After the initial chaos, the Sunagakure Ninja dispatched personnel to control the "Madmen" while organizing their forces into squads, launching successive attacks on the Four-Tails.
Gaara finally realized it was his turn to act.
He manipulated quicksand to gather, helping the Ninja defend against the falling lava.
"Where's the Sealing Team? Come quickly, seal this big guy, ah!"
"No, there are still enemies in the shadows!"
"Someone is ambushing us!"
Konoha Ninja skilled in Earth Release Ninjutsu all took action.
Ino watched as Kakashi, wearing a black hood and an Iwagakure single-sleeved vest, used an "Earth Release: Rock Lodging Destruction" to crush two Sunagakure Ninja to death.
At the entrance of Sunagakure Village, other Konoha Ninja summoned Orochimaru's giant snakes, then allowed them to destroy the streets and buildings along the way.
Konoha Ninja, having switched to Iwagakure vests, caused trouble everywhere, engaging in guerrilla warfare, striking and moving.
They would set a fire here and throw an Earth Release Ninjutsu there.
Asuma came to perform the mission wearing a mask.
Upon arriving at Sunagakure, he was reminded of the Third Hokage, who died during the Konoha Crush.
It was true that father and son had differing philosophies, but he was still his father.
If ten Konoha Ninja most eager for revenge against Sunagakure were to be chosen, he would certainly be one of them.
At this moment, he showed no mercy, directly summoning the special Exploding Tags he had accumulated over this period and raining them down on the radical high-ranking officials of Sunagakure.
"Multiple Exploding Tags!"
A chain of explosions engulfed three Jonin of Sunagakure, followed by successive violent explosions.
The entire Village was enveloped in flames.
Ino and Tsunade put away their tools and quietly walked out of the Village.
As they walked, they saw a figure lingering outside the battle zone.
She ran over and grabbed Miss Maki.
The other party's eyes were full of hesitation; she seemed to want to help but was still a bit indecisive.
Ino said, word by word, "Miss Maki, run quickly.
Why get involved?
As a bystander, I feel it's not worth it for you.
Think of your teacher."
Miss Maki's weapon was Chakra cloth.
Ino had spent a lot of effort on her, not only because she herself was a Jonin, but also because she valued her Sealing Technique.
Her "Cloth Binding Technique" had not reached the point of directly sealing a Tailed Beast, but as a primary sealer, working with the Sealing Team and many Ninja, there was a certain chance of sealing the Four-Tails.
After all, the Four-Tails was not the Nine-Tailed; among the Tailed Beasts, its combat power was not too strong.
Suppression and sealing—these tasks could definitely be accomplished by a Ninja Village, albeit at some cost.
Ino's words were full of seductive meaning.
Miss Maki looked at Sunagakure engulfed in flames and thought of her teacher, who had died tragically in a foreign land, a surge of pleasure rising in her heart.
For her to directly betray the Village, that was certainly not possible.
But at this time, to slack off, to find a hidden place where no one would notice her—that was no problem.
Sunagakure was not Konoha Village; its talent pool was dwindling, and there were only a few Ninja skilled in Sealing Technique.
Normally, each person had a specific role, barely maintaining the system.
Now, with one primary sealer missing, the entire sealing operation instantly stalled.
No one wanted to face the Four-Tails directly and act as the primary sealer.
If they jumped too enthusiastically and were killed by a single punch from the Four-Tails, that would be a great loss.
Jiraiya did not allow Orochimaru to leave his sight, so he had to move with this attachment.
First, he secretly met with Tsunade and Ino, and then Kakashi also found them.
The five quietly left the main group and headed to a small oasis north of the Village to capture Chiyo.
Ten minutes after the flames soared into the sky in Sunagakure, Deidara and Sasori, who were still over a hundred li away, received the news.
Deidara saw it through a telescope.
Sasori had not only Yura as a spy within Sunagakure but also other subordinates.
After receiving the news, the two looked at each other in bewilderment.
What was going on?
Why would the Four-Tails appear in Sunagakure Village?
And they heard it was causing widespread destruction?
Many times, outsiders see clearly.
While the Sunagakure Ninja were still in a daze, Sasori had already seen through most of the plan.
Although he didn't know the ultimate goal, he was certain that this was done by Konoha Village!
Only Konoha had so many masters who could capture the Four-Tails, and the motive was even simpler and clearer: revenge!
In Sasori's view, revenge was a very normal thing; it would have been strange if they hadn't sought revenge before.
When he saw Asuma using Multiple Exploding Tags from afar, Deidara laughed very happily: "Brother Sasori, don't you want to go back to your Village to take a look?
Maybe the Konoha Ninja are slaughtering your relatives and friends?"
Sasori replied coldly, like a machine: "I have no relatives or friends."
Despite saying that, remembering Pain's orders, they still flew ostentatiously towards Sunagakure.
They wanted to know Konoha Village's objective.
If it was truly to capture a Tailed Beast, then perhaps the Akatsuki Organization would have to act as friends of justice this time!
Iwagakure spies, Hidden Mist spies, Kumogakure spies, and Root spies within Sunagakure all transmitted the news.
They did not possess Sasori's wisdom and could not see through the underlying plan, but the appearance of the Four-Tails Jinchuriki in Sunagakure was an undeniable fact.
Sunagakure was in utter chaos.
During the Konoha Crush, many Ninja clans held back, their first thought being to let the Hokage take the lead while they retreated to protect their families.
It was the same in Sunagakure; many Ninja clans immediately withdrew from the battlefield.
The elders with high prestige remained silent, and the older Ninja who were supposed to be the backbone were incapable.
Gaara, Temari, and Kankuro, the siblings, had the ability and the legitimate claim, but their prestige was too low, and they couldn't command anyone.
The three could only personally engage and fight the Four-Tails to the death.
When Jiraiya and his group arrived at the small oasis, Granny Chiyo was fishing with Ebizo.
Gaara had sent them a plea for help, but the two still chose to remain inactive.
They hadn't yet grasped the situation and wouldn't rush into the fray.
Even if they were to enter, it would have to be at the most critical moment.
How could they rush out to save the day as soon as trouble broke out?
They had already retired.
They sent their Jonin guards to help, then continued fishing.
Ebizo slowly asked, "Sister, which side do you think the enemies are from?"
He waited a long time, but there was no response.
He asked again, and the old woman lowered her head, her eyes slightly closed, seemingly feigning sleep.
Ebizo didn't think much of it, but when he saw a layer of fine, wave-like luminescence appear in the water, he immediately realized something was wrong.
"Sister, wake up!" He reached out to push Chiyo.
Chiyo's neck stiffly turned, her right eye incredibly cloudy, but her left eye flickered with a strange light.
In the crimson eye, a black, four-bladed pinwheel was slowly rotating.
Genjutsu? Sharingan?!
Ebizo reacted quickly, forming a hand sign.
Golden light from Sealing Technique symbols appeared on the walls, floor, furniture, and Chiyo's forehead.
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