Old Ninja

The tense atmosphere in the clothing store did not improve quickly with Minato Namikaze's arrival; instead, it intensified.

The chilling killing intent continued to rise, locking onto Minato Namikaze as well. Minato Namikaze was also a target of the Scorching Release User, Pakura.

Minato Namikaze was stunned. This was his first time dealing with Pakura, and he truly didn't understand why she wanted to kill him.

But in the end, Pakura reined in her killing intent because this was Konoha, after all, and she didn't have the confidence to defeat and kill both of Konoha's young masters simultaneously.

"Don't call me Miss Pakura, just call me Pakura."

Pakura coldly corrected Minato Namikaze's address for her, seemingly very sensitive about feminine titles.

"Uh, okay, Pakura... Envoy Pakura."

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Minato Namikaze ultimately did not call Pakura by her first name. He was a very polite person.

Because of his politeness, he stood between the two, acting as a mediator and introducing them to each other.

"This is Konoha's Uchiha..."

"No need for introductions. Heavenly Flying Immortal Uchiha Jiang Feng, who defeated the Son of the Raikage in Tanzaku Town a few days ago and broke through a siege of dozens of Jonin."

Pakura coldly interrupted Minato Namikaze, "In the current shinobi world, even the blind and deaf would know his name and have heard of his deeds."

Minato Namikaze suddenly realized. Indeed, Pakura had been in Konoha for two days, and given the Hokage Office's publicity efforts for Jiang Feng, introducing his identity was a superfluous act.

Minato Namikaze then turned to introduce Pakura's identity, "This is an envoy from Sunagakure, Pakura, known as the Scorching Release User..."

"No need for introductions."

Pakura interrupted Minato Namikaze again, "He knows me. This isn't our first meeting."

"You know each other?"

Jiang Feng smiled, "I participated in the Chunin Exam held in Sunagakure three years ago. Pakura was the chief examiner for one of the rounds in that exam."

Minato Namikaze suddenly recalled the events of three years ago.

After the Second Shinobi World War, Sunagakure was severely weakened. Konoha, having failed to expand its territory, also realized it couldn't take advantage of everything. Konoha, which already had the best geographical location, didn't need to expand and couldn't expand.

In short, for various reasons, both villages realized the importance of peace. To ease the tense atmosphere between them, the two great villages had frequent interactions.

For example, they jointly held the Chunin Exam.

The first Chunin Exam jointly held by the two great villages took place in Sunagakure. Konoha was invited to attend, and Jiang Feng emerged victorious and made a name for himself in that Chunin Exam.

Pakura, being a top expert from Sunagakure, served as an examiner for a certain round of the exam, making contact with Jiang Feng reasonable.

"I really should have killed you three years ago."

Pakura was filled with regret, so much so that everyone could see the regret written all over her face.

Minato Namikaze was her contemporary. When she rose to prominence, Minato Namikaze had also become a force. He was difficult to kill, but Jiang Feng, she had had every opportunity to eliminate him early on.

"You regret it?"

"Of course, I regret it."

"It's a pity you can only regret it. Some things only happen once. Once lost, they are lost forever."

Pakura sneered, "That's not necessarily true. Sooner or later, I will kill you, and that day will not be far off."

"Do you know what kind of plot I hate the most when I read novels?" Jiang Feng suddenly asked.

"What plot?" Gold Medalist Straight Man Minato felt he should ask.

Jiang Feng explained, "I hate it the most when a villain provokes the protagonist, and the protagonist, unable to retaliate immediately due to lack of strength, still says things like, 'It's too easy for him to die like this.'

Some authors even add narration like, 'Many years later, when the protagonist goes to seek revenge, that villain would never have imagined that the brat he bullied would become his greatest threat.'

Whenever such things appear in novels, I know that the protagonist will likely continue to suffer, and the villain who bullied the protagonist will live for at least another twenty chapters."

If you're bullied, just endure it honestly. What's the point of acting tough on credit?

Even if Pakura was stupid, she could tell that Jiang Feng was mocking her threats as useless and making her look like a clown.

"Hmph!"

Enraged, Pakura snorted coldly, leaving the three with a flawless white back, perfect for cupping, and disappeared into the spring breeze, into the setting sun.

Minato Namikaze looked at Pakura's retreating figure, then at Konan, and finally couldn't help but ask, "Three years ago, you and her... you know."

Considering Jiang Feng's personal style, Minato Namikaze had ample reason to suspect that Jiang Feng might have done something irresponsible to Pakura.

"I really admire your imagination. I was only 13 three years ago, and she was already 18," Jiang Feng sighed.

A five or six-year age gap could be large or small. The younger the people, the greater the relative difference.

He paused, then added, "Besides, I only like young and beautiful women."

Minato Namikaze then suspected that Jiang Feng's aesthetic sense was off. "She is both young and beautiful."

"I'll pass that comment on to Kushina. Boss and Konan can both testify that you called Pakura young and beautiful."

Konan nodded. She didn't know why she nodded.

Perhaps it was because Minato Namikaze, in front of her, was praising another woman as young and beautiful to Jiang Feng.

Minato Namikaze's eyes suddenly widened. The Hokage is betraying me, and now you are too?

"Even if you're going to tell Kushina, I won't deny it. Pakura is young and beautiful!" Minato Namikaze gritted his teeth.

"But she's not a woman."

"Not a woman?"

"She's a ninja. A very pure, very old-school Sunagakure ninja."

Minato Namikaze suddenly understood. He finally understood why Pakura had shown killing intent towards Jiang Feng and himself. He was, after all, an intelligent person.

Pure and old-school, translated, meant brainless. Lacking the wisdom of social interaction, she was like a fighter jet that only knew how to swing a sword and go for night runs.

Why did she want to kill Jiang Feng?

Because she was a Sunagakure ninja, and Jiang Feng was a powerful Konoha ninja.

Why did she want to kill Minato Namikaze?

Because she was a Sunagakure ninja, and Minato Namikaze was also a powerful Konoha ninja.

She stubbornly believed that Suna and Konoha were completely opposed. After all, the two great ninja villages had fought each other bloody during the Second Shinobi World War.

"She really is... simple." Minato Namikaze racked his brain before finally coming up with the word "simple."

Ordinary ninjas might not understand, but any ninja who could access the core of Suna and Konoha and understand the situation between the two villages, any ninja with a bit of brains, could see that the atmosphere between the two villages had been ambiguous in recent years. The higher-ups of both sides desired peace more than war.

As one of the top young ninjas in Sunagakure, Pakura must have had access to Suna's higher-ups and understood their decisions.

Yet, she still showed killing intent towards Jiang Feng and Minato Namikaze... "Simple" was no longer enough to describe her political acumen.

"So, what is she doing in Konoha?"

"Suna has invited Konoha to jointly hold the Chunin Exam again. The location will still be in Sunagakure. Pakura is the envoy sent by Sunagakure."

"Her? An envoy? Has the Kazekage gone mad!"

Jiang Feng was rarely surprised. He simply couldn't connect the Pakura in his mind, who only thought of killing, with the word "envoy." Did she have the brains for it?

"Flowers bloom and fade, the sun rises and sets. These are certainties. As for what the Kazekage is thinking, no one knows." Minato Namikaze sighed.

The Kazekage slapped his head, the Hokage moved his butt, and he was the one who suffered. Working with someone like Pakura made even Minato uncomfortable.