[A simple and clear answer.]
[Similarly, it also indirectly proved that Hinata was full of confidence.]
[Shino's heart settled.]
["Then, leave the other two to me."]
["Kiba, once Akamaru recovers, you can come and help."]
[As soon as Shino finished speaking, Kiba said angrily, "No need, I can join the battle right now!"]
[As he spoke, Kiba formed hand seals with both hands.]
[Seeing this, Temari in the distance immediately unfolded the giant Iron Fan on her back.]
[However.]
[This tense atmosphere was immediately broken.]
["Let's go."]
[Gaara said without looking back, and then walked away without hesitation.]
[As for the reactions of Temari and Kankuro, he didn't care.]
[The moment Hinata took action, he did indeed develop a significant interest.]
[Combat intuition told him that the Hyuga Clan girl, who had a close relationship with Uzumaki Naruto, was quite powerful.]
[Originally, Gaara really intended to take action.]
[But...]
[Shukaku suddenly came out and started shouting again.]
[So, Gaara immediately changed his mind.]
[That's right, he did it on purpose.]
[Doing this was clearly a rejection.]
[Shukaku immediately became exasperated.]
[Shukaku's incessant cursing echoed in Gaara's mind again.]
[It was as foul as it could possibly be.]
Senju Tobirama: "Hmph! Foul-mouthed!"
Kurama (Yang): "Well said!"
Kurama (Yang): "A weak raccoon dog just loves to bark!"
Shukaku: "Damn fox!"
Kurama (Yang): "What are you going to do about it, bite me?"
Kurama (Yang): "Never mind that your voice is grating, you're also so unrefined and petty..."
The Nine-Tailed directly entered verbal abuse mode.
Shukaku was so stifled it felt unbearable, but as soon as it opened its mouth, if it didn't use swear words, it couldn't even speak fluently.
Finally, it could only try to pull in teammates.
Shukaku: "Listen to you!"
Shukaku: "If you hadn't tricked Matatabi, why would Matatabi have actively chosen a gender?!"
Shukaku: "You fox, you're rotten to the core!"
Shukaku: "Hmph! What goes around comes around. Even you in the black frame world actively chose a gender! Serves you right!"
Beep—
Soon, Shukaku was gifted another silence package.
[Temari and Kankuro were both stunned.]
[Then they silently looked at each other.]
[What's... going on?]
[It happened before... and now it's happening again?]
[It seems... the connection between these two times is Uzumaki Naruto...]
["Let's go."]
[Kankuro took a breath, but in the end, he couldn't squeeze out any words.]
[He had to put away his puppet and catch up with Gaara.]
[Seeing this, Temari also put away her Iron Fan and retreated while keeping a wary eye on Team Eight behind them.]
[She clearly saw that Gaara's sand had already reached behind the three of them, but he suddenly stopped.]
['Uzumaki Naruto... it definitely has something to do with him.']
['But... for Gaara to be like this, does it mean...']
[Temari shuddered.]
[Generally, those who piqued Gaara's interest would end up dying miserably.]
[It was also a rare occurrence for Gaara to show interest.]
[In an instant, Temari raised her eyebrows again.]
['No way!']
['Although that guy is from Konoha... anyone who can interest Gaara is definitely no ordinary person. If we use some methods, maybe we can get him to abandon the darkness for the light and come to our Sunagakure!']
[Mhm, mhm!]
[Temari convinced herself.]
Everyone: "..."
Is it really Black-Framed Naruto's talent you're interested in?!
We're too embarrassed to call you out!
Tenten immediately looked over, her eyes full of anger.
However, Temari seemed to agree with what her self in the black frame world said, as she was nodding slightly.
It was as if she really thought that way and had no other purpose.
Kankuro wanted to say something but hesitated, eventually shaking his head helplessly.
Sure enough, being handsome gives you privileges!
Dammit!
I'm going to wipe off this face paint!
No... I'm a puppet master, I wouldn't stoop to such methods!
At most, I'll just make a handsome puppet... ["Ha~"]
["Hahaha~"]
[Seeing the three from Sunagakure leave without looking back.]
[Kiba was stunned for a moment, then he put his hands on his hips and said with a face full of pride: "Hahaha~ Look, they were definitely scared away by me when I got serious!"]
["Woof..."]
[Akamaru retracted his paws and covered his face.]
[He originally thought he was embarrassing enough as a dog... but his master was even more embarrassing than him.]
[Shino frowned, also not understanding why the three opponents, who were about to attack, suddenly turned around and left.]
["Hinata?"]
[Hinata shook her head; clearly, she didn't understand what happened either.]
[Hum—]
[She silently retracted the fox heads on her palms.]
["It's a very strange feeling."]
["That Sunagakure Ninja with the sand gourd... the inside of his body seems to be the same as Naruto-kun's."]
["A Jinchuriki?" Shino's expression changed slightly.]
[He subconsciously looked in the direction Gaara's group had left.]
[At that moment, a parasitic insect flew back into his hand.]
[After a moment of silence, Shino said deeply: "Let's go. It looks like they already collected the other scroll and are now heading toward the Central Tower in the middle area."]
[As he spoke, Shino fell silent again.]
[After a while, several more Parasitic Insects returned.]
["Let's go too."]
["Everyone is safe. Let's head to the center area first."]
["Okay." Hinata nodded, having no objection.]
["Hahaha~"]
[Kiba was still laughing there with pride.]
[...]
Inuzuka Kiba: "..."
Inuzuka Tsume: "Idiot!"
Inuzuka Hana: "Stupid little brother!"
Akamaru: "Woof!"
[On the other side.]
[Naruto's footsteps paused.]
["What's wrong, Naruto-kun?" Sakura was very observant.]
["It's nothing, Team Eight encountered Gaara and his team."]
[Gaara?!]
[Those three Sunagakure Ninjas?!]
[Sasuke also looked at Naruto, his eyes filled with inquiry.]
["There was no battle; Gaara left on his own initiative."]
[Again?]
["That Shukaku fellow is so obnoxious. I think that kid probably wanted to attack, but once Shukaku spoke up, he didn't want to anymore," the Great Fox analyzed within the Sealing Space.]
[Naruto thought for a moment and then stopped caring.]
["I'm going to find someone. It's not on the way to the Central Tower... you guys go ahead, I'll catch up with you later."]
[After saying that, Naruto didn't give Sasuke and Sakura a chance to refuse.]
[Whoosh—]
[In the next instant, Naruto vanished from the spot.]
[Sasuke and Sakura silently looked at each other.]
[Normally, Naruto wouldn't mind them following.]
[But this time, the situation seemed a bit special.]
["Let's go, we'll hunt some things on the way... I guess that's what Naruto meant," Sasuke said to himself.]
[Gulp—]
[Hunt some things?]
[Sakura instinctively swallowed her saliva.]
["Sasuke~"]
["Bunnies are so cute... hunt a few more~"]
Sasuke: "..."
Seeing this, the corner of Orochimaru's mouth curled up unconsciously.
He knew that Black-Framed Naruto was going to find one of the few survivors of the Uzumaki Clan, Karin.
"This is going to be interesting~"
"I wonder how Black-framed Naruto-kun will handle it?"