Chapter 131: Something's Not Right
Pakura never expected that the Magnet Release ninja who was traded by Sunagakure Village to Iwagakure back then would actually be Kamishiro.
Pakura stared at Kamishiro with a conflicted look on her face. "So... you were disappointed with Sunagakure Village, and then joined Konoha?"
Kamishiro shook his head. "Pakura, listen to me. That's not the reason for my disappointment. It's The Plan, a plan by the high - ups of Sunagakure Village. The trade to Iwagakure was a ruse. The real purpose was to let me be intercepted by Konoha and then planted as an undercover agent there."
"Uncle Kuidou doesn't have the brains to come up with The Plan. So this must be the decision of the high - ups led by Ebizo. I didn't want to go, but Uncle Kuidou didn't give me a chance to say no. As a ninja from Sunagakure Village and his clansman, if I disagreed, he'd lock me up in prison."
"You know Uncle Kuidou is a very tough guy. If I didn't agree, he might really lock me up in that prison. And you know what that prison is like. Cannibalism is the norm there."
"As The Plan went, I successfully became an undercover agent. During that period, I also sent numerous letters to Uncle Kuidou, hoping he'd allow me to return. I could participate in The Battle for Sunagakure Village. I didn't want to be an undercover agent."
"But the letters I sent basically disappeared without a trace. There was no response at all. What could I do? I had to continue being an undercover agent."
Obito, Kakashi, and Rin Nohara, who were peeping, felt a twinge of guilt.
It was inevitable that the letters disappeared without a trace since they intercepted them all.
Pakura stared blankly at Kamishiro. She never thought that Kamishiro was actually an undercover agent in Konoha.
Kamishiro continued, "Actually, even then, I didn't intend to betray Sunagakure Village. Although the psychological pressure was a bit high, being an undercover agent was okay. I still thought that after the undercover mission was over, I'd return to Sunagakure Village and keep living in my shabby dwelling."
"But after Uncle Kuidou disappeared, everything changed. I couldn't summon the ninja hawk for communication, which means I completely lost touch with Sunagakure Village. But even after losing touch, I still thought they'd contact me."
"I trusted them so much and never thought they'd want to abandon me. But what did I wait for? I found out that I was supposed to have been turned by Konoha. They used my status as Uncle Kuidou's clansman to lure Uncle Kuidou out of the village and had the Konoha ninjas ambush and kill him. Finally, they pretended it was done by Iwagakure."
"And they also issued an order to kill any Magnet Release ninja among the Konoha ninjas at all costs."
"Pakura, tell me, what should I do? Have I betrayed Sunagakure Village? They were the ones who made me an undercover agent. They're the ones who say I betrayed. And they're the ones who want to kill me. What do you think I should do?"
Pakura moved her lips but couldn't say a word.
Kamishiro stepped forward and stood right in front of Pakura, just one step away. "Pakura, Rasa and I are from the same clan. That guy, Rasa, is a despicable and unscrupulous villain. He'll do anything to achieve his goals. In his eyes, there's only profit, nothing else.
"This extremely vicious The Plan must have been his idea. He became the Kazekage due to Uncle Kaito's disappearance, and he wants to shift the internal conflicts in Sunagakure Village and secure his position as the Kazekage, which is why he wants to start a war. And I'm just a sacrifice.
"Those two old guys, Chiyo and Ebizo, must have also come up with some schemes. Pakura, do you know who else disappeared on the day Uncle Kaito went missing?"
Pakura shook her head. "I... I don't know. Everyone was desperately looking for the Third Hokage and didn't pay attention to others."
Kamishiro sneered. "They've really kept it well hidden. I can tell you, but don't tell anyone else. If that old thing Chiyo finds out, she might target you in advance. On that day, besides Uncle Kaito, Chiyo's precious grandson, Sasori, also disappeared."
Pakura was taken aback. "You mean... Sasori was the one behind the Third Hokage's disappearance? But you weren't in Sunagakure Village at that time. How do you know?"
Kamishiro replied, "Don't worry about how I know. If you doubt the truth of what I'm saying, it's actually easy to verify. You just need to help me with one thing."
"What thing?"
"Just quietly spread the contents on this Scroll. Then you'll naturally know if what I'm saying is true."
Kamishiro handed a Scroll to Pakura.
Pakura opened the Scroll and almost popped her eyes out when she saw the contents. "Is all this in here true?"
Kamishiro said truthfully, "No, most of it is false. Because I want to get revenge on Rasa, Chiyo, and Ebizo. But the content about Sasori is true."
Pakura frowned. "human Puppets... Making living people into Puppets. It's so Cruelty. Are there really such Puppets?"
Kamishiro started giving orders to Pakura. "Yes, and it must be Sasori's human Puppets that killed Uncle Kaito. Pakura, maybe those guys like Chiyo will say this is a rumor, but there are traces to follow.
"The most direct way to verify is that after the contents of this Scroll are spread, you go to Chiyo. But don't directly ask her if it's true. Because even I think the contents in here are a bit outrageous. If you directly ask her if it's true, it might arouse her suspicion. Just ask her what to do about these rumors and how to handle them.
"Since it involves her grandson Sasori and the human Puppets, I don't believe she can stay calm. Just watch her expression. Got it?"
"I got it! Really?"
Suddenly, Pakura felt something was off. Why was she so naturally going to help Kamishiro spread rumors?
She had just said she would break Kamishiro's hands and feet and take him back to Sunagakure Village.
However, Pakura decided to give Kamishiro a chance and trust him.
She had known Kamishiro since he was four years old. One could say she watched him grow up.
So, Pakura knew exactly what kind of person Kamishiro was.
If it weren't absolutely necessary, Kamishiro wouldn't leave home and wouldn't do those extremely troublesome things.
Obito, Kakashi, and Rin Nohara were hiding and peeping. They were also stunned.
It seemed... Kamishiro knew who killed the Third Kazekage.
Making living people into Puppets was horribly cruel!
And Pakura's attitude changed so quickly that she believed Kamishiro after just a few words from him.
However, this just showed that the relationship between Kamishiro and Pakura was very deep. Even though Kamishiro was rumored to be a heartless sinner who abandoned his family and country, Pakura still chose to believe him.