Naruto's water escape is the strongest

The series of explosions soon stopped.

Sasuke landed awkwardly on the water, his steps staggering a little; his thunder escape coat had disappeared, and his cat ears and tail in demon body mode were also scorched black in several places.

"I lost."

He raised his hands, shook his head, breathed a sigh of relief, and admitted defeat frankly.

It had been a long time since he had said this to her, and Sasuke suddenly felt nostalgic.

If it were against Naruto, he probably wouldn't surrender so simply - no, he wouldn't be forced into such an embarrassing situation by that guy at all!

But when it came to Sakura, he was used to giving in to her.

No matter what, today's battle, which was promised to be all-out, ended with both sides retaining their strength in the end.Therefore, the real outcome still retains some suspense, even though his chances of winning are already very low.

Haruno Sakura's figure appeared from beside him: "Are you not hurt?"

"I'm fine," Sasuke canceled the joint transformation and handed the ninja cat in his hand to Sakura, "Let's treat them both first."

The shameful thing about the joint transformation technique is that it allows the ninja cat to bear the damage first, and only when the damage overflows and cannot bear it anymore will he contact the clone to channel the spirit and go home to recuperate, so Sasuke still looks calm and calm.

The poor two siblings, Gui and Zhi, were kittens a little over one year old. They were pulled out by their owner and blasted before they were fully grown. Their tails and ears were injured.The girl caressed and treated them while silently mourning for them.

"This technique is quite easy to use. Cats are very strong and it suits me very well." Sasuke said.

After curing the cats' injuries, Sasuke took the two ninja cats and held them in his arms, touched their heads and said: "Ninja cats develop very quickly. Now they are equivalent to teenagers of sixteen or seventeen years old. By the end of the year, they will It’s completely mature.”

Sasuke brought Oni and Zhi home when they were still kittens, so he watched the two cats grow up. He was very affectionate towards these cute and powerful cats. Even when he petted them, his expressions were brighter than before. Much softer.

"It's very cute..." Haruno Sakura said with a slight smile.

Sasuke nodded, sent the unconscious kitten back home, looked at Sakura and suggested, "It's getting late...ramen?"

The sun has set in the west and it is dinner time.

"Okay, Naruto's not here, we haven't had Ichiraku for a long time!"

"Heh...that guy Naruto..."

The black-haired boy said words with unclear meaning, with a faint smile on his lips.

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On the same day, Sand Ninja Village.

This time last year, the sand ninjas were having a headache over the next Kazekage.

After it was discovered that Maki was not suitable as the leader of Suna Ninja Village, the candidate of Kazekage became a complete problem. In the end, Chiyo proposed to postpone the issue for a year and use one year to verify whether anyone could bear the responsibility of Kazekage. heavy responsibility.

The proposal was approved by the majority.

And today is the day when the one-year period is officially reached.

It was a cool day in the sky, and the strong sunlight made the air boring and hot.

The sand ninja's high-level conference room was unusually cool: cheap ice imported from Konoha had become an excellent tool for the sand ninja to escape the heat.

Of course, no matter how much ice cubes Shuiwu Yuebai can create, it is still limited.Therefore, apart from the hospital and the Kazekage Building, ordinary sand ninjas could only occasionally enjoy ice cubes to cool down.

Unless they make friends with a ninja who knows ice escape.

There were many ice cubes luxuriously placed in the spacious conference room, which lowered the temperature in the room to a pleasant level.According to tradition, ninjas should not be too obsessed with such enjoyment. However, since Konoha can export ice cubes, which can make the difficult summer cooler, several senior officials here seem to have selectively forgotten that sand ninjas should be difficult. A tradition of hard work.

"Today's topic is to nominate a new Kazekage." Chiyo said slowly, "The one-year period has expired. Do you have any opinions on the candidate for the new Kazekage?"

"How about Yuliang?" a senior executive suggested casually.

"He has an advantage in terms of leadership," Ebizo waved his skinny hand and denied, "but there is a huge difference in terms of strength! As a shadow of a village, if he does not have enough strength, he cannot be attacked by foreign enemies when they invade. Protecting the village is the biggest dereliction of duty, so he is not suitable."

Chiyo's sunken eyes glanced around the conference room. No one objected, so he said: "Then let's get rid of Yura. Next one?"

"Hey, let me tell you," a middle-aged Sand Ninja executive knocked on the table and said, "Stop dawdling! Everyone knows that there is only one candidate for the Kazekage, either Gaara, or he will continue to be idle like last year. Anyway, we didn’t encounter any problems last year if we did this!”

Chiyo looked at the middle-aged ninja with deep eyes, and said calmly: "The situation in the ninja world is getting more and more tense. Akatsuki's actions are likely to be carried out in this year and next two years. If you can't find a suitable Kazekage, there will be no problem. If people make decisions, there will be big trouble in the village!"

