As Kabuto Yakushi walked away, Rasa was getting farther and farther away from the location of the battle. When Rasa's chakra reaction could not reach here, Kinsa's suppression of Temari and Kankuro was also reduced to the lowest level.

A rotating blade danced, and a small golden mound suddenly exploded. The power of several puppets finally broke the seal of the golden sand.

Temari and Kankuro, covered in bruises and blood, were exposed to the sunlight again.

"Where's Gaara?"

The place where the fierce battle took place was left with only a mess. The scene of golden sand mixed with yellow sand showed traces of explosions, all of which showed the cruelty of the battle not long ago.

But now everything is calm.

"He must have been captured!"

The enemy had laid an ambush deliberately, and then found a powerful ninja who was just able to restrain Gaara. They must have been fully prepared. The three Sand Ninjas who were forced to fight were in a very bad situation from the beginning, and it was foreseeable that they would end up in danger.

"What should we do, keep chasing?"

Kankuro looked at Temari, who was standing unsteadily and had to use the huge folding fan as a crutch to keep her balance, and then looked at his own legs that were almost losing sensation.

"Let's go back and ask for help. We are not strong enough. There are too many powerful ninjas in the enemy team, and we don't know if they have any hidden cards."

With the previous Kazekage present, even if his fighting power is reduced, it is not something that Temari and Kankuro can easily deal with.

In the Sand Village, only Granny Chiyo has the strength to face off against a Kage-level warrior.

In addition, the strength of Temari and Kankuro's teacher, Maki, is also acceptable, but even with them added, the combat power is not enough.

"Let's ask Konoha Village for help. Although there is the Fourth Kazekage, Kabuto Yakushi was once a Konoha ninja, and Impure World Reincarnation is also a forbidden technique of Konoha Village. They shouldn't just leave it alone, especially Gaara..."

Gaara, the most friendly Kazekage in the history of Konoha Village, is in power. Nothing could make Konoha Village more satisfied than this. If Gaara died, the consequences would be disastrous.

Next, the Sand Village couldn't find anyone qualified to take over the position of Kazekage.

Such a predicament actually occurred in the Sand Village, one of the five major ninja villages. It is really embarrassing.

The two people who had difficulty moving had to ask Kankuro to release two puppets to carry Temari and Kankuro back to the Sand Village quickly.

…

By the time Mizuki learned that the Fifth Kazekage, Gaara, had been attacked by Kabuto Yakushi and gone missing, it was already noon the next day.

Mizuki was a little surprised that this guy had cooperated with the Akatsuki organization so early.

However, the development of the ninja world has deviated too far, and it is impossible for Mizuki to grasp all the details.

The strength of the Akatsuki organization is not as great as before, but now it has the strong support of Kabuto Yakushi, as well as the Impure World Reincarnation, which has almost no upper limit on increasing combat power and only depends on the materials used in the spell. As long as they find the corpse of a powerful person, they can increase their strength almost infinitely.

With such a forbidden technique that is almost like cheating, it is not unacceptable that it can defeat the unprepared Gaara.

As for asking for help from Konoha Village, there is nothing wrong with that. It is a normal idea for a younger brother to seek help from his elder brother when he is bullied.

In the Hokage's office, Tsunade put down the information in her hand, tapped her fingers lightly on the desk, and thought about the next countermeasures.

"I only know that the Fifth Kazekage, Gaara, has been captured, but I have no idea where he went. How can we rescue him?"

This time the situation was even worse than when they chased back the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki - Fu. At that time, Mizuki launched a surprise attack on his own and saved Fu's life while Nagato was preoccupied with himself.

This time, Gaara was captured for a long time, and Kabuto Yakushi did not have limited mobility like Kakuzu and Hidan.

Walking on two legs and flying in the sky have completely different mobility. Who knows to which remote corner Gaara was taken to, had the One-Tail Shukaku extracted from him, and then became the target of Kabuto Yakushi's Impure World Reincarnation?

Tsunade frowned and replied:

"The Sand Village has a special method to find the chakra traces of the One-Tailed Shukaku, but they are not very good at specific searches. There are not many Sand Ninjas who are proficient in tracking!"

“I see!”

Mizuki understood what Tsunade meant. It seemed that they wanted to find ninjas who were proficient in reconnaissance and tracking to provide support. In that case, Team 8 led by Mizuki was the best candidate. There was no one more suitable than Hinata Hyuga, Shino Aburame and Kiba Inuzuka.

"Is Team Might Guy going too?"

Tsunade shook her head:

"Ningji is also a good candidate, but he is currently investigating the northeastern waters bordering the Land of Lightning. Rumor has it that there are signs of Akatsuki activity there. According to intelligence, it should be Kakuzu and Hidan."

"That's really troublesome!"

The enemy is attacking from all directions, and we need manpower to track them down everywhere.

It seemed that the manpower had been allocated and Tsunade made a decision.

Team 8 led by Mizuki and Team 7 led by Hatake Kakashi went to support. Such a combat team should be enough to deal with most dangers.

"Team 7? Uzumaki Naruto isn't here, and the team isn't complete. Are you going anyway?"

"Naruto is back."

Tsunade also had a headache. Not long after she came back, she was clamoring to do high-level tasks to prove her strength. Now was the right time.

"You're back?"

Shuimu was surprised. The person who was able to avoid Shuimu's perception in the village should be because the defensive barrier and detection techniques were changed in some places, making Shuimu unable to fully grasp all the spatial fluctuations and chakra reactions.

Especially such a change, but Shuimu was not informed.

"Are you afraid of me?"

Shuimu smiled bitterly in his heart. Although he had known that this day would come, he did not expect to be excluded from certain things without any warning.

Of course, Mizuki was not too worried. Now that Danzo Shimura was dead, Mizuki did not need to remain on high alert. He just had to prevent Uchiha Obito from going deep into Konoha Village to cause destruction.

"This arrangement is fine, but it would be better to add in Karin..."

Whether it is Kagura's Heart's Eye or its powerful healing ability, they are abilities that can turn the tide at critical moments.

Tsunade hesitated for a moment before agreeing.

"Let's go as soon as we are ready. Every moment that passes reduces the chances of Gaara being saved."

It has been more than a day, and the rescue team not only does not know the exact location, they have not even set out yet. Even if it is an emergency mission, it will take a lot of time to prepare.

The only thing to be thankful for is that Mizuki knows how to use the Flying Thunder God Technique, which can minimize the waste of time. However, the large amount of chakra wasted makes Mizuki a little distressed.