Capture Alive

"These Kunai turn, they're being manipulated. Be careful, this is... this is Porcelain Release, the person in the air is the Fourth Tsuchikage. Lord Pakura, wait for the right moment to retreat." The Anbu's voice trembled as he spoke.

The fact that Yichen developed the Porcelain Release bloodline limit was known to ninjas from other villages, and they were also familiar with the characteristics and abilities of Porcelain Release. Especially the Sand shinobi, as many aspects of Yichen's Porcelain Release were borrowed from the Sunagakure's Sand Manipulation Technique.

After confirming that their opponent was the Fourth Tsuchikage, Yichen, In Unit immediately concluded that Pakura was no match for him. Moreover, judging from the situation, Pakura had probably already obtained information about Yichen.

Most importantly, Yichen is notoriously cunning, and the other party may have other plans. Today, we are likely in grave danger.

As long as Pakura can escape, everyone's sacrifice will be worthwhile. The four In Unit began to persuade Pakura to find an opportunity to retreat.

Given the current situation, how far can Pakura run without the protection of four guards?

To be honest, there was a reason why In Unit was sent to cooperate with Pakura. Even Yichen was surprised by their various defensive methods.

Earth Release and Wind Release are one thing, but there are even ninjas who can Sand Manipulation Technique, and Puppet Master who can create large-scale defensive puppets.

No matter from which angle Yichen attacked with his Kunai Rain, it was blocked by In Unit.

If the fight continues, Yichen will definitely win. Even if a mere Anbu Squad is skilled in defense, it can only hold out temporarily against Yichen's relentless attacks.

However, Yichen was not unprepared for this situation. This time, Pakura was not a pawn betrayed by Rasa. On the contrary, Rasa had specially prepared Anbu Squad to make up for Pakura Cang's shortcomings.

Yichen didn't even give In Unit a chance to stand his ground for a moment.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu, Wind Release: Wind Style: Wind Tornado." Yichen quickly switched tactics, abandoning Porcelain Release and using a combination of Senjutsu Combination Ninjutsu.

When the Kunai Rain stopped and Pakura prepared to retaliate, Yichen's Combination Ninjutsu had already been completed.

"Scorch Release: High Temperature Barrier." Pakura hurriedly created a flame shield above the five people's heads using Scorch Release.

Scorch Release is quite effective at defending against elemental ninjutsu attacks. Conventional ninjutsu will be burned and deformed, losing their power, when they come into contact with the high temperature of Scorch Release.

However, Yichen's technique is Senjutsu, and also Combination Ninjutsu. Moreover, it's Wind and Fire Combination like the Scorch Release, and it doesn't have water, which is countered by the Scorch Release.

Although Pakura's High Temperature Barrier effectively weakened the power of the Yichen Combination Ninjutsu, it still couldn't completely block it.

A massive amount of flame surged past the High Temperature Barrier and rapidly covered the ground.

Left with no other option, In Unit immediately began to save themselves.

However, the Wind Release ninja and the Puppet Master were killed instantly because they lacked good fire resistance.

Although the Earth Release ninja and the Sand shinobi escaped the fatal attack, they were still seriously injured. Hiding behind their respective ninjutsu, they were burned by the high temperature.

In the blink of an eye, two of Pakura's four subordinates were dead and two were injured right before her eyes.

Pakura was both anxious and furious. She was not injured, and with her Scorch Release, she was not afraid of Yichen's wind Combination Ninjutsu. In a one-on-one situation, she would not choose to defend against such an attack, but would instead launch a simultaneous attack.

However, Pakura's anger was destined to have nowhere to go, because after the Combination Ninjutsu succeeded, Yichen used Porcelain Release again.

The Porcelain Kunai that had been blocked by In Unit was now being fired at Pakura again under Yichen's control.

Unlike before, this time no one could help Pakura withstand the physical attacks.

Pakura tore open a Ninjutsu Scroll, which instantly created a sand hut around her body. Pakura was immediately enveloped in sand from all sides, including above and below.

This was the life-saving measure that Rasa left for Pakura.

Yichen frowned slightly, not at Pakura's methods, but because he sensed through his Mind's Eye that Pakura below seemed to be preparing a powerful attack.

After thinking for a moment, Yichen created an Earth Style Clone, which pretended to manipulate the Porcelain Release in the air, while his main body quickly flew to a farther and higher place.

Although Yichen didn't think Pakura could pose any threat to him while he was flying in the air, as a cunning and scheming manipulator, Yichen still remained somewhat vigilant.

The sand hut was not sturdy and quickly became dilapidated under the attack of the Kunai Rain.

Just as the sand hut was about to collapse, it suddenly exploded on its own. The violent explosion sent most of the Kunai attacking the hut flying.

Even if a few of the remaining ones manage to get close to Pakura, they won't have much strength left.

Taking advantage of this opening, Pakura unleashed her prepared ultimate move.

"Scorch Release, Blazing Heaven!"

This is Pakura's strongest offensive ninjutsu, an S-rank Scorch Release ninjutsu she developed herself.

In an instant, a large amount of Scorch Release flames began to spread outwards at an explosive speed from the center of Pakura.

Under Pakura's control, the flames focused on Yichen's Earth Style Clone was flying in the air.

