Opening five gates in one go, the power that burst forth instantly shattered the Desert Layer Burial Seal that Gaara had unleashed with all his strength.
The sand piled into a pyramid instantly collapsed,
beginning to fall madly in all directions.
The gathered Sand Ninjas frantically fled in chaos,
barely escaping the fate of being buried alive under the sand.
Gaara stood frozen in place, staring blankly ahead at Sasuke, whose body was emanating a strange green chakra.
At the same time, he observed the reddish skin on Sasuke's body, from which waves of heat continuously radiated.
"This is... from that time... the technique of that Konoha Taijutsu Ninja!"
"The Eight... Gates?"
Why would Sasuke be using someone else's technique?
Gaara didn't have time to dwell on this question.
Because!
Sasuke had already taken a step forward, relying on pure physical strength without any ninjutsu, directly charging at him.
In an instant, Gaara activated Tailed Beast Chakra Mode, a red tail forming behind him.
It seemed Gaara had grown more adept at controlling the Tailed Beast Chakra.
Chakra erupted beneath his feet, rapidly manipulating the sand to form layer upon layer of sand walls before his eyes.
However, Sasuke had no intention of retreating or dodging.
He continued charging directly at Gaara.
One punch!
He slammed his fist fiercely into the sand wall blocking his way.
Steam still rose from Sasuke's fist, but at that moment, chakra gathered rapidly within him.
Chakra Burst ~ Monster Strength Punch!
The moment of contact, even before the roar could echo, the sand wall was shattered in an instant.
Sasuke broke through five or six sand walls consecutively with unstoppable momentum.
The moment the final sand wall crumbled,
only then did the belated roar echo.
Gaara's eyes trembled wildly. "Such terrifying power... even more overwhelming than before!"
While shocked by Sasuke's fearsome strength, Gaara didn't just stand there in a daze.
He quickly formed a sand wall inscribed with Shukaku's seals in front of him.
This time, even as the booming sounds echoed and the wall cracked, it wasn't completely broken by Sasuke.
Sasuke paused for a moment blocked?
To think that even in the state of opening five gates, a single strike paired with the monstrous strength of the Senju Clan's techniques couldn't break through.
Shukaku's defense was indeed unparalleled in the Shinobi World.
Though just a One-Tailed Beast, it couldn't be underestimated!
But if one punch wasn't enough, a second punch would do.
The second punch landed instantly.
The sand wall completely crumbled.
However, during this brief interval, Gaara had already distanced himself from Sasuke once again.
"Trying to run?"
"I won't let you escape!"
'Sand Binding Coffin...'
The surging sand, though massive in volume, was scattered with just one kick from Sasuke.
The sand exploded instantly.
Monster strength combined with the Eight Gates, still in the fifth gate state, was overwhelmingly terrifying.
Sasuke leapt repeatedly, accelerating, accelerating, and accelerating further.
Though his speed couldn't quite rival lightning, it wasn't much slower.
Gaara could no longer visually track Sasuke's movements and reverted to his old method:
Manipulating the sand to form layer upon layer of defenses around himself.
The sand sphere formed just in time before Sasuke's attack reached Gaara, enhanced further with Shukaku's seals, significantly increasing its defensive power.
Bang, bang, bang!
Sasuke rained punches down like a torrential storm.
But he couldn't break through the sand sphere before him.
Wave after wave of strikes, though the sand sphere counterattacked, Sasuke's speed was so swift it couldn't keep up.
While Gaara remained unharmed, his heart was filled with unease.
He hadn't anticipated being unable to seal Sasuke even under these circumstances. If this continued, things would go badly for him.
Even Sasuke was surprised having opened the fifth gate, he still couldn't break this "tortoise shell"!
Despite the added monstrous strength, each punch carried the power equivalent to an S-rank ninjutsu.
The defense formed by Shukaku's chakra was indeed remarkable.
"Why isn't this guy dead yet?"
"Even such attacks couldn't defeat him!"
"What terrifying power Gaara's sand is completely ineffective against him."
"But luckily, this guy seems unable to break through Gaara's defense!"
The Sand Ninjas' hearts sank again.
"This is bad! That Uchiha brat's power was terrifying earlier."
"But thankfully, it seems he can't break through Gaara's defense, which might buy us some time to figure out how to defeat him!"
Yet, just as one of the Sand Ninjas finished speaking,
Sasuke's voice echoed!
"What a hard shell... I can't break it!"
Hearing this, Gaara sighed in relief!
Even Shukaku smirked smugly. "Hmph! This arrogant brat, daring to come alone to Sunagakure to challenge you. Did he really think I'm just for show?"
"My defense isn't something that can be easily broken. Gaara, relax. With me protecting you, you have nothing to fear from his attacks!"
"All you need to do is seize an opportunity to capture this guy. If sealing him isn't possible, we'll go big bury him beneath the entire desert!"
"I'll start preparing now; you figure out a way to catch him!"
Gaara silently nodded. Although the plan sounded good, he couldn't shake the feeling that things wouldn't go as they expected!
"If five gates can't break it, then I'll open another!"
What?
Both Gaara and Shukaku froze.
This brat... was going to open even more of the Eight Gates?
"Eight Gates ~ Sixth Gate!"
"Gate of View!"
"Open!"
Boom!!!
The activation of the sixth gate unleashed a powerful chakra wave, creating ripples of tangible air currents that swept in all directions in an instant.
Sasuke clenched his fists tightly!
Feeling the surge of power within, entering a new level of strength.
Now, with just a casual swing of his fist, the combined force and speed were enough to generate flames from friction.
However, Sasuke didn't plan to use the Morning Peacock, the signature move of the Sixth Gate.
Its power was too dispersed, making it even harder to break through Gaara's defense.
So...
Sasuke stuck to using monster strength!
With the Sixth Gate ~ Gate of View's boost, unleashing monster strength what kind of explosive force would that create?
Even Sasuke himself was eager to find out.
"Gaara..."
"Let's see now whether your shell is harder, or my fists are stronger..."
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