Sand Crocodile's Scheme!

Amid the vast clouds of sand and fierce winds, Sand Village's earthen-yellow buildings flickered in and out of view.

Above the Wind Shadow's office building.

A dense mass of yellow sand spiraled as it rapidly gathered.

In the blink of an eye, it formed a towering figure clad in an earth-yellow suit, with a black coat draped over his shoulders.

"He really is that tall."

Chiyo, Ebizo, and the other elders all wore shocked expressions.

A height of three meters sounded astonishing enough, but how could that compare to seeing it with their own eyes?

For example, if Chiyo stood before him, she would not even be as tall as Crocodile's leg, since she was only 1.49 meters tall.

However, Crocodile had not always been three meters tall.

Back then, he had only been around 2.53 meters at most. Later, through intensified Physical Arts training and the Army Headquarters' unlimited supply of various highly nutritious foods, he had grown another forty centimeters or so.

Thus, in the Shinobi World, Crocodile was a Titan who would amaze anyone upon first sight.

"You are the Sand Release expert who captured the Third Raikage alive in Loulan, aren't you?"

As the highest-ranking person present, Chiyo naturally stepped forward, standing beside Rasa, who was controlling placer gold on alert, and asked with a grave expression.

"I am Chiyo, an advisor of Sand Village. May I ask who you are?"

Although Crocodile looked to be under thirty, his strength alone was enough for her to address him respectfully.

"Chiyo."

Crocodile recalled the Shinobi World intelligence he had read earlier and quickly remembered the information on her.

In truth, the information had not been very detailed.

It contained only Chiyo's name, gender, approximate age, position, combat style, and several key ninjutsu she could use.

Not much.