Nawaki watched the Mist Ninja darting around like monkeys without rashly making a move. Instead, he controlled the torrent of ninja tools drifting and dancing around him.
Seeing Nawaki's reaction, Hozuki Zangetsu's smile grew even more smug. "Skywalker, perhaps we can't beat you, but it's impossible for you to keep all of us here!"
"Running around like this may look stupid, but it does have some effect." Nawaki smiled. "Since you know you're no match for me, why aren't you hurrying up and fleeing with your men?"
"Hmph!" Hozuki Zangetsu's face darkened as he looked at Nawaki's calm demeanor, as though everything were under control. Staring at Pakura in Nawaki's arms, he said sinisterly, "Pakura of the Scorch Release, I heard everything you said just now. Once any Mist Ninja here leaves, they'll immediately report what happened today to the Kazekage. You know very well what will happen after that! If you don't want to see civil strife erupt in Sunagakure, I advise you to take your own life!"
Knowing that he was no match for Nawaki, Hozuki Zangetsu deliberately used Pakura's love for Sunagakure to force her into sacrificing herself.
Sure enough, hesitation appeared on Pakura's face after hearing this. Her hands unconsciously clenched the front of Nawaki's shirt tightly.
Sensing the change in the woman's emotions, Nawaki's expression changed for the first time. He glared coldly at Hozuki Zangetsu and rebuked him sharply, "Insolence! You dare threaten her right in front of me! I was originally planning to act after learning the Hydrification Technique from you, but I've changed my mind. I'll just capture you and take you back for research!"
The reason Nawaki had not attacked immediately and had said so much was to deliberately stall for time, allowing the system's scanning function to analyze the Hydrification