"Senior, if Lord Kazekage really was killed by Konoha, then who would become the Fourth Kazekage? Could Elder Chiyo come out of retirement and take the position herself?"
At Thread of Sky in Sunagakure, two guards took a break and went to the top to smoke. A young Sunagakure shinobi, curious, turned to the middle-aged man beside him and asked.
"No. Elder Chiyo is already old, and she lost an arm in the previous battle with Konoha."
"The Fourth Kazekage will definitely be chosen from among the younger elders or Jonin."
"Right now, Lord Rasa is the most likely candidate."
The middle-aged Sunagakure shinobi lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, and replied.
"Lord Rasa, huh? His Kekkei Genkai is a lot like Lord Kazekage's."
As the young man mused, he glanced at the sky in the distance and spotted a black speck flying toward them. He tugged at the middle-aged man beside him, pointed up, and asked,
"Senior, what's that?"
"It looks like it's flying this way."
Hearing the young man call out, the middle-aged man followed his pointing finger. His pupils suddenly shrank. The black speck in the sky abruptly turned into a giant toad, hurtling toward Thread of Sky.
"Enemy attack! We're under attack!"
"Enemy attack!!!!"
The middle-aged man first murmured in disbelief, then let out a terrified roar. At the same time, cries of "Enemy attack!" rang throughout Thread of Sky.
BOOM!!!!!!!!
A deafening explosion shattered the quiet afternoon. Even in Sunagakure, not far away, many keen-sensed shinobi heard it.
Atop the Thread of Sky gorge, a gigantic toad had appeared out of nowhere. As it dropped from the sky, the ground cracked, and chunks of earth and stone tumbled to the bottom of the gorge amid the violent tremors, prompting cries of alarm.
"Hey, kid,