Chapter 71: Chapter 71 Sixth Naruto, I Am Actually Your Brother-In-Law
The Power of the Magnet Style Seal!
"Is this your true strength… Shukaku?"
Feeling the immense power surging through his body, Gaara's eyes gleamed. Raising his right hand, he conjured a mass of black Magnet Style Chakra.
"Quack, quack... that's right," Shukaku's proud voice echoed in Gaara's mind. "This is my unique Magnet Style Sealing Technique. Gaara, together we should develop even stronger sealing techniques to defeat those who seek our power."
A genuine smile crept across Gaara's face. For the first time, he felt the warmth of trust.
"Gaara… congratulations," Naruto said, stepping forward with a twinkle in his eyes as he extended his hand. "You've become one of us."
"Thank you, Naruto," Gaara replied, shaking Naruto's hand. "With Shukaku, I'll protect the tailed beasts as the first line of defense!"
At that moment, Gaara felt a connection with Naruto—a bond of friendship.
Name: Sand Waterfall Gaara
Abilities:
Body Flicker Technique, Sand Barrier, Sand Shield, Sand Armor, Sand Hand, Third Eye, Sand Shuriken, Sand Clone, Sand Binding Coffin, Sand Binding Prison, Sand Time Rain, Sand Waterfall Funeral, Quicksand Waterfall Flow, Sand Waterfall Great Burial, Prison Sand Burial, Shukaku Shield, Shukaku Spear, Sleeping Technique.
Wind Style: Great Sand Dust Breakthrough (Pro), Practice Blank Bullet (Pro), Sand Shotgun (Pro).
Magnet Style Seal Power (Pro), Desert Layer Great Burial Seal (Pro), One-Tail Shukaku Mode (Pro), Tailed Beast Bomb (Pro).
As their hands met, Naruto received a glimpse of all of Gaara and Shukaku's abilities. Naruto wasn't the innocent guy Gaara assumed—he was clever.
With a single thought, Naruto instantly copied several of Gaara's techniques, including the Sand Binding Coffin, Sand Waterfall Funeral, Quicksand Waterfall Flow, Shukaku Shield, and Magnet Style Seal.
"Double the fun!" Naruto thought, smiling. "If only the gloves could copy Shukaku's full power; that'd be amazing."
Naruto released Gaara's hand with a pleased grin, his thoughts turning to how effective these newly copied techniques would be.
"Hey, Naruto," Gaara asked suddenly, sensing something was amiss. "How do you know about the future? Why did you do this for me? Is it because I'm the One-Tail Jinchūriki?"
Naruto chuckled. "It's a secret. If I told you, it wouldn't be one anymore, right? And as for why…" he teased with a grin. "Actually, I'm your future brother-in-law. You're practically family to me!"
Gaara blinked, processing Naruto's playful confession about Temari. Still feeling a bit off-balance, he deactivated his One-Tail mode and followed Naruto out.
"Brother-in-law?" Gaara murmured, glancing back at Temari. Could it be?
Outside the door, a group of tense examiners had gathered. Naruto put on a surprised expression. "What? What are you all doing here?"
In his surprise, Naruto's hand brushed against Sako. Instantly, Sako's Mangekyō Sharingan abilities—Blaze Release: Kagutsuchi and the technique, Izanagi—were copied.
Caught off guard by Naruto's presence, Anko quickly led the examiners away. Naruto watched her leave with a sly smile, then turned his gaze to the Ino–Shika–Chō trio.
With a thoughtful look, Naruto copied Ino's Mind Transfer Technique, Shikamaru's Shadow Imitation, and some of Chōji's Partial Expansion Jutsu. Chōji's technique is quite something—especially for… specific situations.
After a few casual greetings, Naruto returned to the rest room with Sako and Sakura, leaving Neji and Shikamaru to follow suit.
Meanwhile, Gaara approached his sister, Temari.
"Sister… do you like that guy, Naruto?" Gaara's straightforwardness took her by surprise.
"What? How could you ask that?" Temari stammered, her cheeks turning pink. "I-I have to go!" she muttered, fleeing in embarrassment.
"Is she… shy?" Gaara turned to his older brother, Kankuro, for confirmation.
"Uh… I have no idea, honestly," Kankuro said, scratching his head. "But I've never seen her like this before. Maybe…?"
Gaara's gaze lingered in Naruto's direction. Could he really be…?
With a thoughtful expression, Gaara returned to the rest area.
"Wait, Gaara… are you actually going to sleep?" Kankuro's face twisted in shock as Gaara casually lay down to rest.
For as long as Kankuro could remember, Gaara had avoided sleep to keep Shukaku from taking over.
Is this… what it feels like to be cared for? Gaara thought, sensing Kankuro's anxious gaze. A soft smile appeared on his face as he drifted off. I'm… not alone.
While the teams rested in the tower, other ninja teams began arriving at the outskirts, eyeing Naruto's clone warily.
"You punk!" a bruised Rain Ninja shouted, fuming. "If we all gang up, there's no way you'll win!"
Others agreed, each eyeing Naruto's clone with defiant determination. After all, they were so close to the finish line—none of them wanted to back down now.
Just then, Hinata and her team also reached the tower.
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