Chapter 1249: Assassination_4

“Damn it, am I destined to be trapped in this nightmare forever…”

Desiring to break through this blockade, I secretly told myself that victory and defeat are common in battle, and I shouldn’t cling to the past but look to the future.

Now, with the internal and external troubles of the Hidden Sand, as the Kazekage, I should not fall into such decline.

But can I really pull myself together again?

“Chiba Hakushi…”

The next time I encounter this man, will I still have the courage to fight him?

If it was to crush us and put the Hidden Sand in such an embarrassing situation, then the opponent has achieved his goal.

And the effect exceeded expectations.

Getting out of bed, putting on his shoes, Rasa prepared to head to the bathroom to wake himself up with cold water.

This had become a daily routine.

Creak.

The sound of the door opening came.

Rasa, who had just put on his shoes, froze at the sound.

“Who?”

With his attention unfocused, even his sense of danger had dulled greatly.

Through the gap in the door, a small figure could be seen standing in the darkness, eyes glowing faintly.

“Gaara?”

With that height, only Gaara fit the criteria in this household.

Rasa sighed in relief but immediately put on a stern face, “Don’t wander around the house at night. You’ll scare people. Go back to your room and rest.”

After hearing Rasa’s words, Gaara, standing in the darkness, made no move.

As Rasa began to feel impatient, Gaara’s mouth suddenly split into a wicked grin.

Upon seeing this, Rasa instinctively sensed danger, but it was too late to stop it.

Boom!

The door exploded open, and thick wrists lunged from Gaara’s body, sharp claws unceremoniously aiming for Rasa’s body, intending to tear him apart.

Rasa’s pupils shrank.

“This is… Shukaku!”

The thick monster’s arm was covered in purple patterns, the unique markings of the One-tailed Shukaku.

Having suppressed Shukaku multiple times with Gold Sand, Rasa was keenly aware of Shukaku’s power.

Rasa dodged as the claws smashed into the wall.

With a loud crash, the wall exploded, and a large amount of debris flew into the empty street, breaking the stillness of the night.

The nearby stationed Anbu immediately sprang into action, dashing towards the site of the explosion.

A violent gale suddenly rampaged, and the approaching Anbu were instantly covered in dense wounds, inflicted by the slicing wind.

“Damn it, hurry and protect the Kazekage!”

Injured, the Anbu did not retreat and continued to run forward.

As they prepared to move forward again, a terrifying Chakra aura rapidly spread through the air, making the Anbu’s breathing heavy.

It was as if their throats were suddenly clamped, unable to breathe smoothly.

Then, under the influence of this powerful Chakra, clouds quickly gathered in the sky, resembling the prelude to a storm, shocking those watching this scene.

The monster’s roar also shot into the sky in an instant.

A massive form suddenly broke free from the house, spreading its arms, and a smooth tail wagged behind it, raising a terrifying storm with a slight flick.

The enormous form, covered in purple spell marks, exerted horrible pressure on the arriving Hidden Sand Ninjas.

It displayed the presence expected of a Tailed Beast.

Although not yet fully released, at this rate, unleashing all its power was only a matter of time.

The Power of Celestial Calamity of the Tailed Beast is undefeatable, a consensus among many ninjas.

Different Tailed Beasts require different strategies.

“Dad!”

Rasa, carrying Shouju and Kankuro, leapt from the ruined building, eyes fixed intently on Shukaku’s body.

There was no response to Shouju and Kankuro’s frantic calls.

Setting Shouju and Kankuro down, Rasa unhesitatingly joined his hands, and a massive Chakra surged from his body. Around him, sand gleamed golden, turning into golden cords that wrapped around Shukaku, binding its body and tail together.

Affected by the Gold Sand Ninjutsu, Shukaku’s aura became more frenzied.

Much like the Iron Sand developed by the past Third Kazekage, Gold Sand also had special attributes to suppress Shukaku.

Rasa gritted his teeth as he felt Shukaku’s growing power. Unlike before, Rasa had no preparation for Shukaku’s rampage this time. Moreover, he sensed that this time, Shukaku’s rampage was a bit different from before.

With Gaara as a vessel and the talismans carved around, it should be enough to suppress Shukaku, so why…

This was something Rasa couldn’t figure out.

As Rasa contemplated countermeasures, water splashed onto the ground, slightly startling him.

He looked up towards Shukaku’s eyes, from which tears were flowing.

Compared to the Tailed Beast’s usual violent emotions towards humans, Shukaku’s eyes now held fear, hatred, and a sense of imminent revenge.

With such complex emotions intertwined, images of Gaara’s gaze towards him flooded Rasa’s mind.

Rasa looked at the tear-dampened ground, feeling a piercing pain in his heart, almost unable to breathe.

It wasn’t Shukaku who wanted to kill him, but Gaara!

This painful tear was evidence of Gaara’s intention to commit patricide.

For this, he was willing to sell his soul and body to Shukaku.

Is this the pain of betrayal by a close kin?

The betrayals and pains Gaara endured now manifested one by one on Rasa.

“So you hate me this much, Gaara…”

Looking at Shukaku’s fierce, bloodthirsty face, Rasa murmured in a daze.

Shukaku slightly bent over, an evil Chakra surged over, its mouth slightly agape, a dream-like curse echoed in Rasa’s ear:

“So much pain, Dad. Mom said, she’s really missing you down there, missing the blood in your body…”