Escape From Konoha

"What's wrong?"

Outside, Liuli keenly noticed that Baishi's facial expression was a little loose, so she asked aloud.

Ayane also stared at her, seeming to be a little concerned.

Shiraishi just shook his head and didn't respond.

There are too many people here, and what happened in Naruto's sealed space just now, naturally cannot be discussed here.

Moreover, Minato's soul state was a bit weird, and he couldn't tell whether the other party was alive or dead.

After all, something like chakra can gather consciousness for long-term preservation, which is also an alternative means of survival.

The only thing he was sure of was that Minato's life state needs Naruto's body as the foundation to continue life.

Once out of Naruto's body, the soul will naturally disappear with it.

The existence of Naruto is the most important thing.

What concerned Shiraishi the most was undoubtedly the faint sense of danger that Minato conveyed to him. That special soul state could make him, a living person, feel threatened, which was probably unusual.

Shiraishi never thinks that physical death is equivalent to a person's real death.

For some ninjas who master special ninjutsu, the death of chakra and soul is the real death, not limited to the flesh and blood.

Seeing Shiraishi shaking his head, Liuli and Ayane also knew that now was not the best time to ask, so they stopped talking and quietly turned their attention to the competition field below.

"Your Excellency Shiraishi, is it necessary to suspend the competition now? Inuzi's behavior has gone too far."

Compared with the calmness and calmness of Baishi and others, Luo Sha was a little unable to sit still.

Because the murderous intention in Gaara's heart has been induced, and under the destruction of the power of the tailed beast, his reason will gradually be dominated by the animal nature of the tailed beast, and by then he will become a beast that can only kill and destroy.

Gaara in this state would not consider the serious consequences of killing someone.

Especially the person who was about to be killed was Konoha's Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki. This really made Rasa feel uneasy. The situation was a bit beyond his control.

"But no one is dead, is there?"

Shiraishi still asked indifferently.

Not to mention the first tail, even if the nine tails go berserk, he has the ability to control the situation.

An accident of this degree is completely within the controllable range. There is no need to forcefully intervene and interrupt this wonderful game.

"But if this goes on—"

"As long as no one dies, it's not a violation. I have no reason to stop this fight from happening."

Shiraishi did not waver at all, did not give Luo Sha face, and refused rather forcefully.

Luo Sha was secretly annoyed, but she also knew that Bai Shi was right.

The rules of this final are that as long as no one is killed, you can use any means to attack your opponent. Even if the opponent is maimed in the end, it is a legitimate behavior according to the rules.

Even if Konoha wants to hold the Demon Country accountable in the future, it will only leave an unreasonable and rude impression on people, without getting any benefits.

However, as an ally, Sunagakure had to consider Konoha's attitude.

If he directly defeated the ninjas of Konoha, it wouldn't be a big problem.

The problem is that the cruel methods Gaara is now implementing have already crossed that line.

Konoha cannot hold the Demon Country accountable, but for Sunagakure, it may cause indelible cracks in the alliance.

This is a situation that Luo Sha does not want to see.

Thinking of this, Rasa regretted letting Gaara participate in this kind of competition. Here in the Kingdom of Demons, even as one of the Five Shadows, he felt extremely passive.

Now we can only hope that the Kingdom of Ghosts can really control the situation and not let the situation get completely out of control.

"And, have you underestimated this Konoha player, Kazekage-sama?"

The corner of Baishi's mouth twitched slightly.

"What?"

Luo Sha's expression was slightly heavy, and he was slightly taken aback.

"about there."

Shiraishi said something that didn't make sense.

Now that it is confirmed that Minato is not dead, then, in this ninja world, there may not be many people who can kill Naruto.

Even if it can be done, it will come at a very heavy price.

Just when Luo Sha doubted the authenticity of Shiraishi's words, the audience suddenly heard an uproar from all around. They seemed to have seen something incredible and screamed in surprise.

Luo Sha had no choice but to turn his gaze back and look intently at the venue. The astonished expression was fixed directly on his face, revealing a look of disbelief.

The sand that originally wrapped Naruto's body suddenly burst apart. Naruto jumped out of the cage made of sand and regained his freedom.

Not only that, but his body was also burning with red chakra like water. Under the influence of this chakra, the wounds on his shoulders and arms began to heal at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The whole person's aura has changed drastically from before, and he is completely different from the previous one.

Naruto's eyes were staring at Gaara with a strong fighting spirit.

"It seems that it's hard to say who will win and who will lose, Kazekage-sama."

