At this moment.
Pakura remembered as well.
She...
Had been betrayed by her village!
Despite how hard she had worked to protect the village, even after the Third Kazekage vanished, she had tirelessly led the Sand Ninja against the Mist Ninja.
In the end, for the sake of peace, she had chosen to set aside her hatred and followed the Mist Ninja to Kirigakure to discuss a ceasefire agreement.
And yet...
She had been abandoned just like that!
Pakura lowered her head to look at the patient gown she was wearing, then raised it to look at the Grass Ninja Leader before her. "Did you save me?"
"Yes! I paid a hefty price for it!" Kusana nodded with a smile, then took the medical bill Kana handed him from the side. "Now that you're awake, it's time to pay your medical fees!"
As soon as he said that...
Pakura froze. She took the bill, lowered her head, and glanced at it.
Then she fell completely silent!
O-One million!
That expensive?!
However...
Seemingly noticing Pakura's shock, Kusana said with a smile, "Could it be that you think your life isn't worth one million?"
"...Sorry. One million truly isn't much." Pakura came back to her senses and gave a bitter smile. Then she looked at the Grass Ninja Leader again and asked hesitantly, "Why did you save me?"
"Do you remember what I told you back then?"
"?!"
Pakura immediately reacted. She stared blankly at Kusana before her.
Back then...
This guy had brought his disciple to Sunagakure. When he left... he had secretly slipped her some kind of "Talent Introduction" document.
But she had thrown it away immediately!
At the time, she had never thought she would betray her village.
Yet...
She had never expected...
That in the end, it would