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Chapter 74 - Chapter 74: Accepting Command in Crisis

Her ample breasts, with this movement...

Even through several layers of clothing, two towering peaks protruded extremely obviously.

Ten'i took out the photo hidden in her bosom again, looking at Rasa's gentle smile in the photo.

Looking at Rasa in the photo, her eyes slowly became infatuated.

"I wonder what expression will be on your face at that time..."

At this time, Rasa was driving the Swift, advancing at full speed.

A few hours later.

Land of Wind, Sand Village, Kazekage's Office.

Ebizo looked at the letter with cute handwriting in his hand.

He said with a headache:

"Did Daimyo Ten'i take a fancy to Rasa?"

Chiyo, sitting next to him, narrowed her eyes, an ambiguous smile on her face:

"This is quite good. Daimyo Ten'i is a top choice in both figure and appearance, and the most critical thing is her identity."

"The union of the Kazekage and the Daimyo is very beneficial for the future relationship between our two forces."

Hearing this, Ebizo extended his hands and pressed his temples hard, seeming to want to relieve his worry.

"It is very beneficial, but what about Karura? She is the girl who has officially confirmed her relationship with Rasa."

"And Akatsuki, Pakura... what about these girls who have indescribable feelings for Rasa?"

Chiyo shook her head slightly, her tone very helpless.

"True. And Rasa's opinion is also very important."

Since Rasa solved the problem of the Daimyo cutting funding for the Sand Village...

The Chiyo siblings didn't dare to ignore Rasa's opinion.

If it were another ninja, they would definitely make the decision for him happily.

But facing Rasa, the hope for the future revival of the Sand Village...

Any decision they made had to be extremely cautious.

"Sister, what about this letter?"

"Just like last time, give it to Akatsuki and let her handle it."

Ebizo nodded helplessly and turned to talk about another matter.

"Recently, the movements of the Land of Lightning seem strange. They suddenly entered a state of full combat readiness."

Hearing this, Chiyo restrained the smile on her face and sighed heavily:

"Did they finally notice something?"

"But being able to delay for a month is already very good. Although the preparation is still not enough, at least holding on for half a year is no problem."

"Sister, I'm not worried about this. I'm only worried about when Rasa can come back."

"Now the war might start at any time. If the war starts and the person who can hold the scene is not in the village, it will be troublesome."

Chiyo stood up, walked step by step to the window, and looked into the distance outside the village.

A glimmer of hope floated in her eyes. A kind smile bloomed on her face, which had a few more wrinkles than a month ago.

"Don't worry. Rasa has always been obedient. When he comes back, he will definitely bring us unexpected surprises."

...

" This is indeed a surprise. Sister Pakura, how did you know I wanted to find this book?"

"I've been looking for the first edition of this book for several years but haven't found it."

A surprised gentle female voice rang out.

Karura looked at a woman standing opposite her.

That woman had green buns on her head, orange bangs, and her beautiful face was full of heroism and coldness.

This woman was Pakura.

Pakura's heroic face was full of smiles. She handed the book in her hand to Karura.

"It's nothing. Just asked Yasha Lian."

Yasha Lian, sitting obediently beside them, glared at Pakura upon hearing her words but said nothing.

Karura didn't mind her sister betraying her hobby.

She took the book with both hands, flipped through a few pages carefully, and said with satisfaction:

"Sure enough, it's the first edition. A lot of typos."

Seeing that the gift she gave was indeed correct, Pakura laughed in her heart.

Since realizing her feelings a few days ago...

Pakura began to proactively approach Karura to build a good relationship.

Over the past few days, one intentionally ingratiating, the other naturally gentle...

Pakura and Karura quickly became good sisters.

But even so, Pakura still didn't speak out the thoughts in her heart.

Whenever Pakura wanted to speak out her inner thoughts, she couldn't say it.

Proposing to someone's official girlfriend to share her boyfriend with her, two women serving one husband together... this was too awkward.

Pakura looked at Karura's happy expression.

She swallowed the words she had prepared in her heart again.

