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But.

The Raikage couldn't understand the title in front of Rasa.

Worst Kazekage...?

There's a "worst" Kage?

What standard was used to judge him as the worst? Was it strength!?

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[Worst Kazekage - Rasa]: The Fourth Kazekage of the Sand Village.

Rasa introduced himself.

But.

[Tobirama Senju]: Shut up already, you worst Kazekage! Giving my older brother's One-Tail to you is a complete waste.

[Worst Kazekage - Rasa]: ...

Rasa actually shut up.

He had already suffered losses at the hands of the Senju brothers.

Both of them were impossibly strong.

Seeing Rasa quiet down, Onoki and the rookie Third Raikage understood...

The three of them were not welcome in this group.

However.

So, what is it now... are so many people in the group?

They found that the number of people in the group was 10.

Then...

Some people they knew, but most they didn't.

For example, who is this "Unmarriageable Older Single Woman"?

Who is "Honest Kisame" with such an interesting title?

And then... there's "Brother of Hashirama Senju," this guy is actually Madara Uchiha's brother, which is terrifying.

This title is frightening.

It's as if Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju got married.

That's why there's such a peculiar title.

[Tobirama Senju]: Allow me to introduce.

[Tobirama Senju]: Currently observing Kitahara Kaede for three hours daily, and then... now the Fourth Kazekage's daughter and son, thinking Kitahara Kaede who can use Wood Release is an ordinary person, are trying to abduct him.

[Third Tsuchikage Onoki]: Pfft...

Although being afraid of Madara Uchiha was somewhat embarrassing, Onoki felt he wasn't that ostracized in the group.

However.

As expected of the worst Kazekage, it's hilarious.

Even though he was a newcomer, he knew the group's name was — Kitahara Kaede Observation (^_-) Little Group.

And now, so many people from the legendary era are watching Kitahara Kaede... and you, the Fourth Kazekage's family, actually think Kitahara Kaede is just an ordinary person...??

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But.

Onoki wouldn't be laughing soon.

Because...

Wood Release!

Did someone in Konoha awaken Wood Release?

In that case... isn't that super terrifying!

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Kitahara Kaede watched Temari holding his hand.

It wasn't the first time he had been held by a girl; the Mizukage had set a good precedent before.

However, Temari's situation was clearly not... any good intentions or an attempt at seduction.

Judging from their dialogue...

It seemed they thought he was the weakest of Team 7... and then... hoped to recruit him to the Sand Village?

Oh no.

It shouldn't be like this.

If they thought he was weak, then recruiting him to the Sand Village would be pointless.

Kitahara Kaede understood.

Temari and Kankuro, being from the Sand Village, likely lacked experience.

That's why they had always thought Gaara, who was equipped with the One-Tail, was incredibly strong.

But... Gaara was sent flying by Naruto and Sasuke as soon as he appeared, which greatly surprised them.

So, they came to find him, who seemed harmless... to ask about the situation.

This meant that recruiting him to the Sand Village was a pretense; they likely wanted to extract information from him this way.

They wanted specific details about Naruto and Sasuke.

Kitahara Kaede now understood.

"I'm a member of Team 7, and a ninja of Konoha."

"I cannot go to other villages."

"Besides..."

"I believe that the weak also have their own ways of fighting," Kitahara Kaede said.

"How humble," Temari said. "So then..."

Temari paused. "Our Sand Village is rather ignorant. How did your two teammates train to become so strong?"

"Talent, I suppose," Kitahara Kaede replied. "Both of them are super geniuses."

He added as if an afterthought, "Unlike me."

"I see..." Temari seemed a little disappointed.

She looked at Kankuro, who nodded slightly.

The two of them didn't leave but sat down directly.

"Then let's have a meal together," Temari said. "My treat."

"Thank you."

Kitahara Kaede replied.

He was someone who didn't refuse invitations, so he didn't mind being treated.

Thus, he had dinner with them without revealing any information.

"..."

"..."

After the meal, Kitahara Kaede left directly, while Temari and Kankuro remained in place.

They could still see Kitahara Kaede's retreating figure.

"Temari, we don't have much living expenses. Now we've treated him to something so expensive, we'll have to be frugal for the next few days," Kankuro said after paying the bill and returning.

"I know," Temari replied. "But it's a shame we didn't get any information."

"It is a shame... but... did you fall for his good looks!" Kankuro immediately said. "You could have ordered the economical set meal just now, but you got him the most expensive one while we ate the cheaper options."

"Wasn't that to get information? If you're not willing to give a little, how can you expect others to give you information?" Temari retorted.

"Besides, I'm not someone with weak willpower, how could I be infatuated!"

Temari said seriously. "Have a little more faith in your sister!"

"..." Kankuro.

That's true.

Yeah, right.

Kankuro hadn't forgotten that when they first entered the village, Temari had praised the men of Konoha.

At the time, he thought Temari was looking at Sasuke in blue, but now, it seemed she was looking at this Kitahara Kaede.

The Sand Village's finances were in a dire state. The Land of Wind had been delaying and even reducing funding, so even the money they received was very little.

This time, their expenses in Konoha were allocated only twenty thousand ryo per person.

The meal they just had cost over twenty thousand ryo, but the Kononin Exam in Konoha was famously long, at least over a week.

So, not being frugal would be a problem.

Kitahara Kaede, walking ahead, took two more steps and suddenly found his forehead protector had loosened. He took it off and re-tied it.

Konoha's forehead protectors had a special characteristic: when worn, Will of Fire +999, Charm -1000.

But it was different when taken off.

Temari had just witnessed Kitahara Kaede take off his forehead protector.

She spoke softly.

"Konoha's men really are quite good—"

"It seems like it would be pretty great to take them straight back to the village." Temari said.

"Even if their strength isn't enough, at least they're easy on the eyes."

"Eh!?" Kankuro said, surprised.

"Hmm... Did I just say something?" Temari quickly reacted.

"..." Kankuro. "Probably... nothing."

Due to his extreme surprise, Kankuro's brain had subconsciously filtered it out.

He and Temari were siblings.

And with Gaara, they were a family of three.

However, Gaara had been a high-risk individual since childhood, and his father, Rasa's, pathological training methods had made Gaara incredibly brutal.

Even as Gaara's older brother, Kankuro had nearly been killed by Gaara multiple times, which is why he both detested and feared Gaara.

But Temari was different.

Temari was a normal person, but she was a genius in Wind Release.

She studied the Sand Village's traditional Wind Release and possessed great talent. Even her teacher, Baki, praised Temari as a once-in-twenty-years genius for the Sand Village.

And Temari was also very diligent.

So it seemed... she had no connection to things like romance, and was very reliable.

Therefore, Kankuro found the idea of Temari being in love with someone utterly inconceivable.

As a result, his brain had completely filtered out Temari's earlier infatuated comment.

"In any case."

Kankuro said, "Don't forget why we're looking for Kitahara Kaede."