Forced to sell misery

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"But, but I'm injured..."

The wild wind messed up her hair. The girl lowered her head and murmured, her voice choking.

"Hey... don't leave me alone."

Gaara paused for a moment, but did not look back and ran straight towards the source of the ominous aura.

At the same time, another group of people were rushing towards this side from the central tower of the Death Forest.

They were originally ordered to come and investigate the whereabouts of Orochimaru... Unfortunately, they didn't get any clues about Orochimaru, and a more difficult accident was hanging over their heads.

After receiving the news from the Anbu, the entire Konoha was in motion - the Anbu, the sensory troops, the sealing team... countless Konoha ninjas heard the news and moved, turning into rays of light and rushing towards the Death Forest. From a distance, the entire Death Forest looked like a ball of fireworks that had already exploded.

This time, the Chunin Exam is bound to be a big mess.

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The violent air currents rose from the center of the Death Forest, raging radially. All the trees that survived the previous storm could not escape the fate of being torn apart and destroyed by the storm. The grass was also completely blown away, revealing the dark brown soil...

Under the all-pervading attack of the knife-like sharp wind blades, the sand armor on Gaara's body was constantly peeling off, and even the fallen fine sand was torn and eaten away by the wind.

——This is already the center of the storm, and when he saw the source clearly, Gaara's pupils suddenly shrank.

The whole place was filled with black, brown and red, which was so depressing that it was frightening. The chakra that rose in a spiral shape flowed and dissipated in all directions. Among the flying sand and rocks, the pupil of a beast was revealed, obliterating all the "human" parts.

——What kind of monster is that...

"Kyuubi?!"

Gaara was stunned for a moment when he heard Shukaku's exclamation in his consciousness. He became more certain of his guess and murmured,

"Is that also... a Jinchūriki?"

"certainly……"

His voice sounded a little guilty, and Shukaku coughed.

Such a terrifying amount of chakra... It has expanded to the point where it is frightening... What's wrong with Kurama? Is this Jinchūriki going berserk? It's like the Nine-Tails is about to explode.

Although it is indeed keen on fighting with the Nine-Tailed Fox, it does not want to be beaten, and... let the Nine-Tailed Fox bomb if it wants, the ones who suffer anyway are the hateful humans.

But this brat is under the protection of Lord Shukaku, so it’s better not to get involved...

With his mind calculating, Shukaku turned his head and said to Gaara awkwardly,

"Hey, kid, let's get out of here."

"why?"

Gaara asked curiously, feeling a little surprised that Shukaku, who was always keen on making trouble, was so "well-behaved" this time.

"Let's go, stop talking so much!"

What a joke! How could it possibly admit that it couldn't beat that stinky fox!

Shukaku was furious.

Besides, it was just a strategic retreat. And I've been living a comfortable life recently, so there doesn't seem to be any reason for a fight...

Thinking this way, he felt more justified. Shukaku stiffened his neck and said proudly,

"Just listen to me!"

Actually, Shukaku is still very wise...

At this moment, in the center of the storm, as the red chakra continued to overflow, Naruto's skin was constantly peeled off and corroded, and then repaired at a speed visible to the naked eye, and was finally completely covered by the scarlet chakra... and at this time, the tail behind him had reached the level of three tails.

But it was far from enough... The out-of-control Nine-Tails' chakra almost burst Naruto's original body, as if it was tearing apart the child's human skin and giving birth to an incomprehensible monster.

——When people want to destroy something, the first person they hurt is themselves.

The monster awakened by sacrificing itself now wakes up, opens a pair of empty eyes, and looks down at the world.

The heaven and earth are like a huge cage, but no one knows what is trapped.

Is this how I look when I go berserk in the eyes of others?

Gaara fell silent, watching the monster roar in pain - that was the despair of losing all reason when something important was lost... full of heart-wrenching pain.

Unconsciously touching his heart, Gaara lowered his head, as if he had returned to that full-moon night... Even the wind and sand were soaked with the smell of blood, so strong that it was suffocating...

"Hey, kid, what are you hesitating about?" Shukaku licked his paws impatiently in his mind and urged.

"I want to stop him."

Ignoring the raccoon cat whose fur stood up in his mind after hearing this, Gaara raised his hand and made a seal—

"Quicksand Waterfall!"

The earth trembled and was crushed into sand... The ground that had been "plowed" by the storm was already in a horrible state, which made it convenient for him.

"You can do whatever you want!" Shukaku was so angry that he muttered, "I won't help you..."

The dark brown land was swallowed up and assimilated by the yellow sand gushing out from the bottom layer, turning into a huge river of sand, rushing on the ground and submerging the scarlet figure in the middle.

The three-tailed demon fox was caught off guard and was swept away by the rushing sand. However, almost instantly, the tail behind it expanded and turned into a shield, resisting the impact of the sand flow and protecting itself tightly.

And soon, the chakra, as thick as magma, melted the sand and soil around it into ashes.

Sensing the existence of this person who dared to "provoke" him, the three-tailed demon fox looked at Gaara with cold eyes, revealing his true murderous intent, as if all his hatred had successfully found an object to vent.

At the same time, the fourth tail appeared.

Its sanity was completely devoured, and the Four-Tailed Demon Fox let out an angry roar. Several spike-like objects broke through the ground and stabbed towards Gaara.

The moment the sand clone appeared, it was shattered by the huge impact. The sand around Gaara almost simultaneously made a defense, but it was easily broken through. The sand armor on his face was covered with cracks and peeled off in the wind. Gaara frowned and formed a seal again.

"Sand and hail"

The yellow sand gathered in the air and scattered like steel balls, but was flexibly deflected by the opponent's tail.

It seems that ordinary sand cannot cause any substantial damage to it.

The tentative attacks between each other came to an end, and the real killing move came fiercely.

The four-tailed demon fox swung its claws, and the materialized red chakra instantly surged, and was drawn towards Gaara with a fierce wind sound.

"Please, Shukaku!"

Gaara muttered to himself, and quickly formed a seal—

"The strongest defense: Shukaku's body!"

Shukaku pricked up his ears, and even though he was extremely angry, he still provided chakra to Gaara while cursing.

A large, fat, doll-like sand civet cat jumped up from the ground and blocked the claw of the four-tailed fox, but was also torn into pieces and shattered.

What a massive attack this is...

But it’s far from over!

The chakra on the surface of the four-tailed demon fox's body seemed to be boiling, and a third hand grew out and slapped down!

The cracked ground shattered again, and several sharp spikes broke through the limit of Sand's defense speed and whizzed towards Gaara.

It was too fast...and the attacks were so intensive that it was almost impossible to avoid them!