In the endless desert, the Sand Village seemed exceptionally quiet under the scorching sun.
However, this tranquility was instantly broken by the arrival of two uninvited guests. Deidara and Sasori of the Red Sand, wearing black-bottomed red cloud robes, appeared like ghosts above the Sand Village. Their goal was clear - to capture the One-Tail Shukaku Jinchūriki Gaara.
At this time, the Fourth Kazekage Rasa was handling affairs in the village. The alarm sounded suddenly, and he instantly realized the coming of the crisis. Without hesitation, he rushed to the battlefield with only one belief in his heart: to protect the village.
Gaara also sensed the enemy's presence at the first moment, and the power of sand surged around him, preparing for the upcoming fierce battle. Rasa floated in the air on the gold sand, glaring at Deidara and Sasori on the big bird.
"What is your purpose?"
Deidara shouted arrogantly in the air: "Hahaha, today, the One-Tail belongs to our Akatsuki organization!"
Rasa glared at them and responded loudly: "Don't even think about being presumptuous in the Sand Village!"
The battle broke out instantly, and Rasa took the lead in performing the Magnetic Release: Gold Dust Technique, and the sky full of gold sand rushed towards Deidara and Sasori like a torrent. Deidara flexibly controlled the clay bird to avoid the attack of the gold sand, and at the same time continuously threw clay bombs, causing explosions in the village.
Sasori was not to be outdone, and controlled various puppets to attack. Gaara used the sand shield to resist the enemy's attack, and at the same time waited for an opportunity to counterattack.
The battle became more and more intense, and Sasori found that his hidden weapons and puppets could not cause any harm to them, so he made a move. Sasori immediately used his secret weapon—the puppet of the Third Kazekage. This puppet could actually fight with the powerful magnetic sand iron. For a moment, countless sharp sand irons fell like a rainstorm. Rasa's heart tightened, "What! It's the Third Kazekage!" But he did not retreat and tried his best to resist the attack of the sand iron with the gold sand technique. Gaara assisted his father on the side, and the cooperation between father and son gradually became more effective. Rasa cursed: "You have such a deep attainment in puppets, are you a traitor? It was you who assassinated the Third Kazekage!"
"So what?" Rasa waved his hands wildly, and the gold sand rushed towards Sasori and Deidara like seawater.
Sasori also controlled the Third Kazekage and manipulated the equally huge sand iron to fight back. Seeing this, Gaara also divided a part of his strength and controlled the sand to attack Sasori and Deidara. Deidara used a clay bomb to block the sand's attack. Rasa looked at Gaara with guilt in his eyes: "Gaara, father has always been sorry for you."
Gaara was slightly stunned, and the resentment in his heart was shaken at this moment: "What's the use of saying this now!"
However, facing a strong enemy, they did not have much time to communicate. Deidara and Sasori's attacks became more and more fierce, and the father and son could only concentrate on dealing with them. Although Rasa and Gaara tried their best to resist, Deidara and Sasori were too powerful. In a fierce confrontation, Gaara was hit by Deidara's clay bomb and fell to the ground.
"Gaara!" Rasa was anxious and rushed to his son desperately. At this moment, Sasori controlled the Third Kazekage puppet to launch a powerful magnetic sand iron again, aiming to stab Gaara. In order to protect Gaara, Rasa blocked this fatal blow with his body.
"Father!" Gaara exclaimed. The father and son's eyes met, and at this moment, all the barriers disappeared.
"Child, father will protect you," Rasa said with difficulty.
Gaara's eyes were filled with tears: "Father..."
There was a pre-arranged poison on the sand iron! Rasa's life was in danger! He fainted. But the situation was extremely unfavorable to them. After a hard fight, Gaara was exhausted and fainted. Deidara and Sasori won the victory. They captured the unconscious Gaara alive and quickly evacuated. Rasa was poisoned by Sasori, fell to the ground seriously injured, and his life was in danger.
"Gaara…" Rasa murmured weakly, and his consciousness gradually blurred. When the ninjas of the Sand Village rushed to the battlefield, they saw Rasa lying in a pool of blood.
"Lord Kazekage!" The ninjas exclaimed and quickly carried Rasa back to the village for treatment. The medical ninjas tried their best to rescue him, but Sasori's poison was extremely fierce, and Rasa's condition was worrying. In a coma, Rasa's mind kept emerging with every bit of his time with Gaara, and his heart was full of regret and self-blame.
On the other hand, Gaara, who was taken away, seemed to feel the danger of his father in his coma, and tears flowed from the corners of his eyes. The Sand Village fell into sadness and anger, and the ninjas vowed to save Gaara and avenge the Kazekage.
In the village, the atmosphere was solemn. Chiyo said: "We can't let Kazekage and Gaara be controlled by the enemy. We must formulate a rescue plan as soon as possible!"
A senior official said, "But we don't know who the enemy is! How to counterattack!"
Chiyo said worriedly: "According to the intelligence... the enemy is wearing a black robe with red clouds. The only thing I can think of is the mercenary organization on the black market, Akatsuki."
A young ninja clenched his fists, with anger burning in his eyes: "Yes, we must make Akatsuki pay a heavy price!"
"Akatsuki? I heard that their members are all S-level rebels, a group of evil mercenaries who do some shady things..."
"We can only go to Konoha for help!"
At the same time, at the Akatsuki temporary base, Deidara and Sasori used the illusion body technique, and the shadows of the two appeared on the fingers of the huge Outer Path Golem, with Gaara's figure beside them.
"The mission was completed smoothly," Deidara said. "But I didn't expect that old guy Rasa to be so difficult to deal with." Sasori's tone was a little tired.
"Hehe, after all, he was the former Fourth Kazekage," Deidara was quite proud. "The boss will definitely be very happy to capture the One-Tail this time!"
"Well, after handing Gaara over to him, we have to take a good rest," Sasori said, looking at Gaara who was unconscious next to him.
At this time, Pain's voice came from the golem: "Good job, wait for the seal next."
"Yes, boss!" All the people in the Akatsuki organization responded in unison. Gaara was floating in the air, and the tailed beast chakra in his body was pouring into the mouth of the Outer Path Golem. One of the closed eyes of the Outer Path Golem was slowly opening!
The scene turned, and in the Hokage Building of Konoha Village, Danzo was looking at the information in his hand with a frown.
"It seems that the Sand Village is in big trouble," Danzo said to himself, "Akatsuki... Humph, we must not let them succeed!"