"Wait, don't be in such a hurry." Gaara glanced behind him, and with a seal, a sand clone appeared. He sent it to go back to the village.
"Recently, I haven't fought with any powerful people. It's rare for you to come. Come and fight with me. It's good to test my recent gains."
Ryoha hadn't seen Gaara took such action since his fight with Kimimaro. Moreover, because of him, Gaara didn't fight with Kimimaro in this world. Now was a great chance for him to see the young Kazekage's growth.
"Okay, but let's go further away." Ryoha looked at the sky. He knew that Gaara had sent his sand clone back to the village so that the people in the Sunagakure could rest assured. So, he and Tsunade disappeared in a flash. Gaara also followed. As for Temari and Kankuro, how could they let go of the opportunity to watch such a battle? This kind of battle was good for them.
"I suspect that you had this plan a long time ago." Tsunade looked up and down at Ryoha as if she wanted to completely dissect him.
"Don't say that. Didn't you see that Gaara took the initiative to invite me? My charm is irresistible you know? Although it might not be enough to attract the head of the great Senju clan, I have my moments too."
Ryoha put on a depressed look, thinking that he was very handsome and charming, which made Tsunade speechless. Why did she not find this guy to be so narcissistic in the past?
"Let's do it here. There is no quicksand in the vicinity. It is a good battlefield. You and I can play as much as we want!"
Standing in the desert, Gaara had a great increase in strength. Moreover, his moves were all large-scale attacks, which are relatively difficult to dodge. Here, he did not worry about anything.
"Okay." After Ryoha finished speaking, he directly rushed toward Gaara. His entire figure disappeared from where he stood. In the blink of an eye, he appeared in front of Gaara. He intended to use his monstrous strength against the young Kazekage, but Gaara's sand's speed was much faster than when he was in the Chuunin Exam. Right now, used his hand to control his sand manually.
If Gaara used his hand, the movement of his sand would be much faster. If Gaara's sand's speed was equal to Rock Lee's in the Chuunin Exam, then right now, the speed of his sand was equal to Guy's speed.
"It's useless." Although Ryoha was surprised by Gaara's progress, thinking about his strength after two years, he was not surprised. After all, this guy was also a genius. A ninja who could get even stronger after losing his Tailed Beast was not simple at all. Moreover, he was almost the same age as him.
It was not simple to reach the level of Kage at the age of sixteen or seventeen. He was the real deal. Gaara was different from Sasuke, who could only rely on his eyes to fight. Gaara's training had bear fruit.
"Bang!"
The sand followed Gaara's hand movement and formed a defensive barrier in front of him. Unfortunately, the power of Ryoha's fist easily shattered the sand, and the explosive force sent Gaara flying.
Fortunately, Gaara had a gourd on his back. In addition, his body was covered with sand armor, so he was very heavy. Moreover, he controlled the sand in the air to stabilize his body, so he did not fly far away.
However, it was enough for Kankuro and Temari to be stunned. They knew very well how hard Gaara had been cultivating since he came back from the Chuunin Exam. The speed of his improvement was terrifying. Right now, there are not many people in the Sunagakure who could stand against Gaara.
"That is Tsunade's monstrous strength! It was so powerful that it was able to crush many of Suna's puppets easily." As a puppet master, how could Kankuro not know the existence of the nemesis of his specialty? Therefore, when he came back to his senses, he exclaimed.
"I didn't expect that Tsunade-sama would actually teach Ryoha how to use it." Temari looked at Ryoha from left to right as if she was trying to find out if there was any secret between them.
"However, although it is powerful, it is not so easy to defeat Gaara with just physical attacks." Although he also had a headache when facing the user of this technique, Kankuro did not need to worry too much about Gaara, who was not afraid of physical attacks.
"Sand Shurikens!." Before Gaara was about to land in mid-air, he launched out a handful of hardened sand shurikens that slightly blocked Ryoha's advance. Instead, the instant he landed, Gaara completed the hand seal. A Sand Hand appeared under Ryoha's feet.
A huge pressure came from the body of the Sand Hand. Compared to the pressure of Gaara's Sand Hand during the Chuunin Exam, it was simply incomparable. The pressure was much stronger.
At the very least, it was impossible for Ryoha to break free as he did during the Chuunin Exam. It seems that Gaara had made great progress. He could not be easily caught. On the contrary, it would be easy for Ryoha to be injured by Gaara's frightening sand now.
"Shikotsumyaku, Dance of the Larch!" Sharp bone spurs appeared on every part of Ryoha's body. Like an ancient sword dragon, they pierced through the sand that bound him. Through Shikotsumyaku, Ryoha's control over every part of his body was much more exquisite than before. In other words, Ryoha's explosive power was even stronger.
As Ryoha stepped on the ground, he released an astonishing power and directly broke free from the Sand Hand that bound him. At the same time, the bones on the surface fell to the ground, forming a bone spike. The appearance of this bone spike immediately changed, turning into the appearance of a trident.
Ryoha seemed to have merged with the trident made of bones in his hand, turning into a sharp knife that directly stabbed into Gaara's heart.
"He's able to use it... He really learned the bone monster's ability!" Although Temari had already guessed it before, it was still a bit hard to accept that before she saw it with her own eyes. Meanwhile, Kankuro's expression was like he had seen a ghost.
"Not only that, but his ability to control bones is stronger than that monster. He can pick up a piece of bone from the ground and instantly turn it into a weapon he needs. Didn't you see that? Ryoha's explosive power is very terrifying, especially when he uses Shikotsumyaku's ability. His power is increased by several times."
Temari was indeed a wise person. She was very good at observing and analyzing. As soon as Ryoha used his Shikotsumyaku, she immediately saw the clues. As expected of the person who was second only to the number one IQ.
"However, Gaara is not a pushover. It's not like you don't know how fast his strength has increased." Kankuro was now cheering for his younger brother.