"Yeah. Who could have imagined that I'd get to see a sight like this one day?"
While the siblings chatted, Rasa climbed up the Sand-Blocking Wall and joined Chiyo and Ebizo.
"Elders, aren't you amazed?"
Chiyo smiled and nodded. "We certainly are. A forest that grew overnight! Lord Torifu really is a wonder."
Rasa agreed. "Exactly! So I'm thinking of reopening the Metallurgy Project. What do you think?"
Chiyo and Ebizo exchanged a glance before answering. "Metallurgy is a good way to make money, but the less gold dust there is in the desert, the weaker you'll become. You need to know where to draw the line."
Rasa's ability was to control gold dust. If there was no gold dust in the sand, he wouldn't be able to use his unique Magnet Release.
Rasa nodded. "I understand. Please don't worry, Elders. I know what I'm doing."
"If that's the case, then go ahead. I told you from the beginning that I wouldn't interfere with your decisions. Just think of me as a carefree recluse. You don't need to concern yourself with us."
Rasa scratched his head. Elder Chiyo might say that, but how could he not ask for her opinion?
She was the First Kazekage's Wife and one of Sunagakure's greatest benefactors.
Elder Chiyo had also helped Sunagakure hold out through battle after battle.
"Then, Elders, I'll go notify the villagers to start smelting gold dust."
"Go ahead."
At Rasa's word, the villagers immediately sprang into action.
Sunagakure had already built many gold-smelting workshops, and now their fires were burning again.
Rasa led a large group of ninja deep into the desert to extract gold dust.
With a single jutsu, he drew out a vast amount of gold dust.
Unfortunately, it contained far too many impurities. Nearly seventy percent of