"To think it really came to this..."
Dan Katō stood beside Tsunade and sighed.
Who could have imagined that Xuanhui would actually draw out the Third Kazekage?
"What choice did they have? The Hidden Sand Village must be running out of people. They have so few who can shoulder the burden that the Third Kazekage had to come in person."
If it had been Konoha, facing an enemy powerhouse like Xuanhui, they could still have sent experts such as the Sannin, Dan Katō, or Hatake Sakumo.
The Hidden Sand Village hardly had anyone renowned.
Back on the battlefield, the two had already spent a minute staring at each other.
"Should I say something?"
"No need. I'll go first."
The Third Kazekage removed his bamboo hat, the strong wind whipping his Kazekage robes.
He formed the Ram seal with both hands, and a disturbance stirred beneath the earth.
Black iron sand emerged from beneath his Kazekage robes and from the ground.
Since they were on the Hidden Sand Village's border, the Third Kazekage did have something of a terrain advantage!
"Iron Sand Rain!"
Black raindrops filled the sky, shooting toward Xuanhui like bullets.
"Light Release: Fire Umbrella!"
Xuanhui swept both hands outward, and a natural barrier of Light Release stretched across his front, blocking every drop of iron sand!
"I'm not done yet! Iron Sand Jungle!"
Dense masses of iron sand rose beneath Xuanhui's feet, poised to bind his ankles.
Xuanhui merely coated his feet in Light Release chakra and easily melted through the iron sand beneath his soles.
The Third Kazekage frowned, thoroughly troubled.
"You're pretty good with Magnet Release!"
"And you're pretty good with Light Release. I've never even heard of that kekkei genkai!"
Xuanhui scratched his head.
"Who told you this was a kekkei genkai?"
The Third Kazekage