"Yamanaka Tohru? Lord Kazekage, you mean you brought Sarura and me here just to deal with him?"
Inside Fourth Kazekage Rasa's tent at the Sand Shinobi camp, a girl who looked about eighteen or nineteen was discussing Yamanaka Tohru with the Fourth Kazekage.
"That's right, Pakura. Rasa called you both here so you could keep Yamanaka Tohru occupied in the coming war while Shukaku dealt with Konoha's ordinary shinobi," Chiyo said.
"Lady Chiyo, is this Yamanaka Tohru really that strong?" asked the tall man, Sarura, who had been silent until then.
"He was able to suppress Shukaku in the desert." Bunpuku's words made Pakura and Sarura's expressions darken.
They both knew Shukaku's power well. Especially in the desert, he was practically immortal.
Even the two of them together were no match for Shukaku. If Yamanaka Tohru could suppress him, he was surely even stronger. Sending them to hold Yamanaka Tohru back was no different from sending them to their deaths.
"That's not quite what happened. The kid used the Akimichi Clan's Expansion Jutsu. He also drew on the Water Release Ninjutsu of more than half the Konoha shinobi, then froze it. He spread the frozen water over the giant as armor, which was how he withstood Shukaku's attacks. In normal circumstances, he's probably about as strong as Sarura." Chiyo explained the situation as she understood it.
"Chiyo is right. Yamanaka Tohru specializes in Ice Release, and your Scorch Release is its natural counter, Pakura. With you and Sarura there when the next battle begins, that kid will be finished," Rasa added.
Pakura and Sarura relaxed after hearing the explanation.
When she was young, Pakura had seen her father use Scorch Release to counter the Yuki Clan's Ice Release. Learning that Yamanaka Tohru specialized in Ice Release immediately boosted