Chapter 91: Sand Soldiers Appear!
Uehara Naraka looked at Gaara in surprise.
Because Gaara had entered a possessed form state.
In this state, half of his body was Gaara, the other half was the One-Tail Shukaku, equivalent to other Tailed Beasts' partial transformations.
Gaara slowly raised his head, staring in Uehara Naraka's direction. He fiercely raised the claw of his other half towards Uehara Naraka!
"Sand Binding Prison!"
With a furious roar, Uehara felt a shadow cover him from behind.
A mass of yellow sand converged in the air, forming an extremely enormous claw that abruptly enveloped Uehara Naraka!
This was the attack of Sand Binding Prison.
Its technique range was larger than Sand Binding Coffin.
"Don't casually provoke people you can't afford to offend..."
Gaara and Shukaku's voices blended as they spoke. His claw fiercely tightened, and he roared gravely, "Sand Waterfall Funeral!"
The yellow sand under his control rapidly began to crush!
Gaara most liked to use Sand Waterfall Funeral.
Under the pressure of the yellow sand, the ninja bound within would be instantly pulverized, turning into a shower of bloody rain that seeped into the yellow sand, turning the sand Gaara manipulated blood-red.
Gaara finally felt victory was assured, a morbid smile appearing on his face, "Ahahahaha... Die! Bastard!"
Just at this moment, a golden light suddenly shone!
The yellow sand restricting Uehara Naraka in the sky scattered in all directions, sprinkling down elegantly from the sky onto the ground. The brilliant golden light dazzled the eyes.
Uehara Naraka's figure stood in mid-air like a deity, several golden chakra light swords circling around him, a captivating sight!
"Your sand is too dirty..."
Uehara Naraka's fingers twitched slightly. A golden light sword suddenly flew down from beside him, deftly bypassing the Shield of Sand's defense.
Pfft!
The golden light sword abruptly pierced through Gaara's shoulder!
The golden light swords around Uehara immediately followed, instantly riddling Gaara's body with wounds until he was battered and bruised.
"Bastard..."
Gaara gritted his teeth, looking at Uehara Naraka, his face half Shukaku's, appearing incredibly ferocious.
Gaara ignored the injuries on his body, forcefully brought his fingers together, and slowly raised them before his chest, "Feigning Sleep Technique... Switch!"
When Gaara spoke the last two words, it seemed forced from his throat; his voice had completely become Shukaku's voice.
Yellow sand completely enveloped Gaara!
The next moment, a monster of enormous size appeared!
The One-Tail Shukaku!
Jonin Baki nervously watched the manifested One-Tail and said gravely, "Lord Kazekage, this isn't the Land of Wind. If the One-Tail uses this opportunity to escape..."
"It can't escape."
Rasa looked calmly at Shukaku, his gaze stopping on Gaara, who was feigning sleep with his head bowed before Shukaku. He frowned, "Gaara... still can't directly utilize the One-Tail's power even now?"
He was still somewhat dissatisfied with Gaara's progress.
Because Sunagakure's previous One-Tail Jinchūriki, Monk Bunpuku, was a perfect Jinchūriki, able to fully unleash Shukaku's power, even suppressing a rampaging One-Tail.
Comparisons are odious.
While Rasa was dissatisfied with Gaara, Shukaku was also dissatisfied with Sunagakure.
The just-appeared One-Tail Shukaku, disregarding everything, fiercely swung its tail, smashing it towards Rasa's position. In its eyes, everyone was an enemy!
"Bastard!"
Rasa's face instantly turned indignant. A mass of gold dust enveloping yellow sand swiftly knocked Shukaku's body away, "Can't even distinguish friend from foe now?"
"Hmph hmph hmph... Wind Release: Drilling Air Bullet!"
Shukaku recklessly spewed Wind Release ninjutsu. After scattering the gold dust that continued to envelop it, another Drilling Air Bullet shot out!
