Black Zetsu Wanted Hiko Dead!

In Rasa's eyes, it was one thing for Grandma Chiyo to think he was inferior to Hiko. But if he could not even measure up to the Sannin and Hatake Sakumo, how could he continue serving as Sunagakure's Fourth Kazekage? How could he lead Sunagakure toward prosperity and strength?!

Therefore, Rasa wanted to prove himself—to prove himself to Grandma Chiyo. And the best way to do that was to defeat Konoha's White Fang and Konoha's Three Legendary Sannin.

He believed that Grandma Chiyo would definitely acknowledge him then.

Grandma Chiyo glanced at Rasa but said nothing. He was right: the failure of a probing attack proved nothing. War tested a village's overall strength; it could not be decided by one or two defeats.

However, Grandma Chiyo had no interest whatsoever in Rasa wanting to challenge Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Hatake Sakumo.

Rasa was still very young at this point and lacked the composure and calmness he would possess in the future. But after suffering a major setback, he would understand what a gap in strength truly meant.

Grandma Chiyo had once thought she was no worse than Hiko. But what was the result? Hiko could crush her with ease. Puppets? To Hiko, those things were nothing more than decorations.

Even the Third Kazekage, hailed as the strongest Kazekage, could only run when he encountered Hiko. Grandma Chiyo herself was capable, but she was not qualified to stand against him.

In a massive underground space somewhere, Uchiha Madara, who had grown so old that he was practically at death's door, lowered his head as he listened to the information Black Zetsu had gathered.

Ever since giving his eyes to Nagato, Uchiha Madara spent most of his time with his head lowered. If he did not, he would expose his two hollow, terrifying