Naruto's Review : First Viewer is Senju Tobirama?

"Everyone has worked hard, that's enough."

After four days of sealing and extracting, the Akatsuki members finally managed to get all the chakra from Shukaku, the One-Tail, into the Gedo Statue.

The "Phantom Dragons Nine Consuming Seals" and the "Magic Lantern Body Technique" were lifted. Pain, with a blank expression, looked at the lifeless Gaara and said to Konan, "Bury him."

"Okay."

Konan obediently dragged Gaara's dead body away.

"Black Zetsu, when did you come back?"

After Konan left, Pain tilted his head slightly and fixed his gaze on a corner.

As soon as he finished speaking, Black Zetsu emerged from the corner.

"I came back a couple of days ago. When I saw you sealing the One-Tail, I didn't interrupt."

Pain nodded indifferently, then asked, "So, do you have anything else to say?"

"No, nothing. I just wanted to ask, when is the organization going to capture the Two-Tails in the Hidden Cloud Village?"

"... Black Zetsu, I think you need to understand one thing. I am the leader of the Akatsuki, and only I can give orders. You're stretching your hand too far."

Nagato, who was in a certain part of the base, was really not happy at this moment.

Black Zetsu had sent Kisame to capture the One-Tail Jinchuriki without consulting him. To Nagato, it seemed like a provocation.

If Nagato didn't need Black Zetsu's reconnaissance abilities, he would have killed Zetsu just for this.

Moreover, the members of the Akatsuki were not animals.

How could they just work for four days straight without rest, then immediately be ordered to continue working?

Even the donkey at the daimyo's mansion needs to rest.

And they were human, after all.

"Uh, sorry, Pain. You know that's not what I meant. I was just a bit anxious. The situation in Konoha is getting stranger and stranger. If we don't act fast, I'm afraid the plan will be ruined by Konoha."

"Don't worry. In front of God, Konoha can't stop us. But you're right, I suppose. Hmm, let's do it three days from now."

Hearing Pain agree to capture the Two-Tails Jinchuriki, Black Zetsu immediately felt relieved.

"So, which team should we send to the Land of Lightning?"

Pain gave Black Zetsu a deep look and said, "No need. I'll go personally."

"You'll go personally?"

Black Zetsu's expression was a bit strange, as if he had heard something absurd.

Nagato thought he was hiding it well, but both Black Zetsu and Obito knew that Nagato's body was in bad shape.

He had been draining chakra for the Gedo Statue to absorb, and also nurturing Madara's Rinnegan. It was no wonder his body wasn't doing well.

This had made Nagato physically restricted, and he would avoid going out whenever possible.

In Black Zetsu's view, capturing the Two-Tails Jinchuriki was something that could be handled by any random team.

Whether it was the Zombie Duo, the Artistic Duo, or the Itachi and Kisame "Beauty and the Beast" team, any of them could do the job.

There was no need for Nagato to go personally.

Unless, he had his own reasons.

"Since the organization has started the mission to capture the Tailed Beasts, it's time to let the Ninja World feel the fear that comes with God."

After speaking, Pain ignored Black Zetsu and walked deeper into the base.

As he walked, he thought: "If I calculate the time right, Yahiko should be close to being revived. I can use the chance to capture the Two-Tails Jinchuriki to pay Konoha the price for reviving Yahiko, and also offer a congratulatory gift for his rebirth!"

"It's bad, Elder Chiyo, Gaara is missing."

"What?"

In Sunagakure, Chiyo, who had just finished lunch and was about to wash the dishes, was shocked when she heard this.

"Tell me carefully, what exactly happened? Why is Gaara missing?"

"Yes."

The ninja then explained what had happened.

It was simple.

At lunchtime, Gaara had dismissed the Anbu ninjas and said he wanted to take a walk around Sunagakure by himself.

The ninjas thought that no one in the village could harm Gaara, so they agreed and went to eat with their colleagues.

However, when they finished their meal, they couldn't find Gaara anywhere.

In a panic, they rushed to find Elder Chiyo, hoping she could take charge.

"Immediately send out teams to search. Even if we have to dig through the earth, we will find Gaara."

At that moment, Chiyo immediately thought back to the time when the Third Kazekage had disappeared.

Back then, the village went crazy searching for the Third Kazekage, but they couldn't find him.

It was only a few days ago when she learned from Jiraiya that her own beloved grandson had killed the Third Kazekage.

Could Gaara have been set up the same way?

The thought of this possibility made Chiyo forget about washing the dishes, and she joined the Anbu ninjas in searching for Gaara throughout the village.

But by then, the fake Gaara impersonated by White Zetsu had already run away, and the real Gaara had been buried by Konan. 

Chiyo and the others searching in Sunagakure were never going to find him.

"It's no use, Elder Chiyo. We've searched everywhere in the village, but we still can't find Gaara."

After a full day and night of searching, mobilizing nearly every available ninja, they still hadn't found Gaara.

"Send a message to Konoha. Tell them Gaara is missing and ask for their help in searching."

"Uh, telling Konoha about this might not be a good idea…"

In the crowd, a jōnin hesitated when he heard Chiyo's order.

The impact of Gaara's disappearance was comparable to the disappearance of the Third Kazekage back in the day. Shouldn't we try to keep this quiet?

Why would we announce it to everyone?

"Konoha is our ally. Naruto Uzumaki, the Third Hokage's grandson, the Fourth Hokage's son, the Fifth Hokage's disciple, the student of Kakashi the Copy Ninja, and the Jinchuriki of the Nine-Tails, is Gaara's friend. Both publicly and privately, we should support them."

"Alright then."

The Jōnin didn't insist further.

With the string of titles that Chiyo just mentioned, who wouldn't be confused?

"You've worked hard too. Go rest now."

"Yes."

Once the ninjas left, Chiyo muttered to herself, "Could it be that the Akatsuki moved first?"

In the entire ninja world, who else could take care of Gaara without anyone noticing, other than Konoha? It seems like the Akatsuki is the only other group that could.

And the Akatsuki's goal is to collect all the tailed beasts.

The more she thought about it, the more Chiyo believed that it was the Akatsuki that made the move.

"It looks like this old body of mine will have to step in earlier than expected."

She had originally planned to wait until Konoha revived her son and daughter-in-law, then go with them to find Sasori.

With her son and daughter-in-law there, and her as the grandmother, Sasori would be highly likely to return with them.

But, as it often happens, things changed faster than expected.

The sudden action of the Akatsuki caught her off guard.

For Gaara's sake, Sunagakure had to show their stance.

And currently, the strongest force the village could rely on was her.

"I hope it's not too late."

From beginning to end, Chiyo had no idea that the "Gaara" who had disappeared was an imposter.

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