Although Moriyue had "set Ajisai free," she felt no joy at having survived a disaster.
She had been humiliated so thoroughly, yet there was nothing she could do. All she could do was flee in disgrace, and that was only because the enemy had deliberately spared her. With her immense pride, she simply could not accept it.
Yet when she looked down at the dark-red pattern on the back of her hand, she frowned again. She had examined herself countless times, but could find no sign of poisoning anywhere in her body. As a sensory ninja, she had always been confident in her perception, but this time, she did not dare be certain. If she guessed wrong, she would be dead.
Thinking of the tentacle that had entered the back of her hand, Ajisai felt nauseated. That thing had vanished after entering her body. The other side probably had some ninjutsu that could track her location.
"Lady Angel will definitely have a way..."
Ajisai had to admit that she was beginning to shrink back. Her strength was still nowhere near enough. Neither Moriyue nor Yugito Nii was someone she could handle. This was the cruelty of an S-rank mission. If she took on a mission of this difficulty in her current state, she would only be walking into certain death.
Or perhaps Konan had never intended to let Ajisai live? Maybe she merely wanted one more corpse to choose from when creating Pain in the future? After all, Ajisai had exceptional talent for the Summoning Technique, making her well suited for the Animal Path among the Six Paths of Pain.
Or perhaps Konan had noticed Ajisai's changes during this examination. Tenten and the others had traveled alongside Ajisai for quite some time, and under their influence, Ajisai's view of the