After the Training Ground was repaired, Kinnara sparred with Pakura again.
When sparring with a pretty girl like Pakura, he naturally could not be as ruthless as he had been with Rasa. Besides, Pakura's Scorch Release killed on contact; it was not a ninjutsu suited for sparring.
So the two only practiced taijutsu a little. Kinnara merely pointed out some flaws in Pakura's taijutsu.
Once the guidance was over, Kinnara truly could not withstand Pakura's affectionate gaze. He hurriedly made his escape.
Meanwhile, the Third Kazekage had finished writing his letter and was preparing to have the Anbu deliver it to Ōnoki of Iwagakure.
At the same time, he issued an order permitting Kinnara to enter the Forbidden Book Repository and read there, so he could develop his Wood Style Ninjutsu.
Sunagakure did not have a Scroll of Sealing like Konoha's, but it had established a Forbidden Book Repository of the same nature. One could say that the essence of all Sunagakure's ninjutsu was gathered there.
It had to be said that Sarutobi Toru's idea had been right. After Kinnara displayed talent in Wood Release, he became one of Sunagakure's most indispensable people. It would originally have taken him at least several years before he might have been allowed into the Forbidden Book Repository, yet now it had been fully opened to him.
Naturally, Kinnara did not need to search the Forbidden Book Repository for material to help develop his Wood Release. After all, the main body had virtually every Wood Style Ninjutsu there was.
What he needed was the distilled theoretical knowledge from all of Sunagakure's ninjutsu research accumulated over so many years.
Inside the Forbidden Book Repository, Kinnara slowly browsed the contents of the shelves.
"Research on the Chakra Regeneration Core, Soul Summoning, Life Force Transfer, the possibility