Ryobu reminded Pakura, "Pakura, look! It's your student, Kurenai!"
"Kurenai?!"
Pakura looked in the direction Ryobu pointed. In the distance, on top of the Sand Wall City Wall, Kurenai was waving happily at Pakura and Ryobu.
Kurenai was overjoyed to see her teacher had made it safely out of the Demon Desert.
Ryobu threatened Pakura. "Pakura, think about Kurenai. If you dare kill yourself, I'll transfer the one I'm tormenting to Kurenai instead."
"No!"
Pakura immediately went soft. Even the hardest person had a tender side.
In the Original Work, Pakura had been brought back with Impure World Reincarnation by Kabuto, full of hatred and intent on making Sunagakure suffer. In the end, it was Kurenai who changed her heart.
Kurenai was the tender part of Pakura's heart. Pakura couldn't let her beloved student be hurt by Ryobu, that evil Uchiha.
"Uchiha Ryobu, don't hurt Kurenai. As long as Sunagakure's interests aren't at stake, I'll do anything you ask."
From Ryobu's chest, Sasori spoke of Pakura's foolishness. "Stupid woman, you're Ryobu's puppet now. Even if he told you to kill Kurenai, you wouldn't be able to refuse."
Pakura pleaded desperately. "Please, Uchiha Ryobu, I can help you. I won't make trouble this time. I'll swallow it all."
Ryobu immediately grinned. "All right, all right. We'll see how you do in a bit."
"But..."
"Pakura, are you still thinking about Sunagakure's interests? Don't you know the Sand Village High Command betrayed you?"
"Betrayed me?!"
Like Louis XVI, Pakura was completely baffled. "I'm the village's hero. Why would the High Command betray me?"
Ryobu was speechless.
Sasori was even more speechless. "Pakura, no wonder Ryobu has you wrapped around his little finger."
Pakura retorted, "Sasori, what are you putting on airs for? How are you any different from me now? At least