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Chapter 87 Rasa and Gaara

As expected of a Sand Village ninja.

The Sand Ninja were well-versed in the spirit of their superiors, and their surrender was always so swift.

Throughout history, the Kazekage and the high-ranking officials of Sunagakure have all seized any opportunity to gain benefits and launched wars, and if they couldn't win, they would quickly kneel down and surrender.

Having obtained the information he wanted, Uehara Naraku waved his hand at them with satisfaction and said, "Hurry up and pass the message on to your Kazekage-sama, and withdraw your men as soon as possible."

After saying that, Uehara Naraku added, "Otherwise, when we wipe out the wandering ninjas of the Land of Rain, we'll treat all the other ninjas still active in the Land of Rain as spies!"

"..."

The Sand Ninja each glanced around.

Soon they watched Uehara Naraku warily, slowly retreating step by step. Once they were far enough away, they fled quickly into the distance.

Uehara Naraku didn't care about their escape.

The Sand Village in the neighboring Land of Wind is up to no good. Besides the ordinary ninjas that Uehara drove out, a large number of ANBU have infiltrated the Land of Rain.

He still has a lot to do!

In the time that followed, Uehara Naraku worked very diligently.

Beside a small river.

A Sunagakure ANBU ninja reached out and caught an eagle that fell from the sky, carefully taking a scroll of intelligence from its talons.

When the ANBU saw the contents of the intelligence report, his expression changed drastically: "Lord Kazekage has sent an order for us to leave the Land of Rain immediately."

"Are you kidding me?"

His companion immediately looked displeased and said, "Lord Kazekage can't keep changing his mind like this! We just infiltrated the Land of Rain a few days ago!"

"yes!"

Another Sand Village ninja chimed in with discontent, "The village is always calling for a war against the Land of Rain, but it always ends up being abandoned halfway through..."

"There's nothing we can do about it!"

The Sand Village ANBU captain sighed and explained in a deep voice, "Perhaps it's still that Shimura Danzo from Konoha who's behind this. In the past few years, whenever we've made any moves against the Land of Rain, Konoha has always delayed our progress."

After saying that, the ANBU captain slammed his fist into a nearby tree: "Those bastards from Konoha, they just want to stop the rise of our Sunagakure!"

Since Sunagakure's defeat in the Third Shinobi World War, it has formed an alliance treaty with Konoha, effectively becoming Konoha's vassal ally.

Almost every Kazekage who ruled Sunagakure had served as a vassal ally of Konoha, because they were always defeated in wars.

It is absolutely impossible to get the Kazekage to willingly accept defeat.

In particular, the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, was a leader of great talent and ambition. Relying on the Magnet Release technique of gold mining, he seized real power in the village and began to make constant underhanded moves.

Not long ago, news of the annihilation of the Uchiha clan in Konoha spread, which meant that Konoha's strength had decreased significantly, and they were at their weakest point.

The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, wanted to take this opportunity to acquire a fertile piece of land that could bring benefits to Sunagakure.

Of course, Rasa wouldn't dare to take the initiative to attack Konoha and seize the land of the Land of Fire. What if Konoha retaliated and suppressed them again?

Rasa has set his sights on the Land of Rain.

Although Hiruzen Sarutobi was not entirely satisfied with this, he certainly couldn't voice his opinion. After all, the alliances between major powers were based on each other's willingness to betray the interests of smaller nations.

However, Rasa's repeated attempts to take action against the Land of Rain were either thwarted by the strength of Hanzo the Salamander, the leader of Amegakure, or by the resistance of Danzo Shimura.

Now that Rasa has finally managed to take advantage of Konoha's weakened state and intends to stand up to the Land of Rain, it seems that Amegakure's attitude is even tougher than theirs!

"Amegakure has sent out a powerful brat who is driving out our Sunagakure's ordinary ninjas. He might also be the one ambushing our ANBU. Of the eleven ANBU squads, we can only contact three now..."

The border between the Land of Wind and the Land of Rain.

At the forward command post of Sunagakure, Rasa's trusted Jonin, Maki, was diligently reporting the information he had received and his handling of the situation: "I have already ordered all other ANBU squads to temporarily withdraw..."

"A little brat?"

Upon hearing Maki's report, Rasa was so angry he laughed: "Has the village's ninja strength declined to this extent? I haven't reduced my financial support for you in the slightest!"

"Kazekage-sama..."

Maki lowered his head tremblingly, not daring to look at Luosha.

The Sand Village's ninja training is based on elite education, but now they have delivered an unsightly result.

Several Jonin captains who entered the Land of Rain on missions were killed, and all the ordinary ninjas were expelled; of the eleven ANBU squads that infiltrated, only three may remain now…

"A bunch of useless trash..."

After cursing, Rasa sighed and said, "Fine, let's recall them all then! I'll go see for myself what kind of genius ninja Amegakure has produced!"

"Lord Kazekage, this is not a particularly rational action."

Maki frowned and said in a deep voice, "Your safety is more important than any action in the village. I do not recommend that Lord Kazekage take any risks..."

"What danger could a mere brat pose?"

Rasa waved his hand. He knew the situation of his village. Since being severely damaged by Konoha during the Fourth Shinobi World War, they couldn't find many strong ninjas.

For this reason, in order to encourage the ninjas in the village to improve, Rasa lowered the promotion standards for Jonin several times, and he almost always supported some special Jonin with training funds equivalent to those of Jonin.

Luo Sha glanced back at Maki, then suddenly said, "Bring Gaara over here. I want to see if our ultimate weapon is up to standard..."

"..."

After a moment of silence, Maki's face showed fear and unease. He looked at Rosa intently and nodded.

Gaara is the Jinchūriki of the One-Tailed Beast in Sunagakure.

Gaara's unstable emotions have led to frequent casualties in Sunagakure due to the One-Tailed Beast's outbursts, causing the village to grow increasingly disgusted with Jinchuriki.

For this reason, Gaara, who should have been in the Ninja Academy, can now only be taught ninjutsu by Rasa himself.

Last year, Gaara, in a fit of rage, killed Yashamaru, the Chunin who had cared for him since childhood, and he actually started to be able to control the One-Tailed Beast.

However, Maki knew part of the truth.

At least Jonin Maki knew that Yashamaru, who assassinated Gaara, and the subsequent Sand Ninja Anbu were all sent by Rasa.

Now, the One-Tailed Jinchuriki of Sunagakure has become thoroughly bloodthirsty, violent, and cruel, like a wild beast that may be hunting at any moment.

Even Maki couldn't believe that the look in Gaara's eyes was the look an eight-year-old child should have.

Gaara looks like he could kill someone at any moment.

Moreover, he seemed completely unconcerned about who he was killing.

Among these events that nurtured Jinchuriki, what feared most of Jonin Maki was not the power of the One-Tailed Beast, but the relationship between Gaara and Rasa.

They are father and son.

"Gaara, the Kazekage-sama requests to see you..."

Jonin Maki walked to a makeshift training ground and looked at the red-haired boy sitting alone there, which made him feel a little soft-hearted.

However, Gaara does not need sympathy.

"I see."

Gaara slowly stood up, and the yellow sand on the ground gradually began to gather, forming a sand gourd behind him.

The yellow sand on the ground gradually dissipated, but a bloody smell wafted out.

Maki looked down at the pool of crimson blood on the training ground and couldn't help but ask, "Did someone try to assassinate you again? Are you alright, kid?"

"Are you worried that I'll release that monster if I get injured?"

Gaara slowly raised his head and chuckled, "Hahahaha... How could anyone possibly hurt me in this village!"

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