"Illusion Instant Body Jutsu!"
In the eyes of the Hidden Sand Ninja, dozens of Shisui appeared on the field instantly.
Just when they thought it was all Illusionary Clones, those Shisui's fists genuinely struck them.
The two Hidden Sand Chunin couldn't even find where Shisui's real body was before being swiftly knocked down.
Kakashi concentrated his breath to the extreme, entering the state of the Transparent World.
The Hidden Sand Jonin wanted to deal with Kakashi first and then take on Obito and the others, but he quickly abandoned that idea because he felt immense pressure emanating from Kakashi.
All his attacks were seen through by Kakashi, and he couldn't withstand Kakashi's attacks.
In just over a minute, five Hidden Sand Ninja were rendered unable to fight.
The remaining Hidden Sand Ninja were all blocked by Mokgetsu, and whenever a Hidden Sand Ninja tried to get past Mokgetsu to deal with Kakashi and the others, Mokgetsu would instantly knock them out and toss them to the ground.
Pakura's expression became severe; the strength of this Konoha Squad was beyond her imagination.
"Scorch Release: Extremely Steaming Murder!"
Having witnessed Mokgetsu's Taijutsu, Pakura didn't plan to engage Mokgetsu in close combat and directly activated her Scorch Release, a bloodline limit.
Pakura unleashed a large amount of Chakra, concentrating around her six head-sized fireballs, which flew rapidly towards Mokgetsu.
Mokgetsu didn't underestimate this move just because of the size of the fireballs; Scorch Release differs from ordinary Fire Release.
"Water Release: Great Waterfall Jutsu!"
Mokgetsu gathered a large amount of Chakra and unleashed terrifying waterfall-like torrents towards the Hidden Sand Ninja.
"A Water Release Ninja, huh? A bit troublesome, but not too big of an issue." Pakura's face remained unchanged as she watched the terrifying water torrents approaching.
As a fusion of wind and fire Chakra Nature Changes, Scorch Release has significant differences from ordinary flames, and Water Release can't restrain Scorch Release too effectively.
Under Pakura's control, an I-shaped formation disregarded the torrents of the Great Waterfall Jutsu, charging straight at Mokgetsu.
The water evaporated rapidly; Pakura's fireballs also slowly reduced in size, but they didn't get extinguished like ordinary flames.
"Ice Beam!"
Mokgetsu gently leaped and stood on the water's surface, then raised his hand to release a beam of cold air into the currents, instantly freezing the water and dissipating Pakura's Scorch Release flames in the struggle with the ice.
"Ice Release?" Pakura looked at Mokgetsu in some surprise; Konoha actually had such a powerful Ice Release Ninja.
Whoosh! Whoosh!!
Mokgetsu hurled a large number of Flying Thunder God Kunai, aiming at all the Hidden Sand Ninja, including Pakura.
Pakura naturally couldn't be hit by such an ordinary kunai and effortlessly dodged with a sidestep.
"Scorch Release: Flame Wave!"
Pakura decided to change tactics, using a wider-range ninjutsu for attack.
She released a massive amount of Scorch Release flames from her throat, forming a small sea of fire charging towards Mokgetsu.
Even though her opponent also mastered a bloodline limit, Pakura still had confidence in victory.
In a strict sense, there's no simple elemental suppression among bloodline limits, but Pakura felt her Scorch Release had a better advantage over Ice Release; fire melting ice is common, but ice freezing fire isn't.
Facing Pakura's Scorch Release ninjutsu, Mokgetsu didn't release a jutsu or dodge, but merely gathered Chakra in place.
"What's this guy up to?"
Mokgetsu's actions set off alarm bells in Pakura's mind.
Judging from Mokgetsu's displayed strength, he wouldn't be scared still by her ninjutsu, so he must have some method unknown to her.
Pakura warily glanced around with her peripheral vision but didn't notice anything unusual; the other Konoha Ninja hadn't moved either.
Just when Pakura's mind was filled with confusion, Mokgetsu moved.
Whoosh!
Pakura felt a blur before her eyes and instinctively kicked forward.
But how could Pakura's reaction speed and strike speed catch up to Mokgetsu?
Bang!
A dull thud sounded as Pakura's face and body made intimate contact with the ground, creating a pit upon impact.
"Lady Pakura!" The Hidden Sand Ninja behind Pakura looked at Mokgetsu in disbelief.