Shiraishi said with a smile.

But his eyes were firmly locked on Naruto's body and never moved away.

Such stable tailed beast chakra seems to belong to Naruto from birth. Minato, is your purpose to train him into a perfect Jinchuuriki? Shiraishi was frightened when he saw the aura on Naruto that was very different from the ordinary jinchūriki.

Although he knew that Minato survived in the form of Chakra, there must be a purpose to protect Naruto.

But I didn't expect that the opponent's handwriting would be so big.

Let Naruto become the perfect Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, I really dare to think about it.

You must know that among the nine-headed and tailed beasts, the nine-tailed one is the most powerful. This is a recognized fact.

He has learned more than once from the seven tails in Lin's body that the power of the nine tails is not in the same order of magnitude as the other eight-tailed beasts, and belongs to a higher dimension.

Liuli, who controls Nine-Tails, has also personally experienced that Nine-Tails' Chakra is no small matter.

If it is artificially tamed, nine out of ten will immediately gain power beyond her.

Therefore, Shiraishi's gaze towards Naruto was also full of intriguing and complex colors, and many thoughts flashed through his mind.

But in the end, it turned into a calm without waves, restrained all emotions, sat firmly on the high platform, and watched the situation change.

"What's going on, why did Naruto suddenly—"

Ino looked at Naruto who had come out of the sand in amazement, and was taken aback.

The power erupting from Naruto's body at this time made those who knew him feel extremely strange.

Shikamaru breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "Whatever happens to him, as long as Naruto is out of danger, it was too dangerous just now."

"That chakra, I remember when I was in the Country of Waves..."

Sasuke stared at the red chakra flowing on Naruto's body, narrowed his eyes, and recalled something.

Is this the secret of Naruto? Sasuke let out a breath.

Not only does he possess special chakra, Naruto also seems to have a very special energy hidden in his body.

Kakashi's eyes flickered, and he became confused.

The tailed beast chakra in Naruto was too stable.

He was a little unsure of Naruto's state at this time, whether he was in a state of rampage with the tailed beast's chakra.

No matter what everyone speculates, Naruto has no time to think about it. There is only one thing he has to do now, and that is to defeat Gaara and win this game.

"Uzumaki Naruto!!!"

If others feel strange and surprised when they see the tailed beast chakra in Naruto, then for Gaara, it seems to be the catalyst of darkness in his heart, making the dark feelings in his heart deeper.

"What's wrong with you guy?"

Seeing Gaara roaring at him angrily, Naruto was confused and couldn't figure out the situation.

I have never provoked the other party.

Why do you feel angrier than before when you see the chakra on your body? This made Naruto puzzled.

However, Naruto did not dwell on this issue for too long. After landing, he quickly ran on the sand and formed seals with his hands.

"Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!"

The same shadow clone, but compared with the previous shadow clone, the shadow clone summoned this time all carries Naruto's red chakra, speed, strength, and anti-strike ability, all of which have received huge improvements. increase.

Shadow clones of such strength swarmed forward, and even Gaara, who also used the power of the tailed beasts, couldn't take them lightly.

Gaara's eyes were cold and he slapped his hands hard on the sand.

The sand from all directions began to gather, causing the sand to roll like running water, and eventually set off sand waves more than ten meters high, crushing them forward.

The shadow clone carrying the tailed beast's chakra was not confused at all. With no way to avoid it, it rushed directly into the sand waves and faced the attack head-on.

The sand and dust scattered, and strong winds rolled up violently, shaking the ground.

The numerous shadow clones fluttering on the sand waves ignored the surging power of the sand waves, waving their fists desperately and digging roads with their flesh and blood bodies.

Finally, with the joint efforts of many shadow clones, a huge gap appeared in the sand waves. Naruto's body and more than ten shadow clones rushed out like a whirlwind through this gap in an instant, while the remaining shadow clones were exhausted. After all his efforts, the happy smile left on his face turned into white smoke and disappeared.

Gaara's eyes were as sharp as a knife, seeing Naruto breaking through the sand waves, he didn't panic at all, just continued to inject chakra into the sand.

The sand on both sides immediately started to move. Huge hands of sand appeared from the sand on both sides, and they were ready to crush Naruto and the shadow clones into a pulp.

Naruto's expression froze when he saw this scene.

A stronger red chakra erupted from his body than before. Behind him, two red chakra tails appeared, like fists striking at the Sand Hands on both sides.

The Hand of Sand, which was severely injured, instantly disintegrated in mid-air, turning into dust and dissipating.

