"Young Master Ryo, Lord Hokage summons you."
Early that morning, an Anbu arrived to deliver the order.
Akira Sarutobi nodded and brought Ino Yamanaka with him to the Hokage Building.
Hatake Sakumo had also been summoned to the first-floor conference room.
Several of Konoha's senior officials had gathered there.
Akira Sarutobi even spotted an unexpected, mature beauty.
"A Sunagakure ninja... Pakura of the Scorching Style?"
Pakura of the Scorching Style, a Mature Beauty with Long Legs
The mature beauty before him had fair skin, a stunning figure, and a pair of long legs.
She was none other than Sunagakure's hero, Pakura of the Scorching Style.
The same age as himself and Minato Namikaze, she had been famous for a long time.
Pakura had made her name through her Scorching Style Bloodline Limit, an exceptionally rare bloodline ability.
Across the entire shinobi world, there were probably only a handful of ninja who possessed Scorch Release.
Combined with Scorch Release's immense destructive power and versatility, Pakura could be called Sunagakure's treasure—a truly remarkable talent.
So what wind had blown her here?
Had the Third Kazekage disappeared? Probably not.
If that were the case, the Anbu would have received intelligence about Sunagakure ninja running around like mad, desperately searching for the Third Kazekage.
After the Second Shinobi World War, Sunagakure and Konoha had signed a ceasefire agreement. Her arrival might bring diplomatic changes.
"You're Akira Sarutobi?"
When Pakura saw Akira Sarutobi enter, she gave him a once-over and placed one hand on her hip.
The Land of Wind was covered in sand.
Yet despite enduring the wind and sand of that vast sea of desert, her beautiful skin had not been affected in the slightest.
Clearly, this was the effect of her Scorch Release Kekkei Genkai.
Scorch Release had permanently altered Pakura's DNA,