The Battle

"Sand Drizzle!" Gaara controlled his sand with both hands. With one hand, he controlled his sand to float in the air. Then, he concentrated them and launched them at Ryoha. At the same time, his other hand controlled the sand under his feet to form a wall of sand that constantly blocked Ryoha's advance.

"It's useless." Ryoha's explosive power and speed were terrifying. He bypassed all the sand walls in front of him with no problem. He was like a Tyrannosaurus. He easily crushed all of them as he advance.

"Sand Binding Coffin!" The rain of sand had already landed on Ryoha's body. Although it had all been blocked, the sand around Ryoha moved like a snake coiling around him.

Gaara was worried that Ryoha would struggle free, so he didn't give him the time to immediately use his next ninjutsu.

"Great, Gaara has caught him. Now he is in trouble." Kankuro said happily. It seemed that he really regarded Gaara as his younger brother. Otherwise, he would not be that happy for him

"Sand Burial!" Gaara closed his left hand, and the sand coffin immediately emitted an explosion. The sand scattered, and apart from a pool of water that instantly seeped into the sand, Ryoha was nowhere to be seen.

"A water clone? No, it's not an ordinary water clone. How can an ordinary water clone be so strong? Moreover, it's used in this barren desert." Temari was shocked. She did not expect that the one who got caught was actually a water clone.

"Rasengan!" Ryoha's real body appeared behind Gaara. The spinning Rasengan, which was like a small typhoon, directly hit Gaara's back.

"It's that jutsu again!" Kankuro looked at Gaara nervously. This jutsu had defeated Gaara before.

"Hiss!"

The Rasengan continued to move forward, crushing the sand behind Gaara into powder. Gaara was also hit by the Rasengan and was sent flying.

"You are not the only one who can use clones. Sand Coffin, Sand Burial!" Gaara's indifferent voice came from behind Ryoha. The sand once again wrapped around him, and then the sand under his feet turned into quicksand, sinking him to the ground.

"This is Gaara's new ninjutsu. It can crush an enemy to death 200 meters underground!" Kankuro muttered to himself. He didn't believe that Ryoha could still escape this situation.

"Giant Sand Burial!" Gaara did not dare to be as relaxed as Kankuro. He clearly remembered how Ryoha's powerful Raikiri had forcibly torn apart the layers of his sand.

Thus, he quickly used this opportunity to use the even stronger Giant Sand Burial. The quicksand directly split into a huge crack, increasing the speed of the fall. In almost the blink of an eye, Ryoha fell to the ground below 200 meters.

"Hah!" After the sand was completely buried, Gaara shouted loudly and concentrated his chakra on his left hand, fiercely striking the sand, causing the sand to emit a powerful shockwave like an earthquake.

"This Jinchuuriki is not simple. Up until now, he has not used the strength of his Tailed Beast and his strength is already so strong. His age is only about the same as Ryoha's. No wonder Ryoha admires you more. Your potential and strength are both very high."

"If this situation continues to develop, it won't be long before Shukaku will be your burden. It will be your burden to become stronger. Perhaps in the future, letting Akatsuki organization take away your Shukaku is not only not a bad thing, but also a good thing."

Tsunade secretly nodded her head. Gaara's strength was quite good, but unfortunately, he met the stronger Ryoha.

"There's no way you will be defeated by just this, right?" Gaara couldn't believe it. The information clearly recorded that Ryoha has the Mangekyo Sharingan, Nine-tails chakra, Shikotsumyaku, and other powerful abilities. Until now, he only used Shikotsumyaku, how could he be so easy to defeat?

"What is Gaara doing? Didn't he win?" Kankuro looked at Gaara who was still standing there on guard and asked in confusion.

"You idiot, use your brain. You spent too much time with your puppets. Besides Shikotsumyaku, Ryoha also has the Nine-tails chakra and many other abilities. Do you think he will lose easily? Don't forget that while Gaara was cultivating and improving, he was also doing the same.

Temari angrily swept her iron fan and directly sent Kankuro flying. She felt shameful for having a naive younger brother like him. As for Kankuro, he had long been accustomed to Temari's violent behavior. As a desert girl, Temari was a woman who was not inferior to men. Her character and strength were very strong.

"Hiraishin Rasengan!" A slight sound floated into Gaara's ears. He wanted to dodge, but unfortunately, it was too late.

A black light flashed, and Ryoha instantly moved without any warning or sound. He directly appeared behind Gaara and tapped his Rasengan on Gaara's back.

This time, Gaara did not have the time to use his sand clones. His entire body was pulled into the air by the pressure of the Rasengan and then sent flying. The desert beneath his feet was being pushed forward at a rapid speed. At the same time, the constantly spinning and growing Rasengan left a gaping hole in the desert.

"Armor of Sand!" Ryoha looked at the back of Gaara's clothes that had been crushed into powder by the Rasengan. There was no blood. Instead, cracks appeared on his body, shattering the sand armor into the ground.

"I didn't expect your Armor of Sand to be strong enough to defend against A-rank ninjutsu. It's not simple." Ryoha clapped his hands. Previously, when Gaara, was hit in the Chuunin Exam, he got injured. Now, his sand armor was strong enough to deter a Rasengan. He was really not simple.

This kid's strength had improved a lot. Not only that, he also knew how to maximize his strengths. At the same time, he was constantly making up for his shortcomings and taking advantage of his shortcomings.

The weakest part of Gaara was his physique. Because he was protected by his sand since he was a child, he did not need to exercise at all. He did very little exercise. However, after the Chuunin Exam, he clearly realized these shortcomings.

Therefore, in addition to maintaining his previous cultivation, he also added physical exercise. In addition to finding the best taijutsu user in the village to teach him, he also added Lee's weight training.

Although it had only been about a year since the Chuunin Exam, as a Jinchuuriki, he also had a strong regeneration ability. In terms of physical training, he was blessed by the heavens. He did not need to worry about his body being unable to withstand and collapse. Moreover, he also knew the Shadow Clone Training Method.