"FIFTY MILLION RYO?"
Before Rasa could even speak, the group of Sunagakure high-ranking officials behind him already couldn't accept it.
An elder stepped forward, "Pakura, don't go too far. Even though we did something that wronged you, where did you come from? The moment you felt like it, you betrayed. The village raised you, trained you into talent, this is how you repay us?"
Before this elder even finished, another high-ranking member jumped out.
"Exactly! The village gave you a life. At critical moments, what's wrong with making some sacrifices? Being a ninja means carrying out your missions no matter what. We only gave you a mission that was beneficial to the nation. What right do you have to complain?"
This sentence seemed to give the group a righteous excuse. At once, everyone began pointing fingers at Pakura.
"That's right. Based on your current situation, we should be issuing a wanted notice against you. You're not Sunagakure's hero, you're the greatest traitor in Sunagakure's history!"
"Pakura, I advise you to surrender yourself!"
Facing this barrage of slander, Pakura's face quickly turned pale.
She had expected shamelessness from the high command, but not this shameless.
Maki could no longer stand it. She stood up angrily, placing herself in front of Pakura.
She shouted, "Sensei is a hero. She's the good one. You all are the bad ones!"
But an elder said, "You're Maki, aren't you? Ask your own heart, wasn't it us who gave you food to eat, raised you until now, so you could even become a ninja?"
"Do you think it was Pakura who raised you, or us? Do you really want to stand together with this traitor?"
Maki's face went instantly pale. A little child like her had no way of knowing this was moral blackmail.
Pakura immediately stepped forward in front of Maki, patting her shoulder, "Little Maki, step back. This is between your sensei and them. You shouldn't get dragged into it."
Maki hesitated, "But, Sensei…"
Before Maki could finish her sentence, the masked man Tobi had already stepped forward in front of her and Pakura.
Facing the Sunagakure high command, he said coolly, "Bullying a little girl, this is Sunagakure? Today's really an eye-opener."
Earlier, Rin, the masked woman, had been a bit surprised. Obito, after donning the mask, usually acted erratic, like a clown who found fun in everything.
Logically, it was far too early in the situation for him to step out like this.
'Why now?'
Looking at the purple paint on Maki's cheeks, so similar to her own, Rin suddenly understood.
'Just because of a little resemblance, Obito lost his composure?'
Thinking this, Rin also stepped out, standing by Obito's side.
She said nothing, leaving the stage to him, but with her action she made her support clear.
The Sunagakure high command, seeing two masked figures suddenly standing out, all furrowed their brows.
As Kazekage, Rasa, though greatly displeased with these parasites, still represented the village's face. At this point he could not afford to lose momentum.
So he said, "And you, what is it you want to do?"
Tobi said flatly, "The chakra converters, considering how poor you really are, we already showed charity, making the price twenty times cheaper than for other villages. Yet this is your attitude?"
Here he paused, glancing at Rasa, "Kazekage-sama, sometimes I shouldn't need to remind you. Or have you already forgotten your promise?"
Rasa's heart gave a jolt. He knew this masked man didn't mean his promise in front of Madara, but the one made to Minato, after being captured alive.
'Damn that Namikaze Minato, this confirms beyond doubt his collusion with Akatsuki.'
Looking at the two mysterious masked people before him, Rasa couldn't help recalling the terror of Minato, the hidden manipulator behind the ninja world.
It was said that just recently, Minato's squad carried out a mission in Amegakure, directly encountering Madara himself. Yet Minato came back completely unscathed.
'That terrifying Madara, and Minato didn't take a scratch?'
Rasa seemed to understand something. His attitude instantly softened, "Apologies, my earlier words were too harsh. Guests are guests, we can discuss this calmly."
The Sunagakure high command was stunned, jaws dropping at their Kazekage's 180-degree shift.
But Rasa no longer cared about these idiots. He immediately promised, "Fifty million ryo. One hundred units. We'll pay now."
He gave his Kazekage guard a look, "Bring the money immediately."
A guard vanished in a flicker.
But Tobi said, "Selling this cheaply isn't without conditions. You must promise the chakra converters are used first for infrastructure, so the people can live better lives."
Rasa frowned, 'I am buying something with my own money, but I can't decide how I use it? Isn't this too humiliating?'
He said unhappily, "How we use them is no business of Akatsuki."
But Tobi shook his head, "No. If you don't listen, we'll take the machines back at any time. Of course, the money already paid won't be refunded."
"OUTRAGEOUS!", Galo truly couldn't bear it.
"Take your stupid machines back! We don't want them! Uchiha Madara was one thing, but now any random stray cat and dog dares trample the dignity of the Five Great Villages?"
Before Tobi could reply, Pakura stepped out, saying calmly, "Elder Galo, you should at least use the machines first before judging them."
Galo was furious, "So that's how it is, Pakura? Joining hands with outsiders to bully the village? I'll tell you this: today, none of you are leaving alive!"
As soon as he said this, countless Sunagakure ninja appeared from every direction, surrounding them tightly.
If Uchiha Madara himself had come, Galo wouldn't have dared. But just some other Akatsuki members? He didn't care.
Pakura couldn't help shaking her head, even more disappointed in the Sunagakure leadership.
Tobi spread his hands, sighing helplessly.
Rasa's face had turned completely black, 'What is Galo doing? Does he not understand, Akatsuki is not to be provoked?'
'If Namikaze Minato holds a grudge and targets us in the future, can Sunagakure ever stand against Konoha under Minato's control?'
He was just about to stop his men, to dismiss the surrounding ninja—
At that moment, Elder Galo spoke again, "This Akatsuki group, born in Amegakure, wasn't it? Let me tell you, when I was younger, during the Second Ninja War, I stormed in and out of Amegakure seven times over."
"My only regret is being old now. Otherwise, where would there be any of you?"
Hearing this, before Tobi, Rin, Pakura, or Sara could react, Nagato had already stepped forward, "So, Amegakure was dragged into your great nation's wars, and on our land you committed slaughter at will. You think that was right?"
Elder Galo puffed his beard, "What does a brat like you know? How many people did Amegakure really lose? And we, how much military force did we pour in? Do you know the suffering of the great nations? You know nothing!" [T/N: Jon Snow]
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