Never Let Lord Rasa Down

Night gradually fell.

The Stone Ninja Commander knew they could not keep dragging this out. Yet no matter how many Stone Ninja he sent, the Sand Ninja before them would simply gather up his Gold Sand and run.

It was obvious that this Disciple of the Third Kazekage had a big appetite. Was he planning to swallow up all of them Stone Ninja?

But it was getting late!

Who knew what was happening to the Grass Ninja surrounding the Sand Ninja over there? If more Sand Ninja arrived as reinforcements, they would be in danger!

However, as the Stone Ninja Commander, he had to ensure his subordinates survived as much as possible. That was both his responsibility and duty.

Yet the strange scene before him... made this Ninja, who had survived the Second Shinobi World War, deeply uncertain!

Caution, vigilance, observation... these were required courses for every Ninja. As one of the best among Ninja, he had to be even more careful than others.

That was the secret to living this long!

The Stone Ninja Commander's expression shifted unpredictably as he watched Rasa disperse his Chakra again in the distance. His heart was equally filled with doubt. Why did he have so much Chakra?

He had no idea how many times Rasa had gathered and dispersed it, yet he still showed no sign of stopping.

Did he have Uzumaki Clan blood? Or perhaps...

He glanced at the Disciple of the Third Kazekage in the distance, who had pulled out another small bottle filled with pale blue liquid.

Was it something newly developed by Sunagakure that could restore Chakra? Could it be... something that old fossil Chiyo had created?

At that thought, the Stone Ninja Commander's expression changed. If that was true, Iwagakure would have a hard time getting a share of the spoils this time.

"We must obtain that thing!"

Once they handed it over to Lord Tsuchikage, perhaps Iwagakure could develop it as well?

He turned to the Stone Ninja behind him and said with a serious expression, "We must seize that Potion. As for that Disciple of the Third Kazekage..."

He gave Rasa, who was frowning deeply, a long look. It seemed he truly was getting impatient!

"Abandon him for now. Our priority is taking the Potion!"

"Understood!"

After all the Stone Ninja answered loudly.

"Charge!"

The Stone Ninja Commander immediately waved his hand and shouted.

At that moment, seeing the Stone Ninja suddenly stop playing their game of chase with him, Rasa's heart skipped a beat. Had they discovered him?

Why had these Stone Ninja suddenly become so smart?

Wouldn't it be nice if everyone just kept chasing each other?

Let us keep company with wind and sand, living free and easy.

Besides, he was about to save up enough for his second lottery draw. As for the first one... ah, forget it. The drop rate had been too low. He had not gotten anything that could resolve his current predicament, though it was not bad...

Stamina +1.

Otherwise, after running around like this, he would probably be pretty exhausted~

Watching the Sand Ninja charge at him with savage expressions, especially their current looks...

They were definitely serious!

"Surround him! Throw the Kunai!"

At the Stone Ninja Commander's order, the other Stone Ninja swiftly moved into action. They grabbed their Kunai and hurled them at Rasa.

Clang, clang, clang~

Amid a shower of sparks and flashes, Rasa could only stop purifying and quickly use Gold Sand to shield his entire body.

A moment later, after sensing that the attacks around him had stopped, he opened a small gap and looked out... Exploding Tags covered the entire area around him!

"..."

I have something I really don't know whether I should fucking say!

Rasa sighed and continued reinforcing his defenses. But the force of Exploding Tags was not something that could be easily endured, especially when so many Stone Ninja released Exploding Tags together...

That power!

It made him want to throw up!

He hurriedly took advantage of the chaos to sell off the Gold Sand that had finished its work, then consumed Chakra again to gather more Gold Sand.

It felt like buying equipment while running a dungeon.

The only problem was that the online recycling price was terrible. What a garbage game!

He hurriedly downed one of the dozen Red Potions he had drawn. Sure enough, quite a bit of his strength instantly returned!

Were these Stone Ninja finally getting serious this time?

Rasa's eyes narrowed, anger filling his face. Then, after gathering the Gold Dust around himself again... he turned and ran!

There were so many Jonin. He was not an idiot!

Logically speaking, Rasa's strength should have been enough to solo the One-Tail in the desert and even seal it away afterward. But he had only been here for a month. He needed time to adapt to Ninja combat too!

He was not the Third Raikage, who fought ten thousand Ninja alone in this battle for three days and three nights before dying from exhaustion!

Ah~, that had not happened yet.

Meanwhile...

"Fuck!"

Seeing all the Stone Ninja stare dumbfoundedly at Rasa, who had run away again while dispersing his Chakra and then gathering it again as he fled.

If they still did not realize that this so-called Disciple of the Third Kazekage had no secret weapon, then they were unworthy of calling themselves Ninja!

"Chase him! He dared to toy with us Stone Ninja!"

The Stone Ninja Commander's face alternated between green and white as he waved for the Stone Ninja to catch up.

But why did this Sand Ninja gather Chakra one moment, then disperse it the next?!

Could it be...

He seemed to recall something. His eyes narrowed, and an overwhelming rage that could not be vented seemed to surge within his chest!

Mentally devastated and delirious... Perhaps this Disciple of the Third Kazekage had suffered severe mental trauma and could not perfectly refine his Chakra?

At that thought, the Stone Ninja Commander panted heavily and angrily pointed ahead. "He's a liar! Get him!"

"Yes!"

"???"

Who was a liar?

What had he lied about?

Rasa glanced behind him at the Stone Ninja Commander, who wanted to kill him in fury, and felt rather wronged. He had not said a single word from the moment he started running until now, okay?

How had he become a liar?

He sighed helplessly, but the situation before him did not allow him to think too much. If he did not run quickly, he might truly be beaten to death by the mob.

Looking at the money he had finally saved up for another lottery draw.

He hesitated for a moment...

Waiting for one hundred thousand would take too long. Better draw now!

Then, gritting his teeth, he directly tapped the draw button. What was going on with the Sand Ninja? Why had they not come to support him yet?

Just as the thought crossed his mind...

"Ding~"

A crisp, festive chime rang out.

Rasa's eyes widened as he looked at the item on the interface!

"This is?! Did I finally get something good?"

At this moment.

On the Sand Ninja's side.

After escaping Kusagakure's encirclement, the Sand Ninja found a place where they could rest for a while.

"Moomu, what do we do now?" A Sand Ninja looked worriedly at the temporary commander whom Lord Rasa had appointed in the critical moment. "There are so many Stone Ninja... Lord Rasa must be in great danger right now."

"This..."

Moomu looked at his companions, whose faces all showed concern. Just as he was about to nod and lead the Sand Ninja to provide support, he... remembered Lord Rasa's serious expression before leaving, that heartfelt look, that trusting gaze...

I absolutely cannot betray Lord Rasa's trust!

A determined expression immediately appeared on his face as he looked at the Sand Ninja present. "No! We absolutely cannot disappoint Lord Rasa! Lord Rasa drew the Stone Ninja away alone so that we could survive. We absolutely cannot let Lord Rasa's painstaking efforts go to waste."

He raised his fist, his expression shining with conviction.

"Swear to Defend Sunagakure!"

As soon as he finished speaking...

"Swear to Defend Sunagakure!"

The other Sand Ninja also raised their fists and shouted with determined expressions.

"We absolutely cannot disappoint Lord Rasa!"