The Kazekage was sitting in his office doing paper work when he received the message from the Leaf Village. His brother, Kankuro, was visiting with him when the message came. He asked his young brother if it regarded the upcoming Chunin Exams that would be held, but he received silence as an answer. Gaara frowned as he continued to read and the older Sand sibling became concerned. It was another tense couple of minutes before the Kazekage rose from his desk and faced Kankuro.
"Find Baki and send him here as soon as possible." He said quietly.
Kankuro knew that there was something seriously wrong and immediately adhered to his brother's orders. He quickly bowed and vanished in search for the required shinobi. Gaara stared at the empty space where his brother had been before turning back to the window. As he stared out of the window, he thought he saw something flying about. Initially, he thought it was a bird (in which he was correct), but it seemed out of the ordinary. This one had too much chakra for it to be an ordinary creature. If that one part of the letter that concerned Yura was correct, then the village had already been infiltrated by the enemy. Gaara continued to observe the village with serious aqua blue eyes. He would not allow his village to be destroyed.
"Baki!" Kankuro barked. "The Kazekage needs you immediately."
A man in his early forties with a cloth over half of his face rose to his feet and immediately responded to Kankuro's orders. The seriousness in the younger shinobi's face told Baki that there was a serious security problem that needed to be addressed. Baki and Kankuro traveled back to the Kazekage, who waited for them to return.
"Find Yura and detain him." Gaara ordered.
Kankuro and Baki were surprised. Yura was considered one of their best men, but there was no time for questioning. Baki nodded and vanished in a puff of smoke, leaving a surprised Sand sibling behind. He had to know what was going on. Gaara knew what he wanted to ask and acknowledged his brother by stating:
"The Leaf Village sent a warning."
"A warning?" Kankuro asked.
His mind immediately went straight to his eldest sibling, Temari. She was in the Leaf Village, acting as a go-between as the Chunin Exams were being set up between the two villages. He knew that she was a good kunoichi, but nevertheless, she was his sister and he was worried for her well-being. If there was one thing that he cared about, it was his two siblings. He remained silent as he waited for his youngest sibling to continue.
"We are to expected to be attacked by the Akatsuki within the hour."
"Akatsuki..."
This was one of the issues that had just come up in the recent meeting that they had. Kankuro knew that they were a problem but for them to be making a move this late was a surprise. According to the letter, they had someone detail the attack that would have happened if the message hadn't been sent. Gaara explained that the two members were already on their way (but he was sure that they were inside the village) and that one member had the power of mind control, so he could possibly attack on the inside and decimate their guards.
"Hence your earlier order to detain Yura."
Gaara nodded. He explained that the Leaf Village had gained a very powerful ally and said ally was the one to provide the detailed information. The Akatuski were out gathering Jinchuriki to obtain the tailed demons in order to achieve world domination. Kankuro flinched since Gaara was one of the demon containers, according to the young informant. The puppet master had this discussion before with his brother but, now, things were heating up and fast. The Akatsuki was after him and Naruto. Wait a minute...
"Naruto!" He exclaimed.
The Kazekage nodded, remembering that Naruto, as well, was a Jinchuriki.
