Meanwhile, Obito and the others, far away in Konoha, finally gained Lady Tsunade's trust.
Upon learning that the Fifth Kazekage might be captured by the Akatsuki, Lady Tsunade immediately decided to send a Shinobi team to provide support.
Team Kakashi naturally became the first choice. Naruto had returned from his training, and Sakura, who had become Chunin, should be able to help Sunagakure overcome its difficulties.
At this moment, the news of Obito's elimination also entered Rasa's mind, and they realized even more how difficult the mission was.
It hadn't been long before one of the players had already died at the hands of the Akatsuki. It seemed they needed to hurry.
At the same time, they also requested that Lady Tsunade dispatch another small team.
"Alright, then I'll send Might Guy Team, who's currently on a mission nearby, over there." At this point, Tsunade was unaware that Might Guy and his team had been intercepted by one of Kisame's clones before they could provide support.
"Alright, let's hurry and get going." Obito and Naruto said excitedly.
Naruto hadn't seen Gaara for a long time, and upon hearing that Gaara was in danger, he decisively chose to go and help him.
At the same time, Temari also abandoned the Chunin Ninja Exams activities and quickly returned to Sunagakure with them.
At this time, Obito was unaware that Rasa and the others had been killed by their own people, so he hurried on his way to Sunagakure.
The Akatsuki had also sent Kisame Hoshigaki and Uchiha Itachi to the Land of Wind in advance. However, Itachi did not notice that a Crows that did not originally belong to him had appeared by his side.
Itachi didn't notice anything unusual, but the young Itachi spotted him immediately, and the two of them rushed towards Uchiha Itachi's direction.
With his strength slightly surpassing that of Itachi at this stage, the young Itachi still possessed considerable confidence.
As a result, Kisame's team, which was originally responsible for helping Sasori, was still blocked, and it was still just the two of them who went to capture the One-Tail Jinchuriki.
Fortunately, Deidara didn't spot their location while scouting from the sky on his giant clay bird.
So Deidara immediately began their original plan to capture the One -One-Tail Beast, with Deidara taking the lead and Sasori providing backup.
"Who are you?" Itachi, dressed in a black robe, stared expressionlessly at the two people who had suddenly appeared before him.
I just sensed someone watching me, so I called Kisame out earlier to see who was following me.
Moreover, the other party seemed somewhat familiar. Seeing that there were no strangers around, the young Itachi revealed his identity.
Under the young Itachi's detailed explanation, Uchiha Itachi listened to the entire plan without changing his expression.
He explained everything, from the dungeon to the time travel, to the Uchiha Itachi standing before him.
"No wonder Sasori mentioned seeing people who were already dead," Itachi said thoughtfully.
Itachi then began asking his past self what he thought about finding himself.
"I received a side mission to defeat you and prevent you from participating in Akatsuki's plan." Young Itachi revealed his purpose in detail.
After listening, Itachi pondered for a moment and then said, "No problem!"
Young Itachi was also surprised that the Uchiha Itachi in front of him would agree with his statement so readily, and why he believed him so immediately.
In fact, Itachi's senses were extremely sharp. The other party had eyes exactly like his own, and even their Summoning Techniques were connected. Therefore, Akatsuki did not suspect the Akatsuki members' identities.
As for agreeing to their conditions, that was far too easy. After all, I was a spy within a spy; playing the double agent game was perfectly normal.
Is it unreasonable for someone carrying the identity of a Konoha spy to do such a thing?
"What about your companion?" At this moment, the young Itachi looked at Itachi of Akatsuki.
"If you ask me, we should just kill them," Pakura casually interrupted. Since they were already spies, why not just go all the way?
"No, Kisame still useful to me!" Itachi of the Akatsuki said after deep thought.
Since this world doesn't agree, there's no need to force it; these aren't the main issues anyway.
"I have a plan," Itachi of the Akatsuki said slowly.
After Kisame returned, he used Genjutsu to trap Kisame in Genjutsu, making him believe that he was ambushing the Konoha team that came to their aid.
That way, nothing unusual will happen where Kisame is.
And so, our Kisame completed a wondrous and dreamlike journey.
On the other side, war has already broken out.
Deidara and Gaara were fighting in the sky above Sunagakure. Gaara had to fight Deidara in the air while also protecting the village.
As for the rest of the Sand Village ninja, they were just watching the show. Although they had increased their vigilance, they were merely putting on a show and couldn't get involved at all.
It was entirely because their village no longer had enough powerful enough troops to provide support.
After fighting for a long time, Gaara was ambushed and seriously injured while protecting the village. With his last strength, he moved the sand out of the village before falling into a coma.
Although Deidara broke one of Gaara's arms in the battle, Deidara's condition did not deteriorate, and he escaped from Sunagakure with almost no difficulty.
By the time Baki led his men in pursuit, Deidara had already retreated with Gaara.
Baki didn't intend to pursue them too far, and even reminded Kankuro not to Kankuro it, since the opponent's strength was too great.
We just need to wait for the main group to arrive before we go take a look together.
But how could Kankuro watch his younger brother be kidnapped by the Akatsuki? Without looking back, Kankuro chased after them.
They continued to track Deidara and Sasori's footsteps after their reunion.
Soon, the world's number one puppeteer and the world's number three puppeteer will have a fierce battle.
Deidara, having sustained some injuries, did not choose to ride the clay bird, but instead followed Big Brother Sasori across the desert in a more conservative manner.
They also didn't think Sunagakure could send out any pursuers.
However, they were going to be disappointed. This time, Sunagakure sent the third-best puppeteer in the Shinobi World to retrieve Gaara.