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Forest.
Rasa stood on a tree limb, frowning as he stared into the distance.
Whoosh!
A Sand ninja appeared beside him.
"Lord Rasa, the preparations are complete. We're just waiting for that traitorous ninja to walk into our trap."
"Good! Have you searched the surrounding area? I don't want any outsiders to interfere."
"Don't worry, Lord Rasa. We've set up a Sensing Barrier. There are no signs of other ninjas nearby."
"That's good."
Rasa let out a sigh of relief.
Ever since his defeat in the Land of Iron last time, he'd become paranoid during every mission, constantly fearing a sudden arrow from a Bow & Arrow from the shadows.
After he returned, he searched through a large amount of intelligence, but he couldn't find out when such an archery expert had emerged in the ninja world.
Although he was furious, it was like facing thin air, and he didn't know where to start.
"This time, there won't be any more mistakes!"
Rasa narrowed his eyes and gritted his teeth.
Hundreds of meters away, Satoru Hyūga crouched in the foliage of a large tree. His Byakugan was activated as he quietly observed Rasa.
Under the operation of the Rotten Wood Technique, his heart was beating very slowly, hardly emitting any fluctuations.
Even sensing ninjutsu couldn't detect him.
Not long after, his brows furrowed slightly.
From the perspective of his Byakugan, a figure in the distance was rapidly approaching. It was almost within the range of Rasa and the others.
"He's coming!"
"Get ready."
Rasa ordered in a deep voice.
The air grew quiet, filled with a stifling atmosphere, until a ninja wrapped in black cloth appeared in sight.
"Attack!"
Rasa suddenly commanded.
Several Sand ninjas around him formed seals at the same time. The ground suddenly trembled, and the ground under the man's feet caved in. Before he could react, he fell into a huge pit.
"Damn it, it's an ambush!"
Just as he steadied himself and hadn't reacted yet, he saw Rasa looking down at him from above.
"Traitorous ninja Pa, did you ever think this day would come when you betrayed Sunagakure?"
"Rasa?!!!"
"So it's you!"
"I wanna see Elder Chiyo. I'm innocent!"
"What a joke! The evidence of your betrayal is undeniable, and the crime of harming your comrades is unpardonable. As for Elder Chiyo, she approved this operation."
Rasa sneered.
Seeing this, Pa no longer pretended. He tore off the black cloth around him and took out several Scrolls from his back. After the white mist cleared, three oddly - shaped Puppets materialized out of thin air.
"Special Puppets modified by the White Secret Technique. So... is this why you betrayed?"
Rasa gritted his teeth when he saw the Puppets.
"You'll never understand the allure of a top - notch Puppet to a Puppet master."
Pa controlled the three Puppets to surround him and stared coldly at Rasa.
Rasa took a deep breath and slowly raised his palm.
Suddenly, a large amount of gold sand welled up from under his feet and rushed into the huge pit like a wave.
The mechanisms on the Puppet's arms opened and closed ingeniously, forming a blue chakra barrier to block the impact of the gold sand.
Soon, the gold sand had covered the entire bottom of the pit. Pa groaned in anguish.
Magnet Release ninjas have a great advantage over Puppet masters, especially someone like Rasa, who can manipulate large amounts of gold sand.
Rasa clenched his fist, and suddenly, two huge hands emerged from the wave of gold sand and slammed down hard towards Pa.
The mechanisms of the Puppet opened and closed again, and a large sword popped out to block the attack of the gold sand.
Suddenly, Pa felt his feet slip and started to sink. Looking down, his pupils constricted slightly.
He noticed that somehow, the gold sand under his feet had turned into quicksand, constantly engulfing him.
Pa controlled two Puppets to block Rasa's attacks, and another Puppet grabbed him, barely managing to escape being swallowed by the gold sand.
"Gotta get outta here!"
Pa took a deep breath. He knew he couldn't win. Fortunately, due to the erosion of a large amount of gold sand, the pit was close to the ground.
The three Puppets formed a ladder. Pa stepped on it and jumped quickly, managing to leap out of the large pit.
"It's useless."
"Magnet Release! Gold Sand Wave!"
Rasa said coldly. He clenched his fist, and a large amount of gold sand formed a huge golden wave, surging towards Pa.
Caught off guard, Pa, along with the Puppets beside him, was firmly engulfed before he could even dodge.
On a branch not far away.
Watching the spectacular battle between the two, Satoru Hyūga couldn't help but tsk - tsk.
"So much shiny gold sand! Every frame is like money!"
"So it's okay for me to take a little, right?"
No one noticed that a corner of the gold sand on the ground seemed to come to life. A small golden snake slithered towards the Forest.
Satoru Hyūga grabbed a handful of the gold sand he had controlled and kneaded it carefully.
"The texture is very similar to real gold, but if you feel it carefully, it's still different from real gold."
Satoru Hyūga clicked his tongue a few more times.
No wonder Rasa, the gold - making master, can throw tons of gold around at will, yet Sunagakure is still the poorest ninja village, and the ninjas there can barely even get enough to eat.
This gold sand created by ninjutsu, though it contained a small amount of gold elements, was mainly composed of chakra. In essence, it was different from real gold.
So it can't circulate in the ninja world as real currency.
However, it isn't a Mondai for Satoru Hyūga. The Electromagnetic Furnace can melt it, and then the Electromagnetic Force can be used to make the real gold atoms closer to each other, thus refining real gold.
With so much gold sand, it should be worth quite a sum.
Satoru Hyūga took out a Scroll of Seals and filled it up without anyone noticing.
Looking at the red - haired man in the distance, Satoru Hyūga found him increasingly appealing. He looked like a money - giving boy.
He couldn't help but sigh.
"Rasa, what a nice guy!"
At this moment, there is a new change on the battlefield.
Pa, surrounded by the wave of gold sand, only had his head out. No matter how hard he struggled, it was all in vain.
"It's over!"
"
Rasa clenched his fist tightly.
Feeling the sudden surge in the surrounding pressure, a flicker of hatred flashed across Pa's eyes.
"You forced me to do this!"
Only a few loud explosions were heard. Those Puppets, which were also trapped by the gold sand, suddenly underwent Self-Destruction.
The powerful impact instantly dispersed the gold sand. Covered in blood, Pa didn't dare to stay for a second and fled into the distance.
"Did he trigger the Self-Destruction of the Puppets?"
The aftershock of the explosion reached Rasa, forcing him to take a few steps back involuntarily. He raised his hand to shield himself from the flying dust.
"Chase! He's seriously injured and can't run far."
Not far away, Satoru Hyūga witnessed all the changes in the battle situation.
Without the slightest hesitation, the Magnetic fluid metal flowed to Satoru Hyūga's feet, transforming into a long - sword shape and carrying him speeding through the Forest.
With the all - encompassing vision of the Byakugan and the speed of the Magnetic fluid metal, Satoru Hyūga soon flew ahead of Pa.
"Damn it! I'm too badly injured. That bastard Rasa!"
Pa covered his bleeding chest and fled frantically into the distance.
Suddenly, his eyes widened. He saw a man stepping on a flying sword appear before him. Before he could react, the man raised his hand. A silver flash later, a hole was punched through his chest.
"You..."
Pa fell unwillingly. The last picture in his eyes was a face with a silver metal mask.
"Have you found him?"
"No, Lord Rasa. The trail ends here."
"Damn it. Can that guy fly?"
Rasa angrily punched the nearby tree trunk.
Pa had vanished. This mission was probably a goner.