Double-transformation: I, Sakura Haruno! Will crush the pirates!

We are about to go to war with a powerful enemy, so we can't worry about saving face. The more we prepare, the better our chances of winning. Battles between ninjas often end in the details.

“I have fought against the leader of Akatsuki. He possesses the legendary Rinnegan. Moreover, based on the intelligence we have gathered about Akatsuki at this stage, it is a gathering place for many S-rank rogue ninja from various ninja villages. If their fighting force is fully mobilized, even Sunagakure might not be able to stop them right now!”

After Sakura finished writing the mission log, she summoned the Konoha ninja's communication hawk, tied the letter to it, and released it.

"Is that so? It seems that we'll need to gather a large force to rescue the Fifth Kazekage!"

Chiyo pondered for a moment, then turned to Temari, "Temari, go and gather as many skilled fighters as possible from the village, and have them assemble at the village gate!"

Standing up from beside the hospital bed in the treatment room, Temari nodded to Chiyo and turned to run towards the liaison office of Sunagakure.

Just as Chiyo was about to continue questioning, she heard the sound of a creature using chakra to run outside.

"found it!"

Sasuke, who was awakened by the ninja cat's licking, opened his eyes and turned to look at the people in the room.

"Alright, let's go!"

Naruto rolled up his sleeves, full of enthusiasm.

The group walked out of the ward and headed towards the gate of Sunagakure. Temari had also gathered a search and rescue team consisting of two Jonin and six Chunin, who were waiting there.

"Grandma Chiyo, leave the rest to..."

Before Temari could finish speaking, a whooshing sound interrupted her; the newcomer was none other than Maki.

However, he brought bad news with a grim expression, "Temari, the higher-ups have ordered you to immediately take the organized forces to the border to prevent Iwagakure and Kumogakure from invading!"

"What are you talking about? This is the most precious time to rescue Gaara!" Temari exclaimed excitedly.

Maki sighed heavily, his spine bending. "But this is an order from above, I..."

"Hmph, still fighting amongst themselves at a time like this?" Sasuke sneered, one hand in his pocket and the other on his sword.

The actions of the Sunagakure leadership are too obvious. There was no fighting on the border when the Kazekage disappeared, but as soon as Chiyo took over the power of personnel reshuffling, the border suddenly became unsafe? Even if you're just trying to fool a child, you should at least come up with a more plausible reason.

Sakura's gaze remained calm. "So, Sunagakure doesn't intend to send anyone to participate in the rescue?"

"No, there's also this old man!" Chiyo took the satchel from Ebizo's hands. "Sunagakure is not without its own people. This old man will go with you!"

Having fully recognized the true colors of the current rulers of Sunagakure, Chiyo no longer held any expectations of them.

But the young people had not yet succumbed; they were the hope for the village's future that could be entrusted to them. So even though her body looked decaying, Chiyo still intended to make one last contribution to the village.

"Hahaha, can you still keep up with us, old man?"

Sakura smiled, and the old man reflected in her emerald eyes showed no signs of aging.

Chiyo pursed her dry lips, her eyes sharp. "Don't look down on me, you brat!"

"Then, let's go!"

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On the other side, at the border between the Land of Wind and the Land of Rain.

Inside the pitch-black cave stood a colossal golem with ten eyes, its mouth agape and its hands raised high.

A figure stands at the tip of each of its fingers, most of them shimmering with iridescent light, but only two have physical forms.

"somebody is coming!"

Among them, the man wearing a long robe with Venus flytrap leaves wrapped around his head raised his head.

"Pursuers from Sunagakure? Let me and Sasori take action!"

The blond youth with a single-lens reflex lens on his eye socket jumped up excitedly.

"Do you know who's coming? That's the person who killed the Fourth Kazekage!"

The person whose face was covered by a vortex mask raised their fists. "Speaking of which, if Deidara-senpai is killed, can I join the organization?"

