Pakura found Vegapunk's requirements somewhat baffling, but she didn't think much of it; after all, she couldn't understand those complex studies anyway.
However, having determined that Pakura's current strength was not yet sufficient for ignition, Vegapunk did not intend to let her stay here any longer. Instead, he directly issued a mission to Pakura, sending her to the Sand Ninja Village to seize the position of Kazekage.
Regarding Vegapunk's mission, Pakura was in a state of conflict. She harbored hatred toward the Kazekage, yet found it difficult to let go of her feelings for the Hidden Sand Village. Furthermore, she did not want to be controlled by anyone, so she had been entertaining thoughts of procrastination.
Although she didn't show it on the surface, Vegapunk could see Pakura's hesitation. He suspected that after this girl took down Rasa, she might actually do something stupid with the Sand Ninjas.
However, Vegapunk didn't care about that. Did she really think his magnetic field instrument was so easy to use? One must know that magnetic fields have natural connections. Given Vegapunk's personality, it would be strange if he didn't add a few backdoors to his inventions.
After the magnetic field instrument was implanted, Pakura's own biological magnetic field had merged with it. It could be said that Vegapunk could control every movement of her body at this moment, and could even manipulate some of her emotions.
In the future, as Pakura developed the magnetic field instrument further and her strength grew, Vegapunk's control over her would deepen. Even now, as long as she was within the range of Vegapunk's Observation Haki, he could easily manipulate her physical activities... "You really are bold, daring to come to the Land of Wind with me!"
Stepping off the ship, Pakura looked up at the vast desert beyond the oasis dock, her face showing a look of emotion. She then glanced back at Vegapunk and spoke with an ambiguous tone.
"Hmph, with my protection, darling will be fine no matter where he goes! On the contrary, an ugly and weak woman like you better not mess up darling's mission!"
The person answering Pakura was a peerless beauty who could make people unable to look away even while wearing a veil. Her arrogant and condescending attitude, far from being off-putting, further emphasized her cold and haughty temperament.
The only thing inconsistent with her temperament was how she tightly clung to Vegapunk's arm, her eyes filled with infatuation and a desire to please him.
Pakura shut her mouth. The only things about the woman named Hancock that rivaled her beauty were her attitude of looking down on everyone except Vegapunk—and her fists, which were much larger than Pakura's own.
At first, Pakura naturally felt dissatisfied with Hancock's attitude, until she actually fought Hancock. After that, she would no longer show any dissatisfaction on the surface.
After all, getting beaten up by Hancock was very painful, and a powerhouse whose strength was comparable to a God of the Ninja World was entitled to declare everyone else trash—though Pakura comforted herself with this thought, she was still quite angry in her heart! If she weren't unable to win, she would definitely make this woman learn the meaning of politeness!
She didn't know how a little monster like Vegapunk made this woman so submissive. Regardless, Pakura had reached a conclusion during her time with Hancock: if you can't beat this woman, it's best not to start any conversation with this narcissistic person.
Sure enough, seeing Pakura shut up, Hancock quickly lost interest. In fact, if it hadn't involved Vegapunk, Hancock wouldn't have bothered talking to anyone else in the first place.
At this moment, Vegapunk spoke up lazily:
"Alright, I suggest you don't get any ideas. If those weaklings from the Sand Ninja Village really run into us, they'll be the ones suffering. If it weren't for the sake of taking over the entire Ninja Village intact, it wouldn't be difficult to level that place!"
"On the contrary, you've seen the development of the Sea Ninja Village, haven't you? If the Sand Ninja Village also comes under my command, you'll be able to benefit in the same way."
Recently, the Sea Ninja Village had received a large amount of funding. The alliance of those maritime nations had led to interconnected economic development, and all the countries were progressing quite well. Coupled with Vegapunk's inventions increasing productivity, the speed of development was changing daily, far exceeding expectations.
Even though Pakura spent most of her time in the laboratory, she had seen the development of the Sea Ninja Village during her occasional outings, and she naturally felt envious.
Hearing these words from Vegapunk, Pakura, who had been somewhat wavering, finally made up her mind. "Fine, I am willing to help you take control of the Sand Ninja Village, but you cannot truly treat us as cannon fodder!"
Hearing this, Vegapunk didn't care at all. "If I wanted cannon fodder, I could create a whole bunch with a wave of my hand. There's no need to look for the Sand Ninjas. You can rest easy!"
...In the vast desert of the Land of Wind, several Ninjas appeared on a sand dune and looked down.
The endless sand reflected the scorching sunlight, showing a golden yellow color, though within the yellow reflection of the sand below, there was a faint metallic tone.
The Ninja leading the way looked down, picked up a handful of sand, and let it slowly flow through his hand, saying in a low, raspy voice, "Not bad. The Gold Dust content in this part of the desert should be the highest!"
The vast desert also contained a large amount of metal resources, but these metal resources were mixed with fine sand, making extraction extremely difficult and leaving almost no profit to be made.
However, the world is vast and full of wonders. There is a special Bloodline Limit called Magnet Release that can extract specific metal elements from every grain of sand. While it is not easy, it is much easier than actually using sand for mining and smelting metal.
Ninjas who possess the Bloodline Limit of Magnet Release are all powerful. Ordinary metals are not worth extracting this way, but if it were gold, even the top-tier Ninjas would condescend under its glittering brilliance to perform the work of panning for gold in the sand.
Clearly, this Ninja was performing such work, and the only Ninja in the Ninja World today who could manipulate Gold Dust was naturally the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, of the Hidden Sand Village.
Having signed the defeat treaty, the Sand Ninjas had been so poor lately they could barely keep food on the table. Rasa, the leader of the Sand Ninjas, had to travel around extracting Gold Dust to make up for the Hidden Sand Village's losses. It could be said that this Kazekage was living quite a miserable life.
A while ago, a Sand Ninja reported to the higher-ups that they had discovered a desert that might contain a large amount of metal, with a significant gold content. Upon hearing the news, Rasa brought his Kage Guard Unit directly to this place.
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