Kushina Uzumaki came with Team 7 to the former site of the Land of Whirlpools to pay her respects to her clansmen.
When they returned to the Mask Storage Hall, Tanuki Treasure seemed to sense either Akaseki or Kushina. Without prompting, Tanuki Treasure undid the seal, bringing the hall back into view.
Afterward, everyone accompanied Kushina as she once again paid her respects to the Uzumaki Clan.
On the way there, Akaseki had specifically watched the ending of a short drama...
He had planned to swipe another two masks here and pocket 1,000 ryo, but after choosing a few masks for Kushina Uzumaki, Tanuki Treasure hid the Mask Storage Hall away.
"These... should contain the Uzumaki Clan's sealing techniques. I'll ask Grandma Mito to take a look when we get back," Kushina Uzumaki said, holding the masks.
Seeing how Tanuki Treasure guarded the masks like food, Akaseki reluctantly used that evening's "Liu Liu" opportunity on a small sculpture—something he had bought with the commission from his previous A-rank mission.
Back when he watched Tanuki Swaps with the Young Master, Akaseki had bought some handicrafts to work out the rules.
His findings confirmed that "craftsmanship value" mattered more when recycling things. He therefore carried some handicrafts sealed inside a sealing scroll, ready to feed them to "Liu Liu."
Liu-Liu Recycling valued these handicrafts at around 300 ryo each on average, considerably less than the Uzumaki Clan's masks. Akaseki had paid around 100,000 ryo apiece for them—still far better value than recycling ninja tools!
The next seven days were full and productive for Akaseki.
The mission had a time limit of half a month, but with travel time factored in, they essentially had only seven days to collect resources.
Over those seven days, Akaseki worked with Tanuki Treasure to undo seals one