Pakura

At this point, Asuka stepped to the front of the group, looked at the old man, and said calmly,

"You know what's going on, and I know what's going on. Ebizo, you can negotiate your terms, but if not, it could lead to war."

A few days ago, during a meeting with the Jonin of the village, Elder Danzo, as the pro-war faction of Konoha, was vehemently opposing the Fourth Hokage's decisions and preparing to single-handedly reignite the Shinobi World War. Suddenly, the Third Hokage Body Flickered behind Danzo and pressed his head onto the table.

At that moment, Danzo's eyes glared red as he looked towards the Hidden Sand Village direction, his face full of hatred,

"Hiruzen, if you keep pressing me like this, I might just destroy the Hidden Sand Village."

The atmosphere in the meeting room shifted instantly; it was just one decision away from war.

Smack!

Shimura Danzo staggered, almost falling from the roof. He then stabilized himself with Chakra, calmly standing on the roof as if nothing had happened.

This kid has exaggerated my role a bit too much.

Glancing at Asuka below and the Sand delegation in front of him, he waved his hand and instructed the ninjas behind him.

"Don't rush down."

"Ebizo-sama, why waste time talking to them? Just take it by force."

A female ninja in a backless outfit, with yellow-green hair and wearing a Sand Ninja forehead protector, suddenly jumped in front of Ebizo. She looked at Asuka and with a fireball suddenly appearing in her palm, coldly said:

"Is this the sincerity you Konoha people show in negotiations? Planning to capture our companion and use him to threaten us for your benefit?"

Pakura?

Seeing the fireball in her hand and her appearance, Asuka had a slight doubt about who this person was.

The hero Pakura.

This D-Rank mission is indeed troublesome.

Whoosh!

As the fireball flew towards the Barrier Team members, Asuka furrowed his brows, then stepped in front of the Female Ninja, and with a swipe of his hand redirected the fireball's trajectory, sending it into the sky.

Boom!

As the fireball exploded and disintegrated in the air, the intense heat instantly dried the sweat on the faces of those around. The Konoha villagers, seeing ninjas fighting in the street, quickly turned and fled the scene.

"Not bad!"

Pakura licked the Kunai in her hand, then Body Flickered in front of Asuka, thrusting two Kunai directly towards his eyes.

Seeing Ebizo standing behind Pakura, looking dazed and making no move to intervene, Asuka quickly disappeared and leaped into the air, pulling his sword from his waist and delivering a heavy slash.

Has the Hidden Sand Village been so battered by the wind that their heads are getting blown away? Are you here to negotiate or to fight?

Clang! Clang! Clang!

In the arena, the two of them exchanged blows.

The members of the Hidden Sand Village delegation watched in stunned silence.

This is their village's "hero" Pakura, and here she is on the streets of Konoha, casually encountering a Ninja and having a back-and-forth battle with their village's hero?

Is this a sign that Konoha is strong, or that their village's hero is weak?

At this moment, Hyuga Hanabi and the others were also staring in astonishment at the battle between Asuka and Pakura. They had not heard of Ebizo, but they were familiar with the hero Pakura.

It seemed like the prominent figure of the Hidden Sand Village wasn't very strong after all.

No, wait!!

Pakura hasn't even used her Kekkei Genkai yet.

Fire Release · Great Fireball Jutsu!

Asuka jumped into the air, quickly formed hand seals, took a deep breath, and gathered Chakra in his throat. Aiming at Pakura's direction, he spewed out a massive fireball from his mouth.

Even though this was on the edge of the village, the damage caused by large-scale Ninjutsu was still too great.

Seeing the fireball, Pakura summoned two fireballs in her palms. After they spun in the air, the two fireballs merged into one giant fireball and were hurled into the sky.

Boom!

The two fireballs collided in mid-air, causing a violent explosion. The intense heat vaporized all the moisture in the surrounding air.

The heatwave from the explosion blasted across everyone's faces, feeling like holding a red-hot iron block right in front of them, evaporating all the moisture from their skin.

Commonly known as, peeling.

"Hmm! Not bad!."

Pakura clapped her hands and looked at Asuka with approval, praising him.

"Your strength is quite impressive!"

Asuka smirked, glancing at Danzo, who was standing on the roof. He began to think about how to hide his true strength from Danzo while quickly ending this pointless battle.

The Sand delegation had engaged in combat because one of their Ninjas was captured. As long as their lives are threatened, I think the matter of prisoners should be put aside for the time being.

Sorry Clan Head, prepare to pay compensation.

Thinking of this, Asuka sheathed his sword, then jumped high into the air and raised his arms.

Pakura frowned as she looked at Asuka. She had just realized that although he seemed to be putting in a lot of effort, he wasn't using his full strength.

As a Scorch Release Ninja, she is highly sensitive to the "fire" element.

When Asuka raised his hand, she sensed the heat in the air gradually concentrating in his palm.

In the next moment, Pakura's pupils shrank suddenly, looking at the huge fireball similar to the sun gathered by spiral flames, emitting intense light and heat in all directions, feeling the violent fire elements within.

Gulp!

After swallowing a mouthful of saliva, Pakura's expression immediately turned grim. This madman is using such a high-level Ninjutsu in his own village.

