"Seven months ago, the One-Tail Jinchuriki of our Hidden Sand Village was captured by Deidara, who claimed to be from Akatsuki, and my unfilial grandson, Sasori. That was also Akatsuki's first move against a Tailed Beast!"
Granny Chiyo, the Fifth Kazekage, had a solemn glint flash through her eyes as she spoke first.
In the anime, the Fifth Kazekage should have been Gaara. However, during Orochimaru's Konoha Destruction Plan, Shukaku had been suppressed by Xiao Xie with a single punch.
As a result, Gaara had not turned over a new leaf because of Naruto's talk-no-jutsu. He was still the Gaara who loved only himself, so naturally, he could not become the Fifth Kazekage.
Since Gaara was not the Fifth Kazekage, when Deidara and the others captured him, the people of the Hidden Sand Village had not gone all out to rescue him as they had in the anime.
Since Gaara was not the Fifth Kazekage, Granny Chiyo naturally would not sacrifice her own life in exchange for Gaara's. What was more, Gaara's temperament was so violent that Chiyo was even less likely to sacrifice herself to save him.
When Granny Chiyo learned that one of the people who had taken Gaara was actually her grandson, she could not help but come out of retirement once more. To stabilize public sentiment, she took up the position of the Fifth Kazekage.
"The two bastards who captured the Three Tails were Kisame and Uchiha Itachi. They actually took away the betrothal gifts Xiao Xie prepared for me! I definitely won't let them off! Damn it!"
After hearing Granny Chiyo's words, Mei Terumi could not help crying out indignantly as well.
Mei Terumi had originally been waiting obediently in the Hidden Mist Village for Xiao Xie to come marry her. Yet instead of Xiao