The situation in Sunagakure was different again.
Counting Rasa, Sasori of the Red Sands, Chiyo, and Bunpuku, there were five top-tier fighters in total. If the Third Kazekage truly threw caution to the wind and surrounded Uchiha Mai with them, even Mai would struggle.
Sunagakure's greatest threat was the Third Kazekage. Without him, everyone left in the village was a bunch of worthless small fry, nothing to fear.
The Third Kazekage had underestimated his importance in Uchiha Mai's eyes. Mai would rather abandon the chance to attack Sunagakure amid the chaos and concentrate his superior forces on killing him.
"Two against two works too."
Ōnoki raised a hand and pointed at Uchiha Mai, taunting him. "Redheaded brat, it's time we settled our old score.
Kazekage, I'll leave Hatake Sakumo to you. Any problems?"
"No problems." The Third Kazekage nodded.
The Third Kazekage's Magnet Release: Iron Sand Technique was leagues above that of Kumogakure's Magnet Release ninja. He was something like a budget version of Magneto, or Rasa, the protagonist of the novel Magneto Starting from Naruto.
Besides generating iron sand with chakra, he could convert chakra into magnetic force, manipulating the iron sand into various forms for attack and defense.
Moreover, because the Third Kazekage's chakra possessed magnetic properties, any magnetic weapon would struggle to affect him.
He was a natural counter to a ninja skilled in swordsmanship like Hatake Sakumo.
That was precisely why the Third Kazekage had repeatedly suppressed Hatake Sakumo. He had only suffered a few minor setbacks during their earliest clashes, when a lack of information had allowed Sakumo to catch him off guard.
Ōnoki versus Uchiha Mai, and the Third Kazekage versus Hatake Sakumo—nothing could have been more sensible for them. It would let both third-generation leaders make the most of their advantages.
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