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"Sand Burial!"
Gaara twisted his hands, and the sand encasing the two Rain ninja began to compress inward. Then—
Pop! A torrent of blood was forced into the air by the immense pressure, raining down like a crimson storm upon the earth!
The brutal scene left Hinata and her teammates utterly horrified!
This was the perfect opportunity!
Mujin quickly whispered to Karin, "Control your strength—don't awaken Shukaku."
Then he shouted, "Now!"
Most of Gaara's sand was still wrapped around the two Rain ninja. This sand, long infused with his chakra, moved as naturally as an extension of his own body, far more powerful than any sand he could hastily gather from the surroundings.
This was their best chance!
Upon hearing Mujin's command, Karin took a deep breath, tensing every muscle in her body. Her legs, coiled like a spring at its maximum tension, suddenly unleashed—
BOOM!!!
The ground cracked open!
Karin shot into the air, her tightly clenched right fist crackling with energy. Her gaze, filled with murderous intent, locked onto Gaara's position. She spun her body mid-air, using the momentum of the rotation to amplify her strike, and drove her fist straight toward Gaara!
"Hidden Rain Style Secret Technique! Phoenix Fire Descent: Annihilation of the Nine Realms!"
"What!?"
The sudden intrusion shocked everyone!
Even Gaara was caught off guard, leaving him unable to react in time.
Temari and Kankurō scrambled for their weapons, but just then—
The bushes where Karin had leapt from suddenly split apart, and Mujin emerged as a streak of light, shooting forward at incredible speed!
His hands moved rapidly through hand seals, closing the distance between himself and Karin in an instant.
From above and below! Simultaneous strikes converged on Gaara!
In both Karin's and Mujin's eyes, there was only Gaara—stunned and unprepared.
But!!!
A shell-like layer of sand frantically began gathering toward them!
And it wasn't even under Gaara's control!
Mujin knew what this was…
Love!!!
It was the eternal, boundless love of Karura, Gaara's mother. A love so profound that it transcended the boundaries of ninjutsu. At the end of her life, her infinite affection manifested as this miraculous protection, shielding her child from harm in the world.
But!
It was useless!!!
Gaara had mistaken this love for a curse!
The hatred in his heart rejected Karura's love!
Thus—
KABOOM!!!!!!
The uncomprehended shield of love shattered instantly upon contact with Karin's blazing fist!
Then, with a dull thud—
Karin's punch landed squarely on top of Gaara's head. The force of the impact bent his body forward, and the sand armor coating his skin began to crumble and fall away in large chunks!
At the same moment!
Mujin pierced through the sand layer dispersed by Karin's attack, pressing both hands against Gaara's abdomen!
"Hidden Rain Style Secret Technique! One-Hit Kill: Heaven and Earth Splitting Sky Cleaver!"
What Mujin shouted aloud was one thing—but what he silently enacted was another…
Secret Technique: Timed Release Jutsu!
And…
Sealing Technique: Two Principles Seal Array! Yin-Yang Duality! Embracing Yang, Bearing Yin!
A flood of runes penetrated Gaara's sand armor, seeping deep into his body and hiding themselves thoroughly.
The seal had been successfully implanted within Gaara!
Now all that remained was to avoid arousing suspicion.
Mujin's lips curled into a grin, and he deliberately altered his voice to declare loudly, "Hehehe! This is my ultimate killing technique! No one has ever survived it!"
Temari and Kankurō's hearts tightened in panic. Could it be that Gaara really…
They turned their stiff necks toward Gaara—and then—
Whoosh!
A massive amount of sand instantly surged towards Mujie and Karin!
"How dare you! How dare you!!" Gaara, who had never been injured before, was almost driven mad at this moment!
Mujie and Karin seemingly scrambled out of the sand's attack range, then continued to pretend to be shocked, saying, "Impossible! My 'One-Hit Kill Heaven-Earth Radiant-Extreme Splitting-Firmament' technique should have killed you upon contact! You can't possibly still be alive!"
Seeing Gaara unharmed, Temari, who had broken out in a cold sweat, inexplicably began to explain with feigned calmness, "Heh heh, is it a ninjutsu that only works upon physical contact? Then Gaara is your nemesis. His body is always covered by a layer of Sand Armor. Your attack had no effect at all!"
"What!" Mujie exclaimed in feigned shock.
Karin also walked over weakly at this moment, "I don't have the strength to use that... 'Phoenix Fire Falling Heaven Break... Break What Nine'... again!"
Hey!
Karin, having forgotten the name, lowered her head, her face instantly flushing red.
Mujie quickly said, "Damn it! The intelligence was wrong! Let's retreat!"
"Don't even think about running!" Gaara controlled a large amount of sand to pounce on the two, but by the time the sand fell, Mujie and Karin had already turned and run away.
"I'll kill you! I'll kill you!" Gaara's killing intent boiled. He was lifted up by a mass of sand and gave chase directly!
"Gaara! Don't chase! Be careful, it might be a trap!" Temari hurriedly chased after him, trying to stop him, but Gaara wouldn't listen to her at all.
Seeing this, Kankuro had no choice but to follow. "Damn it! This is why I hate brats!"
After everyone had left, the three members of Team 8 finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Those people were really strong," Hinata was still shaken.
Kiba also exhaled, "They were strong like monsters. Especially that, uh... Phoenix, Phoenix something Nine, she could even break through that monster's sand."
Shino nodded, "However, there certainly won't be too many experts like that, otherwise the promotion rate in previous exams wouldn't have been so low. Also, the name of that technique was actually 'Phoenix Fire Falling Heaven Break Extinguishing-World Illusion Nine-Netherworlds.' But she mispronounced the name the second time. This matter might not be simple. If you ask why..."
"I'm amazed you remembered all that," Kiba slung an arm around Shino's shoulder. "Don't worry about those unimportant little details. It's because of things like that you'll end up being a man who's small here and there."
Hearing this, Shino couldn't stand it and immediately began to retort, "Who are you calling small! I'm clearly super big!"
"Eh, did I say where?"
"Don't try to bluff your way out!"
Hinata lowered her head, her face red, fiddling with her hands, completely unable to join the boys' topic...
...
On the other side, Mujie and Karin moved swiftly through the forest. Gaara's distance from them was increasing.
Under the observation of the Kagura Mind's Eye, whenever the two discovered Gaara closing the distance, they would immediately change direction and erase their tracks. After doing this several times, Gaara could no longer find them.
Boom!
A loud noise suddenly came from the distance, followed by sand filling the sky. It seemed someone else was already bearing Gaara's wrath for them.
The two stopped on a branch, watching the commotion in the distance. There was no need to run anymore.
Karin was silent for a while before slowly saying, "Gaara's chakra is very painful. Naruto's is the same. Are all Jinchuriki so tragic? Mujie-nii-san, I don't want you to be like that either. We can think of other ways."
Mujie smiled. He patted Karin's head and patiently explained, "It's not like that. As far as I know, the Eight-Tails is a hip-hop optimist, the Seven-Tails lives like a princess in her village. Other Jinchuriki rarely have such painful experiences. Besides, the reason Gaara and Naruto suffer isn't fundamentally because of the Tailed Beasts inside them, but because the people they care about keep hurting them for various reasons. However, we are different."
"Yeah!" Karin nodded forcefully, then took Mujie's hand. Their fingers intertwined as they looked into the distance. A huge mass of sand rose into the air, then exploded into countless scarlet streams of light, as dazzling as summer fireworks.
Yes, we are different.