Chapter 999 9 Lang

Let Kanjiro put an end to this." Kanjiro's eyes became firm, and he quickly formed seals with both hands.

Maki was slightly stunned when he saw Kanjuro's action. He didn't expect Kanjuro to have another trick up his sleeve. At this moment, the surrounding sand began to vibrate slightly.

Scorpion sneered, "Do you think this little trick can trap me? My puppet army is no pushover." As he spoke, several puppets slowly rose behind him.

Just as the two sides were on the verge of a fight, a melodious flute sound suddenly came from the sky. Everyone was startled and saw a huge spiritual beast appear in the sky.

"This is... the Otoninin from Konoha Village?" Maki frowned. It turned out that Kankuro had already reached an agreement with Konoha to invite external aid.

Scorpion's face became serious. He knew that with the addition of the Konoha ninja, the situation became much more complicated. But he was a battle-hardened puppet master after all, and he quickly calmed down to deal with the crisis.

"No matter how many people come, you won't leave alive today." Scorpion controlled the puppet to rush forward, and the battle broke out instantly. Kankuro and Maki looked at each other, and rushed towards Scorpion without fear, and a fierce melee began.

The Otonin standing on the summoned beast of Konoha Village danced with both hands rapidly, and the sound of the flute became more and more rapid and strange. The sound waves seemed to materialize and spread towards Scorpion's puppet group. The puppets' movements suddenly slowed down. Scorpion was secretly shocked and increased the output of chakra, trying to forcibly control the puppets to get rid of the influence.

At the same time, Kankuro manipulated the crow puppets to move around the battlefield skillfully, looking for Scorpion's weakness, while Maki used the wind escape technique to create wind blades, cutting at the puppets that were unable to move.

Scorpion gritted his teeth and decided to go all out. He abandoned some of the puppets and let the remaining powerful puppets combine into a huge fighting form, rushing towards the summoned beast, trying to get rid of the sound ninja first to disrupt the opponent's rhythm. However, when approaching the summoned beast, the summoned beast suddenly opened its mouth and spit out a large amount of mucus, sticking to the puppets rushing over.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Kankuro finally found a loophole in Scorpion's defense, and the crow puppet's spikes stabbed at Scorpion. Scorpion was unable to dodge and his arm was scratched. At this time, Gaara, who had trapped Deidara with sand, also came to support, and the battle situation gradually tilted in favor of Kankuro's side.

When Gaara arrived, his sand quickly spread to the entire battlefield, firmly fixing some puppets that were still struggling. Seeing this, Scorpion roared angrily: "Damn Gaara, you always ruin my good things."

Deidara finally broke free from the sand in the air. Seeing that the situation was unfavorable, he thought of a plan. Deidara drove the white dragon towards Gaara, holding a clay bomb in his hand.

Gaara felt threatened and immediately gathered the sand into a thick shield in front of him. Deidara smiled, and just as he was about to approach the shield, he suddenly changed direction and threw a bomb at the puppets trapped by the slime.

"Boom!" The explosion of the bomb produced a powerful impact force, not only destroying many puppets, but also causing slime to fly everywhere. Kankuro and others were caught off guard and splashed with slime, and their bodies were unable to move for a while.

Scorpion took the opportunity to counterattack, controlling the remaining puppets to attack everyone. Gaara hurriedly used sand to roll away the mucus on his companions, and at the same time built more sand walls to protect everyone. Deidara took this opportunity to fly high again to prepare for the next round of attack. Gaara looked up at him with a stern look, and the two sides entered a new round of confrontation. Deidara laughed in the air, "Gaara, let's see how you can resist this time." After that, he began to quickly make large clay dolls. Gaara knew that this attack should not be underestimated. He put his hands together and mobilized a large amount of chakra in his body. The sand on the ground gathered wildly, forming a huge sand ball floating in the air. Seeing Gaara consuming chakra like this, Maki shouted worriedly: "Lord Gaara, be careful not to run out of chakra." Gaara did not respond, but just stared at Deidara closely.

At this time, Temari finally got rid of the previous predicament and rushed over. She saw the situation on the battlefield and waved the three-star fan at Deidara in the sky without hesitation. A strong wind blade whistled out and rushed straight to Deidara. Deidara had to distract himself to dodge, and the clay doll production was forced to be interrupted. "Damn woman!" Deidara cursed. Taking this opportunity, Gaara commanded a huge sand ball to hit Deidara. Deidara was hit by the sand ball before he could dodge, and the white dragon also disappeared. Deidara fell to the ground and was seriously injured. Seeing Deidara's defeat, Sasori knew that the situation was over and wanted to retreat with the remaining puppets. But how could Kankuro miss this opportunity? He led everyone to block him, and Sasori was finally captured. In this battle, the Sand Village won. The news of the victory of the Sand Village was passed back to the village, and the villagers cheered. However, people still looked at Gaara with complicated eyes, both in awe and alienation.

Gaara was already used to this, and he walked silently to the corner at the edge of the village where he usually stayed. Temari and Kankuro followed him, and Temari said dissatisfiedly: "We just won a victory, why are you still so unhappy?" Gaara looked into the distance and said softly: "This victory may only make the villagers temporarily forget that I am a Jinchūriki, but the fear deep in their hearts will not disappear." Kankuro patted Gaara's shoulder, "Anyway, we know that you are different from other Jinchūriki, you are the hero of the Sand Village."

At this time, the village chief sent someone to find Gaara, saying that a victory celebration would be held in the central square of the village, hoping that he could participate. Gaara hesitated for a moment, but still agreed. At the celebration, Gaara stood on the stage, and the cheers of the villagers echoed in his ears. Although he could not feel much joy, he understood that this was also a kind of recognition. He secretly made up his mind that no matter what kind of treatment he faced in the future, he would continue to protect the Sand Village, just for the remaining warmth - the trust and support from his brothers and sisters.

Just as Gaara was immersed in his thoughts, the crowd suddenly became a commotion. In the distance, dust was rolling, and a mysterious team was galloping towards the Sand Village. Kankuro became alert, "Is it an enemy attack?" Temari clenched the three-star fan. Gaara said calmly, "Let's take a look at the situation first." When the team approached, they found that it was a delegation of envoys from the neighboring village who came to congratulate the Sand Village on its victory. The envoys brought all kinds of precious gifts and friendly greetings. One of the young envoys walked up to Gaara and looked at him curiously, "Are you the powerful Jinchuriki? The rumors are true, you are really strong." Gaara nodded coldly. The envoy continued, "In fact, our village also has a Jinchuriki, but he has been imprisoned as a monster. Seeing that you are respected here, I must tell my master what I have seen and heard when I go back." Gaara's heart moved, maybe he could change the views of other villages on Jinchuriki through his own example. So he warmly entertained the envoys and shared the experience of the Sand Village and the Jinchuriki coexisting peacefully. The villagers saw Gaara's active communication, and their awe of him gradually turned into real admiration. After the celebration, Gaara felt that the gap between himself and the villagers had narrowed a lot. He knew that there was still a long way to go, but at this moment he was full of confidence in his journey to protect the Sand Village and improve the situation of the Jinchūriki.