Looks like today was going to be another busy day!
Early in the morning, Rasa was woken up by Ebizo and dragged straight out of bed. Naturally, he was a little irritated, but when he saw Ebizo's slightly bruised eye sockets and dark bags beneath his eyes, the complaints caught in his throat and refused to come out.
Advisor Ebizo hadn't had it easy either~
Rasa understood the dark circles. He had heard that Advisor Ebizo had been staying up late quite frequently lately, so dark bags were hardly surprising.
As for the bruising...
In Sunagakure, anyone bold enough to beat up an elderly advisor like that... aside from that one person, there probably wasn't anyone else.
So compared to the frustration Advisor Ebizo had suffered, Rasa's little bit of morning grumpiness was nothing.
Only...
"Why did you call me over so early?"
Had the Alchemy Factory run out of Gold Dust?
Or had something gone wrong with Baki's business?
Or...
Did the old man have some other troublesome matter?
Rasa yawned and glanced at Advisor Ebizo, who looked unusually excited. Suddenly, he felt puzzled. Am I smelling something strange?
It was like... like...
But before Rasa could figure out how to describe it...
"Here, here... come take a look!"
Ebizo excitedly grabbed Rasa and pulled him forward.
Not long after.
"This is it, Kazekage! Look! This old man succeeded!!!"
"???"
Rasa looked doubtfully at Comrade Ebizo, who had spread his arms wide, wearing an expression that said, Behold the magnificent realm I have conquered!
The old guy... really did look happy~.
It was just that the bruising on his face rather ruined the picture.
With a sigh, Rasa shook his head and looked where Advisor Ebizo was pointing. Then... he froze?!
If he remembered correctly... aside from the little