Finally, with the help of Naruto, Gaara returned to the village. On the day of their return, all the people of Sunagakure Village came to greet their shadow outside Sunagakure Village.
After returning to the village, Ebizo sat alone next to the body of Chiyo's mother-in-law and opened the letter left for him by his sister.
Before Chiyo's mother-in-law was buried, this was the only time Ebizo had with his sister.
"It seems like us old guys are really out of date."
In the letter, Chiyo's mother-in-law explained the performance and details of Sasuke's battle with Scorpion. At the same time, Chiyo clearly informed Ebizo that Sunagakure must not be an enemy of Konoha.
At the end of the letter, Chiyo's mother-in-law asked Ebizo to be the supporter behind Gaara.
Judging from the attitude of Sasuke and Naruto in rescuing Gaara, this young Kazekage can become a bridge of communication between Konoha and Sunagakure.
Although Gaara is now supported by the people in the village, those old guys at Sunagakure still do not trust Gaara, and they are also hostile to Konoha.
Chiyo's mother-in-law and Ebizo were also one of them at the beginning. Now, Chiyo realizes that it's time to change.
From now on, with Ebizo as the backer behind Gaara, Gaara and Kazekage will no longer be suppressed by others based on their qualifications.
After all, no one in Sunagakure has more status and prestige than Ebizo.
Among Konoha and Hokage Office, after Naruto and the others went on a mission, Madara changed his mind and did not return to Land of Rice Fields. He stayed at Konoha to follow the progress of Sasuke and their mission.
At this time, Shikaku and Madara are playing chess.
At the beginning of the chess game, Madara launched a fierce attack on Shikaku, while Shikaku attacked steadily and waited for opportunities, but Madara's attack was not so easy to defend.
On the chessboard, Madara used his fierce attacks to build up a chess momentum. Some of his chess pieces were like an attacking brigade, killing all Shikaku's chess pieces wherever they went.
In the end, this elite force killed the general Shikaku, and the chess game ended with Madara's victory.
Just after Madara and Shikaku finished playing this game, the information about Sunagakure was passed to Madara. At the same time, Jiraiya and Tsunade also appeared in Madara's office - these two masters were also extremely concerned about their disciples' first expedition.
"Akatsuki's scorpion and Deidara were killed by Sasuke and Naruto respectively. Sakura solved the scorpion's poison and revived Kankuro, Kazekage Gaara Although Tailed Beast was extracted, he was successfully rescued. Sunagakure would like to express his gratitude to us Konoha."
After getting the information, Shikaku quickly condensed the key points in the information. After hearing the news that the mission was successful, Jiraiya and Tsunade breathed a sigh of relief, while Madara was a little surprised.
From Madara's point of view, Gaara and Tailed Beast have been taken away, so he should definitely die. Now it seems that Sunagakure is not all trash as he imagined.
But it doesn't matter, one Gaara can't affect the overall situation.
"Inform Sasuke to come back quickly. After they have rested, there are other people from Akatsuki who need them to deal with."
After listening to the information, Madara nodded calmly and issued the latest order.
"Wait a minute, Lord Hokage, what do you mean by the other people in Akatsuki?"
After hearing Madara's order, Jiraiya was a little confused. In his opinion, Akatsuki's target was Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. Letting Naruto rescue Gaara this time was because the ally was in trouble and had to go.
What do you mean, killing Akatsuki members has become a regular task for Sasuke Naruto and them!
There is no reason to rush Jinchūriki to find Akatsuki!
"Literally, aren't there eight more people in Akatsuki?"
The target of Akatsuki is Naruto, so both sides will start fighting sooner or later. Madara has no habit of waiting for the enemy to strike first.
Now that Akatsuki has started to take action, instead of waiting for them to come to him, it is better to force them to come to him.
With the support of the existing intelligence system, Madara knows exactly where Akatsuki's people are. Madara will not let Naruto affect Akatsuki's arrest of other Tailed Beast, but Akatsuki's people must be killed.
Only by killing all the others in Akatsuki will Nagato and Obito take action personally.
At that time, Madara can get his eyes back, and Orochimaru can take advantage of the chaos to complete the plan he and Madara had made long ago.
"Do you want Naruto to take the initiative to find Akatsuki's people for training? Have you ever thought about what if Naruto and the others bump into the leader of Akatsuki? Do they really have the strength to fight against the enemy's leader?"
After fully understanding Madara's meaning, Jiraiya became worried again. After three years of experience, he had long regarded Naruto as his own child.
"We have figured out the position of Lord Jiraiya, Akatsuki's leader. He will not take action easily. Currently, Akatsuki mainly fights as a team of two. Even if Naruto Sasuke loses, there should be no problem in running away."
As Konoha Acting Hokage designated by Madara, part of Madara's intelligence system is also open to Shikaku.
Seeing that Jiraiya was worried about Naruto's safety, Shikaku promptly provided a more detailed explanation.
Shikaku has understood that Sasuke and Naruto are the strongest chess pieces that Madara has trained for himself. Madara will create the best fighting environment for these two chess pieces. Akatsuki is the first problem that Sasuke and Naruto encounter.
"What are you talking about? Do you know the location of the Akatsuki leader? Where is it! What other information do you know? Tell me, since you know his location, why don't you just go to him and kill him? Akatsuki Naruto is leaderless. Wouldn't it be safe?"
Jiraiya, who has been probing the intelligence of Akatsuki, was slightly shocked when he heard from Shikaku that Konoha had already mastered the intelligence of Akatsuki's personnel. Now he can't wait to explore the way for his disciple.
"Jiraiya, king versus king versus general, do you understand this principle?"
Facing Jiraiya who was anxious and a bit out of his mind, Madara gently picked up the shogun piece in front of him.
"I will deal with the leader of Akatsuki, but not now. Shinobi World will be in chaos soon. Konoha will definitely need your protection by then. You should calm down and stay in the village first. There will be times when you are needed."
Everyone in Akatsuki can become the whetstone for Sasuke and Naruto. Only one person, only this person, must be dealt with by Madara himself.
After all, Nagato uses his Madara Uchiha eyes!
"I understand."
After taking a deep breath, Jiraiya calmed down from the shock.
"Lord Hokage, Sasuke and Naruto are all at your disposal, but can you promise me that you will take me with you when you attack the leader Akatsuki. After all, Akatsuki is a two-person battle. I don't want Master Fifth Hokage to die outside Konoha."