"So this year we have to choose a candidate for the new Kazekage?" A voice said, "Isn't that equivalent to appointing Gaara? Who else besides him?"

Chiyo frowned, glanced in the direction of the sound, and said:

"There is no issue of hand-picking. If Gaara does not get enough votes in high-level meetings and Jonin confidence votes, we will not let him become the Kazekage."

"I still hold the same view that the Jinchuuriki is not suitable to be the Kazekage!" Another old man said slowly, "I will not vote for Gaara!"

"Then I would like to ask you, apart from Gaara, who else in our sand ninja village is qualified to be the Kazekage? Or should we let the position of Kazekage continue to be vacant, and then the Ninja world will be leaderless when the changes occur? , panicked?"

The rebuttal sounded. Gaara's performance over the past year was obvious to all, at least it had been noticed by some people.

Therefore, there are many more voices supporting him in the conference room than at this time last year.

However, there are many people who oppose Gaara!

"If you let a murderer become Kazekage, do you want to make the same mistake as in Blood Mist?"

Another voice said.

The exaggerated metaphor instantly attracted everyone's attention. Those who supported Gaara and those who opposed Gaara immediately divided into two groups and began to discuss fiercely, and even quarreled!

"Sister..." Ebizo glanced at the scene that was slightly out of control and said with some concern.

"Let them continue to quarrel!" Chiyo raised his eyebrows and said coldly, "Don't worry, they know what's appropriate..."

"When they get tired of arguing, they will realize the truth."

And the fact is, apart from Gaara, Suna Ninja Village has no other choice...!

At this time, the person being discussed and debated by the senior sand ninjas was quietly staying at home, waiting for the results with his brothers and sisters.

"It's been a long time!" The coolness brought by the ice cubes Haruno Sakura gave them couldn't cover up Kankuro's irritability. He shouted loudly, "When did their efficiency become so low?" ? Gaara’s application has been submitted. Is there any ninja who is more suitable to be the Kazekage than Gaara? What are the senior officials thinking in their minds?”

"Okay, Kankuro, what's the use of being anxious? Stop circling the room!" Temari, who also looked bored, shouted impatiently, "It makes me upset!"

On the contrary, Gaara, who was at the center of the incident, looked as if nothing had happened, sitting quietly on the sofa waiting for the result, showing no signs of anxiety at all.

"You two, please calm down." The boy with dark circles said calmly, "If you are impatient with waiting, just go and do your own thing. You don't have to stay here with me, I am enough alone."

"No!" When the two siblings who were arguing just now heard this, they said in unison, "How could we leave you alone on such an important matter!"

Temari stood up and walked to her younger brother, held his hand, and said solemnly: "As long as the high-level vote and jonin confidence vote held today pass, you will be the new Kazekage! This is the most important moment in your life. How can we be absent from such a thing!"

"Yes, if I miss today, I will regret it for the rest of my life." Kankuro also came over and patted Gaara on the shoulder.

Although Temari's hands were rougher than those of the Konoha kunoichi, they were warm.

Gaara, who forced himself to calm down, felt a warmth suddenly rise in his heart.

"Thank you..." He said lightly, and the uneasiness in his heart dissipated a lot.

"What are you thankful for as a family!" Kankuro smiled and shook his head.

Kankuro spoke beautifully, but when he started to wait, he was almost desperate.

When Temari was cooking at noon, she put the sugar and salt in the wrong place, and none of the three of them could eat them.

Just when Gaara began to feel that he had little hope, an ANBU came to visit and informed the three of them of the results: "The results of the high-level vote have come out. With [-] votes in favor and [-] votes against, you were approved as the Fifth Kazekage." Proposal. Congratulations, Gaara!"

He took off his mask, and it turned out to be Gaara's acquaintance in the regular army; many of the ninjas in the regular army who had come into contact with him had greatly changed their views on him. People who now regard Gaara as a scourge are becoming more and more popular. Come less and less.

The four of them looked at each other, and Gaara, who was always calm, stood up, took a deep breath, smiled slightly and said, "Thank you."

The people who are most prejudiced against Gaara are the senior sand ninjas, but the ordinary ninjas have a fair impression of him.After Gaara's efforts in the past two years, his reputation has improved a lot, and he is more certain to pass the Jōnin vote of confidence.

"You're welcome, Gaara." The ANBU ninja waved goodbye and said before leaving, "I also hope you can become the Kazekage!"

The result of the Jonin confidence vote in the afternoon directly determined whether Gaara could become the Kazekage, so the long waiting time became more and more unbearable.

Fortunately, the final result is good.

The ANBU who came to deliver the notice had a very respectful attitude, which said it all.

He knelt down on one knee, took out a letter of appointment and handed it to Gaara: "Lord Gaara, at the Jonin meeting this afternoon, the decision to appoint you as the new generation of Kazekage was voted and passed. This is the letter of appointment from the elders. .”

"Please accept it, Lord the Fifth Kazekage!"

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