This Must Be Itachi Uchiha's Doing

If Nagato is the CEO of Akatsuki, then Hinata feels she should be a director of Akatsuki.

Hmm... the chairman is Obito.

As a director of the Akatsuki, Hinata members at all.

If it weren't for the fact that the Akatsuki members were quite capable, Hinata would have fired them long ago.

Slacking off during work hours!

Amidst the swirling yellow sand, Orochimaru and Sasori of the Red Sands walked side by side, unhurried, leaving behind two clearly visible footprints.

At this rate of efficiency, Hinata, Kakashi, and the others will probably catch up with Gaara and take him back before they even reunite with Pain.

Orochimaru may escape by sheer luck, but Sasori of the Red Sands will certainly suffer a terrible death.

After all, Hinata couldn't openly show mercy.

With this thought in mind, Hinata felt much better.

Although Akatsuki members are notoriously inefficient, they don't receive any 'compensation' if they die in the line of duty... which means they can save on mission pay if they die in the line of duty.

This money is all Akatsuki's public funds. If Akatsuki is destroyed, Hinata, as a director of Akatsuki, should be able to get a share of the money, right?

"Orochimaru, it's working hours now, you guys need to be more efficient!"

Hinata had to remind Orochimaru, yelling in Orochimaru mind, "Get back to work!"

Orochimaru: "..."

In the desert, Sasori of the Red Sands glanced at Orochimaru: What's wrong with this guy?

Hinata grumbled, clearly annoyed, "Konoha sent Kakashi, Naruto, and me to support Sunagakure. If we fly, we should arrive in Sand Village by this evening. If you start chasing you tomorrow, your mission will have failed!"

There's a mole in Konoha!

Orochimaru turned to meet Sasori of the Red Sands's gaze and said calmly, "We need to hurry. Konoha has already begun its operation."

Sasori of the Red Sands scoffed, "It takes at least three days to get from Konoha to Sunagakure."

Although Sasori of the Red Sands and Orochimaru walked leisurely, they weren't truly brainless.

The Sunagakure lacked the strength to pursue them, and even if they requested support from Konoha, the One-Tail's seal had already been broken.

Gaara was kidnapped last night, and even though Sunagakure immediately requested help from Konoha, it would be three days before the Konoha Ninja arrived. Resting in Sunagakure for a day and searching for Orochimaru and Sasori of the Red Sands would still take some time.

This delay will give Sasori of the Red Sands and Orochimaru at least seven days.

Orochimaru asked playfully, "What if they fly?"

Sasori of the Red Sands paused for a moment, then said calmly, "Don't keep the leader waiting."

Seeing Orochimaru and Sasori of the Red Sands quicken their pace, Hinata silently breathed a sigh of relief, closed her Tenseigan, and began packing her luggage.

Half an hour later, Hinata arrived at the Konoha Gate with the Wind God and the Thunder God. Naruto Kakashi had been waiting for a while.

"Let's go!" Hinata shouted energetically.

Kakashi glanced at the Wind God and the Thunder God, somewhat Outer Path, "Why did you bring them along?"

Sunagakure is poor enough already, please have some decency!

"They are very capable!"

Hinata snorted, her Chakra wings unfurled, and she extended four Chakra arms to grab Kakashi, Naruto Wind God, and the Thunder God.

"..."

Hinata silently put the Wind God and Thunder God down, and said expressionlessly, "You two, get back here!"

Before Naruto and Kakashi could speak, Hinata unleashed Chakra from her feet, accelerating her flight towards Sunagakure.

"Waaaaaah..."

Naruto's first flying experience was clearly not pleasant, especially since Hinata didn't control it well.

Chakra arm and flying, Naruto felt like he was on a roller coaster, his body spinning and swaying in the air, and he almost threw up his dinner from the night before.

Hinata doesn't mind being underestimated in terms of strength, but she is extremely concerned about being underestimated in terms of intelligence.

"Hopefully, Naruto and Kakashi will forget about this after this flight experience!" Hinata thought to herself.

Sunagakure.

In the intensive care unit of Sand Village Hospital, Kankuro lay on the hospital bed with his eyes closed, a pained expression on his face, his body involuntarily struggling.

Several medical staff examined Kankuro's symptoms while Kankuro down on his body to prevent him from harming himself unconsciously.

Kakashi and Naruto sat slumped on chairs outside the intensive care unit, looking utterly hopeless and questioning the meaning of life.

"How is he?"

Hinata looked at Temari and asked, "Judging from the symptoms, is it poisoning?"

Temari nodded with a grim expression. "Kankuro went to rescue Gaara alone and fell into an enemy ambush."

Chiyo stood beside the hospital bed, her face full of helplessness. "This is scorpion venom. Unfortunately, even I cannot develop an antidote."

Hinata: The way you're talking, you sound a little proud, don't you?

Temari looked at Hinata with pleading eyes. "Hinata, do you have any ideas?"

Hinata scratched her cheek, a confident expression on her face. "I'm the kind of person who always strives to do my best in whatever I do!"

Considering Hinata's strength, Temari completely believed her. "I'm counting on you!"

Hinata extended her right index finger and gently shook it. "But unfortunately, I don't have any talent for Medical Ninjutsu, so I choose not to do it!"

Temari and Chiyo: "..."

"But I have other ideas!"

Hinata walked to the bedside and casually waved her hand, saying, "Get out of my way!"

Chiyo gestured with her eyes for the medical staff to step back.

Hinata's solution to the poison was actually quite simple. In the Original Story, Sakura was able to extract a large amount of toxins from Kankuro's body using Medical Ninjutsu. With Hinata's current control over Chakra, she could naturally do even better.

After standing silently by the hospital bed for a moment, Hinata waved to the medical staff. "Come here and help Kankuro up!"

Medical staff. "..."

Hinata thought she should probably spend too much time at home and try to salvage her intelligence... no, she should check if she'd been under a 'mind-lowering' Genjutsu.

This must have been Itachi Uchiha's doing!

Hinata blamed all her intellectual abnormalities on Itachi Uchiha, the 'genius of Genjutsu '.

I must have fallen under Itachi Uchiha's Genjutsu.

"Byakugan!"

Hinata activated her Byakugan, concentrated Natural Energy in her right palm, and gently patted Kankuro's chest.

'Puff--'

A large amount of purple venom sprayed out from behind Kankuro.

"Nailed it!"

Hinata clapped her hands triumphantly, "Little KS!"

Chiyo stared intently at Hinata figure. Just from that one palm strike, she could tell that Hinata's understanding of Gentle Fist had reached an extremely high level.

Chiyo had only heard of Hinata's reputation before, but now that she had seen it with her own eyes, she truly understood how terrifying Hinata was.

Fortunately, this person doesn't seem to be very bright.

Chiyo secretly breathed a sigh of relief.