The Earth Style Clone vanished in less than a second.

This scene truly terrified Yichen. Was Pakura preparing a suicidal ninjutsu like Deidara's in the original work?

No, she's better off than Deidara. As a user of the Scorch Release bloodline limit, Pakura wasn't injured.

However, even after the flames subsided, Yichen could still clearly sense Pakura's weakness. Taking advantage of his weakness, Yichen once again formed a large number of Porcelain Kunai and smashed them down on Pakura without any delay.

At this point, Pakura had no other choice but to use Scorch Release to defend herself once again.

To be fair, the Scorch Release can, to some extent, defend against Yichen's Porcelain Release - Kunai Rain.

Unlike real iron Porcelain Kunai Kunai have a lower melting point, and a large portion of them were burned off when they passed through the Scorch Release shield.

However, some still managed to break through the Scorch Release defenses and collide with Pakura.

Yes, it was a collision. Firstly, Yichen didn't want to start a full-scale war with Sunagakure and couldn't kill Pakura. It wasn't that Yichen was afraid of the Land of Wind, but rather that he was wary of Yichen Konoha, who might benefit from the conflict.

Therefore, the tip of Yichen's wave of Kunai Rain was not sharp, and after being burned, the power of the Kunai Rain decreased even more.

Therefore, what Pakura endured was not the thrust of a sharp weapon, but the impact of rocks.

Although this attack wasn't fatal, it was enough to severely injure Pakura.

Before long, Pakura couldn't even maintain her Scorch Release shield under Yichen's attacks.

Seeing this, Yichen stopped his rock attack and instead manipulated the rocks into mud, which enveloped Pakura and then sealed him away.

The sealing process was not smooth. Pakura kept resisting with her Scorch Release, and the Sealing Runes Yichen condensed with Chakra had difficulty getting close to Pakura. Often, before they could take effect, the Scorch Release burned away all the Chakra within them.

Sealing also requires Chakra support, especially in the early stages, where the caster must output a large amount of Chakra to suppress the target being sealed.

However, this is no longer necessary, as most seals can extract Chakra from the sealed object and automatically use it to maintain the seal's operation.

This is very difficult to do, which is why there are very few ninjas in the Ninja World who are skilled in Sealing Jutsu.

However, Pakura's resistance did not last long; severely injured, she soon could no longer maintain the output of her Scorch Release flames.

Before long, Pakura was completely engulfed by the mud and eventually sealed away.

However, since he didn't intend to kill Pakura, Yichen exposed Pakura's head again, preventing it from being completely covered in mud.

Whew, Yichen breathed a sigh of relief. Sure enough, no Kage Level was easy to deal with; even Pakura, who was killed off by the plot in the original work, had this kind of desperate counterattack method.

Now that Pakura had been captured alive, the rest was easy. Yichen casually sealed the two injured Sunagakure Anbu.

These two were lucky; they had been hiding within the Defensive Ninjutsu they had created, and when Pakura unleashed her attack, she deliberately avoided their positions. Therefore, both of them miraculously survived. However, they were certainly more severely injured, and now both were unconscious.

Yichen used his Porcelain Release technique to quickly carry the three sealed individuals back to the branch headquarters.

As for the other Sunagakure who came with Pakura, Yichen no longer cared. Since Pakura had been captured, the others certainly wouldn't dare to make any rash moves.

Yichen believed that Rasa would definitely be willing to pay a high price to exchange the person from Yichen, and that no one else combined was as important as Pakura.

This is easy to understand. If Ikura were captured, even if the other party asked for Senjutsu, S-rank Ninjutsu, or methods for cultivating Kekkei Genkai, Yichen would give them to him.

While having many S-rank Ninjutsu can enhance a village's foundation, it's possible that a ninja capable of mastering such a technique might not appear for another ten or a hundred years.

For example, Konoha has so many S-rank Ninjutsu and Forbidden Technique, but currently there are very few people in the Konoha who can use them.

Finally, someone appeared who could use the Flying Thunder God Technique, but he died young.

As for elevating the Forbidden Technique of Impure World Reincarnation to a divine status, it was Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi, those two missing-nin.

The same applies to Iwagakure; in the original story, only Ōnoki knew Dust Release until the very end.

While Yichen was fighting Pakura on the other side of the Rainbow Ice Wall, the Iwa Ninja branch also witnessed it.

It was impossible not to see it; a Combination Ninjutsu power exceeding A-rank appeared in the middle of the night, and its terrifying destructive power could be felt even from a distance.

Then, Pakura's decisive strike surpassed the power of most S-rank Ninjutsu, even frightening Ōnoki.

Ohno's Dust Release possesses terrifying destructive power that even ordinary Kekkei Genkai do not have, but in terms of range, Dust Release cannot compare to the powerful Scorch Release that Pakura just unleashed.

At first, Ōnoki did not intend to send anyone out, but only ordered the Anbu to strengthen their vigilance to prevent any Sunagakure from sneaking in during the chaos.

Both Porcelain Release and the combined Senjutsu were within Ōnoki's expectations, and Ōnoki remained calm throughout.

But after that last wave, Ōnoki couldn't sit still any longer. Without even calling out to the others, he flew straight to the battlefield at top speed.

Halfway through his flight, Ōnoki encountered Yichen, who was heading back.