Chapter 500 Where the soul is (3)

"What's wrong?"

Outside, Liuli keenly noticed that Baishi's facial expression was a little loose, so she asked aloud.

Ayane also stared at her, seeming to be a little concerned.

Shiraishi just shook his head and didn't respond.

There are too many people here, and what happened in Naruto's sealed space just now naturally cannot be discussed here.

Moreover, Minato's soul state is a bit weird, and he can't tell whether the other party is alive or dead.

After all, things like chakra can gather consciousness for long-term preservation, which can be regarded as an alternative means of survival.

The only thing he was sure of was that Minato's life state needed Naruto's body as the foundation to continue life.

Once separated from Naruto's body, the soul will naturally disappear with it.

The existence of Naruto is the most important thing.

What Shiraishi cares most about is undoubtedly the faint sense of danger conveyed to him by Minato. That special state of soul can make him, a living person, feel threatened, which is probably unusual.

Baishi never thinks that the death of the body is equal to the real death of a person.

For some ninjas who master special ninjutsu, the death of chakra and soul is the real death, not just the flesh and blood.

Seeing Shiraishi shaking his head, Liuli and Ayane also knew that this was not the best time to ask, so they stopped talking and quietly shifted their gazes to the playing field below.

"Your Excellency Shiraishi, is it necessary to suspend the game now? Inuzi's behavior has gone too far."

Compared to the calmness and calmness of Baishi and others, Luo Sha couldn't sit still.

Because the killing intent in Gaara's heart has been induced, and under the ravages of the power of the tailed beast, his rationality will gradually be dominated by the animal nature of the tailed beast, and he will become a beast that can only kill and destroy.

Gaara in this state doesn't think about the serious consequences of killing people at all.

Especially the person who was about to be killed was Konoha's Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, which really made Luo Sha restless, and the situation was a bit out of his control.

"But there are no dead people, are there?"

Baishi asked indifferently as before.

Don't talk about Ichibi, even if Kyuubi goes berserk, he still has the ability to control the situation.

Accidents of this degree are completely within the controllable range, and there is no need to forcefully intervene to interrupt this wonderful game.

"But if this goes on"

"As long as there are no dead people, it is not a violation. I have no reason to stop this battle."

Baishi didn't waver at all, and didn't give Luo Sha any face, and refused with a rather strong attitude.

Luo Sha was secretly annoyed, but he also knew that Baishi was right.

According to the rules of this final, as long as no one is dead, one can use any means to attack the opponent, even if the opponent is disabled in the end, it is also a legitimate behavior according to the rules.

Even if Konoha wants to hold the Oni Nation accountable in the future, it will only leave people with the impression of being unreasonable and rude, and there will be no gain.

However, as an ally, Sand Yin had to consider Konoha's attitude.

If you directly defeat Konoha's ninja, it's not a big problem.

The problem is that the cruel methods Gaara is implementing now have crossed that line.

Konoha is unable to hold the country of ghosts accountable, but for Sand Yin, it may cause an indelible crack in the covenant.

This is a situation that Luo Sha does not want to see.

Thinking of this, Luo Sha regretted letting Gaara participate in this kind of competition. Here in the Kingdom of Demons, even as one of the Five Kages, he felt extremely passive.

Now we can only hope that the Kingdom of Ghosts can really control the situation and not let the situation get completely out of control.

"Also, have you underestimated this Konoha player, Kazekage-sama?"

The corner of Baishi's mouth curled slightly.

"What?"

Luo Sha's expression was slightly heavy, and he was slightly taken aback.

"about there."

Shiraishi said a nonsensical remark.

Since it is confirmed that Minato is not dead, then, in this ninja world, I am afraid that there are not many people who can kill Naruto.

Even if it can be done, it will have to pay a very heavy price.

Just when Luo Sha doubted the authenticity of Baishi's words, there was an uproar from the audience all around, as if seeing something incredible, they exclaimed.

Luo Sha had no choice but to turn his gaze back, and stared at the venue, the expression of astonishment was directly fixed on his face, showing disbelief.

I saw the sand that originally wrapped Naruto's body burst open, and Naruto jumped out of the sand cage and regained his freedom.

Not only that, but red chakra like water was burning on his body. The wounds on his shoulders and arms began to heal at a speed visible to the naked eye under the action of this chakra.

The aura of the whole person has changed drastically from before, as if they were two different people.

Naruto stared at Gaara with a pair of eyes, full of fighting spirit.

"It seems that who wins and who loses is really hard to say, Kazekage-sama."

