Naruto stood steadily on the Toad Boss's head, maintaining the hand seal. The strong wind and waves couldn't touch him. "Boss, the opponent is a mid-to-long-range Ninjutsu-type ninja. We have to find a way to get close to him!"
The Toad Boss maintained his position in the air, formed a hand seal, and spat out a water bubble. "I know, but that guy's sand is too annoying."
The toads from Mount Myoboku are experts in surprise attacks. With their strong jumping ability, they can cross the entire battlefield and appear in front of the enemy's commander in one leap. But the opponent this time was tricky. Gaara's sand was perfect for both defense and attack, giving the Toad Boss no chance.
"Tch." The Toad Boss landed on the ground, dodging the opponent's wind bullet. "Naruto, you have to find a way to deal with that guy's sand."
"Me?" Naruto was surprised.
"You're the one who called me, I'm the Summoned Beast. If you don't think of a way, who will? I'm just support. The fighting is up to you. Don't think that after summoning, the battle is up to the Summoned Beast. You're the ninja!"
The Toad Boss meant that Naruto should come up with a plan, and he would cooperate. It didn't matter who took the lead. Do you expect the Summoned Beast to handle the battle after being summoned? The ninja decides the outcome, and the Summoned Beast is just support.
But this was difficult for Naruto. He was already struggling to suppress the negative effects of Kurama's chakra, and his mind was a mess. Thinking at this time was really hard for him.
The main reason was that Naruto wasn't good at studying. He didn't know what Ninjutsu could counter wind and sand.
"Think, think carefully." Naruto endured the pain and the fog in his mind.
His usually active brain cells seemed frozen, and he couldn't think of anything. He felt a sudden irritation, even considering using more chakra to crush the opponent directly.
Kurama saw a layer of blood slowly appear in Naruto's eyes and shouted, "Naruto!"
Naruto shuddered, and the blood in his eyes slowly faded. He was scared when he thought about his previous thoughts.
Swallowing hard, Naruto looked at Kurama with relief. "Thank you, Kurama. I almost got influenced by your chakra."
Kurama's chakra influence was passive because the chakra passing through the seal was out of his control. To eliminate the influence, it was simple: remove the seal, let Kurama control the chakra, and suppress it while lending it to Naruto.
The negative emotions in the chakra.
Kurama shook his head: "We need to finish this quickly. You can't hold on for long. If this keeps up, the third tail will come out."
Naruto had very little chance of controlling three tails. Controlling two tails was already very hard. If this continued, he would really be affected by the tailed beast chakra.
Naruto was a bit troubled: "But I can't think of a way to break through Gaara's sand."
Kurama's eyes flickered slightly. He looked at Naruto's troubled face and slowly spoke: "Naruto, right now... are you willing to trust me?"
Naruto was stunned.
Kurama looked at him and shook his head helplessly.
But just when Kurama thought Naruto would at least think about it, Naruto suddenly came to his senses and spoke in a very matter-of-fact tone: "Of course I trust you. You're not like the monster they told me about."
This time, it was Kurama's turn to be stunned.
Naruto didn't hesitate and continued: "I know you've done bad things, and it's because of you that people hated me since I was a kid. But I'm willing to believe in you. It doesn't matter how I've been treated. I'll become Hokage and earn their approval. As for your mistakes... I'll help you make up for them and get their forgiveness."
Naruto took a deep breath and looked at Kurama seriously: "Because you're my most important partner."
Kurama: "..."
Wow, he's even using his talk-no-jutsu on me.
There was no hesitation in Naruto's eyes. In fact, he even had a confident smile on his face as he spoke. Kurama had to admit, he saw a bit of someone else in this kid, but he wasn't him.
Kurama's mouth curled up, and he snorted: "Kid, don't think too highly of yourself."
Naruto scratched the back of his head: "So, Kurama, why are you asking me this?"
Kurama suppressed his smile and tried to look serious: "Naruto, follow your instincts. Keep your mind clear and follow my chakra. My chakra will tell you what to do."
"Instincts?" Naruto looked ahead, not fully understanding. The huge Shukaku kept attacking, air bullets flying towards them. The big toad looked annoyed, dodging the sand attacks while using iron cannonballs to counter the air bullets.
But after dodging for a while, there were bound to be openings. With Gaara's two consecutive air bullets, the big toad could only counter one and was hit directly by the second one.
"Damn it!" The big toad's body flew backward, the intense pain almost making him drop his sword.
"Naruto, hurry up! I can't hold on much longer."
Although the opponent wasn't the original tailed beast, it was still a fully transformed Jinchuriki. Its power was based on the tailed beast. No matter how strong the big toad was, he could only barely hold on. If this dragged on, he would definitely be at a disadvantage.
Naruto steadied himself, hearing the big toad's voice in his ear. He gritted his teeth: "Big toad, hold on a bit longer. I've got an idea! But I need some time to prepare! Be ready to charge at any moment!"
The big toad's eyes lit up, and he flipped over to steady himself, firing a cannonball back: "No problem!"
"Wind Style: Air Bullet!" Gaara's eyes turned even redder, his face showing madness and bloodlust. "Ninja Art: Desert Layer Burial!"
Desert Layer Burial is a larger-scale Ninjutsu than Desert Funeral. If used in the desert, it could bury most of Sunagakure Village. This guy has gone crazy!
"Oh no!" The big toad also saw that the opponent had gone mad, but so what? He had just promised Naruto that there was no problem. Now, could he be defeated so easily? No way, he had his pride too!
The big toad threw down his long sword and faced the Desert Layer Burial that could cover the entire forest. He closed his eyes and clasped his hands together.
A powerful chakra, almost undetectable, slowly gathered, as if being absorbed into the big toad's body like a magnet.
The next moment, the big toad opened his eyes wide, his already strong chakra now even stronger: "I'm not that easy to bully!"
"Sage Art: Water Release: Water Bullet!"
The big toad opened his mouth and spat a water bullet at the ground. When it exploded, it didn't scatter water but unleashed an endless wave.
A huge wave rose from the ground, sweeping through the forest and crashing into the Desert Layer Burial.
If the collision of the Air Bullet and the cannonball destroyed the center of the forest, turning it into a storm, then the collision of the Desert Layer Burial and the Water Bullet was like the meeting of the desert and the sea, with the desert waves clashing with the sea waves.
Nothing could stop them except the sound of the collision.
As the storm subsided, the big toad stood on the water, panting, while Gaara also breathed heavily. The giant form of Shukaku stood in the center of the desert. At a glance, the entire forest had turned into a world of desert and sea.
The trees had disappeared. On the left was the desert, on the right was the sea, and in between stood a hundred-meter-tall beast.
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