Before the hood was finished, Rasa directly arranged for Neji to stay in the Kazekage Building.
An ANBU shinobi was assigned to take care of him.
Very soon, the Jiraiya (Disabled Version) card was completed.
Because there was only one, Rasa deliberately gave this card a special design, making it especially exquisite, beautiful, and eye-catching.
Afterward, he handed it over to those merchants.
For hardcore fans of Ninja Kill, even a single card was enough to make them extremely excited.
The moment they heard news of it, they immediately came over to line up.
And once these hardcore fans stirred up the heat, others would naturally look over.
The number of people paying attention to this card grew larger and larger.
"Jiraiya?"
"Wasn't this card already released before? Why are they doing it again?"
Someone beside him reminded him.
"This time is different. Aside from the name being the same, the ninjutsu and everything else have been completely changed. I heard it's very useful."
Some people had no interest.
"But a card that's already appeared before… even if the ninjutsu has been changed, repeating it doesn't feel that interesting. I still want to see new characters."
Someone across from him became unhappy.
"If you're not interested, then leave. Don't affect us while we're lining up. We're very interested."
"Other than the name, this is a completely new card. A brand-new card means new ways to play. That alone is enough for us to look forward to it."
"Exactly. And we also want to see what difference there is between this Jiraiya and the previous Jiraiya. Just thinking about two Jiraiyas appearing in a single game already feels interesting."
Someone else said, "This represents a possibility. That is, ninja cards that have already appeared before might not necessarily never appear again. Maybe Sunagakure will make adjustments based on changes in a shinobi's situation, as well as everyone's opinions."
After they obtained the card—
"You guessed right. Sunagakure really did make this new card based on Jiraiya's changes."
"Jiraiya (Disabled Version). Because Jiraiya was seriously injured during his battle with Rasa and became disabled, Sunagakure deliberately made a card like this?"
"I just don't know whether this is respect or mockery."
One person said, "I think it should be respect, not mockery."
"Why?"
"Look at the descriptions of the new Jiraiya's ninjutsu. These two ninjutsu don't degrade Jiraiya at all. On the contrary, they seem more like they're emphasizing how badly Konoha treated Jiraiya."
"It's as if they're hinting that Jiraiya was betrayed by Konoha."
"And also hinting that even after being betrayed by Konoha, Jiraiya still had Konoha in his heart. He continued to devote himself to Konoha and never said a single word questioning it."
"Until he was replaced by someone else."
A young man shook his head.
"Originally, when I got this card, the first thing I wanted to do was play the game. But now that I'm looking at it, I suddenly don't feel like playing anymore."
"Jiraiya truly is a great person. For the village, he sacrificed himself. Even knowing that he had been betrayed by the village, he did not voice a single complaint and still risked his life for it."
"For Konoha to have Jiraiya is truly fortunate."
"But for Jiraiya to have been born in Konoha is misfortune."
"I never imagined Hiruzen Sarutobi was that kind of person."
"By comparison, Rasa is far better."
"Even as an enemy, he would speak up for Minato Namikaze because of his appreciation for him. He would also speak up for Jiraiya because of what Jiraiya suffered."
"And Rasa must know that the more he confirms that Jiraiya was betrayed by Hiruzen Sarutobi, the more it will affect his own title as the strongest person in the ninja world. But he still did it."
"What noble character!"
"What a great nature!"
Iwagakure.
Onoki looked at the card in his hand.
"This Rasa really knows how to play."
"He keeps using methods to solidify the matter of Hiruzen Sarutobi betraying Jiraiya. But what is his goal in doing this? What benefit does it bring him?"
"Simply to anger Hiruzen Sarutobi?"
"Angering Hiruzen Sarutobi will only make Sunagakure suffer Hiruzen Sarutobi's attack."
"Does Sunagakure want war?"
"Is the current situation what Rasa wants?"
"No. Impossible."
"No matter how strong Rasa is, no matter how strong Sunagakure is, they cannot face Konoha and Iwagakure at the same time."
"Sunagakure will definitely lose this war!"
Kumogakure.
When the Fourth Raikage received this Jiraiya card, he also received a letter sent from Sunagakure.
"Toward those he acknowledges, even if they are enemies, Rasa always grants respect."
"Facing someone like him, if a person can gain his recognition, then even dying by his hand would probably leave most people without regret."
"For Jiraiya to lose to Rasa was actually fortunate."
"However…"
The Fourth Raikage looked at the letter sent by Sunagakure.
"Sunagakure hopes that Kumogakure will send troops and participate in this war?"
"He and I, two members of the younger generation, joining hands to accomplish something great?"
"To change the entire structure of the ninja world?"
A trace of interest appeared in the Fourth Raikage's eyes.
However, the Fourth Raikage did not immediately plan to send troops.
"Wait first. There's no need to rush."
Konoha.
Hokage Building.
Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at the ANBU shinobi before him.
"Have you investigated it?"
The ANBU shinobi shook his head.
"Reporting to Hokage-sama, no. The other side acted very cleanly. It first appeared in the post towns near the village. All of them were copies of the suicide note, and all were disguised."
"I can sense suspicious points, but there are no clues."
"It's as if the other party understands our investigative procedures extremely well."
Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned.
"Understands you extremely well?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi knew very clearly that he had not betrayed Jiraiya, and he had not arranged for Hyuga Hizashi to do such a thing. Moreover, before anything happened to Jiraiya, Hyuga Hizashi had already died.
Therefore, Hyuga Hizashi's suicide note had to be fake.
Who forged it?
Hiruzen had wondered whether it could have been the Hyuga clan.
After all, regarding the Kumogakure incident, the Hyuga clan had indeed suffered a great loss.
A branch family member, Hyuga Hizashi, had died. A main family member, Hyuga Yamatsubaki, had also died.
"But if it were the Hyuga clan, that would be far too obvious."
"Could someone else be using this opportunity to drive a wedge between me and the Hyuga clan, making the Hyuga clan suffer my targeting and retaliation? That possibility exists."
"But it could also be the Hyuga clan themselves. Perhaps the Hyuga clan wants to counter my expectations."
"Besides that, there is another possibility. This person is both dissatisfied with me and wants to retaliate against me, while also wanting to retaliate against the Hyuga clan."
"For example, certain individual members of the Hyuga branch family."
"But…"
Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes flickered.
"Someone who knows ANBU's investigative habits like the back of their hand… logically speaking, the Hyuga clan should not be capable of that."