Rasa's Restlessness

The entire Hidden Sand Village was shrouded in a huge shadow. Every Sand ninja felt as if they were being watched by a tiger, even the Fourth Kazekage and the higher-ups of the Hidden Sand Village.

A large group of Sand Ninja quickly gathered in the Kazekage's office; these Sand Ninja were mostly high-ranking members of the Hidden Sand Village.

Also present Chiyo, a living fossil from the Hidden Sand Village, and her younger brother Kaizo; the two of them traveled together to the Kazekage Building.

The two advisors from Hidden Sand Village, upon hearing that Konoha had directly dispatched troops to attack Hidden Sand Village and that Konoha's main force had gathered at the border, felt unprecedented pressure.

Chiyo that the Fourth Kazekage was flustered and restless, Chiyo immediately said, "Rasa, you are the Kazekage of Hidden Sand Village, and also the pillar of Hidden Sand Village's spirit. You should cheer up and pull yourself together."

Looking at the fearful and uneasy expressions on the faces of the Hidden Sand Village's leaders, Kaizo snorted twice and said very seriously, "Are you all cowards? The Konoha Ninja haven't even attacked yet, and you're already in a panic. If they really do invade, how can you protect the Hidden Sand Village?"

Upon hearing this, the Fourth Kazekage said with a serious expression, "Does Elder Kaizo have a good plan? Why don't you tell me? How should we defeat these Konoha Ninja and Uchiha Qingcheng?"

Elder Kaizo, seeing everyone's gaze fixed on him, let out another loud roar and said with a serious expression:

"If I had a better plan, why would I be here? Why not just deal with those Konoha Ninja directly? Or maybe we could hand over the Sand ninjas who killed Konoha Ninja to Konoha and see if we can make peace with Konoha and sign a new peace treaty. Otherwise, our Hidden Sand Village will be in danger."

Kaizo's words were like a bomb, instantly brightening the eyes of all the Hidden Sand Village's high-ranking officials. They all felt that this condition wasn't bad; as long as they gave up those few Sand Ninja, they could preserve the Hidden Sand Village.

An old man wearing a scarf said with a serious expression, "Elder Kaizo's suggestion is excellent. As long as we train the murderer, Konoha will have no reason to attack us. Then we can go to Konoha, sign a peace treaty, and everyone will live in peace."

Most of the high-ranking officials looked on in agreement, saying in unison, "Yes, yes, as long as we hand over the murderer, Konoha will have no reason to attack us."

Chiyo, the advisor, looked at everyone supporting her younger brother, then glanced at Rasa, and said with a serious expression, "Konoha's goals are probably more than this! If they're going to start a ninja village war with us just for a few ninjas, that's a joke."

Chiyo was born during the Warring States Period and was a contemporary of Hiruzen Sarutobi. She possessed extensive policy experience and had a keen eye for detail, immediately recognizing that Konoha's purpose for this trip was extraordinary.

Upon hearing Chiyo's words, Rasa immediately nodded and said with a serious expression:

"Their Konoha is planning to crush us and then extort a fortune from us, just like the Kumogakure did back then. They first started a war with us, then sent another force to attack the Land of Wind plunder all of its wealth for their Konoha."

Just then, a busty and beautiful female ninja directly voiced her opinion, saying with a serious expression:

"We can't win a fight, and they won't accept our surrender to Konoha. So what should we do? Are we just going to sit here and wait to die? If that's the case, we might as well just start a war with them. You want to be cowards and surrender? I'm not afraid of Konoha."

After saying that, the female ninja snorted coldly, looking at Rasa with utter disdain, as if to say, "I'm not giving you any face."

Upon hearing this, some of the warlike Sand Ninja immediately shouted, "Chief Pakura is right! We should go to war with Konoha! We should fight in the desert, our Sand Ninja's main battlefield! We can definitely defeat the Konoha Ninja there!"

Chiyo looked at Pakura, who was speaking with a barbed tongue, and a hint of anger flashed across her face. She then said with a gloomy expression, "Pakura, what nonsense are you talking about? Do you know what will happen if we go to war with Konoha? Just four years ago, the Shinobi World War broke out, and Konoha fought against three opponents and won a great victory."

At this point, Advisor Chiyo couldn't help but shudder, and said with a look of surprise, "The Fourth Raikage was strangled by the Konoha Police Force for three days, and even his front teeth were knocked out. Now he's paying reparations to Konoha. The capital of the Land of Lightning was also attacked by Konoha Ninja. What was once a very wealthy country has been robbed into poverty, and it hasn't recovered yet."

Hearing this, Pakura still showed a hint of stubbornness on his face, and then said, "Then we should go to war with Konoha. Only in this way can we protect our village."

Kaizo frowned slightly as he looked at Pakura, who still showed a hint of stubbornness, and said with a serious expression, "Four years ago, Ōnoki was hung in the sky like a kite by members of the Konoha Police Force. Then Iwagakure surrendered and paid Konoha more than 10 billion yen in war reparations, plus a Four-Tails Jinchuriki. Now, more than four years have passed, and Ōnoki's back still hasn't recovered."

Pakura's original fate was to become a political sacrifice for the Hidden Sand Village, sold to the Hidden Mist Village by the Fourth Kazekage. She was chosen because of Pakura fierce fighting prowess, having killed the most Kirigakure members on the battlefield.

Meanwhile, the Kirigakure harbored deep hatred for Pakura and demanded that the Kazekage of the Hidden Sand Village, if he wanted to sign a peace treaty, must first send Pakura to the Kirigakure so they could execute her and quell the Hidden Kirigakure's anger.

The Fourth Kazekage readily agreed, and in the end, Pakura became the sacrifice for the peace treaty between the two villages, brutally stabbed to death by the Kirigakure ninja with Kunai. Her smooth back was covered in Kunai.

Now, due to the butterfly effect, Terumi Mei launched a coup ahead of schedule and defeated the Fourth Mizukage, indirectly changing history. Therefore, the Fourth Kazekage Rasa, hasn't had time to sell Pakura off yet.

Pakura held high prestige in Hidden Sand Village, and some Sunagakure ninja had even begun secretly supporting Pakura becoming the Fifth Kazekage. This gave Rasa a warning sign, and he began to regard Pakura as an unstable factor.

Now, seeing Pakura arguing with him, the Fourth Kazekage was furious. He made a decision and Rasa spoke:

"Who killed the Konoha Ninja is no longer important. I've heard that the Fifth Hokage is extremely lecherous, and that Konoha has a great fondness for female ninjas with Kekkei Genkai. We should send such a female ninja in exchange for peace."

The high-ranking members of the Hidden Sand Village all looked thoughtful upon hearing these words.