Edo Tensei Rasa

Kankuro and Natsuki emerged from the gourd, and Kankuro's complexion had improved considerably.

At least there was still one last glimmer of hope amid the despair.

Kankuro had already stored Gaara and Fū's bodies away. As a puppeteer, he always carried Storage Scrolls with him.

They now had to rush over and rendezvous with Temari as quickly as possible. Otherwise, an even greater upheaval might break out in Sunagakure.

After coming out, Kankuro summoned two people and whispered something into their ears.

The two Sand Ninja nodded and immediately ran toward the village.

These two were Kankuro's most trusted men. Only they were suited to handle certain matters.

"The rest of you, go back and settle the examinees for now. The exam is temporarily suspended. Gaara is fine, he's only injured. We'll talk once the Fourth Kazekage returns!"

"Yes!"

The people of Sunagakure also breathed a sigh of relief. As long as Gaara was fine, that was enough.

After a few leaps, everyone vanished completely from the scene.

Natsuki cast an Ultra-Light-Weight Rock Technique on Kankuro, allowing him to fly as well.

After giving it a try, Kankuro quickly learned to fly freely.

The two flew together in Rasa's direction.

Finding one's bearings in the desert was not easy, but Kankuro was a local and would not get lost.

Temari and a large group of Sand Village ninja had gathered here.

Every one of them wore a grave expression, as though their parents had died.

In reality, there was not much difference.

Because the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, was dead.

Moreover, the middle portion of his body was simply gone. Only half a corpse lay in the sand dunes.

Temari had brought twenty elites with her. They were all the pillars of Sunagakure's elite forces, yet none had expected to encounter