The Fourth Kazekage Rasa, who had already decided to escape, glanced at Orochimaru and Jun Tianlin standing not far away, and a sinister smile quietly appeared on his lips.
The next second, Rasa's Chakra surged subtly, and his true form submerged into the underground desert, quickly heading towards the Sunagakure... In the end, what Rasa abandoned on the spot was merely a sand substitute!
"Bang"
Just a few seconds after Rasa used his Magnet Release ability to sneak through the underground desert, an explosion suddenly came from in front of him, rushing towards Rasa underground.
Feeling the force of the explosion, Rasa had no choice but to temporarily halt his escape act, emerge from the underground desert, and return to the surface.
This was unavoidable. Judging from the extent of the explosion, someone had clearly discovered his escape route and launched an attack to prevent him from leaving. If he didn't know better and stop, Rasa would probably face more than just an explosion!
"Hehehe, the dignified Fourth Kazekage, you've gambled away your dignity as a Kage Level powerhouse, reduced to using a sand decoy to attract attention while you hide underground and run away? Or perhaps you already know that with your strength, you can't possibly leave this place alive today, so you're trying to sneak away quietly?"
Just as Rasa appeared on the desert, Jun Tianlin's voice suddenly came from behind him, his words full of disdain, mocking him without any politeness.
Upon hearing Jun Tianlin's words, Rasa's expression suddenly darkened, turning ashen, and a surge of anger and killing intent gradually appeared in Rasa eyes.
"Indeed, my strength is inferior to yours, so I want to secretly escape back to Sunagakure, because Sunagakure cannot do without me, the Kazekage, without me, the leader!"
But since you've already found me, why the sarcasm? After all, I'm the highest leader of Sunagakure, and I have my dignity too...
Since I'm going to die anyway, I'll first eliminate your two great enemies for my Sunagakure... Originally, I didn't want to use this method, but you forced me to, you forced me to!"
At this point, Rasa's face was filled with madness, and the Chakra within his body began its final surge, circulating in a very strange manner... At the same time, Rasa's hands flew, and one Rasa hand seal after another appeared in his hands.
"Do you know why I chose to meet you here? Because... I know my strength is inferior to yours, Orochimaru, so, just to be on the safe side, I ultimately decided to meet you here!"
Originally, I only intended to use this technique to threaten you, not to actually use it. But since I can't leave this place today, I might as well let you all perish with me... Now, I'll show you the sealing technique left behind by the Third Kazekage after he destroyed the Country of Roran more than ten years ago, used to release the massive underground energy field of Rōran!
[PS: In the original work, the Dragon Vein was sealed by the Fourth Hokage, but because Naruto was too young for this part of the story, I changed the sealer to the Third Kazekage. Please don't mind!]
After speaking, Rasa's eyes gradually dimmed, and the vitality in his body rapidly dissipated. However, in contrast, the energy in his body reached an unprecedented peak at that moment.
"Hahahaha, die! Energy seal, open!"
The next second, after a burst of wild laughter, Rasa clasped his hands together and slammed them onto the desert ground... Immediately, the energy within Rasa's body surged wildly into the ground, and in just a moment, Rasa body became an empty shell, devoid of any remaining energy...
In that instant, having lost all his life energy, Rasa's eyes went completely dark, and he collapsed to the ground, utterly dead!
After hearing Rasa's words, Jun Tianlin had a premonition that the mysterious energy field beneath Rōran that Rasa mentioned was the Dragon Vein that could distort time and space and send people back to the past!
Sure enough, in just a few breaths, Jun Tianlin saw Rasa die mysteriously while trying to break some seal, which further confirmed his opinion.
After much deliberation, Jun Tianlin made a decisive decision to go and witness the mysterious Dragon Vein power that was capable of disrupting the power of space and time!
"Here you go, teacher, catch these two scrolls. This Rasa has broken some kind of seal, and something bad is bound to happen here. I think you should leave first... As for me, I want to stay and see what Rasa's next move is!"
Of course, teacher, you don't need to worry about my safety. When it comes to protecting myself, I'm definitely better than you!
Jun Tianlin turned to look at Orochimaru, then threw the black and red scroll in his hand at him before revealing a smile and speaking.
Upon hearing Jun Tianlin's words, Orochimaru wanted Jun Tianlin to leave with him, but seeing the excitement on his face, he knew it was pointless to say anything.
Because... Jun Tianlin's expression at this moment was exactly the same as his own when he entered into the research of forbidden techniques. As a fanatic of forbidden techniques research, Orochimaru naturally understood Jun Tianlin's current state very well.
"Well... be careful, Tianlin. Remember, if you see anything amiss, leave this place immediately," Orochimaru gently instructed Jun Tianlin before shaking his head helplessly. With a hand seal, his figure vanished from the spot without a trace.
At the same time, just as Orochimaru left this desert, a hundred meters below the desert, in a dilapidated palace, a small altar was faintly glowing. A huge amount of energy poured into the altar, causing it to shine brightly for a moment.
The next second, a beam of white light shot directly into the sky from the altar, bursting out of the desert and shooting towards the distant sky.