Chapter 186: The "Gentle" Yuto
Seeing the disbelieving look on Gaara's face, Yuto did not speak further. Instead, he lifted his head slightly, his gaze fixated on Gaara's eyes.
Sensing Yuto's gaze, Gaara couldn't help but shudder and took two steps back.
For some reason, Gaara had an illusion that although Yuto was looking at his eyes, he wasn't actually seeing him.
At that moment, Shukaku, the One-Tailed beast sealed within Gaara's inner world, suddenly stood up. It lifted its head to look at the other side of the seal.
Although there was no chakra detectable outside the seal, Shukaku could clearly feel a pair of eyes watching it.
"Restrain your chakra."
Yuto's indifferent voice echoed, not only in Gaara's ears but also in Shukaku's.
With that, Yuto raised his finger and pointed it at Gaara's forehead.
Whoosh!
Following Yuto's movement, the sand behind Gaara moved on its own, forming a barrier in front of him.
However, Gaara's defense was as flimsy as paper, easily shattered by Yuto's touch.
In the next instant, Yuto's finger was already pressed against the center of Gaara's forehead.
A faint surge of chakra flowed from Yuto's fingertips and entered Gaara's mind.
Yuto's eyes narrowed slightly. After a moment, a sharp glint flashed in them as he spoke softly:
"I found you."
What Yuto was looking for was the chakra of Karura, hidden within Gaara's body.
With a thought, Yuto directed his own chakra to surge into the chakra left behind by Gaara's mother, Karura.
A muffled boom echoed within Gaara's mind.
Gaara felt a sharp pain in his head and collapsed into unconsciousness.
The instant Gaara lost consciousness, the vast amount of sand behind him began to tremble violently and quickly gathered towards him.
In a flash, Yuto had moved away from Gaara's side. When he reappeared, he was back near the front of Mei's position.
Boom!Boom!
The loud explosions continued in front of Gaara, attracting everyone's attention in an instant.
In a moment, a giant female figure, completely composed of sand, appeared behind Gaara in everyone's view.
A hand, also entirely made of sand, formed in front of Gaara, making a defensive gesture.
Meanwhile, Gaara, standing in the center, was supported by the sand. Although he was unconscious, he did not fall.
Moreover, his consciousness had entered his inner world.
Yuto guessed that Gaara must have now met his mother, Karura.
Mei blinked lightly, looking a bit stunned at the female figure behind Gaara before walking over to Yuto's side and asking with confusion:
"Um... what is that?"
Yuto glanced at it indifferently, then withdrew his gaze and said softly:
"Perhaps it's 'love'."
As Yuto's voice fell, a strange expression appeared on Mei's face. Her eyes, filled with astonishment, fell upon Yuto:
"I never thought I would hear that word from you, Lord Yuto."
Hearing Mei's somewhat teasing words, Yuto shrugged his shoulders:
"I'm not that kind of cold-blooded guy."
After speaking, Yuto reached up and ruffled the red hair of Ringo Ameyuri beside him, teasingly saying:
"Right, little Ringo?"
Feeling his action, Ringo Ameyuri's face flushed slightly as she nodded quickly.
"Lord Yuto is a very gentle person."
Ranmaru said with a look of admiration on his face.
A smile appeared on Yuto's face. He reached up and patted Ranmaru's head, then gently raised an eyebrow at Mei.
The word 'gentle' to describe Lord Yuto was really quite...
Hearing Ranmaru's words, Mei sighed lightly, a helpless expression on her face, but a hint of a smile flashed in her eyes.
"I was under the impression that you were going to extract the One-Tail, Lord Yuto, given that you've been confining its jinchūriki. The sealing team is on standby."
Mei said with a surprised and helpless shrug of her shoulders.
"It's no secret that the Sand Village's jinchūriki was taken by our Mist Village. And even if we were going to do something to the jinchūriki, it wouldn't be Gaara."
"Besides, Gaara is of no use to me anymore. When he wakes up, send him back to the Sand Village."
Yuto spread his hands and said flatly. Suddenly, as if remembering something, his eyes narrowed slightly:
"When you send Gaara back to the Sand Village, make a bit of a scene."
"Yes, Lord Yuto!"
Ao, who was standing behind Mei, immediately spoke.
Make a scene?
Was it to attract the attention of certain people, or to cover up for something?
Mei licked her lips, a sharp glint flashing in her eyes.
As dusk approached, the red sunlight had not yet illuminated the entire Mist Village before it was obscured by a thick fog rolling in from the sea.
The civilians living in the Mist Village were long accustomed to this phenomenon.
The vendors lining the streets of the Mist Village were already packing up their stalls, preparing to leave.
Ringo Ameyuri was slowly walking home along the street.
"It's Ringo! Here's some more grilled seafood. Want to take it back for Haruna?"
A middle-aged man packing up his stall saw Ringo Ameyuri and greeted her with a light smile.
"No, thank you, Uncle Jin."
Ringo Ameyuri quickly waved her hands, saying with a bit of embarrassment.
"Don't be shy. It'll go bad by tomorrow anyway."
Uncle Jin wrapped up the grilled seafood and handed it to Ringo Ameyuri with a laugh.
"I only found out recently that you've become one of the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist. I haven't congratulated you yet."
"From now on, we're all in your hands."
Uncle Jin scratched his head and gave Ringo Ameyuri a hearty laugh.
After speaking, Uncle Jin turned to continue packing up his stall.
Ringo Ameyuri stared blankly at the items in her hands and smiled helplessly.
Along the way, besides Uncle Jin, some other vendors had also, through half-gifts and half-sales, handed a large pile of things to Ringo Ameyuri.
By the time Ringo Ameyuri got home, her hands were full.
The people who gave her things were all residents who had watched Ringo Ameyuri and Haruna grow up. They were all very simple, down-to-earth people.
In the entire area, Ringo Ameyuri was the only genius ninja, and she could be said to be the pride of everyone nearby.
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