[Land of Wind]
After finishing his meal, Rasa slowly stood up and walked out of the restaurant with steady steps.
After an internal struggle, Rasa still decided to return to Sunagakure and take a look.
That place was, after all, the hometown where he had lived for decades.
And right now, he really seemed to have nowhere else to go.
As he walked, he looked distracted, memories from his time in the village constantly surfacing in his mind.
But because he was so lost in thought, he failed to notice it at all.
Several people were following him from far away, like hunters hidden in the dark, waiting for the right moment to strike.
Just like that, Rasa kept walking forward, and before he knew it, he had already reached outside the city.
He lightly raised a hand. Instantly, the sand scattered across the ground seemed to receive a summons and quickly gathered together, forming a sand platform in the blink of an eye.
Just as Rasa was about to jump onto the sand platform, three huge capture nets suddenly dropped from above and covered him directly.
The sudden change startled him. He never expected someone to set up an ambush here to attack him.
Before he could react, the nets had already wrapped around him and rapidly shrank.
In the blink of an eye, Rasa was firmly bound in place, unable to move.
"Who exactly is ambushing me?"
Even after running into such a situation, Rasa did not panic.
Because he quickly realized the other side clearly wanted to capture him alive instead of killing him.
So even though he was trapped, he still remained calm.
While the enemy had not noticed anything yet, he quietly lowered his head and glanced at the ground beneath his feet.
When he saw that he was standing on a vast stretch of yellow sand, an idea immediately formed in his mind.
So he quietly pushed one foot slightly beneath the sand layer. The movement was extremely subtle, and nobody nearby noticed this detail.
At that moment, Pakura led twelve figures out from the darkness one after another.
Every one of them wore serious expressions and stayed on guard, clearly wary of Rasa.
"Rasa, you actually betrayed the village and attacked Konoha. Don't you know what kind of devastating disaster this will bring to Sunagakure?", Pakura glared at Rasa, anger seeming to burn in her eyes.
Rasa looked back at her. His eyes flickered continuously, as if intense conflict was going on inside him, but he remained silent.
Finally, Rasa broke the silence and slowly explained, "I was attacked by surprise by Obito at the time and controlled by his Mangekyo Sharingan. None of this was my own intention."
Even though Rasa showed no sign of resisting right now, the experienced Pakura did not lower her guard at all.
She carefully directed the people behind her to keep a safe distance from Rasa while slowly approaching him in an encircling formation.
Pakura's expression was frighteningly dark as she coldly said, "I don't care whether you were ambushed or controlled. The fact that you attacked Konoha has already been established."
Hearing this, Rasa narrowed his eyes slightly. A faint sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth as he asked back, "So what? How do you plan to deal with me?"
Facing Rasa's question, Pakura did not back down at all and answered firmly, "If you surrender obediently now, I can guarantee you'll keep your life… but if you refuse to come to your senses, then don't blame us for what happens next! Move!"
As soon as Pakura gave the order, the group's encirclement quickly tightened, drawing closer and closer to Rasa.
When the distance between both sides had already reached a dangerous level, Pakura suddenly waved an arm. At the same time, the sealing squad members surrounding Rasa moved in sync.
The scrolls in their hands instantly unfolded, and along with a dense series of swishing sounds, a large amount of cloth burst out like raging waves and swept toward Rasa.
Rasa's expression instantly turned gloomy. Shock and anger mixed in his eyes as he said in disbelief, "You actually dare use the Revolving Cloth Formation to seal me?"
Once caught by the Revolving Cloth Formation, the chakra inside his body would drain away like floodwater breaking through a dam in only moments.
And even worse, these sealing cloths could not only absorb chakra like mad, they also had combustible properties. They were practically made for Pakura's Scorch Release.
Wasn't this obviously leaving him no way to survive.
But in the face of such a dangerous situation, how could Rasa surrender so easily?
The chakra throughout his body suddenly erupted like a volcano.
He concentrated all his power into both feet and continuously poured chakra into them.
In an instant, the originally calm ground began to shake violently. Then countless tiny grains of sand seemed to be drawn by some mysterious force, gathering together and turning into extremely sharp sand spears in the blink of an eye.
The sand spears carried fierce momentum as they burst out from underground with overwhelming force, shooting directly toward the white sealing cloth thrown by the sealing squad members.
For a moment, harsh tearing sounds rang out nonstop. Large amounts of sealing cloth were ripped apart by the impact of the sand spears, turning into scraps that fluttered through the air and scattered across the ground like snowflakes.
But the sand spears on the ground did not stop attacking. They continued extending out, pressing forward step by step, forcing the six sealing squad members to retreat in panic.
At that moment, Pakura, who had been closely watching the battle, could not help but frown.
Actually, before the operation even started, she already knew Rasa would not be captured that easily.
Now that she saw the strength and determination he was displaying, she needed to act immediately as well.
Pakura gave a light shout and leaped into the air.
At the same time, four enormous fireballs suddenly appeared behind her, radiating frightening heat.
"Scorch Release: Blazing Fire Technique!"
With Pakura's shout, the four massive fireballs roared toward Rasa like wild horses breaking free of their reins.
Rasa was trapped inside the strong capture net. No matter how much he struggled and twisted, he could not break free at all.
At that moment, the blazing fireballs rushed over like meteors and struck Rasa directly.
In an instant, sizzling sounds rang out as a sharp burnt smell spread through the air.
At the same time, a huge mass of black smoke rose up and completely swallowed Rasa within it.