"Ruri, did you really injure that Kazekage so badly that day?"
The Hidden Sand Camp was now deserted, only traces of Dominator 001 and Tengu Girl's attack remained.
The warehouse area had suffered severe damage, and the ninjas of the Land of Demons were skillfully beginning to clean up the battlefield, collecting the materials that the Hidden Sand had hurriedly left behind.
However, compared to tidying up the aftermath, Rasa's abnormal behavior was what White truly cared about.
Therefore, he wanted to confirm some things from Ruri.
"How would I know how severe his injuries were? But during the fight with him that day, there was indeed a very strange and out-of-place feeling."
Ruri recalled something and said.
"Out-of-place feeling?"
"Yes, when I ambushed him at the end, according to my judgment at the time, he should have had enough time to react and defend against my attack. Because gold sand is not like ordinary sand, its hardness is higher, and after being fused with chakra, its hardness would rise several levels. Even Susanoo requires a brief charging to slash through gold sand in one go. Unless I employ the Fourth Stage of Susanoo, it is possible to do so without charging."
Ruri answered in this way.
She had fought Rasa twice and knew the specific power of Rasa's gold sand.
It was akin to the Iron Sand of the late Third Kazekage, a Magnet Style Jutsu developed independently using the power of the Tailed Beast.
Both the gold sand and iron sand could suppress the opponent in the desert environment, which was One-tailed's forte, to initiate sealing.
During that day's battle with Rasa, the gold sand spear Rasa formed was a Gold Sand Secret Jutsu concentrated at a single point to penetrate objects.
Sacrificing all the large-scale destructive power of the gold sand to fully unleash its thrusting power; even the Third Stage of Susanoo would be somewhat risky if facing it unprepared.
This was the reason she ultimately dodged the gold sand spear.
Because the dangerous level of a jutsu cannot be determined solely by the jutsu's destructive power.
For such a special ninja technique, which cannot be classified by conventional methods, she wasn't foolish enough to face it head-on.
"So, he might have intentionally injured himself during the battle?"
White questioned back.
"No, I can't determine if he intentionally hurt himself. The battlefield situation changes rapidly, and perhaps at that time, because of my sudden back attack, Rasa hesitated for a moment, causing his reaction to slow down, and failed to gather more gold sand... In any case, the fact is he got injured under my attack."
As for the severity of the injuries, Ruri couldn't guarantee anything to White.
But judging from the recent attacks of the Land of Demons, as Rasa has not appeared and allowed them to succeed repeatedly, causing significant material damage, it can be inferred that Rasa's injuries are severe, rendering him unable to participate in battle.
Of course, all this assumes that Rasa is indeed severely injured.
Otherwise, all these appearances might be bait Rasa threw out to lure them into a trap.
Considering that Konoha has an elite squad secretly hidden within the Hidden Sand troops and hasn't shown up yet, the chance of them being lured is also present.
White gently took a breath, a smile appearing on his face.
"Speaking of which, Ruri, I suddenly remembered something interesting that happened before, akin to a déjà vu."
"What thing?"
Ruri asked with interest.
White's eyes showed a sense of reminiscence and slowly said:
"It was when the Third Ninja Realm War had just broken out, the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, pretended to be defeated on the battlefield to lure the Third Raikage deep into the Land of Earth. Subsequently, the Third Raikage encountered the Tsuchikage and the large army of Hidden Rock and was ultimately killed in foreign lands. Comparing the current situation, don't you think it's very similar to the plot of the Third Tsuchikage deceiving the Third Raikage?"
"You mean..."
Ruri guessed White's intention.
"Rasa probably wants to act like the Tsuchikage who successfully ambushed and defeated the Third Raikage back then."
White replied with a light laugh.
"So, are you going to play the role of the Third Raikage?"
Ruri's face also showed a smile, teasingly looking at White.
White returned a smile and nodded, not refuting Ruri's point.
"If conditions allow, playing the part of the deceased Third Raikage is not impossible... After all, as the Kazekage, being part of the Five Kage, performing so diligently on the stage, if we don't cooperate a bit with him, wouldn't that be a bit unkind, wouldn't it?"