At this moment, Tenten, Neji, Sasuke, and Shino were rushing down.
On the way, they encountered Dosu Kinuta trying to block their path. Tenten immediately drew out her Dragon Eye Telescopic Sword, and three extended blades instantly pierced Dosu Kinuta, then she flung him to the side, his fate unknown.
Such a cannon fodder character wasn't worth Tenten's further attention.
Sasuke glanced at the Dragon Eye Telescopic Sword, only feeling that this sword was truly excellent. One must know that Dosu Kinuta was not weak, even without his sound-amplifying arm guards he still possessed some strength, yet he was instantly defeated by Tenten in one move. Clearly, this sword was extraordinary.
Of course, in his opinion, Tenten was also very powerful.
Not everyone could use Ninja Tools so proficiently. Clearly, Tenten's talent for manipulating Ninja Tools was truly strong.
The four of them quickly arrived nearby. Looking at the monstrous Gaara, they couldn't help but swallow their saliva for a moment. Then, seeing Temari and Kankuro attempting to take Gaara away not far off, Tenten and Shino unhesitatingly blocked them.
Old rivals met, and the atmosphere instantly became tense.
Neji questioned, "What is the Hidden Sand Village doing? Why initiate an attack? Are you abandoning the alliance between our two countries?"
Temari and Kankuro completely ignored him. They were currently very anxious about Gaara's condition, but they didn't dare approach because the terrifying memory of a tailed beasts's rampage had occupied their childhood.
Seeing this, Neji didn't press further. Instead, he stood shoulder to shoulder with Sasuke, looking at Gaara's appearance, and didn't dare to act rashly.
"Natsuki..."
Natsuki didn't turn his head, "This guy is the One-Tail Jinchuriki from the Hidden Sand Village. He's only in a half-tailed beast state right now, I can still handle it. Tenten and Shino, you two block that brother and sister. Neji and Sasuke, go help Genma-sensei. The opponent is the Jonin Maki from the Hidden Sand Village and a few elite Chunin. You two are the most suitable to take them on!"
Sasuke immediately became excited, "Elite Chunin? They're definitely suitable for a little fun!"
At this time, Genma Shiranui was facing the Hidden Sand Village Jonin Maki and four Chunin alone. His other comrades were all tied up and couldn't come over. He was anxious, but seeing Neji and Sasuke arrive, he was instantly overjoyed.
Genma Shiranui understood the strength of the two; dealing with Chunin was definitely not a problem.
So he immediately said, "Sasuke Uchiha, Neji Hyuga, you've come at the right time. Each of you deal with one enemy Chunin and share some of the pressure with me!"
"Okay!"
Without another word, Sasuke drew his short sword and rushed towards a Sand Ninja.
Neji was also not slow, similarly choosing one person. As his Byakugan activated, he unleashed the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms.
Maki couldn't just watch, and immediately joined in the fight, but Genma Shiranui desperately held him back. Although it was difficult for one person to hold back a Jonin and two Chunin, it was much easier than holding back five people just now.
As a Special Jonin, he always had some special abilities, holding back a Jonin was not an issue.
On this side, Natsuki faced the half-tailed beast Gaara alone.
Gaara was already somewhat unclearheaded, controlling sand to attack Natsuki wildly, occasionally sweeping with a yellowish-brown beast-like arm or a tail. Although the power was immense, the attacks were chaotic and completely without threat.
Natsuki even took a moment to glance at the audience stands, seeing that his convenient Father-in-law had already fallen under Genjutsu and fainted. Fortunately, there were no Ninja fighting nearby, so he should be safe.
Therefore, he could fight with peace of mind.
He quickly formed hand signs, then slammed a palm onto the ground: "Earth Release: Soaring Gyro!"
The ground immediately shook, and a giant top spun out from the ground, directly sending Gaara high into the air. Natsuki then used Moon Walk to rush up, punching out wildly, punching non-stop, directly smashing Gaara's beast-like arm into scattered sand. Gaara was also beaten badly.
Of course, Gaara also counterattacked, but it was basically useless; he was still being wildly beaten by Natsuki.
Natsuki didn't know any mind-altering techniques. Since Gaara was so insane, he would beat him until he didn't dare to be insane anymore. Only by beating him into fear would he perhaps listen.
As for killing Gaara, that was not considered for now.
After all, he was the Jinchuriki of the Hidden Sand Village. Killing Gaara was equivalent to depriving the Hidden Sand Village of a tailed beast's combat power. At that time, who knows what kind of turmoil it might cause. What if the Hidden Sand Village went crazy and directly started a war? Wouldn't that mean going to war?
That's not right either. The Hidden Sand Village didn't dare to start a war even with a Jinchuriki. Would they really dare to start a war if the Jinchuriki was gone?
It was very questionable and confusing; some things couldn't be judged solely by imagination.
Natsuki simply stopped thinking about it and decided to subdue Gaara first.
Below, Temari and Kankuro were very anxious, but being blocked by Tenten and Shino, they couldn't do anything at all. Moreover, Temari was no match for Tenten, and Kankuro was being completely suppressed by Shino; it was only a matter of time before he was defeated.
Natsuki beat him for a while, then took a moment to look at the Four Violet Flames Formation area.
He discovered that Orochimaru had already started using Edo Tensei, summoning Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju, and was now having a lively fight with Hiruzen Sarutobi.
However, Hiruzen Sarutobi was definitely going to die; this could be confirmed.
Actually, it was puzzling why Hiruzen Sarutobi, who clearly knew the Hidden Sound Village and Orochimaru were related, insisted on letting the Hidden Sound Village Ninja participate in the Chunin Exams. Moreover, Orochimaru appeared in Konoha multiple times, looking like he was planning something, but Hiruzen Sarutobi's attention to this was far from sufficient.
Now trapped by the barrier, the Ambu couldn't rescue him, and he could only face Orochimaru alone.
Speaking of which, it was all caused by his lack of caution.
Now that he had fallen to this state, and even had to choose to sacrifice himself in the end, who could say anything?
Natsuki withdrew his gaze and continued beating Gaara. However, Natsuki overestimated Gaara's resistance, not expecting this little red-haired kid to just faint.
"...He's that fragile? He fainted just like that? Tsk, this is troublesome now."
Natsuki couldn't help but roll his eyes and quickly used the Water Prison Technique to trap Gaara.
The next second, Gaara's eyes opened again, but they were no longer human eyes. Those cross-shaped pupils were clearly those of the One-Tail Shukaku; this tanuki had woken up!
However, as soon as Shukaku woke up, just as it was about to laugh loudly, it got a mouthful of water and instantly became enraged.
"Which bastard is choking Lord Shukaku with water!"
Shukaku's high-pitched voice exploded, followed by it immediately swelling and growing larger, instantly breaking through the water prison. In the blink of an eye, it was dozens of meters tall; Natsuki couldn't even be considered an ant in front of it.
Everyone who was fighting was startled and looked at Shukaku with disbelief.
His friends were even more anxious: "Natsuki! Danger!"
Tenten was even more anxious: "Natsuki! Run!"
However, Natsuki wasn't nervous. Wasn't he working so hard to become stronger precisely to deal with situations like this? Now, even if his strength couldn't defeat a tailed beast, at the very least he wouldn't be killed by one. He just needed to fully contend with it.
"Don't worry! Tenten, have you forgotten what I've been learning for the past month? Even if I can't win, I can still escape."