Ao stared nervously at the letter in Uchiha Shunichi's hand. After all, that piece of paper concerned his life.
Having his life decided by a sheet of paper was truly pathetic!
"So this was the decision? That was rather unexpected." After reading the letter, Uchiha Shunichi smiled as he looked at Ao.
Under Uchiha Shunichi's gaze, Ao could not help swallowing, his heart filled with unease.
"Your luck is pretty good. The village's decision is—kill you!" Uchiha Shunichi smiled as he approached Ao, speaking as he directly slit his throat with a kunai.
"Hiss—ugh—"
An unwilling sound came from Ao's throat, but in the end, he could only watch helplessly as his life slipped away.
At first, he had truly thought he could survive. Yet he had never expected to end up like this. How humiliating...
That was the final thought to flash through Ao's mind before darkness consumed his vision.
Uchiha Shunichi looked at the corpse on the ground without the slightest pity. He simply tidied up the traces on Ao's body, dispelled his Shadow Clone, and turned to leave.
There was no need to take Ao's corpse away. Konoha no longer wanted intelligence on the Hidden Mist. Leaving Ao's body behind was merely a signal.
Following the route he had taken here, Uchiha Shunichi quickly returned to the inn where he was staying. After straightening his clothes, he lay on the bed and waited quietly.
More than ten minutes later, a burst of commotion sounded outside, and a Mist Shinobi knocked on Uchiha Shunichi's door.
"Sir Ninja? What happened?" Uchiha Shunichi's confused gaze and half-awake demeanor did not arouse any suspicion.
"Are you the merchant who arrived in Kirigakure today?" The Mist Shinobi held a sheet of paper as he questioned Uchiha Shunichi.
"Yes, yes, I just arrived