"Kid, come on, kill that monster!"
"Charge, Konoha Ninja, defeat that evil Sunagakure Ninja!"
"....."
Naruto's transformation made the spectator area boil again. It wasn't just the people from Konoha; people from other Ninja Villages also sided with Naruto, including the Sunagakure ninjas.
That's right, due to Rasa's deliberate propaganda, many Sunagakure ninjas also hated Gaara, especially after Gaara transformed into a monster.
On the Presidential Platform, when Gaara first went into his partial Tailed Beast transformation, it sent a shock through many people.
Although Gaara in his normal form looked hideous and full of murderous intent, no one on the Presidential Platform had weak eyesight.
To be able to borrow the Tailed Beast's power yet still retain sanity, this already met the minimum requirements for a Jinchuriki. In necessary moments, such a Jinchuriki could go to the Battlefield.
Gaara's performance exceeded the expectations of those present, as Gaara was only about ten years old.
And then Naruto's performance directly caused many exclamations from the Presidential Platform, shocking everyone.
Only Tomoki and Darui, who knew the situation beforehand, could remain calm.
The immense Chakra felt from the golden-glowing Naruto made everyone present realize there was only one possibility: Nine-Tailed Chakra.
The strange thing was that this Chakra felt very peaceful, without any of the ominous aura usually present when a Jinchuriki used Tailed Beast Chakra.
"Hokage, has Uzumaki Naruto already become a perfect Jinchuriki?"
Mei Terumī asked with surprise in her tone. Mei Terumī had experienced this feeling with Utakata, and Naruto's state was somewhat similar to Utakata's.
Tomoki simply responded, "No, there's still a long way to go before he's a perfect Jinchuriki." He was unwilling to reveal more information; a little bit of information that could spark rich imagination was enough.
Not only the audience, but also Gaara, across from Naruto, was shocked.
"Hurry up, kill this guy, I'll help you!"
A familiar voice echoed in Gaara's mind.
Gaara had initially wondered why his state was unusually good since the battle began today.
Shukaku, who usually spouted endless vulgarities, had actually stopped his rap performance after the battle started.
Without the interference of vulgar rap, Gaara had experienced a rare sense of peace since he could remember.
After Naruto entered Nine-Tailed Chakra Mode, Gaara knew that Naruto was the same type of person as him.
Shukaku's words at this moment directly confirmed Gaara's guess.
At this point, Gaara finally remembered what Naruto said at the beginning: "Does he have the same past as me?"
After understanding this, Gaara did not feel a sense of camaraderie with Naruto, or regret not meeting him sooner.
The first thought that emerged in his heart was to kill Naruto.
"Why do you have to be like me? I was always the most special one."
"Why do you have the same past as me, yet now you choose to betray it instead of continuing to hate everything?"
"Why, even though you're just like me, do people around me only despise me? Am I the only monster in their eyes?"
"Why…"
Gaara had too many unanswered questions in his heart. Gaara didn't delve deeper into thought and chose the simplest, most direct method: kill Naruto.
As long as Naruto was killed, all problems would cease to be problems!
Humans are social animals; they dislike outliers. If an outlier is stronger than them, that dislike transforms into deep-seated hatred.
Just as the vast majority of ordinary people in the entire Ninja World detest Ninjas, just as Ninjas detest Jinchuriki, just as Gaara at this moment detests Naruto.
Both Gaara and Naruto were outliers, but people sided with Naruto. It's simple: human perception largely relies on sight; humans are visual creatures.
To put it simply, Gaara's appearance at this moment was far inferior to Naruto's!
Gaara was the first to attack. The tail, twice his height, behind him gathered a little power, then sprang, turning into an afterimage as it shot towards Naruto.
As Gaara began his assault, Naruto no longer hesitated, disappearing from his original spot.
Gaara, still in the midst of his charge, only felt a flash of golden light before his abdomen was heavily struck.
The two figures then stopped. The golden Chakra on Naruto's body transformed into two arms; one grabbed Gaara's already Tailed Beast-transformed left arm, and the other, clenched into a fist, smashed into Gaara's body.
"Bang!"
The air diffused in a circular pattern from the point of impact. Naruto had already released Gaara's left arm.
And Gaara, at a speed faster than his previous charged sprint, turned into an afterimage and flew backward.
However, before Gaara could even land, a flash of golden light appeared in the arena. Naruto reappeared behind Gaara and once again condensed several arms, smashing them towards Gaara.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
...
The audience could only hear dull thuds, along with the afterimage rapidly changing direction in the air, and the ubiquitous golden light.
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