Successful Sealing and Gaara's Crisis

"Finally found it!"

Rasa, followed by several Hidden Sand Village, looked at the camouflaged cave entrance in front of him and said...

At the same time, a White Zetsu appeared beside Black Zetsu, telling him that Rasa had not only been resurrected but had also found this place.

Whether it was Rasa's resurrection or his rapid discovery of this place, both stirred up waves of shock within Black Zetsu.

But Black Zetsu had no time to be surprised, because the seal on the One-Tail Beast was already at its final stage.

"The Kazekage has found this place, everyone, hurry up!"

At this moment, Black Zetsu, who was using Nagato's identity, still had influence, and everyone unleashed their Chakra upon hearing this.

Originally, Itachi Uchiha and Hiruzen Sarutobi planned to just go through the motions and pretend to get by.

However, Black Zetsu stared intently at the two of them, his gaze extremely fierce, causing them to concentrate on their work while also wondering to themselves, "When did I expose myself?"

Gaara!

An angry shout came from not far away.

It was Rasa who led his men into this place.

In the blink of an eye, Rasa had already seen the situation on the field. Apart from Zetsu and Obito, everyone else was Chakra body projected through some means.

As for the strange Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, Rasa had no interest in paying it any mind.

Gaara's life force was almost gone, and with his son in such a state, Rasa had no mind to care about anything else.

You deserve to die!

With a wave of his hand, countless bolts of lightning appeared out of thin air and struck towards Zetsu and Obito.

The main target is Zetsu; Obito's side only has a small number.

After fighting the two, Rasa realized that Obito was far more difficult to deal with than Black Zetsu, and that even if he used all his skills, he could only fight him alone.

They verbally shouted threats of violence, yet wished they could send the two to the Pure Land immediately.

Rasa knew that he and his subordinates couldn't possibly accomplish this alone. Killing was a pretense; saving lives was the real purpose, and stopping the enemy's actions was the true objective.

The lightning bolt passed right through Obito without causing him any damage.

Just before the lightning bolt aimed at Black Zetsu reached him, Black Zetsu stopped what he was doing and dodged towards Obito's position.

Was it successful?

Black Zetsu and Rasa thought almost simultaneously.

It worked!

Rasa looked at the nine Chakra that had already dissipated, and Black Zetsu looked at the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path had been completely illuminated with eyes-like points of light. Almost simultaneously, both of them felt a sense of joy at their success.

"Hahaha, Kazekage, you're too late!"

Black Zetsu's somewhat arrogant voice echoed through the enormous cave.

"Let's go, Obito."

Then, Obito, pulling Black Zetsu along, vanished almost instantly in the distorted space.

"Bang!"

The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path was also summoned away by Black Zetsu after the two disappeared.

"Boom!"

The enormous cave, now without the support of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, was on the verge of collapse.

Rasa didn't have time to waste. After lifting Gaara with a ball of Gold Dust, he immediately gave the order.

"Walk!"

The cave collapsed faster than anyone imagined; like a giant wave, dust surged out of the narrow opening and spread in all directions.

Several figures broke through the giant waves of smoke and dust at an extremely fast speed, like sharp swords cutting through the clouds, bringing up wisps of mist.

Rasa and his men emerged from the cave unharmed, with everyone except Rasa and Gaara covered in dust and dirt.

All their energy was focused on the journey, so there was no time to care about style. Only when Rasa was with Gaara did they still have the energy to keep out the dust.

Having no time to attend to his subordinates, Rasa embraced Gaara, feeling the dying Gaara in his arms.

At this moment, Rasa had only one thought in his mind.

Konoha, I hope your method really works. Whatever you need afterwards, I Rasa, will grant it!

After quickly recalling the events in his mind, Rasa placed his right hand on Gaara's abdomen and began to channel his true energy into him.

The true energy that enters Gaara's body will immediately disperse to various parts of his body to strengthen Gaara limbs and bones.

However, under Rasa's control, most of the true essence did not dissipate on its own, but instead formed a complex pattern within Gaara's body.

If the pattern is enlarged, it can be found that some parts completely overlap with the blueprints for the Chakra-Making Device that Ren originally gave to Sasori.

It was the pattern that Orochimaru first discovered on the Eight-Tails' organization, a pattern that resembled both an electrical circuit and a seal.

What Ren said to Black Zetsu wasn't entirely a lie.

Konoha has indeed been researching how to safely separate the Tailed Beast from the Jinchūriki.

This research began the moment Ren decided to get involved in the Eye of the Moon Plan.

Ren may not care about the lives and deaths of most people, including Utakata, but he cannot ignore Naruto's life or death.

It wasn't because of his bond with Naruto. At that time, although Ren admired Naruto, he hadn't yet become Naruto's teacher.

At that time, in Ren's mind, Naruto was just a decent junior with some potential.

The real reason Ren couldn't stand by and watch Naruto die was simply because Naruto was Natsuri's friend.

In Ren's heart, the first priority is always his family and friends, and the second priority is the relatives and friends of the people in the first priority.

In a critical moment, the second sequence can also be abandoned, but if there is spare capacity, Ren still hopes to do his best.

Of course, the situation has changed now. As Ren's disciple, Naruto has barely made it into the first tier.

Regardless, Naruto's decision to acknowledge Natsuri his leader in that instant has, at this moment, become Gaara's hope for survival.