Chapter 122 InvitationRasa never imagined that Ryūchi Cave, which he had been searching for with great effort, would appear before him on its own. However, he wasn't happy at all at this moment, but rather very wary, because he believed that the master of Ryūchi Cave, one of the Three Great Sacred Grounds, the White Snake Sage, would definitely not seek him out for no reason.
The girl named Tagorihime, sensing Rasa's wariness, said with a gentle smile on her face.
"Please don't worry, Mr. Rasa. I am here only on the orders of the White Snake Sage to invite you to Ryūchi Cave as a guest, with no malice whatsoever."
"Oh!?"
Rasa said tentatively.
"Our Sunagakure seems to have no connection with your Ryūchi Cave, right? Even if the White Snake Sage wants to invite a ninja as a guest, he should invite Orochimaru of Konoha, not me, right!"
Tagorihime covered her mouth and chuckled.
"I know Mr. Rasa's doubts, but please believe that these doubts will be resolved when you meet the White Snake Sage."
Rasa frowned slightly and continued to probe.
"Since it's an invitation from the White Snake Sage, I naturally have no reason to refuse. However, as the Kazekage of the village, I've been away from the village for a bit too long. How about I accept the invitation after I return to the village and take care of the village's affairs?"
Tagorihime narrowed her eyes and said with a smile.
"That would be wonderful!"
Saying that, she took out a scroll from the sleeve of her robe.
"When Mr. Rasa wants to accept the invitation, just open this scroll. I will personally receive you and take you to Ryūchi Cave then. Also, if possible, please don't keep the White Snake Sage waiting too long."
"Mm!"
Seeing that the other party was not urgently forcing him to accept the invitation, Rasa relaxed his vigilance a little, carefully took the scroll, and asked casually.
"I wonder how Miss Tagorihime knew I was here?"
From the time he arrived in the Land of Demons to the time he eliminated Mōryō, it had only been a few hours. His whereabouts were also absolutely secret. How did the other party find him so quickly? Could it be that Ryūchi Cave is near the Land of Demons?
Seemingly knowing that Rasa would ask this question, Tagorihime lowered her head slightly and said.
"The White Snake Sage knows everything about the ninja world!"
Rasa certainly didn't believe it. If the White Snake Sage was really that powerful, he certainly wouldn't have come to find him now.
However, even if it was an exaggeration, it also showed that this White Snake Sage's ability to gather information was extraordinary.
"I understand. I will come to accept the invitation after I have dealt with the village's affairs!"
"Thank you, then I will take my leave!"
Tagorihime nodded politely to the people present, and then with a 'poof', she disappeared into smoke.
Only then did Rasa breathe a sigh of relief, and then glanced at Honoka.
Honoka very clearly sensed the surrounding environment, and nodded to Rasa after discovering that there was nothing unusual.
At this time, Miroku finally stepped forward, with tears in her beautiful eyes as she thanked him.
"Thank you, Mr. Rasa, for eliminating Mōryō!"
"You're welcome. This is not my achievement alone, but the help of the generations of priestesses!"
"! ! !"
Miroku's face was full of shock.
So Rasa explained.
"I used some methods to enter the world created by Mōryō and saw the generations of priestesses who were swallowed by Mōryō. They helped me eliminate Mōryō. At the same time, they also asked me to take care of you and the Land of Demons."
"Eh! ! !"
Miroku was even more shocked.
Honoka felt that things weren't that simple and asked curiously.
"Didn't Mōryō say that he and the priestess were of one mind? Unless one side devoured the other, they would never disappear?"
This also reminded Miroku, but now Miroku already trusted Rasa very much.
Seeing this, Rasa also simply explained.
"Mōryō is right, but it's not like there's no way. You can understand it now as I have now obtained Mōryō's power and replaced Mōryō as the other half of the priestess's power."
"! ! !"
Miroku didn't know how many times she had been shocked.
However, she also asked with some concern.
"Won't the power of that evil demon like Mōryō affect you, Mr. Rasa?"
"Don't worry, any power has no distinction between good and evil. The only difference is the person who uses it."
As soon as Rasa said this, Miroku seemed to understand something all of a sudden, and nodded heavily. Honoka also looked at Rasa with some appreciation.
However, now that Mōryō had been dealt with, it was time for Rasa to say goodbye.
"Eh, are you leaving now? Please stay a few more days, Mr. Rasa, I haven't expressed my gratitude yet!"
Seeing Miroku's reluctant look, Rasa also said with a plan in his heart.
"Don't worry, although I am indeed leaving now, it doesn't mean we won't see each other in the future!"
"? ? ?"
Miroku looked curious.
"Didn't I say that I have already promised the generations of priestesses to take care of you and the Land of Demons? So, if you don't mind, I now formally invite you to visit our Sunagakure!"
"Eh, really?"
The originally disappointed Miroku suddenly became excited again.
"Of course, you are welcome to visit Sunagakure!"
As Rasa said, he summoned Daikoku, Sekiyu, and Sakuretsu.
"Kazekage-sama, those six people have been dealt with!"
As Sunagakure's jōnin, it was easy to deal with a few ninjas in a place like the Land of Demons.
"Mm, thank you for your hard work. Next, there is something else I need to trouble you with. Please stay in the Land of Demons for a few more days, protect the priestess-sama, and escort the priestess-sama to visit our Sunagakure."
"Heh!"
Only then did Rasa look at Miroku and say his final farewell.
"I'm really sorry, priestess-sama, because the ninja world is very chaotic now. As the Kazekage of Sunagakure in the Land of Wind, there are too many things that need me to make decisions, and I can't stay here any longer. So, I look forward to seeing you in Sunagakure next!"
"Mm!"
Miroku also nodded heavily.
"Just call me Miroku, Mr. Rasa, we'll see you in Sunagakure! ! !"
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Rasa wasn't deliberately making excuses to avoid staying in the Land of Demons. As the Kazekage of Sunagakure in the Land of Wind, one of the Five Great Nations, he was indeed very busy. There were too many things that needed him to make decisions, especially recently, the news from the Anbu was that the war between Kumogakure and Iwagakure against Konoha had undergone some changes.
As for why Rasa wanted to invite Miroku to visit Sunagakure, the reason was very simple. He had taken a fancy to the Land of Demons.
Although the raid on the Land of Fire had allowed Sunagakure to accumulate a large amount of military expenditure, money would always run out. In order to get rid of the Land of Wind's control over Sunagakure through military expenditure, Rasa had to find a second financial backer, and the Land of Demons was a very suitable partner.
Rasa was even considering something, which was to help the Land of Demons establish a ninja village secretly controlled by Sunagakure. This would not only strengthen Sunagakure's power but also prepare Rasa for unifying the ninja world in the future.
Yes, after obtaining Mōryō's power, Rasa's ambition expanded once again.
Because the power that Mōryō and the priestess gave Rasa was too powerful...
That was the power of space time