After transforming, I became the wife of all Naruto fans.

Blocked by the strong wind, the Kunai, an incarnation of I love Rasa, could not advance an inch.

"This is... the wind!?"

Everyone was utterly shocked to see what had blocked Gaara's clone shuriken from Chiyu's body.

After all, Gaara's automatic sand defense was already surprising enough, but now Chiba has also created a wind shield!

"Suddenly I realized that, besides Master Jing Liuliu, Chiba also resembles another old acquaintance of mine."

"Indeed, Suo-zai, is that you? In the end, will a fallen leaf still have no roots?"

"Pfft, what the hell is this? No roots? Upstairs, I'm jealous of your cauliflower!"

Comments and bullet screens appeared.

Clearly, Qianyu's wind shield this time really took everyone by surprise.

Gaara is no exception.

Startled by the wind shield that Qianyu suddenly appeared, his thoughts wandered for a moment.

Seizing this fleeting opportunity, Qian Yu released his sword and transformed into a gentle breeze, lightly brushing against Gaara's cheek before appearing behind him!

"brush--"

A brand new ice greatsword appeared in Qianyu's hand!

Before Gaara's sand could fully retreat and defend, Chiba slashed down heavily!

"White Fang Sword Technique, Third Form, Modified: Black Blade!"

"Oh!"

The heavy, icy greatsword smashed through Gaara's sand shield once more and slammed into his shoulder!

"Ugh!" Gaara's shoulders hunched, and even with the Sand Armor reducing his injuries, a look of pain appeared on his face.

However, upon seeing this, Temari and the others in the stands breathed a sigh of relief: "She made a mistake!"

Whether it was because she was suddenly unaccustomed to using a heavy sword or for some other reason, Chiba's sword did not land on Gaara's shoulder.

Otherwise, even if Gaara's shoulder wasn't cut off, it would have been dislocated.

In that case, given Gaara's patience, such intense pain would definitely cause him to lose control!

However, they didn't consider one question: Did Qianyu deliberately use Ice Release to forge the Ice Giant Sword just for the sake of making a mistake?

The key to the term "black knife" isn't the knife itself, but the "black" – the blackness of the black hand!

Qianyu forcefully pulled back the heavy sword.

As she moved, the blade of the icy heavy sword actually grazed along Gaara's neck!

"Pfft!"

The Sand Armor shattered, and another long, narrow, bloody gash appeared on Gaara's neck.

In a daze, everyone seemed to see blood spurting from Gaara's neck like a high-pressure water gun!

Because just one to two centimeters below a person's neck lies the deadly carotid artery!

"Gaara!!!"

Seeing this, Temari was terrified.

At the same time, Orochimaru frowned: "Is the Sand Village's Jinchuriki about to die?"

She thought Gaara could fight Chiba to a standstill, but Chiba's first three sword strikes drew blood, and Gaara was completely unable to defend himself!

Once the Jinchuriki is on the verge of death, the Tailed Beast will inevitably go berserk, and her plans will be affected!

"Am I going to lift a rock only to drop it on my own foot?" Orochimaru felt a slight displeasure.

However, her furrowed brows quickly relaxed.

Because a sand hand with purple patterns on its surface materialized in the blink of an eye before Qianyu could react, and slapped him away!

"Bam—"

Like a cannonball, Chiyu flew out and crashed heavily into the wall of the Chunin Exams venue, stirring up thick dust and making it impossible to know what was happening to her for a moment!

However, it's not visible from Chiba's perspective, but it's quite clear from Gaara's.

Although the wound on his neck looked frightening, his carotid artery hadn't been severed, which suggests that the Sand Armor had provided some protection.

However, compared to Gaara's fortunate injuries, his spirits were clearly not so good!

"It hurts, it hurts! Blood, I'm bleeding! Mom!"

"Bastard, bastard, bastard! I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you!"

With one hand clutching the wound on his neck and the other gripping his hair, Gaara trembled and spoke incoherently.

An extremely suppressed chakra began to spread throughout the area!

"This is bad, is Gaara about to go berserk?"

Seeing Gaara like this, Temari and Kankuro in the stands gripped the railing tightly.

"Going berserk!!?" The two's strange reaction drew the attention of the other Konoha genin.

Naruto scratched the back of his head, puzzled: "What do you mean?"

"Uh, this!" Temari and Kankuro's expressions changed, realizing they had let something slip.

"What should we do, Temari?" Kankuro looked at Temari, sweating profusely.

"Wait!" Temari's brain raced in an instant, and then she successfully came up with a solution.

She subtly channeled her chakra and gently fanned herself towards Chiyu.

Then a gentle breeze blew out from her and quickly reached Qianyu, dispersing the dense dust.

Qianyu appeared in everyone's sight, her entire body shaped like a large "X" embedded in the wall!

"Oh, is it over?!" Temari suddenly looked at Chiba.

Her obvious movement drew everyone's attention.

"Qianyu, are you alright?!"

This sight of Chiba made Naruto involuntarily worry.

"No cough, he's not dead!"

Coughing, Chiba forcefully pulled her head and hands off the wall and fanned away the remaining dust in front of her: "Well, that's quite powerful, Gaara!"

"If it were me a month ago, I would have been seriously injured, if not killed!"

"But it's a pity!"

Qianyu looked at her personal panel.

