"Copying Technique."
Sora pressed his left hand against the Scroll of Seals while placing his right hand on a blank scroll he had prepared.
Countless characters, hand seals, and complex symbols rapidly appeared on the empty scroll at an astonishing speed.
In just moments, the contents of the Scroll of Seals were copied onto his own scroll.
Sora had considered stealing the original Scroll of Seals directly, but doing so would create too many complications.
Copying the contents was far safer.
"Let's go."
After finishing, Sora immediately broke through the window.
He carefully returned the Scroll of Seals to its original place before leaving the Hokage office.
Soon after, he met Tsunade and handed her the copied scroll.
"Mom, check whether the techniques recorded here are genuine," Sora said.
"I'm worried the Konaha people might have mixed in false information, or that some techniques might be incomplete."
Ordinary ninjutsu would not matter much, but the Scroll of Seals mainly recorded powerful forbidden jutsu and S-Rank secret techniques.
If even a small part were incorrect, attempting to cultivate it could easily lead to death.
Sora could not afford to take such risks.
Tsunade's experience and knowledge far exceeded his own.
Even if she could not perform certain techniques herself, she was still familiar with most of them.
Verifying the authenticity of the scroll would not be difficult for her.
After handing the scroll to Tsunade, Sora immediately rushed toward the forest outside Konaha.
"Gaara, it's time to settle the score between us."
Their conflict had begun long ago.
Although Sora welcomed strong opponents who could push him forward and force him to improve,
he had no interest in leaving behind someone who constantly tried to kill him like a crazed monster.
After encountering Gaara upon entering Konaha, Sora had already understood that their conflict would eventually have to be resolved.
Before, the timing had not been right.
Now it was perfect.
"My chakra has fully recovered."
Sora felt refreshed.
Coming to Konaha had allowed him to grow tremendously, not only in strength but also in experience and mental resilience.
Just then, his gaze sharpened.
"Gentle Fist."
Not far away, Hyuga Hinata was being surrounded by three Sand ninjas.
Although her life was not in immediate danger, she was clearly at a disadvantage.
Fortunately, Inuzuka Kiba was nearby helping her, so retreating would still be possible.
However, at that moment two figures suddenly leaped down from the rooftop and rushed toward Hinata.
She was already under siege, and this sudden ambush placed her in extreme danger.
"They're trying to ambush her!" Kiba shouted angrily as he prepared to send Akamaru forward.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique."
A massive fireball suddenly appeared and burned the two attacking ninjas to ashes.
"It's Sora," Hinata said softly as she turned toward him.
Her Byakugan had instantly identified her rescuer.
However, when she saw Sora's subtle hand gesture, she remained silent.
A small scroll quietly slipped into her hand.
Without drawing attention, Hinata stored it away while maintaining vigilance against any Sand or Otogakure ninjas nearby.
"You saved my student and plan to leave without even accepting my thanks?" Kurenai Yuhi suddenly appeared beside Sora.
"Watch your students," Sora replied calmly before leaving without turning back.
Kurenai attempted to stop him, but several Sand ninjas suddenly attacked her.
Of course, those ninjas were not acting on Sora's orders.
He had already placed them under gengutsu, forcing them to attack Kurenai instead.
"He escaped."
By the time Kurenai finished defeating the Sand ninjas, Sora had completely vanished.
Sora had neither the time nor the interest to deal with her.
Moving at full speed, he rushed out of Konaha and into the forest.
Leaping high into the air, he spotted clouds of dust rising in the distance and heard the echoes of battle.
With his sharpened senses, detecting such disturbances was effortless.
Especially when the battle involved a jinchuriki.
"How interesting," Gaara said as he stood in the forest, most of his body now covered in sand, resembling a small tanuki-like monster.
His eyes were filled with madness. "You actually possess such skill. Killing you will prove my existence."
A massive Shukaku's Hand suddenly struck forward, sending Uchiha Sasuke flying.
At the same time, Gaara swept his arm, launching a barrage of Sand Shuriken that instantly destroyed Naruto's incoming Shadow Clones.
"Ragengan!"
Naruto suddenly attacked from beneath Gaara.
"That technique again," Gaara muttered with intense killing intent.
He remembered that move clearly.
Compared to Sasuke's Chidori that had injured him, Naruto's ragengan had left a much deeper impression.
It was the technique that had caused him pain multiple times.
"Wind Release: Infinite Sand Cloud Great Breakthrough."
A violent gust mixed with sand slowed Naruto's movement.
Gaara, however, remained completely unaffected.
In an instant he appeared beside Naruto and kicked him away.
Naruto crashed into a tree before finally stopping.
"Damn it, how is this panda-eyes guy so strong?" Naruto muttered as he struggled to stand.
His earlier battle with Sora had left him severely exhausted. Not only had he been injured, but most of his chakra had already been consumed.
Now facing Gaara, who was becoming increasingly powerful as his Tailed Beast Transformation progressed, victory seemed nearly impossible.
Even though Naruto was the Nine-Tails jinchuriki, his chakra could not recover instantly.
He simply possessed enormous reserves.
In terms of recovery speed, he was no faster than an ordinary chunin.
Compared to Sora's astonishing recovery rate, Naruto's was far slower—unless he activated the Nine-Tails chakra.
"Is this your limit?" Gaara sneered. "In that case…"
Whoosh!
Several kunai suddenly flew through the air.
Gaara blocked them with Shukaku's Hand, but the exploding tags attached to them detonated immediately.
Boom!
"Naruto! Sasuke! Run!" Sakura shouted after launching the kunai and explosive tags.
The two boys exchanged a glance.
Both understood the situation.
They were no match for the increasingly powerful Gaara.
They needed to retreat and recover.
Thud!
"Ah!"
Sakura suddenly screamed as a hand of sand shot forward, slamming her violently into a tree.
The sand tightened around her neck.
If it continued, she would be strangled to death.
"Sakura!" Naruto roared in desperation as he screamed inside his mind, "You damn fox, lend me your chakra!"
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