Chapter 13 - Chapter funny

"Hey, what are you doing?"

Hearing the lazy voice from behind, Asuka's body stiffened. He slowly turned around to look at the doorway, his eyes meeting a pair of clear, clean, almost hazel eyes in the air.

"Pakura... You're back so soon? Weren't you supposed to take people to the Hospital?"

After a moment of absentmindedness, Asuka naturally placed the things in his hands on the floor. He looked at Pakura's delicate face with a smile and shrugged.

"Such a big thing happened last night, I just wanted to save you from some property loss."

"So..."

Pakura walked past Asuka to her desk. She glanced at it and said calmly.

"This is your reason for running away with my antique desk on your shoulders?"

Hearing this, Asuka immediately raised his hands and cried out in grievance.

"Hey, I didn't want to run away.

I'll be back when you guys are done with the village's affairs."

"Is that so?"

Pakura looked at Asuka suspiciously. On the way to the Hospital, she heard Yashamaru mention that this guy was sitting on the roof with a large package... looking like he was about to run away. "Pakura!"

Asuka didn't want to dwell on the issue of running away, so he directly changed the subject.

"The person I saved yesterday, is she Rasa's wife?"

"Yeah!"

Pakura nodded. Before she could say anything, she heard Asuka continue.

"Chiyo is dead??

Why didn't she take action yesterday? That disease can't be treated by ordinary Medical Ninja, but Chiyo definitely could.

If she's dead, I'll go hang some paper money for her."

"Heh~ You sure know how to talk."

Looking at the sad look on Asuka's face, Pakura let out a cold laugh.

This guy is so fake.

Afterwards, she threw her ninja tools on the table in one go, and lay horizontally on the bed, staring at the dim yellow ceiling, muttering to herself.

"Thank you!"

"What did you say?"

Asuka, who was just about to sneak out of the room, was stunned in place. He scratched his ear and turned to look at Pakura, who was lying on the bed, her graceful figure in full view, and asked in confusion.

"I didn't hear you clearly..."

After hiding the word "thank you," Pakura closed her eyes, organized her words, and explained again.

"Elder Chiyo exhausted her chakra and is resting. If it weren't for you, Karura definitely wouldn't have survived last night."

As soon as the words left her mouth, Pakura felt her bed shake slightly. She slowly opened her eyes and saw the ceiling above her turn into Asuka's face.

At this moment.

Asuka knelt on the edge of the bed, looking down at Pakura's eyes.

After staring at her for a while, Pakura couldn't stand the eye contact and turned her head to the left, saying unhappily.

"What do you want now?"

"Look!"

Asuka stretched out his left hand in front of Pakura, extended a finger, and said seriously.

"I saved your village chief's wife. What level of mission is this? I think it's at least an S-rank mission. And S-rank missions are often accompanied by huge risks and huge rewards.

I took the risk, what about the reward?

Although we are allies, allies still have to settle accounts clearly, right?"

Pakura's cheeks twitched. She didn't bother to look at this guy, and immediately covered herself with a pillow, muffled.

"I'll treat you to lunch."

"You're getting rid of me with just one meal?"

"What do you think?"

"I'm a little unwilling. I wasted a night's worth of chakra and got nothing.

And it seems that you have a good relationship with that person. In that case, you might as well offer some reward."

Hearing his somewhat disappointed voice, Pakura took the pillow off her face and looked at Asuka speechlessly.

Looking at Pakura's delicate and beautiful face from such a close distance, Asuka suddenly felt his heart beat faster and his throat was a little dry.

Gulp!

After swallowing hard, a strange idea popped into his mind.

Just a kiss... I shouldn't get beaten to death, right?

At this moment, Pakura pointed to her desk and said quickly.

"There's a Fire Release ninjutsu inside, rank A."

Before she could finish speaking, she saw Asuka suddenly A-ing up from the corner of her eye.

Sensing the sudden moisture on her cheek and the gradual departure of the other party's handsome face, Pakura blinked, and her mind slowly reacted to what had just happened.

"..."

After a long silence, she sat up expressionlessly, and her aura began to gradually rise.

"Um, I'm going out for a while, a D-rank mission might have been accepted."

Seeing that things were not good, Asuka jumped onto the windowsill, and a Body Flicker Technique instantly appeared on the roof outside, disappearing from Pakura's sight in a few steps.

They

"What's the point of a kid with no chakra learning that stuff?"

"I want to save people."

"Since you want to become a Medical Ninja, when you go home, buy two chickens from the market, then use a knife to slit their necks, and use bandages and medicine to stop the bleeding.

If the chicken lives, keep slitting; if it dies, stew some chicken for your mother tonight."

"Is this a test to become a Medical Ninja?"

"That's right.

When you have too many dead chickens piled up, remember to send a few to the village ninjas to curry favor.

Like, to Pakura's family or something."

At the same time.

A mysterious cave in Grass Country.

"Lord Madara!"

"Lord Madara!"

Hearing the calls in his ear, Uchiha Madara slowly opened his eyes and looked at the Spiral White Zetsu calling him.

"Lord Madara, this... this..."

Looking at what the Spiral White Zetsu handed over, Uchiha Madara half-closed his eyes, leaning against the stone back, seemingly uninterested.

"You woke me up just to eat something?"

"Yes!"

The Spiral White Zetsu scratched its head, then placed the two items in front of Madara and began to imitate Asuka-kun's tone, vividly recounting the glorious history of these two items.

Uchiha Luosifen?? And I created it?? Smelling the strange Luosifen, Uchiha Madara frowned again.

When did he make such a strange food?

And he always felt that this White Zetsu made from Hashirama Cells had a problem with its brain, just like Hashirama, and it would add extra scenes without permission.

Love-filled rice noodles?? Anyone with a brain would know that there was no way Uchiha Madara would give food such a name.

"Lord Madara, would you like to try it?

It is said that this bowl of noodles can allow the Uchiha Clan to re-experience the word 'love'."

"Hmph, useless food, don't put all your energy on Uchiha Asuka, like an idiot."

Uchiha Madara snorted coldly, but his wrinkled hand still picked up the freshly heated bowl of Luosifen, trembling as he opened his mouth and took a small bite.

"Cough~ cough~"

A violent coughing sound rang out, and Uchiha Madara, who had not eaten for a long time, choked.

"Lord Madara, are you alright?"

"I'm fine!"

Speaking, Uchiha Madara readjusted his posture and continued to slurp.

He wouldn't be choked to death by food.

Moreover, he mainly wanted to see how this bowl of noodles could make people recall the sealed-up "love."

After finishing a bowl of noodles.

He leaned against the stone back, his tone full of disdain.

"Liar.

This is even more unpalatable than ordinary food.

Moreover, this old man is not a ninja who indulges in culinary desires, so don't bring this kind of food next time."

"Lord Madara, this Uchiha Honey Mustard Fried Chicken is also good."

"No... burp... not eating."

"Lord Madara, will you eat it after you poop later?"

"Idiot, don't ask such disgusting questions when others have just finished eating."

Asuka didn't know that there was a White Zetsu monitoring him at all times.

After all, being monitored alone was a privilege only granted to those who caught the eye of Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Obito.

He wasn't that close to those two.

Hmm... opening the door and looking into the living room, after seeing that there was nothing unusual here, Asuka tiptoed in.

He had returned after seeing Granny Chiyo just now.

It's just that after returning, he had been wandering on the streets outside, hesitating about whether to return to his residence.

Pakura wouldn't hit him, would she?

Hit him if she must, who told him to be so bewitched and kiss her?

Thinking of this, Asuka gently pushed open the door and squeezed in.

Bang! Just as he closed the door, the sound of a spatula hitting a pot came from the kitchen.

Peeking into the kitchen, through the two glass doors, Asuka could clearly see a shadow inside, venting by stirring something.

"Um, gently... the pot will leak..."

As soon as he finished speaking, the movement in the kitchen stopped instantly, and then the glass door was pushed open from the inside. Pakura, holding a spatula in one hand, looked at Asuka standing in the living room, expressionless.

"You're back?"

"Yeah!"

Asuka nodded, he put the things he was carrying on the floor, then pointed to the spatula in Pakura's hand, and said hesitantly.

"Or, should I do it?"

"No need!"

Bang! The kitchen door closed again, but this time the noise inside was much less, except that the flames seemed to be much larger than before. From the outside, it looked like the kitchen was on fire.

So irritable!!

After the meal was set on the table, Pakura sat across from Asuka. She glanced at the food on the plate, then looked at Asuka, who hadn't touched his chopsticks, and said calmly.

"Eat, thank you for this."

"That..."

Seeing that the other party was hesitant and unwilling to pick up his chopsticks, Pakura thought he was afraid that the dishes she made would be unpalatable, and her cheeks twitched slightly.

Then, she picked up a mouthful of food in front of Asuka, chewed it a few times, swallowed it, and sneered.

"The village doesn't have much food, I can't do things like wasting food."

Looking at Pakura, who was still venting in the kitchen just now, suddenly became calm, Asuka poked the rice with his chopsticks, and said with some worry.

"Are you okay?"

Pakura paused with her chopsticks, then she gently picked up a mouthful of rice and said.

"I may be going to the front line in a few days, Iwagakure has been a little active recently."

Asuka blinked, surprised.

"Really okay?"

Pakura paused as she chewed her food, she looked up at Asuka, squinting her eyes and said.

"If you have any information about Iwagakure, you can also share it, after all, we are allies now."

"Sigh!"

Listening to the irrelevant question and answer, Asuka sighed and said slowly.

"I have a story here.

[A story about a young Kekkei Genkai ninja who died without ever having a relationship.]"

