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Looking at the Hokage Rock, which had been razed to the ground, Sasuke revealed a smile and said, "Not bad, Tailed Beasts are indeed weapons of war. Chakra of this power alone can instantly wipe out thousands of ninjas. It truly cannot be compared to ordinary ninjutsu."
"Hahahaha, truly exhilarating! This trip was not in vain!" Deidara watched the distant miserable scene, instantly clapping his hands and laughing loudly.
"Let's go, prepare to retreat. My Chakra and eyesight are already depleted. Continuing to stay in Konoha holds no meaning," Sasuke said indifferently. Deidara grunted in dissatisfaction, forming a hand seal.
A large bird instantly appeared above Shukaku's head. Sasuke slightly lowered his head, looking at the small hidden forest not far from Shukaku, and smiled, "Truly, thank you for bringing the Jinchuriki to Konoha; otherwise, I wouldn't have been so effortless."
As Sasuke's words fell, the forest slightly stirred. Immediately, three figures slowly walked out from within: Baki, Kankuro, and Temari. Baki's face was quite grim, while Kankuro and Temari looked at Sasuke with deep fear in their eyes.
"Your goal has been achieved. You can return Gaara to us now," Baki said, his face extremely grim, but he dared not speak harshly, his posture very low.
"My goal? What nonsense are you talking about? Didn't you bring the Jinchuriki to Konoha Village because you wanted to use the power of the Tailed Beast like this? To cooperate with Orochimaru's Konoha Collapse Plan?" Sasuke said with a hint of sarcasm.
Hearing Sasuke say this, Baki's face instantly became even grimmer. If it were in the past, he would have been quite happy, but now that he had clarified the truth of the matter, he couldn't be happy at all. What he was anxious about now were the political changes within Suna after the Fourth Kazekage's death, and how to repair relations with Konoha.
"So you should thank me, I helped you achieve your goal as well. Otherwise, do you think with your abilities alone you could control the Tailed Beast to destroy Konoha like this?" Sasuke said with a faint smile.
Clenching his fists tightly, Baki took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "Gaara is an absolutely indispensable existence for our Suna Village. Although I don't know who you are from Konoha Village, your village's leader, the Hokage, also wouldn't want to feud with our Suna Village, so I hope you will return Gaara to us."
"Hmph," Sasuke chuckled softly. His Sharingan had already reverted to the normal Three-Tomoe. In his left eye, three black tomoe instantly spun wildly within his crimson pupil. At the same time, Shukaku's gigantic body stiffened. Three blood-red tomoe in its black eye instantly spun in reverse, then slowly disappeared.
"Roar!!!!!" With a loud roar, as Sasuke released his control, Shukaku's gigantic body slowly began to collapse, turning into countless grains of sand that slowly fell. A huge vibrating sound erupted, stirring up countless dust.
Baki and the other two watched nervously. After the smoke and dust gradually dissipated, Gaara's body appeared in their line of sight. At this moment, Gaara was still in a comatose state, his body lying quietly on a pile of sand, and beside him was the large gourd he had always carried on his back.
The three immediately ran over. Kankuro helped Gaara's body up, checked his breathing, and inspected him. Then he nodded to Baki and Temari. The two instantly let out a sigh of relief.
Sasuke at this moment leaped onto the large bird created by Deidara in the sky. His black clothes fluttered in the wind. His dark pupils stared faintly at Baki below and said, "I have already returned the Jinchuriki to you. I said it was only a rental. Also, you don't need to threaten me with Konoha Village, because I am the Hokage."
Sasuke's words, like a heavy hammer, fiercely struck the heads of Baki and the other two. Baki's pupils sharply contracted. Temari and Kankuro instantly froze. "Watch your tone, otherwise it will be your Suna Village next time," Sasuke said coldly.
"Hmph!!!" Deidara snorted contemptuously, then controlled the large bird to quickly fly into the sky, quickly disappearing into the horizon.
"What do we do now? Konoha is probably going to go crazy now," Kankuro sighed and said to Baki. Temari also looked nervously at Baki. Baki took a deep breath to calm his emotions, gnashed his teeth, and said, "Now, let's return to Suna Village first. We'll talk about Konoha and Lord Kazekage later. This matter, after all, still needs to be reported to the elders."
The two also nodded at Baki's words. Then, the two helped Gaara and disappeared from where they stood, following closely behind Baki. They quickly left Konoha, because Konoha's buildings were now quite severely damaged, and the ninja casualties were also very serious.
Therefore, they no longer had any excess energy to deal with Suna and Sound Ninjas. Moreover, they had previously annihilated many of the main forces of Suna and Sound Ninjas, so even if there were any stragglers, there wouldn't be much to gain.
Konoha Village was filled with ruined walls and collapsed buildings. Everywhere, large fires spread. There were broken limbs everywhere, and many ninja corpses. There were also large areas covered in yellow sand, showing how tragic the battle had been before.
It can be said that in terms of economics, Konoha suffered extremely severe losses and it was impossible to recover in a short time, even in the wealthiest Land of Fire. Even Konoha's spiritual symbol, the Hokage Rock, was razed to the ground, which was a huge spiritual blow for the people of Konoha.
"Damn it!!!!!!" Underneath the Hokage Rock, Root's base was also a ruin. Many Root ninjas' corpses were scattered around. Danzo fiercely threw the wooden crutch in his hand to the ground, his face utterly ashen. He had already understood the specific details. He actually knew about Orochimaru's plan this time.
He originally wanted to use this opportunity to get rid of Hiruzen, but he never expected things to turn out like this. Konoha was almost completely destroyed, and his Root base happened to be right below the Hokage Rock. That Beast Bomb just now, although it didn't directly destroy the base, the energy shock caused by its powerful force vibrated many Root ninjas to death. This was something he had completely not expected.
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