Sora looked at Hinata calmly and said.
"If I say you can do it, then you can do it, and I'm not afraid to tell you the truth because my aptitude was even worse than yours, yet don't I now possess strength that surpasses many peerless geniuses?"
He continued firmly, "So first you must believe in yourself and train your confidence and determination because that is the most important thing."
Hinata nervously rubbed her fingers together and said softly, "But I..."
Years of living under pressure had left her without confidence in herself, and such a mindset could not be changed overnight.
Sora cut her off without hesitation and said, "There are no 'buts', remember what I said because you can do it starting from this very second."
He reached out and gently lifted Hinata's delicate chin.
Normally such an action might carry provocative meaning, but at this moment there was none of that feeling.
Hinata's beautiful head was gently raised, revealing her pure white eyes filled with timid and gentle light.
Compared to Haku's gaze, Hinata's eyes were truly as clear and pure as water.
This was the first time she had been treated like this by someone of the opposite sex.
Hinata immediately panicked. Her naturally shy personality made her blush instantly, and her entire face turned bright red.
However, Sora's steady gaze forced her to keep looking at him, as if his eyes contained some mysterious power.
Sora suddenly paused and frowned slightly before relaxing again and saying, "Hmm, let's stop here for today because some people have arrived."
The Illusion Space instantly disappeared. Only a short time had passed in the outside world.
After all, this was just an ordinary gengutsu, not something like Tsukuyomi that could distort time perception.
At that moment, three figures suddenly appeared nearby.
A cold voice sounded, "Hmph, I didn't expect to find you here because this is perfect and no one will stop me from killing you this time."
The person speaking was Gaara, the One-Tails jinchuriki.
The moment Gaara saw Sora, intense killing intent erupted from his eyes. His expression was filled with excitement and bloodlust.
The overwhelming killing intent mixed with a bloody aura spread through the forest, causing Inuzuka Kiba's ninken to tremble uncontrollably.
Kiba thought to himself, Another monster.
But Gaara's killing intent made it clear that negotiation was impossible.
Gaara licked his lips and said coldly, "Killing all of you will make me even happier."
His eyes turned bloodshot as he suddenly flung his hands forward. Several massive sand hands shot toward Sora and the others.
It was clear that Gaara intended to capture all of them at once.
Sora stepped forward and said calmly, "Leave Gaara to me and deal with the others."
Although Sora had promised to help them pass the Forest of Death exam, he was not a babysitter.
They had to deal with what they were capable of handling themselves. He would only step in if their lives were in danger.
After all, he wanted subordinates who were independent and capable, not useless parasites.
Gaara suddenly clenched his fists and shouted, "Sand Waterfall Imperial Funeral!"
Two giant sand hands instantly grabbed Sora and crushed him with a loud bang.
Gaara narrowed his eyes and muttered, "Did he dodge?"
However, he wasn't anxious. After their previous battle, Gaara already understood Sora's abilities.
A voice suddenly sounded behind him.
Sora appeared behind Gaara and said calmly, "It seems you've grown stronger."
Without hesitation, he threw a Monster Strength Fist.
Now that Sora had completely mastered this technique, he could unleash its full destructive power.
His punch shattered Gaara's reinforced sand defense instantly and the terrifying force blasted Gaara away.
Temari's pupils shrank slightly as she thought, What terrifying strength.
Ever since Gaara was injured by Sora during their last encounter, Gaara had trained relentlessly and his power had increased dramatically.
Even their jonin instructor Baki would have difficulty defeating Gaara.
Yet Sora had shattered Gaara's sand defense with a single punch.
Temari secretly felt uneasy. If it were not for Gaara, she would have avoided fighting Sora entirely.
However, she had no choice now.
The Gaara who had been blasted away suddenly turned into sand.
Sora immediately realized what had happened.
Sand Clone.
At the same time, sand had already wrapped around Sora's feet without him noticing.
Gaara's cold voice echoed through the forest as he shouted, "Sand Coffin!"
The sand instantly dragged Sora into the air and began compressing with terrifying pressure, attempting to crush every bone in his body.
Meanwhile, the other battles had already begun.
Shino Aburame calmly controlled his insects and confronted the puppeteer Kankuro.
On the other side, Kiba, his ninken, and Hinata faced Temari together.
Temari stood calmly in front of them alone. The giant iron fan in her hand moved smoothly, radiating overwhelming pressure.
Kiba crouched low like a wild beast and shouted, "Let's go!"
He activated the Four Legs Technique and transformed into a feral fighting stance.
Then he shouted, "Beast Human Clone!"
His ninken transformed into a copy of Kiba.
Both of them spun rapidly and shouted together, "Fang Over Fang!"
Two spinning tornado-like attacks rushed toward Temari.
Temari smiled faintly and said confidently, "Wind Release: Sickle Weasel."
She swung her iron fan forward.
A violent hurricane erupted instantly, suppressing both Kiba and his ninken and forcing them backward.
Their move could not even approach her.
Hinata gritted her teeth and activated her Byakugan.
She rushed toward Temari despite knowing the difference in strength.
Temari glanced at her and said calmly, "The Byakugan of the Hyuga Clan's Bloodline Limit, but it seems you haven't mastered it yet."
She once again used Wind Release, forcing Hinata backward with powerful gusts.
Hinata struggled against the wind and could not get close.
Temari suddenly moved and swept a powerful kick toward Hinata, who had no time to dodge while resisting the hurricane.
At that moment, Sora's voice echoed in Hinata's mind.
"Believe in yourself because anyone else can doubt you or look down on you, but you alone cannot lose faith in yourself."
With a loud bang, Sora broke free from the Sand Coffin.
His body flickered forward instantly.
He appeared in front of Hinata and blocked Temari's attack.
Then he threw another Monster Strength Fist.
Temari's expression changed drastically. She instantly used the Substitution Jutsu to escape.
If that punch had landed, she would have been severely injured or even killed.
Hinata looked down slightly and her eyes turned red as she thought, Am I really that useless?
Sora was fighting the terrifying Gaara alone, yet he still had to protect her.
The more she thought about it, the more she felt like a burden.
Perhaps this was why she had always felt sympathy for Naruto.
Both of them had been ostracized and treated as burdens.
Sora didn't say anything.
Instead, he gently grabbed Hinata's hand and looked at her with an encouraging and understanding expression.
Then he turned around.
A sand hand rushed toward him.
Sora shattered it with a single punch.
Immediately afterward, chakra gathered in his palm and formed a swirling sphere.
Ragengan.
Using the Body Flicker Technique, Sora instantly rushed toward Gaara and slammed the ragengan directly toward him.
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