"Others want to kill me..."
"Father also wants to kill me..."
"Even my uncle wants to kill me..."
"Heh... Hahaha..."
Wrapped in crimson chakra, Gaara suddenly snapped his eyes open. His pupils were completely consumed by hatred. He spoke softly, "If that's how it is, then just die..."
"Everyone, die together!"
Gaara finally made his decision, officially casting his soul into hell.
At that moment, a despairing aura erupted, sweeping through the entire village like a tsunami. Even across the desert, a cold wind began to howl like a mournful wail.
Crimson chakra surged recklessly from Gaara's body, transforming into countless grains of sand that constructed a massive entity.
Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast, had returned to the world of the living.
Upon returning to this world, Shukaku immediately let out a piercing roar, "This Great One is finally free again!"
Its body looked as if it were built from countless yellow sands and rocks, its massive frame resembling a mountain. Its surface was covered in extensive patterns that looked like sealing formulas. A slight movement of its giant body was enough to turn heaven and earth upside down!
That single roar awakened the fear hidden deep in the hearts of every villager in the Hidden Sand Village. Shukaku's massive silhouette felt like a giant mountain pressing down on their souls.
Perhaps seeking to vent the rage of being sealed for so many years, Shukaku raised its tail. A terrifying dark shadow loomed over countless houses before slamming down like a giant sword!
The sky seemed to fall.
Even though the arriving shinobi quickly used various Earth Style ninjutsu to construct numerous walls, they were utterly useless against a creature of Shukaku's size.
Under the powerful impact, the walls made of Earth Style shattered like building blocks. Next were the houses below, and then the ground itself.
Every defense appeared futile against Shukaku's casual strike.
Deep cracks emerged from the ground, and under the intense force, the earth shattered into massive boulders, expanding outward frantically amidst billowing clouds of dust.
Is this the power of a Tailed Beast?
Simu observed Shukaku's performance.
To be precise, he had recorded everything—from the change in the Jinchuriki's emotions, to the Tailed Beast's riot, the Jinchuriki's active release of the seal, and finally the descent of the Full Version Tailed Beast.
This was vital experimental data.
As the first Tailed Beast Simu had encountered, Shukaku's combat power certainly did not disappoint his expectations.
If nothing else, its sheer size alone was enough to change the course of a battlefield!
Simu took a deep breath, savoring the chakra permeating the air and the panic radiating from the people.
"Truly... exciting!"
In contrast to Simu's "excitement," Rasa's face was as dark as stagnant water.
Originally, he only wanted to use Yashamaru's death to test Gaara's capacity as a weapon. If his capacity was insufficient, it would serve to sever Gaara's ties to this world, turning him into a completely emotionless killing machine.
After all, even if Gaara went berserk, Rasa believed he could easily suppress him using the sealing formulas left on his body combined with his own Gold Dust.
Who could have guessed that Gaara's seal would be released so completely this time? More importantly, he himself was being held back by this "Tobi."
"To go berserk so thoroughly... it seems Gaara's capacity is indeed lacking."
Rasa looked gloomily at the fully liberated Shukaku.
Simu scratched his mask, feeling a bit of a headache.
"Stop going on about 'capacity' this and 'capacity' that. If you were so capable, you should have made yourself the Jinchuriki back then instead of letting a child endure such pain."
"Furthermore, you keep talking about capacity, but just because you are willing to sacrifice everything for the village doesn't mean others are."
"Don't force your will onto others, you scumbag who is worse than a serial killer."
As the Kazekage, when had Rasa ever encountered such gutter-level verbal abuse? For a moment, he didn't even know how to rebut. His face turned beet red before Simu continued:
"Don't just stand there practicing holding your breath. If this keeps up, the Hidden Sand Village you care so much about will soon be reduced to ruins," Simu said bluntly.
Indeed, if Shukaku continued its destruction, not just one Hidden Sand Village, but two would be turned to rubble.
"You damned brat!"
Rasa, severely lacking in comeback vocabulary, could only spit out words that were entirely harmless to Simu.
He completely abandoned the strategy of settling Shukaku before dealing with the enemy; he decided to kill the annoying brat in front of him first.
Regardless, the Anbu and other shinobi had reached the battlefield. They should be able to stall Shukaku. He only needed to resolve this guy as quickly as possible.
With many against one, the advantage is mine!
"Perish!"
Rasa raised his palm. Countless grains of Gold Dust emerged from every crack in the building, converging into sharp spears aimed at Simu from different directions.
Magnet Style: Gold Dust? Interesting.
Facing such an attack, Simu showed no sign of fear; instead, he looked quite interested. After all, he had never obtained a test subject with a Kekkei Genkai before.
Seeing Simu's relaxed expression, Rasa suddenly clenched his fist.
All the Gold Dust spears aimed at Simu instantly closed in, piercing toward him from all sides.
"Earth Style: Underground Projection Jutsu!"
Simu's entire body quickly sank into the ground, narrowly avoiding Rasa's attack.
Rasa's brow furrowed. He can perform ninjutsu without hand signs?
After dodging Rasa's attack, Simu appeared outside the Kazekage Building in the blink of an eye.
A pair of massive, blood-colored flesh wings erupted from Simu's back.
As Simu flapped his wings, a powerful airflow exploded, propelling him into the air like a rocket.
However, Rasa naturally wouldn't let Simu go so easily. He formed another hand sign.
"Magnet Style: Gold Dust Waves!"
Countless grains of Gold Dust surged out frantically, rushing toward the sky like an inverted waterfall!
Simu watched the upward-surging wave of Gold Dust, his gaze flickering slightly.
He prepared a large amount of Gold Dust underground beforehand, then uses the magnetic pull of Magnet Style chakra to lead the sand mixed with Gold Dust for the attack?
Truly a creative idea.
Even when facing a Kage-level powerhouse, Simu maintained his composure. This attitude naturally infuriated Rasa even more.
"Damned brat, don't look down on the Kage of the Hidden Sand!"
The speed of the Gold Dust suddenly accelerated. Simu was forced to lightly push his mask and respond seriously.