When Vegapunk walked out of the aircraft with Hancock, Pakura had already finished purging most of the high-level officials in the Hidden Sand Village.
A group of Sand Ninjas, having lost their leaders and having their spirits broken, had now become very obedient, standing one by one behind Pakura with submissive expressions.
Even seeing that terrifying aircraft land and a young boy and a young woman walk out, not a single person made an impulsive move.
"It seems you've already had your revenge. The Hidden Sand should be under your control now, right?"
Vegapunk glanced at the Sand Ninjas and asked with satisfaction. Pakura nodded: "That's right. I am now the Acting Kazekage of the Hidden Sand."
Becoming the Acting Kazekage in less than half an hour, Pakura's speed of rising to power could be said to have set the fastest record among the Five Great Ninja Villages.
But there was no other way. The high-level officials of the Hidden Sand had been wiped out by Pakura. There were eight high-level elders in the entire Hidden Sand, four of whom were retired Ninjas in their sixties or seventies whose combat power had basically declined and were generally not counted as Jonin in daily life.
However, there were also four Ninjas in their fifties, at the end of their peak period. Those who could become high-level officials were, naturally, all Jonin.
Adding in some Ninjas who were closely connected to the high-level officials and had also played a part in the incident where Pakura was betrayed, Pakura had killed at least seven or eight Jonin in this wave. Now, the total number of Jonin remaining in the Hidden Sand was less than five, and that included retired elders like Chiyo and Ebizo, who were nearly 80 years old.
Furthermore, Pakura had also brought news that the previous Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, had been killed. Under these circumstances, the Hidden Sand had no other choice.
Because of the massive commotion, Chiyo and Ebizo, who had run out from their place of seclusion, discussed it and, without Pakura even speaking, supported her to become the Fifth Generation Kazekage.
Because of Sasori of the Red Sand's defection, these two had long since withdrawn from the core power circle of the Hidden Sand and had not participated in the previous betrayal of Pakura, so they naturally had no grudge against her.
On the contrary, there had been some unpleasantness with Rasa due to power struggles. With Rasa's personality, he had clearly marginalized these two elders whose prestige was too high.
This time, the two helped Pakura take power. Firstly, because the current Hidden Sand had no other choice, and secondly, because Pakura had also mastered Magnet Release. This type of technique, derived from the Tailed Beast Shukaku, also possessed a strong suppression ability against Shukaku itself.
Because Shukaku was proficient in Sealing Techniques, it could be said to be the most difficult to seal among the nine Tailed Beasts. Every time Shukaku went on a rampage, it had to be suppressed primarily by a Ninja with Magnet Release.
The current Shukaku Jinchuriki, Gaara, was only two or three years old and would go on a rampage from time to time, all of which relied on Rasa to suppress. Now that Rasa was dead, for the sake of their village's Tailed Beast, Pakura was the only choice for Kazekage.
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