Capture

At that moment, the room's door was pushed open, and an ugly woman less than 1.3 meters tall entered, an oni mask hanging at the side of her face.

She glanced around the room and said softly, "The Kozuki Clan's heir is dead? It seems you've completed your mission, Jorogumo."

"It was thanks to you, Hannya, for taking care of the ninjas guarding the shadows. Otherwise, I wouldn't have succeeded so easily."

Holding Momonosuke's head, Jorogumo rose to her feet and asked, "Where is Ubume?"

"She has been rescued and is waiting outside. We should leave now. The longer we delay, the more likely something will go wrong..."

As she spoke, she could not help recalling the moment when she had infiltrated the rear courtyard.

As an elite ninja, she had always been cautious. Before scouting or assassinating a target, she would always use the ninja art of Breath Detection to inspect the living beings within the target area, ensuring nothing could go wrong. She had assumed this infiltration would not pose much trouble, but when she used Breath Detection, she unexpectedly discovered several extremely powerful auras. One of them was especially unfathomable. If her aura-concealing ninjutsu had not reached perfection, she would have been discovered long ago!

Only after she had moved far away from that room did she realize that her back was already drenched in cold sweat.

Logically speaking, Kozuki Oden had led his army out to war, taking all the experts with him. There should not have been anyone so powerful remaining in the residence... But Breath Detection could not be wrong. The thought alone made her tremble with fear.

"You're being far too cautious..."

Jorogumo laughed dismissively. "With Kozuki Oden gone, what worthy enemies are left? Even if we turned this place upside down, no