"Next time. Next time I'll tell her about the idea of serving one husband together."

Deceiving herself like this, Pakura changed the topic to other aspects.

An hour later.

Looking at Pakura leaving...

Karura frowned slightly.

She could naturally see that Pakura wanted to tell her something many times.

But it seemed that every time, for some reason, she couldn't say it.

"Sister, Pakura seems to have something to ask you."

Yasha Lian said softly from the side.

Pakura's attitude of ingratiating herself with her sister was too obvious.

Anyone could see that she seemed to have something to ask her sister.

Karura shook her head slightly, equally puzzled:

"I know, but our family has nothing that can help her. Besides, if she really has something to ask me, just say it directly. Why hold back until now?"

Although Karura was observant, she couldn't guess Pakura's inner thoughts at all.

Another three days passed.

A piece of gossip suddenly spread throughout the ninja world.

"The strongest Kazekage of the Sand Village, the Third Kazekage, has mysteriously disappeared for a month!"

This gossip seemed to be constantly fueled by some mysterious force.

In less than half a day, it spread to major ninja villages and small countries.

Receiving this gossip...

Although the small countries didn't believe it in their hearts...

They consciously or unconsciously began to purchase supplies, preparing in advance for the possible Third Great Ninja War.

Not to participate in the war, but to maximize their self-preservation ability.

A tense atmosphere began to spread in the ninja world.

Ninjas of the five major ninja villages.

Except for the ninjas of the Cloud Village and the Stone Village, who had bought intelligence in advance and had long begun to prepare for war, not feeling surprised...

The ninjas of the other three major ninja villages were all inexplicably surprised.

Especially the low-level ninjas and civilians of the Sand Village who didn't know the truth; they were all struck by lightning!

Because if the Third Kazekage really disappeared for a month...

Then who was the Third Kazekage they saw every few days?

And if this was true...

Why did the high-level officials of the Sand Village remain silent and do no search work at all?

Feeling angry and puzzled about this, low-level ninjas...

Began to gather under the Kazekage's office, demanding an explanation.

"Lord Kazekage, this news is fake, right? You are obviously still here!"

"Yes, Lord Kazekage, this is definitely the enemy's slander against us. As the strongest Kazekage, how could you disappear mysteriously!"

Hearing the messy discussions coming from downstairs.

Ebizo closed his eyes silently, but his withered fists began to clench.

Pricking up her ears to listen to the increasingly lively discussions downstairs, Chiyo found joy in sorrow:

"Although this trick is cliché, it is surprisingly useful. I wonder if it was used by the Cloud Village, the Stone Village, or Konoha?"

Ebizo was stunned for a moment. His tense face relaxed, and he smiled bitterly:

"Sister, no matter which ninja village did it, the key is how to solve the current situation."

"Whether we deny this news or confirm it, neither works."

If they confirmed this news, it would mean that the Third Kazekage for this month was impersonated.

The strongest Kazekage in the history of the Sand Village had indeed disappeared mysteriously for a month.

That would be a severe blow to the morale of the Sand Village, and might even lead to the split of the Sand Village!

If they denied it, could it be that he really had to play the Third Kazekage until death?

Ebizo, who was already very old, didn't care much about this.

But the key was, if he really played the Kazekage to the end...

Once the Ninja World War started, he playing the Kazekage would definitely have to go to the battlefield.

Once on the battlefield, he didn't know Iron Sand, so he would definitely be exposed, and the consequences caused would be even more serious.

And there were various other negative consequences.

Chiyo closed her eyes, listening silently to the increasingly noisy sounds outside.

After a long time, she opened her eyes abruptly. Resolute determination flashed in her cloudy eyes.

"I'll go explain. No matter what, dragging for a few days counts."

After saying this, Chiyo stood up.

After taking a few steps, she stopped abruptly.

Chiyo looked strangely out the window, pricking up her ears to listen to the gradually subsiding noise outside.

Ebizo also listened to the movement outside.

A few seconds later, a relieved smile appeared on his face, along with relief.

