Chapter 984: Generation's Vigilance

Chiyo and the others became alert, thinking that the mysterious white falcon might be a trap or a warning signal set by the enemy. However, the falcon had no intention of attacking, but just circled in the air, its eyes fixed on Chiyo and the others.

Suddenly, the white falcon made a crisp cry and flew in one direction. Chiyo hesitated for a moment and decided to follow it. They followed the falcon through the woods. Soon, they saw an ancient building hidden in the valley. There was a depressing atmosphere in the air.

"Is Gaara in there?" someone whispered. Chiyo signaled everyone to be careful and slowly approached the entrance of the building. The moment they stepped into the door, a strange light lit up around them, and countless runes appeared. The white falcon suddenly turned into a white light and rushed towards one of the runes. After the rune disappeared, the door of the inner room that was originally closed slowly opened, and Gaara's faint breath came out from inside. Everyone ran to the inner room without hesitation.

As soon as they entered the inner room, a powerful force rushed over, and everyone used ninjutsu to resist. There was a huge energy ball in the center of the room, and Gaara was trapped in it. His eyes were tired but still firm. Seeing this, the red-haired boy sneered, and quickly formed seals with his hands, controlling the puppet to attack everyone. Chiyo rushed forward first. She knew how powerful this puppet was. She had seen the power of the Third Kazekage controlling it in the past. Although the controller has changed now, its strength should not be underestimated. She used her unique ninjutsu, and sand walls rose from the ground, trying to block the puppet's attack. Others also cooperated, and various ninjutsu were launched at the same time. However, the puppet was extremely flexible, easily avoiding many attacks, and counterattacked from time to time. Just as the two sides were fighting fiercely, the powerful force that trapped Gaara suddenly fluctuated. The red-haired boy looked over there distractedly, and Chiyo seized the opportunity to wrap some joints of the puppet with chakra threads. At this time, Gaara in the energy ball actually broke free of one hand. He made a seal with difficulty, and used his own power to fight against the surrounding energy. The power that suppressed him gradually weakened. The red-haired boy wanted to control the puppet to stop Gaara again, but the puppet was temporarily restrained by Chiyo. Finally, Gaara broke through the restraint of the energy ball. He stood still and looked at the red-haired boy with cold eyes. A new duel was about to begin. Gaara was about to launch an attack, but suddenly stopped. He said to the red-haired boy: "Why do you have a familiar breath?" The red-haired boy snorted: "Familiar? Maybe we have had an intersection before." Gaara frowned and thought. He felt that this breath seemed to have a thousand threads of connection with the Sand Village. At this time, Chiyo shouted: "Gaara, don't be confused by him, take him down first!" Gaara came back to his senses, and quickly made seals with both hands. A sandstorm swept towards the red-haired boy. The red-haired boy controlled the puppet to block in front of him. After the sandstorm, he drove the puppet to rush towards Gaara. Gaara was not in a hurry. The sand under his feet surged up, forming sand spikes to attack the puppet. Just when the two sides were in a stalemate, the red-haired boy's body suddenly flickered, as if it was disturbed by something. It turned out that the rune in the room was activated again, and the power generated affected him. Gaara saw the opportunity, condensed a large amount of chakra in his palm, and pushed it towards the red-haired boy with all his strength. The red-haired boy was unable to dodge and flew backwards after being hit. The power also triggered a certain restriction in his body. He showed a painful expression, and then he collapsed to the ground and lost consciousness. The crisis was resolved. Gaara walked towards Chiyo and bowed slightly to express his gratitude. Everyone looked at the unconscious red-haired boy, wondering what secrets were hidden behind him. Gaara squatted down to check on the red-haired boy and found that he had a special jade hanging around his neck, on which were some vague Sand Village marks. Chiyo came over and was also very surprised to see the jade. At this time, a slight sound of footsteps came from a distance. Everyone became alert and saw a white-haired old man slowly walking over. The old man looked at the red-haired boy, sighed and said, "He was a child who disappeared from the Sand Village many years ago. He was abducted and transformed by evil forces. The jade is the only proof of his life experience." A trace of pity rose in Gaara's heart. They took the red-haired boy back to the Sand Village. After treatment, the red-haired boy woke up, and the hostility in his eyes dissipated a lot. He told Gaara that he had been controlled by the person behind the scenes and had no choice. Gaara expressed his willingness to help him resume his normal life and explore the truth of the year together. The Sand Village accepted the red-haired boy, and he began to receive training and gradually integrated into the village. Gaara was always vigilant. He knew that there were more dangers hidden in the dark waiting for them, and he had to protect the Sand Village and every villager. Day by day, the red-haired boy's strength increased day by day. One day, when he was practicing, he suddenly sensed a strange breath, which was similar to the evil force that controlled him at the beginning. He immediately informed Gaara. Gaara summoned the ninjas to be on guard. Not long after, a group of mysterious people in black robes appeared outside the Sand Village. The black-robed man in the lead laughed grimly and said, "Do you think you can rest easy after rescuing this kid? Today, your Sand Village will be completely destroyed." Gaara rushed out first, followed by the red-haired boy. The battle between the two sides began. The mysterious man's magic was weird, and the Sand Village ninjas were temporarily unable to cope with it. At the critical moment, the red-haired boy remembered some memory fragments of his experience when he was transformed, and found the flaws in the opponent's magic. He shouted to Gaara, and Gaara adjusted his tactics and led the ninjas to focus on attacking his weaknesses. The leader of the black-robed man was horrified and wanted to escape. How could Gaara let him go? He used a powerful ninjutsu to trap him. Seeing this, the other black-robed people fled. The Sand Village successfully resisted this crisis, and the red-haired boy was truly recognized by the villagers. He was determined to protect this land forever, fight side by side with Gaara, and face future challenges together.

"Humph, you're finally here." A cold voice came from the darkness. A man in a black robe slowly appeared, forming seals with his hands, and the power on the energy ball became stronger.

"Who are you? Let Gaara go!" Chiyo shouted angrily.

"It doesn't matter who I am. What matters is that the Sand Village will lose its Kazekage from now on." The man in black robe laughed wildly.

At this time, Tenzang calmly analyzed the situation and found that the energy source of the energy ball came from the underground formation. He quietly winked at his teammates, and several people understood and launched an attack at the same time to attract the attention of the black-robed man. Tenzang quickly sneaked underground to find a way to destroy the formation. After a hard fight, Tenzang successfully found and destroyed the key node. The energy ball dissipated instantly, and Gaara was saved. Everyone worked together to besiege the black-robed man, who was defeated and turned into a puff of black smoke and fled. Chiyo and others took the weak Gaara away from this strange building, and the Sand Village temporarily returned to peace.