Pakura was a hero of the Hidden Sand Village, admired by many Ninja there. During the period of the Third Kazekage's disappearance, Pakura was also a strong contender for the Fourth Kazekage.
"It's the Yellow Flash!" A Hidden Sand Ninja recalled the Yellow Flash, who recently gained fame in the Land of Grass and Land of Hot Water wars.
"Isn't he supposed to be on the battlefield? Why is he here in the Land of Rain?" The Hidden Sand Ninja felt extremely puzzled.
Mokgetsu, known for his kindness, seeing the Hidden Sand Ninja so worried about Pakura, quickly arranged for them to join Pakura in lying on the ground.
Whoosh! Whoosh!!
Mokgetsu once again activated the Flying Thunder God, appearing beside the Hidden Sand Ninja, resolving all of them in an incredibly short amount of time.
"This group of Hidden Sand doesn't seem very strong, aside from that female ninja with both green and yellow hair. The others together didn't last ten seconds, did they?" Obito commented.
Since Mokgetsu had directed them to retreat, Obito and the others, even after resolving the Hidden Sand at the rear, didn't advance to help Mokgetsu.
Obito wished to fight alongside Mokgetsu but didn't want to cause trouble, reasoning that Mokgetsu must have a good reason for having them fall back.
"It's not that the Hidden Sand Ninja are weak, but that Teacher Mokgetsu is too strong," Kakashi corrected.
Kakashi glanced at Obito, "Do you know who that female ninja with both green and yellow hair was?"
Obito scratched his head then shook it, "Is she a famous ninja? She didn't appear particularly strong."
In a strict sense, Mokgetsu defeated Pakura with only three jutsu, seemingly easy and straightforward.
"That's why you should brush up on your Ninja World knowledge," Kakashi sighed.
"Her name is Pakura, known as the Hero of the Hidden Sand, a ninja who possesses Scorch Release, a bloodline limit. Anyone touched by her Scorch Release flames would instantly turn into a desiccated corpse; she's a renowned powerhouse in the Ninja World," Kakashi explained to Obito.
Though Pakura didn't withstand many moves before being beaten by Mokgetsu, Kakashi understood that several factors contributed to this result.
The biggest one was intelligence; Kakashi didn't think Mokgetsu wouldn't know about Pakura, a well-known ninja, so Mokgetsu was aware of Pakura's information.
Yet Pakura couldn't have known about Mokgetsu because Mokgetsu was too low-key.
Pakura didn't know that Mokgetsu had mastered the Flying Thunder God, so it was entirely normal to be swiftly defeated by it in close-quarters combat.
While Mokgetsu made beating Pakura look easy, Kakashi believed that if he and the others went up against her, even their combined efforts might not succeed.
The power of Scorch Release was too formidable; if Nohara Rin got hit by it, her Medical Ninjutsu might not be able to heal in time.
"Is this really common knowledge, Kakashi? How did you know?" Obito couldn't help but ask.
Obito didn't think it was common knowledge at all.
"Not only is it common sense, but it's also fundamental for ninja; don't you know the importance of intelligence for ninja?" Kakashi looked at Obito with exasperation.
"Pay more attention to major events in the Ninja World," Kakashi advised.
Without further words to Obito, Kakashi walked over to Mokgetsu, as Shisui had already moved in their discussion about Pakura.
"Being the Hero of the Hidden Sand doesn't save her from being chaotically beaten with us and Teacher Mokgetsu," Obito muttered to himself, also heading over.
"Has the investigation been clarified? If Konoha really intended to take down the Hidden Sand, do you think you'd still be alive?" Mokgetsu remarked, watching Pakura slowly rising to her feet.
Even though Rasa certainly didn't like Pakura, if he knew Mokgetsu had killed Pakura, he might even pop open champagne to celebrate.
But Pakura's role in the Hidden Sand wasn't simple; killing her could easily escalate to a diplomatic incident. Mokgetsu wasn't hoping for Konoha to quickly advance into being besieged by the Four Great Ninja Villages, as that wouldn't be good.
"You should focus more on the Hidden Cloud or Hidden Rock instead."
"The Yellow Flash truly lives up to the name; this was my mistake, I'll re-investigate when I return," Pakura apologized, accepting Mokgetsu's suggestion.
"My name is Habu Mokgetsu; remember it correctly next time." Leaving these words, Mokgetsu led the somewhat shaken client towards their destination.
Pakura and the rest of the Hidden Sand stood there, faces filled with bewilderment.