"This kid really knows how to pick the time. If he were a few minutes later, it would be over."

At this time, below the Kazekage's office.

The gathered, densely packed numerous Sand ninjas.

They all stopped whispering at this time, concentrating on the handsome young man standing on the roof.

Rasa originally planned to go to the capital of the Land of Wind first.

But as soon as he arrived at the capital of the Land of Wind, he heard this gossip.

Realizing that something bad was happening...

Without meeting anyone, he hurriedly drove the Swift and rushed to the Sand Village with all his might.

Looking at the dense black shadows on the ground, Rasa finally let go of his tightened heart.

Fortunately, he arrived in time and didn't let things develop to the last step.

Rasa tried his best to control his rapidly beating heart, took a deep breath, gathered Chakra in his mouth, and shouted:

"Compatriots of the Sand Village, I am the only personal disciple of the Third Kazekage, Jonin Rasa!"

Rasa's voice amplified by Chakra echoed in the Sand Village.

Many ninjas and civilians busy working heard this voice and stopped their work invariably.

"I know you are all confused by today's rumors, and even have some wavering in your hearts."

Speaking of this, Rasa gritted his teeth and said resolutely:

"As the personal disciple of the Third Kazekage, I can tell you very responsibly that this rumor is true!"

Wow!

With Rasa's words coming out.

The originally quiet crowd immediately created a bigger commotion!

Various discussion sounds, even crying sounds, mixed together constantly.

A layer of mist quickly filled the eyes of the numerous civilians who were working.

At the same time, huge despair and confusion also climbed into their hearts.

So the rumor was true.

The strongest reliance of the Sand Village, Lord Third Kazekage, had really been missing for a month!

Then where should their future go?

No, even with the strongest Kazekage mysteriously missing for a month, do they really have a future?

"My compatriots, this news is true, but aren't you curious why we hid the news of my master's disappearance for a full month?"

The young man's gentle yet firm voice reached every corner of the Sand Village.

Hearing this gentle yet firm voice.

Civilians who were falling into extreme confusion and sadness...

Suddenly found that their inner emotions stabilized.

Civilians walked out of their houses invariably. They could see the redness and swelling of each other's eyes, but the silent crying disappeared.

They just silently looked up at the distance, seeming to be able to see the young man speaking through layers of eaves.

The ninjas with excellent obedience and clear hierarchy also stopped communicating invariably.

With some expectation they didn't even notice in their eyes, they looked at the travel-worn young man standing on the roof.

Rasa used a firm and sad voice to say the draft he hurriedly made in his mind:

"A month ago, Elder Chiyo discovered that the Kazekage had been missing for a day. She urgently summoned all elite Jonin in the village at that time to discuss matters."

"At that time, someone also proposed a plan to mobilize all forces to find the Third Kazekage."

"But it was rejected by me. Is it because I don't want to find my master? No, it's not. I also want to find my master very much."

"But I know very well that if our village mobilizes all ninjas to find clues about Master..."

"Such a large-scale search will definitely not be hidden from others. Then other ninja villages will definitely take advantage of the danger and attack us!"

"In this way, we, unprepared, will definitely be defeated, and our relatives and friends will also die under the enemy's butcher knife without suspense!"

Speaking of this, Rasa reached out and rubbed his eyes vigorously.

Rasa widened his eyes, which turned red from rubbing too hard.

Rasa looked at the increasing number of ninjas around.

Even the surrounding roofs were unknowingly full of ninjas.

He clenched his fists, his tone no longer gentle and firm as before, but angry:

"So, in order not to be caught off guard, we could only hide the news of my master's disappearance and ask Elder Ebizo to impersonate my master to stabilize the enemy!"

"And we are constantly preparing war materials, preparing for the possible war."

The ninjas watching silently around nodded thoughtfully.

Rasa's words were easy to understand, and many of their friends had indeed received many strange missions.

Even they themselves had received some related missions.

At this time, many ninjas who witnessed the process of Rasa sparring with Jonin Aoki a month ago...

Were quietly telling the battle process around.