The entries for Wood Release and Water Release: Great Water Arm Technique - Master are extremely prominent.

Yes, a few days ago, Chiba didn't exchange for the famous Flying Thunder God Technique, but instead chose Wood Release.

The reason for not choosing Flying Thunder God Technique is simple: firstly, she already has Swift Release; secondly, it's not suitable, as she is a straightforward swordsman, not a combat master like Minato Namikaze or Tobirama Senju.

In Qianyu's understanding, fighting with Flying Thunder God is like playing chess. You have to think three or even ten steps in advance about where to place your piece and what to do next.

Such a setup is possible for Tobirama Senju, who also has white hair and red eyes, and for Minato Namikaze, but it's not certain that Chiba could pull it off. Moreover, all of Minato Namikaze's abilities are designed to complement the Flying Thunder God Technique, but not for Chiba.

Rather than having a Flying Thunder God technique that, even if learned, might not perfectly fit your system to the level of Minato Namikaze, it's better to use Wood Release to enhance your own attributes.

Just like now, with the enhancement of Wood Release, Chiba's physique, which was originally only that of an ordinary Jonin, has now reached the level of a Pseudo-Kage, and his strength, which was his weakness, has also reached the level of an Elite Jonin.

With such attributes, plus the added bonus of the Master-level Water Arm, this is why Chiba was able to break through Gaara's defenses repeatedly!

You've got a numerical advantage, kid!

With these attributes, and the ability to increase resistance to attacks, Qianyu naturally has no major problems.

After pausing on the wall for a moment, she jumped down and looked at Gaara in front of her with a puzzled expression.

At this moment, Gaara was clutching his wound, panting heavily, and a kind of unsettling chakra was surging within him.

However, as Gaara gasped for breath, that unsettling feeling gradually subsided.

Clearly, Gaara is suppressing his violent emotions in order to control Shukaku's rampage.

Looking at Gaara like this, Chiba wondered to herself, "What's going on? How did he suppress it again? Gaara's condition is so stable today?"

"I remember in the original story, Gaara became unstable immediately after being injured by Sasuke, didn't he?"

Chiba didn't understand.

But what she didn't know was that this was still her fault.

In the original story, Gaara was unstable, and it was Tosu who provoked Gaara and was brutally killed by him.

Once this killing intent arose, it became uncontrollable, which is why he tried to find Rock Lee and kill him, only to be unexpectedly stopped by Naruto and Shikamaru.

Next, at the venue, the two daimyo bet on the outcome of Sasuke's match against Gaara. One of them sent two reckless grass ninja to provoke Gaara, who then crushed them.

Having killed three people, it would be strange if Gaara could remain calm given his mental state.

But now that Tosu is gone, and the battle between Sasuke and Gaara has been declared over by the Third Hokage, Gaara hasn't killed anyone, so things are naturally stable.

Or rather, he desperately wanted to kill someone!

If Shukaku comes out, there will be tall people to hold up the sky if it falls, and Chiba can leave easily. So only if he stays sober can he be 100% sure of killing Chiba!

After completely suppressing Shukaku's riot, Gaara's crazed gaze turned to Chiba.

He clasped his hands together and then quickly formed a hand seal!

The sand that was originally in a gourd rapidly increased with his movements!

I'm going to kill you!

"Quicksand waterfall!"

"Rumble, rumble—"

In an instant, the originally spacious final venue was filled with sand, and sand waves seven or eight meters high rose into the air, advancing forward with astonishing momentum!

As the sand waves surged forward, several sand hands emerged from the massive wave, constantly grabbing at Qianyu!

"Why is it another indiscriminate AOE attack?!"

Helpless, Qianyu dodged and weaved in Sha's hands.

If she were in the wild, you could at least distance yourself and hide, but now you're in this enclosed battle arena, which is like the opponent using a field card in Yu-Gi-Oh! and you don't have one. There's really nothing you can do about it.

Faced with Gaara's ability to directly alter the battlefield, Chiba, with nowhere else to turn, was ultimately forced against the wall!

Even when she climbed the wall, Gaara's sand still relentlessly pursued her.

Large amounts of sand followed her footsteps, relentlessly bombarding the walls and leaving behind large patches of damage. In an instant, the entire Chunin Arena trembled, as if it were about to collapse at any moment!

Amidst this trembling, panic began to spread throughout the venue!

"Hey, this is way too reckless! Is that guy trying to tear this venue down?"

Shikamaru, still in the stands, shouted at Temari.

"I...I...I..." Temari, realizing that things had gone far beyond her plans, was on the verge of tears and speechless.

Then Kankuro stepped forward and angrily rebuked his future brother-in-law: "What does Gaara's actions have to do with us?"

Instead of worrying about the venue, why not worry about the people in your organization?

"Oh right, Chiba!" Kankuro's words reminded Naruto.

Naruto quickly looked towards the arena.

By this time, the chase between the two had been going on for some time.

Both Gaara and Chiba have reached a certain limit of their patience.

He unleashed several whirlwind slashes, shattering the pursuing sand, and began forming hand seals while cursing:

"Are they all bullying me because I can't use escape techniques or what?"

"Playing in the sand, huh? Watch me get you wet!"

Zi-mao-yin!

Three seals flashed across Qianyu's hands quickly.

"This is... the Second Generation Lord!"

On the stands, looking at Chiyu's seal, the Third Generation suddenly straightened his back.