But this was no longer the time to analyze what Bai Ye was really after.
Pakura was already beginning to waver.
If she went back this time, just as Bai Ye had said, she could actually return unscathed.
But what would she do once she returned...
She was tempted.
But when she thought it over, she suddenly felt that, until she understood why Bai Ye wanted her to go back...
She really had no way to return.
After going around in circles, she still had to get a clear answer.
"What do you want me to do when I go back?!"
"It's simple. I want you to overthrow Sunagakure."
Sometimes, a fortress began crumbling from within.
Kirigakure was a perfect example.
The reason he had been able to deal with Kirigakure so easily...
Was chiefly that Kirigakure had already fallen into internal chaos.
If Yagura hadn't been controlled and imposed such an oppressive blood mist policy...
It would never have been so simple.
He would inevitably have had to slaughter quite a few people.
When Pakura heard Bai Ye's words, a flicker of understanding crossed her eyes.
So that was it...
Although Bai Ye hadn't said it outright before, she had more or less guessed.
After all, this had come up after what happened in Kirigakure.
Originally, Bai Ye had even asked her to return to Konoha with him.
Yet now he wanted her to return to Sunagakure.
Something must have happened to cause that change.
And what had happened over the past few days, if not the affair in Kirigakure?!
But after hearing Bai Ye's words, Pakura spoke without holding anything back. "So what exactly are you trying to do?! I've been wondering for a while... You've been a little too involved in Kirigakure!
"I asked about why you