Seeing that he was so insistent, they could only question Uchiha Yū's reputation and status; they could not oppose his decision.
"Very well. I'll inform Lord Hatake. Please make the mission your top priority, Mr. Yū."
They did not actually care whether Pakura lived or died. She was merely a genius ninja of Sunagakure. They understood that, for a village as vast as Sunagakure, one genius ninja was not enough to turn the tide of battle. At most, they would compensate with resources, and Konoha did not lack resources.
After they left, the forest returned to silence. Looking at Pakura, who was still lying on the ground, Uchiha Yū snapped his fingers, dispelling the genjutsu that had trapped her.
"Ahh!"
When Pakura regained consciousness, cold sweat immediately broke out all over her body. In her perception, she had known perfectly well that she was under genjutsu and had wanted to use chakra to dispel it, yet she simply could not. She could not even move her own body.
Her entire being had been imprisoned in a void. The mental torment, combined with her physical exhaustion, had pushed Pakura to the brink of collapse. Only at the very last moment, when Uchiha Yū released the genjutsu, did her consciousness return.
"Your resistance to genjutsu really is weak."
Uchiha Yū was not afraid that she would immediately resist. Her body had gone a full day without food, and that flying kick earlier had left Pakura with no minor injuries. Uchiha Yū had not fully treated her.
Hearing that familiar voice, Pakura immediately tried to rise and fight him. Yet the moment she climbed to her feet, she staggered and fell back to the ground.
"Move! Damn it!"
Her body was nearly spent. Medical ninjutsu treatment came with certain side effects. Pakura swayed