Even the Caged Bird Seal could be removed. An unusual light flickered in the five men's eyes. Did that mean the Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal could be removed too?
This was Hyuga Akira's goal.
Only now was this squad completely in his hands.
With Root's Second Squad under his control, Machi's identity was finally established as well.
Hyuga Akira also gained the authority to falsify someone's identity information, and he added Machi to Root's roster.
"Root?" The Nen Threads in Machi's hands wound around her ID card. She was studying the foreign energy on it, which resembled Nen but was also very different.
"A deeply hidden department in this village. Joining requires erasing your public identity and emotions, and carrying out missions Konoha won't touch," Hyuga Akira explained.
Machi pulled her Nen Threads, drawing the ID card into her hand. "I have no intention of working for you."
If she could laze around at home and eat well, why would she go out to work? Machi was being spoiled rotten.
"No matter how you look at it, you're something like my Nen Beast, aren't you? How can you not fight alongside your master?" Hyuga Akira protested vehemently. After all, Machi had considerable fighting ability.
Machi rolled her eyes at him. "Sorry, I've never acknowledged you as my master."
Hyuga Akira sneered. "Really?"
After all, Machi was still subject to his control.
Machi suddenly remembered that issue too and abruptly changed her tune. "Actually, it's not out of the question, provided you pay me."
After all, she used to earn money through her own handiwork.
"That shouldn't be a problem." Hyuga Akira rubbed his chin. Root regularly provided the squad with funding, and he could add just one little zero.
He could still afford Machi's wages.
Expressionless, Machi glanced at