Although the compensation pained her greatly, Pakura knew full well that Sunagakure simply could not keep fighting.
"Fine... the war is finally coming to an end," Pakura said wearily. "Until we obtain concrete intelligence on why Sea Ninja Village has so many Kekkei Genkai Ninja, all we can do for now is avoid their edge."
"That is not enough. Sea Ninja Village still has one condition..." The dark-skinned middle-aged ninja spoke calmly. Pakura frowned. "Those greedy pirates! What other condition could they possibly have?"
"They need a top-tier Bloodline Ninja for research..."
Pakura froze slightly. Sunagakure had the fewest Bloodline Ninjas among the Five Great Shinobi Villages. Even counting the entire village, there were probably fewer than double digits. And among those who could be called top-tier Bloodline Ninjas, it seemed there were only Rasa and herself?
Just as that thought flashed through her mind, Pakura suddenly felt her body go weak and her vision darken. Her heart lurched in alarm.
She drew a deep breath and tried to control the chakra within her body, only to find it utterly scattered, like headless flies, completely refusing to obey her.
This was... poison!? And poison from her own village!
Sunagakure was the best among the Five Great Shinobi Villages at using poison. Only Sunagakure, which understood its own research inside and out, could have poisoned Pakura without her noticing—poison designed to erupt at a set time and leave her completely unable to resist once it did!
"Don't blame me! Pakura, who told you to stand in the way?"
The dark-skinned ninja looked at the limp Pakura and spoke coldly. "Thanks to your active role this time, Sea Ninja Village added you to the list of compensation. So give the village one last service!"
"Damn it, what kind of joke is this?!"