The Third Kazekage

In the Kazekage's Office, the Third Kazekage—with his blue hair, yellow eyes, and white Kazekage Robe worn over a blue Ninja Garb—was reviewing the mission report submitted by Souya.

After a careful review, a smile appeared on the Kazekage's face as he said, "Well done!"

"It is all thanks to your expert guidance, Teacher!" Souya stood to the side and said respectfully.

"It is my good fortune to have received a disciple like you!" The Kazekage waved his hand, then continued, "How is your training with the Magnet Release Scroll I gave you? Are there any problems?"

"I have mastered the nature transformation of wind and earth reasonably well, but I am not yet proficient in coordinating the chakra ratio to combine the two. It may still take some time before I can truly use Magnet Release," Souya answered honestly.

Although this body he inhabited after transmigrating possessed familiar black hair and black eyes and a decent appearance, it lacked any Kekkei Genkai. Under Souya's grueling training, his chakra was only slightly higher than that of an average person, not worth mentioning compared to those gifted with a Sage Body.

His only advantage was his Soul Power. The Soul Source from Blue Star had nourished and repaired this body, leaving his soul strength at least half again as high as that of an ordinary ninja. The most direct effect of this was manifested in Souya's astonishing chakra control.

With such outstanding chakra control, he had learned the techniques for manipulating Chakra Threads for Puppet Technique at the Ninja Academy almost instantly, leaving his teachers there full of praise.

It might also be because they shared a talent for being excellent Puppet Masters that Sasori was willing to interact with Souya; after all, the world of geniuses is something ordinary people cannot understand.

However, after being taken as a disciple by the Third Kazekage, Souya ceased his studies related to the Puppet Technique, because in the eyes of the Kazekage lineage, no matter how powerful a puppet was, it was not worth mentioning in the face of Magnet Release.

Magnet Release could directly manipulate and destroy the metal components inside a puppet, causing a Puppet Master to lose their reliance.

Therefore, starting a few years ago, under the Kazekage's guidance, Souya had been practicing the nature transformations of wind and earth, then attempting to combine the two to derive Magnet Release.

However, before Souya could succeed, another Magnet Release ninja had already appeared in Sunagakure: Rasa, who had also received guidance from the Third Kazekage!

Unlike the Kazekage's Iron Sand, the Magnet Release he mastered involved controlling Gold Sand.

At Souya's request, the Magnet Release he practiced was naturally directed toward the Gold Sand path of Rasa.

There was no other reason; anyone could distinguish the value between black iron and gold.

Launching a sky full of golden, glittering Gold Sand was undoubtedly a much higher-class act than controlling gloomy, black iron particles.

Souya added another reason: having one more Magnet Release ninja who could control Gold Sand would bring another huge source of funding to Sunagakure.

"Not bad! To be able to touch the threshold of Magnet Release at your age without a Kekkei Genkai is enough to prove your talent!" The Kazekage nodded with satisfaction.

Next, the Kazekage asked about some details of Souya's mission and the current state of Sasori.

After all, he had seen Sasori's previous withdrawn state with his own eyes, and as one of the rare geniuses of Sunagakure, he did not want to see Sasori sink into darkness.

"Oh? So, you want to re-establish a life goal for Sasori to activate his withered heart?" The Kazekage looked at Souya in surprise. Even as the Kazekage, he always felt he couldn't quite see through this disciple.

This young man's head always seemed to pop with many strange ideas, and upon closer inspection, they were quite logical.

"Yes, Teacher!" Souya replied.

"Then... how do you know that Konoha has a Forbidden Jutsu that can summon the dead back to the world?" The Kazekage's expression grew somewhat solemn.

"Teacher, whether or not Konoha has this Forbidden Jutsu is not important. As long as Konoha is our enemy, that is enough!" Souya said meaningfully.

Even the Kazekage narrowed his eyes at this moment, re-evaluating this meticulous disciple.

Souya, dressed in simple blue clothes, did not evade his gaze, only responding with a smile.

The Kazekage thought about it and realized Souya was right. No matter how strange or genius he was, as long as he was a ninja of Sunagakure, that... was enough!

And speaking of geniuses...

The Yellow Flash, who was gaining fame in Konoha, had mastered the most difficult Space-Time Ninjutsu...

The Kazekage quietly clenched his fists. If the Yellow Flash was truly as the intelligence reports described, combined with the "Sannin"... how long would Sunagakure have to wait to obtain fertile land?

After a moment of silence, the Kazekage looked at Souya again, thinking to himself, "Perhaps this guy will also become a figure like the 'Sannin'..."

"Your method is excellent. I had originally intended to guide Sasori personally for a while to see if I could untie the knot in his heart. Since you have said so, I will cooperate with you when the time comes!" After the Kazekage finished speaking, he lowered his head to process the documents on his desk.

"Then Teacher, I will head back first!"

The Kazekage waved his hand, and Souya turned and walked out of the office.

Yellow. Walking onto the street, everything that met the eye was essentially in shades of yellow, with only a few newly opened shops adding some colorful decorations to their storefronts.

But under the relentless erosion of the yellow sand day and night, sooner or later, these vibrant colors would be assimilated by this desert.

The wind was not strong today. The streets were bustling with crowds, the sound of hawking was endless, and there were some merchant caravans that were clearly from foreign lands, finding an empty space to loudly promote their goods.

These exotic porcelains, clothes, and cosmetics naturally attracted a large group of young women; after all, the caravans knew what immense energy women possessed in the consumer market.

Souya only glanced at the goods a few times before shifting his gaze to the gathered women.

To be fair, although Sunagakure ranked at the bottom of the five great ninja villages in terms of strength and resources, Souya felt that if it came to the average production rate of beauties, Sunagakure firmly held the top spot.

These young girls had fair skin and pretty faces, with hair colors of gold or brown, and the youthful aura displayed in every smile and frown was palpable.

This caused the merchants of the caravans to promote their goods even more vigorously, their tongues wagging incessantly.

After treating his eyes, Souya continued forward, walking toward the outside of the village.

Although he had a simple room in the village, his destination for this trip was a Temple outside the village.

The Temple was quite spacious, surrounded by high, rising earthen walls that looked exceptionally sturdy, the surface of which bore the traces of time, telling of the ruthlessness of the passing years.