Chapter 64

Sasuke disappeared behind the tree in an instant, and reappeared right in front of Gaara. With a swift kick, Gaara was sent flying.

Gaara, enraged, yelled, "Damn it! I'm going to kill you!" The sand around him began to shift and cover his body more densely.

Sasuke pressed forward, landing one kick after another. "One kick, two kicks, three kicks!" Gaara was kicked around in the air. Suddenly, Gaara's One-Tail-like arm grew huge, grabbed Sasuke's foot, and slammed him into the ground.

Sasuke spat blood from the corner of his mouth and glared at Gaara with renewed intensity. "What a monstrous amount of chakra..."

Sasuke performed a hand seal. "Chidori—Double Raikiri! "

A blinding bolt of lightning shot straight toward Gaara.

"Ah!!!" Gaara's hair stood on end from the shock, and the continuous current made him lose control. He let out a feral, beast-like growl: "Roar~!"

Under Sasuke's shocked gaze, Gaara's body began to expand, growing larger and larger until it appeared in front of Sasuke like a towering mountain.

"Sas!" A voice called from the side. It was Sakura, accompanied by Pakkun, who had led her there.

Sasuke turned around sharply and shouted, "Be careful! Run!"

"Die!" Gaara roared deliriously, and the sand arm shot toward Sakura.

"Damn it!" Sasuke vanished in an instant and appeared in front of Sakura. "Kaaa-Meee_Haaaa_meeee-haaaaaaa!"

Sasuke barely managed to hold off the attack, panting heavily. The use of the Kamehameha was far too exhausting for him.

"Die!" Gaara continued to scream in madness, while the massive Shukaku fired explosive rounds of sand bullets.

"Sasuke, are you alright?" Sakura asked worriedly, looking at him.

"Get away! Stay back!" Sasuke snapped at her, exhaling deeply to calm himself.

Suddenly, Sasuke's eyes widened, and his Sharingan activated. The red three-tomoe spun, and he locked eyes with Gaara.

"Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu!" Sasuke launched a massive fireball toward Gaara.

Gaara slapped the flames aside, sending a powerful shockwave across the battlefield.

"Die! Die!" Gaara repeated endlessly.

"Damn it, what is that?!" Sasuke gasped, seeing Shukaku's massive form in the distance.

Gaara roared and performed another jutsu. "Sand Style: Sandst Great Breakthrough!" Shukaku opened its many mouths, unleashing a torrent of dust and sand that formed a hurricane.

With a crash, Sasuke was blown away by the force of the wind and sand, smashing into the woods far off.

"This chakra... It's monstrous! Only one person has ever felt this kind of power!" Sasuke thought, panting, as a familiar figure came to mind—the lazy, always sleeping figure.

In a wooden house, Naruto stretched, grinning. "Ah! Someone's missing me again?" He shook his head and turned to Temari. "Come on, let's continue our conversation. Hehehe."

Suddenly, a massive air cannon struck the Four Pillar Prison, and Naruto's wooden house was blown to pieces.

"MD! Who's littering trash!" Naruto's face was covered in black lines. Didn't anyone see he was having a good chat with Temari?

Naruto turned to Temari, only to find her hugging her knees, trembling, her face buried in her legs. "The technique's been activated! We're all going to die!"

Naruto walked over, placing an arm around her shoulders. "Don't worry. I'm here. Just stick with me and follow me, okay?"

He picked her up and rushed toward Gaara.

"What are you doing?!" Temari asked, horrified as she saw Gaara getting closer.

Naruto smirked. "Teaching my brother-in-law a lesson. Let's see how scared my Darling gets."

"Don't! Let me go, or we're all gonna die soon!" Temari squirmed, trying to escape.

With a snap, Naruto patted her on the back (you can imagine the rest, I won't write it out), and Temari's face immediately flushed red.

By this time, Naruto had already reached Gaara's One-Tail form.

He saw Sasuke, who was hiding and panting from the battle. "Yo, your fighting power isn't looking great, Sasuke. Going to wither soon?"

"Damn it, Naruto! Can't you see the situation?!" Sasuke said, his voice frantic.

"Small problem. Heh." Naruto put Temari down, placing his hands together. "Wood Style: Wooden Wall!" A massive wooden ball sprang up from the ground, forming a protective barrier around Temari.

Naruto turned back to Gaara, eyes narrowing. "Don't worry, Temari. This is no big deal." He pointed to Gaara. "That guy's just a sand monster."

Temari blinked, then looked at Gaara, still shocked by the sheer power they were up against.

