me wreak havoc!"
Shikamaru jumped to Sakura and the others' side, pointing at Gaara above Shukaku's head. "We have to wake that guy up!"
Sakura: "I'm going to use my strongest technique! You guys buy me three minutes!"
After saying that, Sakura sat cross-legged on the ground and gradually guided the energy of the Cursed Seal.
Shikamaru: "Tch, what a hassle! Rock Lee, unload your weights and use your fastest speed to see if you can get close to Gaara directly with Taijutsu and kick him awake! Be careful not to touch the sand rashly."
"Oh! Burn, my youth! Eight Gates Released Formation - Fifth Gate of Limit - Open!"
Shikamaru: " Naruto, use Multi Shadow Clone to harass him! Buy Sakura some time!"
"Yosh! Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!"
Shikamaru: " Tenten, go to the rooftop and use your ninja tools to see if you can wake Gaara remotely."
Tenten: "Okay!"
Shikamaru's exceptional intelligence allowed him to quickly devise a battle plan, while he himself hid behind a fallen rock to observe the battlefield.
Naruto's Multi Shadow Clone was the first to strike, with hundreds of Shadow Clone leaping up and climbing all over Shukaku's body to harass him.
One-Tail Shukaku: "You brat, I smell a stinky fox on you! Die!"
After saying that, the giant sandy hand continued to pat the Shadow Clone on his body.
"One after another, it's so annoying!"
"Bang bang bang..." The Shadow Clone were continuously destroyed.
Just as One-Tail Shukaku was distracting Naruto's clone, Gate of Limit Rock Lee, his body ablaze with azure energy, charged forward at incredible speed. " Konoha's Blue Beast Arrive! Konoha Strong Fist Whirlwind!"
"What a fast brat!" Shukaku naturally knew that Gaara had been reminded that he would fall into a deep sleep again. Just as Rock Lee was only one meter away from Gaara, a sand shield enveloped Gaara.
"Thud!" Rock Lee kicked the sand, the force was completely dissipated, and the sand that was kicked away grabbed towards Rock Lee.
"Explosive Jade Ball! Run, Rock Lee!" Just as Rock Lee was about to be caught by the sand, an iron ball with Explosive Tag attached flew from the side, its trajectory landing right under Rock Lee's feet.
"Well done, Tenten!" Rock Lee stepped on the iron ball, using the momentum to jump and escape the sand attack range, while also kicking the iron ball to the side of Shukaku's head.
Boom! The iron ball exploded. "That's no match for me!"
The damage Shukaku suffered was negligible compared to his enormous body.
Tenten leaped high into the air. "Then let's try this! Flying Blade Explosive Tag Twin Swords!"
He quickly threw out ten Kunai, each with an Explosive Tag attached, and stuck them into Gaara's Shield of Sand.
"Boom..." Ten Explosive Tag exploded at the same location, blasting a gap in the Shield of Sand and revealing the sleeping Gaara. However, Gaara still did not wake up, and the Shield of Sand quickly recovered.
Rock Lee spun around on the rooftop, leaped up again, and unleashed another Taijutsu on Gaara: "Muda Muda! Youth Concerto!"
At that moment, two of Naruto's clones climbed onto Shukaku's face and stabbed him in the eyes with Kunai.
"Ah! You wretched brats!" Shukaku took a deep breath, his belly bulging, and raised his right hand. " Wind Release: Drilling Air Bullet!"
But at that moment, Shukaku's hand hesitated to fall, and his shadow overlapped with a black line. "What?!"
Shikamaru, who had been hiding to the side, made his move, using the Shadow Imitation Technique to control Shukaku's right hand.
Shikamaru was struggling to hold on. "Quick! My Chakra can only control him for three seconds, I'm about to lose control!"
"Boom!"
Rock Lee finally landed a kick on Gaara. Although Gaara's Sand Armor absorbed a great deal of the power, he was still stimulated and was about to wake up.
Shikamaru could hold on any longer, and his shadow snapped, " Rock Lee! Naruto! Run!"
Shukaku, realizing Gaara was about to awaken, and seeing the sand begin to disintegrate, roared, "Die! Drilling Air Bullet!"
"You seem to have forgotten I exist!" Sakura, now covered in teardrop-shaped Cursed Seal, exuded a chilling aura. " Wood Release: Wood Human Technique!"