Red sand dust

In the central tower of the "Demon Desert", Gaara stood on the top terrace and looked at the sunset that was about to set in the distance.

Tomorrow afternoon, the second test of this year's Joint Chunin Examination will come to an end. As time goes by, the more critical moments come, the examiner and the staff responsible for monitoring the candidates' performance become busier and busier.

The heat wave at noon gradually dissipated, and the wind and sand stirred up by the updrafts also subsided a little.

As of the monitor records reported just now, there are only eleven groups of candidates in the "Demon Desert" that have not been eliminated, and more than half of the genin have lost their qualifications for the examination due to various reasons.

Fortunately, no one died among these unlucky losers, and only four were seriously injured and needed to rest for a long time.

Half of them were due to lack of strength and could not withstand the test of insects, giant beasts, and bad weather. A small number were defeated by "outside the circle" self-discipline puppets and other candidates. A very few lost confidence under the sudden sandstorm last night and gave up voluntarily. passed the exam and sent out a distress signal.

Regrettably, some of the eliminated candidates were not weak in strength, but they were eliminated due to improper handling during interactions with other candidate teams.

Among such phenomena, a large proportion of candidates from the same village formed an alliance and were tricked due to betrayal and internal strife.

Truly talented ninjas do not actually need a performance in the Chunin Exam to prove themselves, but for some genin with average family backgrounds and ordinary qualifications, every opportunity to perform is precious. This Chunin Examination Your evaluation is likely to determine your future. It is not an exaggeration to say that "one test determines your life."

Just like Daimaru, if he had not participated in the Chunin Examination two years ago, his future would have been a completely different story.

The so-called friendship from the same village really cannot stand the test under the pressure of reality.

In the next half day, the remaining candidates will have a final battle. At this moment, the "Circle of Divine Punishment" that originally did not have a great impact on many candidates is already small enough.

As the examination process continues to advance, more and more teams of candidates have to come into close contact, and conflicts are bound to break out.

For the remaining candidates, the most difficult moment has come.

Just when Gaara was thinking about something, a transparent figure fell from the sky, and finally revealed the appearance of Daimaru.

"Finally back!"

Gaara turned around,

"I thought you were in trouble..."

They agreed to exchange information regularly, but the time has passed and there is no news from Daimaru, which makes people worried.

"Something bad happened..."

Daimaru sighed lightly,

"It has little to do with us Sand Ninja for the time being, but..."

He casually threw the destroyed Shura Dao on the ground, breathed a long sigh of relief and continued:

"The five-tailed Jinchuuriki of Iwagakure Village has been kidnapped. It is likely to be a disaster! Ohnoki and I can't save it even if we work together..."

"Is it the 'Akatsuki' organization? It's actually so powerful..."

The Five-Tailed Jinchūriki is not a person who lives in vain. He has appeared many times in the Ninja World War and has made great achievements. Even Gaara would not dare to say that he can defeat him, let alone this one. After being manipulated by Daimaru for several months, I was "cut into pieces" several times. I have not returned to the best condition, and I am not sure.

Even such a master cannot survive under the protection of Ohnoki and Daimaru.

Ohnoki is a legendary figure who almost single-handedly supported a great ninja village. The power of dust release needs no introduction; Daimaru's regular combat power is slightly weaker, but after turning on the sage mode, he is also a feared master.

Even so, it ended in defeat.

"There are many people on the other side?"

Daimaru shook his head:

"There is only one main force, and the other is an auxiliary! However, the other party can control powerful puppets with strange abilities, and they can also cooperate with each other to make up for their weaknesses. It is really helpless..."

Ever since he was promoted to Chunin, Daimaru has never encountered such a powerless opponent. He obviously still has some strength left, but he just can't use it. Not only is he unable to win, the yin-yang escape power of the owner of the Rinnegan Eye is so powerful against ordinary escape techniques. The suppression is really too difficult.

The two were chatting, Gaara came closer and took a look at the strange appearance of the scarred Shura Dao.

"Reincarnation Eye? It really is..."

"This is just an incarnation puppet with part of the power of the Samsara Eye. Even so, it is not easy to win. Do you see those strange black sticks on the body? They are the product of Yin Yang Dun. They are indestructible and very hard. In addition to magic and physical skills, Technique, there is absolutely nothing you can do about it..."

"Yin Yang escape..."

Gaara pondered for a moment, then raised his head and looked at Shura Dao's figure,

"I have some impression of this person. I should have seen him somewhere..."

"It can't be such a coincidence, right?"

Daimaru was shocked. The origin of the body of Pain's Six Paths, which was transformed by the power of the Samsara Eye, actually didn't matter. They were all dead people.

Only the body of Tiandao was Yahiko, the leader of the "Akatsuki" organization during his lifetime, and the others did not seem to be big shots.

"If I guessed correctly, this man should have been a puppet master during his lifetime..."

Gaara said with some certainty.

"Huh?"

It's really true. The power of Shura Dao is indeed closely related to the puppet. Its body is a puppet full of weapons. It can also be transformed into many powerful fighting forms. It is not weak in long-range and close combat.

Summoning various rockets, laser cannons, etc. does not break away from the scope of puppetry.

Not just anyone can be the carrier of the power of Pain's Six Paths. The closer the power during life is to the power attribute of the Samsara Eye, the better the transformation effect will be.

The reason is probably closely related to the life force consumed by its control.

In essence, the Six Paths of Pain are just a workaround adopted by Nagato because his body cannot fully withstand the power of the Samsara Eye. Nagato, who has disabled legs and was almost sucked into a human body by an outsider golem, is simply unable to exert the full power of the Samsara Eye. , which is far different from Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Sasuke who also have the Samsara Eye.

Even so, the power of Pain's Six Paths, which can use a part of the power of the Rinnegan Eye, is still beyond the reach of most ninjas. If nothing else, the black stick they hold is a great threat.

However, Gaara said that he knew Shura Dao, which was a bit too coincidental!

Daimaru vaguely remembered that the true form of Shura Dao was indeed a wandering puppet master who had an encounter with Jiraiya, but this did not mean that he was a Sand Ninja.

As if aware of Daimaru's surprise, Gaara continued to explain:

"In Sand Hidden Village, there was once an orphan whose parents died. He was adopted and taught by Fenfu. Later, he returned to secular life for some reason and worked as a volunteer for a puppet experiment for a while. If he hadn't read through the top-secret information, I would have been more impressed. I can’t recognize it…”