Once Karura had calmed down, Bunpuku took her hand and sat down with her on a nearby chair. He looked her over and said, "It seems your life here in Konoha Ninja Village hasn't been too bad. You look healthy."
Karura wiped away her tears and smiled. "Konoha Ninja Village really hasn't treated us badly. As long as we listen and cooperate, life gets much easier. They've also introduced a labor program. If we work hard for them, we can improve our treatment. I've put in quite a bit of effort, so I'm already better off than most of the prisoners... Now I know everything our village used to say was a lie. Konoha Ninja Village isn't nearly as bad as they made it out to be!"
According to Sunagakure Ninja Village's propaganda, Konoha Ninja Village would never treat prisoners well. It was precisely because the Sunagakure ninja did not know the truth that they had fought wave after wave under that order, preferring death to surrender. They feared that falling into Konoha Ninja Village's hands would mean both cruel treatment and rejection by their own village. Only those unfortunate enough to be captured discovered that it was all a lie told by their village's leaders!
Bunpuku's expression darkened slightly. He had heard something of this, but learning the details from his student made the Sunagakure leadership's propaganda seem even more outrageous. They had practically set out to leave the Sunagakure ninja no way to surrender. That was probably their intention all along, but Bunpuku found such conduct utterly contemptible.
"I've always thought Konoha Ninja Village's actions were a breath of fresh air among the shinobi villages. Now I see its reputation is well deserved. I never even imagined they would let you see me," Bunpuku said.
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