Naruto Dream Fulfillment Master

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This high-intensity defense consumes a great deal of chakra, and at this moment, he has already lost nearly half of his chakra.

With each rise and fall of his chest, Gaara's temples throbbed with rage, his heart filled with unbearable frustration: Damn it... why did it turn out like this?!

Gaara's eyes flashed with panic and ferocity as he looked at Sasuke Uchiha, whose expression had become increasingly composed.

He never imagined that he would be forced into such a miserable situation one day, and that his opponent would be a boy of the same age.

On the central platform, the two Sand Ninja behind the "Kazekage" looked increasingly gloomy and uneasy.

They exchanged a glance, both seeing anxiety in each other's eyes.

One of them finally couldn't hold back any longer and stepped forward, getting close to the "Kazekage" and urgently reminding him in a low voice, "Kazekage-sama! Gaara probably won't be able to hold on for much longer!"

Orochimaru's pupils contracted slightly upon hearing this, and the smile on his lips vanished instantly.

"Hmph..." Orochimaru felt a surge of impatience and annoyance.

He was watching with great interest when he realized that the Jinchuriki on whom Sunagakure had placed such high hopes was so useless, about to fall down so quickly. What a waste!

Chapter 156 Orochimaru finally couldn't hold back any longer.

Orochimaru's golden vertical pupils were fixed on Sasuke in the arena, a hint of regret flashing in his eyes.

but……

This outstanding performance has far exceeded his expectations.

Uchiha Sasuke definitely has the qualifications to become my "vessel"!

Upon thinking of this, Orochimaru gave a sinister smile and suddenly raised one hand.

"action!"

"Yes!"

The two Sand Ninja guards behind him had been holding their breath and waiting for a long time. Upon hearing the order, they immediately understood.

With a flick of their wrists, they simultaneously threw two dark green smoke bombs from their sleeves.

"Boom! Boom!"

Two muffled thuds exploded on the high platform!

In an instant, thick smoke, like a gray torrent bursting its banks, spread wildly around the stands.

In the center of the arena, Sasuke and Gaara also noticed the strange occurrence in the stands at almost the same time.

A thick cloud of gray smoke rose from the central stands, engulfing the figures and making them difficult to see clearly.

Sasuke narrowed his eyes, and the solemn instructions Kakashi-sensei had given him that morning instantly flashed through his mind.

"If you notice anything amiss later, immediately distance yourself from Gaara, the farther the better—understand?"

Almost without thinking, Sasuke retreated rapidly, his toes barely touching the ground as he retreated more than ten meters, instantly creating a safe distance between himself and Gaara.

"You think you can run away?!"

Gaara also noticed the sudden chaos erupting in the stands. His light green pupils contracted sharply, and a cruel and crazed smile appeared on his face. "It's no use! You're finished!"

Before he could finish speaking, Gaara suddenly clasped his hands together.

"The art of feigning sleep."

In an instant, a large amount of sand surged out like a boiling tide, enveloping Gaara's body and instantly solidifying into a thick sphere of sand!

Yellow sand filled the air, and a fierce wind raged.

The enormous sand sphere completely sealed Gaara inside, with the sand grains on its surface still constantly flowing, faintly emanating a highly unstable chakra fluctuation!

At this critical moment, several figures suddenly darted out from the stands!

"Shh! Shh! Shh! Shh!"

Four Konoha ninjas dressed in ANBU uniforms and wearing animal-patterned masks rushed over and surrounded the sand ball in an instant.

One of them leaped to the top of the sand ball, knelt on one knee, and forcefully pressed down a pre-prepared talisman!

“Seal!” In the very center of the talisman, a bright red “seal” character was clearly visible.

Almost simultaneously, the other three members of the Dark Guard also released their talismans, which were firmly attached to the other three directions of the sand sphere.

The four exchanged a glance, simultaneously formed hand seals, and whispered, "Seal!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the talisman on the surface of the sand ball suddenly glowed with a faint black light!

Immediately afterwards, countless complex and mysterious black patterns seemed to come alive, spreading wildly from the talisman and covering the entire surface of the sand sphere in the blink of an eye, completely enveloping it!

*Sizzle sizzle sizzle—!*

With a strange sound, the sand grains on the surface of the sand ball, which had been flowing turbulently, suddenly stopped moving as if frozen by some force!

In the stands, many spectators snapped out of their daze and cautiously peered into the field, whispering amongst themselves.

"Were those people... Konoha's Anbu?"

"Are they... sealing Gaara?"

The crowd whispered amongst themselves, their voices filled with surprise and uncertainty.

"hateful!"

In the stands, Dou pushed up his round-framed glasses and looked at the Sand Sphere that was sealed and suppressed in the arena. His expression immediately turned very ugly.

