Chapter 185: The Playtime Is Over
"Every time I see the power this guy, Ranmaru, unleashes, I can't help but be a little amazed."
Zabuza had already risen to his feet, his gaze observing the battle in the distance.
"Hehe, although we usually train against each other, we've never actually fought for real. I wonder who's stronger."
Ringo raised her chin, a faint glint of battlelust flashing in her eyes.
As this voice sounded, the atmosphere among everyone present subtly shifted.
Kisame wore an annoyed expression, his gaze sweeping across the faces of the others before landing on Kimimaro, who was seated in the corner. His eyes lit up, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.
"Kimimaro, who do you think is stronger among them?"
Hearing Kisame's voice, Kimimaro, who had his eyes closed, slowly opened them. His final gaze fell on the figure of Kisame.
Kisame's eyelid twitched slightly, and then he felt several gazes fall upon him at the same time.
On the other side, the battle continued to rage.
As he saw theviolent sand (violent sand) being continuously blasted apart, Gaara's expression grew increasingly grim.
Ranmaru's berserk power had effortlessly dismantled his jutsu.
If it weren't for the quicksand temporarily restraining Ranmaru's movements, Ranmaru would have been able to seriously injure him with a single punch.
"Sand Burial!"
Gaara pressed both hands to the ground, letting out another fierce roar.
Boom!
All theviolent sand in the area stirred, transforming into a colossal sandstorm like a massive tidal wave that crashed down towards Ranmaru.
Ranmaru's figure was instantly buried!
Seeing this, Gaara let out a heavy breath. Just as he was beginning to relax, a muffled sound, like rolling thunder, came from beneath the sand.
Exploding Blade Technique—Blasting Detonation!
Boom!
The terrifying explosive force blasted a crater into the sea of sand, and Ranmaru, holding his Exploding Blade, burst out from it.
Gaara's eyes widened in disbelief. He was just about to move when Ranmaru's figure was already before him.
"It's over."
Ranmaru, holding his Exploding Blade, swung it down in Gaara's direction.
Whoosh!
A large amount of sand surged up from behind Gaara, forming a barrier in front of him.
Unfortunately, the moment the Exploding Blade touched the sand, it exploded, easily shattering the sand defense and blasting Gaara himself backwards.
Just as Ranmaru was about to completely knock Gaara unconscious and re-confine him, his body suddenly stiffened.
The next moment, a look of delight appeared on Ranmaru's face as he looked towards a position not far behind him.
There, Yuto, Mei, and Ao were slowly walking in this direction.
Ranmaru casually tossed the Exploding Blade, which transformed back into a palm-sized scroll and landed in his hand. At the same time, the state of his Cursed Mark Level 1 rapidly receded.
Wearing a happy expression, Ranmaru ran over in Yuto's direction.
At the same time, the Seven Swordsmen and others, who had been watching the show on the other side, also quickly stood up, their faces filled with respect.
"Lord Yuto!"
Ranmaru said happily, looking at Yuto.
A faint smile appeared on Yuto's face as he reached out and patted Ranmaru's little head, chuckling softly.
"How has your training been lately?"
A serious expression appeared on Ranmaru's little face as he said with a straight face, "Ranmaru has been training hard."
Seeing Ranmaru trying his best to act like a little adult, Mei, standing beside Yuto, covered her mouth and let out a soft laugh.
"Aaaaah!!!"
A voice filled with killing intent and anger erupted from Gaara's direction!
Shukaku's Spear!
A long spear, completely condensed to the extreme from sand particles and even mixed with dark-red seals, shot towards them.
When everyone present saw that this spear was aimed directly at Yuto, a terrifying killing intent erupted from all of them.
A flash of brilliant lightning shot from one side, striking the spear directly.
As the two forces collided, the spear was quickly shattered under the effect of the lightning.
As the light of the electricity faded, Ringo's figure had already appeared before Yuto.
"Seeking death!"
Ringo looked towards Gaara's direction and spoke coldly.
Lightning Release—Lightning Dragon!
Ringo quickly formed hand seals, and in an instant, a dragon made entirely of lightning roared towards Gaara.
The terrifying flashes of lightning made Gaara's pupils shrink involuntarily.
Lightning was inherently a counter to earth-style jutsu, and the defenses made of sand could not possibly withstand this dragon.
"Enough. The playtime is over."
Yuto's voice suddenly sounded in everyone's ears. The rampaging Lightning Dragon vanished in an instant.
At this moment, Yuto's figure was, without anyone noticing, already standing before Gaara.
No one had seen when Yuto had moved.
Seeing Yuto suddenly appear before him, Gaara couldn't help but take several steps back.
"You were looking for me, weren't you? Now I'm here."
Yuto looked at the nervous expression on Gaara's face and spoke in a flat tone.
The killing intent on Gaara's face slowly receded as he forced a calm expression. "Who are you?"
"My name is Yuto. The First Mizukage of Kirigakure."
Yuto's voice remained flat, but his gaze had turned unfriendly, as if to say that any more nonsense would have consequences.
A hint of shock flashed in Gaara's eyes, and his body couldn't help but tremble.
Now, Gaara finally understood why the One-Tailed Shukaku was afraid of this young man.
"I know you have a way to deal with the monster in my head."
Gaara looked up, his gaze meeting Yuto's eyes, a hint of madness flickering within them.
Seeing Gaara's expression, a look of surprise flashed across Yuto's face. He had originally thought Gaara's hostility was because of his connection to Kirigakure.
It seemed it was because of the One-Tailed Shukaku after all.
He had almost forgotten that without his battle with Naruto, Gaara's mental block had not yet been resolved.
A thoughtful glint appeared in Yuto's eyes, followed by an interesting smile on his lips.
"Bastard!"
"You little brat, go die!"
The One-Tailed Shukaku within Gaara's body let out a series of roars. It could naturally hear what Gaara was saying.
To have Yuto deal with it… At the thought of this, the One-Tailed Shukaku trembled slightly.
"You've always thought this sand was the power of the monster inside you, haven't you?"
Yuto said to Gaara, his tone flat.
Isn't it?
Seeing Yuto's expression, Gaara frowned, not understanding the meaning of his words.
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