Chapter 585

This week's update began.

In the continuous exchanges, Hiruzen Sarutobi also realized that if this continued, he wouldn't be able to win against Orochimaru.

Memories of letting Orochimaru go because of a moment of soft-heartedness back then, leading to the big mistake he made today, surfaced in his mind.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes suddenly tightened, and he suddenly changed his hand seals.

In the eyes of the audience, a terrifying death god wearing mourning clothes and a face like a ghost suddenly appeared behind Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Immediately, a line of Hiruzen Sarutobi's dialogue also revealed details: "Is this the death god that the Fourth Hokage said only those who signed the contract can see?"

Many viewers' eyes lit up when they heard this.

The Fourth Hokage said?

Does that mean the Fourth Hokage also used this ninjutsu?

Besides the memory of letting Orochimaru go back then.

Memories of him being taught by the First and Second Hokage when he was a child, becoming the Third Hokage under the instruction of the two mentors, and later taking Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade as disciples flashed through Hiruzen Sarutobi's mind like a revolving lantern.

And the audience also had an ominous premonition.

It's a bit familiar.

I remember that similar "memory kills" occurred before Kikyo died in Xu Feng's previous drama "Inuyasha" and before Kakyoin died in "Stardust Crusaders" more than a year ago.

Although because of Orochimaru's words earlier, the fans also realized that the Third Hokage didn't seem as harmless as he appeared on the surface and might be hiding some unknown secrets.

But through Naruto's perspective earlier, they also felt the peace of this old man.

If he died... there would be one less person who cared about Naruto.

"Orochimaru! I'll let you see a ninjutsu you've never seen before!"

"Sealing Jutsu: Reaper Death Seal!!"

The battle between Hiruzen Sarutobi and Orochimaru paused, and the first episode updated this week ended here.

And the second episode shifted to Naruto and Gaara.

If the main modification Xu Feng made in the previous episode was a major overhaul of the Third Hokage's character setting.

Then there was much less in this episode.

It was just some changes to Gaara's abilities.

Xu Feng actually suspected that Kishimoto's initial setting for the Tailed Beasts was fundamentally inconsistent with the later stage.

In the later stage, other Jinchuriki, including Naruto, when they were Tailed Beast-ized.

All first grew a layer of translucent red Tailed Beast chakra cloak on their body surface, then molted, and the whole body turned into a blood-red mode, also known as semi-Tailed Beast-ization.

Finally, they completely transformed into the complete Tailed Beast.

However, Gaara was different; his Tailed Beast-ization had no chakra cloak, and no semi-Tailed Beast-ization.

Instead, he let sand cover his body, turning into a small Shukaku.

Finally, he turned into the complete form.

And Xu Feng, in his magic-modified version, assimilated Gaara's Tailed Beast-ization with other Jinchuriki in "Shippuden."

And when they saw the beast cloak made of foam-like red chakra emerging from Gaara's body surface.

Countless viewers immediately remembered the appearance of Naruto when he went berserk as a child in Iruka's memory in the first episode!

And shortly after this episode began, the first thing Xu Feng released was Gaara's childhood memory—Gaara, who looked to be only four or five years old, sitting alone on a swing holding a small bear doll, his sad eyes occasionally glancing at the peers of similar age who were gathering together to play ball not far away.

【This scene is a bit familiar...】

At the beginning, it stunned hundreds of millions of old fans who had been following since the first episode.

Immediately after, those children were careless and kicked the ball onto a high hillside.

Seeing this, Gaara manipulated the sand to help them pick up the ball, and reached out to hand it to the other party, trying hard to show a friendly smile, although it was unnatural.

"That... ball..." "..."

However, facing Gaara's active show of goodwill, the children on the opposite side showed eyes of disgust or fear, coldly left the word "monster," and turned and ran.

Immediately after, the perspective shifted to Gaara's uncle, who was also his only spiritual reliance willing to communicate with him normally in his childhood—Yashamaru.

Yashamaru made Gaara vaguely feel what love was, and told him that even if his sister, Gaara's mother, had passed away, she must have loved Gaara.

The way the two got along made the audience couldn't help but think of Naruto and Iruka back then.

However, good times didn't last long; Yashamaru received an order from Gaara's father, the Fourth Kazekage, to assassinate Gaara.

Finally, he died at Gaara's hands.

Since then, the last glimmer of hope in Gaara's heart was shattered, and he became what he is now.

Gaara's memory was oppressive, dull, and even desperate.

【My god, this is too miserable, right?】

【Gaara's experience is too similar to Naruto's; it feels like a blackened version of Naruto.】

【If there was no Iruka-sensei, Naruto would probably be the second Gaara.】

【Is Gaara's dad mentally ill? Why let Gaara's spiritual reliance assassinate him?!】

From this episode on, whether it was moves, abilities, or childhood experiences, fans saw Naruto's shadow on Gaara.

And Xu Feng also deliberately portrayed it this way.

Seeing some viewers complaining about whether Gaara's dad was sick through the audience, Xu Feng also agreed.

Damn, your son was already emotionally unstable, and it was all supported by Yashamaru, this tranquilizer.

You even arranged for him to assassinate Gaara, and deliberately stimulated him after the failure.

Even if the original work gave the reason that "Rasa was testing whether Gaara had the potential to become a perfect Jinchuriki."

Xu Feng still felt that Gaara's dad was mentally ill.

No wonder he was slaughtered by Orochimaru in a few strokes; he deserved to die!

It was very confusing that Gaara could forgive his dad's behavior in the later stage.

Naruto being able to forgive his old man could be said to be because Minato Namikaze was selfless, thinking that he would rather sacrifice his son than sacrifice others.