At the Akatsuki Base in the Land of Rain, the ambitious tailed beast capture plan began.
The first assignment sent Obito Uchiha and Sasori of the Red Sands to capture the One-Tail.
The plan to capture the One-Tail went extremely well.
After all, Gaara was just a child. Although Sunagakure had tight security,
it was utterly powerless against Obito's ability.
Obito simply slipped inside using Kamui's Intangibility, then slipped back out the same way,
and just like that, he had brought Gaara out.
As for Tailed Beast Transformation, Obito wasn't afraid in the slightest. A single Mangekyo could counter it all.
Only at the end, when they sealed the One-Tail, did a slight hitch arise.
Just after they finished sealing the tailed beast, the Third Kazekage, Rasa, came charging in with his men.
The two sides engaged in a fierce battle within the Land of Rain.
It ended with Rasa and his men snatching Gaara's body back,
and smashing the vessel they used to store the tailed beasts.
Of course, Sunagakure paid a terrible price as well.
They had deployed nearly a hundred shinobi, and dozens were killed or wounded.
That was already comparable to an ordinary war in the shinobi world.
It showed just how much Sunagakure valued the One-Tail.
But by the time they retrieved Gaara, the One-Tail was already gone from his body.
Granny Chiyo used her exceptional medical talents to treat Gaara.
Although she couldn't cure him, her treatment left him in a vegetative state.
Looking at little Gaara lying motionless in bed, Rasa was overwhelmed by conflicting emotions.
The One-Tail was gone, and Gaara was in a vegetative state.
He couldn't stand for this!
He immediately announced that he would declare war on the Land of Rain!
The Land of Rain was no pushover either.