Rasa walked straight in, found a chair, sat down, then pointed at the chair opposite him.
"Sit. Let's have a chat, Konoha spy ninja, Yakushi Kabuto."
Kabuto's pupils shrank violently. In an instant, his vigilance rose to the limit, and his mind began frantically searching for a countermeasure.
The situation before him had completely exceeded Kabuto's expectations.
A Kazekage had come to him in person. Not only had he exposed his identity, he had even called out his name.
This meant he had been exposed.
Completely exposed.
What should he do after being exposed?
Run?
Could he escape?
This was Rasa, the man who possessed the title of Red Flash in Konoha. Like Minato Namikaze, he could appear instantly from one place to another.
Even Minato Namikaze might not be much faster than him.
Fight?
Even more impossible.
What level of strength did he have?
What level of strength did the other side have?
He had wiped out the entire Akayama clan overnight.
He had fought four of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist alone and killed them.
He had crushed the leader of Root, Shimura Danzo.
He had fought Minato Namikaze one-on-one without falling into disadvantage. He had even held the upper hand.
Kabuto was only a discarded genin.
After thinking it over and over, Kabuto found only one path.
Obey Rasa's order and sit across from him.
"Kazekage-sama."
The difference between the two of them was so great that Kabuto had no other thoughts at all.
"You are a war orphan from Konoha's orphanage. You grew up under Yakushi Nonō."
Kabuto's pupils shrank again. He had not expected Rasa to even know this.
This made Kabuto suspect that some Root ninja had sold him out.
"Because your performance was good, Danzo forcibly conscripted and used you."
"Am I wrong?"
Kabuto nodded.
"Kazekage-sama, since you already know all of this, why are you still saying these things to me instead of killing me directly?"
"Because of this."
Rasa took out three photographs.
Kabuto looked at them.
"These are photographs of me?"
"No. That's not right."
"This one isn't me. It just looks a little like me."
"This one isn't me either. It doesn't look as much like me."
"Kazekage-sama, what do you mean by showing me these three photographs?"
Rasa said, "These three photographs are not for you. They are the photographs Danzo showed Yakushi Nonō."
But in truth, they were not.
Rasa had not obtained the photographs Danzo showed Yakushi Nonō.
These three were taken from elsewhere. They were fakes.
However, while the photographs were fake, the matter itself was not.
Rasa knew very well what Danzo had done.
Kabuto froze.
"Danzo-sama showed them to Nonō-sensei?"
Immediately after, he realized what Danzo intended to do.
Kabuto had some understanding of Root's customs.
Danzo was very enthusiastic about arranging for two people who were originally close to kill each other.
A pure, complete pervert!
"Danzo-sama did this because he wants to watch me and Nonō-sensei kill each other? Why?"
Rasa did not answer.
But Kabuto would think for himself.
Rasa continued, "You were not originally a Konoha ninja, and you have suffered unfair treatment from Konoha. So I want to give you an opportunity."
Kabuto raised his head and looked at Rasa with burning eyes.
"Kazekage-sama, will you trust me?"
"I am a ninja Konoha sent to infiltrate Sunagakure."
Rasa smiled faintly.
"Yakushi Kabuto, you are underestimating my capacity."
"In my Sunagakure, there are several members of the Uchiha clan. Kisame Hoshigaki, a former Kirigakure ninja, has also been given an important position in Sunagakure. There are even several Kusagakure ninja as well."
"Sunagakure's vision is not limited to a single ninja village. It extends to the entire world."
"As long as someone is talented, Sunagakure welcomes them."
"If they betray Sunagakure, the one who suffers a loss will not be Sunagakure. It will be them."
"And no matter where they flee, I will take their lives. I also possess the ability to do so."
In these words, Rasa was actually lying.
Sunagakure had many important things. How could he casually trust people?
One might know a person's face, but not their heart.
Rasa's trust came from the One-Day Loyalty Visibility Card he had not yet used.
Once it was used, he would be able to see other people's loyalty toward him.
Those who were disloyal could simply be killed after finding a convenient excuse.
Those with high loyalty could be heavily used.
One card could only be used once, and it could only last twelve hours.
However, with the system present, it was not impossible for him to draw a second card like it.
"Kazekage-sama, you are different from everyone else. Truly, completely different."
"No wonder you were able to lead Sunagakure to reverse the situation against Kirigakure, win the war, and build Sunagakure into what it is now. You are greater than anyone I have ever seen."
"But Kazekage-sama, please allow me to see Nonō-sensei one more time."
Rasa nodded.
"You may. But not now. Before that, you need to show me your value first. Reasonable, isn't it?"
"Reasonable."
Kabuto thought for a moment.
"My talent in medical ninjutsu is fairly good. In addition, I am personally rather skilled at research."
Rasa stood.
"I will arrange a place for you."
"Thank you, Kazekage-sama."
Just as he returned to the Kazekage Building, a shinobi quickly ran in.
"Kazekage-sama."
"What is it?"
"A ninja from the Kaguya clan requests an audience."
Rasa raised an eyebrow.
"Bring him in."
"Yes, Kazekage-sama."
There were three people in total.
A middle-aged man and two female ninja.
Rasa could not help glancing at them a little longer.
He had not expected the Kaguya clan to also have female ninja who looked this good.
The middle-aged man waved his hand, and the two female ninja withdrew.
"Kazekage-sama!"
The middle-aged man bowed respectfully. His posture was even more standard than many Sunagakure shinobi.
After all, he had come asking for help.
"Our Kaguya clan hopes to receive your aid, Kazekage-sama. In exchange, we will do everything we can to attack Kirigakure and punish Kirigakure on your behalf."
"Punish them for tearing up the agreement and betraying their promise to Sunagakure."
"These two female ninja are the sincerity of our Kaguya clan."
"They are civilian ninja, but they are very beautiful."
Rasa revealed a look of realization.
So these two female ninja were not members of the Kaguya clan.
But Rasa could not help frowning.
What did the Kaguya clan mean by this?
They started by sending two female ninja?
Did they think he was some lustful man who would agree to the Kaguya clan's request just because they sent two female ninja?
What did they take him for?
When had he ever been that kind of person?
He was not that kind of person at all.
The Kaguya clan was clearly maliciously speculating about him.
"You attacking Kirigakure is your own business. It has nothing to do with Sunagakure. Sunagakure gains no benefit from this, so why should we provide aid to your Kaguya clan for free?"
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