Shiraishi said with a smile.

But his gaze was firmly fixed on Naruto's body, without moving away.

Such a stable tailed beast chakra seems to belong to Naruto, Minato, is your purpose to train him into a perfect Jinchuriki? Shiraishi was startled when he saw Naruto's aura that was very different from ordinary Jinchuriki.

Although he knew that Minato survived in the form of Chakra, there must be a purpose to protect Naruto.

But I didn't expect that the opponent's handwriting would be so big.

Let Naruto become the perfect Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, I really dare to think about it.

You must know that among the nine-headed and tailed beasts, the strength of the nine-tailed beast is the most, which is a recognized fact.

He learned more than once from the seven tails in Lin's body that the power of the nine tails is not on the same level as the other eight tailed beasts, and belongs to a higher dimension.

Controlling Nine-Tails' Ruri, I have personally experienced that Nine-Tails' Chakra is no small matter.

If it is tamed artificially, nine out of ten will immediately gain power beyond her.

So, Shiraishi looked at Naruto's gaze, which was also full of intriguing and complex colors, and many thoughts flashed through his mind.

But in the end, it turned into a calm without waves, restrained all emotions, sat firmly on the high platform, and watched the situation change.

"What's going on, why did Naruto suddenly"

Ino looked at Naruto who had escaped from the sand in amazement, and was taken aback.

The power erupting from Naruto's body at this moment made those who knew him feel extremely strange.

Shikamaru heaved a sigh of relief, and said: "Whatever happens, as long as Naruto is out of danger, it was too dangerous just now."

"That chakra, I remember when I was in the land of waves..."

Sasuke stared at the red chakra flowing on Naruto's body, narrowed his eyes, and recalled something.

Is this the secret of Naruto? Sasuke let out a breath.

Not only does he have a special chakra, Naruto also seems to have a very special energy hidden in his body.

Kakashi's eyes flickered for a moment, and he became uncertain.

The Tailed Beast Chakra on Naruto is too stable.

He was a little uncertain about Naruto's state at this time, whether he was in the runaway state of Tailed Beast Chakra.

No matter how everyone guesses, Naruto has no time to think about it. There is only one thing he has to do now, and that is to defeat Gaara, and then win this game.

"Uzumaki Naruto!!"

If others are surprised and surprised to see the tailed beast chakra on Naruto, then, for Gaara, it seems to be the dark catalyst in his heart, making the dark feelings in his heart deeper.

"What's wrong with you guy?"

Seeing Gaara roaring at him angrily, Naruto was confused and couldn't figure out the situation.

I have never provoked the other party.

Why do you become more angry when you see the chakra on your body? This made Naruto puzzled.

However, Naruto did not dwell on this issue for too long. After landing, he quickly ran on the sand, forming seals with his hands.

"Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!"

The same shadow clones, but compared with the previous shadow clones, the shadow clones summoned this time all carry the red chakra of Naruto, and their speed and strength, as well as their ability to resist blows, have all been greatly increased.

The shadow avatars of such strength swarmed up, even Gaara, who also used the power of the tailed beast, could not take it lightly.

Gaara's eyes were cold, and he slammed his hands on the sand.

I saw that the sand in all directions began to gather, causing the sand to roll like flowing water, and finally set off a sand wave more than ten meters high, rolling towards the front.

The shadow clone carrying the Tailed Beast Chakra was not at all chaotic, and when it was unavoidable, it rushed directly into the sand waves and faced it head-on.

The sand and dust scattered, and strong winds raged and rolled up, shaking the ground.

The many shadow clones pounced on the sand waves, ignoring the turbulent force crushed by the sand waves, desperately swinging their fists, digging the road with their flesh and blood.

Finally, with the joint efforts of many shadow clones, a huge gap appeared in the sand waves. Naruto's body and more than a dozen shadow clones rushed out through this gap in an instant like a whirlwind, while the rest of the shadow clones disappeared into white smoke because they were exhausted, with gratifying smiles on their faces.

Gaara's eyes were as sharp as a knife. Seeing Naruto breaking through the sand waves, he didn't panic at all, but continued to inject chakra into the sand.

The sand on both sides immediately changed, and huge sand hands appeared from the sand on both sides respectively, and with the tendency of clasping together, they were about to pinch Naruto and the shadow clones into flesh.

Naruto's expression froze when he saw this scene.

The red chakra that was stronger than before erupted from his body. Behind him, two red chakra tails appeared, like fists bombarding the sand hands on both sides.

