The moment he heard Gaara had been abducted, Naruto Uzumaki became as frantic as an ant on a hot pan and was already about to rush out of the office.
"Let's hurry up and go!"
Seeing that Naruto had already turned around and was about to pull the door open, Shihōin Naraku reached out and grabbed the back of his collar.
"Huh? Naraku, why are you holding me back? We need to hurry and save Gaara!"
"If we get there too late, Gaara will be in serious danger!"
Faced with the anxious Naruto, Naraku simply hauled him back and turned once more toward Tsunade, who had not yet finished speaking.
"Naruto, don't rush. Let Lord Hokage finish." Sakura Haruno tugged Naruto's arm from beside him, signaling for him to quiet down first.
Naruto felt helpless, but since Sakura had said so, he could only wait with anxiety written all over his face for Tsunade to continue her instructions.
"Since we're allies with Sunagakure, sending reinforcements is only natural."
"But Sunagakure has also sent a request for aid to Kumogakure this time. Unless I'm mistaken, given Kumogakure's current hatred of the Akatsuki, they'll definitely send people to support Sunagakure."
"So this relief operation will involve three Shinobi Villages working together."
"Rescuing Gaara is certainly important, and I believe you can carry out this mission perfectly, but you need to be careful about how you go about it. After all, you all know relations between the Great Shinobi Villages aren't very good. We were at war with Kumogakure not long ago, so be careful during this operation."
"You must neither disgrace Konoha nor deliberately provoke conflict."
"Naraku will be your jonin leader this time. Remember, no matter what unexpected developments arise, report them to him!"
Tsunade's gaze was stern as she carefully