Naruto: The Information Broker from the Uchiha Clan.

Chapter 283 Hidden in the Mist

After learning that Uchiha Kumo was also in Sunagakure, Obito became somewhat anxious.

Without further ado, the kaleidoscope beneath the mask slowly spun, and in a flash, he vanished from the spot.

"Whoosh!"

Quicksand surged forth, encircling and sealing it from both sides in an attempt to strangle it.

The sand grains instantly transformed into a sphere, and Gaara declared, "No matter your speed, my sand, surrounding you, cannot sense you, and therefore you cannot dodge!"

But the next moment.

The sand and gravel pressed towards the center, but this attack could only penetrate Obito's body without causing the slightest damage.

The space rippled like a whirlpool, and Obito quickly disappeared into it.

"At such a young age, you possess power beyond your own capabilities because of the One-Tailed Shukaku. Is that... what gives you your confidence?"

A mocking voice appeared, followed by Obito's hand.

"puff!"

Wood Release: Wood Splinter Technique!

The branch pierced Gaara's body in an instant, and the Sand Armor activated at the same time. Gaara's mother's power was almost passive, allowing her to defend herself.

However, mere sand and gravel could not stop the power of Earth and Wood Release.

In an instant, several tree branches suddenly burst forth and extended.

"Cough cough cough!"

A mouthful of blood spurted from Gaara's mouth; his internal organs had been pierced!

Obito approached from behind and whispered, "There are too many ways to dodge an attack from all sides in this world. But in the foreseeable future, even a single straight thrust is something you can't avoid."

As soon as he finished speaking, Gaara knelt down on the ground.

Seeing this, Temari waved her giant folding fan and swung it at them.

"Whoosh!"

Beneath Obito's mask, a Mangekyou Sharingan stared intently at Temari.

"You... are still too weak."

After saying that, Temari felt the space around her turn blood red in an instant, and the suffocating feeling made it impossible for her to breathe.

Illusion, dispel!

He instantly amplified the flow of chakra within his body, but the surrounding scenery remained unchanged.

That special Sharingan genjutsu is indeed not so easy to dispel.

……

In reality, seeing that Temari had fallen into a coma and collapsed on the ground, Obito threw Gaara, who was on the ground, towards White Zetsu.

"The Wood Release technique only grazed his internal organs. Don't let him die, otherwise we'll have to wait for the One-Tail to reappear in addition to the Three-Tails."

White Zetsu took Gaara and carried him on his shoulder, then thought for a moment and asked, "Um... shall we investigate how he poops? Like, take a closer look?"

Obito paused, then turned to stare at White Zetsu and said, "Back then, you didn't do those things to me too, did you?!"

Seeing the murderous look in the other person's eyes, Bai Jue swallowed hard.

Fortunately, Black Zetsu rose from the ground at that moment: "No, my main body was watching at that time, so it didn't have a chance to do anything unnecessary."

Obito stared intently at the White Zetsu: "It had better be that way. If I find any other answer, I'll wipe you all out!"

After saying that, Obito looked at the other side.

After Gaara fell, the only one who rushed to take him back was Temari.

Furthermore, both Aiba and the Sunagakure search team ninjas simply watched everything unfold nervously without taking any action.

"Should we kill them?"

Black Zetsu shook his head slightly: "They're almost there, they've got their target, we need to leave quickly."

Obito nodded, and a vortex began to form in the space behind him.

"Protect? Heh?"

"What's the point of protecting ninjas like you?"

"The cowardly Sand Village is so pathetic that even their existence is disgusting. Now... you've lost the courage you had when facing the One-Tailed Jinchuriki. How laughable..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Obito vanished into thin air.

Meanwhile, White Zetsu and Black Zetsu, along with Gaara, slowly sank into the ground and disappeared.

……

Is it ridiculous?

Aiba clenched his fists, and Gaara's words from earlier flashed through his mind.

I want everyone's approval. If you feel you harbor an irreparable hatred for me, then come and kill me!

Without any expression, Aiba now knew that was Gaara's true thought.

Cowardice?

Perhaps I really am a coward...

Vulnerable.

He was saved by Gaara, but when Gaara was captured, he didn't even have the courage to fight back.

