Hot winds whipped up the sand, carrying a stifling, oppressive heat that was almost unbearable.
Rasa looked at his youngest son with mixed emotions. The boy was now nearly as tall as he was. "Gaara."
Gaara stood on a cloud of sand with his arms folded, gazing down at that familiar face. "It's been a long time, Father."
"There is chakra from ninjas of other villages among those troops..."
"The ninjas of the Five Great Nations have united against the Akatsuki. That man is Madara Uchiha, who intends to carry out the 'Eye of the Moon' plan and trap everyone in the world in an eternal genjutsu. The Allied Shinobi Forces are fighting to stop him. You're being used by Madara."
Gaara explained the broad outline of events to the deceased Kage, hoping to dispel their hostility.
"Madara Uchiha? Didn't that bastard die ages ago?"
"Who would have thought something this big would happen after our deaths? Being controlled by someone behind the scenes really pisses me off."
"Bring peace by trapping the whole world in a genjutsu? He's completely insane!"
The reincarnated Kage voiced their opinions and complaints. Their sympathies already seemed to lie with the Allied Shinobi Forces, but unfortunately, their bodies remained under someone else's control.
Glancing at Ye Uchiha and the others, Hozuki Gengetsu tilted his head and asked, "You four intend to seal us all by yourselves?"
"Don't worry," Ye Uchiha said. "Our reinforcements and the Sealing Squad are standing by behind us. Besides, we're not nearly as weak as you think."
"Tsk, tsk... Are all young people this confident these days? Whatever. I'll tell you my weaknesses in a moment, so find a way to send us back. Being controlled like this is disgusting." Hozuki Gengetsu clearly didn't believe him, but offered his