Kekkei Genkai ninja? Never been in a relationship? You really know how to talk.

Before Asuka could finish speaking, Pakura quickly substituted herself into the story.

She looked at Asuka with a dark face, a fireball suddenly appeared in her hand, she tossed it twice in the air, then pointed at the food on the table, her words full of threat.

"Don't force me to hit you when I'm happiest every day! Also, if you do anything out of line again, I'll really get angry."

"Okay."

Asuka wasn't greedy at all, he nodded with a smile, and then began to praise the food on the table.

But secretly glancing at Pakura, Asuka shook his head in his heart.

This guy is too loyal to the village.

I guess if I told her that she might be used by the village for trade in the future, Pakura would think that I was trying to provoke her relationship with the village.

Thinking of this, Asuka picked up a mouthful of food and instructed.

"Be careful!"

Pakura paused with her chopsticks again, then returned to normal and nodded.

"Got it."

Afternoon.

The desert, unshielded by clouds, was scorching. The sun shone unhindered on the earth, raising the surface temperature to an incredible height.

Kankuro supported Karura as they walked around the outside of the Hospital, then pointed to Asuka reading a book in the shade, puzzled.

"Mother, big brother seems a little melancholy."

Following the direction of Kankuro's finger, Karura looked at the book in Asuka's hand and shook her head.

"Medical books are difficult, maybe he encountered something he doesn't understand."

"Hey, hey."

Asuka put the medical book on his lap, his eyes slightly turning to look at the two guys discussing him, dissatisfied.

"You guys are talking about me behind my back so loudly."

Hearing this, Karura directed Kankuro to help her walk to Asuka's side, smiling.

"Asuka-kun, have you encountered a problem you don't understand?"

Hmm? Seeing Gaara's mother walking here, Asuka sat up and moved inward, making room in the shade, and said.

"There are indeed some things I don't understand."

Karura looked at Asuka, a little curious.

"I'm a little curious?"

"The Fourth Hokage was 14 years old when he rescued his wife from the Cloud Ninja, and then the two established a romantic relationship.

I was only 7 years old at the time, and every time I went to the grove to practice ninjutsu, I could always hear sickening sweet talk coming from not far away.

Then, the Fourth Hokage is 24 years old this year, and he already has a son.

But I still don't have a girlfriend, and I'm a little melancholy."

Seeing Asuka put down the medical book, with a look of emotion on his face, Karura blinked, surprised.

"You don't have a girlfriend?"

Asuka scratched his head.

"Isn't that normal?"

Karura shook her head, recalling what happened when she was Asuka's age, and said softly.

"That depends on the person.

But I was 18 years old when Temari was born.

After all, in the era of war, the average lifespan of a ninja is only about 30."

"Rumor has it that during the Warring States Period, it was a miracle for a ninja to live past the age of 30.

If Asuka-kun is already 18, then more than half of his ninja life is over."

Saying this, she turned her head to look at Asuka, a hint of a smile on her face, as if an older sister was chatting casually, and said with a smile.

"Do you have someone you like?"

As soon as the words fell.

She saw Asuka's gaze fall on her, and Karura's heart skipped a beat.

Before she could say anything, she saw Asuka's gaze shift behind her.

Looking back, watching her daughter run over, Karura's heart rose again, and she said somewhat awkwardly.

"The person Asuka-kun likes, shouldn't be from Sunagakure, right?"

Asuka glanced at the skipping Temari, then looked into the distance, and said slowly.

"It wasn't before, but now it's not necessarily so."

"Then you..."

Karura held Temari tightly in her arms, and asked cautiously.

"Why do you like her?"

Asuka took out two Lollipops from his pocket and handed them to the two children, then tugged at Temari's pigtails, and said very seriously.

"It started with looks."

Looking at her daughter's cute appearance, Karura sniffed, and said somewhat uncertainly.

"So, you saved me, is it also related to her?"

"That's okay, I don't even know you, I saved you purely because your brother Yashamaru called me teacher and kowtowed dozens of times..."

"Huff!"

Karura breathed a sigh of relief, she glanced at her daughter, then glanced at Asuka again, and thought to herself.

"I will not agree to this marriage.

Too old.

This guy is only a few years younger than me."

Asuka didn't know what Karura was thinking.

He is indeed a little melancholy now.

After kissing Pakura today, he found that his single heart, which had been silent for many years, seemed to have come alive.

For so many years, the girlfriend standards he set for himself were: Tsunade's figure, Kushina's hair, Uchiha Mikoto's gentleness, Inuzuka Tsume's wildness, Yuhi Kurenai's red eyes, plus the Nara family's intelligence... Then, he has been single for 18 years.

The camel bares its teeth perhaps from the sun, but a person bares their teeth perhaps from anger.

At this moment.

In a secret room on the top floor of the Kazekage office building.

A Sunagakure official slammed the table and stood up, glaring at the village elders around him, then his gaze fell on the Fourth Kazekage, and he bared his teeth and said.

"The Mist Village has no sincerity in negotiating at all.

Damn it, isn't it just fighting on two fronts? Give me 2000 ninjas, and I'll catch all the water-spraying ninjas from the Land of Water to cool down the village."

Rasa crossed his fingers and held his chin, pouring cold water on this official.

"Excluding ninjas who are injured and bedridden, and those who have left the ranks, the village only has 1721 ninjas left who can fight."

Bang! The official clenched his fist and slammed it hard on the table, annoyed.

"Give me 500 people, and I'll borrow a road through Konoha to catch some water-spraying guys from the Land of Water as bargaining chips."

Rasa glanced at him and didn't dwell on this issue any further.

Then his gaze swept over the other officials, and finally landed on the two empty chairs beside him.

Chiyo and Ebizo, these two siblings, had relinquished their power and retired behind the scenes after he became Kazekage.

"Rasa..."

Another official turned to look at the Fourth Kazekage, with a thoughtful expression on his face.

"The Mist Village wants Pakura's life as soon as they open their mouths, which is impossible.

Don't learn from those Konoha fools who cut off their own arms.

We can't do such idiotic behavior."

"Yes!"

Rasa nodded.

At this moment, an official next to him, seeing that no one stood up to speak, tapped the table lightly with his finger, with a thoughtful expression on his face, and said.

"Due to the Daimyo's reduction of funding, Sunagakure will inevitably decline in the future, which is foreseeable.

As the Kage, Rasa disregards his status and uses the Magnet Release ninjutsu he has learned to collect gold dust as the village's funds, temporarily alleviating the village's crisis.

He uses his own son Gaara as a container to carry Shukaku, striving to make the village more prosperous and strengthen its combat power.

These are all things he is doing now.

As for the Pakura matter... I believe Rasa must have his reasons for doing so."

"That's not his reason for trading companions for peace.

Rasa, even if we take a step back, have you ever thought about what if the Mist Village goes back on its word after you hand Pakura over?"

These officials were about to explode with anger.

Today was supposed to be a routine meeting, but as soon as it started, Rasa dropped a bombshell.

He said the Mist Village agreed to negotiate, but the condition was to hand over Scorch Release Pakura.

I thought Rasa, as the Kazekage, would oppose it even more vehemently than they would, but judging from his expression, he seemed to have already made up his mind.

"Rasa, Konoha has the Will of Fire, and our Sunagakure has the Will of Wind.

This kind of behavior of trading companions for peace is simply digging up the village's roots.

Unless I have a stroke and end up in the Hospital right now, don't even think about getting this proposal passed here."

"That's right, you want to pass this proposal, unless I'm under a genjutsu today."

"Want me to pass this proposal? Simple, let knives fall from the sky and stab me into the Hospital."

"..."

Hearing the clamorous voices of these Sunagakure elders, Rasa calmly took out a piece of paper from his pocket, slapped it on the table, and said.

"Everyone in the village has value, and the value the Mist Village is offering is greater than Pakura's value.

That's my reason."

???

The Sunagakure elders looked at Rasa with question marks all over their faces. One of them stood up, walked to his side, picked up the paper, and began to examine it carefully.

In the space while this person was looking, a trace of heat, a trace of apology, and a trace of love for his son flashed in Rasa's eyes, and he continued.

"Currently, the village's high-end combat power consists of only me, Pakura, Ebizo, and Chiyo.

And with the retirement of the two advisors, Ebizo and Chiyo, this has created a huge void in our already limited combat power.

The lack of high-end combat power and the mediocre talent of the younger generation are indelible scars on the village.

However, if the One-Tail can be controlled by a Jinchuriki... then the village will permanently gain a top-tier powerhouse, which is extremely important for the current Sunagakure."

As he spoke, Rasa slowly closed his eyes, his expression somewhat dimmed.

He sealed the Tailed Beast inside his son without his consent.

But if Gaara can control the Tailed Beast, then it will be of great benefit to both Gaara and the village.

Pakura, as one of the only two kekkei genkai ninjas in the village, is certainly important, but compared to a controllable Tailed Beast that can permanently protect the village... her importance has to be ranked lower.

"It has long been rumored in the ninja world that the Fourth Mizukage Yagura Karatachi is a person who can perfectly control the power of the Tailed Beast."

The fingers of the official holding the note couldn't help but tremble. He swallowed hard, feeling that his voice was about to stutter.

"If we exchange Pakura for a method to control the Tailed Beast, what if the Mist Village goes back on their word?"

"Hoo!"

Seeing that these people were showing signs of loosening, Rasa took a deep breath and said with a cold expression.

"I naturally have a way to ensure that we can fully obtain the method to control the Tailed Beast.

And to show their sincerity, the Mist Village sent two kekkei genkai ninjas with half of the method to control the Tailed Beast some time ago."

