With that, Sarutobi Toru casually flung Rasa toward the Sand Shinobi.
"Cough, cough... Watch out!" The moment several Sand Shinobi caught Rasa, he shouted loudly. Sarutobi Toru had just had him by the throat, leaving him unable to speak. In truth, he had meant to tell his subordinates to get out of the way.
Though it looked humiliating, Rasa knew very well that even if all these Sunagakure ninja joined forces, they would have a hard time stopping a powerful ninja who had trained the Lightning Release Chakra Mode to the point where he no longer feared Rasa's Gold Dust Technique.
After all, whether it was the Sand Manipulation Technique or Puppet Technique, they had more than enough power in group battles but lacked the ability to break through defenses when facing top-tier experts one-on-one.
Ordinary ninja were all fragile glass cannons with high attack and low defense. That weakness was usually nothing serious, but against a heavily armored tank like the Lightning Release Chakra Mode, their inability to penetrate defenses became glaringly apparent.
For Sunagakure to kill such an expert, they would have to suffer thousands of ninja casualties. And that was assuming their opponent fought to the death instead of retreating.
Sunagakure did not have Combined Ninjutsu like Iwagakure's to alter the terrain and trap opponents. An expert using this kind of Chakra Mode could advance or retreat as he pleased and escape Sunagakure with ease.
By then, Sunagakure would suffer grievous losses and gain nothing at all. Wouldn't that be a massive loss? Therefore, even though Rasa had just been thoroughly humiliated by Sarutobi Toru, his desire to settle matters peacefully still prevailed.
It could not be helped. This was the late stage of the Third Shinobi World War, and every major ninja village had been severely