Rasa was in an excellent mood at this moment, bringing the teacup he had held for a long time to his lips and draining it.
Tomoki elegantly refilled it for him.
Speaking of mood, Tomoki's was quite good, similar to Rasa's.
Gaining an ally, whether useful or not, was a happy occasion. This wasn't Hidden Mist or Kumogakure; Sunagakure would definitely be on the same side as Konoha from now on.
Tomoki played the role of Jiang Taigong, waiting for the willing to take the bait.
He preferred to take the straight path rather than the crooked one.
The restored Tomoki, while still prioritizing profit, also gained a touch of humanity, not resorting to unscrupulous means to drag Sunagakure down.
He offered an exorbitant, exploitative price, yet Sunagakure still bit the hook without hesitation.
Tomoki was certain that Sunagakure had misunderstood something, so with a hint of curiosity, he asked Rasa for the reason.
"Hokage, at a time like this, there's no need to hide anything. We in Sunagakure already know that your Konoha has mastered the technique to popularize Sage Mode!" Rasa replied with a hint of pride.
Tomoki was slightly stunned.
Seeing Tomoki still pretending in front of him, Rasa continued, "Hokage, you probably don't know this, but our village's Third Kazekage was once a Ryūchi Cave descendant. Although he didn't receive the Sage Art inheritance, he knew the general idea. Konoha has popularized Mount Myōboku's Sage Mode."
Rasa took a sip of tea, moistening his lips.
"Don't worry, Hokage, this matter will also be a top secret in Sunagakure and no word will get out. Sunagakure will still need to rely on Konoha in the future!"
Rasa and the other Sunagakure high-ranking officials knew very well that Sunagakure had been weak for many years and couldn't change in a short time.
There was nothing wrong with being Konoha's junior for a while. What Sunagakure needed to do now was to exchange resources for power, use power to buy time, and finally obtain technology through time.
Sunagakure's idea was very good and correct, but this depended on the major premise being flawless.
Tomoki, on the other hand, could only exclaim, "Good heavens!"
No wonder Sunagakure and Konoha Village were so similar in their circumstances. Even their Third Kazekages were all talented individuals. So Konoha has a Sleeping Dragon, and you Sunagakure have a Young Phoenix, right!
The Sleeping Dragon was adept at wielding power, while the Young Phoenix was short-lived.
Tomoki connected the function of True Essence with Mount Myōboku's Sage Mode.
Although the essence was different, the manifestation was indeed very similar.
Regarding things like the Sage Mode of the Three Great Sage Regions, let alone Sunagakure having only a few scattered rumors.
Even in Konoha, Kakashi, as Minato's disciple, if asked to talk about Mount Myōboku's Sage Mode, would probably only say vague, ambiguous things.
It was therefore quite understandable that Sunagakure would misunderstand.
What could Tomoki say to this? He could only show a slightly bitter smile and say, "Kazekage, Sunagakure Village is fortunate to have the Third Kazekage!"
Then Tomoki immediately changed the subject.
"Although Sunagakure already knows, it's still not appropriate to discuss it too deeply!"
You've said enough, don't say any more.
"Hokage, I heard you're very interested in the Rouran Ancient Kingdom. How about we discuss it?" Rasa made an expression that said 'I understand you' and immediately changed the topic.
Looking at Rasa's 'I know everything' expression, Tomoki grumbled inwardly.
No, you don't understand anything!
But Tomoki didn't refuse, and began a period of small talk with Rasa to deepen their friendship.
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Another three days and more quickly passed.
After concluding the deal with Sunagakure, Tomoki slightly adjusted his plan. That afternoon, half of Konoha and Sunagakure's Ninja underwent the transformation.
Now, three days later, the Konoha Ninja had already completed their transformation two days ago.
Currently, the Ninja of Sunagakure Village were also about to complete their transformation.
Konoha's researchers, after the Konoha Ninja had completed their transformation, had already begun new research in a large house built by Yamato.
The systematic summary of space-time travel.
It wasn't about understanding the principle of space-time travel to replicate it.
Rather, it was to summarize its patterns, allowing Tomoki to expend the least amount of energy in subsequent travels, and to travel more precisely and more frequently.
As for the operation of the equipment, Konoha's researchers also taught it to Sunagakure's researchers.
Of course, it was only the operation method.
Today was the transformation of Sunagakure's last batch of Ninja in the Rouran Ancient Kingdom, and also the moment for Rasa to undergo transformation.
Tomoki specifically came over from the researchers, not to watch Rasa transform.
But rather, he felt that after Rasa became one of them, it was time to tell him the truth.
To deal with some technical issues, Tomoki also brought Orochimaru along.
The transformation work had been stable for six days, so there would naturally be no problems at this point.
After Rasa emerged from the capsule, he was filled with shock, just like everyone else. No matter how detailed others described it, it was no match for experiencing it himself.
After the shock, Rasa immediately saw Tomoki, who stood out from the crowd, looking at him with a slight smile.
That gaze, full of trust, gave Rasa a strange feeling.
At the same time, in a gap between the Pure Land and the Impure World realm, a majestic and enormous ethereal body opened its eyes.
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[Thoughts](Unrelated to the main text)
There are two more chapters today, but there are some things I must say.
Unconsciously, it's already 900,000 words. Thank you to all the readers who have stuck with it until now.
As a new writer, there are too many shortcomings, and the results are as expected, a complete flop.
But fortunately, there have always been those readers who supported me, which kept me from giving up.
Apart from Konoha, the other Four Great Shinobi Villages and the Akatsuki Organization have all made their appearances.
The story is about to reach its final stage, and there will be no continuation with Boruto.
Naruto's story ended with Shippuden, and Tomoki's story will end with Kaguya.
A slight spoiler: there will be no tragic ending.
Since it's a happy ending, then the Ōtsutsuki are certainly not a concern, the Ninja World is safe, but the era of Ninja will end.
Setting a goal: I hope this book can exceed one million words.
Finally, once again, I sincerely thank all the readers.
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