Chapter 195
[Gaara turned his head to look at Naruto, who was squatting behind him with an innocent look, and swung his tail to send him flying. This blow was quite powerful, but Naruto didn't care at all. Instead, he chuckled and uttered the word "bang" while flying backwards, and then the kunai stuck in Gaara's butt was detonated. ]
[At this time, Sasuke finally recovered and rushed over to catch Naruto, while Temari, Gamakichi and Puck were all nervously watching the smoke and dust produced by the explosion. When the smoke and dust dissipated, most of the sand on his body collapsed, and Gaara, who looked quite embarrassed, was revealed. ]
[‘He actually aimed at the weakest defense of the base of the tail... Although he was not injured, he could not completely offset the impact... Did I underestimate him...’]
[“Hiss! Even if the power of the detonating tag is nothing compared to Gaara’s defense, it would still be very uncomfortable to explode in such a place!”]
[“Don’t even mention experiencing it yourself, I feel cold just looking at it!”]
[“Be careful when you meet people from Konoha in the future. Who knows if they have learned such insidious moves!”]
[“Kakashi! You have brought shame to Konoha!”]
[“The weakest defense of the base of the tail... Well... I think normal people know that it is a weak point, but no one would think of attacking such a place!”]
[“I thought I had already thought highly of Naruto, but I didn’t... Thinking that he could still do this to us, Gaara really stepped on a landmine for everyone!"]
["I don't know if it's my illusion, why do I feel that Gaara, who has become a half-tailed beast, is not as strong as he usually is!"]
["Indeed, if the sand was automatically protecting him, Naruto wouldn't be able to get close to him at all!"]
["This is the characteristic of a half-baked Jinchūriki who has not fully mastered the power of the tailed beast. Maybe his explosive power has become stronger instantly, but it is hard to say whether his overall combat power has increased or decreased!"]
[Naruto greeted Sasuke who caught him, and Sasuke looked at Gaara opposite and chuckled: "Haha, finally a bit like your style... But you tried so hard, but you could only hit him once..."]
["Stop... stop talking nonsense!" Naruto turned his head away awkwardly. He didn't want to show weakness in front of Sasuke anyway. However, Sasuke had no intention of arguing with him, but said with a serious expression: "Hey Naruto! You have to fight to the death...save Sakura!"]
["After rescuing her, take her away immediately...you can definitely do it..." Sasuke said as he stood up: "I can still hold him back for a while..."]
["What do you mean by "a bit like your style"? What kind of image does Naruto have in Sasuke's eyes? He was not scared by his Thousand Years of Death!"]
["Hahaha, according to Naruto's previous style, although this Thousand Years of Death is a bit outrageous, it is actually within his scope of action. It's not surprising that Sasuke has such an idea!"]
["Everyone's thoughts are different at different times! Sasuke can risk his life for Naruto and others here, but later he still chose to join Orochimaru!"]
["This can actually be seen from the rescue of Naruto in the Land of Waves. Perhaps revenge is the most important thing for Sasuke, but he can also fight for his companions like Naruto! ”]
【“I’ve lost everything before… so I don’t want to see my important companions… die in front of me…” Sasuke stood in front of Naruto. Looking at his back, Naruto remembered that he had stood in front of him like this in the Land of Waves. He remembered that Sakura had faced Gaara’s attack to save Sasuke. He remembered Kakashi’s teachings. Naruto, who had been very uneasy, suddenly calmed down.】
【“Really… is that so…” Naruto stood up and stood side by side with Sasuke and looked at Gaara opposite him: “Because he is very similar to me… always living in loneliness and sadness, but he can fight only for himself in such loneliness, so I think he is very powerful…”】
[“… I don’t know why, but it feels very awkward to hear Sasuke say such corny words!”]
[“Such sentimental words are indeed not suitable for a cool and handsome guy like Sasuke, including a smart person with high IQ like Nara Shikamaru. Only people with Naruto’s personality can say it without any sense of disobedience! ”]
[“I finally understand Naruto’s logic. He thinks loneliness is terrible, so he thinks Gaara, who can endure loneliness all the time, must be very powerful, and then he doubts that he is not his opponent!”]
[“Your brain has always been stupid, how can you associate so much now!”]
[“Naruto just had a wrong idea for a moment. As long as his emphasis on his companions does not change, he will eventually figure it out!”]
【“But this is not the real strength! Fighting only for yourself will not make you a real strong man...” The figures of Bai and Iruka flashed in Naruto’s mind, and he saw him put his hands together and began to refine chakra, his eyes more serious than ever before.】
【Naruto roared, and a huge amount of chakra rushed out and enveloped him. Then, accompanied by the explosion of a huge amount of smoke, thousands of shadow clones filled every corner around him.】
【Everyone and the summoned beasts looked at the number of shadow clones around them in surprise, and Naruto finally recovered his previous mentality. He pointed at Gaara with a proud face and shouted: "Sorry to keep you waiting! Now let's start the show... Uzumaki Naruto Ninja Scroll!"】
[“See, after all, he learned a lot from the battle with Zabuza and the others. As long as Naruto can remember, it’s easy to cheer up! ”]
[“Fuck! I know he wants to cheer up, but this cheer is too much! ”]
[“Damn! Are you serious about the number of clones!”]
[“I always thought that a few hundred was the limit, but now it seems that I was too naive!”]
[“After a quick glance, the number of people is at least over a thousand!”]
[“He turned a reconnaissance ninjutsu into a legion ninjutsu...”]
[“With so many people, even cannon fodder is scary!”]
“Finally, it’s my turn to show off my skills!” Naruto wiped his nose proudly, especially since he could use this move now, so the sense of substitution was much stronger than the previous times.
Temari and Kankuro were shocked and switched their eyes between Tianmu and Naruto, while Gaara was stunned for a moment and then smiled with relief. He thought Naruto defeated him with a skill like the Thousand Years of Death. It seems that he underestimated him.
(To be continued)