Time passed,
At the next evening.
In the distant Land of Wind, within Sunagakure.
An attendant suddenly burst into the Kazekage's living quarters, speaking urgently:
"F-forgive the intrusion, Kazekage-sama!"
"The Anbu Team sent to investigate the Uchiha intelligence in Konoha has returned! They are waiting for you in the office!"
"...Hmm, they're back?!"
Upon hearing this, Rasa's drowsiness instantly vanished.
He immediately stood up and walked towards the door, a hint of excitement in his voice:
"Let's go! Let's hear the intelligence now!"
Whether the Uchiha Clan of Konoha had truly been annihilated was information of great importance, even affecting Sunagakure's entire rise plan.
Therefore, Rasa naturally wanted to hear it clearly from them in person!
…
A moment later,
Rasa met the two returned Anbu Teams in front of the office.
"Kazekage-sama!"
All the Anbu's members immediately and quickly bowed respectfully, and almost everyone's face held a hint of barely concealed joy.
Seeing this, Rasa was inwardly pleased,
However, on the surface, he still smiled patiently and said:
"Good work, everyone."
"How did the intelligence investigation trip to Konoha turn out?"
As the words fell, an Anbu Captain immediately stepped forward, slightly bowed his head, and spoke, barely restraining his excitement:
"Reporting to Kazekage-sama, it's good news!"
"Everything stated in that intelligence report about Konoha... is completely true!"
"Konoha's Uchiha, sure enough, around two weeks ago, were already completely annihilated by the Missing-nin Uchiha Itachi!"
"However, the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen also ordered a strict seal on this matter long ago!"
"Therefore, until now, absolutely no other country or Shinobi Village has been able to learn this most important intelligence—"
"Except for us in Suna!"
By the end, the excitement on this Anbu Captain's face was almost palpable.
Intelligence that other Shinobi Villages don't know and only Sunagakure possesses,
What is this called?
This is called absolute informational advantage!
As long as this advantage is utilized well, Sunagakure can achieve great things!
Beside him, after hearing this, Rasa's face naturally lit up with an excited smile, and then his eyes quickly brightened.
"Good! Good!!"
"You truly did not disappoint our expectations, haha!!"
Rasa let out his first uncontrollable laugh, his eyes seeming to gleam like stars.
"In that case,"
"Then Konoha's decline is already certain!"
"Next, as long as we successfully capture Amegakure, we will surely rise with the tide and eventually become the number one Shinobi Village!!"
When he said the words 'number one Shinobi Village' at the end,
Rasa's tone suddenly became excited!
And the assembled Sunagakure's Anbu also instantly became extremely excited, their blood boiling.
At this moment,
It seemed as if the Will of Wind in everyone's hearts was stirring.
But just then, Rasa suddenly sensed something was off, and then momentarily stunned, he frowned.
'Hmm?'
'Wait...'
'Something's not right.'
'Logically, the distance from Sunagakure to Amegakure should be much shorter than the distance from Sunagakure to Konoha.'
'Yet, so much time has passed now.'
'Even the Anbu Teams that went to Konoha have successfully returned, so why haven't the three teams sent to investigate Amegakure made any move?'
'Did something happen...?'
'No way,'
'Even if they encountered enemies, someone should have been able to escape, right...'
Rasa's expression became grave as he pondered carefully.
But just then,
Suddenly...
Outside Sunagakure, a tremendous explosion suddenly erupted—
Boom!!!
As if the mountains were splitting and the earth were cracking, it was deafening!
The very ground of the entire Sunagakure seemed to tremble with it!
Everyone present instantly changed expression drastically!
Just then,
A Sunagakure's Shinobi suddenly rushed over, pale-faced, his eyes horrified as he shouted:
"It's b-bad, Kazekage-sama!!"
"Someone is invading the village!!"
"—?!"