Liyan Pit Hidden Sand Camp.
Although the battle in Red Hemp Forest had been earth-shattering, it was simply too far from here.
Even flying through the air took two hours; traveling overland would take most of a day.
Naturally, the Hidden Sand Village shinobi knew nothing about it.
When Pakura and Zhengye returned, everyone was still wondering why one person was missing.
"Fifth Kazekage-sama, what happened?" Baki asked curiously when he saw the grave expressions on their faces.
Pakura's expression was solemn as she immediately gave the order:
"Gather everyone at once. Send messages to Elder Chiyo and the village."
"Rasa has defected from the village. He just lured Zhengye and me into Hidden Stone's encirclement and used Gold Dust to destroy Zhengye's aircraft, leaving us surrounded by four thousand Hidden Stone shinobi."
The moment those words were spoken, everyone's pupils contracted sharply.
Their faces were filled with shock.
Of course, the key issue was not Rasa's defection, but how the two of them had escaped after being surrounded by four thousand Hidden Stone shinobi.
There was too much information to process. Everyone present suffered a collective mental overload.
Pakura waited several seconds for everyone to digest it before dropping another bombshell:
"Zhengye used a fifty-meter-tall Susanoo to scatter all the Hidden Stone shinobi in one blow, severely injuring Han, the Five-Tails Jinchūriki, and crippling all of Hidden Stone's combat forces!"
"Hidden Stone has now been completely routed. Everyone, bring all your equipment and follow me to pursue and kill them!"
"A fifty-meter-tall Susanoo? It wiped out Hidden Stone?"
Baki asked in disbelief, "Fifth Kazekage-sama, is that true?"
He did not even ask whether Rasa had defected. Clearly, everyone had instinctively believed it.
But Baki found the latter half far too difficult to accept.
Pakura shot him a glare. "Do