Chiyo's Visit

"What? Chiyo wants to see me? Isn't this Konoha? Why is she here?"

Staring at the ANBU Anbu, Pakura was momentarily at a loss. Although Sunagakure was in the wrong first, sacrificing one's personal interests for the sake of the village was commonplace in the Ninja World. While her actions were understandable, the most appropriate outcome right now was for the two sides to cease all contact.

At most, not showing up at the Sunagakure battlefield would be the only way she could repay her former homeland. But isn't this proactive act of seeking out her hometown awkward for both sides? Coming to Konoha to find missing-nin isn't exactly a respectable thing to do. Has Chiyo lost her mind?

"Yes, Lady Pakura, Elder Chiyo of Sunagakure is on her way to the Uchiha Clan. The Fifth Hokage asked me to come and inform you ahead of time."

Kakashi felt some sympathy for Pakura's experience; being abandoned by his own village and handed over to the enemy was worse than what his own father had faced.

"Okay, I understand. Please Tsunade for me."

Hmph~ Anyway, I'm already a member of the Uchiha Clan. What can Chiyo do to me even if she comes? Does she want to execute me like the other missing-nin? Let's ask the Uchiha Clan and Konoha if they agree first.

"Sana, go prepare some tea; we'll have guests coming soon."

Ignoring the departing white-haired Anbu, Pakura's mind was now preoccupied with the purpose of Chiyo Chiyo's visit.

"Yes, Madam, shall we inform Lord Gen?"

Kaguya Sana heard Kakashi's words clearly. In the eyes of those guys from Sunagakure, Lady Pakura should definitely be considered missing-nin.

"No need. With my current strength, Chiyo can't do anything to me anymore, and besides, this is the Uchiha Clan."

Putting aside the Little Ten-Tails sealed within him, the current strength of the Uchiha Clan alone is enough to overwhelm Chiyo. Fugaku has accumulated quite a bit of Dojutsu Power over the years.

"Okay, I understand."

Since the lady had already made her decision, Sana didn't say anything more. With the lady's strength, there was indeed no need for her to care about that elder from Sunagakure. She had been overthinking things.

One hour later~

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"They're finally here. Is this old guy using psychological tactics on purpose? The Hokage's office isn't that far from the clan compound. Sana, go open the door."

Looking at the tea that had gone cold, Pakura complained speechlessly while using his Scorch Release to reheat the tea.

"Yes, madam."

Sensing the amount of Chakra outside the door, Sana's face flashed with a hint of disdain. This elder from Sunagakure wasn't that strong after all.

Squeak~

The gates of the Uchiha Clan residence opened with a click, revealing Uchiha Zaohuo, a member of the Police Force on duty that day, followed by an elderly man wearing Sunagakure Forehead Protector.

"Sana, you're home? This is Elder Chiyo from Sunagakure. She has some business with Mrs. Pakura. Don't worry, this exchange has been registered with the Hokage."

Looking at the girl in front of him, Uchiha Zaohuo patiently explained, while inwardly planning to inform the clan leader later. After all, this old man from Sunagakure was quite powerful, and if she went berserk, it would be a loss for the Uchiha Clan.

"Understood. Please come in, Elder. Madam has been waiting for quite some time."

Although she felt that Chiyo's strength wasn't that great, it was because she had seen far too many strong individuals. She could count those stronger than Chiyo on one hand. But that didn't mean that she was currently stronger than Chiyo. She could use someone else's strength to intimidate her, but Sana's strong personality wouldn't allow her to do such a thing. The strong deserved to be respected.

"Hmm, with your hair color, you shouldn't be a member of the Uchiha Clan, right? What are you doing at Pakura's house?"

Chiyo's hazy eyes sharpened as she stared at the girl before her. Few families Chiyo Konoha possessed such hair color. And the White Fang who killed her son and daughter-in-law happened to have this hair color? Was this girl Hatake Clan?

When did the Hatake Clan get involved with the Uchiha Clan? If it were just the Uchiha Clan, Chiyo could still convince herself to swallow her pride and ease the tension between Sunagakure and Pakura, but if the Hatake Clan is included, then there's probably no point in discussing this today.

"Ah? I'm indeed not a member of the Uchiha Clan. I'm a survivor whom Lord Gen rescued from outside. I had nowhere else to go, so I stayed with the Uchiha Clan to take care of Pakura."

The other party is an elder of Sunagakure, so it's best not to reveal my identity as Kaguya Clan of the Kirigakure, lest I cause trouble for Lady Pakura.

"Oh? So you're an outsider. I thought you were from some clan in Konoha."

As for outsiders, it's fine. This girl is quite polite, it's just that her hair color is a bit annoying.

"Elder Chiyo is joking. How could members of a major clan in Konoha possibly live in the Uchiha Clan? Let's go inside first; Lady Pakura has been waiting for a long time."

To avoid revealing more, Kaguya Sana led Chiyo inside.

"Yes, it's been a long time since I've seen Pakura. Sunagakure really wronged her back then, and I've come here this time to apologize to her in person."

While sacrificing individuals for the sake of the village is a common practice among ninja villages, Sunagakure would not have any moral burden in doing so, and no one in the entire Ninja World would think that Sunagakure had done anything wrong.

However, now it's Chiyo who's taking the initiative to mend the relationship. She's the one initiating it. Apologizing and saying some polite words won't hurt her. A mature politician wouldn't care about such things.

With Sana's guidance, Chiyo finally met Pakura herself.

She was still as dashing as ever... no... this woman before me was less impulsive and more composed than the Pakura of yesteryear, and this abyss-like Chakra... what was going on? Based on my understanding of Pakura, her talent was indeed remarkable, but it couldn't possibly be this terrifying, could it? This Chakra alone surpassed that of the Senju Hashirama.

Chiyo was fortunate enough to serve as the First Kazekage's bodyguard, had personally witnessed Senju Hashirama First Kazekage she accompanied him to the first Five Kage Summit in her youth. Even that God of Shinobi was not as terrifying as this Pakura before her. Was this guy really Pakura?

If Pakura had possessed this composure and strength back then, she wouldn't have needed to choose between her and Rasa.

"Chiyo, it's been a long time. I never imagined that we would meet again under these circumstances after I left that time."

Looking at the much Chiyo Granny Chiyo, Pakura was also lost in memories. If it weren't for Gen's appearance, she would probably be meeting the Sage of Six Paths by now.

"Yes, if I had known you had such potential, I would never have let you carry out that mission."

I played a winning hand terribly. I never imagined that my Chiyo scheming would be ruined by something as trivial as the matter of Pakura...