Selling a Sob Story?

"Yes!" Yajirobe answered with a single word, finally getting serious.

Uchiha Feng controlled his breathing from afar, watching the Anbu ninja carrying out their mission.

"Begin! Freeze!"

He sent the command through his mind, raising both hands toward the ninja still trying to conceal themselves.

Dumpling's psychic power activated.

First one!

Swish~

Yajirobe's blade flashed cleanly, slicing him straight in two.

Second one!

While running, he was controlled by Dumpling and fell from the tree.

Swish~

Another slash in midair, and the enemy was still cut into two halves.

"Enemy!"

The last remaining Anbu ninja discovered Yajirobe's trail.

The moment he raised the alarm, he saw that all his companions had already been split in half.

He turned to flee, only to find his body under control. All he could do was watch the katana slash through him.

So that was how they died?

That was the Anbu ninja's only thought. His final gaze fell upon the dog his companion had brought, hoping it could return to the village and warn them.

But he realized the dog, too, was frozen in place.

Swish~

Another slash, and the dog's head fell off.

Yajirobe sheathed his katana and walked over to inspect the ninja hound.

Uchiha Feng wiped the sweat from his forehead. That control just now had consumed a great deal of mental energy.

"Stop looking. It's not over yet!" Uchiha Feng scolded. Yajirobe was actually studying the dog's eyes closely at a time like this.

[＋324~]

[＋432~]

[＋248~]

[＋89~]

The three men and one dog gave Uchiha Feng nearly a thousand soul points. They seemed to all be Konoha elites.

"What a shame. There's something wrong with this dog. Its eyes are crimson and bloodshot. It's eaten people, so I won't eat it." Yajirobe stood up and actually said something like that.

Uchiha Feng did not even want to complain anymore. How could he tell that?

"Remember, in the future, either don't eat things like that, or don't let anyone find out. Understand?" Uchiha Feng said meaningfully, gesturing for Yajirobe to follow.

Uchiha Feng floated through the sky and quickly caught up with the Hidden Mist Village's peace delegation.

Ao's Byakugan came into play at that moment.

Out of habit, he scanned the surroundings and discovered two people. One of them was in the sky, watching them. Most terrifying of all, the Konoha personnel who had been protecting them had vanished.

As an experienced ninja, he showed his skill to the fullest at that moment.

"Qingquan, take the Minister of Etiquette and leave with these banknotes." Ao called over the chunin he thought most highly of and took a scroll from his robe. "Once you return to the village, you can be promoted to special jonin as well!"

"Lord Ao, did something happen?" the ninja named Qingquan asked.

"Carry out the order. After leaving for three kilometers, abandon the Minister of Etiquette, but make sure to protect the scroll." Ao's voice was urgent. The figure in the sky was getting closer and closer.

"Yes. You must return safely. I'm still waiting for you to keep teaching me sealing techniques!" Qingquan immediately replied and turned to leave.

"I'll definitely return to the village. If I can't, remember to collect my summoning beast scroll from [Genji]. Haven't you always wanted a summoning beast?"

Ao made his final arrangements as he spoke, pushing Qingquan toward the Minister of Etiquette.

The two respectfully bowed. Before they could say anything, the Minister of Etiquette interrupted them.

"Before setting out on this diplomatic mission, I had already expected this outcome. There is no need for this." The Minister of Etiquette untied the ropes around the carriage, mounted a horse, and galloped away.

Qingquan used the Body Flicker Technique and followed after him.

After doing all that, Ao began forming hand seals. Black markings formed a summoning array beneath his feet.

Poof~ When the smoke cleared, a clam appeared within the summoning array.

"Keep it safe and give it to [Genji]."

With that, he released the summoning.

Uchiha Feng watched the entire scene from the sky. He was rather curious as he watched the clam vanish. Could that thing be a summoning beast too?

He made no move to stop Ao. Taking their lives was not his goal. Someone had to report back.

After finishing everything, Ao waited silently where he stood.

The Hidden Mist Village ninja beside him also said nothing. The moment they had accepted this mission, they had already prepared themselves for everything.

"Not planning to resist?" Uchiha Feng floated before Ao using the Flying Technique and asked.

"Resist? The outcome is still uncertain." Ao removed the sealing talisman restraining his Byakugan and glared up at Uchiha Feng. He threw a kunai, with an explosive tag attached to its handle.

Boom~

A Dodon Ray shot from Uchiha Feng's fingertip, detonating the explosive tag in the sky.

The Dodon Ray pierced through the explosion and struck Ao's right arm.

Ao's entire arm exploded into fragments.

"That's awfully stingy! You just got such a huge sum of money, yet you only used one explosive tag?" Uchiha Feng was somewhat surprised. Is this the strength of a Hidden Mist Village jonin? That's way too pathetic, isn't it?

Pain appeared on Ao's face. The corners of his mouth and eyes twitched, and sweat ran down his face, but inwardly he complained, If it were before, I wouldn't have used even one explosive tag. The Hidden Mist Village is just too poor!

Ao asked, "What exactly do you want? If you wanted to kill us, you would have had plenty of chances already."

"Are you worried about your companions? I'm here to take back what belongs to me, but it seems you don't want to hand it over?" Uchiha Feng sighed inwardly when he saw Ao shielding these Hidden Mist Village chunin and even genin behind him.

If this were Konoha, perhaps these people would already have been set ablaze by the Will of Fire!

"Something that belongs to you?" Ao asked in confusion.

"This compensation was carved out of the flesh of our clan's corpses." Uchiha Feng's voice turned chilling as his eyes changed.

His pupils turned crimson, and two tomoe spun within them.

"Uchiha? You're from Konoha!" Ao grew furious. Did Konoha truly want to go to war with the Hidden Mist Village now?

"Konoha? Freeze!"

Uchiha Feng did not want to explain any further. He raised both hands.

"Controlled?" Ao's body froze against his will. Only his Byakugan remained active. Upon closer inspection, even the chakra in his body had stopped moving.

Swish~

Yajirobe appeared and slashed across Ao's Byakugan.

Ao, having lost his Byakugan, collapsed to the ground. The Hidden Mist Village ninja around him did not retreat. Instead, they protected Ao and prepared to counterattack at any moment.

One of the chunin had already prepared to fire shuriken, but Ao stopped him.

"You're no match for him. In a moment, I'll do my best to hold them back. How many of you can escape will depend on your luck!"

Ao supported himself with his remaining arm, bit his finger, and a massive Fuma Shuriken appeared in his hand.

"One Byakugan is only worth fifty million. You made a profit!"

Seeing Ao ready to fight to the death, Uchiha Feng turned and left instead.

Yajirobe also glanced once at the man preparing to die.

Ao nervously watched his surroundings. Having lost his Byakugan, he was still not used to it.

What exactly does he want?