However, Samui was young but had already gained the trust of the Raikage, so naturally, she was not someone easily dealt with.
She said in an icy tone: "Lord Uchiha Sora, is this how your Grass Ninja Village treats the Five Great Nations? As an envoy, I am currently representing our Lord Raikage!"
There was a hint of the arrogance typical of the major Ninja villages of the Five Great Nations in her tone.
Uchiha Sora frowned slightly and suddenly raised his hand, throwing a Kunai at her.
Samui was slightly startled. The Kunai grazed her fair cheek and embedded itself in the courtyard wall behind her.
A drop of blood trickled down her fair cheek.
Uchiha Sora's voice, colder than hers, rang out: "Miss Samui, you must remember, this is the Grass Ninja Village. I only give you this chance because I respect that you are an envoy from the Hidden Cloud Village, but that does not mean you can use this identity to threaten me!"
An intense killing intent was released from Uchiha Sora, crushing down toward Samui.
Feeling this powerful aura, a bead of cold sweat could not help but trickle down Samui's fair forehead.
Narrowing her beautiful eyes slightly, Samui said in a low voice: "Isn't your Excellency being a bit too overbearing?"
Internally, however, she was secretly shocked.
Because the pressure coming from Uchiha Sora was not even inferior to the Raikage.
Could it really be as the intelligence reports said, that this Uchiha Sora's strength was already on par with the Five Kage?
Looking at Samui, who stood motionless and feigned composure, Uchiha Sora did not retract his aura but said word by word: "What do you want to know from the Raikage? Ask!"
The usually calm Samui was at a loss for how to continue.
She opened her mouth, gave a soft hum, and said: "No need to ask. Your attitude has already explained everything. I think our Lord Raikage will have his own judgment!"
After speaking, Samui took a letter from her waist and said: "This is an invitation from our Lord Raikage! It is also the real purpose of my visit to the Grass Ninja Village this time."
Uchiha Sora's thoughts stirred. Reanimated Pakura, who had been guarding nearby, suddenly appeared in the courtyard. She took the letter from Samui and opened it to examine it.
Uchiha Sora, whose mind was connected to Reanimated Pakura, did not need her to report back. He waved his hand to dismiss her and said to Samui: "The Raikage wants to invite Ninjas from our Grass Ninja Village to the Hidden Cloud Village to participate in the Chunin Exams? That is somewhat interesting. I agree."
Is he mentally connected to the reanimated person? Seeing this, Samui felt a secret tremor in her heart.
"Very well, since you have agreed, I will take my leave." Samui nodded, preparing to depart.
She had originally wanted to take this opportunity to stay in the Grass Ninja Village for a few more days to find a chance to extract some important intelligence, but Uchiha Sora was completely unmoved by her, leaving her with no choice but to return.
"Go slowly, I won't see you off!" Uchiha Sora said indifferently.
Then he sent a Grass Ninja to lead her away.
Watching Samui's receding back, Uchiha Sora's gaze flickered.
With a thought, he ordered Reanimated Pakura in his mind: "Follow her quietly until she leaves the Land of Grass."
Even the Land of Lightning far to the north had come to stir up trouble. Sure enough, it was not simple to maintain a stable force in the Ninja World.
He summoned Zabuza and said to him: "Expedite the search for Tsunade's whereabouts! Also, focus the search on the gambling dens in Tanzaku Town."
"Yes! Leader!" Zabuza accepted the order and left.
Having only recently taken control of the Grass Ninja Village, both the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning had come to find trouble. Uchiha Sora did not have that much time and energy to deal with the Five Great Nations.
He had to accelerate the pace of increasing his strength.
Meanwhile, Samui had left the Grass Ninja Village and was traveling at high speed.
She had come with two missions: one was to deliver the invitation to the Chunin Exams, and the other was to stay in the Grass Ninja Village to gather intelligence.
She had only completed one mission; the other could be considered a failure.
Fortunately, the Raikage did not force her to complete the intelligence-gathering mission, so she probably wouldn't be punished upon returning.
However, this Uchiha Sora gave her a very dangerous feeling. She must make Lord Raikage understand this point after returning.
Samui was thinking about these things as she walked, and before she knew it, she had traveled dozens of kilometers. It wouldn't be long before she left the Land of Grass.
Suddenly, a Kunai flew out from the dense forest on the side!
It's an ambush!
Samui was startled, her figure flashed, and she hurriedly dodged the sneak attack.
Drawing the short blade from her waist, she scanned her surroundings, her mind racing.
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!
Just then, tremors came from the ground beneath her feet. The next moment, several figures emerged from the soil and attacked her body!
Cloud Style: Circular Slash!
In the crisis, white lightning lit up the short blade in Samui's hand. Lightning-style Chakra instantly poured into the blade as she slashed in a circle around her.
The lightning light scattered like beans, forming a circle that expanded outward, hitting the several figures who were launching the sneak attack.
Those who were attacking were immediately struck by the lightning, their skin torn and flesh mangled, their bodies paralyzed.
Taking this opportunity, Samui leaped up, jumped onto a tree trunk, and avoided the encirclement.
"Mind Transfer Jutsu!" Just then, a voice suddenly came from not far away.
Samui, who had just leaped up and arrived on a tree branch, was suddenly shocked. Her body instantly stiffened, and she went limp.
"Mission accomplished. Come and tie me up!" Sitting on the ground, Samui seemed to have regained consciousness and said.
Subsequently, several figures appeared beside Samui and directly tied her up.
After being tied up, Samui's body jolted, and her own personality returned.
An Anbu wearing a mask with orange hair walked up from the side.
Samui did not struggle, looking coldly at this figure and saying: "A secret technique of the Yamanaka Clan? Are you people from Konoha?"
The people who ambushed her were all Ninjas wearing masks. Judging by their attire, they should be from Konoha's Anbu organization.
However, these people did not answer Samui's question at all. One of them raised a hand blade and slashed toward Samui's neck, intending to knock her out directly and take her away.
Samui's expression changed slightly; she could no longer hold back and revealed a look of panic.
With her whole body tied up, she had absolutely no chance of escaping!
As a Female Ninja, she knew very well how she would be treated if she became someone else's prisoner.
"You people of Konoha are truly audacious! Are you not afraid that our Lord Raikage will wage war against Konoha after finding out?" Samui said sternly.
However, these Anbu in front of her acted as if they hadn't heard her, and that Anbu's hand blade slashed toward Samui's snow-white neck without hesitation.
Bang!
However, just as that Anbu's palm was about to hit Samui's neck, his body was hit by an attack and flew backward!