"What?"
"You killed Rasa?!"
Hearing Mirai Uchiha's words, Minato Namikaze, who had always been very calm, immediately showed an expression of utter astonishment.
"I wouldn't joke with you about a matter like this."
Seeing Mirai Uchiha's indifferent expression, Minato Namikaze held his breath.
He knew Rasa quite well.
In this war between Konoha and the Sand Village, Rasa's Magnet Style Kekkei Genkai had left a deep impression on him.
Although in single combat, the opponent seemed a bit clumsy.
But... every time the Konoha and Sand ninjas clashed in a large-scale battle, Rasa's Magnet Style always caused them enormous problems.
Not only were his defensive range and power astonishing, but his attack range and power were also absurdly large.
Minato Namikaze felt that his own killing speed was already quite fast, but on the battlefield, compared to Rasa, he still fell short.
This was the reason why he had always tried to avoid large-scale conflicts with the Sand Village.
But now... this enemy that had worried him so much had died at the hands of Mirai Uchiha.
Hearing this news, Minato Namikaze felt as if he were dreaming.
Seeing Minato Namikaze distracted, Mirai Uchiha reminded him: "The news of Rasa's death will surely reach the Sand Village soon. I think we should launch an all-out attack before they can react, and crush the Sand Village in one fell swoop!"
Hearing Mirai Uchiha's suggestion, Minato Namikaze immediately nodded in agreement: "Mirai, you have truly given me a great surprise."
He was now the commander-in-chief of the battlefield. If he could defeat the Sand ninjas head-on and win this war, his prestige would increase enormously.
In this way, he would be one step closer to his dream of becoming Hokage.
Although thinking about these things at a time like this wasn't entirely appropriate, it was what he truly felt in his heart.
"Mirai, tonight we launch the all-out attack. Go get some rest first."
"Then I'll wait for your news."
With that said, Mirai Uchiha turned and left.
When he was gone, Minato Namikaze sighed in relief.
He remembered the first time he saw Mirai; the other's strength was barely at the level of a chūnin.
Now, a little over a year later, he had already grown to the point of being able to kill a Kage-level warrior.
And...
Minato Namikaze had noticed Mirai Uchiha's condition.
Aside from some bloodstains on his clothes, he showed no signs of injury or fatigue.
It was as if Rasa hadn't caused him any trouble at all.
Such strength was simply terrifying.
Even he, when facing Mirai, felt a vague sense of oppression.
Defeating A, forcing the Cloud Village to retreat.
Killing the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.
And now, he had killed Rasa, a Kage-level warrior with the Magnet Style Kekkei Genkai.
"Luckily, Mirai was born a few years later, otherwise, there would be no place for me now..."
Minato Namikaze smiled and shook his head.
Even he, who had always been very confident in himself, felt a bit overwhelmed by Mirai Uchiha.
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Sand Village Camp.
Chiyo looked at the sky, which had already completely darkened, with an expression of impatience.
She had been thinking about this war for a long time.
Continuing like this would only increase the useless casualties.
But if they simply retreated, neither the ninjas nor the ordinary villagers would be able to accept it.
Therefore, she planned to find Rasa to discuss a counter-strategy, trying to cause some trouble for Konoha before the withdrawal, and in the process, allow Rasa to increase his prestige.
After all... the Third Kazekage had been missing for so long that he was probably already dead.
After the war, someone with enough prestige would be needed to take on the role of the next Kazekage.
And for the moment, there was no more suitable candidate than Rasa.
But she had waited all day and had received no news from Rasa.
"This guy, being out for so long at a time like this..."
Chiyo complained.
Just as her impatience was growing, an ANBU rushed into the room.
"Lady Chiyo, Lord Rasa, he, he...!"
"What's with this panic!" Chiyo scolded him, and then asked calmly: "What happened to Rasa?"
The ANBU swallowed and said in a trembling voice: "Lord Rasa, he's dead!"
"What?!"
Chiyo slammed both hands on the table and jumped up from her chair.
She ran to the ANBU and grabbed him by the collar of his clothes: "What did you just say? Repeat it!"
The ANBU said bitterly: "Today, the patrolling ninjas found Lord Rasa's body on the outskirts of the Land of Rain."
"His head was shattered and his chest, at the heart, had also been pierced. When they found him, he had been dead for a long time."
Chiyo collapsed to the ground, her gaze lost.
Rasa, with his Magnet Style Kekkei Genkai, was dead...
This meant that the Sand Village had lost a Kage-level combat force.
And... all her efforts to cultivate a successor for the Kazekage had gone down the drain.
Chiyo felt a tightness in her chest, and even breathing became difficult.
This was a disaster.
If this matter was not handled well, the Sand Village could fall into civil war.
No.
A civil war would be the least of it.
If other ninja villages set their sights on them, the Sand Village could fall into an abyss from which it could not escape!
But with Rasa's survival methods, who could have killed him so quietly?
Minato Namikaze?
Impossible.
They had faced each other several times, and although Rasa was always on the losing end, escaping was not a problem for him.
Hanzo of the Salamander?
Also not possible.
After the Second Great Ninja War, that old man no longer had the guts to meddle in the disputes of the great nations.
Then Orochimaru or Jiraiya?
But even for those two, killing Rasa would be no easy task.
Chiyo couldn't figure it out and had no intention of thinking about it any further. There were more important matters to attend to now.
She slowly got up from the ground and said to the ANBU in a grave voice: "Take Rasa's body back to the village, and have the rest prepare immediately to retreat to the village before dawn!"
"Yes, ma'am!"
The ANBU ninja left quickly and Chiyo rubbed her temples, her head aching.
Suddenly, a roar of war cries was heard outside.
Chiyo turned pale.
Damn it!
The Konoha ninjas were attacking!
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"Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu!"
"Wind Style: Great Breakthrough!"
Dozens of Konoha ninjas executed a combination ninjutsu, opening a breach in the Sand Village's camp in a single blow.
Immediately after, a rain of kunai with explosive tags fell upon the Sand Village's positions.
The roar of explosions was incessant, and in an instant, the Sand Village had already suffered a large number of casualties.
In the distance, Mirai Uchiha, with his arms crossed, showed a smile of excitement: "Minato, you take care of Chiyo and the other elite ninjas of the Sand Village."
"As for the remaining small fry, leave them to me."
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