As Namikaze Minato and the others slowly flew into Sunagakure, a large number of Sunagakure ninja had already finished assembling.
Everyone was fully armed and standing ready.
After receiving the urgent message from inside the village, Rasa had rushed back without stopping, anxious and burning with worry.
At this moment, he stood steadily atop a cushion formed from piled-up golden sand, his face dark and gloomy like the sky before a storm.
With a stiff expression, Rasa stared in hostility at the direction from which Konoha's group was approaching.
He had not expected Konoha to really come, and in such an open and bold way, flying straight in like this.
Rasa's hope of quietly finishing repayment and then stepping down peacefully had completely fallen apart.
After all, he was still the Kazekage. And with Konoha bringing so many top-level fighters, they clearly did not come with good intentions.
By now, Minato and the others had already flown into Sunagakure. Although they had entered the effective attack range of some Sunagakure ninja techniques, facing this group of powerful and uninvited guests, the Sunagakure ninja all fell silent, their throats dry with tension, constantly swallowing.
Without clear orders from above, no one dared to make a move.
Right below Rasa, the council of elders, led by Ebizo, had gathered together, watching the situation in the sky.
Pakura also stood among them. She turned to look at Ebizo beside her and lowered her voice.
"Elder Ebizo, Sasori came too."
Ebizo gave a slight nod, lips pressed tight, not saying a word.
His brows were furrowed and had not relaxed once.
His eyes were fixed tightly on the cloaked figure standing atop the Third Kazekage puppet.
You had to know, Ebizo and Chiyo had lived together for decades. They were familiar with each other beyond words.
Even with Chiyo wearing a cloak at this moment, how could he fail to recognize his own sister's figure?
Besides, in this sand-filled Sunagakure, wearing cloaks to block the wind and sand was completely normal.
Though Ebizo's face remained expressionless, if one looked carefully, it was not hard to see the joy surging deep in his eyes.
Because before this, he had always thought Chiyo was dead.
Now that he could see his sister standing there alive again, the happiness in his heart needed no words.
However, as for why Chiyo appeared among Konoha's camp, Ebizo did not care much.
At this moment, what he cared about more was what Chiyo intended to do.
Since he had not figured out her true purpose yet, Ebizo chose to remain silent and did not reveal this matter.
The others were not as familiar with Chiyo as Ebizo was.
Their gazes were all focused on Sasori and the Third Kazekage puppet beneath him.
Although intelligence had already spread that Sasori of the Red Sand had turned the Third Kazekage into a human puppet, when they saw with their own eyes the former Third Kazekage, once mighty and unmatched, reappear in such a strange posture, the people of Sunagakure could not help but burn with anger, their outrage written clearly on their faces.
"That's Lord Third Kazekage!"
"Sasori, you really deserve to die!"
"Born evil, Sasori of the Red Sand, this old man will kill you right now!"
Below, in Sunagakure's territory, the noise rose one after another, harsh words flying everywhere.
Yet even though Sunagakure outnumbered Konoha by an uncountable amount, thousands of times more, not a single person dared to truly make a move.
Even Rasa, the leader of Sunagakure, wore a grave expression and did not dare to give the order to attack.
At the same time, Konoha's group descended like warriors from the sky, quickly reaching the core area of Sunagakure.
With a series of tapping footsteps like drums of war, they landed firmly on the ground.
In that instant, Konoha's strongest forces appeared one by one.
First to enter everyone's sight were the three who possessed the Mangekyo Sharingan.
Uchiha Makumi, Uchiha Itachi, Uchiha Shisui.
Next was the man known as the Yellow Flash, Namikaze Minato.
In addition, Konan and Sasori of the Red Sand from the Akatsuki organization also stood before the crowd.
You had to know, these names had long shaken the world and spread far and wide.
Especially during the shocking Fourth Great Ninja War half a year ago.
Uchiha Makumi and Uchiha Itachi had worked together and firmly suppressed Onoki, the Third Tsuchikage of the Land of Earth.
It was precisely because of their outstanding performance that they created the perfect opening for Uchiha Rengoku.
Allowing Uchiha Rengoku to unleash blazing flames that burned as many as two thousand ninja from Iwagakure to death in an instant.
As for Uchiha Shisui, a top expert who had risen to fame long ago, although he had once disappeared from sight, when he reappeared, he had already become a supreme powerhouse who wielded the power of the Mangekyo Sharingan.
And the Yellow Flash, Namikaze Minato, needed no introduction. Recently, the entire ninja world had been talking about him more than anyone else.
"Fourth Hokage! What exactly are you trying to do, coming to our Sunagakure?"
Rasa tried hard to lower his voice, but the lack of confidence in his tone could not be hidden.
At this moment, he was surrounded by many Sunagakure ninja. Even so, facing the famous Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato, he still did not feel the slightest sense of security.
Everyone knew that what made Minato most terrifying was his Flying Thunder God Technique.
Its speed was unbelievable. There were very few who could survive under that technique.
And for someone like Rasa, who relied purely on ninjutsu to fight, once he faced Minato in battle, he would probably lose his life in an instant.
Minato, who usually seemed approachable and even a bit playful, turned into a cold and ruthless figure when fighting outside.
At this moment, his face was calm and stern. His sharp gaze fixed directly on Rasa as he spoke coldly.
"Rasa, at the last post-war meeting, your Sunagakure hid like a turtle and refused to show up."
"Since that's the case, we had no choice but to come to your village personally."
He paused, then said in a sharp voice, "Your Sunagakure launched a war of aggression against our Konoha for no reason, causing us serious losses! Now, we demand that your Sunagakure provide proper compensation for this war!"
As soon as Minato finished speaking, the entire Sunagakure village fell into chaos.
The Sunagakure ninja whispered to each other, discussing loudly, shock and anger written all over their faces.
They had clearly not expected Konoha to show up at their door so forcefully to demand war compensation.
All eyes turned toward Rasa at the same time, wanting to see how this leader of Sunagakure would respond to the difficult situation in front of him.
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