Everyone thought Rasa would be anxious.
After all, the bird that stuck its head out would be shot first.
If Konoha and the Akatsuki organization truly possessed such enormous ambitions, then the first one they would target would definitely be Sunagakure.
Sunagakure was the strongest.
Once Sunagakure was dealt with, the other shinobi villages would be nothing difficult.
Moreover, Konoha and the Akatsuki organization's goal was to collect tailed beasts and jinchuriki.
"The Two-Tails, Four-Tails, Seven-Tails, Eight-Tails, and Nine-Tails are already all in the hands of Konoha and the Akatsuki organization."
"Only the One-Tail remains in Sunagakure's hands. As for the Three-Tails, Five-Tails, and Six-Tails, after they revive, the Akatsuki organization and Konoha will definitely have ways to obtain them."
"In other words, only Sunagakure's One-Tail remains."
Yet Rasa appeared neither hurried nor impatient.
"Kazekage, why are you not worried at all? Could it be that you know some inside information?"
"Or perhaps this matter is connected to Sunagakure?"
Onoki revealed a suspicious expression.
Sunagakure had indeed been attacked, and both witness and material evidence existed.
But in the end, Sunagakure had suffered no losses.
That inevitably made people wonder whether the possibility of a staged act existed.
"What Konoha and the Akatsuki organization have done has nothing to do with me, and nothing to do with Sunagakure."
"Otherwise, everyone sitting here today would not even have the chance to sit here."
"Tsuchikage, you do not truly believe Iwagakure could withstand a Susanoo and the Nine-Tails, do you?"
Onoki's expression stiffened.
Rasa swept his gaze around the room.
"As for why I am not worried, it is not because I truly feel no concern. I simply do not want to waste unnecessary energy on worrying."
"This is not Sunagakure's problem alone."
"I have an idea."
Rasa paused, then said,
"Konoha and the Akatsuki organization's objective is the tailed beasts and jinchuriki. Right now, only Sunagakure still has one jinchuriki. The other shinobi villages no longer have any."
"What Konoha and the Akatsuki organization are doing threatens the entire world."
"Therefore, this is not Sunagakure's problem alone. It is everyone's problem."
"I propose that we construct a jinchuriki protection base. Each shinobi village will draw elite shinobi to garrison it and protect the jinchuriki's safety, preventing the malice of Konoha and the Akatsuki organization from succeeding."
Onoki refused instinctively.
"Kazekage, that is inappropriate, isn't it?"
"Why should Sunagakure's jinchuriki require us to draw manpower for protection?"
Rasa shrugged.
"If everyone is unwilling, that is fine. I will not force the matter. This base is something I will build regardless. If you are unwilling to send people, then do not send them."
"Sunagakure will assign one shinobi squad to protect him."
"But the strength of a single shinobi squad is limited."
"If we truly fail to protect the jinchuriki from Konoha and the Akatsuki organization, then there will be nothing I can do."
Instantly, the expressions of everyone in the conference room changed.
Chukichi seemed to see an opportunity and immediately criticized Rasa.
"Kazekage, how can you be so irresponsible?"
Many people looked at Rasa with dissatisfaction.
It was still Tsunade who stepped forward to smooth things over.
"Protecting the jinchuriki truly cannot depend on Sunagakure alone. Konoha and the Akatsuki organization's scheme concerns the entire shinobi world. We need to cooperate and overcome this crisis together."
Only then did the others calm down.
They realized that they actually had no choice.
Unless they also did not care what the Akatsuki organization and Konoha wanted to do.
Otherwise, they had to hold their noses and send shinobi to protect Sunagakure's jinchuriki.
Rasa smiled.
"Since everyone agrees, let us arrange it this way."
Bunpuku had no objections to this either.
Before coming, Rasa had already asked Bunpuku for his opinion.
Bunpuku had agreed.
As a jinchuriki, Bunpuku held no resentment toward Sunagakure. On the contrary, Bunpuku loved Sunagakure.
When he understood that staying in Sunagakure would only bring danger to the people of the village, Bunpuku immediately took the initiative to propose leaving Sunagakure. He even offered to serve as bait.
Because Bunpuku could feel that his time was running short.
This body was already nearing its limit.
The location of the jinchuriki protection base was set in the Land of Wind.
It was in a northern desert, very far from Sunagakure.
By comparison, Kusagakure and Amegakure were relatively closer to that desert.
An elite squad drove a mechanical sand ship and brought Bunpuku toward the base.
At the same time, Onoki, Kumogakure, Kirigakure, Tsunade, and the others also arranged for personnel to head there.
"With this, even if Nagato wants to collect the tailed beasts, he will no longer go to Sunagakure."
"Sunagakure's safety will be guaranteed."
"Moreover, the Akatsuki organization does not know that the Four-Tails and Six-Tails are imprisoned beneath the Sun Disks. They will think the Four-Tails and Six-Tails have already been killed."
"They will wait for those two tailed beasts to revive."
"Once the Akatsuki organization gathers the other seven tailed beasts, it will be time for me to make my move."
"And before that…"
Rasa raised his head and looked into the sky.
At this moment, night had already fallen.
A bright moon hung high above.
"It is time to make a trip to the moon."
"With Blood Collection, I can collect the blood of the Otsutsuki lineage on the moon and contribute to raising my Otsutsuki bloodline concentration."
Rasa made arrangements for village affairs.
He prepared detailed plans for the next several days of work.
After that—
"Magnet Release: Gold Dust!"
A mass of gold dust appeared beneath Rasa's feet.
The next moment, it carried Rasa's figure into the air, then continued upward, higher and higher.
Until he completely vanished from Sunagakure's range.
If someone below raised their head and looked up, all they would see was a tiny black dot.
Before long, even that black dot disappeared.
Konoha.
Sarutobi compound.
"This is…"
Hiruzen Sarutobi opened his eyes.
A flood of memories surged into his mind.
Hiruzen Sarutobi remembered.
He had once again suffered a rumor attack. In addition, Shinnosuke's death had dealt him a heavy blow, causing him to fall unconscious.
During that time, he had awakened once.
However, Uchiha Fugaku had used genjutsu on him, causing him to fall unconscious again.
"Uchiha Fugaku!"
"How bold of you!"
"You actually used genjutsu to control me, the Hokage. Could it be that you are plotting to seize the Hokage position?"
The movement in the bedroom quickly drew the servants' attention.
"Hokage-sama, you are awake?"
A servant rushed in, weeping tears of joy.
"Wonderful! Wonderful!"
"Hokage-sama, you have finally awakened. Konoha is saved."
"Danzo-sama has nearly destroyed Konoha."
Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes widened sharply.
"What?"
"What did Danzo do this time?"