Chapter 63: Sasuke vs. Gaara
Hearing Gaara's words, Shiranui Genma was stunned for a moment. He followed the direction Gaara was pointing and soon saw Naruto resting in the preparation area.
Shiranui Genma frowned. He couldn't agree to Gaara's unreasonable request.
Every duel in the Chunin Finals had been strictly monitored and screened. Opponents couldn't be changed on a whim. Even he didn't have the authority to make that call.
But when Naruto heard it, he smiled slightly, looked at Gaara, and was about to say something.
Suddenly!
At that moment—
Lightning flickered in the distance.
A chirping sound rang out.
Then, everyone saw a figure leaping toward Gaara like an arc of lightning.
After the figure appeared, he looked at Gaara with a fighting gleam in his eyes. He was very confident. He smiled provocatively and said:
"You don't need Naruto to deal with someone like you."
Hearing that voice, everyone looked toward the figure. After seeing who it was, cheers erupted from the audience.
It was Uchiha Sasuke!
The Uchiha genius had appeared! The confrontation between the two great ninja village prodigies was about to begin!
Seeing Sasuke show up, Naruto was taken aback for a moment, then smiled faintly. Seeing the confident smile on Sasuke's face, he knew that Sasuke had learned the Chidori.
In just seven days, he had mastered Kakashi's signature technique!
If word of this got out, ninjas everywhere would be shocked!
But Naruto knew the reason Sasuke had learned it so quickly. Naruto had already taught Sasuke about chakra nature transformation long ago, and had even given him the foundation for the Chidori. For the rest, Kakashi only needed to tell Sasuke the specific method of performing the technique.
Sasuke also knew he had Naruto's previous guidance to thank for this. He glanced at Naruto gratefully and nodded to him. Then Sasuke stared at Gaara with burning eyes.
Seeing Sasuke's arrival, Gaara was also taken aback for a moment.
But he quickly developed a strong fighting spirit. The bloodthirsty look in his eyes grew more intense, as if he could barely suppress the riot inside his body.
Then, Gaara said impatiently and ferociously:
"Good. Since you've shown up, I'll kill you first, and then I'll defeat that guy!"
It seemed Gaara considered Sasuke nothing more than an appetizer before the real warm-up. He wanted to take care of Sasuke first, then move on to the main event—Naruto.
Sasuke sneered when he heard that.
"Arrogant."
"Referee, let's begin."
Sasuke said to Shiranui Genma.
Shiranui Genma was taken aback for a moment but quickly recovered. He coughed and announced the start of the duel!
As soon as Shiranui Genma's words fell, both of them eagerly attacked at the same time and launched into combat!
Lightning flashed beneath Sasuke's feet, and his speed suddenly increased! He moved like a ghost, rushing straight toward Gaara!
Seeing Sasuke's speed, everyone in the stands couldn't help but be slightly surprised. This was several times faster than his usual speed!
Gaara also attacked immediately, controlling the sand in his gourd to surge out and overwhelm Sasuke.
The two fought fiercely, exchanging blows with great intensity.
Naruto nodded when he saw Sasuke's speed increase sharply with lightning flashing beneath his feet. Clearly, Sasuke had mastered the power of chakra nature transformation. And this was exactly the power of the lightning-nature chakra Sasuke excelled at!
Using lightning-nature chakra to stimulate his body's cells, he achieved a short burst of speed!
Sasuke rushed in front of Gaara in an instant. Just as he was about to strike Gaara—
Gaara's yellow sand followed, but before the sand could touch Sasuke, his figure flashed and disappeared again!
The next moment he reappeared, he was already behind Gaara!
Seeing Sasuke's incredible speed, Gaara was stunned. He gritted his teeth angrily, as if remembering the humiliation and pain he'd felt when facing Rock Lee before.
Although Gaara's sand was fast, Sasuke relied on the explosive speed boosted by his lightning chakra. Gaara couldn't catch him at all!
Instead, Sasuke could strike Gaara whenever he wanted!
Gaara took hit after hit. Even the sand covering the surface of his body was kicked away by Sasuke again and again.
On Gaara's forehead, a trace of blood trickled down.
Feeling the pain in his body and watching Sasuke's ghostly figure flicker beyond his reach—
Gaara suddenly roared ferociously and angrily:
"Bastard! I'll kill you!"
The words rang out!
In an instant, Gaara exploded with an enormous amount of chakra!
The chakra burst outward, forcing Sasuke back.
Sasuke stared in astonishment at Gaara's transformation.
Gaara's body started to swell!
His originally thin frame gradually became bloated and bulky. His arms grew as thick as a monster's, complete with sharp claws like a raccoon dog's!
Raccoon dog ears grew from Gaara's forehead, and his pupils became beast-like—ferocious and terrifying.
Gaara bared his fangs and looked at Sasuke with bloodthirsty hunger.
After feeling the violent chakra emanating from Gaara's body, Sasuke was also startled.
The chakra pouring out of Gaara was truly massive. And not only was it huge—it was full of violent, raging energy. Like a wild beast, it made people feel crazy and very uncomfortable.
Seeing Gaara's transformation, Sasuke frowned.
But he didn't panic. Instead, he took a deep breath, extended his palm, and let his chakra surge and gather toward his hand!
"Chidori!"
The voice fell!
Lightning flashed in Sasuke's hand!
His entire palm looked like it was holding lightning. Countless crackling arcs of lightning burst from his palm!
Countless bolts of lightning condensed together, creating a chirping sound like a thousand birds singing!
Then, Sasuke charged toward the transformed Gaara with Chidori in hand!
Seeing this, Gaara quickly attacked Sasuke with his sand, trying to block Sasuke's path.
It had to be said—after Gaara's transformation, the speed of his sand had suddenly increased, and its power had grown significantly as well.
But even so, Gaara still couldn't catch Sasuke's figure at all. Sasuke seemed to be using all his strength at that moment, pushing his speed to the absolute limit!
His Sharingan also activated at that moment!
In his scarlet eyes, the three tomoe spun wildly!
His figure flickered!
Soon, Sasuke reached Gaara!
Gaara froze for a moment, his demonic pupils widening!
Before he could react, the Chidori slammed directly into him!
Puff!
Blood splattered!
After Sasuke's Chidori struck Gaara's body, blood sprayed out. Sasuke's hand, wielding the Chidori, stabbed straight into Gaara's body!
The searing pain made Gaara's pupils contract. Seeing his own blood spray into the air, Gaara's mind went blank. He let out a hysterical roar!
"AHHH! I'LL KILL YOU!!!"