There were still many areas in the village that needed Granny Chiyo's help, yet she directly announced her retirement. Rasa could only swallow the bitter pill alone. He couldn't possibly risk being cursed out by trying to drag Granny Chiyo back out, could he?
What drove Rasa mad was that after eagerly rushing to Konoha, he learned that Lord Hokage Uchiha Ronglin had already left Konoha and was not even within the Land of Fire. Rasa's expression changed on the spot, and he nearly flew into a rage. Ronglin was doing this on purpose.
Why Can Others Do It, but Not Me?
He was deliberately messing with Rasa, making him look bad.
Rasa had come to Konoha, only to find that the man was absent, leaving him stuck in an awkward position in Konoha.
If he could, Rasa truly wanted to turn around and leave immediately. But before this matter was settled, could he leave?
Of course not. Since he couldn't, he could only obediently accept being shut out and wait for Ronglin to return. There was no other option.
Days passed one after another. Rasa asked several times, but every answer he received was that Ronglin had yet to return.
By the time Ronglin returned to Konoha, Rasa had already waited there for more than ten days. Those ten days had been anything but easy for Rasa, especially with Iwagakure and Kumogakure sharpening their knives against Sunagakure.
"Lord Hokage, Rasa has been in the village for over ten days. Will you see him?"
After taking a stroll through Amegakure and returning to the village, Ronglin naturally had a mountain of matters waiting for him to handle.
But compared to those troublesome affairs, Uchiha Diqin immediately told Ronglin about Rasa first.
"Only ten days?" Ronglin said without even raising his