Soon, the fact that Rasa easily defeated Jonin Aoki, possessed Iron Sand, and had surpassed his master...

Was known to all ninjas present.

Rasa's brain was running at high speed at this time.

Trying to say his words as easily understandable as possible, comforting the ninjas' emotions as much as possible.

But Rasa, thinking rapidly, didn't notice that the panicked expressions on the faces of the surrounding ninjas had disappeared.

More and more ninjas, the confusion in their eyes disappeared, replaced by looking at Rasa with fervent gazes.

Although the sun had fallen.

A younger and more powerful sun rose in everyone's heart.

Rasa continued loudly:

"Many people may have discovered that your relatives and friends have been transferred to border defense within this month."

...

"Since defeating Jonin Aoki in a spar a month ago, I went out to perform an urgent mission, making efforts for our Sand Village to stand till the end in the impending war!"

"Please believe that since my master disappeared, we haven't done nothing."

"On the contrary, every one of us is working hard for the future of the Sand Village."

"Including everyone present, you have contributed to the future victory whether knowingly or unknowingly!"

"I also promise, as the personal disciple of the Third Kazekage, I will definitely shed the last drop of blood for the Sand Village!"

After Rasa roared the last sentence hoarsely.

Finally ended the speech that lasted for more than ten minutes—no, it should be called an oration.

He ignored wiping his sweat, just looking at the surrounding ninjas.

When seeing the surrounding ninjas just staring at him blankly with no expression on their faces...

Even though he had been exposed to the scorching sun for more than ten minutes and was sweating all over, Rasa only felt cold all over.

Rasa knew that his so-called speech was very rough and didn't have much skill.

This was normal because he thought of it in just over ten minutes.

So seeing the reaction of the people around, Rasa's first reaction was that his speech failed.

Rasa stabilized his inner panic. Just as he was about to speak to remedy something...

Someone spoke first:

"Lord Rasa, you are right. If it weren't for your actions all along, I'm afraid we would have been involved in the war unprepared by now..."

Immediately afterwards, a second person spoke:

"Jonin Rasa, your foresight and decisiveness command our admiration!"

Soon, the surroundings were no longer calm as before, becoming extremely noisy.

But unlike before, the content of this noise was scrambling to praise Rasa!

Ninjas were not fools.

Especially after Rasa explained all the pros and cons in simple language.

Even the freshmen who just entered the Ninja Academy...

Could very simply understand Rasa's meaning and roughly understand the situation facing the Sand Village.

When gossip flew all over the village and everyone from top to bottom was at a loss, someone had to stand up and act as a stabilizing force.

Stabilize people's hearts and let everyone understand that there is hope for the future.

And Rasa's performance had made it very clear to everyone.

Even if the Third Kazekage had been missing for a month, the village hadn't collapsed yet, and someone was silently working hard for the future of the village!

Tap~ Tap~

On the roof where Rasa stood, the sound of high heels stepping on the roof suddenly came.

Rasa turned his head and saw Akatsuki wearing an eagle mask and Karura.

Although Akatsuki wore a mask and her expression couldn't be seen...

Her exposed beautiful eyes were full of excitement and fanaticism, faintly with tears.

Akatsuki held a flawless white robe in both hands, with a few words faintly visible on it.

Karura had put on the standard Jonin uniform at this time.

Her face was full of a brilliant, gentle, and proud smile, and she also held a white conical hat in both hands.

The word "Wind" was faintly visible on the conical hat.

This set of standard Kazekage uniform had been made more than ten days ago.

Seeing the things held in the hands of the two women.

Rasa's heart was full of emotion. He didn't greet them but looked forward instead.

At this time, except for the roof where Rasa stood which was still spacious...

Everywhere else was packed, densely packed with figures at a glance.

A rough estimate, at least thousands of ninjas stood on the ground, and hundreds of ninjas stood on the surrounding roofs.

Every window of the Kazekage office building was also crowded with people's heads.

When they saw the things held in the hands of Akatsuki and Karura...

Their breathing stagnated, followed by even more excitement!

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