Red sand dust

Over the past year or so, Gaara has grown a lot, and there are very few ninjas in Sunagakure Village who can threaten him.

Except for the battle with Uzumaki Naruto a year ago, Gaara felt that he might lose for the first time.

Among the ninjas of similar age in the village, there was no one who could threaten Gaara.

There was no arrogance before, only hostility; now, Gaara, who has changed his mind, has no arrogance yet, but with the fifth Kazekage position as his goal, how could he not have a trace of pride in his heart?

However, after an ordinary sparring session, the idea that I was sure of was somewhat shaken.

Compared with the opponents in front of him, Gaara knew that his only advantages were his superior strength and his strong desire to become a Kazekage.

The biggest obstacle that hinders Daimaru from rising to the top is not his origin and shallow background. Although his strength is slightly inferior, he is not incapable of being accommodating because of his youth.

Since he showed his tendency to support Gaara's rise to power, everyone naturally understood that Daimaru was not very keen on becoming the leader of the village. This was his biggest shortcoming.

Is the position of Kazekage something that can be given back and forth? It's not like you have to do it, so naturally there won't be anyone who is ignorant of the idea of ​​taking a big pill to the top.

The elders have decided to let you be the Kazekage?

There won't be such a thing!

Without the persistence and awareness of being a "shadow", how can others believe that you will shoulder the responsibility of being a "shadow"?

If nothing unexpected happened, Daimaru wouldn't be able to find even one candidate. In terms of origin, strength, power, prestige, experience as a leader, etc., no matter what, Daimaru has something commendable, but he can't be considered top-notch.

It doesn't matter if you have weaknesses and flaws. As the unique "shadow" of Sunagakure Village, you must be at least as top-notch!

Daimaru is the touchstone for Gaara to ascend to the position of the Fifth Kazekage, and it is unlikely that he will become a competitor.

But if Gaara loses, it's hard to say. Even if the trump card is not revealed, those who want to knock Gaara down can't help but stir up trouble.

"No matter what, you can't lose!" 』

The Sand Ninja is the strongest, which is Gaara's biggest reliance on ascending to the position of Kazekage. The "golden sign" cannot be flawed, even in a competition.

boom……

There was a loud noise, and the expanding sand shield protecting Gaara exploded violently. Gaara, who gave up his defense, spit out a mouthful of blood, manipulated the sand, and turned it into a large sharp sand shuriken, attacking in all directions. .

"This is too cruel!"

Daimaru frowned and tried his best to suppress the sand shuriken, but Gaara desperately squeezed the chakra in his body and exerted all his ninjutsu. How could Daimaru easily block it?

Daimaru took a few steps back and calmly stood in front of the shadow clone maintaining the barrier, preventing the core of the secret technique Polarized Killing Formation from being broken.

Daimaru, who was hesitating about how to attack next, suddenly heard a dull crashing sound. Several sand shurikens cut through the thick air with difficulty and hit the bound Shukaku's spear.

"No, I was fooled!"

The shadow clone that maintains the barrier is not the target of the attack at all. The most important thing is to free the trapped sand.

You can't defend yourself. The key is to use your own advantages and knock down Daimaru with one blow.

The weaker Daimaru relied on excellent tactics to gain the upper hand, but as long as he was effectively hit by Gaara, the sand manipulation ninjutsu with the blessing of magnetic release could defeat the enemy.

The Shukaku's Spear, supported by a trace of the chakra in the sand shuriken, suddenly gained momentum and turned into a giant sand hand. With a sudden pull, the solidified air shattered like a broken piece of glass. Sounds and tiny cracks spread on the outer wall of the solid hysteresis field.

"Is it going to break?" I was careless..."

He would rather take damage to his body than retract the sand and attack directly. This is because he is determined to win and is not even willing to get a draw.

The giant sand hand opened an opening in the solidified air and grabbed it in the direction of Daimaru. Daimaru, who was about to defend himself, suddenly changed his expression as he watched the giant sand hand punch into the empty void.

While groaning, the figure spitting out a mouthful of blood appeared in its original form and was beaten away.

"How did you know I was there?"

"Magnetic Escape is the nemesis of puppets..."

Gaara, who was panting and coughing, replied.

Hearing this, Daimaru looked not far behind Gaara. There was a puppet with a hidden figure. The unobtrusive stains on its joints were interfering with Daimaru's control.

Following the location of the chakra thread, Gaara found the location of Daimaru's body.

"It's really admirable fighting wisdom, and I'm also very lucky. I hit the main body every time, not the shadow clone!"

Although Daimaru had an advantage, he failed to turn it into a victory, which was also the main factor.

Feeling the pain on his body, Daimaru felt a little regretful. Sunako's giant fist not only broke Daimaru's bones in several places, but also shocked his internal organs. Even with the support of Ukon and Shiro Zetsu cells, he would not be able to return to his peak combat strength for a while.

What is even more frustrating is that several wounds have been invaded by sand containing magnetic escape. Although it is not as poisonous as the sand iron of the Kazekage Third Generation, it can also interfere with the movement of chakra.

In a short period of time, the main body will be unable to fight.

In this case, it depends on whether the shadow clone and the puppet who can still fight can win.

Understanding the current situation, Daimaru made up his mind. The main body tried his best to wave his chakra wings away, and the shadow clone simply detonated the secret technique Polarized Killing Formation that was almost unsustainable.

Three shadow clones controlled the puppets to block the attack of Sunako's giant hand. The last shadow clone quickly approached and grabbed the wrist of Gaara, who was also in poor condition.

"The last move, if I can't win, I'll be at my wits' end!"

As he spoke, a smile appeared on the corner of Daimaru's shadow clone's mouth, and his hands were as sharp as blades, poking at key parts of his body unceremoniously.

"Ninja Art·Eight Childish Girls!"

First, he hit his arms that could not be lifted, then his legs, chest, shoulder blades and other parts. Seven consecutive vicious attacks hit Gaara with bruises all over his body. Then he held down his abdomen and rushed forward, hitting Gaara hard. The ground, and then chakra invaded his body, compressing his whole body and losing blood faster.

The shadow clone that exhausted its chakra after performing the finishing move also disappeared.

"In a desperate move, you defeated my secret technique, Polarizing Killing Formation, but without protection, you can't block my attack like before..."

If even this could not paralyze Gaara's fighting power, there was nothing Daimaru could do.

The giant sand hand blocked by Daimaru's shadow clone in the air broke into pieces, passed through the defensive net, and protected the fallen Gaara in the middle.

As far as the eye could see, Gaara, who should have been seriously injured and unconscious, actually sat up with the help of Sunako.