Rasa's so-called solution was nothing more than using his Magnet Release to gather gold, then selling it for funds.
The "gold sand" mentioned here was not the "Gold Dust" Rasa usually used. The latter was merely sand particles containing red iron, created with chakra, while the former was genuine gold.
Even with Rasa's Magnet Release bloodline limit, he could only collect it bit by bit in desert regions containing gold mines!
For ordinary people, this might have been an excellent way to get rich. But for the dignified Kazekage, personally raising funds this way was an extremely humiliating act. Which of the leaders of the other major ninja villages ever worried about money? Yet Rasa had to personally "mine" for it. It truly was enough to make one blush with shame.
Chiyo understood what Rasa meant and could not help saying in shock, "Lord Kazekage! If people find out about this, your reputation..."
"Reputation?" Rasa said with a gloomy expression. "We lost that long ago! I don't care if I gain another stain on my name! As long as Sunagakure can grow stronger, who would dare laugh at me?"
"Well said!" Ebizo praised him with a broad smile. "Lord Kazekage, setting aside your pride for the sake of the village—truly admirable!"
Because of his past capture, Ebizo had once possessed the worst reputation in Sunagakure and was often mocked. If Rasa could share some of that pressure, Ebizo could not have wished for more. On top of that, the funding issue would be resolved. So he discreetly gave Chiyo a look, signaling her not to stop him.
After receiving the signal, Chiyo sighed, then nodded with a bitter smile. "Then Lord Kazekage will have to suffer this indignity!"
While Sunagakure's three senior officials were worrying over funds, the upper