Just as Shukaku was about to fight Rasa, a purple chakra broadsword [Twilight Blade] fiercely slashed down onto its head! Shukaku's enormous body instantly fell to the ground, kicking up countless clouds of yellow sand and dust!
"Look what I see here?"
Uehara Naraka landed on Shukaku's head, even looking somewhat playfully at the towering Shukaku on the ground, a light smile playing on his lips, "A cute little tanuki!"
Uehara Naraka looked down at the approaching Rasa, grinned, "Your Excellency Fourth Kazekage, I quite like keeping pets. Is your Sunagakure willing to sell me this little tanuki as a pet? Perhaps I can spare your lives!"
Today's harvest was truly bountiful.
Unexpectedly, the current Gaara could already use the Feigning Sleep Technique to summon Shukaku from within his body.
The One-Tail quest couldn't be easily missed.
If Rasa snatched his quest, Uehara Naraka definitely wouldn't cry, but he'd have to wait several more years, until the Konoha Chunin Exams, for another chance!
Rasa looked furiously at Uehara. Before he could speak, the One-Tail Shukaku beneath them was enraged by Uehara's words.
"What did you say?"
Shukaku flipped over and climbed up, its claws instantly splitting, fiercely swiping towards Uehara Naraka, its speed no less than its Wind Release ninjutsu!
Uehara swung his purple broadsword, shattering the incoming claws. His current Life Energy was not weak at all.
Uehara Naraka threw his chakra broadsword [Twilight Blade] with a flick of his wrist, manipulating it to plunge downwards, fiercely pinning Shukaku!
Watching Shukaku roar out in pain, Uehara raised a finger to his lips, "Shh, disobedient little tanukis get abandoned..."
"..."
The anger on the One-Tail Shukaku's face intensified!
Back then, it was the first to be 'dumped' in the Land of Wind by the Sage of Six Paths. When the Sage left the Land of Wind, the Nine-Tails even mocked it; although the Nine-Tails who mocked Shukaku was also soon 'dumped' by the Sage of Six Paths to live alone in the Land of Fire.
"Kid... I'll tear you to shreds!"
"As a pet, you need to learn to be a bit more obedient."
As Uehara Naraka spoke, his eyes changed. He thrust both hands fiercely towards Shukaku, and two streams of chakra rapidly converged into Shukaku's brain, "Genjutsu: Unspeakable Horror!"
Unspeakable Horror could use chakra to condense a nightmare.
For two seconds, the One-Tail Shukaku would experience the most terrifying event of its life. This duration was enough for Uehara to figure out a way to defeat it.
Rasa watched in astonishment as, after Uehara Naraka released Unspeakable Horror, Shukaku on the ground quickly fell into a deep slumber. His eyes instantly burned with fervor!
This technique could actually easily suppress a Tailed Beast!
If their Sunagakure had this technique, they wouldn't need to pay any price to easily suppress a rampaging Shukaku, and would never have to worry about Jinchūriki troubles again.
After two seconds.
Shukaku awoke from its fear, abruptly letting out an earth-shattering roar towards the sky, "Kurama, you bastard! Sooner or later, I'll tear..."
RUMBLE!
Secret Technique! Shadow Dash!
Uehara Naraka's body fiercely slammed into Shukaku. The One-Tail, with no power to resist, was knocked to the ground by this blow. Perhaps because Gaara's head hit the ground and he regained consciousness, Shukaku's form gradually began to shrink back into Gaara's body.
Uehara looked at Gaara on the ground, showing a harmless smile, and gently flexed his wrist.
Side Quest: Defeat One-Tail Shukaku (1/1). Mission Complete. Reward Skill: Arise!
Arise!: Summon a Sand Soldier in a target area. The Sand Soldier can freely charge to attack. Each Sand Soldier lasts 9 seconds. Minimum cost to summon one Sand Soldier: 40 Chakra. Sand Soldier duration related to chakra consumed. No cooldown.
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