The method has been verified, and it can be determined that what is written above is true.

"The Fourth Mizukage controlling the Tailed Beast is not accidental; it can indeed be artificially intervened."

At this moment, an important member interrupted his speech, then narrowed his eyes at Rasa and asked.

"What is their purpose in doing this? Just to avenge Pakura?"

"Konoha!!"

Oh~ This group of Sunagakure's higher-ups understood everything at this moment.

Mist Village probably wanted to use Pakura's life to suppress the intention of the Hawks in the village to continue launching wars, and then peacefully resolve the conflict with Sunagakure.

And the reason they gave Rasa the method to control the Tailed Beast was partly to exchange for Sunagakure giving up Pakura, and another part should be to jointly attack Konoha with Sunagakure in the future.

As for Mist Village taking down Pakura and then continuing to make things difficult for Sunagakure, then they would all die together. Seeing the note circulated around and returning to him, Rasa swept his gaze over everyone and said.

"Everyone, let's hear your opinions."

"Huff!"

At this moment, one of the important members took out a Kunai from his pocket, then threw these Kunai towards the top of his head, letting them fall freely.

Puff! Puff! Puff! The important member didn't dodge or evade, letting these Kunai stab into his body, and then directly fainted on the floor.

Rasa's cheeks twitched, and he looked at the person next to him.

"Ugh~"

A burst of dry heaving came, this important member pinched his throat with both hands, his eyelids kept rolling upwards, and then he collapsed on the floor, starting to twitch.

It looked like if he didn't go to the Hospital now, he would die here.

"Huff!"

Rasa took a deep breath, turned his head to look at the person on his left, and before he could say anything, he saw that person repeatedly chanting as if he was under a genjutsu.

"Dig up the roots of the village... The root system of our Sunagakure is exceptionally developed, losing one doesn't matter... Dig up the roots of the village... The root system of our Sunagakure is exceptionally developed, losing one doesn't matter..."

"Old fox!"

After cursing inwardly, Rasa looked at the last Sunagakure important member and said in a low voice.

"You have nothing to say?"

"Cough cough!"

That important member coughed lightly, his expression calm as he said.

"Mist Village shouldn't mind helping me deal with Uchiha Asuka."

"And then?"

"I've recently developed a ninjutsu; please appraise it."

As he said that, this important member formed hand seals, and chakra instantly gathered in his throat.

Water Release: Water Prison Technique.

A pillar of water spurted from his mouth, instantly forming a water prison on the ground.

This important figure glanced at the Kazekage, then resolutely stepped into the water prison. Immediately, he seemed to suffocate, bubbles constantly escaping from his mouth.

In less than a minute, this important figure successfully drowned in the Water Release technique he had cast himself.

Although the overall interests of the village outweighed individual interests,

he wouldn't take the blame for selling out the village's heroes.

ps: [Alas, to be honest, I can't figure out why Sunagakure betrayed Pakura.

If the Sunagakure higher-ups didn't get along with Pakura, they could have simply sent Pakura to the battlefield, letting her "accidentally" enter the enemy's encirclement, taking a group of enemy ninjas with her in her dying breath.

Sending her to die is the least profitable option.

I can only make something up.

Also, Pakura is the female lead, a living female lead.

The protagonist has a system and doesn't rely on sacrifice to awaken the Sharingan.

Speaking of sacrificing the female lead, I've only seen that in Douluo Dalu over the years.]

Pakura, who was carrying out a mission on the battlefield, and Asuka Uchiha, who was a mentor in Sunagakure, were completely unaware of the Sunagakure higher-ups' plan to sacrifice them.

At this moment.

Asuka was sitting under the shade of a tree, explaining the great profession of puppeteer to Kankuro.

"The puppeteer industry has been well-developed by your Sunagakure, but it's not enough."

Kankuro took a bite of the chicken leg in his hand, staring at Asuka with innocent eyes, and asked in confusion.

"Not enough?"

"Yes!" Asuka nodded, looking at the crowds of people coming and going around him, his tone heavy.

"Whether it's Chiyo's most famous White Secret Technique: Puppet Show of Ten Masters, or Sasori's Red Secret Technique: Performance of a Hundred Puppets, they only pursue the quantity of puppets, not the quality."

As he spoke, he looked around warily. Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Asuka took out a Transformers model from his pocket and placed it in front of Kankuro, whispering.

"Regarding puppetry, you must choose the best materials. Don't worry about whether throwing it out can beat others, just make sure the crater it creates is at least as big as your house.

It is said that the works of you puppeteers are inhabited by the soul of the creator.

But the soul is ultimately an ethereal thing, so it's better to have a person living inside.

At that time, you will sit inside the puppet, controlling the direction with one hand and the weapons with the other.

Then, you can install a loudspeaker in the puppet's mouth, and shout out your momentum to deter the enemy every time you release a move.

That way, whether you win or lose the fight, your name, Kankuro, will be spread throughout the ninja world, and your fame will be close to that of Monzaemon, the founder of puppetry."

The scene Asuka described flashed through Kankuro's mind, and stars instantly appeared in his eyes.

Then he looked at the model in the other's hand, somewhat expectantly.

"Really?"

"Wait until you develop the ultimate puppet."

Uchiha Asuka pocketed the Transformer he made and said in a low voice.

"Puppet Master Chiyo, in your eyes, is nothing but a skeleton in the tomb, destined to be surpassed sooner or later.

Sasori of the Red Sand is all reputation and no substance; in front of the ultimate puppet, he is no more than a single blow's worth of an opponent.

The rest of Sunagakure's puppet masters are mediocre and not worth your attention."

Just as he was about to continue speaking, he saw Chiyo suddenly appear in front of Kankuro, her voice aged.

"I've heard that the Uchiha's Fire Release is famous throughout the ninja world. This old skeleton in the tomb would like to ask for some pointers."

Uchiha Asuka picked his nose, looked at Chiyo blocking his path, and shook his head.

"When Kankuro helps me create a super puppet, I'll have a duel with you between puppet masters."

"Heh~"

Chiyo kicked Kankuro aside, narrowed her eyes at Uchiha Asuka, and slowly said.

"You've been in Sunagakure for quite some time, haven't you?"

"More than two months."

As he said this, Uchiha Asuka couldn't help but sigh. He had been eating sand for more than two months, and in another ten days or so, he could return to Konoha.

During these two months, his Anbu captain was even concerned about every move he made in Sunagakure.

He had to report his itinerary every day, with absolutely no trust.

It was as if he would defect if he didn't report his itinerary for a single day.

"More than two months, yet you've earned so much money from Sunagakure. It's truly envy-inducing."

Listening to Chiyo's somewhat sour tone, Uchiha Asuka's mouth twitched, and he counted on his fingers.

"That's not how you calculate it.

How much food have I saved you in these two months?

How much unnecessary money have you saved?"

"This old woman has recently heard an interesting story and would like to ask you about it..."

"What is it?"

Uchiha Asuka looked at Chiyo with some suspicion.

He couldn't figure out what this old woman was up to.

"Where do the raw materials for the food you make come from?"

Hearing this, Uchiha Asuka rubbed his chin, sized up Chiyo, and then thought of the system's ability to create things out of thin air.

He didn't know how to explain where it came from.

He couldn't exactly say that the system conjured it up.

Usually, when he gave these things to his clansmen, he would just say he bought the chicken and had someone else fry it.

Thinking of this, Asuka said somewhat perfunctorily.

"Trade secret, can't say."

"Is that so?"

Chiyo glanced at Asuka, and then revealed the information she had learned through some channels.

"Recently, I heard that the Land of Lightning lost tens of thousands of chickens..."

Hearing this, Asuka shook his head and said without thinking.

"This has nothing to do with me.

Who would run all the way to the Land of Lightning to steal chickens?"

His chickens were given by the system.

How could such a magical system steal other people's chickens?

This thing must have been created out of thin air through some unknown force.

Chiyo nodded noncommittally.

Today, after she suddenly learned that the Land of Lightning had lost tens of thousands of chickens, her first reaction was to connect it with the Uchiha Family Bucket.

After all, the taste of that Family Bucket chicken leg was quite similar to the taste of the Land of Lightning's chicken leg.

Both were so springy.

After dark.

Asuka returned to his residence and saw his ninja cat biting Pakura's sofa with great energy.

"Feifei, how many times have I told you, don't bite other people's things."

"Sharpening teeth!"

Saying that, the ninja cat let go of its mouth, trotted all the way and jumped into Asuka's arms, and said softly.

"Something might have happened to the family of your super fat captain."

"What's wrong?"

"Someone might have died in her family."

"???"

Seeing Asuka looking at him suspiciously, this fat Orange Cat stretched out two paws and gestured, describing.

"When I returned to Konoha today, I saw that she was a little absent-minded, and kept muttering that Shinnosuke must be safe.

Now, I have reason to suspect that your Third Hokage's son may have had an accident while performing a mission."

"Can't be?"

Asuka turned to look at Konoha, a pensive look on his face.

If he remembered correctly, Sarutobi Hiruzen seemed to have a grandson.

Wasn't that guy called Konohamaru the son of Sarutobi Shinnosuke? But now, it's said that his captain and Sarutobi Shinnosuke have no intention of having children.

Konohamaru probably won't be born for a few years. If his dad is dead, where would he come from?

Seeing Asuka ignoring him, the Orange Cat poked his chest with its paw and gossiped.

"By the way, I also have some Sunagakure gossip here that I heard recently."

"..."

Asuka shook his head, shaking out the thoughts about Sarutobi Hiruzen's son, then he grabbed the Orange Cat by the scruff of its neck with one hand and said seriously.

