"What?"
Genji stood up abruptly.
He hadn't even started investigating yet, and Fuguki Suikazan had already revolted?
Then what was there to investigate?
It was one hundred percent certain that Fuguki Suikazan was problematic.
"Elder Genji, Fuguki Suikazan and his wife, Kocho Suikazan, fought their way out. The people monitoring them have all been killed by them. Currently, Lord Jinin Akebino is leading the pursuit."
Genji's face was very ugly.
"I didn't expect this, I didn't expect this."
"Fuguki, this guy, actually betrayed the village, sold out the village."
"This is too much!"
"As a member of the Hidden Mist Village, doing such a thing is unforgivable."
"Fuguki Suikazan must die!"
With Genji's order, more Mist ninja joined the pursuit.
After a moment, Genji noticed Kisame Hoshigaki, who was still standing there and hadn't left.
"Kisame Hoshigaki."
"Elder Genji."
"There's nothing else for you, you may leave."
"Yes, Elder Genji."
Kisame walked out of the tent, his eyes somewhat bewildered.
"Lord Fuguki... did he really sell out the village?"
The next day.
Rasa received the news of Fuguki Suikazan's defection.
The Mist Village had dispatched Juzo Biwa to lead a team to hunt him down, but there were no results yet.
Within the Sand army, the ninja who learned of this news all revealed looks of joy.
"Dog eat dog!"
"Neither Fuguki Suikazan nor the Mist Village are good things!"
"But why did Fuguki Suikazan defect? Because the offensive was ineffective?"
A Sand ninja who knew a bit more inside information said.
"It seems they say Fuguki Suikazan sold out Mist Village intelligence to our Sand Village, causing several Mist Village operations to fail, so the Mist Village wanted to kill him."
"He had no choice but to choose to flee."
Another Sand ninja frowned.
"Fuguki Suikazan sold intelligence to our Sand Village?"
"Would he be that kind-hearted?"
"Countless Sand Village ninja have died at his hands. How could he possibly cooperate with our Sand Village?"
"The operation failed because they were incompetent!"
But Pakura also had doubts in this regard.
"Husband, did Fuguki Suikazan really sell intelligence to our Sand Village? The ambush incident last time did seem a bit strange; that Mist ninja just charged out so directly."
Rasa glanced at Pakura.
"Nothing of the sort."
Rasa didn't say the second half of the sentence.
—That Mist ninja looked strange because that was me, my "foolish" wife.
"However, Fuguki Suikazan's defection is a good thing for our Sand Village."
Rasa revealed a smile.
Originally, Rasa only thought of using a Dream Card to make Fuguki Suikazan defect. He didn't expect there to be unexpected gains.
Jinin Akebino was slashed and heavily injured.
Juzo Biwa was ordered to lead a team to pursue Fuguki Suikazan.
The Seven Ninja Swordsmen on the front lines were suddenly down by three.
Now only two remained: Hozuki Mangetsu and Kushimaru Kuriarare.
Rasa guessed that the Mist Village might soon send Raiga Kurosuki and Jinpachi Munashi over as well.
However, this time the Mist army also lost nearly a thousand ninja troops.
With the Sand army having the assistance of the Yatagarasu, the strength gap between the two sides was no longer that great.
If it was a 30-70 split before, now it was already a 40-60 split.
"And, this isn't over yet."
Rasa still had one card in his hand.
[One-Day Ninja Trial Card (Mist Genin Edition)]
"Pakura, you've worked hard."
Rasa kissed Pakura's forehead, lifted the quilt, and changed his clothes.
"If there is any situation, notify the village in time. I can ride the Yatagarasu to support at any time."
Pakura nodded.
"Okay, Husband."
Watching Rasa leave, Pakura walked out of the tent. Compared to yesterday, she looked a bit more spirited.
Firstly, because of the failure of the Mist Village's operation.
Secondly, probably because absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Some Sand ninja discussed the Yatagarasu.
"That is Lord Kazekage's summoning beast. It's really big!"
"I heard the Mist army suffered a huge loss at the hands of the Yatagarasu."
"Fortunately, we have Lord Kazekage. Otherwise, the Mist Village's plan would have succeeded, and we don't know if we would still be alive now."
"It's all because we are too weak. Otherwise, there would be no need for Lord Kazekage to come to the front lines personally."
"In this great war, Lord Kazekage is the only Kage who needs to come to the front lines. The Tsuchikage, Mizukage, and Hokage haven't. Even the Fourth Raikage was only on the front lines before he succeeded as Raikage."
"We are too disappointing."
Returning to the Sand Village, Rasa found Ebizo immediately.
"Lord Kazekage."
Ebizo walked into the Kazekage's office.
"How is the investigation into the Beni-yama clan going?"
"Answering Lord Kazekage, it is still under investigation. Currently, it has been found that six people from the Beni-yama clan are involved in that matter, but it is uncertain if there are more."
Ebizo paused for a moment and asked.
"Lord Kazekage, has something happened?"
"I went to the front lines and just returned."
Ebizo was stunned for a moment.
"That giant bird, is it your summoning beast, Lord Kazekage?"
"That's right."
Rasa nodded.
"This is my summoning beast, Yatagarasu. It excels in long-distance flight, so I can support the front lines even while sitting in the Sand Village."
"Previously, it was precisely because my support was timely that the Sand army avoided defeat."
"This time, Mist ninja silently infiltrated the rear of the Sand army to launch a surprise attack on Pakura and the others. To say there was no traitor cooperating, I think it's unlikely."
Ebizo's expression turned serious.
"Lord Kazekage, I will complete the investigation of the Beni-yama clan as soon as possible."
Rasa gave a time limit.
"Within half a month, I want to see results."
In the next half month, given the situation of the Mist Village, it was unlikely they would launch another major operation against the Sand Village.
This failure meant they needed time to recuperate.
Therefore, Rasa only gave Ebizo half a month.
"Okay."
Ebizo nodded.
Rasa asked again.
"By the way, any recent movements from the Uchiha clan?"
"They fought a small-scale battle with Konoha ninja. Dozens of Konoha ninja died, while only a few Uchiha ninja died. Their individual strength is indeed good."
As Ebizo spoke, he sighed.
"If only my Sand Village had such a powerful ninja clan. Konoha has them but doesn't cherish them. However, the damage caused to the village by the rebellion of such a ninja clan is also great."
Two days later, Rasa completed the accumulated work and also finished the work for the next day in advance.
Returned home.
When the sky completely darkened, Rasa went to the study on the third floor.
A trial card was taken out by Rasa.
"Name: Kaguya Kagami."
"Gender: Male."
"Age: 60."
Rasa narrowed his eyes.
"The Hozuki clan has declined. This time, let's test the situation of the Kaguya clan."