"If we let her companion go, won't she immediately turn hostile?" Yamanaka Teruzuki asked worriedly.
"As long as the fact that En cannot use Space-Time Ninjutsu isn't exposed, she won't make a move.
Furthermore, her companion's movements have been restricted by my Gentle Fist, so even if we let him go, he won't be able to move freely for a while, giving us plenty of time to retreat," Asana replied.
"That's right. Ordinary Ninja have no way to deal with Space-Time Ninjutsu. Even if she uses Ice Release, it won't help. Plus, she has to look after her companion, so we still have the advantage here," Uchiha En added.
Hearing this, Yamanaka Teruzuki said nothing more. He trusted the judgment of Uchiha En and Asana.
Just like that, the three reached a consensus.
Uchiha En immediately said to Qing, "I'll count to three. You throw your sealing scroll in, and we'll release your companion."
"Alright!"
Seeing that Qing agreed, Asana and Yamanaka Teruzuki lifted Qing's companion together.
Seeing this, Qing quickly asked, "Wait! You aren't planning to just throw him over, are you?"
"What else?" Uchiha En countered.
"Can't you be a little gentler?"
"Are you still making the trade or not?"
"Trade! Trade! Trade!"
Hearing this, Uchiha En began the countdown. When he reached one, Qing threw her sealing scroll, and Asana and Yamanaka Teruzuki also tossed Qing's companion.
Uchiha En had originally thought Qing would catch her companion, but she made no move, allowing her companion to perform two and a half rotations in the air, land with one and a half rotations, and finally roll to a stop in front of her.
After Uchiha En got the sealing scroll, he didn't choose to retreat, as leaving at that moment might expose a weakness.
Qing glanced at Uchiha En and the others still standing there, curled her lip, and completely abandoned the idea of attacking.
In Qing's view, they no longer had a hostage but still dared to remain there, meaning they likely had a genuine method of escape.
Qing looked down at her companion and cursed, "What a piece of trash. A Chunin couldn't handle two kids."
"Qing-senpai, those two kids aren't simple. One is from the Yamanaka Clan. He ambushed me using the Mind Body Switch Technique, making me lose my ability to move. Then the Hyuga Clan woman used Lightning Release to paralyze my body, followed by a set of Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms. I didn't even have a chance to resist!"
"Stop giving excuses. You'll have to pay me back the original price for everything that was in my sealing scroll."
"I'll pay, I definitely will."
"Hey~ You Uchiha Clan brat, what's your name?" Qing turned and asked.
Before Uchiha En could speak, Yamanaka Teruzuki said dismissively, "How could we possibly tell you our names! If you know our names, you can gather intelligence on us. We aren't idiots."
Hearing this, Qing curled her lip, said nothing more, and left while carrying her companion.
Asana activated her Byakugan and watched Qing disappear from sight.
"She's gone," Asana said.
"Then let's retreat too!" Yamanaka Teruzuki said.
"No rush. To prevent her from returning, let's stay here a little longer and see what's inside her sealing scroll." After speaking, Uchiha En dumped everything out of the sealing scroll.
The first things that caught their eyes were some women's clothes, including undergarments.
Seeing this, Asana snatched the sealing scroll and stuffed the items back inside.
"Ahem! I didn't expect her scroll to contain things like this. That's a surprise!" Yamanaka Teruzuki said, looking embarrassed.
Uchiha En, however, remained expressionless, showing no emotional fluctuation.
Seeing this, Asana gave Yamanaka Teruzuki a hard smack on the head.
Yamanaka Teruzuki felt like crying, realizing that even though Uchiha En had also seen it, only he got hit.
"Wow! Asana, Kagetsu, it looks like we're striking it rich!" Uchiha En shouted excitedly.
"Are there valuable things inside?" Yamanaka Teruzuki immediately asked, forgetting his headache.
After glancing at the items on the ground, Asana said, "We definitely struck it rich. There are three Bounty Hunter Post certificates here. These three certificates can be exchanged for ten million Ryo."
Yamanaka Teruzuki was stunned when he heard the figure ten million Ryo. "How many barbecue meals can ten million Ryo buy?!"
"Last time, Shibi-sensei treated four of us to barbecue, and it cost 30,000 Ryo. Ten million Ryo should be enough for over three hundred meals!"
"Hiss~ That's enough barbecue for a whole year. That's incredible happiness."
"Once the war ends, the three of us will exchange these certificates for cash and then divide it up, alright?" Uchiha En asked.
Yamanaka Teruzuki and Asana both nodded simultaneously upon hearing this.
Seeing that neither of them objected, Uchiha En casually put the certificates away.
Aside from the Bounty Hunter Post certificates, Qing's sealing scroll also contained Ninja tools like exploding tags and Kunai. The three of them split these items evenly.
Unfortunately, there were no Ninjutsu in Qing's sealing scroll. Uchiha En wanted her sealing scroll mainly to see if he could snag a couple of Water Release Ninjutsu for free.
Half an hour later, Uchiha En said, "Alright, we should go! She shouldn't be coming back."
Asana and Yamanaka Teruzuki nodded, and the three left together.
On the way back to the camp, the three of them decided on their statement, omitting the details about the sealing scroll and reporting the rest truthfully.
Originally, Uchiha En wanted to report to Orochimaru himself, but Asana said it would be better if she reported, as Orochimaru had assigned the mission directly to her.
Uchiha En thought about it and agreed, so he let Asana go make the report.
Asana stayed in Orochimaru's tent for about ten minutes, and when she came out, she was holding another scroll.
"A new mission already?" Uchiha En asked.
"Yes. Lord Orochimaru instructed us to continuously patrol four small water sources for the next half month and report back immediately if we find any issues," Asana replied.
"So it's turned into a long-term mission!" Yamanaka Teruzuki said.
"Relatively speaking, this mission is somewhat safer than going to the battlefield, so it's not bad," Asana commented.
After receiving this long-term mission, Uchiha En's squad departed every morning and usually didn't return until evening.
During this period, Uchiha En and his team encountered two groups of Kirigakure Ninja attempting to poison the water sources. Fortunately, they were discovered in time, and no problems occurred.
Before they knew it, this long-term mission had been ongoing for two full weeks. Tomorrow would be the final day, and Uchiha En had already accumulated 35 points. If nothing unexpected happened today, he would reach Level 20 and receive his second gold gift box.
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