He had long suspected that Konoha had become suspicious of him, and that the Anbu had been secretly watching and monitoring him for some time.

However, Kabuto never expected that Konoha was so well prepared—they even saw through their plan to use Jinchuriki to cause trouble!

"Where exactly did things go wrong? Could there be a traitor in Sunagakure who leaked the information to Konoha beforehand?!"

His mind raced, and a bead of cold sweat trickled down his forehead.

But now is clearly not the time to dwell on this issue.

Suppressing his shock and anger, Kabuto Yakushi quickly formed hand seals without hesitation.

The next second—

An invisible wave of chakra rapidly spread out from Kabuto's center!

Almost simultaneously, large flakes of pure white feathers floated up from mid-air, falling as lightly as gentle snowflakes.

"This is... an illusion?!" Some perceptive viewers immediately sensed something was wrong and exclaimed in surprise.

However, before any action could be taken, the feathers had already blanketed the audience.

In an instant, most of the audience in the stands felt their eyelids grow heavy, their bodies swayed a couple of times, and then they collapsed and fell into a deep sleep!

The screams and shouts that had been rising and falling on the huge training field suddenly stopped, replaced by an eerie silence!

However, the silence did not last long.

"Whoosh!" A slight rustling of clothing could be heard from several seats in the audience. Immediately afterwards, dozens of ninjas mixed in with the audience suddenly sprang up and shielded the slumped crowd behind them.

These people looked clear-headed, clearly having already broken free from the illusion!

And the headbands on their foreheads gleamed brightly in the morning light—they were all clearly marked with the symbol of Konoha!

"Evacuate! Quickly escort the audience out of here!" one of the plainclothes officers shouted.

Before the words were even finished, a bright golden figure darted out from the seats, nimbly weaving through the crowd, constantly helping up the villagers who had collapsed and carrying them to safety.

It was Naruto who dispelled the genjutsu ahead of time!

"Sakura, how are things on your end?"

Naruto shouted, putting down the old man on his back and turning around to deliver a sweeping kick that knocked a Sound Ninja who was trying to approach to the ground.

"Everything went smoothly!"

A clear, bright response came from not far away.

Sakura, with her sleeves rolled up, was seen bending down with several other ANBU members who had also quickly regained consciousness to wake up a few unconscious civilians and urge them to retreat to a safe area as soon as possible.

Kakashi-sensei had warned them long ago that the situation might change on the day of the exam, and that if any disturbance occurred, they must immediately break the illusion and protect the people.

Soon, with the help of dozens of Konoha ninjas who had been lying in wait, the vast majority of the audience was quickly moved out of the stands.

Although they were not yet fully recovered from the illusion and were staggering, they were at least temporarily out of danger.

The situation seems to be developing in Konoha's favor.

However, the Sunagakure spectator rest area on the other side of the stands was still in chaos.

"How, how could this happen?!"

The Sand Village's Jonin leader, Maki, was deathly pale as he stared in disbelief at Gaara, who was sealed and subdued in the arena.

He never dreamed that the surprise attack, meticulously planned by Sunagakure and launched in conjunction with Otogakure, would collapse in an instant!

"Maki-sensei!" Temari's pretty face turned pale as she tightly gripped the giant iron fan in her hand, looking at her Jonin teacher beside her in a panic. "Why...why did the Hidden Leaf Village's Anbu suddenly attack Gaara?!"

"That looks like Konoha's sealing team!" Kankuro exclaimed in disbelief. "Could it be... that our plan has been exposed?!"

Maki nodded through gritted teeth, his voice low and menacing: "That's right, the operation has been exposed! Konoha was prepared!"

"No...impossible!" Temari's eyes widened instantly. "How could the information about a secret plan known only to a handful of people be leaked so thoroughly?!"

"Hmph, don't forget, we're cooperating with the Sound Village this time!"

Maki snorted coldly, his words filled with suppressed anger and regret, "It's possible... those Sound Ninja guys betrayed us! Or perhaps, this was a trap set up by the Sound Ninja and Konoha together, with the Sand Village as the target!"

Upon hearing this, Temari and Kankuro were both struck dumb, frozen in place: "W-How is this possible?!"

Temari drew her fan: "No! I have to go save Gaara!"

After saying that, he tried to rush to the training field.

"Foolish!" Maki shouted, stopping Temari. "Plan has failed! Retreat immediately!"

"But, but Gaara—" Kankuro was anxious and wanted to say something, but was rudely pushed away by Maki.

"Retreat!" Maki roared.

The siblings exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with pain and resentment, but they knew there was no other way at this moment, so they could only grit their teeth and nod.

Just then, a lazy, teasing voice came from the flank: "Sorry, you can't leave."