After the Third Kazekage disappeared.
Rasa did not immediately assume the position of Kazekage.
To take office smoothly, he had to constantly placate and win over the elders.
While the Third Kazekage was still around, Sunagakure's elders naturally kept themselves in line.
After he disappeared, the elders began showing their true colors. Making outrageous demands was nothing unusual.
As time passed, the elders grew increasingly bolder and greedier.
Sunagakure's internal crisis erupted as a result.
On the surface, Sunagakure remained powerful, but in this Shinobi World War, they would undoubtedly be the losers.
That was what it meant to be beset by troubles within and without.
One morning.
Thirteen Shadow Clones vanished at once, and all their experiences flowed back into the original body.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Akira Sarutobi, who had been using his downtime to interrogate Maki, suddenly had an epiphany. After a week of training, he perfected the fusion of wind and earth, successfully creating Magnet Release Chakra.
"Magnet Release..."
As Akira Sarutobi performed the technique, his Chakra resonated with the building beneath him.
Through remote sensing, he stirred the magnetic force of the earth underground.
Fine noises came from some of the construction materials in this suite of the luxury hotel.
Then, the magnetic force drawn up from underground—or rather, the power of the earth's magnetic poles—entered Akira Sarutobi's body.
This was borrowing strength, using a small force to move a great weight.
Akira Sarutobi used himself as a conduit to borrow the Power of the Earth.
Though it was only an insignificant trace, it was still an astronomical amount for a human.
In an instant, Akira Sarutobi, who had freeloaded the Power of the Earth, produced a series of crackling sounds from his bones and muscles.
This power condensed temporarily within Akira Sarutobi's body, like a