Chapter 194: Attack on Sunagakure
The relentless sun of Suna bathed the desert in a suffocating heat. At the center of the village, an imposing figure stood, a terrifying aura emanating from his being. Dressed in a white tunic adorned with celestial patterns, with pale and icy eyes, the Otsutsuki observed the ruins he had already caused. Suna's water reservoirs, the village's most precious resources, had been destroyed by his destructive Suiton techniques.
Facing him were Gaara and Temari, the last stronghold of the village. Kankuro was absent, having gone to attend the Hokage's ceremony in Konoha, leaving his brothers and sisters to deal with this threat alone.
"You think you can stand up to me?" the Otsutsuki declared in a cold voice. "Your resistance will only delay the inevitable."
Gaara, as calm as ever, made his sand float around him. "I will not allow anyone to threaten my village. No matter who you are."
Temari, by his side, brandished her gigantic fan. Her chakra swirled around her, vibrating with increased power thanks to the seven-tailed demon, Chômei. "You'll regret underestimating Suna."
The Otsutsuki sketched a smile.
The Otsutsuki extended a hand, and an immense wave of water formed in the air, surging towards Gaara and Temari. The arid desert was suddenly submerged, water flooding into the streets and destroying everything in its path.
Gaara reacted immediately, raising an immense sand wall to protect the buildings behind them. "Temari, attack!" he ordered.
Temari swung her fan with devastating power, creating a gust of wind so strong that it divided the wave into two. The Otsutsuki, however, used a Suiton technique to concentrate the water into sharp lances, which he sent towards Temari.
She dodged with agility, using her flying power to gain altitude. Launching a gust of wind combined with her bijuu chakra.
The cutting winds met the water lances, creating an explosion that made the ground tremble.
The Otsutsuki suddenly teleported behind Gaara, striking with terrifying speed and force. Gaara barely blocked the blow with a sand barrier, but the power of the attack pushed him back several meters.
Temari dove, trying to strike the Otsutsuki with her fan, but he dodged effortlessly, using a fluid movement to disarm her. He then tried to grab her, but Gaara intervened, enveloping the enemy in a sand prison.
"Sand Coffin!" Gaara exclaimed, tightening his grip to crush the Otsutsuki.
But the Otsutsuki exploded into a puddle of water, a water clone meant to deceive his opponents.
Reappearing above them, he formed a gigantic water sphere.
Gaara realized that their conventional attacks would not be enough. He closed his eyes for a moment, feeling the chakra of Shukaku deep within his being.
The Baryon Mode fused his chakra with that of Shukaku, increasing his power to an unimaginable level.
The Otsutsuki narrowed his eyes. "Interesting. Here is a power worthy of my curiosity."
Gaara charged at an incredible speed, his sand transforming into sharp projectiles, striking the Otsutsuki from all sides. This time, the enemy was forced to defend himself, his Suiton techniques forming shields to block the sand attacks.
Temari, taking advantage of the distraction, concentrated the chakra of Chômei in her fan. A bluish light emanated from her weapon, amplifying the power of her wind gusts.
"Gaara, keep him occupied!" she shouted.
Gaara intensified his attacks, enveloping the Otsutsuki in a sandstorm and creating massive pillars that collapsed on him. The Otsutsuki retaliated with water jets so powerful that they pierced the ground, but he could not escape the combined force of the two siblings.
Temari then struck with a devastating attack: *Devastating Hurricane*
A gigantic tornado, imbued with the chakra of Chômei, descended upon the Otsutsuki, sweeping everything in its path.
Despite their efforts, the Otsutsuki emerged from the rubble, slightly scratched but still as confident.
He raised his hands, and the water around him began to levitate, forming an immense water dragon. The dragon roared, its cry resonating throughout Suna.
Gaara and Temari prepared to counter, but the Otsutsuki increased his speed once more, striking Gaara with a blow so powerful that he was thrown into the desert.
Temari leaped, but the Otsutsuki swept her away with a backhand, making her fall heavily to the ground.
Gaara, exhausted but determined, created an immense sand barrier around the Otsutsuki.
"Temari, now!" he cried.
Temari, despite her injuries, channeled the chakra of Chômei one last time. She created a wind blade so sharp that it seemed capable of cutting through the sky itself.
*Wind Blade*
The blade sliced through the sand barrier and struck the Otsutsuki. The resulting explosion was visible for miles around.