Forced to sell misery

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The sharp spikes derived from the Nine-Tails' chakra shuttled through the ground, causing the entire sand to collapse, and then gathered again under Gaara's control - but obviously, destruction is often much easier than construction.

"careful!"

A fierce wind came from behind, breaking through the layers of Sand's defenses and heading straight for Gaara's heart on his back.

Some familiar sounds came from far away, and fine phosphorus powder fluttered down.

A pair of hands pulled his body up from behind, dodging the attacks that followed, and lifted him up into the air.

Gaara was dazed for a moment... It was clearly a strange aura, but it did not make him feel dangerous.

Gaara barely suppressed the chakra that was close to a violent state in his body, and raised his head in astonishment, looking at the girl holding him from behind in surprise.

"How could you...?"

"Let me introduce myself again, I'm Fu, Chongming's friend!"

The green hair was messed up by the wind, and the girl with orange eyes smiled brightly.

"Um... Shigeaki is Nanao."

"Are you also... a Jinchūriki?" Gaara widened his eyes slightly.

"Yes, thank you for saving me before. Now it's my turn to help you. Don't look at me like this, I can actually be very powerful!" said the girl confidently.

"why?"

Clearly... an alien that is hated and feared. Why would he stand out at a time like this?

"Probably... the same reason as yours..." It was easy to understand the unfinished meaning in Gaara's words. Fu looked directly into Gaara's half-gold and half-green eyes and said seriously,

"If we are all monsters in the eyes of others, then monsters should just be friends with monsters."

"Friends... So that's how it is..." Gaara nodded and smiled faintly.

"I'm Gaara from Sand Falls. Thank you for being my friend."

The boy who has transformed into a half-tailed beast has a pair of bright heterochromatic eyes, which are dazzlingly beautiful under the light.

"No, no need... This is what I should do."

Fu's face turned red for a moment, and the butterfly wings behind her fluttered, carrying Gaara a little higher. Suddenly, she changed the subject in a panic,

"If we work together, we should be able to stop him..."

Fu looked at the four-tailed demon fox at the center of the storm with concern and asked tentatively, "Is he the Jinchuriki of Konoha who is running wild? He has such a terrifying chakra."

"It's Konoha's Nine-Tails... It went berserk for some unknown reason."

Gaara's expression became more serious, and he controlled the sand to condense and float under his feet.

"Try to hold him back as much as you can. I'll try to stop him."

"I understand. Just leave it to me!"

Gently letting go of Gaara, Fu nodded with a rare serious expression, flapped her butterfly wings, and moved closer to the four-tailed demon fox in the center.

"Secret Technique: Phosphorus Powder Hidden Technique!"

Countless flickering lights spread out from Fu, quickly enveloping the four-tailed fox below.

Gaara half-crouched on the sand in the air and quickly formed a seal.

"Quicksand Waterfall!"

On the ground, the special sand belonging to Gaara began to flow and slowly seep into the ground.

Trapped in the mist of phosphorus powder, the four-tailed fox roared, appearing particularly agitated. Suddenly, as if it had sensed something, the four-tailed fox arched its body, and the four tails behind it also expanded.

At the same time, Gaara completed the hand seal, the ground shook, and the broken soil and rocks began to gather together as if being pulled by something.

A terrible muffled sound came from deep underground, and the quicksand surged. The four-tailed fox's limbs were tightly entangled, and the more it struggled, the harder it was to extricate itself. Even with the extremely corrosive nature of the Nine-tailed Chakra, the surging quicksand was too much...

Under Gaara's control, the minerals in the ground within a radius of several kilometers were crushed and turned into quicksand. Soon, the four-tailed demon fox was submerged by the quicksand and sank deep into the ground.

The chakra consumption of such a wide-ranging and powerful technique was undoubtedly terrifying. Gaara half-knelt on the sand plate, gasping for breath, and the sand plate suspended in the air even showed signs of collapse, constantly scattering grains of sand.

But it’s far from time to rest…

The sweat sliding down his forehead ran across his eyelashes, and the golden color in his heterochromatic eyes deepened a little. Gaara took a deep breath, controlled the sand plate close to the ground, and began to make seals again.

