"Able to defeat you, it seems that the ninjas of the Land of Demons are not weaklings after all; I underestimated their strength."
Rasa sighed and said.
Upon hearing this, Maki shook his head and replied, "That's not the case, Kazekage-sama. The strength of those debt collector ninjas is not overwhelming us. It was because they employed despicable tactics to ambush us that we were defeated by them."
"Oh, really?"
"They have flying ninjas who launched an aerial attack on us, and we were caught off guard by them."
"Aerial attack? Are you sure, Maki?"
Upon hearing this, Rasa's expression turned serious.
"Yes. The people from the Land of Demons must have used some kind of tool to achieve the effect of flying."
Maki nodded gravely.
"I see..."
Rasa began to contemplate.
He had never heard of the Land of Demons having such peculiar flying equipment, but when it came to flying tools... during the Second Great Ninja War, the Land of the Sky, which had been destroyed by Konoha, did conduct research in this area.
However, the Land of the Sky had been wiped out by Konoha a long time ago, and even the Konoha ninjas who destroyed them did not use any flying tools in subsequent ninja battles.
It could be surmised that the flying ninja tools of the Land of the Sky had long been lost.
If they developed such tools, was it independently developed or obtained from the legacy of the Land of the Sky?
No matter which one, the ability to fly signifies trouble.
Although he could use the Gold Sand Jutsu to fly and was adept at aerial combat, if the Land of Demons could develop those flying ninja tools on a large scale, the situation would be quite troublesome.
Hidden Sand Village does not lack anti-air capabilities, but its abilities are relatively weak in this aspect and cannot effectively strike.
However, this is just his conjecture; the truth of the matter still requires specific testing to understand roughly.
"Besides that flying ninja tool, they hold a peculiar firearm capable of continuously firing kunai, and the kunai are imbued with Wind Attribute Chakra, increasing their speed and power, making it very difficult for the Genin to counter. Even Chunin and Jonin, if not careful, could be shot."
After all, the human body is flesh and blood; it's just that Jonin and Chunin have stronger overall mobility than Genin and use Instantaneous Body Jutsu, making them not easy targets for those firearms.
"So, what you're saying is that they relied on those peculiar ninja tools to catch you off guard?"
"Yes, Kazekage-sama, I'm certain of it."
Maki answered seriously.
This statement wasn't out of arrogance, but they couldn't immediately adapt to those new special ninja tools.
Once they adapt to the enemy's tactics, counterattacking is only a matter of time. However, the debt collectors from the Land of Demons didn't give them this opportunity, directly dropping explosive tags from the sky, causing their formations to be in disarray.
Putting those special ninja tools aside, the combat strength of Hidden Sand Ninjas absolutely surpasses those debt collectors.
"I roughly understand now. Maki, you stay here to recover. The Daimyo is still waiting for me over there; we'll talk about everything once I return."
"Yes, Kazekage-sama."
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"What I give to others, they can take, but what I don't want to give, others cannot come and take on their own. You understand this truth as well, don't you, Kazekage?"
Upon meeting the Daimyo of the Land of Wind, this was the first thing the other party said.
Calm in demeanor, his tone was also unwaveringly steady. There was no trace of anger on his now plump face, only endless calm.
But Rasa knew this was just the calm before the storm. The real tempest had already begun to brew.
"Yes, Lord Daimyo."
Among those present, everyone was their own, so Rasa didn't need to be too hypocritical.
During the Third Great Ninja War, Hidden Sand Village plundered most of the Land of Rain and even demanded that the Daimyo and nobility of the Land of Rain make voluntary contributions of resources to Hidden Sand; this is the disparity between great nations and small countries.
Weakness in this Ninja Realm is the original sin.
The strong bullying the weak doesn't need a reason; it's just a matter of want or not.
Because the rules were set by the Five Great Nations, but the Five Great Nations don't necessarily have to abide by such game rules.
But Rasa also understood that this was just the Daimyo of the Land of Wind's way of venting anger.
Thus, one can break free from the constraints of the rules, but one shouldn't completely shatter them.
Completely shattering the rules would result in terrifying consequences.
The concepts of nations and ninjas would also become extremely blurred, and by then, the Land of Wind would be the first to bear the brunt, becoming a target for other countries to unite against.
"It's just that I didn't expect the Land of Demons to be so bold as to cause a disturbance right here in the Daimyo's mansion."
This was Rasa's honest opinion.
The highest authority of the Five Great Nations is the Daimyo of these nations, who is also the supreme leader of these countries.
To the common person, this is a terrifying existence that they dare not provoke.
Because within the system of the Five Great Nations, they possess the five strongest ninja groups in the Ninja Realm, sufficient to deter everything.
"I also didn't expect their courage to be so great. No matter who is behind the scenes orchestrating everything, or if they're relying on their identity as a neutral country thinking the Land of Wind won't dare to attack, this time they must be shown the consequences."
The Daimyo of the Land of Wind flashed a vicious look in his eyes.
After losing so much face, even regretting won't help.
If there's no way to regain the lost honor, once this spreads, it will not only invite ridicule from the Daimyo of other great nations but will also diminish the prestige of the Land of Wind.