Within the Land of Rain.
Rasa hovered high above, suspended by streams of Gold Dust. His expression was grim.
Pakura's words from yesterday were still vividly etched in his memory.
He knew Pakura was deliberately targeting him—after all, both were top candidates for the next Kazekage.
Still, he had to admit her suspicions made perfect sense.
Both the residual Gold Dust at the scene and the condition of those dead Konoha ninja appeared nearly identical to his usual attack methods.
No matter how hard he tried to figure it out, Rasa couldn't understand how Leaf ninja had managed this.
But regardless, he needed to investigate thoroughly.
Otherwise...
Although Grandma Chiyo hadn't said much yesterday, if Sand suffered defeat in war, this might become the elders' excuse to shift blame.
And when that happened, sacrificing just one person to appease village sentiment...
Rasa believed such a thing could very likely occur.
"Damn Konoha ninja!"
Rasa muttered under his breath.
Out of all people, why did it have to be him they framed?
Do they think Gold Dust just grows on trees or something?!
After taking a deep breath, Rasa worked hard to calm himself.
Regardless of what happened, he could only do his best to kill as many Konoha ninja as possible.
If he achieved enough merit, even if the village elders wanted someone to blame, they wouldn't dare point fingers at him.
However, right now all Sunagakure ninja had gone into hiding, and Amegakure's bases had been completely abandoned.
Without information or help from sensor ninja, Rasa searched aimlessly like a headless chicken, finding nothing.
Just as he was about to give up, suddenly a familiar figure appeared within his vision.
"That Uchiha runt again!"
His expression immediately turned excited.
During their previous encounter, this kid already showed astonishing talent—escaping from him, then counterattacking to kill two Jonin.
Later, on the battlefield of Cloud, he had severed the new Raikage's arm.
Reportedly recently killed the Seven Swords of the Bloody Mist too...
If he could take down a rising star from an enemy village like this, he'd probably become a hero overnight.
As these thoughts crossed his mind, Rasa acted immediately—countless streams of Gold Dust surged forward, swallowing Mirai Uchiha on the ground.
[Sand Binding Jutsu!]
Under tremendous pressure, the Gold Dust instantly hardened into solid form.
Puff!
White smoke billowed up as Mirai Uchiha's body dispersed into smoke and vanished.
A chill ran through Rasa. Instinctively, he controlled the Gold Dust to block behind his back.
A tremendous impact struck him, sending Rasa crashing to the ground.
"That brat... how did he do it?"
Rasa rose from the ground, staring at Mirai Uchiha who now stood before him, his expression stunned.
When had his opponent detected him? And how could he suddenly appear behind him and strike while he was soaring at high altitudes?
No.
Those questions didn't matter at all.
As long as he killed this brat in front of him, everything would no longer be a problem.
Thinking this, Rasa glared at Mirai and sneered, "Kid, you got lucky last time. You won't have that fortune again."
"I'll kill you and use your corpse to achieve my goals."
"If you have complaints, blame yourself for always acting alone."
Rasa said confidently.
During their previous fight, this brat was indeed strong, but hadn't posed any real threat.
If Minato Namikaze hadn't arrived at the last moment and pulled this brat out of the Gold Dust barrier, he'd have already fallen at my hands.
Therefore, Rasa was confident he could easily take down Mirai Uchiha now.
Hearing this, Mirai merely scoffed, "Rasa, I'll knock some sense into you."
"Don't get cocky," Rasa raised both arms, and massive amounts of Gold Dust gathered in midair, forming into a huge triangular pyramid that smashed downward toward Mirai.
Boom!
The earth shook violently, and Rasa's face contorted in shock.
Above Mirai's head, an equally massive cube of Gold Dust effortlessly blocked his attack.
"Magnet Release..."
"You were the one who attacked Our Base!"
Instantly, Rasa understood everything.
That explained why there were Gold Dust remnants at the attacked base—it wasn't Leaf framing them, but because this enemy truly possessed the Magnet Release Kekkei Genkai!
"How come you possess the same Kekkei Genkai as me?"
Even with Rasa's composure, his thoughts spiraled into chaos at this moment.
How could a Uchiha brat from Konoha wield Sunagakure's unique Kekkei Genkai?
Did that even make sense?
However, Mirai didn't answer any of his questions.
Realizing he couldn't control the Gold Dust infused with Rasa's chakra, Mirai immediately activated [Eight Gates Technique] and vanished from sight.
The next second, he reappeared before Rasa and delivered a powerful whip kick.
A trace of cold laughter flickered in Rasa's eyes as he gathered massive amounts of Gold Dust in front of himself.
What a brat. Actually choosing to engage him in close combat.
As soon as this brat got wrapped up by his Gold Dust, victory would be his.
Bang!
Rasa's body was sent flying and crashed heavily into the ground.
Spitting out a mouthful of blood, he hadn't even managed to stand up before Mirai Uchiha's fist struck his chest.
Despite wearing his Gold Dust armor, Rasa's chest was pierced by a single blow from Mirai Uchiha.
Staring into those two completely different crimson eyes, Rasa's face filled with shock.
He had truly been defeated so easily...
Why?
This kid had been cornered by him just months ago. How could he have become so powerful in such a short time?
And what about these eyes? Why were they so different from the Sharingan he'd seen before?
How could this opponent wield the same Magnet Release Kekkei Genkai as himself?
Too many questions surged through Rasa's mind, but unfortunately, no one could answer them.
Feeling his life rapidly slipping away, Rasa tightly gripped Mirai's arm and, with his final ounce of strength, encased it in Gold Dust.
"Even in death, I won't let you go unscathed!"
[Crash!]
Immense pressure crushed Mirai's arm into a bloody mess, the bones riddled with fractures.
Seeing this, Rasa's face once again showed astonishment.
Just now, he had used his utmost strength—iron and stone would have turned to powder under such immense pressure.
Yet such an attack couldn't even break the kid's bones.
His physical durability… how terrifying!
Unable to hold on any longer, darkness blurred Rasa's vision as he died with great unwillingness.
[Ding! Congratulations, Master — you've successfully seized rewards: Chakra +1!]
Ignoring the voice in his mind, Mirai silently looked at his own bloodied arm.
[Sarutahiko-no-Kami!]
The ocular power of his Mangekyo Sharingan surged forth, and Mirai's body reverted to its state dozens of seconds earlier.
In merely an instant, his arm was fully restored.
Such healing ability was completely beyond comparison, even for top-level Medical Ninja like Tsunade.
Time reigns above all!
"Compared to my left eye's ability, the ocular power consumed by my right eye is nearly negligible."
Mirai muttered after briefly checking.
Earlier, he had intentionally not dodged Rasa's attack, partly to test his own physical durability, and partly to test his right eye's capability.
Now, both answers left him extremely satisfied.
[Crash!]
Crushing Rasa's head beneath his foot, Mirai focused, summoning the attribute interface before his eyes.
[Name: Mirai Uchiha]
[Physique: 748]
[Spiritual Power: 728]
[Chakra: 732]
[Kekkei Genkai: Mangekyo Sharingan, Magnet Release: Gold Dust]
[Ninjutsu:…]
[Other:…]
"All three key attributes — Physique, Spiritual Power, and Chakra — have exceeded 700. As for Ninjutsu, the number has become too vast to list."
"It's time to initiate a full-scale assault on Sunagakure."
After saying that, Mirai Uchiha vanished into thin air.
On the ground, Rasa's headless corpse lay in the rainwater, exuding a steady stench of blood.
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