"Hello, are you two the samurai who posted the commission? We're Cloud Shinobi ninja who accepted it." Yugito Nii spoke neither humbly nor arrogantly. Even when facing the clients, she displayed the backbone of a Cloud Shinobi ninja.
They had not been idle lately. After Yugito Nii finished the mission in her hands, she had originally wanted to find Moriyue. But when she opened the door to Moriyue's home, all she saw were three vaguely familiar people sprawled on the ground like livestock, along with Ajisai, who wore a sweet smile and kept muttering strange things about her master's treasured sword.
Kazeki happened to have nothing to do as well, so after discussing it, they dragged Ando along to take on a mission. The mission they accepted this time was somewhat strange, but they did not pay it much mind.
"Mm." The tall masked man gave a very indifferent grunt. Bandages were wrapped tightly around the lower half of his face, leaving only his eyes exposed.
"Yes, thank you for your trouble. This is part of the payment. The full amount will be settled once we reach the outskirts of Kirigakure. Please understand..." The other person, wearing a white mask and somewhat shorter, spoke in an androgynous voice. His tone was gentle, completely unlike the man beside him, who looked as though everyone owed him money.
With Yugito Nii blocking the front, Kazeki and the other two had been unable to see the speakers clearly. Only while they were talking did they peek out to observe them.
The tall man had only his eyes exposed, his skin ashen white. Messy bandages wrapped around the lower half of his face, while a white strip of cloth was tied diagonally across his forehead. He wore an oversized dark blue and black striped