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Chapter 79 The Bird's Cry, the Crane's Awakening

The spectators in the stands held their breath, their eyes fixed on the two men facing off in the center of the arena.

Both sides felt it was quite interesting to watch, with Gaara, the Sand Village monster carrying a giant gourd on his back.

On the other side is Uchiha Sasuke, who bears the name of the Uchiha and has just undergone hellish training.

Genma Shiranui glanced at the contestant, raised his right hand high, and then swung it down.

"start!"

Before he could finish speaking, Sasuke's figure disappeared. It wasn't that he lacked martial ethics; it was simply too fast.

Gaara was so fast that he didn't even have time to raise his hand before his cheek was struck hard.

Even the sand, which is supposed to be an absolute defense, couldn't keep up? The entire audience was in an uproar.

This scene left everyone speechless, shocking the entire audience right from the start. Gaara didn't even have the ability to fight back.

"Wow, so fast!" Li, standing in the stands, clenched his fists, his face filled with shock. "This speed is the same as when I'm unloaded! No, even faster!"

Sasuke stood where Gaara had been standing, slowly retracting his right leg that had been kicked out. Faint, extremely subtle blue arcs of electricity flickered across his body.

This is not a simple physical skill.

This was a suggestion Roy gave him a month ago: to imitate the Lightning Release chakra pattern of the Hidden Cloud Village.

Although Sasuke's physical strength was not yet able to withstand the berserk Complete Body Mode, he managed to push his nerve responses and muscle explosive power to the limit by using Lightning Release microcurrents to stimulate cell activity.

"Is this your absolute defense?"

Sasuke coldly stared at Gaara, who was covering his face in the distance.

"Too slow."

"I'm going to peel off your turtle shell, bit by bit."

The crackling sound of electricity rang out again, and Sasuke's figure transformed into a blue streak of light, moving at high speed around Gaara.

The continuous sound of the blows was like the explosion of firecrackers.

The sand tries to gather and protect its master, but often, the moment the sand moves, Sasuke's fist has already struck Gaara.

Each punch carried the paralyzing effect of Lightning Release, striking the sand armor.

The crisp cracking sound echoed throughout the venue through the loudspeaker.

Gaara's sand armor cracked. Hardened pieces of sand peeled away, revealing a terrified face beneath.

Why...?

Gaara's eyes widened in disbelief.

"Why can't the sand keep up... Mom... Why don't you protect me...?"

"Because you're too heavy."

Sasuke's voice rang in his ears, followed by a powerful spinning kick.

Gaara was kicked straight into the air, crashing to the ground and kicking up a cloud of dust.

Temari and Kankuro in the stands were terrified and turned pale.

"Is that Uchiha brat... a monster?" Kankuro said, trembling. "How could he drive my brother to this point?"

"It's not over yet."

Sasuke stood still, not pressing his advantage.

"If this is all you've got, you might as well die here."

"die……?"

Gaara lowered his head, and his body began to twitch strangely.

The sand scattered on the ground seemed to be summoned by something, and began to frantically gather towards him.

"Hehe...hehehe..."

"Blood...I want to see blood..."

"Since the sand can't keep up... let's use it all for defense!"

Gaara formed hand seals, and all the sand around him instantly rose up, enveloping his entire body.

The sand accumulated and eventually formed a yellowish-brown sphere with a surface covered in spikes.

Absolute Defense: Sand Ball.

Not only that, a third eye formed from sand floated in mid-air, staring intently at Sasuke.

"Have you locked yourself in a cage?"

Sasuke looked at the huge sand sphere and sneered.

"Did you think you were safe just by hiding inside?"

"Innocent."

Sasuke turned around and instead of rushing towards the sand ball, he took a few steps and charged directly onto the high walls surrounding the arena.

He ran vertically up the wall until he stood at the highest point, looking down at the sand balls below.

"That technique..."

Kakashi, standing in the stands, pulled up his headband, revealing his Sharingan, his gaze serious.

"Sasuke, let me see what you've accomplished in the past month."

Sasuke gripped his right wrist with his left hand, his right hand hanging down.

He took a deep breath, and the chakra within his body began to converge wildly into his right hand.

Not only his own chakra, but also...

Sasuke touched the black earring on his left ear, a gift from Roy and also a "gift" from Orochimaru.

The curse mark is activated, and although it only lasts for five minutes, that's about enough.

Black, flame-like lines spread from his neck and climbed up his left cheek.

But he felt no pain at all; on the contrary, he felt his senses become unusually clear.

Natural energy flowed into the body through the curse seal, merging with the lightning chakra, followed by a piercing sound.

At first it sounded like a few birds chirping, but in an instant it turned into the wailing of thousands of birds.

Blue and white lightning erupted in Sasuke's right hand, but this time, the edges of the lightning were tinged with a deep black.

This is a black chimera infused with natural energy.

The intensity of the chakra sent shivers down the spines of all the Jonin present.

"That's..." Might Guy's eyes widened. "Kakashi, you actually taught him that move?"

"No, it's no longer just Lightning Blade." Kakashi looked at the black lightning and sighed inwardly, "It's his own unique technique."

Sasuke stared at the sand sphere below, his three-tomoe Sharingan locking onto its target.

"It's over, monster."

The wall beneath his feet instantly crumbled.

Sasuke transformed into a bolt of black and blue lightning, swooping down from a height of tens of meters.

The speed was so fast that, combined with the force of gravity and the thrust of the Chidori, this attack was invincible!

"Chidori!"

Sasuke roared.

The lightning bolt, like a scalpel, pierced into the sand sphere, which was touted as having absolute defense.

Without any stalemate, Sasuke's half-arm was submerged in the sand sphere.

Time seemed to stand still at that moment, and the entire room fell silent.

Immediately afterwards, heart-wrenching screams came from inside the sand sphere.

"Aaaaaaaahhhhh!!!"

That's Gaara's voice.

This was real pain, and it was the first time that I, Ai-Luo, felt the fear of my body being torn apart.

"Blood...it's blood!"

Sasuke remained in his thrusting stance, feeling the warmth on his hand.

It hit.

But he didn't feel relieved; instead, his brows furrowed.

When he tried to pull his hand out, he found he couldn't.

Inside the sand sphere, something seemed to be gripping his arm tightly.

"This feeling..."

Sasuke was startled.

The feeling of chakra is similar to Naruto's when he goes berserk, but it's even more insane.

"Get out of here!"

Sasuke acted decisively, unleashing his Lightning Release chakra once more.

"Chidori Stream!"

It released an electric current throughout its body, forcefully blasting apart the surrounding sand.

Using the reaction force, he pulled his arm back and jumped backward.

"Tick-tock...tick-tock..."

Blood dripped down Sasuke's arm, but it wasn't his blood; it was Gaara's.