The Hand of Sand, which was severely injured, instantly disintegrated in mid-air, turning into dust and dissipating.

"Sure enough, you too"

Before Gaara finished speaking, Naruto's figure flashed and rushed in front of him, his fist fell mercilessly on his face, interrupting his words, and directly knocked his body away.

boom!

A dull sound resounded in the barrier, and Gaara's back hit the barrier wall hard, spitting blood from his mouth, and his face became even more ferocious.

"You bastard...why..."

Gaara didn't care about the injuries on his body, but looked at Naruto with great resentment.

"Why can't you see any darkness in your eyes..."

Gaara doesn't understand.

The other party's power with the same root as his own should obviously be a "cursed" existence.

But why can't you see the slightest darkness and hatred in your eyes.

Shouldn't he be full of malice and indignation towards this world like himself?

But, I can't see it.

He couldn't see these things from Naruto's eyes.

Therefore, seeing Naruto like this, Gaara felt extremely humiliated and unfair, as if his own dignity had been questioned and denied.

This kind of thing is absolutely intolerable!

The other party must be the same as yourself!

The world is full of malice and revenge, and there can be no deviation!

Compared with winning or losing the game, Gaara now wants to correct Naruto's mentality at this time, making him a monster like himself, cast aside by this world, enjoying loneliness and darkness, and falling to the bottom of the abyss.

This kind of Naruto's jealous and unwilling thoughts filled Gaara's heart at this time.

"Did you..."

Naruto's eyes widened slightly, as if he had sensed something ulterior in Gaara, and his face became suspicious.

At this moment, Gaara's figure suddenly disappeared. Although Gaara's body became very bloated due to the half-beast form, his speed was not satisfied at all.

Naruto quickly pushed forward with both hands, and suddenly felt a surge of force crushing his body through his arms. Naruto's face turned pale, and he took a few steps back, barely resisting Gaara's attack and stopping the backward trend.

"You really impress me, Naruto Uzumaki. However, your luck ends here."

Gaara's eyes fixed on Naruto, as if he wanted to remember the other person's appearance.

"I'm the one who said that, stinky raccoon cat!"

The beard on Naruto's face became thicker, and the eye shadow and lips showed signs of blackening. Gaara's heart skipped a beat, and he subconsciously controlled the tail behind him to attack Naruto.

However, this did not happen.

No matter how much he controlled the tail behind him, the order was lost forever.

Gaara turned his head and saw two shadow clones of Naruto, who at some point pressed his tail tightly, raised his head and gave him a triumphant smile.

Seeing this scene, Gaara's face changed slightly.

Suddenly, several Naruto clones rushed over from the left and right sides again, like strong chains, embracing his body forcefully, preventing him from moving half a step.

"Damn it!"

These shadow clones strengthened by tailed beast chakra are much stronger than ordinary shadow clones.

No matter how hard Gaara struggles, there is no way to escape from the suppression of these shadow clones.

Then, a sound of air currents swirling made him raise his head subconsciously.

The glare of the sun above his head made Gaara squint his eyes unnaturally. In the visible field of vision, two figures were in mid-air, which could only be distinguished from the outline of the figures. They were Naruto's shadow clone.

One of the shadow clones stretched out his right hand, and the other shadow clone let go of his hands. On the right hand of the shadow clone, it seemed to stir the air, driving the chakra airflow visible to the naked eye, and finally condensed these chakra airflow chaotically around into an incomparably gorgeous chakra ball.

On the surface of the chakra ball, there was also a layer of scarlet color.

Under the control of the shadow clone, the scarlet chakra ball fell from the sky, ignoring Gaara's flustered expression, and landed heavily on him.

"Screw pill!"

Boom!

Amidst the sound of the explosion, a storm-like strong wind swept out on the sandy ground. Even Naruto and the rest of the shadow clones, as well as the blown dust, were all blown away by the strong wind, and rolled far away in embarrassment.

"Ha ha"

The shadow clones that were blown away disappeared one by one during the rolling process. Naruto also sat on the sand with a disheveled face, and the red chakra on his body slowly dissipated. Then he stood up from the sand with great difficulty, his bones creaked, and gasping for breath, he looked at the hole he made with the spiral pill in front of him.

In the pothole, Gaara's half-tailed animal state was forcibly lifted, lying on the ground coughing up blood non-stop.

A spiral-shaped wound appeared on the chest, and the chakra inside the body was completely disrupted by Naruto's spiral pill, completely out of control.

