- The Kazekage's treachery has been confirmed! - suddenly thundered from outside. - He's attacked the Council!
I recognized the voice of the other jonin who'd been at the meeting, and I was glad that someone had decided to take the trouble to announce it - I didn't want to fight all the usual Sunagakure fighters in addition to the Anbu, chasing after their Kazekage.
It was for this reason that I was pulling the latter's attention away, but I didn't rush forward as assertively as Pakura did.
But despite her speed, the kunoichi was still late, and so were the masked men who rushed forward. There was a rumble, and when I broke through the golden sand that had begun to lose its strength, there was a large hole in the wall.
Running up to the opening in the meter-thick wall, I followed the girl's gaze and noticed a cloud sparkling in the sun with the figure of a man on it, which was rapidly rising into the sky above Suna and moving farther and farther away.
Naturally, none of those gathered had the ability to continue the pursuit in the air, and even if they did, they didn't risk it.
I released a small amount of chakra into the shadows beneath my feet, and the shadow clones slid after the fleeing enemy, prepared in advance - only an idiot would leave an S-ranked fighter unattended, and I had completely ruined the plans of the former Fourth Kazekage, and I doubted he would forget it.
I may not be able to get Pakura, but why not try to get a body for a Kage-level puppet if I have a real chance?
Five kanpeki ningyo is my maximum for the next few years, and it would be a worthy investment for the future, considering Madara's plan for a still-living Madara and the virtually undetectable creature behind him.
Bait in the form of an S-class shinobi would be ideal, provided it could be pulled off.
- Gone, you bastard! - Pakura spat annoyingly, leaning against a nearby rock.
The intense fight had taken its toll on her, and her clothes were soaked with sweat, sticking to her skin and making for a very interesting look if you were to look away from the dried blood on the fabric.
- Well, at least Suna's financial situation will improve quickly for the next few months," I shrugged, hardly taking my eyes off the chiseled figure and looking around the hall, the center of which was covered with a solid layer of gold in various states of condition, and even at a rough estimate, it was tens of millions of ryo, if not hundreds.
A whole mountain of gold. I wonder how long Rasa had been collecting such wealth to use as weapons? He didn't melt and grind money, did he?
- Yes," the girl sighed as she turned and looked at the precious metal left behind by the enemy, "Rasa won't be able to recover from such a loss anytime soon.
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