"Feifei, how many times have I told you, don't rely on your agility and inconspicuousness to eavesdrop everywhere at night.

If you walk by the river often, you're bound to fall in.

If you get caught, how am I, a spy on the surface, supposed to get you out?"

"I won't get caught."

The Orange Cat stretched in the air and said casually.

"So, are you going to listen or not?

Chiyo, that old woman, is also involved."

Asuka put the Orange Cat on the table, picked up a can at random, and said somewhat vaguely.

"Tell~ tell~"

"Tch!"

Seeing the undisguised curiosity in Asuka's eyes, the Orange Cat curled its lips and then said mysteriously.

"Do you know what Rasa has been doing recently?"

"What?"

"He's been secretly keeping two women with bloodline limits outside, behind his wife's back."

"???"

That's quite the explosive gossip.

Uchiha Asuka put down the Meat Can in his hand, then placed some water in front of the Orange Cat, his eyes gleaming.

"Although this kind of thing isn't unheard of in the Ninja World, isn't Rasa known for being devoted?"

The Orange Cat lowered its head to sniff the fragrant Meat Can before continuing.

"That's all I heard. After saying that, the male ninja couldn't wait to get down to business.

I thought they would continue talking afterward, so I stayed perched at the bedroom window until dawn.

But I waited all night for nothing."

"What a shame!"

Uchiha Asuka shook his head, then his expression turned serious.

"Next time, don't stay until dawn. People in Sunagakure know you're my Summoning Beast, so it's easy for them to misunderstand and think I'm trying to gather intelligence on Sunagakure."

The Orange Cat took a bite of the Meat Can, muttering.

"You're right. I almost got discovered that morning."

Uchiha Asuka frowned and quickly asked.

"And then?"

The Orange Cat patted its chest, a human-like look of relief on its face, and slowly said.

"Just before dawn, the male homeowner returned, and the male ninja in the bedroom tried to push open the window to escape through the curtains.

I was right there against the window, and he almost pushed me off.

So, I got angry and kicked him back into the room through the window.

Later, the family started arguing and fighting, and the eyes of the passersby on the street were all drawn to that house, so no one noticed me."

The male homeowner??

Uchiha Asuka paused, surprised.

"So, the man and woman you heard talking in the middle of the night were having an affair??"

"Yeah!"

The Orange Cat nodded affirmatively, then it half-lay on the table, its eyelids drooping.

"Normal families don't have that much gossip."

"Which house?"

It looked at Uchiha Asuka suspiciously, its tone full of scrutiny.

"What, you want to have an affair too?

Although that person has more lovers than you can count on two hands, I don't think she'd do anything with you, a Konoha Ninja, if she wants to stay in Sunagakure in the future."

Pah! Uchiha Asuka spat at the Orange Cat and crossed his legs, a look of disdain on his face.

"Just asking.

We've known each other for so many years, have you ever seen me associate with that kind of person?"

"."

The Orange Cat nodded subconsciously. It thought that Uchiha Asuka had been quite proper all these years. The only improper woman he had contact with might be the magazine shop owner in the village.

"Her house is at No. 77 Great Desert Drifting Snow Street. Her husband is a Genin with a good reputation in the neighborhood, known for being an honest man.

The woman is called Mari. Although her appearance is average, her figure is really hot, just as slutty as those pretentious vixens.

She not only likes to seduce married men, but also married women.

She always brings people home when her man is out on missions.

I've seen it with my own eyes more than a dozen times."

At this moment, it stretched lazily on the table, its tone full of gossip.

"By the way, Mari recently found a new lover named Yuzo, who has some connection with Chiyo."

"Is he Chiyo's lover?"

"No, he's Ebizo, Chiyo's younger brother's disciple.

Some time ago, when I passed by the Wind Country's Capital, I heard the cats in the Daimyo's mansion say that the Daimyo's concubine found a guardian ninja as her lover, and that person was also called Yuzo."

"Are they the same person?"

"Probably... Sunagakure shouldn't have many people with the same name."

Hearing this, a look of emotion appeared on Uchiha Asuka's face.

Ebizo's disciple is quite the player.

But this is normal. These ninjas often walk on the edge of death, which leads to more or less perversion in their hearts.

When he was in Konoha before, he often heard about who cheated on whom.

But that honest man still hasn't divorced his wife, which once again refreshed Uchiha Asuka's understanding of the word "tolerance."

Thinking of this, he gave the Orange Cat a thumbs up and praised it.

"Fei Fei, you really have a knack for collecting gossip."

Hearing Uchiha Asuka praising it, the corners of the Orange Cat's mouth rose, revealing its teeth, and it smiled.

"Finally, you've discovered my good points."

"Yeah!"

Uchiha Asuka pinched the fat on the Orange Cat's body and said with emotion.

"The reason I signed a Summoning Contract with you in the first place, besides being fat and cute, was mainly to use you as a pillow.

But I didn't expect you to shed so much."

"That's too much, meow!"

Hearing Uchiha Asuka about to mention its embarrassing past, the fur on its body immediately bristled, and it said unkindly.

"Bastard, dare to say you didn't have the idea of using Transformation Technique to turn me into a cat girl when you signed the Summoning Contract with me?"

"You've become too fat, making me completely lose interest in cat girls."

"Die!"

Inside the room.

The cat's roar, Uchiha Asuka's gasp, and the sound of shattering plates lingered for a long time.

Three days later.

"Hey, Granny, you wouldn't want to see a genius end up as a good-for-nothing, would you?"

Thump! Kankuro clutched his head, his face seemingly contorted in a mask of pain. He glanced at his mother, who was clenching her fist, and said with some grievance.

"Why are you hitting me? I just wanted to learn puppetry from Granny and practice my opening lines."

"Where did you learn that from?"

Karura stared at her son with a grimace. She couldn't understand how her once well-behaved son could say such idiotic things.

"These past two days, I've often heard Uchiha Asuka-nii talking to himself. I learned it from him."

Uchiha Asuka? Hearing this name, Karura frowned tightly, and asked in confusion.

"What have you been learning from him these past few days?"

"Puppetry!"

"He knows puppetry?"

"Yeah!"

Kankuro nodded very seriously, then he raised a finger and said with a serious face.

"He told me that the only weakness of puppetry is the human body, so I should build up my physique properly.

That way, even if the enemy bypasses the puppet and fights me up close, I can kick him back with one foot.

He also"

"Stop! Stop!"

Karura quickly interrupted her son's next words.

She had only been recuperating for two months, and hadn't taken care of Kankuro for two months. How did he become like this?

After taking a few deep breaths, she grabbed Kankuro's arm and said sternly.

"From now on, you go and learn properly from Chiyo-sama what puppetry is. Don't use those idiotic opening lines.

Lest you displease Chiyo-sama."

"Oh~"

Kankuro gave a dry "oh" sound.

This opening line was something he had specifically asked Uchiha Asuka to teach him.

He still remembered Uchiha Asuka patting him on the shoulder and saying.

[Kankuro, Granny Chiyo is retired now, she won't easily take you as a disciple.

But as long as you learn puppetry from someone like me who doesn't know anything about it for two months, Chiyo will grit her teeth and take you in, just to prevent the village's future genius from dying young.

When the time comes, just say that when you meet her... the success rate will greatly increase.]

Creak!

Accompanied by the sound of the door opening, Kankuro, following behind his mother, saw the unusually large room before him.

So big! After entering, Kankuro surveyed the somewhat empty room, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

There was no furniture or anything in this room.

There was a pool in the center of the room, but he didn't know if there were any fish in it.

While he was distracted, Karura had already come to Ebizo's side and explained her purpose.

Chiyo's gaze then fell on Kankuro.

She looked at Kankuro, who was looking around, and thought of the puppetry knowledge that Uchiha Asuka had taught him, which had nothing to do with puppetry at all. After a light sigh, her voice was old and hoarse.

"I will simply teach him some basic knowledge.

Yuzo, go to my room and find some basic puppets."

"Yes!"

"Thank you, Lady Chiyo!"

Karura nodded her thanks, knowing that the other party was willing to teach Kankuro, most likely for the sake of Rasa.

At this moment, Kankuro's gaze suddenly fell on the ninja who turned and left.

So, Yuzo is this guy! A child's eyes can't hide anything.

Ebizo, who was fishing, looked at him with a respectful gaze towards Yuzo's back, and said with a kind expression.

"Kankuro, what are you thinking about?"

"Ah?"

Kankuro scratched his nose like Uchiha Asuka and said in a childish voice.

"Yuzo is the real ninja, he can withstand the impact of more than three hundred pounds, and use his own powerful willpower to complete impossible tasks."

???

The three of them were confused by these words.

Clatter! The sound of the fishing rod falling to the ground awakened Ebizo, he savored the words Kankuro had just said, and looked at the other party's respectful eyes, and said hesitantly.

"Where did you hear these words?"

"I heard it from that cat when I was playing at Uchiha Asuka's place."

Hearing this, Ebizo's face also showed a look of realization. He glanced at Kankuro, who was being dragged away by the ear, and then turned his gaze to his sister Chiyo, slowly saying.

"Sister, that three-hundred-plus jin... should be the one next to the Daimyo, right?"

Chiyo glanced at Ebizo, then picked up her fishing rod, casting the line as she spoke.

"The Daimyo is cutting the budget, and you want to add some funds by influencing the people around him.

Although the plan is a bit underhanded, it is one of the few attempts that can be made in the current situation."

"The village's funds have reached a critical point, otherwise, we wouldn't have to resort to this method."

Ebizo put down his fishing rod, sighed, and stood up, saying.

"Sister, I'll go take a look."