He turned his head and looked at Naruto who was approaching him. He wanted to get up, but found that it was difficult for him to lift a finger at the moment. After trying several times, Gaara finally gave up, with a puzzled and complicated look in his eyes.

"Why"

Why can the opponent be so strong?

Why would I fall down in this kind of place?

In the dark ninja world, only the power born from killing and hatred is the strongest.

This is the only truth he has learned from his past life.

When he asked this question, he was asking Naruto as well as himself.

Born from darkness, why is he so weak?

Relying on killing and hatred, is there no way to be the strongest?

So, what is my persistence over the years?

Naruto used this battle to negate everything in his past.

It made Gaara feel that his persistence over the years has become very ridiculous and boring.

"You are the strongest opponent I have ever encountered, and I almost lost. Next time, let's have a real competition."

There is no confusion, nor contempt, Naruto just spoke his true inner words to Gaara according to his own heart.

"You are really a strange guy... However, the next battle will not be a competition, I will kill you completely!"

Gaara still had questions to ask, but after hearing what Naruto said, there was no need to ask further.

Looking at Naruto's eyes, there is still a strong indifference and murderous look.

He has failed so far, even if he is unwilling, he must accept this fate of failure, and let himself always remember the humiliation of defeat.

And this humiliation can only be washed away with the blood of the enemy!

"If you can do it, just come, then I will become stronger than you!"

Naruto categorically said this sentence, not boasting, but stating an established fact.

Gaara snorted softly to express her inner dissatisfaction, but in fact, she has already recognized Naruto's strength in her heart.

What an incredible guy, the power of a monster, can it also be tamed? Gaara reminisces about Naruto's previous state of controlling the power of the tailed beast, which is completely different from his method of sacrificing reason for power, and a strange idea was born in his mind.

"The winner, Uzumaki Naruto!"

At the end of the conversation between the two, Shinobi Onijima came over at the right time and announced the result of the game to the surrounding audience.

People on the audience stage burst into thunderous applause immediately, and even those Konoha ninjas who had come all the way from Konoha, who had originally dismissed Naruto, couldn't help applauding, and looked at Naruto with admiration.

Before this game, they never thought that Naruto would win this game.

And also controlled the power of Nine Tails, which seemed even more incredible to them.

With the mischievous tail of the crane in the impression, the image is getting blurred, and there is no way to overlap them.

Seeing Naruto responding to the enthusiasm of the audience on stage, Onijima couldn't help but blush.

After such a miserable battle, the opponent still has the strength to run around... The energy of Jinjuriki is really different from that of normal people.

Fortunately, this game was passed without any risk, which also made Onijima Shinobu feel at ease for the time being.

"Gaara actually lost, who the **** is that brat?"

Kankuro looked at the situation with a complicated expression.

He couldn't believe that Gaara would collapse in a place like this.

Not only him, but even Gaara's father, Rasa, also couldn't believe that Gaara would lose the game.

As the trump card that Sha Yin has hidden until now, Luo Sha placed extremely high hopes on Gaara in this final.

But thousands of calculations, did not calculate Gaara will stop here.

This is very different from his initial prediction.

However, Naruto relied on his own strength to defeat Gaara, which is also a fact for all to see.

Jinchuriki and Tailed Beast have always coexisted as one body, as long as it is a part that can be controlled, it will be counted as the strength of Jinchuriki.

Even if it was him, Kazekage, there was no way to refute it.

"Let me just say it, Kazekage-sama, you're underestimating this Konoha player. As Jinchuriki, it's hard for even us to decide the outcome until the last moment of the match."

Baishi said with a smile, as if everything was expected.

His attitude of having a certain chance of winning made Luo Sha very unhappy, but he had to nod in agreement.

"Yeah, I was wrong. Your Excellency Baishi is really discerning. You should have expected this step."

Did not stubbornly deny his mistakes.

Although Sa Yin was completely annihilated in the final, which made him feel extremely regretful, the facts speak louder than words. Even if his situation seems a bit awkward at this moment, he must see to the end and cannot leave the field halfway.

He never thought that Gaara's strength would be weaker than the Ninja of the Demon Kingdom.

It was just an accident that he ran into someone stronger than him, so failure is a matter of course.

So all of this is due to bad luck, not lack of strength. Thinking of this, Luo Sha couldn't help but feel relieved.

Naturally, Baishi didn't know what was going on in Luo Sha's mind. Even if he knew, he wouldn't care. He just focused on the next match that was about to take place below.

(end of this chapter)