The gale howled, sweeping up a sky full of yellow sand.
The yellow dust was like a surging wave, spreading all over the sky and covering the earth.
As far as the eye could see, everything was a dim yellow, and only this withered and monotonous color remained between heaven and earth.
The sand dunes in the distance rose and fell, and the sky was obscured by the sky full of yellow sand, and the original blue sky became turbid.
But the scorching sun still penetrated the layers of sand, leaving a scorching temperature on the yellow sand on the ground.
Making the whole world like a huge stove, in this withered yellow world, there was no vitality at all, making people feel depressed and dull.
And Sand Village, one of the Five Great Shinobi Villages, was built in such a harsh desert environment.
That's why.
Although the Land of Wind is the largest country among the Five Great Nations, it is also the great power with the most scarce resources and the weakest comprehensive strength.
Most of the country's land area is desert where plants cannot be grown, and crops and water sources are heavily dependent on imports and introductions from abroad.
In the case where there is no way to change the Land of Wind's landform environment, and the Land of Wind's Feudal Lord is unwilling to extend a helping hand.
Rasa, as the Kazekage, even had to personally mine gold dust in the desert to earn funds.
So Rasa was the first to jump out and declare war after confirming that Konoha Village had been attacked.
Similarly, after experiments, it was discovered that the Gelel Stone actually had the ability to change the environment.
Rasa immediately ordered that the guy named Hyde be tied up.
Even the organization that guy established was also destroyed by Rasa himself.
The cause of this incident is also funny to say.
After Rasa finished talking with Hidden Stone Village and Cloud Village about the conditions for Konoha, he took the Sand Village's Ninja troops back to the village.
As a result, when passing by a mountainous area, a group of people wearing strange armor suddenly appeared to attack them.
Seeing the leader of the other party using some kind of Lightning Release Ninjutsu, Rasa thought that Cloud Village was going to tear up the treaty and take the opportunity to attack Sand Village.
He wanted to ambush him, the Kazekage, on the way.
As a result, the enemy was weaker than he imagined.
After careful questioning, he found that the other party was not only not a Cloud Village Ninja, but not even a Ninja.
Not only did they not extract Chakra in their bodies, but they had never even heard of what Chakra was.
And their attack on them was just to test the strength of the Ninja in the Shinobi World now.
Who knew that as soon as they left the mountain, they encountered a regional boss.
This made Rasa feel very surprised.
Clearly without Chakra, they could use abilities similar to Lightning Release Ninjutsu.
Rasa wanted to force out the other party's origins and the reason why they could use that Lightning Release ability without Chakra.
As a result, the other party remained silent no matter what methods Rasa used.
And what surprised him again was that the wounds they inflicted when interrogating the other party healed at an astonishing rate.
Basically, the wounds had just appeared and were already beginning to heal.
After a series of experiments and examinations, they dug a blue stone out of the person's body.
After repeated confirmation, this stone possessed extremely powerful life energy.
It was this energy that gave the person the ability to use Lightning Release and the effect of rapid recovery.
At the same time, they also discovered that this life energy also had the ability to improve the regional environment.
They buried the stone under the yellow sand, tried to stimulate the energy in the stone, and planted a seed on it, and the seed instantly grew into a towering tree.
When they received this news, all the Sand Village Ninja who witnessed the experiment almost went crazy.
He mobilized almost half of the village's ninja to search for the person's accomplices in the mountains they had passed through.
Finally, they found a steel fortress in those mountains.
Rasa didn't hesitate at all and immediately started with a Gold Dust Great Funeral.
The elite ninja of most of the Sand Village took action, which was a devastating blow to this small force.
At that time, Haido was still dreaming of realizing his ambitions, and the next moment he became a lone commander.
Rasa almost killed all of Haido's subordinates to collect Gelel Stones, only one of them suddenly turned into a bat and escaped.
But the amount of ore harvested was very small.
Unable to find any information, Rasa left Haido alive, interrogating him harshly every day, asking about the whereabouts of the Gelel Stone.
Now, inside the Kazekage Building.
Led by the Fourth Kazekage Rasa, a dozen people are sitting around a huge stone round table in the center.
They are holding a meeting concerning the future of the Sand Village.
The Fourth Kazekage Rasa is located in the main seat, and on both sides of him are the two most senior advisors of the Sand Village, Chiyo and Ebizo.
The rest of the people present are also high-level officials responsible for various aspects of the Sand Village.
This group of people is enough to determine the future destiny of the Sand Village.
It's just that at this moment, their faces are filled with impatient excitement.
"Kazekage-sama, have you really found the location of the Gelel ore vein?"
Maki, the commander of the Sand Village's combat unit, couldn't help but speak first.
Although he can usually remain calm, he really can't remain calm at this moment.
During this period, just using a few fragments of Gelel Stone has already cultivated a small forest on the outskirts of the village.
No matter how rampant the wind and sand are, they cannot blow down that forest.
What this means to the Sand Village, as long as you are a Sand Village villager, you can understand it with your feet.
Everyone looked at Rasa with expectant eyes.
Rasa's face also couldn't suppress a smile.
"That's right, Anbu has already found the location of the Gelel mineral vein on the border of the Land of Wind and the Land of Rivers, according to the Gelel Book."
"They actually found it!"
"This is great!"
"The Sand Village is finally about to rise again!"
For a time, the Sand Village's high-level members present all showed extremely ecstatic expressions.
Even Chiyo and Ebizo, the two elders, showed heartfelt smiles.
This scene didn't look like a village's high-level meeting, but rather a group of children who had received rewards.
After everyone was happy for a while, Rasa signaled the dozen or so people present to calm down.
"Alright, I can understand everyone's happy mood, but we still have other issues to discuss."
Everyone immediately quieted down, eagerly awaiting Rasa's arrangements.
Rasa didn't beat around the bush and said directly.
"Regarding the importance of the Gelel Stone to the Sand Village, I believe everyone present is very clear."
"Judging from the energy contained in the Gelel Stone, we will inevitably attract the attention of other Shinobi Villages when we mine the mineral vein."
"Especially Konoha and Hidden Stone Village, although Konoha has already closed the village, we cannot let down our vigilance against them."
"And Hidden Stone Village has mastered flying Ninjutsu. Once they know the news, they can arrive in no time."
"So when we mine the Gelel Stone, the speed must be fast, and the efficiency must be high."
"Maki, you go and organize a Sand Village elite team of a hundred people and a sealing team, prepare enough Sealing Scrolls. I will personally lead this mining operation."
Maki nodded solemnly upon hearing this.
"Understood, Kazekage-sama!"
Rasa then continued: "During the time I am away, all matters of the Sand Village will be handled by Elder Chiyo."
Saying that, Rasa looked at Chiyo again: "Elder Chiyo, I'll leave the Sand Village to you during this time."
"This old woman understands, Kazekage-sama, please rest assured."
Chiyo understood the importance of this matter to the Sand Village. If possible, she even wanted to go with him.
But the safety of the village is equally important. Rasa took away a large number of the village's elites, and someone must be in charge of the village.
Rasa nodded and looked at the others...
After the meeting, after gathering the troops, Rasa immediately led the team towards the border between the Land of Wind and the Land of Rivers.
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