A: "Bee, you can't go anywhere from now on. Stay by my side at all times and don't take a single step away, you hear me!"
Onoki: "Roshi, no matter what grievances you have with me, you must return. As the village's precious fighting force, you cannot have any mishaps!"
[With Gaara abducted, Kankuro ignored his father's attempts to stop him and chased after them without another word.
Then, unsurprisingly, he encountered Sasori, who had stayed behind to cover the rear.
Kankuro's little tricks seemed incredibly childish in front of Sasori, and he was easily defeated.
Fortunately, Kankuro was quite resilient, and seeing that reinforcements had arrived from behind, Sasori turned and left.
Anyway, Kankuro was already poisoned and wouldn't live much longer, so it didn't matter whether he finished him off or not.
Subsequently, Deidara and Sasori brought Gaara to a cave protected by a sealing jutsu.
When they undid the sealing jutsu at the cave entrance, moved the giant boulder blocking it, and went deeper inside, they saw a phantom that had been waiting for a long time.
Upon seeing their leader, Deidara and Sasori took off the hats on their heads.
Deidara controlled his flying bird to place Gaara on the ground.
Looking at Gaara, who still had signs of life, this phantom nodded.
"Since the jinchuriki has arrived, let's begin."
Then, the phantom formed a hand seal and slammed its hand on the ground. Accompanied by a burst of white smoke, a massive statue slowly rose from the ground.
It was a bizarre statue with nine eyes, emitting an uncomfortable and eerie aura.
It was exactly the Gedo Mazo.]
Rasa: "I told you not to be impulsive!"
Otsutsuki Toneri: "Damned thieves, to actually dare steal the Gedo Mazo that my clan has guarded for generations, a thousand deaths cannot excuse your crime!"
Uzumaki Naruto: "Gedo Mazo? What is that thing? It gives me a very bad feeling and makes me very uncomfortable."
Kurama: "Gedo Mazo? It's actually the Gedo Mazo. This is bad, very bad."
Shukaku: "Damn it, you all deserve to die! I'm going to kill you all, I will definitely kill you all!"
Nekomata: "Save your breath. On the Sky Screen, you have already been brought before the Gedo Mazo. With your strength alone, it is impossible to resist the Gedo Mazo. However, right now, it's not like there isn't a chance. After all, the you in reality hasn't been captured yet."
Shukaku: "Damn it, damn it! You damned brat, I will give my power to you. You must kill all those guys!"
Gyuki: "Judging from the eyes of the Gedo Mazo, they have already recovered two tailed beasts. When exactly did this happen? Are there any who haven't been captured yet? Say something!"
Saiken: "Save it. Having entered the Gedo Mazo, they probably have no way to answer your questions."
Nekomata: "Regardless, now is not the time to care about those petty grudges. You must reconcile with your jinchuriki now, at least for the time being. Otherwise, once captured and the Ten-Tails is resurrected, this world will be finished!"
Hatake Kakashi: "The tailed beasts... are actually this terrified of the Gedo Mazo?"
Senju Tobirama: "Wait, the one named Nekomata, what is this Ten-Tails you mentioned? Is it also a tailed beast?"
[With the appearance of the Gedo Mazo, Deidara and Sasori each jumped onto one of its fingers. At the same time, projections appeared on the other fingers, occupying a total of nine fingers.
"Sealing Jutsu: Nine Dragons Sealing Consumption!"
As Deva Path Pain cast the ninjutsu, nine dragon heads made of chakra instantly flew out of the Gedo Mazo's mouth, flew to the unconscious Gaara, coiled around him, and lifted him into mid-air.
Immediately after, an unbelievable scene unfolded. From Gaara's mouth and eyes, Shukaku's chakra was extracted and swallowed by the Gedo Mazo!
And as the Gedo Mazo began to devour Shukaku's chakra, its eyes began to tremble as if coming alive.
The bound Gaara didn't even have a shred of strength to resist, and even Shukaku inside him became unusually quiet!]
Rasa: "Gaara!"
Gaara: "Rest assured, I'm fine right now. In fact, I feel quite good!"
On the desert wasteland outside the Hidden Sand Village.
Deidara, with sweat dripping from his forehead, looked at Gaara on the ground, who had completely transformed into his tailed beast form. He had finally lost his previous relaxed demeanor.
"Hey, hey, hey, is this a tailed beast?"
"Isn't this a bit too exaggerated?"
"This kid's combat power right now is completely different from before!"
Deidara started to sweat profusely.
[As the Hidden Sand Village's jinchuriki was taken away, the news quickly reached the people of Konoha.
However, at this time, Konoha was already overwhelmed with its own affairs and had no time to manage the Hidden Sand Village's problems.
But even so, they still had Kakashi lead a team to support the Hidden Sand Village.
Kakashi and the others quickly arrived at the Hidden Sand Village and met Rasa.
After Rasa fell unconscious, Baki had no choice but to invite out the two great advisors who had retired many years ago, Granny Chiyo and Ebizo.
Originally, the two of them were unwilling to come out of retirement, but upon hearing that the one who injured Kankuro was Sasori of the Red Sand, they could no longer sit still.
But even though they came out, they were helpless against the poison afflicting Rasa and Kankuro.
Until Konoha's reinforcements arrived.
However, upon seeing Kakashi, Granny Chiyo immediately became agitated, wanting to avenge her son and daughter-in-law.
Although Kakashi was currently wearing a mask and covering one eye.
She still recognized at a glance that this person was Konoha's White Fang!]
Hatake Sakumo: "Granny Chiyo, your eyes are truly sharp to recognize my son at a glance."
Granny Chiyo: "Cut the crap. I will never forget that you killed my son and daughter-in-law!"
[After arriving at the Hidden Sand Village, Kakashi and the others found out that it wasn't just the jinchuriki who had an accident; even the Kazekage was poisoned.
It was just kept hidden earlier to prevent the leakage of information.
And when they arrived at the Hidden Sand Village, they realized that the Kazekage's condition was very bad.
Haruno Sakura, being a medical ninja, asked for Kakashi's permission after hearing about this and went over to help.
Upon arriving at the Hidden Sand Village's medical department, Haruno Sakura saw Kankuro lying on the hospital bed with a pained expression.
Seeing this, Haruno Sakura didn't hesitate. She tied up her hair, walked up to the bed, and began to examine Kankuro's condition.
"Who are you?"
Looking at this person who had suddenly appeared, Temari, who was beside him, asked blankly.
"My name is Haruno Sakura, and I am a medical ninja!"
Then, she watched as Haruno Sakura performed a series of procedures she couldn't understand, stabilizing Kankuro's condition.
"Kankuro?"
Seeing this, Temari hurriedly stepped forward and held Kankuro's hand.
She almost, almost thought that she was going to lose both of her younger brothers.
"If possible, could I ask you for another favor?"
At some unknown point, Baki had appeared at the door of the hospital ward.]