Yugito Nii was still too stunned to speak. Her mind had gone blank in an instant, and she could only let Moriyue hold her. It was obvious that Moriyue was very happy.
"Mm... mm, as long as you're happy."
After an unknown amount of time, Yugito Nii finally came back to her senses. Clearing her throat, she tried her best to preserve her dignity as a teacher.
"The problem is solved, so let's continue to Takigakure..."
Moriyue had also calmed down from the joy of obtaining the Sheep Talisman. In truth, he suspected that the Raikage had assigned them this mission to investigate the Sheep Talisman. The real problem had already been resolved by him, and continuing the investigation might not yield any information.
But Yugito Nii probably did not know that. Or rather, she did suspect that the thing Moriyue had dealt with earlier was related to the mysterious power mentioned in the intelligence, but there was no evidence anyway, so why not continue to Kumogakure and take a look?
The village they had seen earlier had not been real. Those orderly, scattered villages had actually been nothing more than small burial mounds. But according to the map, they were not far from the real Takigakure.
Besides, Kaede had been clamoring to return to the village before they set out. She had only settled down after much persuasion, but Moriyue had promised her that he would send her regards to the village chief. No matter what, he had to go there.
The moonlight was perfect. Moriyue sorted out his equipment. The Black-faced Sheep had dealt him practically no damage, but in order to stay conscious, he had inflicted quite a few injuries on himself. After Yugito Nii's less-than-skilled bandaging, the two set off once more.
"Splash, splash, splash~"