Rasa looked over the Desert before him with considerable satisfaction. Perhaps because of Magnetic Field activity, it had attracted quite a bit of metal; the sand had an exceptionally high metal content, especially gold. In his nearly five or six years as a miner, this was the first time he had ever seen anything like it.
Perhaps once this job was done, the gains would equal five or six of his previous Gold Sand excavations! Rasa thought happily as he activated his Magnetic Release, controlling the tiny specks of gold within every grain of sand and slowly separating them.
However, Rasa soon furrowed his brow. The Magnetic Field in this Desert seemed somewhat chaotic, and it was affecting his Gold Sand Technique as well.
"Looks like I'll have to use a little more Chakra..." Rasa murmured. Just as he was about to increase his Chakra output, a thought struck him, and he stopped.
Rasa rose to his feet and stared vigilantly into the distance, signaling to his Kage Guard. The six ninjas immediately went on high alert.
Ninjas had sharp eyes and ears. To serve in Rasa's Kage Guard, one needed roughly the strength of a Special Jonin. They quickly noticed movement in the distance as three figures slowly approached.
There was a proud, stunning woman wearing a veil and a handsome blond youth. Though both possessed extraordinary bearing and were clearly no ordinary people, Rasa and the others did not pay them much attention. Everyone's gaze was fixed on the beautiful female ninja walking at the front, heroic and spirited.
"Pakura?! Why are you here?!"
Rasa asked in shock. At his words, a trace of resentment appeared on Pakura's formerly calm, icy face. "What? In the eyes of the Fourth Kazekage, where should I be right now? Serving as