"Damn it!"
Rasa, discovering the anomaly, immediately manipulated his Gold Dust to restrain the Anbu ninja who had fallen into a state of frenzy.
However, he instantly met Simu's faint smile.
"Mr. Rasa, are you ready to receive the Jashin-sama's..."
"Sanction?"
As Simu smiled, an extremely dangerous aura began to leak frantically from his body.
Rasa felt a shock in his heart. He subconsciously tried to manipulate the Gold Dust to cover Simu once again.
But it was clearly too late.
"Praise Jashin-sama."
As soon as Simu finished speaking, every tissue in his body began to grow uncontrollably and irregularly. Countless tentacles shot out toward the surroundings.
Seeing things take a turn for the worse, Rasa shouted urgently, "Retreat, now!"
He immediately used the Body Flicker Jutsu to distance himself from Simu, and other Anbu with quick reaction speeds also rapidly fled the scene.
Nevertheless, some ninjas could not leave in time and were pierced by Simu's tentacles.
The tentacles wriggled continuously inside their bodies, draining them completely in an instant.
Rasa, who had run outside, could not worry about the ninjas remaining inside. Using the last of his chakra, he manipulated the Gold Dust to firmly surround the area where Simu was located.
In the next second, Simu's body, which had expanded to its limit, exploded violently.
The terrifying impact destroyed the Gold Dust wall Rasa had constructed. A surging blood-red light occupied everyone's field of vision. The ground, houses, and everything that dared to stand before the light were ruthlessly destroyed, turning into dust...
When the blood-red light finally dissipated, the center of the Hidden Sand Village had been leveled, leaving only a terrifying deep crater.
At the exact same time as the explosion.
The Anbu squad escorting Gaara also encountered an attack.
After all, our great Jashin-sama has more than just one believer.
Hidden Sand Hospital.
The squad responsible for protecting Gaara had just arrived at the hospital when they saw patches of blood on the ground.
Following that, Hidan, wearing the Akatsuki's auspicious cloud uniform and carrying the Three-bladed blood scythe on his shoulder, walked out from the hallway.
"What a pain. That bastard Simu actually wants me to carry out this kind of mission..."
Hidan was somewhat displeased. After all, what he enjoyed was the thrill of killing, not secretly kidnapping some brat!
However, this was Simu's instruction. Despite his annoyance, he could only comply.
"Damn it, is it another fanatic from the Jashin Religion?"
The Anbu ninjas responsible for protecting Gaara looked grim.
The ninja leading them quickly made a decision. "The medical ninjas in the hospital have been killed. You two take the Jinchuriki and quickly go back to find the Kazekage. I will stop this guy."
He had just finished his instructions when he saw Hidan smiling as he walked toward them.
"Fanatics of the Jashin Religion? That description is quite fitting; I like it. But isn't it a bit too conceited of you to think you can stop me alone?!"
Hidan suddenly appeared in front of those Anbu ninjas, his massive blood-colored scythe carving a beautiful arc in the air.
Although the strength of these three Anbu ninjas was quite good, it was still futile before Hidan. In just two minutes, they perished under Hidan's storm-like attacks.
"This kind of sudden-rain-like battle is so boring. They clearly hadn't truly grasped Jashin-sama's judgment yet," Hidan sighed with disappointment.
Unfortunately, he had to settle things quickly. Otherwise, that guy Simu would probably soak his head in a test tube again...
After Hidan finished off the Anbu squad, a terrifying explosion echoed from the direction of the Hidden Sand Village's center.
Seeing the sight of the blood-red light piercing the sky, Hidan knew that Simu had used his self-destruction technique again.
Such a horrific explosion naturally caused severe chaos within the Hidden Sand Village.
Everyone's attention was focused on the center of the explosion—the core area of the village.
Gaara, held in Hidan's arms, was temporarily ignored.
Therefore, led by the insects, Hidan successfully found a suitable path and quietly left the Hidden Sand Village.
At this time, the Hidden Sand Village was still in chaos.
Because Simu's self-destruction was more than just an explosion; his body also released a large amount of toxic gas. Pushed by the shockwave of the explosion, it spread to every corner of the village.
If not handled properly, the number of casualties in the Hidden Sand Village after the battle would reach a staggering figure.
Fortunately, the ninjas of the Hidden Sand Village were quite skilled in Wind Style, giving them somewhat of an advantage in dealing with these poisonous mists.
Once the Hidden Sand Village had settled down slightly, Rasa received a report that almost made him faint.
"The One-Tail Jinchuriki, Gaara, is missing."
"Didn't I already dispatch an Anbu squad to protect him?"
Rasa's face was so dark it looked as if it could drip water.
The Hidden Sand Village had experienced far too many disasters tonight.
First was Shukaku's riot. They had barely managed to suppress it, only for a mysterious person's suicide attack to follow. Now, Gaara, the Jinchuriki, was missing...
The Anbu ninja standing before Rasa could clearly feel the Kazekage's staggering killing intent.
Facing the inquiry, he could only grit his teeth and reply, "At the same time as the explosion, another mysterious person attacked the hospital and took the One-Tail Jinchuriki."
Hearing this, Rasa slammed his fist heavily against the wall and said through gritted teeth, "Damn it! As expected, their goal was the Shukaku inside Gaara's body!"
After calming down for a moment, Rasa quickly issued his orders. "Immediately recall all ninjas performing missions outside. Dispatch an elite squad composed of Jonin to follow the enemy's tracks. You must bring Gaara back to me!"
"Yes!"
Rasa's fists were clenched tight.
To be honest, he wanted to go out and reclaim Gaara himself.
The problem was that he could not guarantee that those Jashin Religion fanatics wouldn't pop up from somewhere else to destroy the village once he left.
As one of the Five Great Shinobi Nations, to be played like a fool by a cult—Rasa could already imagine the massive blow the Hidden Sand Village's international reputation would suffer next.
Under this provocation, the war machine of the Hidden Sand Village finally began to turn.
All ninjas were recalled. In this chaotic situation, Rasa, as the Kazekage, had to ensure the village had enough power to mobilize.
Then, the border forces began to strengthen their guard to prevent neighboring countries from fishing in troubled waters during this opportunity.
As for the ninjas currently in the village, one part was responsible for clearing the poisonous gas produced by Simu's self-destruction and conducting internal personnel screenings and cleanups.
The other part formed several elite scouting squads responsible for finding and retrieving the One-Tail Jinchuriki.
It must be said that the Hidden Sand Village truly lived up to its status as one of the five major powers in the shinobi world. After experiencing the sudden chaos, they finally restored stability in the shortest time and made the most effective response.