"You really are-"

Before Gaara could finish his words, Naruto's figure flashed and rushed in front of him. His fist landed on his face mercilessly, interrupting his words and sending his body flying away.

boom!

A dull sound resounded in the barrier, and Gaara's back collided with the barrier wall fiercely, spitting blood from his mouth, and his face became even more ferocious.

"You bastard...why..."

Gaara didn't care about the injuries on his body, but looked at Naruto with great resentment.

"Why can't you see any darkness in your eyes..."

Gaara didn't understand.

The other party's power with the same root as his own should obviously be a 'cursed' existence.

But why can't I see any darkness and hatred in my eyes?

Shouldn't he be as full of malice and indignation towards the world as he is?

But, I can't see it.

He couldn't see these things in Naruto's eyes.

Therefore, seeing Naruto like this, Gaara felt extremely humiliated and unfair, as if his existence and dignity had been questioned and denied.

This kind of thing is absolutely intolerable!

The other party must be the same as yourself!

The world is full of malice and revenge, and there can be no deviation!

Rather than winning or losing the game, Gaara now wants to correct Naruto's mentality at this time, so that he can become a monster like himself, be spurned by the world, enjoy loneliness and darkness, and fall to the bottom of the abyss. Ground floor.

This thought of Naruto's jealousy and unwillingness filled Gaara's heart at this time.

"Did you..."

Naruto's eyes widened slightly, as if he noticed something ulterior in Gaara's body, and his expression became suspicious.

At this moment, Gaara's figure suddenly disappeared. Although his half-animal body made Gaara's body very bloated, his speed was not satisfactory at all. He rushed in front of Naruto in the blink of an eye, and his swing had already ended. The beastly left arm.

Naruto quickly pushed his hands forward, and suddenly felt a surging force crushing his body through his arms. Naruto's face turned pale, and he took a few steps back before barely resisting Gaara's attack and stopping his retreat. trend.

"You really impress me, Uzumaki Naruto. However, your luck ends here."

Gaara's eyes were fixed on Naruto, as if he wanted to memorize the other person's appearance.

"I'm the one who said that, stinky raccoon cat!"

The beard on Naruto's face became thicker and thicker, and his eye shadow and lips showed signs of blackening. Gaara's heart skipped a beat and he subconsciously controlled the tail behind him to attack Naruto.

However, this did not happen.

No matter how much he controlled the tail behind him, the order fell into disarray.

Gaara turned his head and saw two shadow clones of Naruto. They pressed tightly on the tail behind him at some point and raised their heads to give him a triumphant smile.

Seeing this scene, Gaara's face changed slightly.

Suddenly, several Naruto shadow clones rushed over from the left and right sides, like strong chains, hugging his body hard, making him unable to move his body even half a step.

"hateful!"

These shadow clones, enhanced by the tailed beast chakra, are much more powerful than ordinary shadow clones.

No matter how hard Gaara struggled, he could not escape from the oppression of these shadow clones.

Then, a sound of airflow made him subconsciously raise his head.

The dazzling sunlight above his head made Gaara narrow his eyes unnaturally. In the visible field of vision, two figures were in mid-air. It could only be distinguished from the outline of the figures. They were Naruto's shadow clones. .

One of the shadow clones stretched out his right hand, and the other shadow clone let go of his hands. On the right hand of the shadow clone, it was like stirring the air, driving the chakra airflow visible to the naked eye, and finally chaotic these things everywhere. The flowing chakra airflow condensed into a brilliant chakra ball.

The surface of the chakra ball was also dyed with a scarlet color.

Under the control of the shadow clone, this scarlet-colored chakra ball fell from the sky, ignoring Gaara's panicked look, and landed heavily on him.

"Rasengan!"

boom!

Amidst the explosion, a storm-like impact wind swept out on the sand. Even Naruto and the other shadow clones, as well as the blown sand and dust, were all blown away by this strong wind, looking extremely embarrassed. Roll away.

"Ha ha……"

The shadow clones that were blown away disappeared one by one in the process of rolling. Naruto also sat on the sand in disgrace, and the red chakra on his body slowly dissipated. Then he stood up from the sand with great difficulty, his bones cracking. He gasped and looked ahead at the hole he made with the Rasengan.

In the pit, Gaara's half-tailed beast state was forcibly released, and he lay on the ground coughing up blood.

A spiral-shaped wound appeared on the chest, and the chakra inside the body was completely disrupted by Naruto's Rasengan, completely out of control.

