Hearing the voice, Pakura and Karura simultaneously turned their heads to look.
In the darkness, a pair of crimson Mangekyo Sharingan were exceptionally striking.
"Yuzuru?"
Hearing Karura's cry, Pakura's heart instantly sank to rock bottom.
The person she least wanted to see on this mission was Uchiha Yuzuru!
"Karura, why did you run out alone? Didn't I say you could tell me anything?"
At this, Karura shook her head, her expression a little flustered: "Yuzuru, you have to believe me, I haven't betrayed you or Hidden Cloud Village."
Seeing her reaction, Uchiha Yuzuru stepped forward and embraced her, saying gently: "Fool, I'm not questioning you. You are my wife."
Hearing Uchiha Yuzuru's words, Karura couldn't help but purse her lips and burst into tears.
"Yuzuru, I received a letter from Pakura not long ago, and then I roughly guessed Hidden Sand Village's objective."
"I didn't want to trouble you because of Yashamaru's matter..."
Uchiha Yuzuru stroked Karura's hair and said softly: "It's alright, crying too much isn't good for your health. Yashamaru will be fine."
"You go back first; I'll handle things here."
Karura glanced at Uchiha Yuzuru, then at Pakura, and finally said nothing.
After Karura left, Uchiha Yuzuru slowly walked in front of Pakura: "Pakura, the Scorch Release Ninja of Hidden Sand Village, you're even more naive than I imagined."
Looking at the Mangekyo Sharingan in Uchiha Yuzuru's eyes, Pakura said in a deep voice: "What do you mean by that?"
"Because you just said you still have some influence in Hidden Sand Village," Uchiha Yuzuru said indifferently: "You might not know, but the moment you leave Hidden Sand Village, your influence is destined to crumble."
"What?!" Pakura's pupils contracted, "What do you mean by that?"
"Let's sit and talk."
Uchiha Yuzuru sat cross-legged on the ground, and Pakura hesitated for a moment before obediently sitting down as well.
"As far as I know, your strength in Hidden Sand Village should be among the best. Besides the Third Kazekage, only Rasa can compare to you."
"During the Third Ninja World War, your achievements and prestige were on par with Rasa's, and not a few Ninja in Hidden Sand Village supported you."
"Even after the Third Ninja World War ended, many people were still speculating who between you and Rasa would become the next Kazekage."
Hearing Uchiha Yuzuru's words, Pakura frowned and asked: "What exactly are you trying to say?"
"You're truly oblivious," Uchiha Yuzuru shook his head, "The Third Kazekage's disappearance in the Village, although it's still unclear exactly what happened, it's almost everyone's consensus that he was secretly assassinated."
"Do you think Rasa, this newly appointed Kazekage, would allow a Ninja in Hidden Sand Village with influence, prestige, and power not inferior to his own to exist?"
Hearing this, Pakura was momentarily lost in thought.
She had never thought about these things before, but now that Uchiha Yuzuru brought them up, she felt there might indeed be some truth to them.
However, she quickly adjusted her mindset and said coldly: "Do you think I would be fooled by such a low-level provocation from you?"
"Also... did Karura tell you all this information?"
"I haven't asked Karura anything about Hidden Sand Village; I can see everything clearly on my own," Uchiha Yuzuru shrugged, continuing: "Have you never wondered why Rasa would send you on such a dangerous mission?"
"If he only wanted to meet Karura, Hidden Sand Village has many other suitable candidates, so why send you, a top combatant of Hidden Sand Village, to carry out a mission with a ninety percent chance of death?"
"A ninety percent chance of death?" Pakura couldn't help but sneer.
She was indeed wary of Uchiha Yuzuru's power, but his current display was a bit too arrogant, wasn't it?
Thinking of this, Pakura couldn't help but say in a deep voice: "Nothing in this world is absolute. Even going against Heaven doesn't necessarily mean certain death."
Hearing this, Uchiha Yuzuru said indifferently: "Because going against Heaven still leaves a sliver of hope, but going against me means certain death."
"If you don't believe me, just try it."
"I'll try it!" Pakura suddenly erupted, throwing several kunai at Uchiha Yuzuru.
Immediately afterward, her cherry lips parted: "Scorch Release: Extremely Steaming Murder!"
Several high-temperature fireballs shot out from Pakura's mouth, colliding and exploding the moment they approached Uchiha Yuzuru, and a huge blaze immediately engulfed Uchiha Yuzuru's body.
"Hmph!"
Pakura couldn't help but reveal a cold smile on her face.
Scorch Release was her unique Bloodline Limit; the high-temperature fireballs it created could instantly evaporate the blood and water within an enemy's body.
With Uchiha Yuzuru's body engulfed by the Scorch Release flames, there was absolutely no chance of survival.
However, before the smile on her face could fade, Uchiha Yuzuru slowly walked out of the flames.
"This is impossible..."
Looking at the unharmed Uchiha Yuzuru, Pakura's face showed an expression of disbelief.
She had clearly seen Uchiha Yuzuru hit by the Scorch Release flames just now, so why did he seem completely unharmed?
Watching Uchiha Yuzuru get closer and closer, Pakura picked up a kunai and was about to stab it into Uchiha Yuzuru's heart.
"Do you want to take a serious look first before deciding?"
Uchiha Yuzuru's voice rang in her ear, and Pakura's heart stopped.
As a wave of dizziness washed over her, the world in Pakura's eyes underwent a drastic change.
The kunai in her hand was less than ten centimeters away from piercing her own heart.
"Genjutsu..."
"When..."
Pakura couldn't help but swallow, cold sweat continuously beading on her forehead.
Even now, she had no idea when Uchiha Yuzuru had made his move... Just a simple Genjutsu had almost made her kill herself. Was this the terrifying power of Uchiha Yuzuru?
Pakura considered her own strength to be in the top tier even across the entire Ninja World, but she hadn't expected to be defeated so easily in front of Uchiha Yuzuru.
She could easily sense that Uchiha Yuzuru had not used much power at all just now.
Seeing Pakura's look of disbelief, Uchiha Yuzuru smiled and said: "Now you believe what I just said, don't you?"
Pakura couldn't help but ask: "Why didn't you just kill me?"
"Your decision to help Karura save Yashamaru just now saved your life," Uchiha Yuzuru said slowly, "Now I can give you an opportunity to pledge allegiance to me, allowing you, who has become an abandoned pawn of Hidden Sand Village, a chance to get revenge."
"Abandoned pawn?" Pakura retorted again: "Even if you can easily kill me, it doesn't mean Lord Kazekage truly wants to get rid of me as you say."
"Ultimately, everything is just your baseless conjecture."
Uchiha Yuzuru waved his hand and said indifferently: "Whether it's conjecture or not, you'll know when you return to Hidden Sand Village."
"Remember, if you don't want to die, it's best not to let anyone know about your return."
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