Deep inside the Forest of Death.
Gaara, Kankuro, and Temari from The Hidden Sand Village were moving swiftly; ordinary ninjas were not their match, and besides, Gaara did not want to encounter Uehara Naraku.
Temari vaguely knew in her heart that Gaara might be afraid of that guy named Uehara Naraku, but she didn't dare to ask in detail, for fear of inciting Gaara's anger.
While searching through the Forest of Death, they encountered a team of Hidden Waterfall Ninja. Gaara directly started a massacre: "Sandstorm Funeral!"
Yellow sand mixed with blood rain flew everywhere!
Once wrapped by Gaara's yellow sand, there is absolutely no chance of a counterattack, and this team of Hidden Waterfall Ninja was thus killed.
Clap, clap, clap…
A round of applause appeared in the forest.
Uehara Naraku appeared in the sight of Gaara and the others, clapping his hands, with a slight smile on his lips: "Ha, still so weak, Gaara…"
"What are you here for!"
Gaara's face instantly became even colder, manipulating the yellow sand to appear at his feet, he said coldly: "Do you want to seize the scrolls in our hands?"
Gaara knew very well in his heart that his chances against Uehara Naraku were very low, and even summoning the One-Tail, the odds of defeating Uehara Naraku were slim!
Some enemies cannot be resolved just by being bloodthirsty and violent.
Gaara is sometimes very rational, he knows very well who can be provoked and who cannot, and Uehara is someone who killed the Fourth Kazekage!
"I have already gathered the scrolls."
Uehara Naraku shook his head, his gaze slowly moving, glancing at Kankuro and then Temari: "I'm just very interested in your brother and sister… why don't I give you a chance, in ten seconds I will attack, let's see who you can protect?"
"Hmph, you can do whatever you want with them!"
Gaara snorted coldly, indifferent: "Anyway, you have already killed Rasa, if you want to kill them too, it doesn't matter."
"What did you say?"
Temari looked at her brother in disbelief, pointing at Uehara Naraku: "Gaara, is this the person who killed father?"
"Hmph, yes!"
Gaara looked at Temari unhappily: "Maki has always stopped me from telling you, now that you see, if you want revenge, then kill that man! Anyway, I'm not interested in avenging Rasa!"
"How cold and ruthless!"
Uehara Naraku sighed, and his hand suddenly stretched towards Temari and Kankuro: "Come out, sand soldiers!"
A sand soldier suddenly appeared behind Temari!
Just as the sand soldier's spear extended, Temari swiftly removed the Three-Star Fan from her back, blocking the sand soldier's attack, and with another strike shattered the sand soldier!
Unfortunately, Kankuro wasn't so lucky, a sand soldier's spear directly pierced through his crow puppet, injuring his abdomen.
Uehara Naraku's figure suddenly appeared behind Kankuro, and a whip kick knocked him to the side; these Genin were pathetically slow!
Kankuro did almost nothing before he passed out.
"Kankuro!"
Temari's face was suddenly full of anxiety, she fiercely opened the giant Three-Star Fan: "Wind Release: Scythe Weasel!"
"Too slow, too weak."
Uehara Naraku leaped into the air to avoid the Wind Release Jutsu, looking down at the nervous Temari on the ground, and suddenly extended his hand: "Secret Technique! Dusk Blade!"
A purple Chakra Broadsword appeared in Uehara Naraku's hand!
Temari didn't care at all how strong Uehara Naraku was, she just looked up at him in the air, a hint of madness flashing in her eyes, and once again raised the Three-Star Fan in her hand!
Boom!
Uehara Naraku was evidently faster!
The purple broadsword in Uehara's hand slashed down with the momentum of his fall towards Temari's Three-Star Fan, sending the fifteen-year-old Hidden Sand Ninja girl flying with a single hit.
Just as Uehara Naraku was stepping towards Temari, suddenly a yellow sand wrapped around Uehara Naraku's ankle!
"I suppose that's enough!"
Gaara coldly stared at Uehara Naraku, stopping his intention to continue attacking Temari: "You can go and kill Kankuro, Temari still has value alive!"
Temari drowsily lifted her head, suppressing the instinct to vomit blood after her severe injuries, and looked at her brother with a complex gaze: "Gaara..."
