Forced to sell misery

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Under Fu's phosphorus powder hiding technique, the scattered phosphorus powder refracted the light and effectively blocked perception.

At this time, the four-tailed demon fox was completely sunk into the sand, making angry noises from time to time. The fox tails were also completely retracted, and the chakra like flames turned into a shield to resist the invasion of sand. More scarlet spikes broke free from the rolling yellow sand, and were submerged by more surging sand.

Seeing the angry giant in the center being swallowed by the sand, Fu breathed a sigh of relief and flew towards Gaara.

"are you OK?"

Looking at Gaara who was half-kneeling on the ground, Fu frowned worriedly.

"fine."

It's just that the chakra consumption is a bit excessive...

The sand beneath his feet scattered on the ground and Gaara stood up.

The situation is temporarily controllable, but... it has only exploded to the level of the Four-Tails, which is already extremely tricky. It is hard to imagine how terrifying the complete form would be... and, I don't know what the runaway Jinchūriki has experienced.

And how long can he hold on...

"and many more--"

Looking at the four-tailed demon fox struggling and howling in the quicksand, Gaara's eyes widened for a moment and said hurriedly,

"Did you notice that the guy was just fighting with his tail and spikes? He didn't even move!"

"Hmm...it seems to be true..."

Fu was stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted, "You mean, what is that guy afraid of?"

"It's possible... I have to find a way to get closer," Gaara muttered, looking up at Fu.

"Could you please take me a little closer?"

"What? That's too dangerous, you—"

"I have something I want to figure out, please."

Gaara looked at Fu firmly. When his pair of eyes of different colors looked at a person intently, they gave people a feeling of peace for no reason, like the gilded sand and clear blue water under the bright sunlight, with faint ripples as they flow.

"Well, okay..." Inexplicably, all her impatience was washed away, and Fu's tone became weaker. Finally, she compromised, "But you must, must come back safely!"

Gaara nodded gently, "I will."

Fu Fei lowered herself a little, dragged Gaara from behind, turned into a streak of light, and flew towards the center of the storm.

The closer you get, the more you can feel the violent force, which is raging with near-destructive force, and even the air is shaking slightly.

With wings flapping rapidly, Fu and Gaara advanced with difficulty in the blade-like hurricane, while the Four-tailed Demon Fox trapped in the quicksand became more and more violent, waving its claws to attack the two of them, but due to the loss of balance, it sank deeper into the quicksand whirlpool, and could only raise its head unwillingly and let out a sharp roar.

"Oops!"

The wind blade silently passed through the transparent wings, cutting off the refracted light. Without the help of the wings, Fu's body suddenly stiffened, and she fell down with Gaara.

The four-tailed fox raised its sharp claws, as if it was determined to kill the two men in mid-air even at the cost of sinking deeper into the quicksand!

The sharp claws were accompanied by a shrill sound of wind, and the air made a ripping sound. The overlapping figures of the two people were as fragile as a piece of thin paper under the sharp claws and were easily torn apart.

But what fell into the air was not blood, but a handful of... scattered sand.

Sand clone!

It turned out that under the cover of the Phosphorus Powder Hiding Technique, the two people's entities were hidden in the blind spot of the four-tailed demon fox's sight, and they took advantage of the opportunity when the sand clone distracted the four-tailed demon fox's attention and quietly approached.

As if realizing that it had been tricked, the four-tailed fox became unexpectedly furious. The sharp thorns on its body blossomed like blood-red lotuses, and its aura became increasingly fierce, filled with sinister and malicious murderous intent.

The closer they got to the center, the more violent the airflow became. The wind blades tore at Sha's shield, leaving bloody marks on their faces and bodies. Fu gritted her teeth and insisted that she could not get any closer, and finally had to hover in the air.

"This is already the limit..." Fu said with difficulty, "If you get any closer, I'm not sure I can fly out... We'll be torn to pieces by the wind!"

"I know..." Gaara lowered his eyes, but finally decided to take the gamble, "Thank you, I would like to ask you for one last favor and throw me into the center of the storm."

"What?!" The whistling sound of the wind was so loud that Fu couldn't believe her ears. "Are you crazy?! That's..."

"Please." Suddenly interrupting Fu, Gaara paused, as if he didn't know how to express his determination. He just said slowly and clearly word by word, "Believe me."

The wind tore at Gaara's red hair, like a burning flame, igniting some special emotions.

"……I see."

After seeming to be stunned for a long time, Fu gritted her teeth and spoke with difficulty.

Ten meters... five meters... three meters...

The transparent wings were bent to an incredible angle, and Fu flew forward for a distance against the strong wind. Finally, she used the momentum to send Gaara into the center of the storm.

For a moment, no sound could be heard except the wind, as if something was rotting and dying silently.

Despair, sadness, and...deep-rooted hatred.

Gaara looked at the four-tailed demon fox, as if trying to find the lost soul through the burning chakra.

The same person as me...the person who is the same as me, is that you?

The red chakra flames danced in his pupils. Gaara looked quietly at the huge monster in front of him. He was not afraid, but just felt sad.

In his memory, before his brother Jingye left, he told him that such a person,

“He also struggled in pain, but someone saved him from the abyss of loneliness.

From then on, the child had something he truly wanted to protect, became strong and... no longer alone.

You and him might become good friends, Gaara."

“Will it really happen?”

At that time, he asked hesitantly.

"Yes, he will. He just grew up with you in a place you didn't know. Then, one day, he suddenly broke into your life and tried his best to pull you out of the abyss of loneliness and stand in the sunshine again. But you have to wait."

Now, he has waited for this person.

They are the same monsters, equally lonely, equally resentful and helpless.

Although it was a bit unexpected, but... he still found him.

Only this time, it was his turn to pull this person, who had a similar fate to him, out of the abyss.

The moment he entered the center of the storm, the sand armor on Gaara's body was almost instantly eroded by the wind and sand, and the red blood that spilled out was also carried away by the wind and sand. The red chakra burned fiercely in the wind, like a maggot on the tarsal bone, licking the bloodstains on Gaara's body, adding new wounds to the old ones, and the pain tortured his nerves, but Gaara's golden eyes became brighter and brighter.

His body suddenly felt heavy, as if he had passed through a transparent barrier, and Gaara fell heavily into the quicksand. The whistling wind uttered a final curse of resentment, which gradually died away.

Sure enough, he made the right bet.

The center of the storm seemed to be the only pure land in this hell of destruction, isolated from all harm, but dead silent. Even the wind did not stir up the slightest ripple, only the sound of flowing sand, accompanied by the wailing of the four-tailed demon fox, sinking deeper and deeper until it sank into hell.

One drop, another drop.

Strands of blood extended from the wound, flowing into small streams, soaking the red hair and dripping along the hair ends and fingertips.

The dripping blood made his half-beast face look hideous. Gaara raised his eyes and quietly looked into the burning eyes of the four-tailed demon fox.

It seems to be a silent question.

What are you suffering from, what do you want to destroy, and what do you want to protect?

This is a silent communication between the two beasts, their pupils reflecting each other's shadows, as if they want to see each other's true hearts.