"What?!" Everyone was shocked.

Sasuke's opinion of Gaara rose even higher after realizing how easily Naruto's clone could be dealt with.

Suddenly, a pile of sand appeared beneath Naruto's feet and slowly began to climb onto his body.

“Sand-bound pivot”.

With a wave of his hand, Gaara slowly began to envelop Naruto in a large amount of sand.

"I, Gaara, isn't this... a bit too much..." Temari advised, this move could be fatal.

"Huh?!" Gaara glared, and Temari quickly shut her mouth.

"What, what is this? I can't move," Naruto said anxiously.

"Naruto!"

At this point, Sasuke and Sakura also had to get involved.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique".

A huge fireball shot out from Sasuke's mouth and enveloped Gaara.

Just when Sasuke thought he had succeeded, a wall of sand suddenly rose up beneath Gaara's feet, blocking Sasuke's fireball.

"cut."

Fortunately, Sakura also managed to free Naruto from the sand's bindings.

Seeing this, Sasuke breathed a sigh of relief: "It seems we don't have to wait until the Chunin Exams."

Soon, two shurikens appeared in Sasuke's hand.

"Come on, hurry up," Gaara said expressionlessly.

Sasuke snorted coldly, threw out his shuriken, and at the same time rushed towards Gaara at lightning speed.

Clang~ Clang~

The two shuriken were blocked as expected, but at that moment Sasuke also arrived in front of Gaara.

Just as Sasuke's fist was about to hit Gaara, the sand reappeared and blocked Sasuke's attack once again.

"what?!"

How did this sand come about?

Not only Sasuke, but even Naruto and Sakura didn't understand how Sasuke could react when his attack and shuriken arrived almost simultaneously.

At that moment, a large amount of sand floated out of Gaara's sand gourd, surging towards Sasuke in waves.

"Tch, a sand manipulation ninjutsu, huh? How troublesome," Sasuke said.

"Sasuke, I'm here to help you." Seeing that Sasuke was no match for him, Naruto rushed towards Gaara without hesitation.

Neji, hiding in a corner, watched Naruto rushing around and couldn't help but sigh, "It really is true love."

Then I'll take care of Sakura.

boom!boom!

The two men kept attacking Gaara, but Gaara didn't even glance at them.

"Am I not even able to break through his defense? He hasn't even made a move yet!" Sasuke was furious, feeling that the Uchiha's pride had been trampled on.

"Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique".

A straight beam of flame shot towards Gaara, but was extinguished by sand mid-air.

Neji coldly watched this scene. Sasuke had been blinded by hatred and actually used such a powerful fire jutsu in the town.

It is completely self-centered.

"Is that all?" Gaara said ominously, and immediately, two balls of sand shot out, smearing Naruto and Sasuke against the wall.

"Is that all the strength you have?" Gaara said disdainfully, then looked at Sakura, who hadn't made a move yet, not far away.

Then, a large hand formed from fine sand reached straight for Sakura.

Sakura's face immediately showed fear. Having never experienced a mission in the Land of Waves, she felt for the first time how close she was to death.

"Goodbye, Daddy and Mommy." Sakura closed her eyes, two lines of tears streaming down her face, and slowly slumped to the ground.

boom!

I only felt a gentle breeze, but the excruciating pain I had imagined did not come.

Sakura subconsciously looked up and saw a handsome young man with black hair standing in front of her, smashing the sand with a single punch.

"He was... from that time..."

"Giving up hope before you're even in dire straits is not the mark of a qualified ninja," Neji said calmly to Sakura as he turned around.

At this moment, Temari and Kankuro on the tree were no longer calm.

What did they see?

A young boy appeared on the field at some unknown time and shattered Gaara's sand with a single punch.

"Konoha, do they still have such strong genin?" Kankuro was sweating profusely.

"That guy, with Byakugan, is he from the Hyuga clan?" Temari said.

For some reason, she felt that the purpose of her group might be about to change.

"who are you?"

Gaara asked in a deep voice, for this was the first time he had ever seen someone his age so easily block his attack.

"Shouldn't you state your own name before asking someone else's?" Neji said.

"This kid actually dares to talk to Gaara like that." Kankuro was shocked.

Gaara gave Neji a deep look: "Gaara of the Sands."

Neji grinned: "Hyuga Neji."

Swish!

The next moment, his figure suddenly disappeared, and then, the sand in front of Gaara inexplicably rose up.

"What?!" Gaara's eyes widened.

"impossible!"

"Gaara...was he attacked?"

Temari was taken aback; she couldn't see Neji at all, but the sand surrounding Gaara had already been attacked.

boom! boom! boom!

No one could catch Neji's movements; all they could see were the sand constantly being kicked up around Gaara.

"Wow, that was fast!" Naruto exclaimed in surprise.

Sasuke gritted his teeth, his heart filled with resentment. As a member of the Uchiha clan, he was so pathetic.

How am I supposed to get revenge on that man if things continue like this?!

"Wow, that's amazing!"

Sakura stared blankly at Gaara, who looked somewhat panicked not far away, a bitter smile on her lips. She knew she was still far from being good enough.

However, her gaze quickly hardened, and a blush suddenly appeared on her face as she recalled the handsome young man who had just stood in front of her.

I will definitely catch up with you, Hyuga Neji.

"That's too fast! Gaara couldn't even see what that guy was doing!" Naruto exclaimed in surprise.

But at the same time, I can't help but feel a little disappointed. When fighting against them, Gaara didn't move because it was unnecessary. And now, Gaara still doesn't move because he can only take the beating.

boom!

Just then, a whooshing sound reached Gaara's ears, and he instinctively turned his head to look.

Chapter 18 Hinata's Progress

A fist stopped an inch in front of him, and Neji was looking at him calmly.

His defenses were breached.

Upon seeing this, the group of people stood frozen in place. Their defenses, which even Sasuke's Fireball Jutsu couldn't break, were shattered by a single punch.

"Gaara, is it? Please, for my sake, let it go this time," Neji said calmly.

Gaara's eyes were gloomy; he had already lost this battle.

If he continues, this guy will probably immediately use his soft fist technique against him.

At such close range, he had no chance to dodge.

"Hmph! Let's go!" Gaara snorted coldly and walked out with a gloomy face.

Temari and Kankuro immediately followed.

At the corner, Gaara suddenly stopped: "Hyuga Neji, is it? Don't lose the Chunin Exams before you meet me."

After Gaara left, Neji's face instantly turned serious. Gaara's fighting power was too high. He had been careless this time and managed to get the upper hand, but he wouldn't be so lucky next time.

"Has he already reached the threshold of becoming a Jonin?" Neji thought to himself, watching Gaara's departing figure.

"Um, thank you for saving me." After Gaara left, Sakura stepped forward to express her gratitude.

"It's nothing," Neji said.

At this moment, having lost Gaara's control, Naruto and Sasuke successfully broke free from the sand's restraints.

"Heh, it seems this Chunin Exams will be quite interesting," Sasuke said with a cool expression.

"Yeah, yeah, this Chunin Exams will be my stage, hahaha..." Naruto chimed in.

Neji was speechless. These two were such a show-off. They had almost been beaten to death just now, and now they still had the confidence to say such things.

"Shut up!" Sakura snapped angrily at the two of them.

This made Neji ponder for a moment; it seemed that his arrival had brought about some changes in the world.

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