Preparation

After collecting the Gold Sand he had obtained today and seeing that nothing had happened at the Alchemy Factory, Rasa quickly left.

He felt that things could not continue like this. If they did...

Yashamaru might end up going insane.

The scorching summer and the tense atmosphere on the battlefield were probably to blame. The mental states of the Ninjas in the Alchemy Factory had changed to some extent as well.

On top of that, there was what he had said back then...

Whether refining alchemy or fighting on the front lines, they were all contributing to the peaceful and stable development of Sunagakure.

As a result... after becoming disabled and having nothing to do, everyone began to believe that refining alchemy was also a way of protecting Sunagakure and realizing their value as Ninjas. So... carried away by a moment of passion... they had gone completely overboard.

Although this was not much of a problem, and had even boosted their enthusiasm for work and improved the efficiency of alchemy refining...

But...

This was a war!!!

Most of the injured Ninjas would have to return to the battlefield after recovering. What if, by then...

What if everyone refused?

What if they only wanted to devote themselves wholeheartedly to the alchemy industry?

Chiyo and Ebizo would probably poison him in his drinking water and kill this future Fourth Kazekage who could not distinguish priorities.

So...

Rasa furrowed his brow slightly and pondered for a moment...

"Yashamaru's injuries have almost healed. It's time to send him to the battlefield."

Although the battlefield changed in an instant and was filled with countless uncertainties and dangers, and although, as his brother-in-law... he should at least take care of his own younger brother-in-law, this battlefield... still needed people to fight in it.

In any case... he would be a little more careful then.

Rasa sighed and walked into his tent. He casually washed his face and briefly wiped down his body. Water was a scarce resource now, so he could not act as he had on the battlefield near Kusagakure last time.

Then he looked at the Silver Liang on his lottery interface.

"Can I do ten ten-pulls now?"

The Gold Sand he refined... naturally belonged to him. After all, he was currently the temporary commander of the front lines, and with his identity as the future Fourth Kazekage, if he did not hold onto it... who would?

Therefore, in order to have money to protect Sunagakure... he had no choice but to spend all of it!

What?

Misappropriating public funds?

He was the future Fourth Kazekage. How could using a little money be called misappropriating public funds?

He sighed inwardly and shook his head. Then he clicked the ten-pull option ten times in succession and muttered, "I wonder how things are going on Moomu's end."

"Lord Moomu, Kusagakure... seems to be planning to withdraw!"

"Withdraw? How dare they withdraw?" Moomu slammed his hand onto the table and stood up. Looking at the Sand Ninja before him with a gloomy expression, he said, "Do they really think Sunagakure is a place they can come and go from as they please?"

They had left?

If they left... how would Sunagakure make money?

Rasa was waiting for him, after all!

"But... Kusagakure has no money left~" The Sand Ninja shook his head helplessly and said, "During this period, they hid their Silver Liang before every battle. On top of that... quite a few of our comrades fell for Kusagakure's schemes while searching the corpses and were blown away by Exploding Tags."

That was why...

They had later strictly prohibited searching corpses at close range and having Ninjas search them personally.

In any case, during this period... Ninjas who could control puppets had become highly sought-after.

"Besides... the Stone Ninja have shifted the focus of the war to Konoha and Kumogakure. The Ninjas stationed here simply have not withdrawn yet."

After all, the war was not over. Who knew what unexpected events might occur? Therefore, armies generally did not withdraw so quickly.

"..."

Moomu fell silent. Indeed, that was the case. Those Grass Ninja... had become smarter~

Sure enough...

Why would Ninjas carry money onto the battlefield for no reason? They should just be as poor as Sunagakure!

Then they would have no money to lose!

At first, Lord Rasa had used a series of flashy maneuvers to anger the Grass Ninja. Now... they probably did not even want to play with the Sand Ninja anymore.

As for the Stone Ninja... there were still small-scale attacks, but there had been no large-scale conflicts since word spread that the Kumogakure Ninja were preparing to take on three opponents at once. They...

Indeed did not take the Sand Ninja seriously~

Moomu gazed at the wind and sand outside and sighed inwardly. Then he looked at the recent spoils behind him...

It was time to find a chance to deliver them to Lord Rasa.

Meanwhile...

After the battle, Fourth Raikage A summoned all the Kumogakure Jonin for an urgent meeting with a stern expression.

"Have you still not figured out what exactly Sunagakure is plotting?"

A slightly furrowed his brow as he looked at the Jonin before him and spoke in a solemn voice.

"For no reason, they started playing with sand at a time like this... What exactly are they trying to do?!"

"Lord Raikage, perhaps... Sunagakure knows that it cannot defeat us and is preparing to surrender?"

"Impossible! During this morning's battle, Sunagakure was still desperately blocking us!"

"Perhaps they were just putting up a little resistance? As one of the Five Great Ninja Villages, they can't just surrender without doing anything, right? That would be so humiliating!"

"Since Sunagakure is one of the Five Great Ninja Villages, it absolutely cannot surrender so easily!"

"There must be some conspiracy!"

"So what if there is a conspiracy? Can Sunagakure still threaten us now?"

We are already preparing to take on three opponents at once. Can't we have a little confidence?!

"A conspiracy might not affect the outcome of this war, but... if it causes us to suffer excessive losses, that would still be bad!"

"The Sand Ninja are sifting sand in the war, the Kumogakure Ninja are currently arguing their heads off, big brother looks a little grim, and everyone is pretending not to notice. How about we have a fight here? Whoever wins gets to decide! Yeah, yeah! Awesome!"

"..."

The entire meeting room immediately descended into an uproar.

After all, the Kumogakure Ninja were a bunch of rough men who went shirtless. How could they possibly discuss things calmly all day? So... the more they talked, the angrier they became, and the more irritated they grew. Everyone had their own opinions. As they argued... quite a few Kumogakure Ninja rolled up their sleeves and prepared to settle things with their fists when...

"Everyone, be quiet!"

A slammed his hand onto the table and stood up, glaring furiously at them as he roared. After they all quieted down... he casually had the Ninjas below drag away the singer who had been fanning the flames the whole time—Killer B. That bastard... couldn't he read the situation?

Then, with a headache, he covered his forehead and looked at the now-silent Kumogakure Ninja, slightly furrowing his brow as he pondered for a moment.

"In that case... based on everyone's opinion, first, continue sending Kumogakure Ninja to investigate what exactly is going on with that Rasa and why the Sand Ninja are... playing with sand at a time like this."

He changed to a serious expression.

"Second! Strengthen our defenses and... intensify our attacks on the Sand Ninja. Let them understand... that the Kumogakure Ninja have never feared any conspiracy!"

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