"Why hasn't the barrier squad arrived yet? What's happening outside?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi was extremely anxious, but outwardly calm.
His demeanor caused many who saw him to also calm down.
This was one of the functions of a leader.
"Mizukage, do you know what this barrier is about?"
Mei Terumī gave a wry smile. "Although the Kazekage has been trying to ally with me to attack Konoha, he's also been wary of me. So, he's never told me most of his plans, including what this barrier is about. I don't know either. The only thing I knew was that he would make a move today, which is why I found a way to warn you then."
Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded. "Regardless, I, on behalf of Konoha, will never forget your help today. From now on, Mist Hidden will be Konoha's most steadfast ally! After this matter is resolved, I will definitely do my best to help Mist Hidden escape its current predicament."
"You flatter me, Hokage. Regardless, we are all part of the human faction. With external enemies at our doorstep, continuing internal strife is not a wise move. That's why I refused the Kazekage's proposal, not to seek repayment for favors."
Mei Terumī's words were righteous and her pride was unparalleled.
It even made Hiruzen Sarutobi feel ashamed.
"If everyone had the righteousness of the Mizukage and could see the situation clearly, how good would that be."
Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed and said no more.
As for Rasa, if he could avoid killing him, he would.
Otherwise, the hatred between Sand Hidden and Konoha would likely be irreconcilable.
So he immediately ordered someone to capture Rasa.
Although Rasa was powerful, with such severe injuries, he was no longer capable of stirring up trouble.
Most people thought so.
Then a big problem arose.
Rasa's eyes snapped open, and using the last of his strength, he swallowed a black pill.
As stated before, he had no retreat.
If he were captured by Konoha as a criminal who instigated a war between three countries, Sand Hidden would have no hope of rising again.
Therefore, even if he died, he had to fight this battle!
"Get lost!"
Rasa instantly blasted away the Konoha ninja beside him and stood up in a completely new posture.
His body was covered in golden scales, and he had an extra tail behind him, like a lizard.
His back wound had healed instantly?!
"Magnetic Release: Gold Dust Spear!"
The gold dust drill shot out at high speed, heading straight for Hiruzen Sarutobi's back.
"Lord Hokage, be careful!"
A Konoha ninja immediately pushed Hiruzen Sarutobi away, exposing himself to the gold dust drill.
Pfft!
The Konoha ninja's entire chest was mangled, and he died on the spot.
"Kazekage, do you really think this old man dares not kill you?!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes widened with rage, and he knocked Rasa away with his staff.
But at this moment, Rasa had not only exhausted the remaining potential of his body but also gained some of the curse spirit's power, further increasing his strength.
"Hahaha, go to hell with me, Hokage!"
"Magnetic Release: Gold Dust!"
Rasa slammed his hands on the ground, injecting a large amount of chakra into it, converting it into gold dust.
The ground of the entire ruined venue became extremely soft.
Knowing his fate, Rasa began his final frenzy.
"All of you, be buried here!"
"Magnetic Release: Great Gold Burial!"
A tidal wave of gold dust surged towards everyone. Rasa gambled all his chakra on this move.
The gold dust tide pounded against the barrier, filling the entire area, leaving nowhere to hide!
Just as everyone was about to be buried by the gold dust.
Shinji, that old schemer, started his sneaky actions again.
He took out his snake-skin sword and activated [Golden Snake Dance].
A golden long snake drilled into the gold dust tide. Due to the similar color, no one noticed anything unusual.
Until it successfully reached Rasa's feet, the golden snake suddenly sprang out from within and bit Rasa's arm!
"Hmm?"
Rasa didn't pay any attention to this golden snake. Or rather, he had deliberately reserved some strength to deal with this moment.
Countless gold dust spears crisscrossed and stabbed towards the golden snake, blocking its path.
But there was one thing Rasa miscalculated.
That was, the golden snake he thought of was not a real creature, but a sword!
And it was a very sturdy sword with the ability to control force!
So when those gold dust spears hit the golden snake's body, only the sound of metal clashing was heard, and they failed to pierce the golden snake's body.
On the contrary, the golden snake, taking advantage of the gaps in the gold dust spear attacks, flexibly slipped through and bit Rasa's arm.
Although in the next moment, the golden snake was firmly pressed to the ground by the reformed gold dust, the petrification curse had already been injected into Rasa's body.
That arm instantly lost all sensation.
When Rasa noticed the petrification curse spreading throughout his body, he didn't try to stop it. Instead, he used his remaining time to clench his other hand tightly!
"Explode!"
Boom!!!
Although he couldn't bury everyone completely, Rasa knew he was out of time and detonated the Great Gold Burial prematurely.
The chain explosions caused by the countless gold dust instantly engulfed everyone.
Even Shinji didn't expect Rasa to be so crazy. After all, his son Gaara was still here, but he didn't care, just as he didn't care about his own life.
As long as the village could escape poverty and become the most powerful nation, what did it matter if he died here?
"Hokage, Mizukage, let's go together!"
As the petrification curse spread throughout his body, Rasa's consciousness finally sank into complete darkness.
After an unknown amount of time, when the explosion finally ended.
Although the entire barrier was still intact, many of the special devices buried underground had been destroyed.
The entire venue was completely razed to the ground, with countless casualties!
Keep in mind that those left behind were not just Konoha people. People from Rain Hidden Village, Water Hidden Village, and Grass Hidden Village were also present, and they were likely reduced to ashes by now.
Crack, crack.
A more than 2-meter-tall rhombic crimson crystal was covered in cracks and then rapidly shattered.
Although he had been observing from the sidelines, the AOE range of Rasa's previous move was too wide, so he was still affected.
Fortunately, he didn't get overconfident and used the blood crystal to protect himself and Mei Terumī in time, thus avoiding injury.
As for the others, they weren't so lucky.
At this moment, the number of people still alive and standing was probably only around twenty.
In fact, many people had sacrificed themselves to protect Konoha's future.
Otherwise, among the Konoha 12 Genin, only a handful would have survived.
For this reason, Kurenai was severely injured, Asuma was severely injured, Kakashi was severely injured, and Guy was lightly injured.
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