"Okay!" Kaoru nodded and followed behind Mitokado Homura.
Thus, this kidnapping incident, which both of them knew about, came to an end.
The two of them walked out of the swamp and headed north, returning to the forest where they had fought the Demon-Faced Rakshasa before.
In the forest, there was a bonfire built with firewood. Under the firelight, Kurenai Yūhi's anxious face was still peering into the depths of the forest.
Before long, two figures, one tall and one short, appeared in Kurenai Yūhi's vision.
Seeing someone appear, Kurenai Yūhi stood up with a whoosh.
"Kaoru, is that you?" Kurenai Yūhi asked. Originally, speaking casually in the forest was a big taboo for ninjas, but now she couldn't care about so much.
The cold wind howled in this forest, making Kurenai Yūhi even more nervous.
"Kurenai-sensei, I'm back!" After a moment, Kaoru's voice rang out, and his figure and Mitokado Homura's figure also appeared under the light of the fire.
"That's great!" The heart that had been tense all night finally relaxed. Kurenai Yūhi rushed forward without thinking and hugged Kaoru tightly.
"You, this guy, why did you come back so late ah!" Kurenai Yūhi hugged Kaoru tightly in her arms, her eyes already a little moist. She narrowed her eyes, not letting the tears slide out of her eye sockets.
And at this time, a little emotion also arose in Kaoru's heart. It seemed that Kurenai-sensei was indeed quite worried about him.....
Thinking of this, Kaoru suddenly felt two soft objects touching his neck, making him itch.
"This is....." Kaoru suddenly reacted, his face turning red with a whoosh. At this time, Kurenai Yūhi was bending over to hug him, so what was this soft and wonderful feeling if not....?
"How is it, are you not injured?" Kurenai Yūhi asked, hugging Kaoru.
"......" Kaoru didn't answer. At this time, he was still immersed in a wonderful feeling.
"Hmm? Are you answering me?" Seeing that Kaoru didn't speak, Kurenai Yūhi let go of Kaoru's hand.
Feeling the wonderful feeling at his neck disappear, Kaoru finally reacted.
"Kurenai-sensei, what did you say just now?" Kaoru asked with a red face. It was good that it was dark now, so he couldn't see his face that had already turned red.
"Sigh, I'm asking you, are you injured!" Kurenai Yūhi put her hands on her hips and asked.
"Thanks to you, I'm not injured. I successfully brought Lord Mitokado back." Kaoru said with a smile.
"That's great....." Kurenai Yūhi breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to hug Kaoru again. At this time, she suddenly reacted. Mitokado Homura was still next to her.
"That.....Lord Mitokado, are you alright?" Kurenai Yūhi had no choice but to awkwardly withdraw her outstretched arms and turned her head to look at Mitokado Homura and said.
"I'm alright....." Mitokado Homura shook his head. "It's all thanks to Kaoru."
"By the way, who exactly were the people who took you away?" Kurenai Yūhi continued to ask.
"Uh.....They were ninjas from the Hannya Group of the Forest Country. They wanted to take revenge on Konoha, but they were all killed by Kaoru." Mitokado Homura said after being stunned for a second or two.
Kaoru smiled to the side and didn't expose Mitokado Homura's words. With this handle in his hand, he had to make good use of it.
"Ninjas from the Hannya Group of the Forest Country? How do I remember that they disappeared as early as two years ago? How dare they still now....." Kurenai Yūhi frowned.
"By the way, how is Rondo-sensei, and what about that Demon-Faced Rakshasa?" Kaoru asked, interrupting Kurenai Yūhi's thoughts.
"Oh, Rondo-sensei is next to the bonfire. That Demon-Faced Rakshasa didn't have any reaction after your greatsword was inserted into the soil. He should be dead....." Kurenai Yūhi said.
"Is that so......" Hearing this, Kaoru first came to the place where the Demon-Faced Rakshasa was hiding. At this time, his Storm Greatsword was still properly inserted into the ground.
After pulling the Storm Greatsword out of the soil, Kaoru looked at the blade and found that there were a lot of blood stains on the blade. But just in case, Kaoru still dug up the soil on the ground and indeed saw the Demon-Faced Rakshasa's corpse buried deep in the soil. It looked like he was indeed dead beyond any chance of survival.
Therefore, after this farce, after a night of rest, early the next morning, Kaoru and the others continued to move forward, but the number of people changed from the original six to four.
After arriving at the Fire Country's capital, they first met Rondo's two subordinates. His two subordinates were wearing armor, with single-edged swords on their waists, dressed as samurai.
And Rondo didn't go back on his words. He had been successfully escorted to the capital. Although it cost the lives of two Leaf Village Chūnin, the money was still as Kaoru had said, and another 200,000 ryō was added, for a total of 300,000 ryō, all of which was handed to Kurenai Yūhi.
Originally, the commission for this mission was a total of 120,000 ryō. Rondo had already paid a deposit of 20,000 ryō to the Leaf Village when he issued the mission. This 20,000 ryō was also the Leaf Village's income.
The remaining 100,000 ryō was to be paid to the mission ninja when the escort was successful, which was the income that the ninja could get. But Kaoru had added another 200,000 ryō halfway, so it was a total of 300,000 ryō.
"Rondo-sensei, you've given too much by 200,000 ryō ah?" Kurenai Yūhi asked with a puzzled look when she saw the money in her hand.
Rondo waved his hand and rolled his eyes at Kaoru, saying: "That kid raised the price on the spot, but forget it. Seeing that he saved my life, I won't argue. This kid really has the talent to be a profiteer!"
"Thank you for the compliment." Facing Rondo's words, Kaoru accepted it with a calm face.
Hearing Rondo say this, Kurenai Yūhi was also very happy to hand the extra 200,000 ryō to Kaoru. Although Kaoru repeatedly declined, Kurenai Yūhi still insisted on giving it. There was no way, Kaoru had no choice but to accept it. Anyway, the more money there was, the better.
After escorting Rondo away, Mitokado Homura also went to the Daimyo's mansion to meet the Daimyo, to communicate the situation of Konoha. This mission was also successfully completed. Then, Kaoru and Kurenai Yūhi set off again towards the Leaf Village.
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In a dimly lit room.
Danzō, wearing a kimono, was sitting cross-legged on the smooth wooden floor. His only exposed left eye was also tightly closed, silent.
Whoosh!
A whirlwind rose, and a figure appeared out of thin air. His hair was casually tied into a ponytail, and he was wearing a Hannya Group ninja mask on his face.
"Lord, the plan failed. Kaoru wasn't killed....." The person took off the Hannya Group mask and knelt on one knee towards Danzō.
"How is that possible, Nara Sugisawa, with your wisdom, you actually failed....." Danzō looked coldly at the figure below and said.
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