"Mm!" Watching Ebizo's departing back, Chiyo slowly closed her eyes, her whole person seeming to enter a meditative state, sitting there motionless.

The Daimyo, huh... I wonder if the village will still have the ability to wage war in a dozen years.

"Lord Ebizo!"

"Mm!"

"Where is Lord Ebizo going?"

"Just taking a walk!"

Greeting the pedestrians on the street along the way, Ebizo's mind also started working.

It seems that the other party knew about this a long time ago. I wonder what he wants by holding this handle? And the people of Konoha shouldn't know about this, otherwise, I wouldn't have heard any news at all. Given the relationship between the Uchiha and Konoha, he probably won't tell this to those higher-ups.

Although dead people will keep secrets, no one knows if the dead left any backup plans before they died.

If things are exposed, the Daimyo may cut the already meager funding by a few more points.

Shaking his head, Ebizo went straight to Uchiha Asuka's house.

"Yo!"

Opening the door and seeing Ebizo standing outside, Uchiha Asuka said in surprise.

"Lord Ebizo, it's been several months, you're still so energetic."

"Heh~ heh~"

Ebizo stroked his beard, smiling kindly. His eyes glanced at the cat on the table in the room, and a light flashed in his eyes as he smiled.

"Shall we go inside and talk?"

"Sure!"

Uchiha Asuka led Ebizo in, then poured him a glass of plain water, asking.

"Are you seeing me off in advance because you know I'm going back to Konoha?"

"No!"

Taking the water cup handed over, Ebizo placed it on the table, his voice aged.

"This old man won't beat around the bush with you young people.

That matter... you know about it, right?"

Looking at Ebizo's certain expression, Uchiha Asuka glanced at the Orange Cat sleeping on the table, then back at him, speechless.

"Your disciple and the story of the 300-pounder?"

Ebizo's mouth twitched, he looked at Uchiha Asuka's speechless eyes, and slowly said.

"It was just a bad idea for the future of the village."

If Sunagakure hadn't been in financial difficulty, it would have been a good idea to bribe those nobles and have them whisper in the Daimyo's ear.

Unfortunately, they didn't have enough money, and the Daimyo didn't want female ninjas near him... so they could only choose the most cost-effective method.

"It really is a bad idea..."

Uchiha Asuka nodded in agreement.

To be honest, he never dreamed of targeting the people around the Daimyo.

When he was performing D-rank missions, it wasn't like he hadn't seen the Daimyo's tastes.

It can only be said... a strange hobby. "Young man, how can we prevent this matter from becoming known to everyone?"

An aged voice pulled Uchiha Asuka back from his fantasy, he looked at Ebizo's smiling eyes, and asked doubtfully.

"You bury the Daimyo's concubine without anyone knowing, wouldn't that be the same as if it never happened?"

"Your idea is really dangerous."

Ebizo saw the serious expression on his face and sighed.

"It is said that Uchiha Madara didn't have a good impression of the nobles back then either, he once wanted to unify the Ninja World, if it weren't for Hashirama Senju, the nobles would have been in danger.

However, according to your statement, only you and that cat know about this."

After a pause, he looked at Uchiha Asuka with a kind expression and continued.

"Young man, can you keep this matter a secret for this old man?"

"Sure!"

Uchiha Asuka nodded very simply.

Gossip is just something to listen to and enjoy, and after a while, you'll forget about it.

This time, Ebizo was stunned, he looked at Uchiha Asuka who had agreed so readily, and hesitated.

"No conditions?"

"No."

"No money?"

"I have money."

"Woman?"

"I'm chaste and still a virgin."

"Ninjutsu?"

"I've copied nearly a thousand kinds of ninjutsu. Even if I use ten a day, it'll take me almost half a year to use them all."

"Then..."

Uchiha Asuka looked at Ebizo with a bit of a toothache, and seeing that the other party still wanted to say something, he immediately stretched out his right hand and pointed to the sky, swearing.

"I swear on the honor of the Uchiha.

I'm just listening to gossip about this matter, and I have no intention of spreading it.

In Konoha now, only I and three cats know about this.

In Konoha in the future, only I and three cats will know about this.

You have to believe me, I am the Uchiha with the tightest lips."

Hearing that Uchiha Asuka actually swore on the family's honor, Ebizo's drooping eyelids instantly lifted.

He sized up Uchiha Asuka for a long time, thinking to himself.

The Uchiha clan values the honor of the family above all else.

Although he swore on the honor of the Uchiha clan, it means there is a 99% chance that this matter will not be leaked.

But after all these years of traversing the Ninja World, this is the first time he has encountered such an easy-going person.

This heart... inevitably feels a little uneasy.

If it weren't for fear that the other party had some unknown tricks up their sleeve, and the possibility of restarting the war.

He would want to keep Uchiha Asuka in Sunagakure now.

After pondering for a long time, Ebizo tentatively asked.

"How about... you want something?"

Uchiha Asuka shook his head firmly, refusing.

"No."

"Just a little something?"

"???"

Uchiha Asuka looked at Ebizo with a question mark, wondering.

"Isn't Sunagakure broke?"

"If you don't want something, this old man won't feel at ease!"

Hearing this, the corners of Uchiha Asuka's mouth twitched twice, and he said.

"I am a Medical Ninja, I have long heard that Granny Chiyo has a medical forbidden technique, will you sell it?"

Sell? He stared intently into Uchiha Asuka's eyes, and after a moment of seeing the other's clear gaze, Ebizo said with some doubt.

"How much are you offering?"

"Wait for me to get the money."

With that, Uchiha Asuka got up and went to the safe.

A moment later.

Clack! Ebizo looked at the money thrown on the table by the other party, and his gaze towards Uchiha Asuka changed.

This guy is so sincere.

His sister's medical forbidden technique, the Reanimation Jutsu, couldn't be learned by just any Medical Ninja.

According to his sister, the number of people in the entire Ninja World who could learn the forbidden technique in her hands probably wouldn't exceed five.

Not only were the learning conditions for that ninjutsu harsh, but the consequences were also extremely serious.

He didn't believe that this Uchiha would use it for those high-level officials in Konoha.

Thinking of this, he looked down at the money on the table and said with some emotion.

"Save the money."

"I know, this money is all my heartfelt sincerity.

Sunagakure makes money and Sunagakure spends it, not taking a single cent home."

Listening to Uchiha Asuka's powerful voice, his expression immediately became serious. Ebizo grasped one of Uchiha Asuka's hands and said earnestly.

"Wait."

After speaking, he got up directly and left Uchiha Asuka's room, turning around and running towards his residence.

With this money, the village could survive for a while longer.

As for Yuzo and the three hundred jin matter, he believed in this Uchiha, who kept his mouth shut.

"Sister!"

A hoarse voice sounded.

Chiyo raised her eyelids and looked towards the doorway. She watched her younger brother, Ebizo, walk over with his hands behind his back, and slowly said.

"Fishing?"

"The matter hasn't been resolved yet!"

Ebizo shook his head, glanced at the clear pool, then fixed his gaze on Chiyo and said.

"Sister, please make a copy of the Reanimation Jutsu."

Hearing this, Chiyo pondered for a moment, then she used her cloudy eyes to size up her younger brother, her tone full of disdain.

"This old woman thought you would bury him. I didn't expect you to use ninjutsu, and use this old woman's ninjutsu to silence others."

"Sister~"

Ebizo's voice instantly rose several degrees, and he sighed as he said.

"He can't die, otherwise Shimura Danzo will definitely make an issue out of this. Sunagakure can't stand any more damage."

"Poison!"

"The speed of the poison's spread probably can't keep up with the speed of his Medical Ninjutsu's healing."

"Idiot brother!"

Chiyo closed her eyes, then she took out a scroll from her bosom and threw it to Ebizo, her voice aged as she said.

"I hope he won't use this ninjutsu on people he hates."

"He probably won't have the chance."

Ebizo took the scroll and shook his head.

"I've already sent people to the Capital to clean up the loose ends.

And Uchiha Asuka should be heading to the Land of Water through the Wind Country next.

Whether he can return to Konoha alive is still unknown.

Even if he does return alive, he won't be able to do anything with this matter."

Before he could finish speaking, Ebizo heard his sister's snoring. He looked up at the sleeping Chiyo and slowly retreated from the room.

After finishing these matters, he also handed over his affairs.

To spend the rest of his life with his sister.

The third day, early morning.

Pakura walked along the village streets with a package on her back, enjoying the villagers' warm greetings.

After being out on a mission for nearly two months, the village didn't seem to have changed much, but it also seemed to have changed a lot.

Pakura rubbed her eyes, rubbing the sand out of them, and looked at the villagers around her who seemed to have gained weight, feeling a sense of confusion in her heart.

Did these guys eat something that makes them gain weight?

How come they all seem to have gained a size in just two months?

"Teacher!"

Hearing a familiar voice from the crowd, Pakura stopped and looked to the side.

"Maki?"

Looking at her chubby disciple with some surprise, Pakura pinched her chin with two fingers and said hesitantly.

"Did you take hormones?"

"No!"

Maki squeezed through the crowd to stand in front of Pakura. She looked at her teacher, whom she hadn't seen for two months, and said excitedly.

"Teacher, you're back."

"Yeah!"

Pakura nodded, then asked.

"Have you gotten fatter?"

Fatter? Maki lowered her head and pinched the fat on her stomach, uncertain.

"I feel like I'm okay!"

"Yo, you're back."

Just as Pakura was wondering if she was seeing things, she heard a familiar voice in her ear again.

Looking in the direction of the voice, she saw that Asuka had also squeezed through the crowd to get here, and then skillfully took out a serving of fried chicken and handed it to her disciple, and her disciple's skillful eating. Pakura seemed to understand why she had gained weight.

