Kakashi accepted a familiar mission from the Konoha Ninja who posted it: transporting supplies.
Because the area where Pakura was located was a mixed battle zone for Konoha Ninja, Sunagakure, and Kirigakure, Kakashi and his three teammates were not yet at a high enough rank to receive combat missions there.
After accepting the mission, Shindai impatiently urged, "Let's go, let's go! Hurry up and depart!"
On the way.
Shindai walked at the very front, with Obito, Kakashi, and Rin Nohara walking behind him.
The three of them, Obito, Kakashi, and Rin, were currently whispering to each other.
Obito: "I think there's something fishy going on."
Rin Nohara: "I also feel like something is very wrong."
Obito: "Normally, whenever we go on a mission, Shindai doesn't move until the very last minute before departure, but this time, he's so eager to leave right after accepting the mission."
Rin Nohara: "Exactly, and normally Shindai always walks behind us, but now he's walking in front of us."
Kakashi: "You can tell by the curve of his mouth. It's clear he's really looking forward to meeting that Pakura."
Obito: "I've discovered something!"
Rin Nohara: "Quick, quick, what did you discover, Obito?"
Obito: "Shindai just said he considers Pakura a good friend, but Pakura sees him as a younger brother! Is there a possibility that Shindai likes Pakura, but Pakura only sees him as a younger brother, and Shindai... is secretly in love, and is too embarrassed to say it, so he claims it's pure friendship!"
Rin Nohara: "Eh, that makes a lot of sense!"
Kakashi: "Tsk tsk, no wonder Shindai has so many theories; turns out he has experience, but it's experience with unrequited love."
...
Shindai turned his head and looked at the three of them, Obito, Kakashi, and Rin, strangely: "What are you three guys muttering about? Why are you walking slower and slower? Hurry up!"
Obito: "Coming, coming, don't rush us."
Kakashi: "I know you're in a hurry, but don't rush for now. This kind of thing can't be rushed."
Rin Nohara: "Although it might not be possible to change things immediately, I believe you, Shindai, will definitely be able to do it when you grow up! Go, Shindai!"
Shindai's brows were furrowed: "What gibberish are you talking about?!"
The three of them, Obito, Kakashi, and Rin, said in unison: "Nothing!"
Shindai unhappily twitched the corner of his mouth, feeling... that these three guys were talking bad about him.
The journey was quite long; it would take about more than a day to reach their destination.
Shindai and his group were not in a hurry to find Pakura, as it would be useless to search now, and they didn't know Pakura's exact location.
Searching recklessly in the battlefield would be very dangerous.
The Ninja in the outpost camp might know, after all, even the Ninja in the garrison were discussing Pakura.
Shindai and his group arrived at the outpost camp, handed over the supply scrolls to the receiving Ninja, and then Kakashi helped Shindai inquire about Pakura.
"Oh, Pakura of the Blaze Release, it's truly unexpected that Hidden Sand Village has such a Ninja, but fortunately, her targets are basically Kirigakure; otherwise, she would definitely cause us a lot of trouble."
Kakashi asked, "So where is that Pakura now?"
"She should be in the area to the southeast right now. That area is the main battleground for Sunagakure and Kirigakure. You must not go through there; it's very dangerous."
Kakashi nodded and said, "I understand, thank you."
Kakashi led Shindai, Obito, and Rin Nohara away from the outpost camp.
Kakashi said to Shindai, "You heard him just now; the area to the southeast is the battle zone for Sunagakure and Kirigakure."
Shindai pondered, pinching his chin: "Now, how do we find her safely? How about this, when we reach the edge of that area, let's not go in yet. Let me use my Third Eye to observe.
First, I need to confirm Pakura's location. Once I confirm her location, you all wait for me. I'll go meet Pakura alone. If she sees you all, we might not even get a chance to talk."
Originally, Obito and the others thought it was too dangerous for Shindai to go alone.
But then they thought about it, and Shindai was right; they were Konoha Ninja, and even if Shindai and Pakura had a chance to talk, it wouldn't happen if they were there.
Kakashi warned, "We will set up traps in our hiding spot. If anything unexpected happens, run back to us."
Shindai nodded and agreed, "Okay!"
After arriving at the edge of the southeastern area, Shindai and his group found a place to hide.
Shindai used Sand Iron to form an eye, which floated into the air and used various coverings to secretly begin searching for Pakura's whereabouts.
During the search, Shindai found many Sunagakure and Kirigakure in this area, and many places were in fierce combat.
Several hours passed, and Shindai could be said to have found nothing.
Although Pakura was in this area, this area was quite large, and Pakura was not a wooden dummy; she would also move and could not stay in one place all the time.
Just as Shindai had finished searching a small area and was about to switch to another area to search, he suddenly discovered what looked like several suspected human figures on the ground.
Shindai's Third Eye moved closer to take a closer look.
They really were people; they were three mummified corpses of Mist Village Ninja, their body water completely evaporated.
Seeing this scene, Shindai immediately became energized.
A Scorch Style Ninjutsu that Pakura was extremely skilled at could instantly evaporate the water from an opponent's body with high temperature, turning them into mummified corpses.
It could be said that these three mummified corpses on the ground perfectly matched the characteristics of Pakura's Scorch Style: Over Steam Kill.
Seeing that these three mummified corpses were still steaming, it meant they hadn't been dead for long, and Pakura definitely hadn't gone far.
To get a better view, Shindai manipulated the Third Eye to ascend, expanding its field of vision to search.
With this look, Shindai really did see Pakura fighting with four Kirigakure.
Pakura fought the four Kirigakure in close quarters, with four fireballs floating behind her. These were not ordinary fireballs; they were fireballs of the Blaze Release, created by the combination of Wind Release Chakra and Fire Release Chakra, producing a new nature transformation.
When Kirigakure used Water Release, Pakura threw a fireball, and the water was directly evaporated.
The moment the fireball touched the Kirigakure, the water in their bodies was instantly evaporated, turning them into mummified corpses.
Pakura was completely overwhelming them. With the four fireballs behind her, she quickly defeated all four Kirigakure, turning them into mummified corpses.
What made Shindai even more excited was that Pakura was alone at this time, which was a great opportunity.
Pakura, having finished the battle, let out a long sigh. The high-intensity combat had left her very tired.
Just as Pakura turned to leave, an eyeball appeared right in front of her, staring intently at her.
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