Sand Ninja Village, five minutes after the explosion.
The pungent smell of gunpowder permeated the air, and numerous buildings on the outskirts of the Sand Ninja Village had collapsed, with cracks all over the surrounding crater walls.
"Help... help me."
"Someone, please, my leg."
A massive stone shook and was pushed aside with a rumble.
"Temari, are you okay?"
Kankuro had Chakra lines extending from his ten fingers. He was conducting post-battle rescue work.
"Cough, cough, cough..."
Temari coughed several times. When she looked around, her first thought was, where is this? Is this really the Sand Ninja Village?
Scattered around Temari were a few charred corpses, and the surrounding ruins and broken walls stimulated her nerves constantly. She seemed to suddenly think of something and grabbed Kankuro's arm.
"Where's Gaara?"
Upon hearing Temari's question, Kankuro lowered his head, his teeth gritting audibly.
"The Kazekage-sama was... taken by Akatsuki's thieves."
