Chapter 2: Bunpuku
September 7, Konoha Year 37.
Akaseki went over this "memory" once more in his mind.
"So fucking lowly, yet so pure"... Is that really a human thought? As Akaseki grumbled, he firmly disavowed the version of himself in those memories.
He made sure that every emotional response came from his own subjective feelings, rather than some inexplicable emotion implanted in him!
But this time, Akaseki did not begin his fourth immersion...
Because they had reached Sunagakure!
Sunagakure lay in the desert. Over the past two days, Akaseki had already experienced the desert's extreme temperature differences between day and night...
The environment within Sunagakure was considerably better.
Not only was it an oasis with its own water source, but mountains surrounded it on three sides. A high wall blocked the only remaining opening, leaving just a narrow gorge for passage.
Getting in and out was even less convenient than in Kumogakure, but that also made it easier to defend and harder to attack.
Thanks to the shelter on all sides, enough moisture gathered here to form an oasis, and the temperature was much more stable...
After arriving in Sunagakure, Akaseki was locked in a sandstone prison.
"Stay here and behave yourself. Don't try anything funny. Once the Third returns, he'll decide what to do with you!" Pakura brought him there with several others.
Ever since applying the Sealing Technique at the beginning, Chiyo had avoided seeing Akaseki, probably afraid she might actually kill him in a moment of anger.
Ebizo spent most of his time with his sister as well. The other ninja paid little attention to the sealed Akaseki, so Pakura was usually the one watching him.
"Will the Third Kazekage even make it back? The White Clan acted on its own without informing him beforehand, didn't