"With just this little bit of chakra, the sand soldier created is comparable to a Chunin."
"And with my current chakra volume, how many such sand soldiers can I create at the same time?"
"At least three hundred!"
This number sounded large, but Rasa couldn't help thinking of the Third Raikage fighting ten thousand Rock ninja alone and killing over a thousand of them...
As well as Naruto Uzumaki's massive number of Multi-Shadow Clones, even without using the Nine-Tails' chakra, just relying on his Uzumaki constitution.
"However, I can't compare directly like this."
"Three hundred Chunin-level sand soldiers are actually very strong. After all, these aren't flesh and blood, nor are they Shadow Clones, but sand soldiers."
"Let's try using a bit more chakra."
"Arise!"
A brand-new sand soldier appeared. Compared to the sand soldier beside it, it was noticeably taller, and its clothing and armor became more detailed.
"This sand soldier is comparable to an ordinary Jonin."
"But the chakra consumption is significantly higher, so I can't create as many."
"Compared to creating Chunin sand soldiers, each has its suitable usage scenarios."
Rasa waved his hand, and both sand soldiers vanished.
But Rasa's testing wasn't over.
"Arise!"
The next moment, a sand soldier appeared that was much taller and more detailed than the previous two.
This sand soldier reached the limit of the ninjutsu "Arise!".
Which was half of Rasa's strength.
"One-sixth!"
"I only need to consume one-sixth of my chakra volume to create a sand soldier possessing half my strength."
Calculating with simple numbers.
Suppose his combat power is 1 unit of "Kage," and he can sustain combat for 1 hour.
Then, under the extreme use of the S-rank ninjutsu "Arise!":
It would become 1 unit of Kage plus 5 units of "Half-Kage," sustaining combat for 15 minutes.
"And this isn't simple addition."
"Between ninja, if there is coordination, they can achieve an effect where one plus one is greater than two."
"These 5 'Half-Kages' are all my sand soldiers. My control over them is as easy as moving my own fingers. There will be no problems, and perfect coordination exists naturally."
The sand soldier vanished.
Rasa turned back, looking in the direction of the Sand Village, his chest involuntarily puffing out a bit higher than before.
"Among the many Kages, my strength could only be considered average."
"If Kages were also divided into upper, middle, and lower tiers, then previously I should have been considered lower tier."
"But now, the situation is different."
"Having obtained this S-rank ninjutsu, my strength is much greater than before."
A powerful ninjutsu could bring a qualitative change to a ninja's strength.
Like Minato Namikaze, relying on the Flying Thunder God Technique to shuttle back and forth across the battlefield, facing the Fourth Raikage and Killer Bee simultaneously without losing ground.
"Arise! is the same."
"Among S-rank ninjutsu, Arise! is not inferior to other ninjutsu at all."
Then, Rasa took out another ninjutsu scroll.
[Wind Style: Vacuum Spheres.]
Rasa raised an eyebrow, his expression subtle.
"Danzo's ninjutsu again. This is the third one by now. Having obtained Arise!, this Wind Style ninjutsu doesn't really help my strength much, but since I got it, I'll learn it."
"At least I can be more adept at shifting the blame to Danzo."
"With my talent in Wind Style, it won't take much time."
Rasa opened the scroll and browsed it carefully.
Before long, Rasa put away the scroll.
Vacuum Spheres, Vacuum Wave, Vacuum Blade—these three Wind Style ninjutsu actually originated from the same source. This meant that since Rasa had already learned Vacuum Wave and Vacuum Blade, learning Vacuum Spheres would be even easier.
Rasa closed his eyes, seriously deducing in his mind.
Soon, he opened them again.
Formed hand seals.
"Wind Style: Vacuum Spheres!"
The next moment, a small invisible sphere shot out like a bullet at extremely high speed. It hit the sandy ground, directly punching a hole.
"Fast speed, good power, and not easy to see."
"It's a bit similar to the Second Mizukage's Water Gun Technique, though there might be some difference in power."
"Very good for sneak attacks."
Rasa took a deep breath.
"Wind Style: Vacuum Spheres!"
This time, it wasn't just one shot, but multiple continuous shots.
If the previous one was like a pistol.
Then this time was like a machine gun.
A large number of bullets poured out, turning the sandy ground in front of Rasa into a sieve.
Returning to the Kazekage Building, Rasa stood behind the window, looking in the direction of the Beni-yama clan compound.
"Before, my strength was limited, and the village's situation was poor. Even knowing the evils committed by the Beni-yama clan, for the sake of the village, I could only plan slowly. But now, it's different."
"I already possess the ability to resolve the Beni-yama clan."
"Since that is the case, there's no time to lose."
Rasa gave an order.
An ANBU ninja quickly left.
Before long, Ebizo and Beni-yama Tategami arrived at the Kazekage's office.
"Lord Kazekage."
"Lord Kazekage."
Rasa looked at the two.
"Regarding the matter of the Beni-yama clan, I have already thought it through. Let's take action tonight."
Ebizo sighed.
"This is also unavoidable. After all, the village's situation is indeed terrible now..."
Suddenly, Ebizo realized something, his eyes widening slightly.
"Lord Kazekage, what did you say?"
"Take action tonight?"
Ebizo immediately revealed an anxious expression.
"Lord Kazekage, I know the Beni-yama clan's behavior is extremely hateful, selling out the village is unforgivable. But with the village's situation so terrible right now, forcibly dealing with the Beni-yama clan might cause problems."
Rasa shook his head.
"I have already thought it through, and I am confident."
"Ebizo, Beni-yama Tategami, I need you to cooperate with me."
Ebizo hesitated but still asked.
"Lord Kazekage, what do you plan to do?"
Rasa said, "We are investigating the Beni-yama clan, and they must have already sensed it. They no longer have the village in their hearts. Knowing we are going to move against them, they will have two choices."
"One choice is for the whole clan to flee."
"The other choice is to kill me and seize the position of Kazekage."
"I need you to help them make the latter choice."
"I will deliberately give them an opportunity, a chance where I am alone, to attract the Beni-yama clan's elite ninja to attack me."
"And the remaining people in the Beni-yama clan compound will be your responsibility, Ebizo."
Ebizo hesitated for a moment.
"Lord Kazekage, the Beni-yama clan may not fall for it. If you arrange for ANBU ninja to lurk around, the Beni-yama clan's sensory ninja will be able to detect them."
Rasa shook his head again.
"No ANBU ninja. Just me alone."
"Alone?"
Ebizo's pupils constricted.
"How can that work?"