Not to mention that Rasa was already racking his brains over Sarutobi Toru's identity and abilities.
After grabbing several Sunagakure elders, Sarutobi Toru tossed them into the Reincarnation Warehouse, then used the Flying Thunder God to leave Sunagakure.
Sunagakure's higher-ups might have been experienced and strong-willed, but before Sarutobi Toru, who was proficient in Medical Ninjutsu, the Spirit Transformation Technique, and possessed the Hormone ability, getting information out of them had never been difficult.
His only concern was that those old ghosts might kill themselves once they realized things had gone wrong, leaving him empty-handed. That was why he had moved with incredible speed. While confronting Rasa, he had burst into the office when the high-ranking elders inside were completely unprepared, easily knocking them unconscious and capturing them.
After extracting the information, Sarutobi Toru did not spare their lives. He directly disposed of the bodies and scattered the remains across the desert.
"Born in the desert, buried in the desert. I've treated you old ghosts well enough," Sarutobi Toru muttered.
Fortunately, Chiyo and Ebizo had retired after the Third Shinobi World War. Otherwise, with those two experts in the Elder Council, capturing those Sand Village elders would probably have been troublesome.
"As for now, it's time to play the hero and save the beauty!" A smile appeared at the corner of Sarutobi Toru's lips.
"Going by the timing, Pakura still needs two days to reach the ambush site. Luckily, she's traveling to the Land of Water by ship. If this were a landlocked country, the battle would probably already be over."
"Although I didn't leave a Flying Thunder God Mark in this world, so I can't use the Flying Thunder God Technique, I can still travel with the Spirit Transformation Technique. It just wastes a little Chakra." As he thought