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The Suna coordination between Chiyo and Pakura was meticulous... disruption and control rather than outright annihilation. Pakura's Shakuton: Gōryūka blasted through small clusters of Konoha shinobi, while Chiyo's puppets maintained a constant stream of poison and cutting attacks, overwhelming low-level ninja and gradually isolating the hyuga brothers and shibi aburame.
Hiashi and Hizashi coordinated as best they could. Hiashi used Gentle Fist: Hakke Kūhō (Vacuum Cannon) to keep Pakura at bay while Hizashi tried to close in on Chiyo. Each Hyuga strike was met with small, explosive puppet diversions or Ningendō: Doku Hari, each needle designed to force a pause, a misstep. The poison worked slowly but surely. Chiyo escaped close range immediately.
Pakura, burning with Shakuton: Honōha (Flame Fang), staggered under Hiashi's precise strikes, but each attack from the Suna duo was forcing Konoha's lines back. Low-level shinobi who weren't killed outright were incapacitated by the combined effects of poison and scorched earth.
Chiyo's voice pierced the battlefield again: "Careful! Hizashi, you're tagging me a lot. But it won't save your soldiers from the poison."
Hizashi moved in closer, executing Gentle Fist: Hakke Hyakunijū Shō (128 Palms), tagging Chiyo directly. For a moment, she winced, adjusting her strings mid-flight. Pakura unleashed Shakuton: Karyūdan (Flame Dragon Barrage) at Hiashi to prevent him from coordinating further.
Shibi Aburame attempted Mushi Bunshin no Jutsu (Insect Clone Technique) to intercept Chiyo's puppet strikes, but Chiyo twisted mid-air, redirecting poison needles with Ningendō: Tenkai (Puppet Technique: Sky Spread). Konoha shinobi fell one by one, unable to withstand the layered assault.
The Hyuga brothers tried to cover multiple fronts simultaneously... Hizashi closing distance, Hiashi defending against the flame techniques, and Shibi Aburame countering puppets... but Suna's approach was relentless. Chiyo's puppets maintained distance, her strings twisting in multiple directions. Pakura's scorched earth prevented Konoha shinobi from regrouping.
For every attack, Suna maintained a tactical advantage. They weren't trying to overwhelm outright, but the attrition was working. Poison, fire, and puppet control whittled down Konoha's ninja. Each Hyuga strike that tagged a puppet or Pakura was a temporary relief, but the cost to their chakra and stamina was growing. They knew fighting them close range was foolish.
Chiyo spoke again, almost conversationally: "Tsunade's absence is a mistake. No one here can heal fast enough."
Pakura's Shakuton: Kaen Renzoku scorched another group of Konoha shinobi, taking advantage of the terrain. The poisoned needles from Chiyo continued to thin out the enemy numbers. Low-level Suna soldiers moved behind her, placing pressure, but Chiyo maintained control, watching every Hyuga movement through Byakugan.
Hiashi and Hizashi realized the subtle shift. Even when they tagged Chiyo and Pakura, Suna had planned contingencies... alternate puppet strings, backup scorches, misdirection explosions. The Konoha flank was bleeding slowly but surely.
Shibi Aburame signaled retreating units: "Hold the line! Focus on the priority targets!" But even with focus, the poison effects meant that every engagement came at a heavy cost. konoha shinobi collapsed, coughing, staggering.
Pakura's Shakuton: Gōryūka and Chiyo's Ningendō: Doku Hari continued in tandem, carving a corridor of fire and poison. Hiashi and Hizashi, even with Byakugan and Gentle Fist, were forced into defensive postures. For every Konoha attack, Suna had an immediate counter, slowly eroding morale and manpower.
Even Hiashi's precision and Hizashi's speed couldn't stop the attrition. Konoha's shinobi dwindled, collapsing to poison or scorched blasts. The battle raged for hours, the eastern flank turning into a chaotic mixture of fire, smoke, and poisoned ground.
By the end, only the Hyuga brothers and Shibi Aburame remained effective, while most of the nearby Konoha ninja lay incapacitated. Chiyo and Pakura had the advantage, though not absolute... Hiashi and Hizashi still prevented a complete breakthrough, holding the line while keeping the Suna duo in check. Slowly but surely konoha was being pushed back by the suna.
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Chiyo's voice cut through it all, sharp and deliberate for only pakura to hear as she handed her something: "Pakura, you handle the insect leader. His kikaichū are gnawing at my chakra threads. You're a perfect counter for him. Don't waste time... end him quickly."
Pakura's eyes narrowed. She was already breathing harder than before, her hair sticking against her face from sweat, but her chakra pulsed with intensity. "Leave it to me."
With a fluid leap, Chiyo unleashed another volley of senbon-laced chakra threads, weaving her puppets wide in an arc. The Hyūga brothers immediately pushed forward, but the rain of poisoned steel halted them again. Every Byakugan vein bulged, scanning for the trajectory, every gentle step of Jūken footwork disrupted by sudden barrages. Whenever Hizashi sought a gap, the puppets spun and lashed, buying Chiyo just enough space to separate him from Shibi.
Hiashi clicked his tongue, muttering, "She won't let us close. She knows exactly what we want. We can't catch her by suprise."
The brothers tried to regroup with shibi, but Chiyo adjusted her positioning like a spider... every strand tugged at once. For a moment, the two Hyūga found themselves diverted, forced to defend instead of attack.
That was when Pakura struck.
Her hands flashed through seals, and glowing orbs of Shakuton: Shōnetsu Gyoku (Scorch Release: Incinerating Flare) materialized around her, heat waves distorting the air. She didn't aim for the Hyūga... she locked onto Shibi Aburame.
The Aburame clan head landed lightly after a flip, his coat fluttering. "So it's me you're after…" His voice was calm, almost resigned. At his feet, kikaichū crawled in rivers, spreading to intercept.
Pakura smirked. "You rely on insects. Let's see how they handle pure heat."
She hurled two scorching orbs. They didn't simply burn... they evaporated moisture, searing air itself. Shibi directed swarms to intercept, kikaichū surging like a living wall. They absorbed chakra, dimming the orbs slightly, but the heat was merciless. Thousands of insects crisped midair, falling in blackened husks.
Shibi grimaced, adjusting his tactics instantly. His hands flickered through subtle signs, and his kikaichū shifted, weaving into a spiraling dome."Mushi Kabe no Jutsu" (Insect Wall Technique).
The first orb collided, bursting into a wave of superheated wind that scalded his skin even through the insect barrier. The second orb slid wide, exploding into a Hyūga squad behind him... soldiers screamed as their skin blistered.
Shibi didn't flinch. His voice stayed steady. "Pakura of the Shakuton. They warned us of you."
Pakura rolled her shoulders, stepping forward, chakra glowing red around her. "And yet they still sent you to die."
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A/N: Pakura is perfect counter to aburame insects and chiyo can keep hyuga brothers in check by staying far away.