"The Jinchūriki of the One-Tailed Beast... has been captured."

"It might be a good thing that someone who could go berserk at any moment was arrested."

"Yes. In the village, Gaara is like a ticking time bomb. Nobody dares to approach him; it's better if they get killed."

"If he can't control his power, he has no reason to exist as a Jinchūriki. Dying might be a good ending for him."

……

The ninjas in the search team started talking, or rather, it would be more accurate to call it an excuse.

An excuse to survive, an excuse to cover up one's earlier cowardice...

Yes... they're all just excuses.

Aiba glanced at the group, his gaze finally settling on Temari.

He reached out and pressed his hand on the other person, unleashing a burst of chakra. The different chakra entering the body instantly disrupted the formation of the genjutsu.

"Gaara!!!"

A startled Temari awoke with a cry of surprise, looked around, and then turned to Aiba: "Where's Gaara?"

Aiba lowered his head in shame, and after a moment, said, "Gaara was taken away by those two guys, and we couldn't stop them... I'm sorry!"

Temari paused for a moment, then glanced at the group again.

Finally, he struggled to his feet and staggered outside.

Aiba hesitated for a moment before asking, "Where are you going?"

Temari stopped, head bowed, without turning around: "Gaara changed over a year ago. But no one in the village believed him; fearful and avoidant gazes followed him everywhere, but he paid no attention to any of it."

"He wants to protect this village, to protect everyone in Sunagakure. This is his goal, and the meaning behind his efforts to this day."

Temari raised her hand to wipe her eyes as she walked away. "I can feel the change in him, and I'm willing to believe in him. So... I have to save him!"

"Because... I'm his older sister!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Temari walked outside again.

Behind him, Aiba watched this scene with a solemn gaze, his thoughts churning within him.

Perhaps... it was wrong from the start.

Tailed beasts are tailed beasts, and Gaara is Gaara.

At that age, with the One-Tailed Beast sealed within him from birth, how could he possibly control that power?

"Whoosh."

In a flash, Aiba appeared beside Temari and reached out to support her: "Let's go, I'll go with you."

Temari paused for a moment, then turned to look at him: "On behalf of Gaara, thank you."

Aiba sighed, "If he can come back, I will apologize to him."

"But...where do we look now?"

Temari looked at the figure that suddenly appeared not far ahead: "They've arrived. Before we can rescue Gaara, we must have the power to fight them."

No sooner had she finished speaking than Uchiha Yun appeared beside Temari.

After looking around, Yun asked Temari and the other person, "Are we too late? Gaara's chakra has already disappeared. Did those two take Gaara away?"

Temari nodded: "Lord Yun, I've heard Gaara mention you often. Gaara was just taken away by two Akatsuki members. Their target was Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast, not Gaara directly."

After pondering for a moment, Yun looked at Temari: "Pursue them? That would require knowing their whereabouts and determining their direction."

Temari nodded, then held out her hand and said, "Do you have any soldier pills? I need to recover some chakra."

After taking the soldier's ration pills from Yun and digesting them for a while, Temari summoned a weasel using a summoning technique.

At this time, Minato and the others had just arrived.

"How could it be so far? It seems the other side has already achieved their objective and retreated."

Ōnoki floated in mid-air, looking around with a somewhat depressed expression.

Minato awkwardly replied, "We left a few Flying Thunder God kunai here before when facing Akatsuki, but I just sensed that the coordinates are no longer here. So..."

Darui sighed, "It seems the One-Tailed Jinchuriki has been kidnapped. We must strengthen the protection of the remaining Tailed Beasts."

Temari frowned at these words, but given the disparity in their status, she knew that her words would have no effect in front of the leaders of several villages.

And so... his hopeful gaze turned to the clouds.

After thinking for a moment, Yun said, "The One-Tailed Jinchuriki has not yet been obtained by the other party. It would be too unlike the style of Yun Village to give up at this time."

As she spoke, Yun looked at Temari and asked, "A weasel that is well-versed in wind-style chakra... such a summoning beast not only has a keen sense of smell, but also, with the added benefit of wind-style chakra... was it marked beforehand?"

Temari nodded: "Because I was worried about Gaara, I marked him before we acted. Also, Gaara wasn't taken away by that guy who knows space-time ninjutsu, but by another guy who sank underground."

