Scorpion VS Rasa

"Hey bro, do you really think it's necessary for us to keep watch like this so late?"

"There's nothing we can do, brother. Ever since the Third Hokage was assassinated, the surrounding great powers have been eyeing our Sunagakure village with covetous intent. There's just nothing we can do about it..."

At the entrance to Sunagakure, two guards were exchanging a few words. They had been on duty from day to night, and their condition was extremely poor.

However, there was no other way. After the Third Kazekage was assassinated, the entire Sunagakure village had to face the scrutiny of various countries. The reason it was able to hold out for so long was because Rasa, a strong man, stepped forward in time.

"I've heard that the higher-ups are planning to nominate Lord Rasa as the Fourth Kazekage. Is this true or false?"

"Sigh, brother, this isn't something we ordinary Chunin can worry about. Let's just stick to our posts..."

"Hey, you know what, after standing here for so long, my eyes are blurry. I think I just saw the Third Kazekage..."

"Hahaha, it seems you really are seeing things. How could the Third Kazekage possibly be standing in front of you?"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than the Third Kazekage puppet appeared before them, spewing out highly poisonous iron sand. In the blink of an eye, it had severely injured the two of them!

"How... is this possible...? This is... the Third Kazekage?"

One of the guards stared intently at the Third Kazekage puppet before him, his words filled with disbelief. But soon, the poison took effect, and he felt his consciousness fading, as if he were about to fall asleep at any moment…

The guard on the other side, enduring the effects of the poison, took out a kunai and plunged it into his palm. In an instant, the intense pain briefly overcame the poison and restored some of his clarity!

He gritted his teeth, shakily took out a signal flare, and released it with all his might!

In an instant, the sky over the entire Sand Village was illuminated, as if it had returned to daytime.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Be on high alert!"

"Where is Rasa? Where is Lord Rasa?"

The villagers of Sunagakure, who had been sleeping soundly, were awakened by the bright signal flare.

Their eyes were filled with fear. Some of them hid in the underground passage under the arrangement of the Sand Village ninjas, while others put on their combat uniforms and headed to the north gate where the signal flare had been fired!

"Hmph, how boring..."

At that moment, Scorpion, standing at the North Gate, uttered those words with a disdainful expression.

Immediately afterwards, he took out several reels and placed them in front of him. Just as he was about to continue operating, his eyes suddenly fixed on a certain direction.

"snort!"

Sasori snorted coldly, and the chakra threads on his fingers pulsed rapidly and rhythmically. Under his control, the Third Kazekage puppet appeared in front of him and released a large amount of iron sand, forming a huge protective shield for himself!

Almost the instant the protective shield formed, from his east, a sky full of gold dust, carrying endless killing intent, rushed towards him.

Countless gold dust instantly engulfed the scorpion, and then a figure arrived riding on clouds formed of gold dust!

"This farce should end here, Scorpion!"

That figure was none other than Rasa, who was about to become the Fourth Kazekage!

Luo Sha stood steadily atop the gold dust clouds, surrounded by fluctuations of natural energy, making the surrounding gold dust seem to obey his commands.

He slowly raised his right hand, palm up, and with a low murmur, the gold dust surrounding the scorpion suddenly receded like a tide, revealing the scorpion and his figure, which was completely protected by the iron dust.

A hint of surprise flashed in Scorpion's eyes, but he quickly regained his indifference.

He manipulated the Third Kazekage puppet, his chakra threads tightening once more, preparing for the impending battle.

"Rasa, do you think you can defeat me with just these?"

Scorpion's voice came through the puppet, tinged with disdain.

Luo Sha smiled slightly, not answering directly, but gently waving his arm. Instantly, the surrounding gold dust began to flow in a strange pattern, weaving intricate patterns in the air like ancient runes, emitting a faint light.

This is a long-lost secret technique of Sunagakure – the Gold Sand Barrier, which can seal off an enemy's movements and absorb their chakra.

"This is my latest research result, the gold dust barrier, which allows you to witness the true power of gold dust."

Luo Sha's voice echoed within the barrier, each word brimming with confidence.

Immediately afterward, under Luo Sha's control, countless gold dust particles slowly enveloped Scorpion, with him at the center. At the same time, strange light flashed faintly on the gold dust particles, which was the light of sealing techniques.

Seeing this, Sasori's handsome face showed a solemn expression. He continued to control the Third Kazekage puppet to release endless sand iron, which merged with sand gold in an attempt to interfere with sand gold's actions.

However, Luo Sha snorted coldly. He raised his hand slowly with his palm facing upwards, and in an instant, more gold dust rushed towards the scorpion, as if to bury the latter completely.

However, Scorpion suddenly disappeared into the gold dust.

Luo Sha frowned slightly. He immediately sensed that the scorpion had not gone far away, but had instead used some kind of secret technique to conceal its aura.

"Hmph, trying to escape?"

Luo Sha snorted coldly and quickly formed hand seals. The surrounding gold dust seemed to receive a command and began to weave a huge net in the air, covering every inch of space, waiting for the scorpion to appear.

Just then, Scorpion's voice suddenly rang in Rasa's ear, tinged with a hint of mockery:

"You think you can trap me like this? Rasa, you're too naive."

Rasa whirled around, only to see a dark shadow flash by. Sasori had already appeared behind him, the chakra threads in his hand silently coiling around his neck like venomous snakes.

But Luo Sha reacted extremely quickly, shifting his body to the side and narrowly dodging the attack.

"A good reaction speed."

Scorpion chuckled softly, and then his figure vanished again in a blur.

Luo Sha narrowed his eyes, carefully sensing everything around him. At the same time, he manipulated the sand gold, constantly swirling around him to defend against or capture scorpions.

But as time passed, Scorpion's figure never appeared, which caused Rasa to fall into rare contemplation.

Just then, several figures appeared beside Rasa from within Sunagakure. Their auras were unstable, clearly indicating that they had wasted a lot of chakra in their efforts to reach the North Gate as quickly as possible.

"Lord Rasa, how is the situation?"

One of the Jonin from Sunagakure asked the question, his eyes constantly scanning the surroundings cautiously, his whole demeanor filled with tension.

"It's Scorpion. I just fought him, but he suddenly disappeared. I don't know what his purpose is."

Luo Sha rested his chin on his hand, carefully considering this seemingly absurd matter.

How could Sasori, a rogue ninja, so openly attack Sunagakure? Could he have some ulterior motive?

The only things in Sunagakure that could attract him were Granny Chiyo and...

"Damn it, his target is One-Tailed Beast! You all need to go back and defend immediately!"

Suddenly, as if he had thought of something, Rasa shouted loudly and quickly turned around, heading towards a certain direction of Sunagakure.

Just then, a mocking voice reached his ears:

"Where are you going, my dear Lord Rasa..."