Under the announcement of Chiyo and Ebizo, the oldest and most prestigious Advisors in the Hidden Sand Village, second only to the Third Kazekage, Rasa somewhat hastily assumed the position of Kazekage.
And as they guessed, after the official announcement of the Third Kazekage's disappearance, people were already calling for the newly appointed Kazekage Rasa to find the Third Kazekage.
Rasa naturally agreed wholeheartedly, promising everyone that he would definitely find the Third Kazekage.
Next, it was just a matter of fabricating evidence of Iwagakure Ninja and then declaring war on Iwagakure as planned.
After returning to the Kazekage Building.
Rasa sat in the seat only the Kazekage could occupy.
The moment he sat down, Rasa felt completely different.
There was a feeling of having everything under control.
However, Rasa also understood this was an illusion; as a temporary Kazekage, he had a heap of messes waiting for him to resolve.
After sorting through everything, Rasa asked Chiyo and Ebizo, who were sitting in front of him, "Two Advisors, do you know who the Sandaime sent to Konoha as a spy?"
Chiyo and Ebizo exchanged glances, then awkwardly replied, "We really don't know. To ensure the spy's safety, we decided that only the Sandaime needed to know, and no one else."
Shindai was a talent, having lived in the Hidden Sand Village for so many years, he only knew two people: Pakura and the Third Kazekage Kuto.
Other people didn't know Shindai, and Shindai didn't know them.
Although the Third Kazekage had shown Chiyo the puppets Shindai made and praised them highly, he never mentioned Shindai's name.
Because in the Third Kazekage's eyes, Shindai was only good at making puppets; in other aspects, Shindai was too lacking, so much so that the Third Kazekage was embarrassed to even mention Shindai's name.
Chiyo asked, "By the way, Fourth Kazekage, that spy is a Magnet Release Bloodline Limit Ninja, from the same clan as you and the Sandaime. Do you have any leads?"
Rasa thought for a moment before replying, "There are very few people in our clan. If there were any leads, I should be able to think of them immediately... Oh, right, I remember many years ago, two of my clansmen sacrificed themselves on a mission. It seems they left behind a child, but I've never heard of or seen this child, so I don't know if it's true.
All other living clansmen are accounted for, and deaths are recorded. It seems no one has suddenly disappeared."
Ebizo sighed, "Our spy has now lost their only contact and is isolated. If they can't reach the Sandaime for a long time, they might feel abandoned. Under immense psychological pressure, it's possible they might defect to Konoha. This isn't unprecedented.
We originally wanted to use this spy to gather information on Konoha, then sit back and watch the fight, waiting for the war to develop and the time to be ripe before invading Konoha to seize the resources we want. Now, it's difficult. We should have had the Sandaime tell us who the spy was."
Chiyo offered a suggestion: "Perhaps we can pay attention to Ninja in Konoha who use Magnet Release Ninjutsu. That way, we can confirm if they are our spy, right? Then we can..."
Before Chiyo could finish, Ebizo shook his head and vetoed it, "It's no use, elder sister. Konoha even gave us military supplies for him; they'll definitely hide him like a precious treasure and won't let us easily discover or contact him.
Hiruzen Sarutobi is also a cunning old fox. The Magnet Release Bloodline Limit Ninja who was supposed to go to Iwagakure was snatched by their Konoha Ninja. We didn't blame Konoha at first; it was Iwagakure who blamed Konoha first. Hiruzen Sarutobi might have already detected a problem.
Furthermore, we know nothing about this spy's situation, and we can't trust him. In other words, this spy is useless to our Hidden Sand Village."
Chiyo sighed after hearing Ebizo's analysis.
Indeed, they knew nothing about this spy sent to Konoha, and they couldn't possibly trust him. What if he had already been swayed by Konoha?
Rasa's eyes narrowed slightly as he said to Chiyo and Ebizo, "Two Advisors, since we can't trust that spy and he's useless to our Hidden Sand Village, let's make the best use of him."
Chiyo and Ebizo frowned simultaneously and asked in unison, "How do we make the best use of him?"
Rasa revealed a sinister sneer: "After we go to war with Iwagakure, aren't we going to spread rumors to draw the flames of war towards Konoha? Since it's a rumor, the more realistic it is, the more people will believe it.
We found a scroll in the sand outside Hidden Sand Village, right? Although it's fake, we can treat it as real.
Then the rumor will spread like this: Konoha stole the Magnet Release Bloodline Limit Ninja that was supposed to go to Iwagakure from our Hidden Sand Village. That Magnet Release Ninja was swayed by Konoha and used his identity as a clansman of the Sandaime to lure the Sandaime out of the Village. Konoha Ninja then ambushed and killed the Sandaime, finally fabricating it to look like Iwagakure's doing."
Chiyo and Ebizo's brows furrowed deeper: "Isn't this a bit too much?"
After all, that person went to Konoha as a spy for the Village. For Rasa to sell him out like this was too inhumane.
Rasa said seriously, "Two Advisors, now is not the time for emotional decisions. It's true that this approach is a bit heartless, but it's also for the Village. When the entire Village learns that one of their own betrayed the Sandaime, the collective morale will rise a notch due to hatred and anger. High morale plays a very significant role in war.
Moreover... if that spy was truly swayed, then he is no longer a Hidden Sand Village Ninja, but a traitor. We have no need to feel pity for a traitor."
Chiyo and Ebizo's expressions were strange.
But all of this was still just speculation; it hadn't been confirmed that the spy had been swayed, had it?
The Third Kazekage had a very strong personality, and this newly appointed Fourth Kazekage Rasa's personality seemed even more heartless, ambitious, and decisive.
Since Rasa had just taken office, Chiyo and Ebizo found it difficult to openly oppose him.
Moreover, for the Hidden Sand Village, that mysterious spy was indeed useless. If that was the case, then they should abandon him.
Everything was for the Hidden Sand Village~
Chiyo and Ebizo nodded and agreed, "Alright, we'll proceed according to the Fourth Kazekage's method."
Rasa's lips curved slightly. From today onwards, he would lead the entire Hidden Sand Village. He would use any means necessary to make the Hidden Sand Village prosperous!
He, Rasa, would become a greater Kazekage than all previous Kazekage!