Thinking of this, she reached out and grabbed Asuka's arm, her eyes constantly drifting to her disciple, and said unkindly.

"I asked you to take care of my disciple, is this how you take care of her?"

Asuka's gaze also fell on Maki, and he said with emotion.

"I provide food, drink, and even ninjutsu guidance.

I'm not even this good to my own disciple, and she has to pay for her own meals."

Pakura's cheeks twitched. She looked at her disciple, who might have to pant heavily just to walk, and couldn't help but feel a little irritable.

It's too hard to even walk when you're too fat, how can she carry out any missions?

Thinking of this, she reached out and pinched her disciple's chubby cheeks, and said with disappointment.

"I'll deal with you when I get back."

As she spoke, she seemed to remember something, and glared at Asuka again, saying fiercely.

"And you too."

Whoosh! Watching Pakura disappear directly in place, Asuka and Maki looked at each other and then said.

"Scroll, can you beat your teacher?"

Scroll shook her head decisively.

"I can't beat him."

"Sigh!"

Asuka put his hands in his trouser pockets and walked in the opposite direction from Pakura, saying as he walked.

"I can beat him."

Hearing this, Scroll glanced at the chicken nugget in her hand, then looked up at Asuka's back. Suddenly, she felt that the chicken nugget in her hand didn't seem so fragrant anymore.

Knock! Knock! Pakura knocked on the door, and then a deep male voice came from inside.

"Enter!"

"Kazekage-sama!"

Pushing open the door and entering the office, Pakura glanced at the Kazekage, Rasa, who was sitting in the chair dealing with official business. Pakura walked to the sofa next to him, sat down, and began to rest.

She didn't feel anything during the war, but after the war, she found that the village seemed to be short of ninjas.

In the past two months, she had no free time.

She thought she could rest for a few days when she returned to the village, but she didn't expect that before she even stepped into her house, the Kazekage called her over again.

After finishing the documents in his hand, Rasa looked at Pakura, who was bored and playing with her hair, and said with a smile.

"Pakura, you've worked hard all the way!"

"Thank you for your concern, Kazekage-sama."

Pakura put down the hair in her hand, her eyes fell on the Kazekage, and she said with a tired tone.

"Is there another mission?"

"Yes!"

Rasa nodded.

Then, after rummaging through the documents on the desk, he took out a scroll and placed it on the table, saying in a low voice.

"The negotiations with Mist Village have yielded results. The conditions they proposed have been agreed upon after discussion by high-level officials."

"Oh?"

Pakura perked up and glanced at Rasa, frowning.

"What conditions?"

Rasa interlaced his fingers, modified the treaty signed between Sunagakure and Konoha, and said slowly.

"Stop the war with Mist Village, pay reparations, and provide military assistance in certain situations."

After listening to the ceasefire conditions that Rasa said, Pakura's face darkened, and a burst of anger rose in her heart subconsciously.

Pay! Pay! Pay! If they keep paying like this, Sunagakure might as well disband.

"Oh, right!"

Rasa tossed the scroll in his hand to Pakura while continuing to speak.

"Next, we need to send an envoy to Mist Village.

The villagers don't yet know that the village is going to negotiate peace with Mist Village. At the same time, the higher-ups are afraid of the villagers causing trouble, so they've chosen to suppress the matter and will reveal everything to the villagers at a suitable time in the future.

So this is a secret mission, and you alone will go to Mist Village."

"Understood!"

Pakura stood up, expressionlessly accepted the mission scroll, bid farewell to Rasa, and left the Kazekage's office directly.

If she had a choice, she really wouldn't want to take on a mission related to a [ceasefire agreement].

It's not only embarrassing, but it also damages the village's reputation.

After the Daimyo learns that the village has signed such an agreement with others again, he will probably cut the already meager funding even further.

A vicious cycle... At this moment.

Asuka, the moment Pakura used Body Flicker Technique to leave, he hurriedly ran home to start packing.

For the past two months, he had been borrowing a room at Pakura's house.

Although it was generally clean, there was cat hair everywhere.

Thud!

Asuka, who was cleaning up cat hair, heard a slight noise on the windowsill and said without looking up.

"Fei Fei, how about we just shave all your fur off?"

The Orange Cat, who had just returned from Konoha, paused in its tracks. It raised its head and looked in disbelief at Asuka, who was busy in the living room, and said indignantly.

"Damn it, how is this any different from stripping someone naked in the street?"

"We can sew two outfits for you to wear and cover up."

"Tch, who would wear clothes made from your underpants?"

As it spoke, it jumped onto the table that Asuka had just wiped clean, untied the secret letter tied to its back, threw it on the table, and continued.

"Your superior has given you a mission."

"What mission?"

"Her husband is missing. She wants you to go to the Land of Water to try your luck and help find him."

Hearing this, Asuka put down the broom in his hand and asked in confusion.

"Why not send a ninja from the village?"

"When one cares, one is easily confused!"

The Orange Cat stretched lazily and said casually.

"The village has already sent people.

"But with one more person, there's one more source of strength. Seeing that your mission is almost complete, she simply wants you to take a trip to the Land of Water, just consider it a vacation."

Hearing this, Uchiha Asuka picked up the mission scroll on the table, scanning the contents up and down.

After a moment, he turned his head to look in the direction of the Land of Water, saying with some schadenfreude.

"Is Sarutobi Shinnosuke really that much of an idiot? How could he turn an assassination into this kind of ending?"

"It's not his fault!"

The Orange Cat suddenly perked up at this moment. It jumped onto Uchiha Asuka's shoulder in a few steps, whispering the gossip it had overheard into his ear.

"It is said that before Sarutobi Shinnosuke succeeded, a Sand Ninja accidentally discovered his identity.

But considering their status as allies, he didn't attack the Sand Ninja.

Later, it was said that Sunagakure and Mist Village seemed to be preparing for peace talks, and then, after getting drunk one time, that Sand Ninja who discovered Sarutobi Shinnosuke's identity reported him.

And then... Sarutobi Shinnosuke was out of luck."

Uchiha Asuka looked through the window, watching the pedestrians coming and going on the street, a speechless expression appearing on his face.

The people of Sunagakure really backstab quickly.

It hasn't even been three months since the treaty was signed, and they've already sold out a Konoha Ninja to Mist Village.

This style of doing things is even more scummy than the Grass Country.

But being able to use the words "it is said" means there's no evidence.

In order to maintain stability with Sunagakure, the village probably won't do anything to Sunagakure.

Tsk~ Tsk~ Hearing the "tsk~" sound coming from his ear, Uchiha Asuka bent down to pick up the broom on the ground, sweeping up the cat hair as he said.

"You're back."

Pakura nodded. When the corner of her eye caught sight of the yellow cat hair on the ground, she took the Orange Cat from Uchiha Asuka's shoulder with both hands, rubbing it as she said.

"When do you plan to leave Sunagakure?"

Uchiha Asuka ignored the Orange Cat's pleading gaze and said.

"In the next couple of days, probably."

As he spoke, he looked at Pakura's haggard face, teasing.

"Are you planning to send me back to Konoha?"

Pakura curled her lips, holding the Orange Cat as she sat on the sofa, saying casually.

"Don't even think about me sending you off. I have a mission coming up.

I only have one day off, and I want to laze around at home all day."

"A mission? Where are you planning to go for your next mission?"

Uchiha Asuka looked at Pakura with pity.

The people of Sunagakure are still using her as much as they can.

Having just returned from a two-month mission, and only resting for a day, she had to go on another mission.

Pakura looked at the ceiling and warned,

"Don't pry into such confidential matters! We are only temporary allies right now, not to the point of sharing missions."

"Aren't we friends!"

Hearing the word 'friends,' Pakura paused, then sized up Asuka a few times before scoffing.

"Even friends have secrets, don't go around asking."

After speaking, she noticed the other party's rare silence and thought she might have spoken too harshly.

After organizing her thoughts in her mind, she said again,

"Because of different positions, sometimes things I say could bring significant losses or even disaster to the village."

"That's true!"

Uchiha Asuka nodded, then reached out and rubbed the Orange Cat's head, asking,

"Pakura, what are your plans for the future?"

"None!"

Pakura shrugged, sinking into the sofa, and said wearily,

"It's nothing more than carrying out missions, teaching disciples, and maybe one day dying on the battlefield.

What about you?"

"Me?" Uchiha Asuka also leaned back on the sofa, looking up at the ceiling, and began to recall the past.

Whether it was in childhood or now.

It seemed that his plan for the future had always been to survive.

Then find a girlfriend, get married and have children.

Glancing at Pakura, who was yawning with a sleepy face, Asuka's gaze suddenly became strange.

Should he practice now?

Then, when he leaves Sunagakure, confess once?

After struggling in his heart for a while, he looked at Pakura, who was slowly closing her eyes, and his lips moved slightly, silently saying,

"Pakura, I like you."

Originally, Pakura was trying to stay awake, intending to chat with Asuka for a while.

But through the gap left by her eyes, she watched as this guy's lips went from tightly closed to slightly open, and then moved up and down a few times, saying such incredible words, and the sleepiness instantly disappeared without a trace.

Did he really think others couldn't read lips?

"."

An eerie silence lasted for several seconds, just as Asuka was planning to practice again, he saw Pakura slowly raise her head, her eyes falling on him, her willow eyebrows raised, and coldly said.

"Is this how you treat your friends?"

???

Looking at the suddenly awake Pakura, he sniffled, an innocent look on his face.

This guy... wasn't asleep? "That..."

