016 : Who Do You Think You Are?
Sunagakure Village, inside the Kazekage Building.
"Still no news?"
"That's right, Lord Kazekage."
Rasa frowned as he looked at Yakumaru in front of him, he was in a very bad mood now.
The pressure from Iwagakure and Kirigakure was too great, and for the sake of the village, he had to make a choice now.
Kirigakure was too far away, while Iwagakure had actual conflicts of interest with them, so he unhesitatingly chose to negotiate with Kirigakure to prepare for an all out conflict with Iwagakure
But the price Kirigakure wanted was too high, one of which was Pakura.
But now, Pakura had actually disappeared after carrying out a mission?
And judging from the traces at the scene, she must have experienced a fierce battle, and what was even worse was that that several reinforcement teams that went along with with her had also disappeared.
These were all essential combat forces, with the upcoming conflict with Iwagakure, each and every ninja was important, plus it cost money and resources to train ninjas
"Increase the intensity, continue searching." After pondering for a long time, Rasa said in a low voice to his brother-in-law.
Although he also suspected that Pakura had been kidnapped by Kirigakure, if not, the trouble would be great, and he would have to find Pakura, she was his bargaining chip after all.
Even a corpse would have some value.
"I understand, Lord Kazekage."
Yakumaru nodded upon hearing this, and he asked in a low voice.
"Do you want to let Ebizo move out together? It might be better to have the ANBU assist?"
"Ebizo?" Rasa frowned, but after thinking about it, he nodded.
"Yes, it would be more convenient to have the ANBU's help."
"I only have one request now, we must find the person, whether she is alive or dead, do you understand?"
"Yes, Lord Kazekage!"
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Inside the house in the abandoned village, after hearing Shigen's words, the mocking meaning on Pakura's beautiful face became even stronger.
"What a low-level attempt to sow discord, I thought you guys could do better, tch..."
Sell her off to Kirigakure to resolve the conflict? Unless the village had become crazy and the elders had gone senile, they would never to do such a thing!
Pakura loved her village, in her heart, how could she be shaken by just a few words and threats by Kiri to send her off to her death?
"Think what you want, I'm just making my judgment."
Shigen shook his head, he certainly knew that a few simple words wouldn't have any effect, but he didn't care.
However, he knew how deep Pakura's hatred for her village would be after being betrayed.
If it hadn't been for her disciple who happened to wake her up, they probably wouldn't have had such an easy time ending things.
Shisui frowned, thought for a moment, and then asked "What exactly do you mean?", He was a bit perplexed with Shigen's thinking.
"Actually, we have been thinking from the perspective of ninjas all along, and we have not thought about the problem from the perspective of the village." Shigen suddenly shook his head at this time, pretending to touch his chin, and then continued to speak.
"How much strength do you think the Mist Ninja can exert here?"
"I'm afraid they will be greatly affected." Yugao gave the answer directly upon hearing this.
The Land of Wind is a barren place with deserts everywhere, and water is a scarce resource.
The Mist Ninja are almost all Water Release ninjas. After all, the Land of Water is surrounded by the sea, with abundant water and perennial dense fog, which gives them a natural advantage in both learning and casting water based Jutsus there.
They even developed the 'Hidden Mist Technique' through the dense fog, which made them even more proficient in assassination techniques, but this ghostly dry place makes it difficult for them to fully display their abilities.
"You mean…"
Shisui seemed thoughtful, and he seemed to have guessed some of what Shigen meant.
"This place is not suitable for the Mist Ninja to exert their strength, and they came from the distant Land of Water without enough reinforcements, right?"
"Yes...?"
Shigen nodded, but Yugao frowned "Then why are the Mist Ninja doing this? Are they crazy?"
How would I know if they are crazy?
Shigen complained in his heart, but considering the current leader of the Mist Ninja, it is likely to be the lunatic Obito Uchiha who has taken over
It seems that everything makes sense.
"I'm not sure either, after all, we haven't faced the Mist Ninja yet."
Shigen shook his head, glanced at Pakura on the side, and then continued.
"The Mist Ninja have such disadvantages, so I think the Fourth Kazekage is likely to focus his energy on the Rock Ninjas, they are the biggest threat to Suna's safety at this moment
As for the Mist Ninja, I think he are going to use some other means to make these intruders leave."
"Without the restraint of the Mist Ninja harassing Sunagakure's supplies from the east, I am afraid the Third Tsuchikage will also be wary. Only in this way will the Fourth Kazekage have a chance to regain everything he wants."
Shigen basically repeated the plot, but saying this made him even more want to strangle Danzo.
Although he felt that the broken mission was to mess with Shisui Uchiha, it also to screwed Shigen over!
Shisui understood, and at the same time realized that Shigen was really openly sowing discord between Pakura and her village, as such, he played along "Then, what does this have to do with her?"
It's just that he doesn't think the chance is great, but after thinking about it, he decided to cooperate a little, and if it doesn't work, he will use illusion.
"Do you still remember the incident between Kumogakure and Konoha a year ago?" Shigen smiled maliciously, but the expressions under Yugao and Shisui's masks changed at the same time.
It was Konoha's shame!
They were forced by unwarranted charges, and even threatened with war to force Konoha to make a choice, and finally let a member of the Hyuga clan give up their life.
They can't forget this matter.
"Huh?" Suddenly, the two of them seemed to realize something, and Yugao said bluntly. "You mean, she…"
"Yes." Shigen nodded, his eyes looking at Pakura again.
"I said, we are all looking at the problem from the perspective of ninjas, and we have not thought about it from the perspective of the village.
But once you think from the perspective of the village, many things seem to become crystal clear...
If you want the Mist Ninja to stop, then naturally you need to come to the negotiation table. And to sit on the negotiation table, you need to have chips of value. What kind of chips can satisfy the Mist Ninja?
Naturally, it is someone who can pose a huge threat to them, whose hands are covered with the blood of their companions, who has accumulated a lot of hatred, and is someone who also has a Bloodline Limit that can be researched."
As Shigen spoke, Shisui and Yugao slowly looked at Pakura on the side.
At this time, Pakura's disdainful smile had faded, and she looked at Shigen and the others blankly. "Nonsense."
"Sunagakure is not Konoha. Such a low-level provocation is extremely boring. Is this all you have?"
"That's right, Sunagakure is indeed not Konoha, because Sunagakure is simply not comparable to Konoha." Shigen didn't mind her words as he shook his head and said disdainfully.
"But even Konoha knows that after the Third Shinobi World War, everything is waiting to be rebuilt, and it needs to be developed well to restore its own strength. Doesn't Sunagakure know?
And I have said many times that you must look at the problem from the perspective of the village. For a village, what is wrong with completing the greatest goal at the smallest cost?
The Hyuga clan is a wealthy clan in Konoha, and the Third Hokage was not soft-hearted when they decided who should be sacrificed."
"And you, if you can be used to exchange for the peace with the Mist Ninja and thus seek greater benefits for the village, what do you think they will do?"
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