Keijo exchanged glances with his other two teammates.
Then they all looked at Tobira Tsubasa.
Keijo said solemnly, "Tsubasa, you're fast. This mission is yours!"
"After the Grass Ninja captured Gaara of the Hidden Sand Village and brought him here, they stopped moving."
"Now, a force of over forty Grass Ninja of unknown strength is closing in on this area."
"Their objective is still unknown."
Tsubasa knew his strength was on the lower side, and that he would not be much help here.
He did not hesitate. "Yes! Take care, Captain!"
Tsubasa kicked off a tree branch and sped toward Konoha.
Keijo raised his binoculars and continued observing the other side. "Shoichi, Kenji, things are looking grim today."
Shoichi's tone was grave. "Don't say discouraging things yet, Captain. Let's see what happens first."
Kenji encouraged him as well. "Keijo, have faith in Lord Hokage."
Keijo gave a hum. "I hope we can hold them off a little longer."
On the Grass Ninja side, dozens of people immediately blended in with the caravan.
Horse Head, Ox Head, and Monkey Head Elder quickly found Muwi, who was treating his palm.
The hole in Muwi's palm had temporarily closed, but there was no way it would heal completely in less than ten days to half a month.
Muwi pointed at Gaara, who lay on the ground.
"We didn't capture the Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki. I suspect he has a Summoning Technique formula on him. This one is also a Jinchuriki, likely the One-Tail Jinchuriki of the Hidden Sand Village."
Upon hearing the first half of that, the three elders nearly had their hearts leap out of their chests.
They had paid such a huge price. If they had failed to capture a Jinchuriki—
They would have suffered a devastating loss.
Fortunately, they had still captured