Chapter 66 - 66 (1/2)
”Ryo Yamanaka? Kazekage Sama, you've summoned Shalun and myself from the village just to deal with him?”
In the Sand camp, in Rasa's tent, an 18-year-old girl and the 4th kazekage were discussing the matter of Ryo.
”Yes, Pakura, the Kazegake has summoned you two, so that you take care of Ryo Yamanaka in the upcoming battle. Shukaku will be rampaging against the ordinary Ninja.” Said Chiyo.
”Chiyo Ba-San, is this Ryo Yamanaka strong?” asked the tall man who had been silent, Shalun.
”He could suppress Shukaku in the desert.” Bunpuku's words made both their faces dim.
They both knew well how powerful Shukaku was, especially in the desert, and that it's practically immortal there.
Even together, they were no opponent for it. However, this Ryo Yamanaka could suppress it, meaning that he's actually even more powerful. This mission started sounding more like death to both of them.
”It's not like that. This kid uses the techniques of the Akamichi clan. He's also used over half of Konoha's Water Release and froze it. He used that as armor to his giant body and became to fight Shukaku. In general, his strength is comparable to that of Shalun.” Chiyo explained the situation to the two according to her understanding.
”Yes, what Chiyo said is right. Ryo Yamanaka is good with ice, so Pakura, your Scorch Release should actually be the perfect counter. With you and Shalun in our ranks in the next battle, that kid is as good as dead!” Said Rasa.
At a young age, Pakura saw her father use his Scorch Release to crack the ice of the Yuki clan. When she heard that Ryo was relied on Ice release, she felt a lot more confident. Her Scorch Release should be an absolute counter to him.
Actually, the arrival of these two gave the whole camp a lot of confidence. In the previous battle, they couldn't be completely victorious over Konoha's Ninjas despite the fact that they isolated their strongest fighters. In the 1st battle, they lost to Konoha because of the sudden appearance of a Quasi-Kage tier Ninja amongst their Ranks. Now with two more Quasi-Kage fighters joining their ranks, their victory during the upcoming battle was guaranteed.
In Ryo's previous world, people often said in forums that Naruto's strongest power wasn't his Yin-Yang release. It was his mouth. With his mouth, he convinced Tsunade, persuaded Nagato, and convinced Obito to get back to the right path.
Although this world is yet to witness Naruto's mouth, his Sensei's was right there beside Ryo.
Just now, he and Sakumo were admiring Jiraya's skill with words. After all, fear has spread among Konoha's Ninjas when they heard that the Sand had two more Quasi-Kage Ninjas on their side. But Jiraya had an impressive spontaneous speech that fired them up and made them pumped up for battle.
”Sakumo San, with Jiraya san having such an ability, what are we rushing into the battlefield for?” Asked Ryo.
Sakumo was also impressed. Usually, he's a man of few words, a serious man who lets his action speak for themselves. But this scene reminded him that Jiraya's mouth could do more to morals than a battlefield victory.
”Hey Sakumo San, kid, that speech wasn't too bad wasn't it?!” Jiraya proudly asked.
Sakumo and Ryo looked at each-other and then gave him the thumbs up.
”Sakumo San, Jiraya San's Speech just now came in time and stabilized our men's Morals. But still, there could still be a power gap.” Said Rokk Nara.