Naruto turned back to Sasuke with a serious look in his eyes. "Let's see where your true strength lies, Sasuke."

Suddenly, Naruto vanished in an instant, his speed almost impossible to track. The ground beneath him shattered, and trees exploded into the air as he darted past them.

Within the blink of an eye, Naruto appeared beneath Shukaku's enormous form.

He planted one foot firmly on the ground, then struck a pose with his hand in the shape of Tai Chi. "Whirlwind! Flowing Water! Boom Air Split Fist!" (Used by Bang in One Punch Man to strike Elder Centipede).

A huge shockwave rippled across the battlefield, hitting Shukaku with such force that it resembled a beach being hit by a powerful waterfall. Shukaku shattered into pieces.

Sasuke and Temari watched in shock and awe.

"That monster!" Sasuke exclaimed, completely stunned by the scene.

Temari, still inside her wooden shield, gaped in horror. "What kind of monster are we fighting?!"

As Gaara fell from the sky, the sand began to swirl around him, reforming into the massive figure of Shukaku.

Gaara appeared atop Shukaku's head, his body barely visible, swaying dangerously atop the tail beast.

Gaara, knocked out by the shockwave, let out a sharp laugh. "Wahahaha, I can finally come out again!" Shukaku's shrill voice echoed across the battlefield. He fixed his gaze on Naruto, anger boiling in his eyes. "I've found someone I want to kill right now! Wind Style: Sand Bullets!"

Shukaku slammed his stomach, launching empty bullets at Naruto.

Naruto stared at the tailed beast with disbelief. "Is this thing really that dumb? Has it been shut down for too long?" he thought to himself.

"Damn it, " Shukaku roared, continuing his wild attacks.

Naruto, with a grin on his face, raised his hand. "Ninja Art: Transformation Jutsu!" The air around him hummed with a powerful chakra surge, creating a massive storm.

Sasuke gasped. "What incredible chakra... No less than that monster's!"

BOOM! A burst of white smoke erupted, and a massive, fearsome Nine-Tails fox appeared in front of them.

"Damn it, you b*****d fox!" Shukaku howled, furious. "wind Bullets!"

Naruto's Nine-Tails began gathering its tails, slowly forming a massive Tailed Beast Bomb. "Tailed Beast Bomb—Rasengan!" Naruto's voice echoed from the fox's mouth.

The Rasengan collided with the empty training bullets, obliterating them instantly. The force of the blast struck Shukaku, creating a massive hole in its stomach.

"Damn it! That hurt!" Shukaku howled in pain.

Meanwhile, the Nine-Tails clasped its hands together. "Wood Style: Birth of the World Tree!!" Giant trees shot up from the ground, surrounding Shukaku with overwhelming power.

"Dammit! How do you know this technique?!" Shukaku struggled against the massive trees, but they held firm.

Naruto dropped his transformation and stood before Gaara, who had regained some composure. "Seal: Eight Trigram Seal!" He launched two sealing tags, forming the Eight Trigram Seal.

"Damn you! You just got out!" Shukaku raged, its massive form slowly fading away. Gaara's sanity returned as the beast's influence weakened.

"You!" Gaara looked at Naruto in disbelief. Slowly, he realized the presence of Shukaku had disappeared, his curse finally lifted.

"My curse is gone! I can't hear it anymore!" Gaara exclaimed, tears welling up in his eyes.

"Yo, brother-in-law," Naruto said with a grin.

"Did you do this?" Gaara asked, looking at Naruto with gratitude.

Naruto released the wooden wall, allowing Temari to approach Gaara.

"Just a mere tailed beast. If your Sand shinobi sealing technique wasn't so weak, you wouldn't have had to suffer so much." Naruto shrugged. "Your father's a pretty bad Parent."

Gaara and Temari stared at him in silence.

"It's okay, though. He's probably gone for good now," Naruto continued.

"Nani?" Temari was taken aback.

Gaara, still speechless, nodded slowly.

"You want to know the truth of the matter, Gaara?" Naruto continued with a serious look. "Be stronger. Until you can suppress the tailed beast in your body, the seal will keep controlling you."

"Why?" Gaara asked, confused.

"Because we're the same," Naruto said calmly, and in an instant, eight red tails erupted from behind him, his chakra skyrocketing.

"Nani?!" Sasuke, Temari, and Gaara stared in shock, their eyes wide in disbelief.

"And," Naruto added with a smirk, "I think you'd be a great friend."

"Friend?" Gaara murmured weakly.

"And brother-in-law!" Naruto interrupted cheerfully.

"GOAWAY!" Gaara shouted, flustered.

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