Hinata was startled by Naruto's reaction: "Naruto-kun?"
"Ah?" Naruto realized that this wasn't a matchmaking event, but the Chunin Exams, and explained:
"Oh, I mean, this Gaara is very strong and very cold. It's dangerous for Ino to fight him."
Hinata also stood up nervously, watching Gaara, who couldn't wait to enter the arena, looking really fierce: "What should we do?"
"Hopefully, Ino can just give up, or the proctor should be able to save her." Naruto wasn't worried about Ino's life being in danger. With so many proctors present, they wouldn't just watch the Yamanaka Clan's young lady get killed.
If it really came down to it, his old man was here too. No matter how fast Gaara's movements were, they couldn't be faster than the Yellow Flash's Body Flicker Technique.
Asuma probably knew some inside information as well. He went over and talked to Ino for a few words, and finally nodded. Then Ino entered the arena to prepare for the match.
Ino's idea was very simple. Sakura could fight Sasuke for a while, so if she gave up directly, wouldn't she be outdone by Sakura? The young girl's competitive spirit made her decide to give it a try.
Moreover, she didn't think that a mere Genin from Sunagakure Village could be stronger than Sasuke. She didn't know how much Sasuke held back when fighting Sakura.
"Preliminary round, match number 5, begin!"
As Hayate's voice fell, Ino immediately made the hand signs for the Yamanaka Clan's secret technique, aiming:
"Ninja Art: Mind Transfer Technique!"
Ino's body slumped to the ground.
The execution was unexpectedly smooth. Gaara didn't move at all, allowing Ino's ninjutsu to hit him.
Then Gaara's body trembled slightly, and his expression began to become ferocious.
Three seconds later, Ino screamed, sat up, and retreated repeatedly, as if she had seen something terrifying.
She stared wide-eyed at Gaara: "Mo-monster!"
Gaara woke up, clutched his head and howled in pain for a while before raising his head, and roared at Ino in a low voice: "Kill you... kill you..."
Gaara waved his hand, and the cork of the large gourd behind him was pushed open and fell to the ground. The sand inside flew out, heading straight for Ino, who was sitting on the ground.
"I, I give up!" Fortunately, Ino tremblingly shouted these words, and Hayate immediately stood in front of Ino, dispersing Gaara's sand.
Gaara didn't give up, his facial expressions became even more exaggerated, and he continued to control the sand, wanting to hit Hayate as well.
Maki, the Jonin leading the team from Sunagakure, saw this and hurried down to stop Gaara. The plan wasn't fully prepared yet, and they couldn't let Gaara lose control here.
Temari also jumped down quickly, pulled Gaara back, and anxiously soothed Gaara's emotions.
Kankuro's expression changed, and he followed.
Asuma appeared next to Hayate in a Body Flicker Technique, staring vigilantly at Maki, looking like he was ready to pull out his Flying Swallow at any moment.
Maki quickly explained: "Don't misunderstand, Gaara just occasionally can't control his killing intent. If I'm not mistaken, that little girl used the Yamanaka Clan's mental secret technique, right? It may have stimulated Gaara, so..."
Gaara covered his forehead with one hand, his emotions slowly stabilized, and he returned to his indifferent expression, following Temari back to the stands.
Sakura quickly jumped down and ran to Ino's side, her hands glowing green as she checked her up and down, and breathed a sigh of relief when she found nothing abnormal.
Ino was still hugging her arms, trembling all over, looking like she was frightened.
Sakura waited for her to recover a little before helping Ino stand up.
These two usually seem like rivals, plastic sisters, but when something happens, they care about each other more than anyone else.
Sakura asked with concern, "Ino, what exactly did you see? Why are you so scared?"
"Monster..."
"Ino," Asuma interrupted Ino, "You can't talk about what you saw today."
"Huh?" Although Sakura was curious, Asuma had already said so, so she didn't ask any further.
"Yes," Ino gritted her teeth, walking step by step towards the stairs with Sakura's support.
Naruto looked at Ino trembling and thought to himself, could she have seen Shukaku?
Impressive, Ino, you almost lit Sunagakure Village's mushroom cloud.
"Hey, Nine Tails, is Shukaku scarier than you?" Naruto didn't think his own Fox Spirit was scary enough to make someone speechless.
"Him?" Nine Tails sneered, just a piece of trash with one tail.
"Then why is Ino so scared?"
Nine Tails glanced at him, annoyed, "Do you think everyone is as thick-skinned as you, kid, daring to talk nonsense and jump around in front of me at the age of three or four?
That little girl's reaction is what a human child should have when they see a Tailed Beast for the first time."
"Emmm... that seems to be the case." Naruto realized he was a bit biased.
Mainly because his own Fox Spirit is gluttonous, sleepy, loves to listen to stories, and loves to watch the excitement, which made Naruto almost forget that Tailed Beasts are one of the strongest forces in this world.
This was also the first time he truly realized the deterrent power of Tailed Beasts to ordinary people.
Seeing Sakura helping Ino up, Naruto gave up the sofa for Ino to rest.
A date is a date, but you can't ignore people who need help because of it, especially acquaintances.
"Thank you," Ino said weakly after sitting down.
Hinata and Sakura sat on either side of Ino, talking to her to ease her emotions, and Shikamaru and Choji also came over to inquire about Ino's condition.
Sasuke looked left and right, you're all gone, can I go to Naruto's side now?
"What's up with that gourd-carrying guy?" Sasuke could tell that Gaara was strong, but he didn't know how he scared Ino like that.
"I'll explain it to you later." When big brother beats him up later, you'll know what's going on.
"That guy is not an ordinary ninja," Shino's voice suddenly came.
Naruto and Sasuke turned their heads together, "When did you get here?!"
Shino held a bug on his finger, not answering Naruto's question, he was used to being ignored, "The bugs are afraid of him."
Kiba also came over, comforting Akamaru.
"Woof woof..." Akamaru hid in Kiba's arms, trembling with fear.
Naruto touched Akamaru's head with heartache. He had watched Akamaru grow from the size of a palm to bigger than Kiba's head, and had always treated Akamaru like his own dog, with a lot of affection.
Shukaku, you wait, Naruto looked at Gaara's position, scaring my dog like this, this matter can't be left like this!
"Winner, Gaara, the match continues."
Hayate's voice arrived belatedly.
The screen displayed the list for the next match:
[Zaku Abumi vs. Shigure]
Naruto glanced at the screen: ? Who are these two nobodies? Background characters, right?
He had no expectations whatsoever.
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