The matter of the dragon vein had originally been uncertain, for one thing.
After all, this power was not something they could harness just because they wanted to.
The dragon vein's power was extremely violent by nature.
In fact, Sunagakure had studied its power back then.
But it was so violent that they could not harness it at all.
Besides, they had no idea how to use the thing.
It was anything but easy to handle.
And after Minato Namikaze sealed it away...
They thought it over and stopped researching the dragon vein.
After all, they could barely afford to eat.
And they were supposed to keep researching the dragon vein?!
But the current situation was clearly different from before!
If Sunagakure did not grow stronger now, Konoha might well beat them down later!
First of all, the two sides were sworn enemies.
Looking at it that way, Sunagakure had fought Konoha to a standstill several times, after all.
With a neighbor like them, even Rasa felt that if he were in Konoha's shoes, he would consider himself cursed with the worst luck imaginable!
Previously, Konoha had been reluctant to go to war.
But after Bai Ye took power...
That Uchiha madman seemed ready to ignite the flames of war once more.
And with the intelligence from Kirigakure leaking out...
Given Bai Ye's overwhelming strength, Rasa could hardly avoid looking for a way to resolve the problems they might face down the line.
And although the dragon vein's power was difficult to harness...
It was also the only power Sunagakure could currently turn to.
Compared to the other villages, Sunagakure had always been relatively poor.
That was why Sunagakure had only bought one tailed beast back then-and it was the One-Tail, at that.
They had originally hoped to shamelessly ask