Sunagakure, Kazekage's Office.
Since Kazekage Pakura and Chiyo had left, Baki had handled most of the paperwork.
He was sorting through the intelligence reports on his desk.
He took out the report from Gourd Mouth and read it carefully again.
He paused over "High-Altitude Throwing" and "Clay Bomb."
I hope the equipment we prepared for that base will do some good.
Knock, knock, knock! An ANBU operative knocked, then hurried in.
He removed a paper tube from a Message Bird's leg and handed it to Baki.
"An urgent message from Xianghu."
Baki opened it. There was only one sentence: The Uchiha Faction and Uchiha Itachi had reached the border and were heading for Sunagakure.
He sat with the note for a moment, then a glint appeared in his eyes.
So Zhengye heard Akatsuki was moving against the Hidden Sand Village and came to help again?
Pakura had only just left, and the defenses at Sea Mountain Cliff were not fully in place.
Zhengye's arrival was welcome, but if he came straight to Sunagakure, it would be a wasted trip.
Pakura was not in the village. She was at Sea Mountain Cliff.
All the thermally conductive crystal ore at Gourd Mouth had been removed.
The four remaining devices were nothing but shells and empty frames.
If Deidara bombed Gourd Mouth again, all he would hit was a pile of scrap metal.
His next target had to be Sea Mountain Cliff.
With that in mind, Baki picked up a pen and quickly wrote on a fresh slip of paper.
"The Kazekage has gone to the Seawater Desalination Base at Sea Mountain Cliff. The thermally conductive crystal ore at Gourd Mouth has been removed. The next attack will most likely be at Sea Mountain Cliff."
"Lord Zhengye, if you intend to help, please