"Hmph, I wouldn't mind changing partners."

The short, hunched-over man spoke in a hoarse voice.

"Ah Fei, you bastard!"

Deidara clenched his fist, and the mouth in his palm began to chew, about to jump off his fingers.

"That's enough, stop making trouble!"

Standing in the middle, Pain spoke up to stop them, "Deidara, go back and maintain the seal!"

Sweeping across him with those purple Rinnegan eyes and feeling the coldness in their gaze, Deidara shivered and obediently sat down cross-legged.

"Our current task is to extract the tailed beast from the Jinchuriki's body. As for the pursuers, someone will help us intercept them."

Payne raised his head, his gaze seemingly able to penetrate the mountain's barrier as he looked into the distance.

"After all, so much money was spent!"

Chapter 251 My Brother is a Dragon?

Dark clouds gradually rolled in, and the chill deepened in the howling wind.

As Chiyo and her companions drew closer to the Land of Rain, the cold rain gradually enveloped everything!

"It's a strange feeling. The last time I was here was when I was fighting against the old man with the ventilator."

As Chiyo, her feet gathering chakra, ran alternately along the tree trunk, she sighed with nostalgia.

"It would be best to have fewer opportunities like this in the future." After taking care of four or five sentries without headbands, Sakura caught up with them, swinging her Flying Thunder God kunai.

"Hmm, I thought you were the type who liked war~"

Chiyo narrowed her eyes. "After all, you seem to be a completely different type from your master, Slug Woman. Your chakra and aura are filled with an overbearing will."

"That's outrageous! This is just a young girl's fantasy. Can't a child even dream?" Sakura shrugged as she used her Observation Haki to sense her surroundings.

"Come on, how could you geniuses who are born with the ability to stir up trouble remain unmoved when faced with a stagnant world?" Chiyo turned her head away with a look of disbelief, appearing somewhat like an old stubborn man at this moment.

The girl narrowed her beautiful, jewel-like eyes, a sly glint in them. "Who knows? That depends on whether the world intends to oppose me!"

Chiyo remained silent. She recalled a time when she herself had been just as arrogant as the girl in front of her, wanting to change Sunagakure with wishful thinking, only to be met with a crushing defeat by reality.

"Youth...is so wonderful!"

After a long while, Chiyo's trembling voice rang out.

"Hmph, I'm not going to comfort you."

Sakura waved her hand without hesitation, a playful look on her face.

"Hahaha, no need." Chiyo laughed loudly, "I may not be able to say anything else, but my tolerance is top-notch in this world!"

Even if a lifetime's work is reduced to nothing, it can still remain in the world, awaiting the arrival of change.

The sheer audacity required to achieve this far surpasses that of Hanzo in his later years, who lived in Amegakure.

Sasuke and Naruto, who were running ahead, glanced at the two behind them, puzzled, and a flash of rainbow light suddenly appeared in their eyes.

"Stop!"

Sasuke immediately shouted! The entire team scattered because of his reminder.

The next instant, a cold pillar of light rose from the ground, and the Yin Release chakra, emitting scarlet particles, converged into a sharp blade.

It cuts downwards.

Immediately afterwards, an endless cloud of dust and dirt came rushing towards us.

It was as if, in an instant, one had traveled from the Land of Rain to the desolate Land of Wind.

No thunderous roar could be heard, only the whooshing and colliding of flying earth and stones, and the mournful sound of a flute spreading from the distant reeds.

"Huh? What happened?"

Naruto, now only half a body, fell to the ground, rolled twice, and stopped in front of Chiyo.

"Young man, you..."

Chiyo's eyes widened immediately, but she calmed down after her gaze fell on Naruto's mangled body, from which silvery-white fluid was continuously flowing.

"Hey, what are you doing here?"

In the very center of the forest, Sakura raised her blackened arm, bracing a massive blade.

