Wind Country.
Frontline Battlefield.
Since Sunagakure chose to launch an all-out attack, almost all of the village's ninjas were sent to the frontline, leaving only a small number of ninjas and juniors in the rear.
There's a reason why they dared to do this. On the one hand, the Wind Country is located in a desert environment with scarce resources. Ninjas who don't adapt to the terrain of the Wind Country will be greatly affected.
On the other hand, from a geographical point of view, only the Earth Country's Iwagakure can attack the hinterland of the Wind Country. However, once Iwagakure spends a lot of troops to attack the hinterland of the Wind Country, Kumogakure won't let go of this opportunity.
Their advantages in all aspects allow them to launch an all-out attack.
Camp.
In the central tent.
"Kazekage-sama, this is today's damage statistics … We lost 21 people, 43 seriously injured, and 109 lightly injured …"
A Jonin from the Sand Hidden Village took out a document and handed it to the Kazekage.
Rasa took a look at it and put it on the table, saying: "No need to change the battle plan. Tomorrow, we'll continue to act as planned."
"Yes."
The Jonin nodded and left the tent.
Rasa wasn't the only one in the tent. The Chief Staff Officer Ebizo, Elder Chiyo, and several other high-level members of the Sand Village were also present.
"In fact, before Pakura's attack starts, it's best to stay put to reduce the damage, but doing so may arouse Konoha's suspicion …"
Ebizo looked at the map on the table and said slowly.
Rasa nodded and said: "Yes, so in order to avoid Konoha's vigilance, we must maintain the frontline battle even if we let some casualties go. When Pakura's attack succeeds, we can immediately reverse the situation!"
Chiyo looked at Rasa with a deep gaze and said: "I hope it will be so smooth."
Rasa noticed the strange look in Chiyo's eyes, but he didn't respond. Instead, he said to Chiyo: "It's getting late, Chiyo Che-San should go back and rest. Tomorrow, it's best if you lead the attack again."
"…"
Chiyo didn't say much and walked out of the tent.
Rasa looked at Chiyo's back, and a faint light flashed in his eyes.
Among all the Kage of the Five Great Ninja Villages of the Ninja World, Rasa's strength is the weakest among them. If the Third Kazekage didn't have an accident, it would be very difficult for him to succeed the Fourth Kazekage.
But he took over in a hurry. Whether it's his subordinates or his control over the village, he was far weaker than the Third Kazekage, but he still held the position of the Fourth Kazekage!
What he relied relied on was the means!
Launching an all-out war against Konoha and starting the Third Shinobi World War is one of his methods!
The Kazekage is the third Kazekage, and on the other hand, plundering Konoha's resources. is Rasa ''s War's
His main purpose was to rely on war to stabilize his position as the Kazekage!
What he really wanted to do was to use this war to weaken the opposing families and other higher-ups, and cultivate his own elite subordinates. Therefore, he didn't care about the so-called casualties at all. He didn't even care about the outcome of this war.
Maples's evaluation of the Fourth Kazekage is that he's the same as Danzo, but he's worse than Danzo in terms of the overall situation. After all, Danzo has the goal of unifying the ninja world.
What did Rasa do?
He launched an all-out war against Konoha and lost a lot of his village's combat power. He used this to improve his power and status, and to stabilize his position as the Kazekage.
Later, because Pakura achieved a dazzling record in the war and became a hero, threatening his position, he immediately joined forces with the Mist to plot against Pakura.
Then, he kicked out the highly respected Chiyo and Hai Laozang, who were able to compete with him in terms of status, out of the decision-making team, and let them both retire.
After that, he was killed by Orochimaru during the Chunin Exam.
It can be said that throughout history, the Kazekage didn't do anything that was really beneficial to the Sand Village. Everything he did was to stabilize his power and status.
In a sense, Rasa's means are indeed powerful. He was able to take over the position of Kazekage in a hurry, and now he can cover the sky with one hand. In Sunagakure, he means what he says, but Feng Ye despises this kind of means of playing politics.
The reason is simple.
A frog in a well!
This world isn't a world of politics, but a world of strength. In front of people like Uchiha Macula and Hashirama, playing with the so-called power is ridiculous.
Chiyo and Ebizo actually knew Rasa's purpose, but they couldn't stop it. Because Rasa has the general trend, and he used the disappearance of the Kazekage as a reason to start a war against Konoha. They couldn't refute it, and the hatred between the Sand and Konoha was very deep, so he had the support of the entire village.
"Ebizo, you should also rest."
Rasa turned his head and looked at Ebizo, who was sitting there and observing the map.
Ebizo reached out and touched the map twice, then he raised his head and said: "I'm afraid I can't sleep. I don't know why, but I have an ominous feeling."
"Ominous feeling?"
Rasa felt strange and shook his head: "It's because you're too tired. You should rest early. The subsequent battle layout needs your command."
"Maybe."
Ebizo sighed and stood up, ready to leave.
But at this time, a figure rushed into the tent and knelt on one knee to Rasa, and anxiously reported: "Kazekage-Sama, we lost contact with the Surprise Attack Team!"
The peaceful atmosphere in the field suddenly changed.
Ebizo's heart thumped, and he looked at Rasa.
Rasa's face also changed slightly. Although the Surprise Attack Team wasn't his direct subordinates, and he didn't care much about it, but it was impossible to not react when he heard this news.
"When did you lose contact?!"
"This afternoon."
The contact ninja urgently reported: "According to the original plan, the Surprise Attack Team should have contacted us at noon, but there was no news. In the afternoon, the contact team took the initiative to try to contact them, but there was no response at night. I just got the news from the summon beast … the contact ninja died!"
Ebizo's face became ugly.
The ominous feeling came true.
The contact ninja's position in the Surprise Attack Team is very important. He was protected in the center of the team. The death of the contact ninja means that there is a big problem in the Surprise Attack Team!
"…"
Rasa's face was gloomy, but most of it was fake.
The Surprise Attack Team was Ebizo's plan. If there is a problem, Ebizo's position will be greatly weakened, which is a good thing for him.
"Kazekage-Sama, Elder-sama, what should we do next?"
The contact ninja anxiously asked Rasa and Ebizo.
Old Ebizo took a deep breath and said, "Don't panic, we have Pakura with us. Even if something happens, we should be able to deal with it. They should be scattered and have lost contact … Send out scouts to investigate the situation and contact them!"
"Let's do it."
Rasa nodded and said in a deep voice.
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