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Chapter 824: Gaara: I've Been Played!
Chapter 824: Gaara: I've Been Played!
In the dead of night, two figures clad in black robes with red cloud patterns appeared outside the stone walls of the Sand Hidden Village.
"Brother Scorpion, do we really have to attack from the front? I want the Sand Ninja to witness my 'art' right away!" The young man with a golden ponytail was somewhat reluctant.
Deidara! He couldn't wait to showcase his 'art' at any moment.
"Shut up!"
Scorpion was truly annoyed by this talkative guy.
If it weren't for the fact that the other party worked well with him and was also strong, he might have turned him into a human puppet.
But if he changed teammates too often, Pain would question him, so he had to endure it.
Soon, a Sand Ninja appeared before the two, kneeling on one knee.
"Lord Scorpion!"
This Sand Ninja was Scorpion's spy planted in the Sand Hidden Village, and not only that, he had spies in many other places as well.
As for how he could deceive people, it was naturally due to his unique secret technique.
Mind Control Sand Technique!
It could make the spies themselves unaware that they were spies.
With this, who could possibly discover them?
Therefore, this was the reason why Scorpion was so successful in gathering intelligence.
Being a native of the Sand Hidden Village, he had planted the most spies in this village, which gave him the confidence to undertake this mission.
It was common knowledge that capturing the Jinchuriki of the Five Great Ninja Villages was an extremely difficult task.
It was only through intelligence that they knew that the strong Sand Ninja were currently in the new city by the Dawn Canal, otherwise, Scorpion wouldn't have chosen to act tonight.
The Sand Ninja under Yakujo's leadership were completely different from the ones in the original plot.
If Yakujo, the Fifth Kazekage, were to capture the Jinchuriki, the two would definitely have no chance of returning.
Even if the Kazekage wasn't present, the newly established barriers and defenses would be difficult to breach without an insider's assistance.
"Lead the way!"
A hoarse voice echoed from the large figure.
"Yes!"
The Sand Ninja immediately turned and led the way.
Under his guidance, the two bypassed the sentry posts and arrived at the cliff surrounding the village.
"Begin!"
Scorpion spoke, and then quietly observed the village where he had grown up.
Under the starlight, countless earthen yellow buildings came into view, with not a hint of green in sight.
Scorpion knew that the new village was filled with greenery, which caused many new villagers to be unwilling to stay here.
Unfortunately, the current state of the village was no longer his concern.
"Yes, Brother Scorpion!"
Hearing that he could showcase his art, Deidara excitedly used his Explosive Clay to create a giant clay bird, jumped onto its back, and began the mission.
Capture the Tailed Beast!
As long as they caused damage to the village, they could force the Tailed Beast out and then defeat and capture it.
Scorpion's role was merely to provide support; he wouldn't actually fight.
On the other side!
Watching the white clay giant bird flying under the moonlight and the black-robed figure with red clouds on its back, everyone was shocked except for Yakujo, Chiyo, and Elder Hai.
Who could have imagined that Akatsuki would attack their Sand Hidden Village?
"How is this possible..."
Kana muttered, unable to believe what she was seeing.
It was only because they had been warned beforehand to not act rashly, or else Akatsuki might have taken action.
Boom! Boom!
Explosive spiders rained down, destroying countless buildings and waking up the sleeping Sand Hidden Village.
Deidara took advantage of his 'aerial bombardment' specialty, maintaining his altitude and preventing the Sand Ninja from reaching him with their kunai, leaving them to watch his rampage helplessly.
The Sand Hidden Village did have a flying unit, but they were stationed at the Dawn Canal and not in the village.
Suddenly, Deidara's offensive slowed down.
It wasn't that his Explosive Clay had malfunctioned, but because a layer of yellow sand floated in the air, forming a canopy that covered the village.
"Gaara!"
"Lord Gaara!!"
...
Everyone's gaze turned to the figure standing atop the Kazekage Tower, desperately supporting himself with a gourd on his back.
At this moment, Gaara was determined to protect the village at all costs.
Even as a Jinchuriki with seemingly infinite chakra, defending an entire large ninja village alone seemed like a daunting task.
It wasn't that the Tailed Beast's chakra was insufficient, but rather the Jinchuriki's body couldn't withstand the strain.