"Sand Falls Burial!"

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On the other side, Huayan and the demon wolf were chasing Fu and rushing over here.

"who?!"

Suddenly, several kunai were shot at them at tricky angles and landed on the sand in front of the two men. Several people wearing Konoha forehead protectors and looking like Chunins appeared and stared at Huayan and the other man with unfriendly eyes.

"We are from Takigakure Village to take part in the Chunin Exam." After looking at each other, Huayan raised his hand to show that he was harmless.

"Why are we heading towards the center of the riot?" It was obvious that these people were not easy to fool... Besides, it must not be simple for them to be safe and sound in such a riot situation.

"What are you talking about..."

The demon wolf was already getting impatient... It was too dangerous to let Fu participate in a battle of that magnitude, not to mention that the opponent was a tailed beast from another village...

"Demon wolf!"

He grabbed the demon wolf and signaled him not to be impulsive. Huayan looked at the leading Konoha ninja and said calmly,

"Our companion is trapped over there, and we just want to rescue her."

"Oh, is it so?"

The leader sneered.

"But judging from your speed, it doesn't seem like the skills a Genin should have."

"us……"

Because of Fu's matter, they were still careless... The two looked at each other.

——Do you want to take action?

——Yes, but don’t kill.

The tacit understanding they had developed as partners over the years allowed them to make an instant decision, and their hands clasped slightly at the same time.

Seeing that the two men were hesitant and did not answer, the people of Konoha were also prepared, and the battle was about to break out.

"and many more!"

At this moment, several people in black robes and animal masks appeared in the distance and quickly approached here.

Konoha's Anbu?

What happened...

The kunai slid into his hand silently, and Huayan and the demon wolf looked at each other, their faces looking a little ugly.

"Anbu sir!"

The leader nodded to the Anbu members, "We found suspicious individuals while searching for Genin from various villages to carry out rescue operations."

"From Takigakure?"

Looking at the forehead protectors on Huayan and Yaolang, an Anbu said in an ambiguous tone,

"According to the latest news from the perception ninja, the new tailed beast chakra that appeared in the center of the battle is the Seven-Tails from your Takigakure, right?"

"So you guys knew about this too." Yaolang snorted coldly, "The Jinchūriki of Konoha and Sunagakure have gone berserk one after another, and even affected our Seven-Tails Jinchūriki. Who knows what conspiracy you have up your sleeve."

"Stupid! How could the dignified Konohagakure attack the major ninja villages during the Chunin Exam? It's obvious that someone deliberately framed them!"

The leading Konoha ninja couldn't help but scold.

"Now is not the time to shirk responsibility. Besides, it was indeed our Konoha's Nine-Tails that went berserk first."

Glancing at everyone present, the Anbu ninja said in a deep voice, "But the Nine-Tails, the One-Tails of Sunagakure, the Seven-Tails of Takigakure...all are involved. It is very likely a conspiracy against the tailed beasts."

"It's meaningless to say all this now. The most urgent task is to stop the tailed beast from running away as soon as possible..."

"Cooperate?"

Huayan said calmly.

The arguments were quiet for a moment, and suddenly, an Anbu muttered,

"Who knows what conspiracy they have in mind?"

"you!"

The demon wolf was a little angry and said angrily,

"It's obvious that you, Konoha, didn't take good care of your Nine-Tails. The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki went berserk and wanted to wipe out all the Genin sent by the ninja village, right?"

"Afterwards, just explain that it was just an accident, and then compensate casually. Isn't this a common shady method you Konoha uses?"

"you!"

An Anbu suddenly drew his long sword from his back.

"enough!"

There was a loud shout and a hand pressed on the Anbu's shoulder. Under the force of the hand, the Anbu had to put away the knife.

"Our weapons should be pointed at our enemies, not our allies."

This Anbu was wearing a white cloak that was different from the other Anbu, and he should be the captain of the team.

Huayan and the demon wolf looked at each other and put away their weapons.

"The most important thing right now is to stop the Jinchuriki from going berserk and seal it."

The ANBU captain in a white cloak looked at the two of them.

"Since this concerns the Nanao of your Takigakure, then come with us."