Why (Fourth Update)

"Hokage, are you here to retrieve the equipment?"

Only about ten people from Hidden Sand Village remained unconverted, while all the Konoha Ninja had been converted.

In other words, Konoha can prepare to pack up and go home, which is why Rasa asked this question.

Rasa, whose excitement was palpable, was still teetering on the edge of euphoria; otherwise, he wouldn't have asked such a irrational question.

Ren continued to smile at Rasa, which gradually brought her back to her senses.

Knowing that if the equipment were to be taken back, there couldn't possibly be only two people, Rasa felt slightly awkward.

"Hokage, what brings you here?"

In high spirits but slightly embarrassed, Rasa used a rare polite tone when asking Ren a question.

"Go over there."

Ren glanced at a corner, gestured to Rasa, and then led Orochimaru in that direction.

"It would be best if the Kazekage accompanied a trustworthy and highly skilled researcher."

Ren's voice rang in Rasa's ears, Rasa looked around in surprise at the crowd who hadn't reacted at all.

I know this is the legendary Mangekyou Sharingan eye technique.

After a moment's thought, Rasa pulled the head of the researchers from Hidden Sand Village towards Ren, who was already waiting in the corner.

"Lord Kazekage, what are you doing? I need to record data!"

The researchers from Hidden Sand Village asked, puzzled.

Rasa offered no explanation and continued on his way.

Like those in Konoha, the researchers chose to be the last to undergo the conversion. At this point, the remaining dozen or so people from Hidden Sand Village set up the equipment themselves and lay down inside.

The researcher kept turning back, wanting to go back and continue his observations.

"Alright, I'll let you receive the power of the Dragon Vein separately later!"

Seeing that the researcher still longed to return, Rasa offered some words of comfort.

Rasa didn't know how to evaluate these guys. On the one hand, they were incredibly hardworking, putting in more effort than anyone else.

To be honest, after fiddling with it for several days, I still haven't figured it out.

With the outstanding achievements of Konoha as a precedent, Rasa had no choice but to take these less capable researchers seriously.

After Rasa and his men reunited with Ren.

Instead of speaking directly, Ren created black marks on his palm and began to expand into the void.

"Don't worry, Kazekage, it's just a simple soundproof barrier."

To explain briefly, in case Rasa has a stress reaction.

After the barrier was formed, sensing the faint Chakra reactions around him, Rasa did not immediately believe it.

Instead, he lightly touched the barrier, and only after confirming that it could be easily and violently broken did Rasa basically believe Ren's words.

Completely believing is impossible, otherwise Rasa wouldn't be alive today.

At this moment, Rasa's expression also became unusually serious; this demeanor suggested that it was not a simple matter.

Rasa naturally remembered Orochimaru, who was by Ren's side; he was one of Konoha's researchers and held a very high position.

Without saying a word, Rasa looked at Ren with a slight hint of doubt.

Ren didn't seem to care about Rasa's reaction and spoke quite casually.

"Don't be nervous, the Kazekage, Hidden Sand Village, and Konoha are now completely comrades."

Ren's confident and resolute demeanor made Rasa tense up, and she wanted to run away, but then she seemed to remember something.

His figure then became somewhat timid, as if he had completely given up.

It may have seemed like only a moment, but in that short time, a whole drama unfolded in Rasa's mind.

There's a problem; Konoha's technology is flawed!

This was an almost instinctive idea that Rasa had, Konoha used this method to control Hidden Sand Village.

He wanted to resist, he wanted to escape, but then he thought of most of Hidden Sand Village's elite troops, and how he, the Kazekage, and many other high-ranking officials had all been modified by Konoha's technology.

Rasa chose to lie down.

Ren, who had been watching Rasa closely, noticed Rasa's series of unusual behaviors and roughly guessed what she was thinking.

He found it slightly amusing, but this wasn't the time for such morbid curiosity, Ren had no intention of going along with Rasa's ideas.

"It seems Kazekage has misunderstood something. Let the person beside me explain."

Orochimaru did not refuse and began to explain, most of which was for the researcher next to Rasa.

However, Rasa could understand some of the simpler parts.

After a long while, Orochimaru finished his narration.

"Impossible, impossible!"

That researcher developed similar psychological problems to those guys from Konoha back then.

"But it is a fact. I believe you have the data; verifying it shouldn't be difficult."

As if they had found a lifeline, the Hidden Sand Village researchers took out paper and pen and began to perform calculations according to Orochimaru's instructions.

As if trying to prove Orochimaru wrong, his hands trembled more and more as he performed calculations.

Rasa wasn't much better.

The words "Sage of Six Paths," "Chakra," and "true essence" flashed through his mind.

Like Ren, Rasa did not believe that the Sage of Six Paths was doing such a big thing just for fun.

If you just honestly act like an ignorant ninja and continue using Chakra, maybe nothing will happen, after all, ninjas have existed for thousands of years.

But now, everything is irreversible!

Rasa also understood what Ren meant by "partner."

As a Kage, Rasa possessed far greater mental fortitude than others, and he did not directly deny it, because the reactions of his subordinates clearly indicated that Konoha was not lying.

But Rasa didn't believe it entirely, because there was something he couldn't understand: Konoha knew all this, so why did they choose to continue?

Why not just continue being a fool, living a peaceful and carefree life as before?

You might feel resentful, but at least you're safe!

Rasa looked at Ren with a complicated expression. No one wants to be a scapegoat, Rasa should thank Ren for that.

However, the price of knowing the truth was standing completely against that mythical figure, and perhaps Hidden Sand Village would be utterly destroyed. This filled Rasa with resentment towards Ren.

Extremely complex emotions flashed in Rasa before he asked Ren.

"Why?"