I'm Very Fond of You

As Konoha's Shinobi Army gradually arrived on the battlefield, the Sand Ninja's resistance grew weaker and weaker, and the combat zone steadily shrank. By now, the remaining ten thousand or so Sand Ninja had been squeezed into a small encirclement.

Most of the Sand Ninja held their ninja tools and faced off against Konoha's forces. So many had survived because they had discovered that, as long as they did not take the initiative to attack, Konoha's shinobi would not strike them.

The only ones still fighting were Pakura and a small number of her trusted subordinates.

Several orange-red fireballs circled Pakura's body, whirling rapidly and erratically through the air with shrill whooshing sounds.

This was Pakura's greatest specialty: Extremely Steaming Murder. She could freely control multiple fireballs for long-range attacks, or combine them into one to increase their power and area of effect. Aside from attacking, having the fireballs rotate around her body as they did now also provided a certain degree of defense. At the very least, ordinary ninja tools would be instantly reduced to ash by the scorching heat of Scorch Release.

Of course, this defense was far from invincible. It was completely useless against large-scale ninjutsu, and it could not even block the slashes released by Tempest Kick. Pakura was defending herself this way because she had changed opponents.

The one fighting her now was no longer Mazo, but Konoha's Skywalker!

"What an impressive kekkei genkai!" Unlike Pakura, who was tense and on guard, Nawaki looked completely relaxed, as though he were merely making conversation. "The perfect fusion of Wind Release and Fire Release. Its temperature far exceeds ordinary Fire Release, and its attack speed is extremely fast. Most importantly, it can actually counter both Flying Thunder God and Wood Release at the same time. It's practically