All of a sudden, the Konoha army's offensive became even more ferocious.
But Sunagakure was no longer the weak little Sunagakure it had once been.
The current Sunagakure was very strong.
In terms of top-level shinobi, Pakura could fully hold one front on her own.
As for elite jonin, Konoha originally possessed an absolute advantage. But with the emergence of superior Devil Fruits, Konoha's advantage in this area had also declined significantly.
There was even less need to mention the mid-level shinobi.
Lower-grade Devil Fruits had appeared even earlier.
The Konoha army's only advantage was its advantage in numbers.
However, the Sunagakure shinobi occupied the geographical advantage.
In the boundless desert, even if Konoha shinobi were not as heavily restricted as Kirigakure shinobi, they would still be affected.
It was not merely a matter of using ninjutsu.
It was a matter of understanding the environment and adapting to it.
Not long after Ninja World Weekly was released, Rasa deliberately had some Sunagakure shinobi target the Hyuga clan's shinobi in battle and launch public-opinion attacks against them.
"Your Hyuga clan's Hyuga Hizashi really was shameless. In order to escape the fate of the branch family, he sold out his comrade's intelligence and turned Jiraiya into a cripple."
"For Jiraiya to have comrades like you, how unfortunate."
"But Sunagakure really has to thank you."
"If not for you, we would still have another powerful enemy in Jiraiya."
"But now Jiraiya has already been ruined. Wonderful!"
The Hyuga shinobi could not help retorting.
"Fake! It's all fake! That's all your conspiracy!"
"Sunagakure is trying to drive a wedge between the Hyuga clan and Konoha!"
The Sunagakure shinobi sneered.
"The handwritten suicide note is right there, and you still say it's fake? Aren't you lying through your teeth a little too blatantly?"
Immediately afterward, the Sunagakure shinobi looked toward the other Konoha shinobi nearby.
"Aren't you afraid?"
"They're people who sell out their comrades. You fight side by side with them. Aren't you afraid they'll sell you out and let you die by their hands? Because of their status as branch family members, their minds have long since become twisted."
"If they're given the chance to escape their branch family status, they can do anything."
"Maybe Sunagakure has a way to remove the Caged Bird seal."
Even though they knew it was not true—
After hearing such words, the way those Konoha shinobi looked at the Hyuga shinobi still changed slightly.
The Hyuga shinobi possessed the Byakugan. Their ocular power was extraordinary. How could they fail to notice such changes?
Immediately, the atmosphere shifted somewhat.
"Who wants to become the next Jiraiya?"
The Sunagakure shinobi were still shouting loudly.
Rasa sat in the Kazekage Building.
He was not worried about the front-line situation.
They were facing attacks from two great shinobi villages at the same time, but Iwagakure's side was clearly working without putting in real effort. The only side that truly needed full resistance was Konoha's army.
"Split-Head Dog, go!"
Following Rasa's order—
A figure quickly headed toward the front lines.
Pakura had also signed a summoning contract with the Split-Head Dog.
The reason Rasa did not have Pakura use the Summoning Technique was to save a portion of her chakra.
As for the fact that this meant the Split-Head Dog could not avoid danger by canceling the Summoning Technique when facing crisis, Rasa did not care very much.
First, the Split-Head Dog's vitality was extremely strong. Killing it would not be easy.
Second, to Rasa, Pakura was far more important.
Pakura was his wife and Sunagakure's hero.
The Split-Head Dog was merely a summoned beast obtained through a draw.
It was different from the toads of Mount Myoboku.
"Pakura, the chameleon, and the Split-Head Dog… it won't be easy for Konoha's army to gain an advantage. After all, Konoha right now only has Orochimaru."
"Orochimaru is certainly strong, but he changed the direction of his research early on."
"He no longer focuses on improving his individual combat strength. Instead, he studies reincarnation and immortality."
Rasa looked at the rapidly increasing points on the system panel and nodded.
"It seems Ninja World Weekly has already taken effect."
"The matter of Hyuga Hizashi is hard not to attract attention."
"On one hand, the melodrama between the Hyuga branch family and main family is inherently eye-catching. On the other hand, discussion around Hyuga Hizashi's suicide note had already erupted in the Land of Fire before this."
"If they discuss Hyuga Hizashi, they will inevitably discuss Jiraiya."
Rasa looked far toward the direction of the Land of Earth.
"As for why Iwagakure got involved, it is nothing more than aiming for Devil Fruits and the Sun Disks."
"Four Sun Disks have already been constructed."
"Sunagakure's resources are almost exhausted. They do not know that, for Sunagakure, this war has also come at just the right time. There is no method faster than war for acquiring resources."
"Since they want to know what the Sun Disks are, this time, I'll let them find out!"
Rasa had already designed a trap to ambush enemy shinobi.
Whether the ones who came were Iwagakure shinobi or Konoha shinobi, he could ensure that only a tiny, tiny number of them would have any chance of escaping alive—and even then, only if their luck was heaven-defying.
"Once it succeeds, those captives can be sold for a high price."
"Maybe the resources to construct the fifth Sun Disk will be obtained."
"But regarding the points from the Jiraiya rumor incident, I still need to take further action."
"Simply publishing Hyuga Hizashi's suicide note in the newspaper isn't enough."
"After all, the main character of this matter is Hyuga Hizashi."
Rasa thought of something.
"Ninja Kill!"
Once released, it had become immensely popular.
During the Minato Namikaze rumor incident, in order to obtain points, Rasa had updated Ninja Kill once.
He added Minato Namikaze as a character, and deliberately emphasized the Will of Fire in his abilities.
"This time, I can do the same."
"Not a major update. Just a small one."
"Add a new ninja card for the crippled version of Jiraiya."
Rasa quickly finalized the design in his mind.
[Jiraiya: Crippled Version.]
[Ninjutsu One, Power of Backstabbing: Attacks dealt have doubled damage. Attacks received also deal doubled damage.]
[Ninjutsu Two, Devotion: After death, designate one person to inherit your abilities.]
These two ninjutsu were very easy to understand.
The former directly pointed out the words "backstabbing" in the name.
As for the latter, it implied that the real Jiraiya was already dead. The current Jiraiya in Konoha was merely a fake who had inherited Jiraiya's appearance.
Rasa believed that this ninja card would definitely receive considerable popularity.
High attack, low defense. Its ability had distinctive usage and fairly good practical value.
A figure hurriedly ran into the Kazekage's office.
"Kazekage-sama, we found this near the village!"
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