The first to receive the news and react was, naturally, Konohagakure.
They understood the threat Akatsuki posed better than anyone.
They were also the first of the Five Great Shinobi Villages to keep Akatsuki under watch.
Almost the instant the news arrived,
Tsunade immediately dispatched Anbu to investigate and gather more detailed information.
After losing face so spectacularly, Sunagakure understood all too clearly that it couldn't recover the One-Tail Jinchuriki on its own. Once Baki, the Kazekage, had received emergency treatment and regained consciousness, his first order was to have the Sand Ninja leaders at his side immediately request help from Konohagakure. Despite his serious injuries, he also personally went to the secluded residence of the two elders, Chiyo and Ebizo, to report what had happened. He emphasized that Sasori of the Red Sands, the most talented puppeteer in Sunagakure's history, had appeared in the village and personally captured the One-Tail Jinchuriki.
The village's very survival was at stake.
And the matter also involved his own grandson.
Even Elder Chiyo, who had long since withdrawn from worldly affairs, decided to emerge from seclusion at Baki's urging.
After receiving Sunagakure's plea for help,
Tsunade decisively assembled Kakashi, Sakura, Might Guy, Lee, Tenten, and two Special Jonin, Genma Shiranui and Ebisu, into an emergency rescue squad and sent them off at once. After they reached Sunagakure and joined its rescue forces—Elder Chiyo, Kankuro, Temari, and several elite Jonin—Kakashi summoned Ninja Dogs to assist them, and the group launched a swift pursuit in the direction Sasori of the Red Sands and Deidara had retreated.
The biggest difference from the original story was that
the Sand Ninja in this life had either finally wised up, or Baki had simply proven an able leader. Their pursuit force wasn't made up of just one old woman,