In Konoha, you call this a ninja tool?

Now that their hero has returned, how could they not be happy?

"Gaara is back!"

Ever since Tengo left Sunagakure to rescue Gaara, Maki and the others have been waiting at the village entrance.

Maki dared not leave, fearing that if he left the Heavenly Palace even slightly, he would bring Gaara back with him.

As expected, Lord Tianyu's strength exceeded their expectations.

Since Gaara was brought back in such a short time...

"Lord Tenyu, thank you so much. I'll carry Gaara. You've worked hard."

As Maki spoke, he tried to take Gaara off Kakashi's back.

However, Kakashi dodged the attack and did not hand Gaara over to Maki.

"Lord Tianyu, what is this?"

Maki didn't quite understand what Tianyu meant.

But a bad feeling suddenly crept into his heart.

Gaara's current state could be described as either unconscious or dead.

If it's the former, then Sunagakure will naturally use all available resources to save Gaara.

But if it is the latter, Gaara's death would undoubtedly be a disaster for murder.

Granny Chiyo is getting old. Even if she can continue to lead Sunagakure, how many more years can she protect the village?

Among the younger generation, no one has yet been able to mature.

The death of Gaara, their only pillar of support, was undoubtedly a devastating blow to them.

Chapter 304 The Death of Gaara

"There are too many people here, let's go to the office to talk."

"Okay, I'll go right away!"

After hearing what Tenyu said, Maki nodded heavily, and then led Tenyu, Kakashi, and Naruto to the Hokage's office.

Behind them, the crowd was still talking.

"Lord Gaara is finally back! The village is finally saved! But why is Lord Gaara lying motionless on that Konoha Jonin?"

"What do you know? Lord Gaara was seriously injured while protecting the village, and he must be in a deep coma now. Didn't you see Lord Maki's face? They must be rushing to get Lord Gaara to the hospital to treat him as soon as possible."

"That's right, that must be it. Lord Gaara was injured like this while protecting us and the village. No, when I get back, I must prepare some good food for Lord Gaara and take it to the hospital myself so that Lord Gaara can know how I feel."

"And me, I'll also prepare a bouquet of flowers for Lord Gaara!"

"And me, I will also prepare a gift for Lord Gaara."

No one around them realized that Gaara was already dead.

They were still thinking that Gaara must have fallen into a coma.

These people have even started preparing to go back and cook delicious food for Gaara, and to prepare flowers for him.

If they knew Gaara was dead, they would probably really break down.

Maki, accompanied by Tianyu, hurriedly entered Fengying's office.

At this moment, Granny Chiyo and the high-ranking officials of Sunagakure were already waiting in the office.

They haven't slept for a day and a night.

But Gaara didn't come back, and they couldn't sleep or rest.

"Grandma Chiyo, the person has been brought back."

Maki pushed open the office door and couldn't help but say excitedly.

Upon hearing this, Granny Chiyo and the other high-ranking officials finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Great, where's Gaara?"

Grandma Chiyo couldn't resist the urge to go see Gaara.

Tianyu nodded.

Kakashi stepped forward and gently placed Gaara on the conference room table.

"This……"

Grandma Chiyo quickened her pace.

Then he placed his hands on Gaara's body.

He wanted to channel his power to heal Gaara's wounds.

But the next moment, Granny Chiyo couldn't help but step back.

A look of astonishment crossed her face.

"Lord Tianyu, this...this can't be real!"

Granny Chiyo looked at Tenyu in disbelief, hoping he could give her a positive answer.

This isn't true, Gaara didn't die.

But looking at Tenyu's expression, Grandma now knew that Gaara was probably beyond saving.

"Grandma Chiyo, what's wrong?"

Seeing Granny Chiyo's appearance, everyone couldn't help but ask.

The other senior executives were somewhat alarmed.

Granny Chiyo's behavior made them quite flustered.

"Gaara, he..."

Grandma Chiyo couldn't say those words.

She simply couldn't bring herself to say that Gaara was dead.

Because this means that Gaara is truly gone, completely dead.

"Let me explain. We arrived a step too late. Although we met Deidara and Sasori on the way and fought them, we were still too late. Gaara ultimately succumbed to his injuries, and Shukaku was released. Although I managed to put Shukaku back into Gaara's body, Gaara is now dead, and Shukaku can lose its strength at any time, freeing Gaara's body."

Tianyu looked at everyone and spoke calmly.

"what!"

Everyone was stunned when they heard this.

Maki had already suspected something, so he was still able to stand, but his face instantly turned pale.

Because if Gaara is already dead, then who can protect Sunagakure?

Temari and Kankuro are powerful.

However, their strength is clearly no match for Gaara's.

As for the higher-ups, their expressions changed upon hearing this.

Gaara is dead, which means that Sunagakure has lost its necessity.

This is a big deal for them.

"is this real?"

The high-ranking officials looked at Tianyu in shock, hoping he would shake his head.

He was just joking with them when he said what he just said.

But reality is reality.

Gaara is dead.

This is an unchangeable fact.

“Since Gaara is dead but Shukaku is still alive, our top priority now is to find someone else to help us seal Shukaku inside. This way, Sunagakure will have another Kage-level ninja, and we will have a chance to catch our breath for more than ten years.”

"If the village can speed up the training of more ninjas, our village can prosper again in the future."

After the initial shock, one of the high-ranking officials quickly regained his composure.

He directly proposed finding a new Jinchūriki for Shukaku.

After all, in addition to the Jinchuriki's own power, the power of the Tailed Beast also provides assistance and enhances their strength.

In addition, Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast, was the one that was controlled and killed.

They possess exceptional combat prowess in the desert.

Finding another Jinchūriki would not be difficult for them.

"No, no one in the village can withstand Shukaku's power. If those children become Jinchūriki, they will die."

Although Granny Chiyo was sad, she was still quite lucid.

He knew perfectly well that no one in Sunagakure could withstand the power of the One-Tailed Shukaku.

Even Temari and Kankuro couldn't do it.

Gaara was able to do this because Garara gave him all his power before he died.

And he even turned into sand to stay with Gaara.

Even so, the One-Tailed Shukaku inside Gaara's body remained unstable.

There is a possibility that it could break through the seal and erupt at any time.

If Gaara is like this, then it goes without saying that others are too.

"What can we do? Are we just going to watch the village decline like this? Without strong people to protect the village, the other great powers will definitely be eyeing us covetously. Moreover, the Land of Wind is already somewhat dissatisfied with us, and those smaller ninja villages will also covet our position and want to pull us down from our position as one of the five great ninja villages."

"Grandma Chiyo, you experienced war, and you know what would happen to the village if such a situation occurred. Everyone might die, so we have no choice."

Even the higher-ups couldn't help but comment.