"Minato didn't come..." Yagura looked over Konoha's lineup, seeming rather disappointed.
Shinnosuke, who had been ignored, glared at him indignantly.
Still...
Shinnosuke understood, too.
Since Yagura could appear here, he must have gained some initial control over his tailed beast's power!
Forget Shinnosuke-even if Minato really were here, there was no guarantee Yagura wouldn't get his revenge.
"Well, if it isn't the ever-public-spirited Sand Ninja. You still have time to help the Mist Ninja at a time like this?" Akaseki looked at the five Sand Ninja and sneered.
"Helping our allies is only what we should do," Pakura said coldly.
"Hmm? Pakura, have you joined the Gold Clan?" Akaseki looked at Pakura, feigning confusion.
Of the five Sand Ninja behind Yagura, Akaseki knew four. As for the other... they had crossed paths, too!
The four he knew were Rasa, Karura, Yashamaru, and Pakura of the White Clan, whom he had met at Sky Ninja Village.
Akaseki had only seen the last one once. In fact... he was also the one with the deepest grudge against Konoha! He had spiky hair and a rectangular face, and Akaseki had seen him while rescuing Dan Katō...
He should have been the one who had used an extremely powerful explosive ninjutsu to blast away most of Dan Katō's internal organs. When Tsunade and Akaseki arrived, he had shouted, "Got him!" and urged Luo Yan to retreat.
Judging by how he had operated alongside Luo Yan, he should also have belonged to Luo Yan's Gold Clan. In other words, Pakura was the only member of the White Clan among the five; the other four were all from the Gold Clan.
Before Pakura could respond to Akaseki's taunt, Rasa spoke first. "We fight for Sunagakure. It has nothing to do with factions." He looked very manly