Uchiha Asuka's mouth twitched, then he raised a finger, looking serious.

"Actually, you're my only female friend."

"We..."

Pakura's hand froze mid-air. Looking into Asuka's dark eyes, so clear they reflected her own image, the words 'we can't be friends' reached her lips, but she swallowed them back down.

This guy seems to be telling the truth.

No, even if he is telling the truth, what does it have to do with me?

We're not even from the same village.

After a moment of blankness, she shoved the Orange Cat into Asuka's arms, subtly averting her gaze, and said coldly.

"For the last two days, go stay at an inn yourself."

"That..."

Before he could continue, Pakura opened the door and directly kicked Asuka out.

Bang! Hearing the heavy door slam shut behind him, Asuka looked down at the Orange Cat in his arms, muttering.

"Do you think I failed?"

"Definitely failed. You have no chance with that woman, really,"

The Orange Cat licked its disheveled fur, speechless.

"Besides, I hate that woman. She actually stroked the fur backwards."

Creak!

As soon as the words fell, the door opened again. Pakura came to Asuka's side expressionlessly, grabbed the Orange Cat by the scruff of its neck, turned around, and went back inside.

Bang! After closing the door from the inside, Pakura leaned her back against it, squinting at the Orange Cat that had spoken ill of her. The coldness in her words made the cat's fur stand on end.

"Actually, I know how to stroke fur the right way."

"That..."

The Orange Cat hesitated for a moment, and seeing Pakura staring at it expressionlessly, it said cautiously.

"Although it's not the first time someone has stroked my fur backwards, none of them did it as comfortably as you."

Hearing this survival-seeking statement, Pakura nodded noncommittally.

Gulp!

Sensing that it might be in danger, the Orange Cat swallowed hard, then silently counted the time in its heart, its whiskers twitching unconsciously.

After so much time, Uchiha Asuka would have saved me already if he was going to.

Thinking of this, it squeezed its head past Pakura's arm, looked at the tightly closed door, and shouted at the top of its lungs.

"Damn Uchiha, your entire clan are bastards, this meow was out of its mind back then, actually being tricked away by a few cans of food."

At this moment.

Standing outside the door, Asuka reached out and picked at his ear. He looked at the fast-moving white clouds in the sky and thought to himself.

Did I just feel Pakura's breathing become a little more rapid? The next day, early morning.

Asuka dressed himself up, then carrying a bag of steamed buns, he came to Pakura's house.

He planned to take his Summoning Beast back, and then subtly inform Pakura about the thing that would affect her future.

Unfortunately, because he had transmigrated for too long, he himself had forgotten when Sunagakure sold Pakura in the first place.

How can he reveal this matter without provoking any conflict? Dong! Dong! Dong! After knocking on the door for a long time, Asuka didn't see anyone inside respond to him.

Just as he took out his key, wanting to open the door and go in, a cat's head suddenly stretched out from the second floor and shouted down.

"Bastard, can you not disturb people's sleep? Pakura left last night."

Looking up at the sleepy Orange Cat, Asuka stroked his chin, and said in surprise.

"Fei Fei, are you missing any arms or legs?"

Hearing this, it thought of Pakura tormenting it all night, and a look of grief and indignation instantly appeared on its face.

It looked down at Asuka standing on the ground, jumped directly from the second floor, and its claws frantically aimed at his face, its tone full of determination.

"Damn Uchiha, let's die together!"

"The Land of Water is an island nation with a unique culture.

Located in the deep mountains, its territory is often covered by dense fog. The country consists of numerous islands of varying sizes, and the islands surrounding the main island also have diverse customs and habits. There are quite a few islanders who live according to these customs."

Reading this, the Orange Cat licked its nose, then rubbed its claws on Asuka's hair a couple of times, and said with some dissatisfaction,

"I suspect you're putting me on your head to block the scorching sun."

"Nonsense!"

Asuka rolled his eyes at it, his tone firm.

"Putting you in my chest is too hot, and running with you is too tiring. After thinking about it, the only option is to put you on my head.

That way, you're not tired, and I'm not hot. It's mutually beneficial."

"That's true!"

It nodded, then continued flipping through the Land of Water Travel Undead Advice in its hand, softly reciting,

"Taboos of the Land of Water.

Do not enter Mist Village. The last tourist who entered Mist Village was dragged into the dense fog, never to be seen again, just for curiously glancing at someone.

Do not lose control when the people of the Land of Water throw themselves at you. Someone once spent several nights of passion with a citizen of the Land of Water, only to later discard the woman who begged him not to leave like an old shoe.

It is said that he too was eventually dragged into the dense fog, never to be seen again."

After reading this, the Orange Cat paused, looked down at Asuka who was hurrying along, and asked, puzzled,

"Could this book you got be fake?

Why are the women of the Land of Water so undesirable?"

"It's not that the women of the Land of Water are undesirable."

Asuka stomped a scorpion lurking in a sand pit into a scorpion pancake, then took out his water bottle and said as he drank,

"Mist Village has its own unique circumstances.

You know, the people of Mist Village often persecute ninja with bloodline limits, which has led the citizens of the Land of Water to dislike bloodline limit ninja as well.

The number of people in bloodline limit clans means they can't always marry within the clan.

Marrying a citizen makes it easy to get reported.

So some of them have set their sights on foreign tourists."

"Oh~" The Orange Cat nodded as if it understood.

In the entire ninja world, Mist Village is probably the only oddball village that persecutes bloodline limit ninja.

"Hey! Hey!"

Seeing Asuka put away his water bottle and about to walk to the right, it quickly tugged at his hair, pointing to the left and saying,

"Pakura's scent is over there, you're going the wrong way."

Asuka glanced at it suspiciously, raising an eyebrow.

"Really?"

The Orange Cat placed the book under its butt, crossed its front paws in front of its chest, and said with a proud face.

"A cat's sense of smell is more sensitive than a dog's, and we have 200 million more olfactory cells than dogs.

Don't doubt my judgment."

As soon as the words fell, a strong sense of pushing came from behind, scaring it to grab its hair with its cat paws. The whole cat, like a flag, began to dance in the wind.

"Hey, what about the Third Hokage's son?"

"Don't worry, the money is ready. When the Third Hokage's family throws a banquet, I'll take you to eat."

"Listening to your tone, it sounds like you're looking forward to his death."

"Don't talk nonsense."

As the figures of one person and one cat disappeared here, the desert returned to silence.

The footprints on the sand were gradually covered by the movement of the wind and sand.

Land of Water.

Putting aside some strange and eerie places, the scenery here can be described as a fairyland.

Towering mountains piercing the clouds, perennial mist, and air with a hint of saltiness. The shape of the entire island is like a mushroom cap, high in the middle and low all around.

The Land of Water's Capital is built against the mountain, layer upon layer, with the terrain getting higher as you go further into the inner city.

On the road leading to the inner city, there are layers of fortresses and stone gates. To get from outside the city to the Daimyo's residence on the top of the mountain, you need to pass through nearly a hundred stone gates.

Therefore, this place is also known as Mountain City.

After entering the city, Asuka ran into a group of Land of Water's civilians.

In fact, the civilians in various parts of the ninja world are similar.

Sallow and emaciated, with unfocused eyes, exuding an aura of numbness.

And those civilians with light in their eyes, glancing around, are mostly thieves.

"Cough~ cough~"

Hearing a burst of violent coughing from the crowd from time to time, Asuka glanced sideways at the Orange Cat wearing a mask and teased.

"You're a cat, and a Ninja Cat at that, how can you be so timid?"

"The mist here is poisonous.

Inhaling so much mist every day, the average life expectancy of people in the Land of Water is much shorter than in other places."

Saying that, it took out a section of mask and shook it in front of Asuka.

"No way!"

Seeing Asuka rejecting it, it glanced at the group of civilians in the city, then looked into the distance, twitching its whiskers.

"Right now, my nose is filled with the stench of urine and the unique mist of the Land of Water.

Give me half a day here, let me adjust.

I can feel it, I'm about to catch up to her."

"Alright!"

Asuka nodded.

Pakura runs really fast. Apart from maintaining the chakra for battle, he used the remaining chakra to hurry on his way, and he actually chased all the way to the Land of Water without seeing her shadow.

That day, he checked into a local hotel.

"The climate here is really suitable for selling Luosifen!"

After eating a bowl of Luosifen to get rid of the dampness, Asuka lay on the bed, slowly closing his eyes as he looked at the ceiling above.

Before he could fall into a deep sleep, he heard a violent coughing sound from the next room, while upstairs was the sound of a group of men and women enjoying the pleasures of life.

In the repressed Land of Water, apart from making babies, do they have no other projects at night? Somewhat annoyed, Asuka sat up from the bed and opened the window next to him, immediately followed by a thick cloud of white smoke pouring in from the window.

Looking at the room that had turned into a fairyland, Asuka stuck his head out of the window and saw a group of people on the ground burning various foods, chanting about sacrificing to the Evil God.

Evil God?? Hiss! Asuka quickly closed the window, lay on the bed, and muttered to himself.

"Is it that Evil God from the Akatsuki?? How come there's a base in the Land of Water... This damn place is really not for people to stay, I'll leave tomorrow after Fei Fei's nose gets better."

As soon as he finished speaking, Asuka heard the door suddenly being opened from the outside, followed by a cold sensation at his throat.

His gaze shifted slightly downwards, and he looked at the Kunai pressed against his throat, speechless.

"Ninja-sama, you can hear what I'm saying through the door?"

"Shut up!"

After a low shout, the person looked at Asuka's calm eyes, pressed the Kunai in his hand against his skin, and threatened.

"Who are you? What's going on with the Evil God?"

