Rasa, my lifetime of glory...
Intercepted?
Intercepted what?
Rasa looked utterly confused. He had been searching for the rogue ninja's trail these past few days. When had he ever clashed with Kakuzu?
Seeing Rasa's bewildered expression, Kakuzu grew even more irritated.
"I never expected the famed Rasa of the Magnet Release to be such a shameless coward. You stole my goods, yet you're still playing dumb."
Kakuzu's words only left Rasa even more confused.
"Fine! Since you've decided to keep pretending, I'll show you the evidence!"
Kakuzu reached into his chest and scattered a handful of golden sand toward Rasa.
As the Gold Dust flew toward Rasa, it froze in midair, gathered into a clump, and drifted to his side.
"This is my Gold Dust? How do you have my Gold Dust?"
Feeling that familiar connection through Chakra, Rasa confirmed that it was Gold Dust he had created, and his confusion deepened.
"You admit it now, right? You used Gold Dust ninjutsu to steal my goods. How are you going to compensate me for my losses?"
"I stole your goods?"
Rasa felt like he was being led in circles, but he roughly understood Kakuzu's purpose. Someone had used his Gold Dust ninjutsu to intercept Kakuzu's goods, so Kakuzu had come looking for trouble.
"No, I've been tracking rogue ninja around here these past few days. It was impossible for me to have stolen your goods."
"Then what is this Gold Dust? Are you saying someone other than you knows Gold Dust ninjutsu?"
Rasa was left speechless. Indeed, the most unbelievable part of this whole matter was that someone besides him could use Gold Dust ninjutsu, and the Gold Dust they controlled was identical to his.
Could it be some long-lost younger brother of his?
"The evidence is irrefutable, Rasa. You're