Sunagakure's Hero? She's My Maid Now!

The cleanup of Handover Canyon continued until dusk.

Hidden Leaf had won a resounding victory.

The elite force Orochimaru had brought not only crushed Sunagakure's outer defenses, but also pursued Hidden Cloud through the tunnels for several miles.

Although they had failed to keep the Two-Tails Jinchuriki behind, Hidden Cloud's entire setup in the Land of Rivers had been uprooted.

The Hidden Leaf delegation returned to the No. 3 Outpost camp under ANBU escort.

Minato Namikaze walked at the front of the group.

He looked back at Qian Ye, who was being supported by two ANBU operatives.

This twelve-year-old civilian Genin had given him far too many shocks today.

He had seen through Rasa's trap.

He had won over Sunagakure's hero.

And at the very end, he had even summoned that white-clad old man who had beaten a Tailed Beast barehanded.

Minato knew perfectly well that without Qian Ye today, the Hidden Leaf delegation would never have made it out of that canyon.

He reassessed Qian Ye's value in his mind.

This was not merely a gifted Genin, but a monster who understood the situation deeply and held unknown trump cards.

After returning to the village, he had to report everything that had happened today truthfully to the Third Hokage.

Qian Ye's standing in the eyes of Hidden Leaf's upper ranks was bound to undergo a qualitative leap.

Deep within the camp, inside a separate tent.

Qian Ye lay on a cot, every bone in his body aching.

The Kinetic Energy Fruit had absorbed too much force.

Though he had released it in the end, the excessive strain on his body had still left aftereffects.

He closed his eyes and sank his consciousness into the Cross-Border Brothers Mutual Aid Group.

"Old Zhao, did he make it back?"

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