Madman!

Several fireballs floated from Pakura's hand to above her head, quickly converging into a massive fireball.

Scorch Release: Extremely Steaming Murder!

As the two enormous fireballs appeared, they ignited half of Konoha's sky, causing the village's temperature to spike.

"Is this the true strength of that Uchiha?"

Looking at Asuka, who was hovering in the air with the sun cradled in his hand like a deity, a masked Ninja swallowed and whispered.

Danzo shook his head regretfully. Although the scene before him was breathtaking, it still differed somewhat from the information in his possession.

The opponent still had one more move, which involved covering himself with a certain seal that reportedly multiplies his combat power. This was also the source of his codename, "Blackened." Unfortunately, after he was promoted to Jonin, there were no more detailed data available.

Not allowing the Uchiha to participate in battles reduced the number of their clan members who could use their Sharingan, but it also diminished the intelligence he had on their combat strength, especially detailed information on the Jonin of the Uchiha clan.

Boom!

Hearing the sound of friction in the air, Danzo instinctively turned his head toward the battlefield, his pupils narrowing slightly.

Those bastards actually threw their fireballs?

This is in the village!

Seeing Asuka's fireball being thrown, Pakura shouted to the people behind her and then tossed her own fireball out, starting to flee the area herself.

Her body isn't immune to explosions, and neither is it immune to high temperatures.

After Pakura took a few steps back, the expected explosion did not occur. She turned around in confusion and saw a figure with blond hair and blue eyes, wearing a white Hokage cloak with the words "Fourth Hokage" on it, suddenly appear in the scene.

Minato Namikaze?

"Ah!"

Minato sighed inwardly, looked down at the blisters on his palm, and then turned to look at Danzo, who was watching from the rooftop, feeling somewhat speechless.

He shouldn't have agreed to let him come to meet the Kazekage delegation in the first place. Ebizo still gave him some face.

"Hokage-sama!"

Asuka then landed behind Minato Namikaze and recounted the events that had just happened in detail.

Only those who have no power will talk about reason. Those who have power don't need to talk about reason, but those who have power and strong support behind them will talk about reason with great momentum.

Asuka's previously smiling expression faded as he looked at the Sand representatives with a cold and arrogant face and suggested.

"Kill them, don't leave them for the new year. If they dare to act up in the village, they'll probably dig up the ancestral graves of the daimyo family outside."

"Minato, you arrived just in time."

Danzo then jumped down, leaning on his cane, approached Asuka. After sizing him up, he looked at Ebizo and said in a weary voice, "Long time no see!"

"Yes!"

Ebizo nodded, his face once again showing a kind expression as he looked at Danzo. "It's been over a month."

"Ebizo, your skills in planting spies have become more and more amateurish lately, to the point of being exposed to a Genin."

"It's the same for both of us. Recently, the Sand Ninja Academy students discovered a Konoha spy. We should exchange some spies between us when we have time, and also swap the war prisoners."

"Tsk!"

At this moment, Pakura suddenly walked up to Asuka and, upon seeing the clan emblem on his back, sneered.

"I thought so. Turns out it's a lunatic from the Uchiha clan. No wonder you dare to unleash S-rank Ninjutsu in the village."

"You idiots from Hidden Sand Village, you clearly don't have any brains. The fact that it doesn't rain in your country is partly your fault. Take my advice and marry into the Land of Rain. The civilians there are quite pitiful. If you throw a few fireballs into the sky every day, in ten years, you'll definitely become a deity in the Land of Rain, revered and worshipped by the people."

"Stop using your tongue to get the upper hand. Follow me to an open space and we'll fight again."

"Heh, heh."

Asuka looked at Pakura with a cold smile. 

Idiot, fool, battle maniac, this guy sure has a lot of negative buffs. No wonder he ended up dying at the hands of the Mist Village.

After a moment of reflection, Asuka turned to his three students and said, "Sensei is teaching you a piece of Ninja common sense: keep your distance from fools. The saying 'fools have fool's luck' is just survivor bias. Generally, fools die early and have miserable lives, their lives filled with darkness."

"You'll find more harm than benefit from interacting with fools."

"You Uchiha, do you always talk badly about others without considering the presence of the person involved? Do you treat the person as if they're made of clay?"

Hearing the cold voice from behind, Asuka said directly without hesitation, "Before the Hokage came, you were dumb and arrogant. After the Hokage came, you are still dumb and arrogant. Did the Hokage come for nothing?"

Pakura turned to look at Minato, observing the sunny smile on his face. She opened her mouth but said silently:

"Hokage-sama, handle this personal grudge separately, don't involve the village!"

"Huh?"

Minato Namikaze scratched his head. Just as he was about to offer some advice, he felt Danzo's firm grip on his right hand.

"Minato, sometimes sacrifices are inevitable!"

"But…"

Looking at Pakura's raised foot, which had been aimed at Asuka for a while, Minato hesitated.

"I feel this sacrifice can be avoided."

"She's the Sand hero Pakura. He's Uchiha Asuka. This is a rare opportunity to test the opponent, to make Uchiha suffer a bit, and to gather more intelligence on Pakura. This has significant implications for the village's future actions. As ninjas, we must learn self-sacrifice."