The Know-It-All King
Rasa was in a very good mood at this moment. He brought the teacup he had been holding for a long time to his lips and drank it all in one gulp.
Ren continued the poem with great elegance.
In terms of mood, Ren and Rasa were about the same, both quite good.
Having another ally, whether useful or not, is a good thing. This isn't like Kirigakure and Hidden Cloud Village; Hidden Sand Village will definitely be in cahoots with Konoha from now on.
Ren played the role of Jiang Ziya, waiting for those willing to take the bait.
It is better to take the straightforward path than to seek the crooked one.
Having returned to normal, Ren, while still prioritizing profit, also showed a touch more humanity and refrained from resorting to any means to drag Hidden Sand Village into his schemes.
They offered an exorbitantly low price, but Hidden Sand Village still took the bait without hesitation.
Ren was certain that Hidden Sand Village had misunderstood something, so with a bit of curiosity, he asked Rasa for the reason.
"Hokage, at a time like this, there's no need to hide anything. We, the Hidden Sand Village, already know that Konoha has mastered the technology to popularize Sage Mode!"
Rasa replied with a hint of smugness.
Ren was slightly taken aback.
Seeing that Ren was still putting on an act in front of him, Rasa continued.
"Hokage, you probably don't know this, but our village's Third Hokage was a descendant of Ryūchi Cave. Although he didn't inherit the Senjutsu Mode, he still knew a little about it. Konoha popularized the Sage Mode from Mount Myōboku."
Rasa took a sip of tea and moistened his lips.
"Don't worry, Hokage, this matter will be a top secret in Hidden Sand Village. It won't get out. Hidden Sand Village will still need to rely on Konoha in the future!"
Rasa and the other high-ranking members of the Hidden Sand Village Sect were well aware that the Hidden Sand Village had been weak for many years and could not be changed overnight.
Serving as Konoha's underling for a while is nothing. Hidden Sand Village needs to do now is to exchange resources for power, use power to buy time, and finally rely on time to acquire technology.
The Hidden Sand Village's idea is excellent and correct, but only if the fundamental premise is sound.
Ren could only exclaim, "Wow!"
No wonder Hidden Sand Village and Konoha are so similar; even the Third Hokage is full of talented people. It's like Konoha has a sleeping dragon, and Hidden Sand Village has a phoenix chick, isn't it!
The Crouching Dragon held absolute power, while the Young Phoenix died young.
Ren connected the concept of true energy to the Sage Mode of Mount Myōboku.
Although their essence is different, their manifestations are indeed very similar.
The Sage Mode of the Three Great Sage Lands is something that has been mentioned in Hidden Sand Village, let alone in the village of Sunagakure.
Even if we were to go to Konoha, Kakashi, as Minato's disciple, would probably only be able to come up with some vague and ambiguous answers if asked to talk about the Sage Mode of Mount Myōboku.
It's easy to understand Hidden Sand Village would misunderstand.
What could Ren say in response? He could only offer a slightly bitter smile.
"Kazekage, Sunagakure is fortunate to have Third Kazekage!"
Ren the subject.
"Although Hidden Sand Village already knows, it's still not advisable to discuss it too deeply!"
You've said it well, stop talking.
"Hokage, I've heard you're quite interested in the Ancient Kingdom of Roran. How about we discuss it?"
Rasa gave him an "I understand" look and immediately changed the subject.
Looking at Rasa's knowing-it-all expression, Ren thought to himself.
No, you don't understand anything!
But Ren didn't refuse, and he and Rasa started chatting idly, deepening their friendship.
Three more days passed quickly.
After reaching a deal with Hidden Sand Village, Ren slightly adjusted the plan, and that afternoon, half of the ninja from Konoha and half from Hidden Sand Village were converted.
Three days have passed, Konoha Ninja had already completed their transformation two days ago.
Now, all the ninjas of Sunagakure are about to be completely transformed.
Konoha's researchers began new research in a large house built by Yamato long after the Konoha Ninja had completed their transformation.
A summary of the patterns in time travel.
The goal is not to understand the principles of time travel and then replicate it.
Instead, by summarizing its patterns, Ren can consume the least amount of energy and make more accurate and numerous trips during subsequent trips.
As for operating the equipment, the Konoha researchers also taught the Hidden Sand Village researchers.
Of course, this is just the method of operation.
Today marks the transformation of the last batch of Sunagakure Hidden Sand Village in the Ancient Kingdom of Roran, and it is also the moment when Rasa will undergo his transformation.
Ren came all the way from the researchers' area, not to watch Rasa undergo transformation.
Instead, he felt that once Rasa became one of his own, he should tell him the truth.
To address some technical issues, Ren also brought Orochimaru along.
The conversion process has been running smoothly for six days, so there shouldn't be any problems at this point.
After Rasa emerged from the cabin, he was filled with the same shock as everyone else. No matter how detailed other people's descriptions were, it was not as good as experiencing it for himself.
After the initial shock, Rasa immediately spotted Ren, who stood out from the crowd, smiling at him.
That trusting gaze gave Rasa a strange feeling.
At the same time, in a gap between the Pure Land and the Impure World, a majestic and enormous illusory body opened its eyes.
[Thoughts/Remarks] (Unrelated to the main text)
There are two more chapters today, but I have some things I just need to say.
Before I knew it, I had reached 900,000 words. Thank you to all the readers who have persevered until now.
As a newcomer writing a book, there are too many shortcomings, and the results are predictably lackluster.
Fortunately, I have always had the support of some readers, which has kept me from giving up.
Apart from Konoha, the other four major ninja villages and the Akatsuki have all made their appearances.
The story is nearing its final stage, and there will be no further developments regarding Boruto.
Naruto's story ends with Shippuden, and Ren's story will also end with Kaguya.
Slight spoiler: there won't be a bad ending.
Since it's a happy ending, the Ōtsutsuki Clan is definitely not a threat, the Shinobi World will be safe, but the era of ninjas will come to an end.
I'm setting a goal: I hope this book will surpass one million words.
Finally, I would like to thank all the readers once again.