Although Rasa was not at a disadvantage, after looking around, he noticed that aside from the person using Ice Release, the white-haired young man nearby was also giving off a frightening pressure.
Seeing the situation becoming more urgent, Rasa knew continuing this stalemate would not benefit him. A thought crossed his mind, and he decided to provoke the other side to throw them off balance.
Rasa stared straight at Gaara in the distance and roared, "Gaara! Have you become Konoha's dog now? You've completely disgraced me, your father!"
Gaara was normally a quiet person, but he valued his identity as a Konoha ninja very deeply.
Hearing Rasa insult him like this, the calm lake inside his heart instantly exploded into raging waves, and anger erupted like a volcano.
In an instant, with Gaara at the center, the air around him seemed to ignite as endless sand roared like wild horses breaking free.
The yellow sand filling the sky blocked out the sun, and the sheer force of it made people stare.
Just from this surging pressure alone, anyone could tell Gaara had been completely enraged.
However, it had to be noted that Gaara was only sixteen years old now.
In terms of chakra reserves, he was clearly at a disadvantage compared to the battle-hardened and experienced Rasa.
But even so, Gaara, who only wanted revenge for his deep hatred, no longer cared about any of that. He even rejected the help his teammates wanted to give him.
At that moment, Kimimaro, who had been watching the battle closely from afar, realized things were going wrong and quickly shouted, "Gaara, calm down! Did you forget the important information we brought back to the village before?"
Hearing that, Gaara froze slightly and instinctively swept his gaze around with the corner of his eye.
When he saw the ice mirrors around him reflecting cold light, along with Kimimaro standing ready to help at any moment, the violent emotions burning inside him suddenly vanished as if cold water had been poured over his head.
That's right. The current him in Konoha Village was no longer fighting alone.
Not only did he have reliable companions fighting beside him, he also no longer had to constantly face the danger of assassination like before.
There were teammates here who truly cared about him and stayed by his side, as well as his mother who deeply loved him.
Besides that, the important guide in his life, Lord Rengoku, had also always been silently supporting him.
Thinking back to the past, Gaara suddenly remembered the scene that happened in Sunagakure before.
At the time, Rasa, his father, had actually been beaten by the people of Sunagakure inside the village.
At that thought, Gaara let out a breath and sneered at Rasa, "When I found out you became the One-Tail Shukaku's jinchuriki, I was really happy."
"Especially when you were abandoned by all of Sunagakure too, I was even happier."
Hearing this, Rasa's face instantly became extremely ugly.
He never expected Gaara to have clearly witnessed such a miserable moment of his life.
So he angrily shouted, "How did you know?"
Gaara coldly replied, "Because I personally saw you fail to control Shukaku's power. I personally watched the people of Sunagakure join forces to suppress you."
Then he mercilessly mocked him again, "Didn't you keep saying I was a failure? Then why did you lose control more times than me?"
"In the end, you're not even as good as me, the 'failure'! You're nothing but complete trash!"
"Hahahahaha!"
By the end, it was as if Gaara had released all the resentment buried deep in his heart for years as he burst into loud laughter.
Usually silent and reserved, Gaara now seemed like a completely different person, freely venting the frustration he had carried for so long.
The knot in his heart his entire life could finally be mocked directly in front of Rasa.
From extreme excitement, Gaara's body could not help trembling.
"I… you! Damn it!"
Rasa's face shifted between green and white before turning into furious shame after his greatest humiliation was exposed.
After all, lies do not hurt people. The truth is the sharpest blade.
He really had lost control more times than Gaara. In terms of controlling Shukaku, Rasa was not even as good as seven-year-old Gaara.
Everything Gaara said was true. He called Gaara a failure, yet now he was worse than the failure.
"You unfilial son!"
"Die for me!"
Rasa roared madly as vast and powerful chakra burst out from his body like a volcanic eruption.
In an instant, an enormous wave of gold dust appeared out of nowhere and swept toward Gaara with overwhelming force.
Facing such a terrifying attack, Gaara showed no fear.
The resentment buried deep in his heart for years was finally being released, and the chakra in his body became unusually active.
His hands rapidly moved, and the sand Shukaku had left on the ground seemed to be pulled by some mysterious force as it instantly rose into the air.
It quickly gathered into an equally massive sand wave and slammed directly into the incoming gold dust wave without hesitation!
For a moment, sounds like rushing water echoed all around. It was the unique noise made by countless grains of sand violently scraping across the ground.
Then came a thunderous boom, like lightning exploding on flat ground, as the two giant waves crashed together and released a shocking burst of energy.
As the two waves collided, dull rumbling sounds like muffled thunder rang out.
Bang! Crash!
The sand controlled by both sides collided violently at the tips like raging ocean waves, instantly exploding apart as countless grains scattered to both sides.
However, this was only the beginning. More waves of sand and shining gold dust continuously surged forward, endlessly crashing against each other with heavy booming sounds.
At this moment, Gaara could clearly feel the chakra in his body rapidly draining away. Compared to the other side, he had far less chakra.
Because of this, as time passed, the originally deadlocked situation slowly changed, and the sand under his control gradually began retreating toward his side.
Kimimaro, who had been watching the battle from nearby, kept a serious expression the entire time.
When he noticed the situation turning unfavorable for Gaara, his body instinctively tensed, ready to step in at any moment.
Just then, Haku slowly stepped out from the ice mirror beside Kimimaro.
He gently tugged at Kimimaro's sleeve and quietly said, "Kimimaro, wait first."
Haku raised a hand and pointed toward Gaara, reminding him, "Look at Gaara's eyes."
Hearing Haku's words, Kimimaro quickly looked toward Gaara's eyes.
After observing carefully, he was surprised to find that although the situation was very unfavorable for Gaara, there was not the slightest panic in his eyes.
Not only that, his eyes instead became brighter and brighter, as if a blazing fire was burning within them.
Seeing this, Kimimaro finally relaxed slightly, and the tension in his body eased a little.
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