The Kikyo Mountain battle, a single engagement, led to the crushing defeat of the combined forces of Sunagakure and Kirigakure, who were directly driven out of the Land of Fire's borders, with Konoha achieving a complete victory in this war.
At this time, the Konoha Ninja were busy clearing and organizing the battlefield, among other tasks.
Shindai, Obito, and Kakashi had not sustained very serious injuries, so after Rin Nohara treated their wounds, they began searching for injured Konoha Ninja on the battlefield.
Shindai was truly speechless now; he was so swollen, yet they still didn't plan to let him rest and made him work. It was a bit much.
"Oh my!"
Just as Shindai was about to help up an injured Ninja, this Ninja, seeing Shindai's head swollen like a pig's, jumped in fright.
"You're shouting quite vigorously, it seems you only have minor injuries. You can go back by yourself."
Shindai, who had only helped halfway, immediately let go in annoyance, causing the injured Ninja to fall back to the ground.
The injured Ninja looked at his broken legs, then blankly looked up at the pig-headed Shindai.
These were minor injuries? He could go back by himself?
"Ah, sorry, sorry, he's just joking with you."
Obito quickly ran over, apologized for Shindai, then helped up the injured Ninja and sent him to the Medical Ninja.
Kakashi walked over to Shindai and asked, "Why are you so irritable?"
Shindai replied curtly, "Am I irritable? I was just angered by him. I was kindly helping him, and he looked like he saw a ghost. How could I not be angry?"
Kakashi stared at Shindai for a moment before asking, "What did you say to Pakura during the battle? After she left, you seemed preoccupied, as if you were very anxious."
Shindai turned his head away from Kakashi and replied, "Did I? You're mistaken. What am I anxious about! Kakashi, I feel like you're a bit neurotic right now. Hokage-sama said that once this battle ends, it means the war is over, and I can go back to being a shut-in at home. I'm incredibly happy right now!"
Obito also came over to Kakashi's side and said to Shindai, "Shindai, honestly, you're too easy to read. Kakashi is right, I also feel like you're very anxious, and it definitely has something to do with Pakura. Tell us, and we can all help you figure something out."
"Figure out what? You're overthinking it!"
Shindai immediately turned and walked towards the logistics area. He didn't want to clean up the battlefield anymore; he just wanted to lie down and think things through.
Shindai found an empty stretcher and pretended to be injured, lying down on it.
Obito and Kakashi didn't stop Shindai. It was clear that Shindai was in a very bad mood, and it definitely had something to do with Pakura.
Shindai pondered while lying on the stretcher.
Shindai had never expected that Pakura wanted to compete for the position of Kazekage.
Rasa was definitely a cunning old fox; after all, Shindai himself was a living example, having been tricked into becoming a Hidden Sand Village traitor. Moreover, Rasa had Chiyo and Ebizo assisting him.
If Pakura wanted to compete for Kazekage, Rasa would definitely make a move against Pakura.
However, Rasa had just become Kazekage and suffered a defeat, so he wouldn't openly target Pakura.
So, it was almost certain that he would still let Kirigakure take care of Pakura.
But now there was an uncertainty, and that was Rasa.
After all, as long as Pakura left Hidden Sand Village, Rasa would absolutely not let Pakura return to Hidden Sand Village alive.
That then led to a question: if Pakura was meant to be a sacrifice, assassinated by Hidden Mist Village Ninja, what if she didn't die successfully?
If Pakura returned to Hidden Sand Village, it would definitely have a significant impact on Rasa's rule.
Because Rasa himself had hastily taken office due to the disappearance of the Third Kazekage, who hadn't been found, and he had also suffered a major defeat, along with those'scandals'.
If Pakura claimed she was ambushed by Rasa, even if Rasa forcibly suppressed it, it would still cause turmoil.
Shindai, also a cunning old fox, put himself in Rasa's shoes.
If he were Rasa, he would definitely send Ninja to follow Pakura, to personally witness Pakura being killed by Kirigakure. If she didn't die, then he would have the dispatched Ninja kill Pakura.
Shindai abruptly sat up from the stretcher, his expression extremely solemn.
Oh no!
The life-saving mechanism Shindai had made for Pakura was one-time use; once used, it was gone.
He had to find a way to take action.
But... how could he do that?
Even if he made more mechanisms, he couldn't get them into Pakura's hands.
There was also a critical point: he didn't know when Pakura would leave Hidden Sand Village, nor where she would go.
Shindai's eyes darkened slightly; he had to think of a good plan.
To save Pakura, he had to know when Pakura would leave Hidden Sand Village and where she was going; otherwise, even if he could fly, he wouldn't make it in time.
While Shindai was deep in thought, he inadvertently saw several Konoha Ninja gathered around a child.
"Do you know your name?"
"Your parents? Do you know your parents' names?"
"You don't know anything? It seems like amnesia, and your eyesight doesn't seem very good either."
Shindai felt a strange sense of familiarity upon seeing that child.
"Let me examine this child."
A yellow-haired woman wearing glasses examined the child's body.
"Yakushi Nonou, how is this child?"
"No head injuries, some scrapes on the body. The specific situation of the amnesia is still unknown; we'll need to thoroughly examine him back in the Village to possibly find the cause."
"I see. Then let's take him back to Konoha first and then look for his parents. Such a young child shouldn't be here, it's really strange."
Shindai paused, then ran directly to the yellow-haired woman and asked, "Big sister, what's your name?"
The yellow-haired woman replied, "My name is Yakushi Nono."
Shindai suddenly understood. Yakushi Nono, then this gray-haired kid was the dream-maker, Yakushi Kabuto.
"Shindai, it's not good to stare so intently at someone."
"You're still too young, wait until you're older."
"But your taste is good. Yakushi Nono is a famous beauty in the Village, and many people like Yakushi Nono. You can't even get in line."
Many Konoha Ninja teased Shindai playfully.
Because Shindai was a member of Squad Kakashi, and Kakashi, Obito, and Rin Nohara were students of Konoha's Yellow Flash, Minato Namikaze, plus Shindai and Kakashi often went on missions, most Konoha Ninja pretty much knew Shindai.
However, Shindai seemed to be a very shy person, so there had been little interaction.
That's right, in their eyes, Shindai was a shy and reserved person.
Shindai rolled his Byakugan and said speechlessly, "What nonsense are you talking about? Sister Yakushi Nono is more than a full cycle older than me, how could that be!"
A vein throbbed on the forehead of the 25-year-old Yakushi Nono. This kid, why were his words so annoying!
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