The atmosphere instantly turned strange.
Although Ebizo remained seated, his thoughts were much the same as Rasa's.
After all, Pakura was unquestionably one of Sunagakure's strongest fighters.
Especially with her Scorch Release.
Anyone struck by Pakura's Scorch Release would instantly have all the moisture drained from their body, leaving behind a desiccated corpse.
As fellow villagers, they certainly knew how many enemies had died to that technique of hers.
That was why no one dared let their guard down around Pakura.
Besides, they already had guilty consciences. With guilt weighing on them now, how could they possibly claim they weren't on guard?
If Pakura made a move, at least they would be able to react, right?
Given the current situation, even if their earlier analysis had seemed optimistic...
Even Ebizo didn't dare get careless!
After all, even if there was only a one-percent chance, once Pakura attacked, there would be no room to turn things around.
What puzzled Ebizo, however, was that Pakura didn't seem to have any intention of attacking.
She looked icy, but wasn't that simply how she always was?
Could it be...?
That didn't seem right...
Biding her time?
Was Pakura actually biding her time?
Although that notion seemed a little far-fetched, it didn't feel entirely impossible.
Still, given Pakura's personality, she shouldn't have been capable of holding back like this.
Looking at it that way, could Pakura actually be unaware that she had been betrayed?
Then why exactly had she come back this time?
After all, her mission wasn't even finished, yet she had returned.
That clearly wasn't right!
Pakura would never have returned without completing her mission.
After all, missions were extremely important in the ninja world. Generally speaking, aside from the old rule that abandoning a mission upon encountering Minato Namikaze wouldn't count against