But halfway through forming the Rasengan, it vanished from Yin Xiang's hand. The two Shadow Clones who had just taken out the Genin also popped out of existence.
Damn it, I'm almost out of chakra, Yin Xiang cursed inwardly. Then he kicked the helpless Jonin in the stomach, knocking him onto his backside.
Yin Xiang pulled out a Kunai and flung it at the man's head. Half the blade sank into his skull. The man's eyes widened as he fell to the ground.
"Dynamic Entry!" Guy kicked forward. Every ninja except Yamaha was taken out. Seeing the others defeated, Yamaha and Yamashin stopped fighting too.
"I'm beat." Yin Xiang dropped onto the ground, gasping for breath. Neji and Rock Lee sat down as well.
"Did you create all those jutsu yourself?" the Third Hokage asked from behind Yin Xiang.
"Huh?" Yin Xiang froze for a moment, then realized the Third Hokage meant the extensions of Chidori: Chidori Current and Chidori Sharp Spear. "Yeah. They're extensions I developed after Kakashi taught me Chidori." Yin Xiang nodded.
"Both could be considered A-rank jutsu. They're very powerful." The Third Hokage nodded with a smile.
"Once I have enough chakra, I'll learn Chidori from Kakashi too. It's an S-rank jutsu, so it must be incredible." Yin Xiang leaned back, bracing himself with both hands.
"You already have far more chakra than others your age. You're above Chunin level," the Third Hokage continued.
"I've been refining chakra ever since I can remember, so of course I have a lot. But I'm still nowhere near enough." Yin Xiang nodded.
"What are you two going to do?" The Third Hokage looked at Yamashin and Yamaha. The two of them stood where they were, no longer fighting.
"Well..." Yamaha looked at the fallen ninjas from the Land of Filling all around them, unsure what to say. The Konoha ninjas had been astonishingly strong. They'd taken everyone out.
"sigh." Yamaha sighed. "I never truly betrayed our country, Yamashin." He looked at Yamashin. "Honey Shadow isn't dead either."
"Brother isn't dead?" Hearing this, Miji ran out of the cave and stared at Yamaha.
"Your Highness!" Yamaha's eyes widened as he looked at her. "You really are with Yamashin."
"What exactly is going on in the village?" Miji asked Yamaha, ignoring everything else.
"Enough. Go inside and talk. We'll take care of things here." Yin Xiang looked at the bodies scattered across the ground and told Miji to go into the cave.
Miji nodded and led the others inside. Yin Xiang and the others began clearing away the bodies, throwing them all into the ravine. The corpses had piled up into a small hill, all of them ninjas from the Land of Filling.
By the time Yin Xiang and the others returned, the discussion in the cave was over.
It turned out to be a trap laid by the Land of Honey. Honey Shadow had faked his death and had already taken over the Land of Filling's main stronghold. The daimyo of the Land of Filling should already be dead. They had been waiting for Yamashin and the others to kill the Honey Shadow in Honey Flower Village, after which the war between the two countries would end and the Land of Honey would be unified.
Having Miji hunted down had been the first step in creating the illusion. The plan had been on the verge of succeeding, but no one had expected Miji to come back and catch them off guard—bringing so many Konoha ninjas with her.
"So... did I mess everything up?" Miji asked, lowering her head.
"Not really. Those four Chunin had genuinely betrayed their country. You helped us deal with them. And now the Land of Filling has lost so many ninjas that it barely has any fighting strength left." Yamaha spoke, letting out a sigh of relief. "At last, the war between our countries is about to end."
"How many ninjas does the Land of Filling have left?" Yin Xiang asked Yamaha.
"One Xian Shadow, two Anbu, two Jonin, and a little over ten Genin. With your strength, you can take them out easily once you get there." Yamaha didn't look down on the child at all. He'd seen everything Yin Xiang had done just now. The boy was powerful.
"To settle the conflict between two countries: one Kage Level fighter, four Anbu, five Jonin, twelve Chunin, and thirty-three Genin. It's an A-rank mission with Jonin involved. Five Jonin and four Anbu—calling it an S-rank mission wouldn't be unreasonable. Add a Kage-level fighter and the liberation of a country, and it could even qualify as an SS-rank mission. I want three million ryo for this mission." Yin Xiang looked up at the cave ceiling.
"Three million ryo?" Yamaha's eyes widened. That was no small sum.
"Fine!" Miji agreed at once. No matter what, they had to pay them. She was the one who had tricked them into coming, so she had to take responsibility for it.
The Third Hokage watched from the side and nodded in satisfaction. Yin Xiang really knew how to bring benefits to Konoha. He'd just secured three million ryo for the village. The boy wasn't only strong and clever—he had political instincts too. The more the Third Hokage saw of him, the more he liked him.
"Good. Once we've rested, we'll head straight for Honey Flower Village in a couple of days." Yin Xiang nodded and leaned against the wall. Then he suddenly sat upright and pulled a Kunai from his Ninja Tool Pouch.
"Something just occurred to me." As he spoke, Yin Xiang coated the Kunai with Lightning Release and hurled it. It pierced the head of the Chunin they'd captured earlier. Now, the only captive left was Biji, the ninja who had betrayed his country.
"You can decide what to do with him." Yin Xiang dragged the Chunin he'd killed to the back of the cave. The other man was already dead, his flesh torn away in chunks. It was a gruesome sight. Yin Xiang swallowed hard, fighting the urge to vomit, then tossed the Chunin's body onto the other corpse and walked back.
"Biji, you were determined to betray your country. This isn't for us to deal with. I'll hand you over to Lord Honey Shadow, and he'll decide your punishment." Yamaha looked at Biji.
"I understand, Lord Yamaha." Biji nodded too, lowering his head and not daring to look at Yamaha or Miji.
"Tenten, are you hurt?" After coming out, Yin Xiang saw Tenten sitting by the fire, wrapping a bandage around her hand, and walked over.
"It's nothing, just a small injury." Tenten spoke as she wrapped the bandage.
"Let me." Yin Xiang took the bandage from Tenten. "You're not wrapping it properly."
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