The only good news at the moment is that the strength of Shukaku in Takuma's body has improved, but this is just icing on the cake. Mizuki did not count on Takuma's combat effectiveness, and the slight change in Shukaku's strength cannot change the overall situation.

If we have to say that every failure makes one wiser, then this setback has also been a wake-up call for Shuimu. The enemy is not a blockhead who can't think about anything. Without the intelligence advantage of a God's perspective, he will also make many mistakes.

Although the mission was not smooth, fortunately there was no irreparable loss.

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Deep underground, Kankuro had a grim expression and his lips were trembling, but he couldn't speak. Temari had a sad look on her face, and Chiyo, who had witnessed the separation and death of her compatriots, also had a trace of fatigue on her face.

"It's still too late!"

Gaara, who had most of the tailed beast's chakra drained away, was already close to death. For more than three days, he was completely paralyzed by the Nine Seals of the Phantom Dragon. The fact that he was still alive was only a temporary effect of the seal of the Outer Path Demon Statue.

After the Nine Seals of the Phantom Dragon are lifted, Gaara will most likely not be able to be saved.

The sword that pierced the heart was just a final insurance measure to ensure that Gaara was killed.

For a Jinchūriki whose life is closely tied to the tailed beast in his body and who shares weal and woe with it, losing the tailed beast's chakra means losing vitality. This is a deeper rule and cannot be saved by ordinary medical ninjutsu.

The Seven-Tails Jinchuriki - Fu, would not have survived if Mizuki had rescued her a little later. Even now, this female Taki-nin is still in a weak state from which she can hardly recover, and her use of the tailed beast's chakra in her body is not as good as before.

At that time, Mizuki and Tsunade spent countless efforts to save this female Taki ninja. It was really a miracle that Gaara was still alive in his current state. If he died, Mizuki would not be surprised at all.

Haruno Sakura and Uchiha Sasuke looked tired, and the others were also a little sad.

Before the violent explosion, with Mizuki's warning and Karin's keen sense of danger, Sakura hurriedly used the Inorganic Reincarnation Technique to quickly change the surrounding terrain, causing everyone to sink rapidly.

A dangerous explosion is about to occur. If you want to escape, you probably can't do so without space-time ninjutsu.

The most effective way to avoid is, of course, to dig a big hole and bury yourself.

Why do modern wars prefer trench warfare, building bunkers, and digging tunnels, and why are all air-raid shelters basically deep underground?

The damage caused by an explosion inside and outside are two completely different concepts, and the power differs greatly.

Even if such effective measures are adopted in a timely manner, it still seems insufficient.

As a last resort, Uchiha Sasuke had to fully deploy Susanoo for the first time, wrapping everyone in it for protection, and then used Sakura's no-reincarnation technique to cover a thick layer of protection, and finally dealt with the terrible crisis.

Unfortunately, Gaara was not so lucky.

"The Sand Village is really unfortunate, always facing various difficulties. I never thought that I would have to witness the death of the Kazekage again."

The elderly grandmother Chiyo has experienced almost all the major events in the Sand Village over the years, so it is natural for her to remain calm in the face of emergencies, but she still cannot hide the fatigue on her face.

"Is there no hope?"

The ones who could not accept it the most were undoubtedly the siblings Kankuro and Temari. They came here eagerly, not to witness the death of their own brother.

What's the point of doing everything if you can't save his life?

Granny Chiyo shook her head and stepped forward to stop Karin who was still performing medical ninjutsu.

"Thank you very much, little girl. Let me take care of it now!"

Karin stood up, feeling quite regretful. The first time she took on a big responsibility after becoming Tsunade's apprentice, she ended in failure. Even when she used the medical ninjutsu that she was best at, she still couldn't save her companion's life.

Given Karin's physique and the medical ninjutsu that Tsunade had taught her almost entirely, there were very few injuries that she could not heal.

However, this was only limited to the degree of injury. Saving the dying and healing the wounded was her forte, but bringing the dead back to life was the power of the God of Death. Even in a situation like Gaara's, where his vitality was fading, Karin was powerless. This was a desperate situation where only extremely advanced Yin-Yang escape could save his life.

"Sorry I couldn't help!"

"Don't be ashamed. This was expected."

Grandma Chiyo said this in a rather kind tone.

"I am already very satisfied that Konoha Village can help to this extent. As for the Kazekage of Sand Village, we should rescue him ourselves. We can't always cause trouble to our allies."

"But……"

Karin asked hesitantly.

"Lord Fengying seems to have no signs of life. Do you really have any solution?"

As if realizing that her question was a bit rude, Karin quickly waved her hand.

"I don't mean anything special. I just think this is incredible. Resurrection from the dead or something!"

"Hahaha……"

Grandma Chiyo smiled freely.

"It's okay! It's normal for you to think this way. The Fifth Hokage is indeed the strongest medical ninja in the ninja world. As her disciple, it's understandable that you have this insight. But the Sand Village is not incapable of doing anything. As one of the five major ninja villages, it must have some unique skills!"

Grandma Chiyo's words made the already desperate Kankuro and Temari siblings suddenly overjoyed.

"Can you really save Gaara, senpai?"

"Who knows? We have to try!"

Kisei Reincarnation, as the pinnacle of medical ninjutsu, is a rare divine skill that can exchange life for life.

In Shuimu's opinion, this technique is no worse than the Rinnegan's Outer Path, the Samsara Natural Technique. It consumes one's own vitality and gives life to other people to bring them back to life.

The greatest value of this technique is that the target of the technique is not limited to humans, or even to living things. The original intention of Granny Chiyo to develop this technique was to resurrect the puppets made by her grandson Scorpion - "father" and "mother", so that the grandson who lost his parents at a young age can relive the warmth of the family.

He is worthy of being a genius ninja who has lived for decades to develop such a secret technique that can give life to inanimate objects. Even the Immortal Technique of Inorganic Reincarnation is only to use natural energy to temporarily give life to inorganic objects.

This feat can only be accomplished by the Rinnegan and high-level senjutsu, but Granny Chiyo was able to accomplish it simply through medical ninjutsu. This divine art is truly amazing. Although the cost is a bit too great, it would be abnormal for such a forbidden technique to be used casually.