The eastern edge of the Land of Wind, where Sunagakure's forces were positioned.
This was the border area between the Land of Wind and the Land of Rivers.
Because the Land of Rivers existed, Konoha and Sunagakure found themselves in a constant state of tense standoff, separated by this buffer zone.
With the eruption of the Third Shinobi World War, tensions along the borders of various countries escalated dramatically.
The Ninja World War had truly begun.
Many tents stood clustered together, forming a wartime command center.
Inside the largest tent, right in the middle, Pakura sat still, her hands clasped together, carefully focusing her chakra.
As she continued her training, the air around her began to swirl and surge.
It was as if she were creating wind.
But this was unlike any ordinary Wind Release chakra.
The air around her moved up and down in strange ways, the speed of the wind changing rapidly from one spot to another.
No ordinary Wind Release technique could cause such a thing.
"Pakura."
Suddenly, an Anbu ninja lifted the tent flap, allowing Chiyo to enter.
The morning light streamed in with her.
Pakura opened her eyes, and the strange airflow around her instantly vanished.
She quickly stood up and stretched her body.
As she moved, there was no sound of air rushing, not even the slightest disturbance in the wind.
Chiyo's eyes widened in surprise. "Oh? Have you already mastered that new Kekkei Genkai?"
Pakura had read the notes on Magnet Release from past Kazekage. She had carefully studied, organized, and absorbed their knowledge, ultimately becoming even stronger.
"Yes."
Pakura nodded, her face showing no emotion.
"Another step forward... finally. Lord Chiyo, is something wrong?"
"That's right…" Chiyo began to explain the situation to her.
Dawn was breaking, but Maki's Transport Squad hadn't arrived yet. Chiyo couldn't help but feel worried.
Then… the Anbu ninja who had been sent out returned with troubling news.
The Supply Squad had been attacked, and Maki had been captured by the Black Grim Reaper, Sarutobi Ryo!
"!"
Pakura's eyes went wide, and her heart sank.
She was worried about her student, Maki, but she was also afraid that Maki would reveal important secrets if she fell into enemy hands.
It would be disastrous if others discovered that the Third Kazekage was still alive.
"What about the others?" Pakura immediately asked.
"Lord Pakura, the other three are unharmed and weren't injured…"
The Anbu explained what the three survivors had reported.
They had only seen the Black Grim Reaper appear, and then everything went dark. They didn't remember anything else.
When they woke up, they found themselves left behind, but Maki was gone.
Infiltrating enemy lines and destroying their supplies was a common tactic.
But Pakura hadn't expected Konoha to move so quickly.
The war was still in its early stages; the real fighting hadn't even begun yet.
"Lord Pakura, the supplies are all there. The Black Grim Reaper seems to be after our information…"
The Anbu quickly clarified that nothing had been stolen. The enemy was clearly after information.
"No."
Pakura realized something immediately.
"They're coming for me!"
It was clear that the Black Grim Reaper knew Maki was her student.
By not attacking the supplies or the others, but kidnapping Maki alone, they were trying to lure her into a trap.
"Hmph…"
Pakura's expression darkened, but her mind remained calm.
Ninja being captured was a common occurrence. Even her own student wasn't immune.
"Lord Pakura, what should we do now?" The Anbu was worried that Pakura would walk right into the enemy's trap.
Everyone knew that with the Third Kazekage missing, Pakura was the backbone of Sunagakure.
Her presence kept morale high.
"Pakura, don't do anything rash." Chiyo had intended to say this, but she closed her mouth again, thinking about her grandson's betrayal.
"Sarutobi Ryo is the Hokage's son; he can't ignore his Konoha comrades…"
A dangerous glint appeared in Pakura's eyes.
"If the enemy ambushes our rear, then we'll infiltrate behind their lines as well…"
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth!
"That's a good idea."
Chiyo's eyes lit up, feeling that this was the right course of action.
"Pakura, go ahead. I'll take care of things here for now…"
Her son and daughter-in-law had been killed.
Her grandson had defected.
Chiyo was deeply disheartened.
But, considering the good of the Village, and the possibility of getting revenge by killing Konoha White Fang in this war,
Chiyo felt a surge of excitement.
At least… after killing Konoha White Fang, she could think about retiring.
"Then, Lord Chiyo, I'll leave everyone here in your care."
Pakura nodded and immediately led a small team of Anbu out of the tent.
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At the same time.
Yamanaka and the others had already returned to the front lines on the western edge of the Land of Fire… facing Sunagakure's battle lines.
Sarutobi Ryo was still in the Crescent Moon Oasis, in the vast sandy sea of the Land of Wind.
After getting the scroll, Sarutobi Ryo quickly went back to the high-end hotel.
The first thing he did was to carefully examine everything inside.
Magnet Release.
It was a Kekkei Genkai that the Second Kazekage had created based on the Magnet Release of the One-Tail Shukaku, making it usable by human ninja.
Technically, it was a version of Shukaku's Magnet Release.
After all, humans and tailed beasts had different levels of power.
But even among humans, the same Kekkei Genkai could manifest in different ways.
This scroll contained the knowledge of the Second and Third Kazekage.
The Third Kazekage was known as the Strongest Kazekage, and the Second Kazekage had created it.
The value of this scroll was obvious.
Anyone who was skilled enough could read it and learn the Magnet Release Kekkei Genkai!
"Magnet Release… is a combination of 'Wind' and 'Earth'…"
Sarutobi Ryo sat in a chair, lost in the vast ocean of knowledge.
Maki lay motionless on the big bed, her eyes rolled back in her head.
Sarutobi Ryo completely ignored her, focusing all his attention on understanding the Magnet Release system.
Soon, he had read the entire scroll, and the brilliant ideas inside made him sigh in admiration.
"Just based on this record of knowledge, these two Kage have made immeasurable contributions to the development of human chakra…"
Now that he understood the training method,
Sarutobi Ryo immediately used the Shadow Clone Technique to create 13 Shadow Clones and began to train and master Magnet Release…
If he had a fourth Kekkei Genkai, how strong would he become?
Sarutobi Ryo eagerly looked forward to seeing how his strength would change.
He believed that he would become unstoppable at the Jonin level, with almost no one able to challenge him.
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