"This..."
Araki's brain even felt a bit short-circuited at this moment. He looked towards Kushina in front of him, only to see her lowering her head and bouncing away, completely avoiding any eye contact with him.
It felt like she was saying...
As long as I don't look at you, then you can't see me!
Kushina's mood changes were faster than flipping through a book. She had just been teary-eyed and trembling, but now she seemed happy, making ample space for Araki to finish the job.
"Heh..."
Araki saw this scene, and the corners of his mouth slightly curled up, revealing a gentle curve. Even he hadn't expected that, after three years of low-key existence in the ninja world, he could still feel this kind of fluttering sensation.
She's clearly just a child.
One could only say that the ninja world matures early.
Araki immediately refocused his attention on the scar-faced man. He picked up the fallen kunai from the ground and unhesitatingly stabbed it into the scar-faced man's heart.
"Splurt!"
With a sound of piercing through, the scar-faced man's vitality faded away in his dream, without feeling any pain of death, nor realizing that he had died.
"Araki, how did you do it?"
At this moment, Kushina, who had already calmed down, widened her eyes and stared at Araki curiously. After the events just now, she felt that her relationship with Araki had become much closer.
"For the past six months, I've been studying medical ninjutsu every afternoon. You know that. When I walked over, I had a medical anesthetic in my hand. While he was tying the ropes, I drugged him together with me," Araki casually explained.
"So that's how!"
Kushina suddenly realized, and her gaze towards Araki became admiring. She used to think that Araki's strength was insufficient, but over the past six months, she had come to realize that Araki was simply low-key.
For some reason...
As Araki's strength grew, she became happier as well, even more so than when her own strength improved!
Kushina watched Araki calmly handle such a terrifying scene, and an indescribable sense of security welled up within her.
Is this how doctors always stay so calm!
It really suits Araki's personality!
For a moment, Kushina seemed to have forgotten about being kidnapped. Her eyes were fixed on Araki, and the more she looked, the more pleasing he appeared, making her somewhat entranced.
Araki didn't notice the change in Kushina's gaze. Right now, his thoughts were focused on disposing of the corpse. After answering Kushina's question, he silently added in his mind, "Of course not!"
It wasn't anesthesia at all!
Medical anesthetics need to be injected into the body to take effect!
What Araki had just used wasn't something documented in medical knowledge but a poison recorded in the notebook given to him by Tsunade.
That is a type of poison that can paralyze a person through contact!
It is prepared by combining seven types of ingredients, such as scorpions, venomous snakes, wasps, and others. It is commonly used in the Puppet Jutsu of the Hidden Sand Village.
By making contact with the puppet, the poison is administered, even if the enemy is not injured, it will render them incapable of fighting.
Originally, Araki didn't have such a battle plan. He was just cautious by nature, so after using Wood Clone, he applied this poison to his fist.
His initial intention was to defeat the scar-faced man by combining the destructive power of his punch with the poison.
However, he didn't expect the scar-faced man to propose a deal with him.
In fact, such a trade carried significant risks for Araki, even if it was with a Wood Clone. If the opponent had attacked directly, the Wood Clone would have been easily overwhelmed.
Surprisingly, the scar-faced man naively started tying the rope, and to ensure the successful penetration of the poison, Araki even helped him tie the knot...
Araki didn't tell Kushina about the poison. He kept it as a hidden card.
He only needed one plausible explanation for it.
Abilities that can be concealed should be hidden, and if possible, kept hidden for as long as possible. As long as the opponent is unaware, it can serve as a trump card.
Otherwise, once his abilities are exposed, it becomes intelligence for the enemy to study. When they meet, they will already know what abilities he possesses, and they might even have devised ways to exploit his weaknesses.
Araki didn't want too much information about him to be leaked.
"Araki, what should we do with the bodies of these three people? Should we report to the Security Division?" Kushina raised the question again. It was her first time facing such a situation, and she had no idea what to do.
"No, we won't report it!" Araki shook his head directly. The bodies of these three individuals contain too much information. The first two Cloud Village ninjas had signs of powerful physical strikes, and the scar-faced man's body still carried the poison.
Although Araki didn't have to hide the fact that he was learning medical ninjutsu from Tsunade and taijutsu from Might Dai within the village, proving his progress through the examination of the bodies was a different matter altogether.
"What should we do then?" Kushina was stunned.
"I will take care of disposing of these three bodies. Just pretend as if nothing happened, and leave the rest to me," Araki said in a deep voice.
"Ah... Okay..." Kushina nodded. She wasn't sure what exactly Araki intended to do, but she had developed blind trust in him.
It seemed that whatever Araki did was right!
At least she could be certain of one thing.
Araki would never do anything harmful to her!
"Don't mention this to anyone. After I handle these three bodies, I'll take care of the Cloud Village ninjas outside. Otherwise, they won't give up and will come back," Araki casually said, as if dealing with some Cloud Village ninjas was no difficulty for him at all.
While speaking, his hand reached into the ninja tool pouches of these ninjas.
There were still spoils of war to be collected.
Especially money!
Araki was currently in great need of money. The production of the poison required a substantial amount of funds, and he hadn't found a solution to his financial problem in the past six months.
After collecting the ninja tool pouches from all three bodies, Araki dragged them into the bathroom and closed the door.
Kushina observed the entire process through a powerful filter, and she didn't find anything suspicious about Araki. Instead, she felt a sense of security.
Half an hour later.
Araki emerged from the bathroom.
The bathroom had been cleaned spotlessly, without a trace left behind.
Next, he had to deal with the few remaining bloodstains on the floor...