Chapter 997 Sister

Gaara made hand seals with his hands, and the sand quickly gathered in front of him, forming a thick shield that blocked most of the impact. His eyes were cold, and his gaze was fixed on Deidara in the air. "This guy is really troublesome." Gaara thought to himself.

Deidara laughed wildly in the air: "Haha, the Sand Village is nothing but this!" But before he finished speaking, Gaara controlled the sand to wrap around Deidara like a vine. Seeing this, Deidara hurriedly threw out several small clay bombs to scatter the sand.

At this time, Maki shouted, "Gaara, don't chase alone, be careful of traps!" However, Gaara ignored him, he jumped, stepped on the sand and rushed towards Deidara. Deidara raised his mouth, dodging and preparing to release a more powerful bomb. Just as the two sides were about to fight again, a melodious flute sound suddenly came from the distance. Hearing this sound, Deidara's face changed. He knew that Scorpion was going to attack, so he quickly changed direction and evacuated the battlefield. Gaara looked at Deidara who was going away, frowned, and secretly became alert.

Gaara stood there, listening to the approaching flute, full of doubts. Maki came to Gaara and said, "It seems that the Akatsuki organization is planning to deal with you together. We must go back and redeploy." Gaara shook his head, "If we retreat now, they will be more unscrupulous next time." Maki knew Gaara's stubbornness and could only sigh helplessly.

At this time, a figure appeared in sight. It was the puppet controlled by Scorpion. Gaara did not say a word and controlled the sand to attack. Scorpion flexibly controlled the puppet to dodge and at the same time shot out poison needles. Gaara built a defensive wall with sand, and the poison needles fell to the ground. Suddenly, Scorpion's puppet clone drilled out from the ground and attacked. Gaara dodged to the side and tied up the puppet with sand. However, the puppet exploded instantly, and Gaara was blown back a few steps.

Just as Scorpion was about to pursue the victory, support from the Sand Village arrived. Seeing that the situation was not good, Scorpion turned around and disappeared in the wind and sand. Gaara looked at the direction where Scorpion left and clenched his fists, "Akatsuki, I will remember this account." Then, surrounded by everyone, he returned to the village. After returning to the village, Gaara came to the training ground alone. He knew that although he had temporarily repelled the enemy, the gap between him and Akatsuki was still not to be underestimated. He kept practicing the skills of controlling sand, trying to break his own limits.

A few days later, intelligence personnel brought news that the Akatsuki organization had been active in the surrounding villages recently, and it was suspected that they were planning a new round of arrest operations against Jinchūriki. Gaara decided to take the initiative and led a small team of elite ninjas to sneak to the location indicated by the intelligence.

When they arrived at the destination, they found that it was an abandoned castle. Gaara sneaked in first, but accidentally triggered the trap, and countless puppets emerged around. It turned out that Scorpion had set an ambush here. Gaara responded calmly, and the sand shuttled around like a smart snake, destroying the puppets. Just as the battle was fierce, Deidara suddenly appeared from the sky and dropped a huge C3 bomb. Gaara concentrated his energy and gathered all the sand into a giant sand ball, which withstood the impact of the bomb. While Deidara was stunned, Gaara controlled the sand and rushed towards Deidara. Deidara was unable to dodge and was hit by the sand and fell to the ground. Seeing that the situation was not good, Scorpion hurriedly fled with the injured Deidara. Gaara looked at their fleeing backs with a firm look in his eyes and vowed to protect the village and his companions. After Gaara returned to the village, he told Maki and the elders about the encounter in detail. Everyone realized that the Akatsuki organization would not give up easily, and the village must strengthen its defenses. Gaara began to train more young ninjas to manipulate sand, hoping to form a special force to resist foreign enemies.

One day, Gaara received an anonymous letter saying that if he wanted to completely get rid of the threat of Akatsuki, he had to go to a mysterious place to find an ancient power. Despite the dangers, Gaara decided to embark on the journey.

He set out with a few loyal companions. After going through many hardships and dangers along the way, he finally found the legendary place. Here, Gaara felt a strong chakra fluctuation. After some exploration, he found a mysterious crystal. When he touched the crystal, a force surged into his body.

Gaara was pleasantly surprised to find that his control over sand had reached an unprecedented level. After returning to the village, with his newfound power and the defenses carefully arranged by his companions, he successfully resisted several subsequent attacks by the Akatsuki organization. The Sand Village ushered in a long-lost period of peace, and Gaara became the true guardian in the hearts of the villagers.

The peaceful days lasted for a while, and Gaara always felt that the Akatsuki organization was secretly brewing a bigger conspiracy. One night, he saw a dark mass covering the village in his dream, and the villagers were struggling in pain. After waking up, he decided to go out to find out the news.

Gaara left the village with his confidants and met a mysterious old man in a remote valley. The old man told him that the Akatsuki organization was seeking forbidden ninjutsu to break the defense of the Sand Village. Gaara knew that he had to stop it.

They followed the clues and came to a secret cave. As soon as they entered, they encountered various traps and traps. Gaara used his new power to resolve the crisis and go deeper.

Finally, they found that the Akatsuki members were holding a ceremony. Gaara attacked without hesitation, and the sand surged out. The Akatsuki members were horrified and fought back hastily. The battle was extremely fierce, and Gaara's companions also assisted with all their strength.

At the critical moment, Gaara injected his own chakra into the earth, causing a large-scale quicksand that trapped the Akatsuki organization. Taking this opportunity, he destroyed the ceremony site, making it impossible to perform the forbidden ninjutsu. The Akatsuki organization had to retreat.

Gaara successfully protected the village. He knew that as long as Akatsuki existed, danger could come at any time, but he was ready to meet any challenge and protect the peace of Sand Village. After returning to the village, Gaara did not relax his vigilance, but instead increased the training of young ninjas. However, the peaceful days did not last long. The wells in the village dried up inexplicably and the crops began to wither in large areas. Gaara noticed something strange and suspected that Akatsuki was behind it again.

He led the team to trace the water source and found a hidden tunnel. Following the tunnel, they came to a huge underground space full of strange runes and devices. Suddenly, many strange ninjas emerged. They claimed to be descendants of an ancient family. They joined the Akatsuki organization because they were dissatisfied with the Sand Village's monopoly of resources and cut off the water source of the Sand Village according to the Akatsuki organization's plan.

Gaara glared at them, sand whirling around him. A fierce battle broke out, and Gaara overpowered his opponent with his superior skills and new power. Just as the opponent was losing ground, reinforcements from the Akatsuki organization arrived. Gaara was not afraid, and commanded his teammates to deal with them, while he went straight to the dragon and destroyed the water source cutoff device. Seeing that the situation was hopeless, the enemy fled. Gaara looked at the water that had resumed flowing, knowing that the peace of the Sand Village needed constant efforts to protect.