No Reason to Spare Rasa

Outside the clan grounds!

Watching Rasa not far ahead, blue light surged around Kakashi's body, and not a trace of emotion remained in his eyes.

As for Rasa, the former Fourth Kazekage of Sunagakure and an ambitious leader, Kakashi had never held even the slightest favorable impression of him. During his tenure as Kazekage—and even before becoming Kazekage—Rasa had always been hostile toward Konoha.

It had even been Rasa who proposed blaming the mysterious disappearance of the Third Kazekage on Konoha.

During his time as Kazekage, he had repeatedly provoked Konoha both openly and covertly. In the end, he had even led the Sand ninja in an attempt to wage war against the Land of Fire.

And just now, although Rasa had come here under someone else's control and intended to harm Naruto, Kakashi had no intention of considering any of that. No matter how he thought about it, he could find no reason to spare Rasa.

Kakashi's exposed right eye narrowed slightly, a chilling glint flashing through it. In an instant, his figure vanished.

At the same time, Rasa seemed to sense something. Without the slightest hesitation, chakra surged through his body, and a mass of gold dust instantly appeared before him, blocking his path.

At the same time, a blue figure entered his vision. It was Kakashi.

Whoosh!

A piercing sound tore through the air. The silver short blade that had been embedded in the ground began to tremble violently, blue arcs of electricity appearing over its edge once more.

It was as though some immense force of attraction had seized the silver short blade.

The next moment, it tore free from the ground and shot through the air. In the blink of an eye, it landed directly in Kakashi's hand.

Crackle! Crackle!

With the short blade in