Chapter 89

At the moment of Gaara's command, he formed a hand seal with one hand while the other was raised horizontally towards Sak.

His palm faced forward, and his five fingers curled into claws.

In an instant, a large amount of sand swirled up from all around him.

It rapidly condensed in mid-air into multiple sand hands, reaching out towards Sak.

Sak quickly tried to step back, but he was surprised to find that there was a substantial amount of fine sand beneath his feet, appearing out of nowhere.

This sand transformed into seven or eight hands that firmly grasped Sak's ankles.

With his movement hindered, more sand-formed hands covered him!

In just the blink of an eye, Sak was completely enveloped in what seemed like a sand coffin, rendering him immobile.

"Damn, my body is trapped, and I can't move at all!"

Only Sak's face remained visible, twisted into a grimace.

He anxiously shouted at the two people who were still in shock on the other side, "Don't just stand there, do something!"

Tosu and Kin quickly snapped out of it and rushed towards Gaara.

"Stop it!"

"Release Sak quickly!"

Watching their actions, Kankuro, who was spectating nearby, couldn't help but mock,

"It's too late. Gaara's sand can kill elite chuunin in an instant."

"Unless you're a jonin, it's better to run away now."

As if confirming Kankuro's words, Gaara held his hand high in the air with clawed fingers.

In the next moment, he clenched it into a fist!

Sand Waterfall Funeral!

"Ahh!!!"

Sak's scream only lasted for an instant before abruptly stopping.

What followed was a torrent of blood, pouring down like rain.

Sak, trapped in the sand, had been violently compressed by the countless sand particles, bursting like a fried chicken.

Silence...

The tranquility lasted for less than three seconds before being shattered.

"Run!"

Covered in blood, Tosu and Kin, faces filled with horror, looked at each other and then quickly turned around, fleeing in the direction of Kaze.

"Lead the Sand ninja away and provoke those two monsters!"

"We'll take the opportunity to hide and wait for the spoils!"

"Hmph, turning your back on Gaara will only lead to a quicker death for you!" Temari, who was on the side, sneered.

These three Sound ninja, from the moment they showed disrespect earlier, were already as good as dead!

Rustling!

Accompanying Temari's words was the sound of swirling sand.

Watching the two escape, Gaara once again held his hand high, with his fingers forming claws.

Sand Binding Coffin!

Just like before, the swirling sand quickly formed multiple sand hands and reached forward.

Sand also rose from the ground, entwining around and enveloping Tosu and Kin's ankles.

Seeing the two about to be captured, Tosu suddenly kicked Kin!

Thud!

"For the sake of completing the mission, I have to sacrifice you, Kin."

Using Kin's body as a stepping stone, Tosu dashed out like a missile.

"Tosu—no!!!"

Kin's face was filled with disbelief and resentment.

Her body was quickly wrapped in sand due to the kick and then burst into a rain of blood.

"So decisive, so ruthless!"

"Attacking your own comrade to escape, you're really scum!"

This scene made Kankuro and Temari, who were watching, couldn't help but express their disgust.

For the sake of the mission, abandoning or sacrificing a comrade was understandable to them.

But attacking a comrade to save oneself was something they found utterly reprehensible.

"Shut up and chase them down!"

The fact that a mere underling was able to escape from his subordinates immediately irritated Gaara. After uttering a few words, he was enveloped in a ring of sand and disappeared from his original location.

On the other side, those who were healing quickly became alert upon hearing the nearby screams.

"It seems like a battle is happening nearby!"

Hinata immediately stood up, activated her Byakugan, and scanned the area.

"It's over there!" Hinata quickly spotted the enemy and pointed to the forest on the left.

"An enemy ninja wearing a Sound Village headband is being chased!"

Looking at the approaching figure in the distance, Hinata turned to her team and said, "Hey, Shikamaru, we've already obtained a pair of the Heaven and Earth Scrolls. Let's leave this lone enemy to you. We have enough people here, and the pursuers behind us won't dare to continue chasing once they see us."

Shikamaru hadn't spoken yet when Ino nodded in agreement.

"No problem, we'll take this enemy, and we'll take their scroll too!"

After that, Ino pulled up Shikamaru's collar and T-shirt, as well as Choji's scarf.

Then they quickly rushed to the forefront.

"Troublesome. I hope those pursuers behind us will be sensible."

Shikamaru fixed his ruffled collar and, by the way, grabbed Choji, who was trying to step back.

"Choji, don't even think about running away. We always have to fight."

The reluctant Choji, who was being held, muttered softly, "Since there's only one person, you two should be enough. You don't need me."

"Don't complain. The enemy is almost here!" Interrupting Choji's complaints, the three of them quickly formed their formation.

In the front, Tosu, upon seeing Shino's group, wore a surprised expression. He raised the scroll he was carrying and shouted loudly.

"Save me, and I can give you the scroll!"

Upon hearing Tosu's request, the three of them were about to nod when a gust of wind and sand blew over.

Immediately afterward, Gaara, who had used his Sand Body Flicker technique, appeared in the middle of them.

While forming a hand seal with one hand, he calmly said, "Sand Waterfall Funeral."

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!

Above Tosu's head, a sand mist quickly appeared.

Then a large amount of sand transformed into a sandstorm and rained down.

In an instant, Tosu was buried under the sandstorm, and all the sand pressed inward.

"Ahh!!!"

The cries of agony were quickly silenced by the crushing sand. Sand and dust mixed with blood rained down, leaving only an arm holding the scroll exposed.

The bloody scene left Kiba's team, who were watching from the front, dumbfounded.

"Sorry for disturbing you!"

"We're leaving immediately!"

Without hesitation, the three of them turned around to go back.

However, as soon as they turned around, they found that the sand behind them rose quickly and formed a sand wall, blocking their path back.

Gaara picked up the scroll on the arm he had severed, and he looked sternly at the three of them.

"That was just a warm-up. Now it's your turn to play with me."

"I'm not going to go easy on you."

"Gaara!" Just as Gaara was about to take action, Kankuro and Temari arrived and stopped his movements.

"Did you get the scroll?"

"If it's the Heaven Scroll, it's fine, but killing too many people will raise suspicions!"

"We beg you."

"Are you trying to give me orders?" Gaara furrowed his brow and looked like he was annoyed.

Then he glanced down at the scroll in his hand and tossed it to the two of them.

"The Earth Scroll. If you dare to interfere with me again, I'll kill you both."

Taking the handed-over scroll, the two of them looked at Kiba's team with a touch of pity in their eyes.

"We understand."

"We'll take care of the pursuers behind us. They won't bother you."

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