Kazekage Pakura
When Vegapunk emerged from the Flying Vehicle with Hancock, Pakura had already wiped out most of the high-ranking officials of Sunagakure.
The group of Sand Ninja, having lost their leader and having their morale crushed, have become extremely obedient, standing one or two behind Pakura, all looking completely submissive.
Even when they saw that terrifying Flying Vehicle land and a boy and a young woman emerge from it, no one acted impulsively.
"It seems you've avenged yourself. Now you should be the head of the Sand Village, right?"
Vegapunk glanced at the Sand Ninja and asked with satisfaction. Pakura nodded. "Not bad, I am now the Acting Kazekage of the Sand Ninja."
In less than half an hour, Pakura became the Acting Kazekage, setting a record for the fastest rise in the Five Great Shinobi Villages.
But there was nothing they could do. The Sand Village's high-ranking members had been wiped out by Pakura. There were a total of eight high-ranking elders in the entire Sand Village, four of whom were retired ninjas in their sixties or seventies. Their combat power had basically declined, and they were not usually counted as Jonin.
However, there are four other ninjas around fifty years old, who are at the end of their peak years. Those who can become high-ranking ninjas are naturally all Jonin.
In addition, there were some ninjas who had close ties with the higher-ups and also contributed to the betrayal of Pakura. Pakura killed at least seven or eight Jonin in this wave. Now, the total Jonin the entire Sand Village is less than five, including Chiyo Ebizo, who are almost 80 years old and have retired.
Moreover, Pakura also brought news that the previous Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, had been killed. Under these circumstances, the Sand Village had no other choice.
Because of the huge commotion, Chiyo and Ebizo, who had run out of their secluded place, discussed it briefly and, without Pakura saying a word, surrounded her and made her the Fifth Kazekage.
Because of Sasori of the Red Sands's defection, these two had long since withdrawn from the core power circle of the Sand Village. They did not participate in the last betrayal of Pakura, and naturally had no hatred towards Pakura.
On the contrary, there was some unpleasantness between him and Rasa due to some power struggles. Given Rasa's personality, he had obviously ostracized these two highly respected elders.
The two helped Pakura rise to power this time for two reasons: firstly, the Sand Village had no other choice at the moment, and secondly, Pakura had also mastered Magnetic Release, a technique derived from the Tailed Beast Shukaku, which also had a strong suppressive effect on Shukaku itself.
Because Shukaku is proficient in Sealing Techniques, it is arguably the most difficult of the Nine Tailed Beasts to seal. Every time Shukaku goes berserk, it must be suppressed by ninjas with Magnetic Release.
Jinchuriki, the current Shukaku Gaara, is only two or three years old and goes berserk from time to time. He is always suppressed by Rasa. Now that Rasa is dead, Pakura is the only candidate for Kazekage for the sake of the Tailed Beast of her village.
"Everyone, this is Dr. Vegapunk from the Sea Ninja Village, and also the heir to the Daimyo of the Sea Country. The reason I was able to send him back this time, and Awakening the Magnetic Release Kekkei Genkai, is all thanks to Dr. Vegapunk's research!"
"Therefore, this time, I will hire Dr. Vegapunk as an advisor to our Sand Village, serving as an Honorary Elder of the Sunagakure."
Pakura pointed to Vegapunk and introduced him to the people of Sunagakure, then announced her decision, causing a slight commotion among the Sunagakure ninja.
It's obvious to anyone with eyes that the relationship between Pakura and Vegapunk is definitely not simple. At the very least, Vegapunk should have the upper hand in their relationship, and who knows how many conditions the newly appointed Kazekage might have agreed to.
But nowadays, the Sand Ninja have little ability to resist. Apart from the Ebisu and Chiyo siblings, Pakura is the only one who can make a sound decision here, and the other Sand Ninja can't even voice their opposition.
When Chiyo and Ebizo heard Pakura's decision, they simply widened their eyes and carefully examined Vegapunk.
In fact, Ebizo was the head of the external intelligence system originally controlled by Sunagakure, and he had naturally heard of Vegapunk long ago.
However, there was too much valid and invalid information coming from the Sea Ninja Village. Among them, Vegapunk's information was too exaggerated and bizarre, and its credibility was extremely low, so he didn't study it seriously.
But this time, Ebizo felt he might have misjudged the situation. The Flying Vehicle that could emit destructive beams of light alone had already employed incredibly advanced technology.
Only the Eight Tails and the Nine-Tails could probably cause such damage with their full-power Tailed Beast Ball. Even the strongest Nine-Tails would have a delay of more than ten seconds when using its full-power Tailed Beast Ball, and it would also cause violent Chakra fluctuations. Even if a ninja were several kilometers away, they could sense it instantly.
At that time, the ninja village could have reacted in time, and even if they couldn't completely defend against it, they could have blocked most of its power.
Vegapunk's Flying Vehicle is not only incredibly powerful, but also launches at an astonishing speed without any Chakra fluctuations. It also boasts extremely high flight speed and an outer shell defense capable of ignoring at least B-Rank Ninjutsu.
It can be said that if this Flying Vehicle were used to launch a surprise attack on other ninja villages, it would be absolutely accurate, and even the most powerful Konohagakure would not be able to withstand it.
Such a powerful weapon, unless it was invented by the child himself, is impossible for a thirteen or fourteen-year-old to wield.
If he truly invented it himself, then this young man is probably a true scientific genius, which would naturally give the information about Vegapunk a very high degree of credibility.
Finally, Ebizo lowered his eyes, bowed his head, and said, "I have no objection to the Lord Kazekage's decision. Sunagakure naturally welcomes such a genius to become our Honorary Elder."
Chiyo and her brother, Old Man Hai, had always been inseparable, and Old Man Hai's words were tantamount to sealing the deal.
Since Vegapunk became the Honorary Elder of the Sand Village, he didn't do anything else. First, he collected all the secret Ninjutsu and research materials of the Sand Village. Then, he hid in his room for two days and returned the materials.
For an ordinary person, two days would probably not even be enough to finish reading the outline of those materials. However, Pakura knew Vegapunk to some extent. Vegapunk returned the materials, his only reason being that he had thoroughly studied them and no longer needed them.
Indeed, this was the case. In Vegapunk's view, while many of the Sand Village's researches were full of ingenious ideas, they were ultimately too crude and lacked depth. If it weren't for the fact that Chakra, as a universal energy source, had bypassed many technologies, those researches would have been nothing more than children's toys.