Ambush, Part One

Land of Wind.

After eating, Rasa slowly rose to his feet and left the restaurant with steady steps.

After an intense internal struggle, Rasa had decided to return to Sunagakure for a look.

After all, it was the hometown where he had lived for decades.

And as things stood, he truly seemed to have nowhere else to go.

Along the way, he appeared somewhat distracted, his mind constantly replaying every little memory from his time in the village.

However, lost too deeply in his thoughts, he failed to notice anything at all.

Several people were following him from afar, like hunters hidden in the shadows, waiting for the best moment to strike.

Rasa continued onward, and before he knew it, he had already reached the outskirts of the city.

He lightly raised a hand. In an instant, the sand scattered across the ground seemed to answer his summons, swiftly gathering together and forming a Sand Mat in the blink of an eye.

Just as Rasa was about to leap onto the Sand Mat, three enormous nets suddenly dropped straight down at him as though they had fallen from the sky.

The sudden turn of events gave Rasa a jolt. He had never imagined that someone would ambush him here.

Before he could react, the nets had already tightly covered him and rapidly contracted.

In the blink of an eye, they bound Rasa firmly in place, leaving him unable to move.

"Who the hell is ambushing me!?"

Despite this unexpected attack, Rasa did not panic.

He quickly saw that his opponents clearly wanted to capture him alive rather than take his life.

Thus, even trapped as he was, he remained calm.

Before the enemy noticed, he lowered his head without revealing anything and glanced at the ground beneath his feet.

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