The Hidden Mist Blacksmith, forging the glory of the Ninja Sword Style!

Those who have experienced it know how terrifying it is.

Therefore, upon seeing Shukaku's enormous size, almost the entire Sand Village was thrown into panic.

Especially when Rosa is not present.

In the previous instances of tailed beasts erupting, it was Rasa who suppressed them.

But now Rasa has gone to the Forest Garden.

And Chiyo.

Within Sunagakure, the only top-tier ninja is Pakura.

Yekura is quite strong.

However, it is not the kind of thing suitable for suppressing tailed beasts.

Konan saw no sympathy for the people of Sunagakure on Sasori's face.

Even though Sasori of the Red Sand had already ascended to a semi-mechanical form.

However, the puppet created by Sasori of the Red Sand has a precise connection with the core.

It has very human-like expressions.

Furthermore, Konan did not sense any unsettling aura emanating from Sasori of the Red Sand.

Facial expressions can be faked, but breath cannot.

This means that Sasori of the Red Sand truly doesn't care about the lives of the people in Sunagakure.

Yekura appeared.

Countless gazes fell upon Ye Cang, placing high hopes on him.

However, Yekura's abilities are completely unsuitable for dealing with Shukaku.

"Burning Escape, Kill by Steam!"

The intense heatwave swept towards Shukaku.

However, it did not cause much damage to Shukaku.

Conversely, Yekura couldn't withstand Shukaku's attacks.

At this moment, Yekura finally understood how those Hidden Mist ninjas felt when facing her.

"Is this what it feels like to have your abilities suppressed?"

Ye Cang's face was very pale.

Unable to be restrained, Shukaku began its rampage of destruction.

No one can stop him.

Shukaku is clearly more powerful than Kurama (the Nine-Tails).

However, the damage that Shukaku caused to Sunagakure this time was greater than the damage caused by the Nine-Tails.

"Hozuki Mangetsu, it's your turn!"

Konan looked at Hozuki Mangetsu.

Hozuki Mangetsu nodded.

"Yes."

Immediately, Hozuki Mangetsu flashed by.

Forty-four hand seals were completed in a very short time.

"Water escape, water dragon bullet technique!"

A water jet suddenly rushed towards Yecang.

At the same time, the bamboo-tendering cat also began to take action.

"Water Release: Water Fang Bullet Technique!"

Already weakened by the suppression of her abilities and left to fend for herself, Yokura was suddenly attacked by Hozuki Mangetsu and Taketori Neko, making her situation even more critical. She was unable to dodge all the attacks.

"boom!"

The water-blast bullet landed on Yekura.

The immense force sent Yekura flying backward.

The Sand Village ninja's pupils contracted.

"It's a water-style escape technique!"

"They're Hidden Mist Ninja!"

"Damn it, those damned Hidden Mist ninjas, they must have broken the seal on the tailed beasts!"

"Kill them!"

A large number of Sand Village ninjas charged towards Hozuki Mangetsu and Taketori Neko.

Both Hozuki Mangetsu and Taketori Neko disguised themselves to some extent.

The cat did not use dragon bone, nor Kiriichimonji, nor Shikotsumyaku.

Hozuki Mangetsu did not use the flounder technique, nor did he use the water transformation technique.

The two then used ordinary water-style techniques.

And kunai, shuriken, and explosive tags.

However, it still caused considerable damage to the Sand Village ninja.

Konan continued to observe Sasori of the Red Sand.

Only after confirming that Sasori truly no longer cared about Sunagakure did he flick his wrist.

When Konan takes action, along with the Taketori Neko and Hozuki Mangetsu, things are completely different.

Both the Bamboo Cutter Cat and the Hozuki Full Moon throw only a few or even a single explosive tag.

Konan, as the "richest woman in the ninja world," throws out hundreds of explosive tags with a single move.

The continuous explosions forced the Sand Village ninjas to retreat, creating an opportunity for Taketori no Neko and Hozuki Mangetsu to leave.

The two quickly evacuated.

Some Sand Village ninjas were in hot pursuit.

However, the vast majority of Sunagakure ninjas need to fight against Shukaku.

There was no Rasa, nor Chiyo.

Yekura's abilities are severely countered by Shukaku.

In this situation, the only way for Sunagakure to defeat Shukaku is to outnumber the enemy.

Fortunately, Shukaku's chakra reserves are relatively low compared to the other three tailed beasts.

Therefore, after sacrificing thousands of ninjas, Sunagakure finally managed to exhaust Shukaku to the point that it had to retreat back into Gaara's body, ending the Tailed Beast rampage.

At that moment, Sasori of the Red Sand appeared quietly and took Gaara away without anyone noticing.

"go!"

The Akatsuki members all retreated, leaving behind only a mess in Sunagakure.

"Sealing technique, nine seals of the phantom dragon!"

Inside the deep, dark cave.

Part of the Outer Path Statue's body appeared, and it opened its mouth.

A surge of chakra emerged from the Gedo Mazo's mouth and, in the next instant, coiled around Gaara on the ground.

An extremely strong attraction fell upon Gaara.

They extracted the chakra from Gaara's body and the tailed beast chakra from Shukaku.

A steady stream.

Until Gaara's chakra was completely drained.

"boom!"

The demonic statue of the heretic disappeared.

Gaara's body crashed heavily to the ground.

A glimmer of hope appeared in Nagato's eyes.

"Only such power can make the ninja world feel pain!"

"Yahiko, I will not allow such a tragedy to happen again in the ninja world."

On the other side, Konan was keeping a close watch on Taketori Neko and Hozuki Mangetsu.

If there is any indication that Taketori Neko or Hozuki Mangetsu will spread the news, then Minami will take action against them.

However, neither the Bamboo Cutter Cat nor Hozuki Mangetsu made any move.

Hozuki Mangetsu knew very well that he had not gained anyone's trust.

He was merely a substitute for Kakuzu in an emergency situation for the Akatsuki.

The cat-like creature, however, felt that there was no need to send such information back to Kirigakure.

Even without the news being spread, Kirigakure (Hidden Mist Village) could guess the truth of the matter.

In addition, Minami also wanted to see if Hozuki Mangetsu and the Taketori Neko would have any special communication.

But it didn't happen either.

Hozuki Mangetsu was unaware of the true nature of the Taketori Neko.

In Hozuki Mangetsu's eyes, the Taketori Neko was a rogue ninja.

Similarly, the Taketori Neko was unaware of the true nature of Hozuki Mangetsu.

The Bamboo Cat believed that, given the circumstances of the Bamboo Clan at the time, some members of the Bamboo Clan could be preserved.