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Colt directly used the Flying Thunder God jutsu.
And when he arrived using [Flying Thunder God], he saw Gaara and his siblings staring at Team 8 not far away about to attack.
In a hurry, he didn't care to understand what had happened and attacked directly.
[Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation]
Monstrous flames shot out from Colt's mouth, forming an instant wall of fire. With unparalleled power, it pushed towards Gaara and his team. Taking into account the surrounding trees, Colt deliberately reduced the attack range, but the power was definitely not inferior to Uchiha Madara's techniques!
Gaara was surprised by Colt's appearance, and his expression changed drastically.
The scorching heat blew towards his face, and even he wasn't sure what to do. Even if his sand could block it, he'd be burned alive if he stayed so close.
Temari wanted to use Wind Style to block, but Kankuro was quick-witted and used Chakra threads to pull them both to the side. Perhaps Colt had left too strong an impression on Kankuro.
After Colt's appearance, Kankuro didn't think about revenge, but how to escape. Because of this, he managed to stay outside Colt's attack range, allowing the three to escape.
"Colt!" Kiba exclaimed, only reacting after the two sides had completed their confrontation.
"Hinata, don't be afraid. I'm here," Colt said, taking Hinata into his arms and nodding to Kiba and Shino. His words instantly calmed Hinata, who had been shocked by Gaara's murderous aura. She greedily absorbed the sense of security coming from him.
Kiba and Shino were also relieved, both feeling that they had narrowly escaped disaster.
"Kamiyo Colt, this is a misunderstanding. We already got the scrolls we wanted and didn't intend to attack them," Temari said nervously. The Fire Style jutsu just now was so scary that it seemed to have melted the solid ground.
It turned out she had met yet another monster, even scarier than Gaara.
"Is that so?" Colt asked Hinata, who nodded slightly. It was true that Temari had tried to persuade Gaara not to attack just now, but he didn't seem to want to listen.
Seeing that Hinata had confirmed this, Colt didn't want to continue fighting.
The current Gaara was trouble, and it would take some energy to subdue him.
"If that's the case, then forget it. We're leaving," Colt said, intending to leave with Hinata's team.
"Wait!" Gaara spoke up, his sand surging with killing intent. "Do you think you can leave so easily after attacking me? What do you take me for? If I kill you now, I'll be able to prove my existence!"
Gaara's expression was extremely ferocious.
He had never been so desperate to destroy someone as he was now. He had seen everything that happened after Colt's arrival. Colt was trusted by his friends and embraced by his lover.
But what did Gaara have? The two of them seemed to be born to stand in opposition between light and darkness.
Colt was helpless. At this stage, Gaara hadn't experienced Naruto's talk-no-jutsu and was still a troubled youth.
He really didn't want to have too much interaction with him.
But at this moment, a prompt came from the [Healer's Benevolence System]:
[Faced with a patient, how can the host retreat? Please treat this insomniac patient and let him sleep in complete relaxation. 200 bonus points.]
Colt's look suddenly changed.
For the glory of Konoha, how could he retreat from a provocation of the Sand Village?
Colt's face hardened, causing Kiba and Shino to step back with Hinata.
"Since you want to fight, come on," Colt challenged.
"Gaara," Kankuro said worriedly, not wanting any disputes with Colt.
"Stay out of this!" Gaara snapped coldly and spread his sand.
[Sand Shuriken]
Countless sand bullets shot out, each harder than steel and infused with Gaara's chakra.
[Earth Style: Earth Wall]
An earthen wall carved with a dog's head rose from the ground. Unlike Kakashi's version, the dog's head above had the same naive face as Colt's usual creations.
The sand bullets hit the earth wall with dull thuds but didn't shatter it immediately. Taking advantage of the blocked vision, Gaara separated part of the sand and tried to attack Colt's body directly.
But Colt easily dodged and quickly formed a high-concentration chakra ball in his hand.
Gaara didn't dare to be careless and hurriedly built a defense. A large sand sphere completely enveloped him without any openings.
"That defense is enough," Kankuro sighed in relief. He had never seen anyone break Gaara's absolute defense.
Colt didn't retreat at all. The chakra ball in his hand grew larger, and he pressed it directly onto the sand sphere.
[Rasengan]
The huge rotational force peeled away layers of defense, revealing Gaara's horrified gaze inside. The blue Rasengan hit Gaara directly, sending his body spinning.
"Gaara!" Kankuro was dumbfounded. Temari was also anxious.
Seeing that Colt didn't stop, she rushed over with her giant fan. Kankuro, not wanting to be outdone, brought out his Crow puppet.
"I am going to kill you!" Gaara roared, falling into a rampage.
As a Jinchūriki, his ability to resist damage was definitely not bad. The Rasengan had only peeled off his sand armor without seriously injuring him.
He waved his arms indiscriminately, and the sand on the ground condensed into fists, attacking Colt one after another. But Colt's powerful physique brought unparalleled speed. His movements were ghost-like, making the quicksand attacks look clumsy in comparison.
As Colt approached, Gaara grew more frantic. Colt dodged the last obstacle and finally reached Gaara.
"No!" Temari waved her fan, creating a gale that pushed Colt back a few steps.
"We concede defeat in this exam. I'll give you our scroll." Although afraid, she stood firmly in front of Gaara.
Kankuro manipulated his crow puppet to stand beside Temari. Gaara was startled. He never thought his siblings would choose to protect him like this.
"Get out of the way!" Colt shouted, not interested in this display of sibling love.
He jumped up and kicked Temari aside, while his [Chidori] nearly disintegrated Kankuro's puppet.
The two most outstanding Genin of Sunagakure's generation were so vulnerable before Colt.
Temari's injury completely enraged Gaara, who burst with powerful chakra. Even Team 8, hiding far away, could feel it.
Hinata activated her Byakugan and looked worriedly at Colt who was fighting.
"Oh? Is he releasing Shukaku?" Colt looked at Gaara in surprise, not expecting him to be so impulsive as to forgo all plans.
However, in front of the Sharingan, all tailed beasts were vulnerable.
Without even needing the Mangekyō, Colt only activated his 3-Tomoe Sharingan and successfully hypnotized both Gaara and Shukaku.
Gaara's star-shaped pupils returned to normal, and he looked at Colt unwillingly before collapsing.
"Gaara!" Temari rushed over again.
"Stop! I just put him to sleep. Don't be so anxious!" Colt's words made her halt abruptly. She was relieved to find that Gaara had indeed fallen asleep as Colt said.
"Hand over your scrolls," Colt demanded. The fight was over; it was time to reap the spoils.
Temari obediently took out the scroll. Kankuro looked at his damaged crow puppet with heartache, wanting to cry but having no tears left.
This was all a disaster!