"The Evil God is a cult, some people in Hidden Hot Springs Village in the Land of Rivers believe in this evil thing."

"Oh~"

The person nodded thoughtfully, then as if remembering something, pressed the Kunai in his hand against Asuka's neck again, and whispered.

"Why do you know so much? Who exactly are you?"

"Me?"

Seeing the other person looking at him with a vigilant expression, Asuka blinked his big eyes, and said innocently.

"I am Uchiha Sasuke."

Genjutsu - Sharingan! As soon as he finished speaking, the Three-Tomoe Sharingan began to spin in his eye sockets. The ninja's heart trembled at the same time as she saw the other person's Sharingan. Before she could do anything, she directly lost control of her body, and the Kunai in her hand also slipped from Asuka's neck onto the bed.

"Sigh!"

Looking at the ninja with a dazed expression, Asuka sighed, then shook awake the sleeping Ninja Cat, and yawned.

"Fei Fei, your favorite interrogation segment is here."

Following Asuka's finger, it looked towards the Mist Village ninja standing blankly by the bed, its muddled head instantly clearing up.

"Isn't Uchiha Sasuke the unborn son of Uchiha Mikoto? What, are you lacking maternal love?

Also, what intelligence do you want to know?"

Asuka's mouth twitched. He got dressed, stood up from the bed, and looked at this venomous cat with a dark expression.

"If you can't speak properly, then shut up.

Next, I'm counting on you for information about the Mist Village and Sunagakure negotiations, and the Evil God."

"Mm!"

The Orange Cat nodded heavily, it glanced at this flat-chested ninja, a human-like solemn expression on its face.

It understood what Asuka meant: apart from not wanting figure measurements, he wanted all other information.

Today's interrogation will seriously test this cat's skills.

Chapter 49: The Second Day of Betrayal, Early Morning.

Because the sun hadn't yet risen, the outside air was damp and cold.

Those early-rising commoners, the moment they pushed open their doors, were met with a blast of cold air that made them shiver involuntarily. They rubbed their shoulders and began their new day.

At the same time.

The Mist Village ninja in Asuka's room also shivered.

Her dazed eyes gradually cleared, and she scanned the empty room. Then, her gaze fell on the bed.

Did that person and cat leave?

She glanced at the neatly folded blankets, then walked to the mirror, took off her clothes, and examined her smooth body.

There's no sign of torture. What was that pain I felt last night? Was that also a genjutsu?

Knock! Knock! Just then, a knock came from the door.

She calmly put on her clothes, opened the door, and looked at the person standing there. He had short black hair, his Forehead Protector was tilted to the left, his lower face and neck were wrapped in bandages, and he had sharp teeth. She said in a calm tone.

"How did you find this place?"

He sized her up, and seeing that she only looked a little haggard, he said coldly.

"I sensed a sudden burst of chakra from you just now.

Ringo Yurui, did you encounter an enemy?"

"No."

"That's good. We've obtained the information about the Evil God Organization.

It's time to return."

"Mm!" Ringo Yurui nodded, then retracted her weapon. She looked at her companion's cold eyes, and subconsciously looked away, a hint of apology flashing in her eyes.

I did reveal a lot of information yesterday, but it seems like all the information I revealed was about Mei Terumi. Who told her to be a kekkei genkai ninja.

Betraying fellow villagers is bad luck, but kekkei genkai ninjas don't count.

After finding a reason for herself in her heart, her gaze towards her companion also turned cold.

Then, thinking of the pitying look that guy gave her yesterday, Ringo Yurui's expression sank, and she thought to herself.

"I have a serious illness, and I'm about to die?"

At the same time.

Asuka picked at his ear, looking at the Orange Cat in disbelief.

"Her name is Mei Terumi?"

"Mm."

The Orange Cat nodded very certainly, confirming.

"She said her name is Mei Terumi."

Thinking of the sharp teeth in that guy's mouth, and the figure comparable to Sakura from the Ninja Academy, Asuka fell into rare silence.

If he remembered correctly, Mei Terumi didn't seem to have sharp teeth.

The reason she hadn't married, although related to her mouth, definitely had nothing to do with her teeth.

"By the way, what did you mean when you said she wouldn't live long?"

At this moment, Asuka heard the Orange Cat's voice from beside him. He shook his head, shaking the image of Mei Terumi with sharp teeth out of his mind, and casually said.

"She has a serious illness and won't live much longer.

The disease is still in its incubation period and hasn't broken out yet."

"That's really pitiful."

The Orange Cat sniffed, smelling the faint scent in the air, then pointed northeast, its voice low.

"Combining the information from the interrogation and that faint aura, Pakura should be in that direction."

"Alright!"

With that, Asuka infused chakra into his feet, and his figure instantly disappeared from the spot.

As the sun rose, the morning mist only grew thicker.

Especially in this valley surrounded by mountains, the thick fog seemed like it wouldn't dissipate even during the day.

Pakura looked at the steep rock walls on both sides, and then at the thick fog around her, and couldn't help but frown.

This place chosen for negotiations is really remote.

Mist Village actually chose this place as the negotiation site.

Placing her ninja tool pouch in the most convenient position, she put the kunai in her hand into it, then looked up at the fog ahead, took a deep breath, and stepped into the thick mist.

Tap! Tap! Tap! Everything around was so quiet, so quiet that Pakura could only hear her own footsteps.

Pat!

At this moment, a slight sound came from ahead. Pakura frowned, looked at the shadow shrouded in the thick fog, and said calmly.

"Pakura from Sunagakure has come to visit."

"Scorch Release Pakura-sama!"

The shadow in the fog took two steps forward, and its figure gradually became clearer. His gaze fell on Pakura, looking at her reversed clothing, yellow-green hair, and the Sunagakure Forehead Protector on her forehead. Sunagakure really sent her.

After confirming Pakura's true identity, this Mist Ninja suppressed the hatred in his heart and said with a smile.

"I'm here to welcome you. You can call me Mitani."

Seeing this Mist Ninja, who had adopted a very low posture, reveal himself, Pakura nodded.

Although she was somewhat dissatisfied with the village agreeing to so many of Mist Village's conditions, after walking this road and thinking about it, the dissatisfaction in her heart was temporarily suppressed by her.

She still understood the true situation of Sunagakure.

She'll wait until she recovers for a while.

Thinking of this, she looked expressionlessly at the smiling Mist Village ninja and said slowly.

"Thank you for your trouble."

"It's nothing!"

Mitani scratched his head, walked in front of Pakura, and said somewhat shyly.

"It's an honor to meet you.

The village thought the fog was so thick, and guessed that this might be your first time in Mist Village, so you might need someone to lead the way, so they sent me over."

"It's just crossing a valley, I can't get lost."

Pakura didn't take this kind of goodwill from Mist Village to heart at all.

They made exorbitant demands on the village, but now they sent someone to greet me, putting on a show for me?

I'm just here to go through the motions.

"You're right!"

Mitani smiled awkwardly, then he moved his body to the left, bent down and made a gesture of invitation, respectfully saying.

"Please, Lady Pakura!"

Watching Pakura pass by him without any defense, Mitani suddenly took out a Kunai from his waist and stabbed it towards the back of her heart.

Pfft! As a muffled sound rang out, Pakura only felt a piercing pain in her heart, and this pain became more and more painful with each heartbeat.

Breathing became difficult, and Pakura struggled to turn her head. She looked at the Mist Village ninja who had been smiling just now, his face full of hideous smiles, and said in disbelief.

"What are you doing..."

"Hahaha~ Your village sold you out~"

Mitani looked at the Kunai that was already half-submerged in Pakura's body, and grinned.

"I'll let you taste the pain that those companions who were harmed by Sunagakure experienced."

After speaking, he gripped the handle of the Kunai with both hands and pushed it forward violently, using this force to fly backwards.

Bang! Pakura staggered forward a few steps and fell directly to the ground.

Huff... Breathing is so difficult, I can't exert any strength. The corner of her eye caught sight of Mitani running in the direction she came from, and the Kunai flying down from the cliffs on both sides. Although her brain issued an order to dodge, her body couldn't react at all.

Pfft! Pfft! Pfft! Pakura could no longer feel the pain of the Kunai stabbing into her body, and the pain in her heart had already numbed her.

It seems that I have been betrayed by the village.

A moment later.

Clatter!

At this moment, Mitani appeared in front of Pakura. He looked at Pakura, who was breathing more out than in, and mocked.

"Don't get me wrong, our village's resentment can't be eliminated by this. Your death is just a little comfort to us.

Those Sunagakure high-level officials who handed you over must also think the same way.

"You are just a sacrifice in this short truce agreement."

For the sake of the village's interests, so I've become a bargaining chip in a deal with Mist Village? Pakura understood everything.

She had been betrayed by the village.

Her mind raced, replaying her life, and Pakura asked herself if she had ever done anything to betray the village.

Really... Her eyes shifted slightly as she looked at the smug expression of the Mist Village ninja, feeling a sense of desolation in her heart.

Her gaze passed over him, and Pakura looked in the direction she had come from.

That was the direction of Sunagakure.

Am I going to die?

Perhaps it was just a trick of her mind in her final moments, but Pakura thought she saw Uchiha Asuka's silhouette in the direction she had come from.

It must be an illusion.

He should be back in Konoha now, enjoying the warm greetings of the villagers.

What a pity.

Thinking of the things Asuka had said to her while leaning back on the sofa, Pakura twitched her lips, feeling her eyelids gradually growing heavy.

That silhouette really looked like Asuka.

Now I kind of want to hear, "The story of a young kekkei genkai ninja who died without ever having experienced love."

If there's a next life, maybe I