Rasa wasn't surprised that Kirigakure would withdraw its troops at this point and turn its attacks on Konoha.
After all, if the two sides continued their stalemate... neither Sunagakure nor Kirigakure would gain anything, while Konoha... after Minato Namikaze had shown off his skills, and with Hatake Sakumo's genius son—Kakashi Hatake—now emerging, the other villages had probably already begun to grow wary of Konoha.
Sure enough...
The war could be lost, but Konoha had to be attacked!
Otherwise, if Konoha, known as the cradle of geniuses, wasn't restricted, who knew how far it would develop?
Back then... if Hatake Sakumo, who had been active during the Second Shinobi War, hadn't died such a baffling death in Konoha, perhaps now... with the Sannin, Hatake Sakumo, and Minato Namikaze, the gap between them and Konoha would have grown even wider.
But now, the Sannin had left the village, and Hatake Sakumo had been dead for several years. Although that blond kid had already grown up, Konoha's younger generation had yet to mature!
There was still a chance!
Especially now, after nearly five years of continuous war, with Konoha besieged by four Shinobi Villages, it could be said to have already entered a period of decline. If that Minato Namikaze hadn't appeared back then, Konoha might really have been defeated. So if they didn't take this opportunity to pressure Konoha further, when would they?
As for winning the war... there was no chance anymore!
Of course, after this war... Sunagakure and Kirigakure had formed a blood feud. After all, Pakura's side... had simply killed too many of them.
One man's hero was another man's enemy!
Rasa had heard that the people in Kirigakure were hopping mad, shouting that they wished they could personally kill the enemies from Sunagakure!
Unfortunately, just as the Third