In Year 45 of Konoha, news spread that Rasa, the Third Kazekage of Sunagakure, had died.
A Rogue Ninja notice was released along with it.
[Sasori]! From that moment on, he became a Rogue Ninja of Sunagakure, charged with abducting and killing Rasa, the Third Kazekage!
He was immediately classified as an S-rank Missing-nin, with a bounty of 20 million yen.
Moreover, Sasori was Chiyo's grandson, which further damaged her reputation in Sunagakure.
After all, abducting and killing the Kazekage could be considered the gravest possible crime.
As a result of this incident, Sunagakure's border deployments pulled back fifty li, which could essentially be considered a withdrawal.
However, the Fourth Kazekage had yet to be elected, so no one was willing to issue the order to withdraw over this matter.
Still, following this incident, Konoha could breathe a great sigh of relief as the pressure eased.
If the pressure from Sunagakure could be resolved, it would free up several top-tier fighters.
Orochimaru, Tsunade, the brothers Hyuga Hiashi and Hizashi Hyuga, and Sōkyū Hatake.
If these
fighters could support the other fronts, everything would become much easier.
"We will now begin this month's fifth Council of Elders Meeting. The purpose of this meeting is to select a candidate to become our Sunagakure's Fourth Kazekage," Fujiwara Terushita, Sunagakure's Great Elder, said.
All of Sunagakure's senior officials had now been summoned back to the village. The entire lineup consisted of members of the Council of Elders, along with the two candidates, Rasa and Pakura.
"I propose that Rasa is suited to becoming the Fourth Kazekage." The moment Fujiwara Terushita finished speaking, an elder stood up to declare his position.
"I second that."
"I second that."
Soon, those on Rasa's side began declaring their support one after another, and a smile appeared