Her entire body was composed of cold chakra flames, and standing before her was none other than the Uchiha clan's exclusive eye technique—Susanoo!

"For some reason, we owe Akatsuki a lot of money. So, in order to pay off the debt, we'll have to hold you off for half an hour." Dressed in a flowing black Uchiha robe, Itachi Uchiha slowly descended from the Susanoo.

"Hey, Itachi, why are you always so honest when you run into them?"

Behind Itachi Uchiha, countless pairs of blood-red eyes shone with a crimson light.

The Uchiha ninja emerged from the shadows, led by Uchiha Tekka and Uchiha Inahisa.

Over the course of two years, these wandering Uchiha ninja fought their way through battles, eliminating some of the weaker members. The entire group began to exude an increasingly elite aura, slowly recreating the appearance of the Uchiha clan during the Warring States period.

"Hey, interesting. Mercenaries lending money to other mercenaries? What genius came up with this idea?"

Sakura took out the Flying Thunder God Kunai from her ninja tool pouch behind her and spun it through the tail ring with her index finger.

"Uchiha Itachi!!!"

Sasuke's chakra overflowed, and a chilling killing intent flowed from his Sharingan, which spun out three tomoe.

He stepped forward, blocking Sakura's path, "You all go on the rescue mission, leave them to me!!!"

Sakura met Sasuke's gaze with her emerald eyes, nodded after seeing the determination in his eyes, and raised her hand to the right in a special gesture toward Naruto and Chiyo.

"Be careful of Susanoo's sword. Your abilities are not developed enough yet, and you cannot enter the human-beast form. If you rashly transform into the beast form, you may be sealed away. Be careful!"

Sakura reminded Sasuke, then led Naruto and Chiyo, who had recovered, to run to the left.

"Don't even think about leaving!"

The Uchiha Naga ninjas, who had been fooled by the false signal, were taken aback.

They immediately pursued from the opposite direction, but were blocked by a ray of light from hell.

"Experience the hell I've endured over the years, One-Sword Style: Unending Hymn!"

Sasuke's figure flashed by, disappearing without a trace as he passed through the numerous Uchiha ninja.

Holding the scabbard in his left hand and gripping the hilt with his right, he slowly pressed down!

Click, clang—!

The blade light, covered in flames and domineering aura, sharply narrowed into a single line, and hellish heat instantly descended upon the forest.

Even the most powerful Uchiha elites couldn't see the boy's ferocious slashes clearly.

At this moment, a huge gash appeared on his chest, and blood splattered onto the ground in a storm of spreading.

"I was... I was chopped down!"

"Damn it, when did this happen...?"

"That crybaby, why...?"

Surrounded by pain and overwhelmed by power, the sixteen Uchiha ninja lost consciousness in an instant and collapsed to the ground.

Among them were Tekka and Inahisa, who were able to easily kill Sasuke back then. Although they still retained some consciousness, they had lost their ability to move.

"Next up is your turn, Uchiha Itachi!"

Sasuke drew his sword again and pointed it at Itachi, who was standing on the tree watching everything.

"You have indeed become stronger, but that's not enough, especially since you haven't yet touched the divine power of the Uchiha!"

Stepping up step by step on invisible Yin Release chakra, Itachi Uchiha's eyes burned with a mad light.

The lingering light twisted and intertwined in the air, weaving together bones, flesh, skin, and armor, until finally transforming into a giant hundreds of meters tall, standing proudly with his hands crossed, forming a giant sword and a giant shield.

"Let me see, you dare to challenge the power of a true god! My foolish little brother!"

Within the crystal formed by Yin Release chakra, Itachi Uchiha raised his five fingers and clenched them tightly, and the giant Susanoo made the same gesture as him.

"All they talk about is divine power, divine power! It's so annoying!!!"

Sasuke sheathed his long sword with a grim expression, white mist billowing from his mouth and nose. "You self-righteous and willful fool, your mother at home sheds tears for you every day!"