He turned his head slightly and saw that Autumn Wind Thorn's face was completely expressionless. He could not help shrugging.
He knew Autumn Wind Thorn was arrogant, so he did not take it to heart. Seeing the ground covered in blood and corpses made him feel rather sick, so he ordered several Amegakure ninja to clean it up.
Inside the morgue, a ninja approached Qing Kui and Autumn Wind Thorn with a somewhat strange expression and respectfully reported, "My lords, people from the Famous Prefecture have arrived."
Among those present, the strongest and highest-ranked ones left were Qing Kui and Autumn Wind Thorn. Thus, the lesser ninja could only naturally report to them.
"Oh?" Qing Kui gave a soft cry as he looked at Kawahashi Yume in blue robes and the two armored warriors behind him. Several ninja had stopped them a hundred meters away. A thoughtful smile appeared on his face. "It seems the Famous Prefecture is trying to show goodwill to Lord Hanzo."
A man who had defected from Konoha without being killed, endured the hardship of Echo Village, and had even settled in the Land of Rain's capital was naturally no fool. Upon learning of the Famous Prefecture's leader, Qing Kui understood why he had come.
"Since the fanatic is not dead, there should not be any further surprises. Let's go." Worried that something unexpected might happen, Qing Kui invited Autumn Wind Thorn along as he headed toward Kawahashi Yume.
Although Autumn Wind Thorn was only a special jōnin, one rank below a true jōnin, he still deserved respect. After all, even elite jōnin had to fear offending a king of assassination like him.
"I did not know Mr. Kawahashi and Mr. Yume were coming. My apologies, my apologies," Qing Kui called out before he had even