With a cautious look on his face, Ranmaru walked towards the direction from which the constant roar was coming.
It didn't take long for Ranmaru to see Gaara, who was continuously bombarding the cage made entirely of stone pillars.
This cage, composed entirely of stone pillars, was not intended to truly trap Gaara, but merely to restrict him.
After all, if they really intended to trap Gaara, they would only need to seal the Chakra in his body.
Ranmaru looked up at the stone pillars on the opposite side, which had already begun to show numerous cracks under Gaara's impact.
Clearly, this stone prison confining Gaara probably wouldn't last much longer.
"It should be better to make a move after the stone prison breaks."
Ranmaru's eyebrows furrowed slightly as he recalled the actions of the other Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist and muttered softly to himself.
According to the actions of Zabuza Momochi and the others, they would generally wait until Gaara broke through the cage before making a move to defeat Gaara.
Then they would throw the unconscious, or exhausted, Gaara back in and rebuild the cage using Earth Release Ninjutsu.
Crack!
Bang!
Just as Ranmaru was thinking, the stone pillars, which were already covered in cracks, completely shattered under Gaara's impact, letting out a huge roar.
Gaara's body exuded a chaotic and violent aura.
With intense killing intent flashing in his eyes, he stepped out of the cage.
When Gaara walked out of the cage and saw Ranmaru, who looked like a child, standing not far opposite him, he was slightly stunned.
The reason he was stunned wasn't because Ranmaru was a child, but because Gaara had seen Ranmaru before.
That young figure who sat casually on top of the Three-Tails at the time reappeared in Gaara's mind.
And at that time, Ranmaru was standing next to that figure.
Thinking of this, Gaara let out a low laugh.
Boom!
Sand Hand!
An arm made entirely of sand suddenly shot out from in front of Gaara towards the front.
In an instant, this arm, made entirely of sand, had already appeared in front of Ranmaru.
The Sand Hand suddenly clenched, directly gripping Ranmaru tightly in its palm.
Seeing how easily he had captured the opponent, Gaara's mind slightly froze, and then his hands quickly formed seals.
Sand Coffin!
Whoosh!
The Sand Hand gripping Ranmaru instantly turned into a large amount of sand, enveloping Ranmaru entirely.
Along with the surrounding sand, darkness and a sense of suffocation came, causing Ranmaru's face to change.
Cursed Seal Level 1!
A violent aura erupted from Ranmaru's body, and Ranmaru's entire body began to swell up in an instant.
The sand that had been restraining Ranmaru began to tremble continuously, seeming as if it could collapse at any moment.
Sand Burial!!
Gaara's eyes widened, and he raised his hands, pressing them directly onto the ground.
A large amount of wild sand surged out from Gaara's gourd, continuously pressing against Ranmaru, who was surrounded by sand!
Gaara's eyes held a seriousness he had never shown before.
The reason he continuously challenged these guys from the Mist Ninja Village, besides wanting to vent his violent emotions, was also because he wanted to see that young man.
Because Gaara saw some kind of hope in that young man, a hope that he could completely get rid of the name "monster".
Gaara could clearly feel that Shukaku felt fear when it saw that young man!
However, after several consecutive outbursts, besides being repeatedly defeated, he hadn't attracted the attention of that young man at all.
This had made Gaara, whose emotions were already somewhat unstable, even more irritable.
And now, Ranmaru, who had once stayed beside that young man, made Gaara see hope again.
If he defeated or killed Ranmaru, that man would definitely appear!
Thinking of this, the killing intent on Gaara's body became even more intense.
"Oh, he's using a move like this right from the start this time."
Suigetsu Hozuki said with a surprised look on his face, sounding a bit unexpected.
"This kid Ranmaru, he doesn't have a grudge with the Gaara in front of him, does he?"
A low laugh came from the other side, and Kisame Hoshigaki's face showed a look of interest.
Center of the battlefield.
Although a large amount of sand was continuously pressing towards the center, the figure in the middle did not change at all, and not even a trace of blood seeped out from the sand.
Boom!
A violent aura suddenly erupted from the center, and the large amount of sand was instantly blown apart under this aura, splashing in all directions.
Ranmaru's exaggerated body appeared in everyone's sight.
Seeing this scene, Gaara's pupils constricted, and he was about to make a move.
The next instant, a gust of wind blew head-on, and Ranmaru appeared in front of Gaara in the blink of an eye.
Ranmaru raised his fist and instantly slammed it into Gaara's chest.
Terrifying power erupted, directly piercing through Gaara's chest.
However, Gaara, who was pierced by the entire arm, did not splatter any blood, but instead slowly turned into sand and fell to the ground.
Ranmaru's expression remained unchanged, and his originally clear eyes instantly turned red.
Found him!
Stepping lightly, Ranmaru's entire body instantly moved horizontally, appearing on a flat surface with a small amount of sand.
Ranmaru raised his foot and stomped down hard!
Boom!
A huge muffled sound came from the ground, and the next instant, with Ranmaru as the center, the entire ground rapidly began to crack.
Gaara, who was originally hidden underground, was shaken out again, and Gaara spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Hehe! Die for me!"
Wiping the blood from his mouth with his hand, Gaara let out a low laugh and roared with killing intent.
Quicksand Waterfall!
Just as Gaara was in the center, the entire ground quickly began to turn into sand, almost instantly becoming that small patch of desert.
Countless wild sands swept away, forming a wave-like quicksand, layer upon layer, continuously pressing towards Ranmaru.
Ranmaru exerted force with his feet, just about to leave his spot, when the desert beneath his feet suddenly sank, causing Ranmaru, who had no foothold, to sink halfway into the desert.
Ranmaru's small face showed a surprised expression, because Gaara had never used this move before.
Although he was a bit surprised, Ranmaru's eyes were still unusually calm. He raised his fist and punched out towards the wild sand sweeping towards him.
The terrifying force, accompanied by strong gusts of wind, instantly scattered the incoming wild sand.
Ranmaru continuously threw punches, and the terrifying power, as if endless, poured forward.
The layers of wild sand summoned by Gaara were all scattered by the powerful force before they could even get close to Ranmaru.
At this time, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist and others who were watching the show all had surprised looks in their eyes when they saw this scene.