The matter in the Land of Rain had, for the time being, been settled.
Rasa had dealt with all the stubborn holdouts who refused to submit to Nagato's rule. The remaining ninjas understood one simple truth: those who understood the times thrived.
Rasa stayed in Amegakure to teach the three of them, and news of the Demigod of the Ninja World, Hanzo, being slain in the Land of Rain was not suppressed.
Within a few days, it had spread across the Shinobi World, causing an uproar!
That was Hanzo the Salamander, the man who had single-handedly fought against several great shinobi villages during the Second Shinobi World War and survived. And now, he had been slain by a newly risen junior.
Sunagakure.
After Elder Chiyo had settled the matter, Karura and Pakura moved into Rasa's home at the same time, in order to put an end to the discordant voices in the village.
At the same time, to lessen Pakura's influence in the village, Chiyo and Ebizo had recently stopped assigning her missions. The Shinobi World was just that strange.
No matter how strong female ninjas were before marriage, the frequency of their missions dropped dramatically afterward. Most even became full-time housewives. Hinata and Sakura were much the same.
That was one of the few things in the perpetually war-torn Shinobi World that could warm a person's heart.
It was the sixth day since he left. She missed him.
Still wearing that backless outfit, Pakura pushed open the window and leaned against the sill, gazing into the distance toward the Land of Rain. The sandy evening breeze swept past, lifting a few stray strands of hair.
Below, in the glow of the setting sun, villagers and ninjas returning from missions came and went. In a daze, Pakura remembered the past.