Pakura was a female warrior. Send her into battle, and she feared no formidable enemy.
But making her play these games of negotiation and intrigue truly was not her forte.
Although Ebizo understood what Uchiha Yato meant, he did not understand what Uchiha Yato actually wanted.
"Even if Pakura now wants to protect your village, have you forgotten that she is still in a state of Impure World Reincarnation?"
"Even if I don't interfere, and she burns her own soul as well, how long do you think she can protect you? One month? Or two?"
Uchiha Yato spoke those words directly, without the slightest pretension. After hearing them, the look in Ebizo's eyes as he gazed at Pakura changed.
"No!"
"Absolutely not!"
Without hesitating for long, Ebizo seized the right to speak.
"There is no need for her to bear the mistakes we made. Even if the village is destroyed, it would only be what we deserve!"
"We may lack powerful combat strength now, but there is no need to use heroes who have already died to do the same thing again."
"I absolutely will not agree to this!"
Ebizo spoke with exceptional resolve, completely unlike how Uchiha Yato had left him speechless earlier.
Only now did Ebizo display the bearing befitting one of Sunagakure's upper ranks.
Even Uchiha Yato had not expected Ebizo to make such a decisive choice, though there was certainly some suspicion that he was putting on a show.
Seeing that the two of them did not believe him, Ebizo could not help but reveal a bitter smile.
"I watched that child grow up, after all."
"There is truly no need to do something like this under the current circumstances."
"Only I know about this now. As long as the other higher-ups do not find out