If the Tailed Beast's chakra was like a lake, then the Jinchuriki's body was like an outlet, determining how much 'water' could be released.
"Gaara..."
Tenten, standing on the street below, had tears in her eyes.
She never expected that her younger brother would go to such lengths to protect the villagers.
Ever since he took on the task of guarding the village, the villagers' opinions of him had not been favorable.
After all, he used to have a notorious reputation, and even though the seal had been repaired and the Radiant Sun's will had influenced his personality, making him completely different from before, no one dared to believe that he had truly changed.
But now, seeing him risk his life to protect the village, people finally believed in him.
The only thing that made Tenten furious was that her 'prototype' was not here; it was undergoing maintenance, or else she would have definitely taken to the skies to fight the Akatsuki member.
As a Wind Style Ninja, Tenten was naturally qualified to pilot a 'flying machine', and she was an ace in aerial combat.
With a customized flying machine tailored for her, she had no fear even when facing Shadow-level powerhouses in aerial battles.
However, the maintenance staff had taken her flying machine for maintenance the day before, leaving her without any aerial capabilities.
Using Wind Style, she couldn't reach the enemy without them lowering their altitude.
"How dare Akatsuki..."
Kiba Inuzuka, standing next to Tenten, clenched his teeth in anger as he muttered the name "Akatsuki."
If it had been the Sand Ninja from before, it would have been fine.
But now, with the Sand Ninja's strength and numbers, how dare Akatsuki provoke them?
Did they think they were dealing with the Leaf Village?
However, no matter how much they hated Akatsuki, it was too late to stop them at this point.
After enduring several rounds of frenzied attacks, Gaara had consumed most of his chakra and knew he couldn't continue. He directly stepped on the sand cloud and rose into the air to fight the enemy.
As a result... due to his excessive consumption, he was captured alive by Daidara.
Unfortunately, Gaara didn't know that his own Kazekage and the village's upper echelon were watching from a nearby sand wall, or else they would have definitely shouted, 'You're putting on a show for us!'
"Gaara!"
Seeing her brother being taken away, Tenten was both anxious and furious, preparing to personally give chase.
But before she could move, she felt a weight on her shoulder.
"Who..."
Just as she was about to shout in anger, she realized that the person holding her was a short-haired boy with a fiery aura, causing her to subconsciously stop her words.
"Don't worry, Gaara will be fine!"
Tang Ping calmed Tenten, who was both anxious and furious.
He, of course, knew that with Yakujo, Chiyade, and Hai Lao Zang present, the plan would definitely not go awry.
If Gaara performed exceptionally, he might even receive some dark treatment from them.
However, this was also a great opportunity to increase Tenten's favor, and Tang Ping wasn't about to miss it.
So, he decided to join the commotion.
After all, his work was already done, and he just needed to wait for the network construction during the Heaven-Earth Bridge battle.
Until then, he had plenty of free time.
As for research, with the help of the Second Hokage and the 'Tool Snake', two innate research powerhouses, he didn't need to lift a finger.
Now, his only task was to conserve his strength and prepare for the breakthrough to the Six Paths Realm after the network construction.
Flirting with girls could also be considered 'conserving strength', so this was also part of his work.
Yes, everything he did was for work, not for the girls (he adjusted his pants).
"You... go and save Gaara!"
Tenten was first surprised and then quietly urged Tang Ping to take action.
As long as he could act, she wouldn't have to worry about her brother's safety.
But the answer she received made Tenten furious.
"I can't take action!"
Tang Ping shook his head, refusing Tenten's request.
"What..."
Just as Tenten was about to question him, her mouth was covered.
"Did you forget that I asked you to go to the Skyguard Tower for Gaara's surgery?"
Tang Ping pressed her against the wall of the Kazekage Tower, which was shrouded in shadows, and whispered into her delicate, jade-like ear.
Stimulating!
Tang Ping indicated that he was doing this entirely for confidentiality, not to take advantage of the situation.
Regardless of whether others believed him or not, he believed it himself.
His confidence in not worrying about any mishaps naturally came from sending the strongest fighter by his side.
Not to mention two Akatsuki members, even if the entire Akatsuki organization came, they wouldn't be able to do anything to her.
So, how could Tang Ping's mindset not be relaxed?
(End of Chapter)
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