The peace treaty was like a boulder thrown into a lake; the ripples it caused were far more profound than the war itself. When news of the agreement between Sunagakure and Kirigakure, along with the payment of huge "compensation" by Kirigakure, accompanied by the detailed battle report of the Bijiao Island tragedy (selectively leaked by Sunagakure and through the efforts of spies from all sides), spread like wildfire to every corner of the Ninja World.
At first, it was hard to believe.
When the higher-ups of the major Ninja villages first heard this news, they almost all thought it was an absurd rumor. Sunagakure, which had just been beaten by Konoha at Kikyō Mountain and forced to sign a humiliating treaty and pay reparations, had turned around and beaten up Kirigakure? And they had crossed the sea to beat them on their own home turf, destroyed an important base, and forced the notoriously stubborn and shameless Kirigakure to bow their heads and pay compensation? This was simply like a fairy tale!
However, as more details were dug up and confirmed bit by bit, the disbelief gradually turned into shock and deep apprehension. Everyone's eyes focused unanimously on the two people who had created this miracle. Their names, along with their terrifying combat styles and battle records, resounded throughout the entire Ninja World with unprecedented speed.
The Scorch Release User — Pakura!
This name was not appearing for the first time, but the battle at East Sea Bay and the surprise attack on Bijiao Island had branded the power of her "Scorch Release" Bloodline Limit into the hearts of all who heard of it in a terrifying and profound way.
Rumor had it that she possessed the healthy and powerful beauty unique to women of the desert, with a fine figure and stunning appearance, yet beneath this beauty lay a lethal intent to kill. She did not need to engage in close-quarters combat like other Ninja; her Ninjutsu itself was like a moving natural disaster.
That Bloodline Limit known as "Scorch Release" was not ordinary fire, but extreme high-temperature evaporation! Anyone touched by her orange-red fireballs met a miserable end—the moisture in their bodies would be completely evaporated in an instant, their flesh would wither, their skin would char and crack, and they would ultimately turn into a terrifying, twisted, withered corpse like dead wood! The horror of such a death was enough to chill the heart of even the bravest Ninja.
"Absolutely do not let her get within a hundred meters!"
"Any Water Release is meaningless in front of her; it will just be evaporated instantly!"
"That is... that is a walking drought, a forbidden zone for life!"
Such evaluations spread privately throughout the Ninja World. The name Pakura became a symbol of the perfect combination of beauty and death, leaving people both awestruck and terrified. After this, no Kirigakure Ninja dared to easily approach the east coast of Sunagakure that she guarded.
The Magnet Release Puppeteer — Sayo!
Compared to Pakura, the name Sayo was more unfamiliar to the Ninja World, but also more mysterious and awe-inspiring. A thirteen-year-old Jonin was already enough to be called a monster, and his combat style completely overturned people's perception of the "Puppeteer" profession.
Intelligence reports showed that he had not only perfectly inherited the "Magnet Release" Bloodline Limit for which the Third Kazekage was famous throughout the Ninja World, but he could also use the two basic Ninjutsu of Wind and Earth with supernatural skill, conjuring powerful composite Ninjutsu with a casual wave of his hand. People began to exclaim that Sunagakure finally had a new and powerful successor to the "Magnet Release"!
However, what made the intelligence departments and analysts of the major Ninja villages feel most incredulous and even creeped out was the "super-large humanoid mobile weapon Puppet" he controlled! (The outside world did not yet know it was named "Gundam")
All battle reports regarding Bijiao Island repeatedly mentioned it: its silver-blue paint job, streamlined body, counter-intuitive massive size (estimated to be over fifteen meters), and terrifying performance that completely surpassed the traditional concept of a Puppet—unrivaled defense, devastating physical destructive power, precise and lethal long-range firepower, and most importantly, the terrifying mobility to fly freely in the sky and even conduct long-distance cross-sea raids!
This was not just any Puppet! It was simply a mobile steel fortress, a shell of a god born for war!
"Has Sunagakure's Puppet Technique... developed to this extent?"
"How exactly does that thing move? What kind of energy core can support such a massive body to engage in that level of combat and flight?"
"Magnet Release... could it be that it can not only control iron sand, but also make such a heavy iron object fly?"
Countless questions and speculations spread among the higher-ups of the major nations, but they received no answers. Sayo, this excessively young Genius, along with his mysterious and powerful giant puppet, completely broke the conventional balance of the battlefield. He defined a brand-new mode of warfare and raised the ceiling of the "Puppeteer" profession to a despairingly high level.
"Magnet Release Puppeteer," this title spread from then on, filled with mystery, power, and an unknown sense of oppression.
Scorch Release User Pakura, Magnet Release Puppeteer Sayo.
These two names were like the strongest notes played by Sunagakure at the end of the Third Great Ninja War—one scorching hot and one ice-cold, one eerie and one majestic—completely shocking the entire Ninja World. They were no longer just heroes of Sunagakure, but top-tier powerhouses that the entire Ninja World had to re-examine and highly value, capable of influencing the future landscape.
Sunagakure, relying on the sharpness of these two, finally, after experiencing the crushing defeat and humiliation at Kikyō Mountain, stood once again among the ranks of the powerful villages of the Ninja World with an incomparably strong stance, winning unprecedented respect and... vigilance.
Their names resounded throughout the Ninja World, and no one dared to underestimate this land amidst the wind and sand anymore. An era belonging to them was slowly beginning.