"It is similar to earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of escape technique), and it is very fast, but it is not without a trace."

Yun's gaze fell on Minato.

Space-time ninjutsu. As for Obito's situation, he still needs to give the Fourth Hokage some face.

Minato didn't hesitate and said directly, "Since we can track them down, let's catch up with these two guys who are after Infinite Tsukuyomi first. It will be helpful in the subsequent confrontation."

After a moment's thought, Onoki nodded: "The Hokage is right. The Sage of Six Paths' eyes and the power of Uzumaki Sora are already terrifying enough. Eliminating the two split versions before that is indeed the best option."

Darui and Mei Terumi exchanged a glance and nodded.

"Sorry about that... I didn't know it was possible to track."

Temari was taken aback by the apology, then quickly bowed slightly to him: "Lord Raikage, I am deeply grateful."

Yun smiled and looked at everyone: "Since the establishment of the ninja village system, this is probably the first time the Raikage has apologized for rescuing a Sunagakure ninja, isn't it?"

As she spoke, Yun looked at Darui and said, "Don't misunderstand, this isn't about humiliation or anything. On the contrary, I think it's a kind of progress. A kind of progress for ninjas towards peace."

For a moment, Yun's words stirred something indescribable within the hearts of the several shadows.

A new era?

Or is it a new system that continues after the union?

"Hurry up. In any case, I don't want everyone in the ninja world to be dreaming."

Onoki looked at the weasel on Temari's shoulder and said, "It's very fast. You and Kumo should keep up with it. Whether the Sand Village's Jinchuriki can be saved depends on you."

Temari nodded repeatedly, then exchanged a few words with the weasel, and quickly locked onto the direction.

……

Meanwhile, outside the Hidden Mist Village.

Uzumaki Sora and Konan have arrived here.

Reaching out to take the Flying Thunder God kunai, Konan, watching from the side, said, "Space-time ninjutsu is indeed very suitable for infiltration and sneak attacks."

Uzumaki Sora chuckled and replied, "However, it would be quite disgusting to use this technique on an enemy."

Konan looked at Uzumaki Sora and asked, "Are you talking about Obito? His ability to be immune to all attacks is truly disgusting. However... I think with your intelligence capabilities, you should also know the weakness of his technique."

Uzumaki Sora put away his kunai: "As for weaknesses... if you're talking about your six hundred billion explosive tags, they shouldn't be of any use to him right now."

???

Konan paused for a moment, then sighed helplessly: "Nothing can be hidden from you, but according to my calculations, Obito should not be able to escape my explosive tag array."

Uzumaki Sora shook his head slightly: "Whether it's the eyes he got from Uchiha Fugaku, or the forbidden Uchiha technique Izanagi, they can both break your explosive tags."

As he spoke, Uzumaki Sora looked towards Kirigakure outside the alleyway: "I'll explain those two points to you later. Now... let's begin our plan."

Xiao Nan nodded, and then began to form hand seals.

At that moment, his entire body was covered in origami, which rose into the air and transformed into butterflies.

With a flap of their wings, large numbers of butterflies scattered in all directions.

"The list is long, so it will take some time."

Uzumaki Sora nodded, then led Konan out of the alley.

Of course, neither of them were wearing Akatsuki uniforms or headbands from Amegakure rogue ninjas at this moment.

After a long while, in a tea shop.

Xiao Nan, who was drinking tea, put down her teacup: "We've confirmed several targets, the closest one is in this area."

Kong nodded: "Let's go then. The sooner we finish, the sooner we can call it a day."

……

Inside the izakaya, two ninjas who had just completed their mission were drinking.

It's not hard to hear the dissatisfaction with the village in one of their voices.

"The Five Kage Summit is actually going to be held in Konoha, and the Fifth Mizukage is actually going. With this kind of action, everyone will think that we are inferior to Konoha."

"And that joint investigation unit, forcing us to team up with those bastards from Iwagakure! I absolutely refuse to accept that!"

His companion sighed: "The hatred brought by war cannot be undone. The hatred of your brother being killed by Iwagakure cannot be forgotten."

"But... we have no way to oppose the decisions made by the higher-ups."

……

(End of this chapter)