Although she felt a bit relieved to see Gaara willing to protect her at a life-and-death moment, just supporting the enemy to kill his brother Kankuro...
Isn't it a bit too much?
"Can I take it as you trying to stop me?"
Uehara Naraku squinted with a smile, and in the next second, his figure suddenly disappeared from the spot, using Shadow Binding to rush in front of Gaara, punching him away: "Who gave you the courage, or who do you think you are?"
"...Cough!"
Gaara's Sand Armor instantly shattered, forcefully spitting out a mouthful of blood, and a thought popped into his mind, Uehara Naraku's power is stronger than before!
Gaara had no memory and didn't know Uehara's charge could directly take down Shukaku!
After defeating Gaara, Uehara Naraku picked up Temari's collar, knocked her unconscious with a punch, and slowly turned around to leave the scene.
Gaara watched his back, gritting his teeth and controlling the yellow sand to move himself to Temari's side to check her injuries.
Finding that his sister wasn't in any major life-threatening danger, Gaara reluctantly breathed a sigh of relief. After a while, he pulled Kankuro to his side, clearing out the yellow sand left in his body after being pierced by the Sand Soldiers.
Fortunately, their squad wasn't dead.
It's just that Gaara was somewhat puzzled, wondering what Uehara Naraku's real intention was, only to beat them up and flaunt his power?
Sadly, this answer was something Gaara could never figure out.
Now Uehara Naraku was checking his gains.
Side quest: Defeat Temari (1/1), quest completed, reward skill Hurricane Roar.
Hurricane Roar: Releases a gust of hurricane by accumulating Chakra Energy, destroying everything along its path, minimum Chakra cost 60 points, cooldown time 6 seconds.
Side quest: Defeat Kankuro (1/1), quest completed, reward 100 Gold Coins.
Uehara Naraku's eyebrows immediately furrowed. Previously, he defeated Gaara and was rewarded with Sand Army appearance, a very useful area attack skill. Just defeated Temari, rewarded with Hurricane Roar, why is Kankuro just 100 Gold Coins?
This disparity among the siblings is too big!
"Seems quite normal, after all, Kankuro's strength is too weak."
Uehara Naraku clicked his tongue in admiration and activated his newly acquired Hunting Rhythm, his figure quietly disappearing from the spot: "The next squad is also very weak, won't they just reward me with another hundred Gold Coins?"
In the bushes of the Forest of Death.
Nara Shikamaru, Yamanaka Ino, and Akimichi Choji were hiding here.
Regardless of their attitude towards handling matters or their way of thinking, all three believed they should hide in advance, wait until the dangerous people leave, then they would plan to find weaker squads.
After a while, Nara Shikamaru confirmed it was safe outside, turned to look at the eagerly Akimichi Choji, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and nodded toward him.
Akimichi Choji immediately felt relieved, holding his chips contentedly, eating them happily as his stomach was hungry.
A young Ninja suddenly appeared from the air, standing next to Akimichi Choji, and asked softly: "Those chips, are they tasty?"
"Mm-hmm... Crunch, crunch..."
Akimichi Choji nodded while stuffing chips into his mouth desperately, the next moment he suddenly realized that the voice was unfamiliar!
"Shikamaru, there's an enemy!"
"Hey hey hey, got it, calm down!"
Nara Shikamaru grabbed Akimichi Choji, afraid they would lose a combatant before formally fighting, and patted the frightened Yamanaka Ino to wake her up.
Honestly speaking, having teammates like this, Nara Shikamaru felt a bit exhausted.
Unfortunately, Ino-Shika-Cho has always been inseparable, it's a legacy passed down since the Warring States period, as their Secret Technique cooperation is very complementary, definitely not something he could easily change.
Otherwise, Nara Shikamaru kind of wants to let their good friend Uzumaki Naruto replace Ino's position in the group, after all, Ino is quite troublesome.
"Compared to other Genin I've encountered, your reaction is very rational."
The young Ninja extended his palm to Nara Shikamaru, appearing courteous, and gave Shikamaru a look of admiration: "Let me introduce myself, my name is Uehara Naraku, and I'm your next opponent."
Uehara Naraku greatly enjoyed facing the Ino-Shika-Cho trio as opponents.