Chapter 108: Envoy Pakura, the Scorch Release Ninja—I'm Not Very Good at Entertaining children. Within the Uchiha Compound.
Silver-white moonlight spilled down like a layer of silver gauze.
Chiyo stood with his hands behind his back, his black hair gently stirring in the breeze.
His deep eyes were fixed on the end of the street.
Before long.
A shadowy figure appeared at the far end.
The approaching footsteps were steady and powerful.
"Clan Leader?"
Fugaku Uchiha, returning home, casually looked up and saw Chiyo standing there alone. A trace of surprise flashed through his eyes.
"Why are you here? Were you waiting for me?"
Chiyo smiled at him and merely said flatly,
"Who exactly is in Sunagakure's envoy delegation?"
Fugaku paused slightly before reacting and lowering his voice.
"According to Anbu intelligence, the main envoys are Suna, Jōseki, and Pakura..."
"Pakura?"
Chiyo raised an eyebrow.
"Scorch Release Pakura?"
Fugaku nodded.
"Sunagakure's rising elite and the Third Kazekage's capable subordinate.
They say her Kekkei Genkai, Scorch Release, can instantly evaporate the water within an enemy's body. She's an extremely dangerous person."
Interest flashed in Chiyo's eyes.
In the original story, this beautiful-backed kunoichi had been betrayed by Sunagakure and died tragically in a conspiracy.
He had not expected her to come to Konoha as an envoy now.
Pakura [backless outfit]
"Interesting."
Chiyo chuckled.
"It looks like these negotiations won't be too boring."
Fugaku hesitated for a moment before speaking.
"Clan Leader, the Third Hokage's sudden call for negotiations this time is probably meant to pressure the major clans into yielding and accepting his terms!"
"Yield?"
Chiyo sneered.
Naturally, he understood all of the Third Hokage's little tricks.
He was clearly treating this diplomatic incident as a political bargaining chip.
He wanted the major clans to obey him once more, using this