He turned his head and looked at Naruto who was approaching him. He wanted to get up, but found that it was difficult for him to lift a finger at this moment. After trying several times, Gaara finally gave up, with confusion and complexity in his eyes. color.

"Why……"

Why can the opponent be so strong?

Why would I fall down in such a place?

In the dark ninja world, only the power born from killing and hatred is the strongest.

This is the only truth he has learned from his past life.

He asked this, not only asking Naruto, but also asking himself.

Why is I, born from darkness, so weak?

Is there no way to become the strongest by relying on killing and hatred?

So, what is my persistence over the years?

Naruto used this battle to deny everything in his past.

Gaara felt that his persistence over the years had become very ridiculous and boring.

"You are the strongest opponent I have ever encountered, and I almost lost. Next time, let's have a real competition."

There was no confusion or contempt, Naruto just followed his own heart and spoke the true words in his heart to Gaara.

"You are really a strange guy... But the next battle will not be a competition. I will kill you completely!"

Gaara, who originally had questions to ask, heard Naruto's words and no longer had the need to ask any more.

The eyes he looked at Naruto still revealed strong indifference and murderous intent.

Having failed so carelessly, he must accept this fate of failure even if he is unwilling to do so, and let himself always remember the humiliation of defeat.

And this humiliation can only be washed away with the blood of the enemy!

"If you can do it, go ahead and I will become stronger than you then!"

Naruto said this categorically, not to boast, but to state an established fact.

Gaara snorted lightly to express his inner dissatisfaction, but in his heart he actually recognized Naruto's strength.

What an incredible guy. Can the power of a monster be tamed? Gaara recalled Naruto's previous state of controlling the tailed beast's power, which was completely different from his own method of sacrificing reason for power, and a strange idea was born in his mind.

"The winner, Uzumaki Naruto!"

At the end of the conversation between the two, Onigashima Shinobu came over at the right time and announced the result of the game to the surrounding audience.

The people in the audience immediately burst into thunderous cheers. Even the Konoha ninjas who had come all the way from Konoha and originally looked down upon Naruto couldn't help but applaud and looked at Naruto with admiration. .

Before this game, they never thought that Naruto would win this game.

And he also controlled the power of the Nine-Tails, which was even more incredible to them.

Compared with the image of the mischievous crane tail in my impression, the image is becoming more and more blurred, and it is impossible to overlap them and see them together.

Watching Naruto respond to the audience's enthusiasm on the stage, Onigashima couldn't help but feel ashamed.

After experiencing such a miserable battle, the opponent still has the energy to run around... The jinchuriki's energy is indeed different from that of normal people.

Fortunately, this game passed without any danger, and Onigashima Shinobu felt at ease for the time being.

"Gaara actually lost, who is that brat?"

Kankuro looked at the situation with a complicated expression.

He couldn't believe that Gaara would collapse in a place like this.

Not only him, but also Rasa, who is Gaara's father, also couldn't believe that Gaara would lose the game.

As Sunagakure's hidden ace so far, Rasa had extremely high hopes for Gaara in this final.

But despite all calculations, Gaara would not stop here.

This is very different from his initial prediction.

However, Naruto relied on his own strength to defeat Gaara, which is a fact that is obvious to all.

The jinchuriki and the tailed beasts have always coexisted as one body. As long as they are controllable parts, they will be calculated as the jinchuriki's power.

Even he, the Kazekage, was unable to refute.

"Let me tell you, Kazekage-sama, you are a bit underestimating this Konoha player. We are both Jinchuuriki. It is difficult for even us to determine the outcome until the last moment of the game."

Shiraishi said with a smile, as if everything was expected.

His winning attitude made Luo Sha extremely unhappy, but he had to nod in agreement.

"Yes, I made a mistake. Mr. Baishi is really discerning. He should have expected this step."

He didn't stubbornly deny his mistakes.

Although Sunagakure had been completely wiped out in the finals, which made him feel extremely regretful, facts speak louder than words. Even if his situation seems a bit embarrassing at the moment, he must see it to the end and cannot leave midway.

He never thought that Gaara's strength would be weaker than the genin of the Demon Country.

It's just that it happened to meet someone stronger than him, so failure is a matter of course.

So all of this is due to bad luck, not lack of strength. Thinking of this, Luo Sha couldn't help but feel relieved.

Naturally, Baishi didn't know what was going on in Luo Sha's mind. Even if he knew, he wouldn't care. He just focused on the next match that was about to take place below.