The middle-aged man's corpse began to stiffen and grow cold.
"Whoosh!"
Then, not far away, a slightly petite figure flashed into view. With her familiar reddish-brown crisscrossing curly hair, the newcomer was none other than Kei's teammate, Mei Terumi. The girl walked lightly to the side of the middle-aged man's corpse, who was already dead.
Looking at the middle-aged man, who was completely lifeless.
Mei Terumi smiled slightly, "Last mission target, eliminated!"
Then, after finding a special token in the middle-aged man's arms and confirming its authenticity, he took out a special scroll from his own pocket.
Lay it out on the ground.
Hand Seals.
"Seal!"
With a slight parting of her jade lips, several jet-black tentacles instantly spread out from that special scroll, completely covering the corpse.
After a beautiful burst of light and shadow...
The body simply vanished without a trace.
It's been sealed inside that scroll!
"Whoosh!"
Just after Mei Terumi finished doing all this, in the direction from which Mei Terumi had come, Kei's figure also flashed and appeared.
In just a few breaths, she arrived at Mei Terumi's side.
"Looks like it was resolved successfully. Where's the token? Is it with the target?"
After just one glance.
Qi then smiled lightly.
Although the person pursuing them held a very high status in the Land of Rainbows, he was still just an ordinary person. Let alone Mei Terumi, any Genin could easily kill him.
Kei wasn't worried at all that Mei Terumi would fail.
"Yes, it's confirmed here, and the other decoys have also been successfully dealt with!"
Mei Terumi took out the token she had just taken from the middle-aged man, shook it gently, and said with a smile.
"Okay, that's good. All mission objectives have been achieved. Now it's just a matter of finishing up!"
Qi smiled and nodded.
"Smack!"
They glanced at the cargo ship not far away, which seemed to have noticed Kei Mei Terumi and was about to turn around and leave in a hurry.
He clapped his hands together sharply.
" Ice Release: One-Horned White Whale Technique!!"
The resulting massive amount of Chakra.
A sudden surge of waves rose up on the nearshore sea surface.
"Splash!"
"Buzz!"
A chilling, white aura spread out in an instant.
Then, in Mei Terumi's bright, sparkling eyes on one side.
A gigantic, pure white, one-horned whale suddenly emerged from beneath the water.
Within the range of its fierce, plunging attack.
"Boom!"
It completely covered the sea area where the cargo ship was located.
"Splash!"
A beluga whale suddenly plunges down!
This brightly lit cargo ship was completely swallowed up.
"Boom!"
Compared to the violently swirling ripples spreading out in concentric circles, after a while, the sea surface returned to calm.
That cargo ship had long since sunk to the bottom of the sea!
"Kei, your Ice Release is getting stronger and stronger! You can use such techniques with ease. It seems that it won't be long before you become a Jonin!"
Mei Terumi, with a hint of surprise, turned to look at Kei and said with a smile.
"That's still far from enough. Let's go, we should go back and report the results to Lord Daimyo!"
Qi smiled faintly, then unleashed a burst of Chakra from the soles of his feet and headed back the way he came. Mei Terumi also leaped up and followed closely behind.
A-level escort and suppression mission.
This is a high-difficulty mission issued by the Daimyo of the Land of Rainbows, who sent his son to Kirigakure. The target is naturally the powerful faction within the country!
Of course, in terms of absolute strength, this is not a difficult task for the three of them. However, the key issue is that this group is extremely large. While clearing them out, the three of them must be careful not to provoke them into a corner and drag the daimyo down with them!
The employer is dead.
The mission was declared a failure!
Based on this...
After entering the Land of Rainbows, Qi and his group proceeded with extreme caution and meticulousness. Finally, after nearly two weeks of hard work, they successfully completed their mission.
"Haha, I knew Qi Jun was trustworthy. I'm truly grateful to the three of you, Qi Jun, and also to your village for your assistance!"
In the capital of the Land of Rainbows, inside the Daimyo Palace.
The daimyo of the Land of Rainbows, a man in his early thirties with a prosperous appearance, looked at the special token on his table and laughed heartily at the three people below him.
"You're too kind, Lord Daimyo. This is simply our duty as Mist Ninja!"
Qi, still displaying a hint of respect, bowed slightly and replied.
The Land of Rainbows is indeed a small country.
There isn't even a ninja village of its own in the country.
But no matter what, this man is a true ruler of a country, while I am just an ordinary Chunin. At least some respect should be shown, which is a common principle in the Shinobi World!
"No, if it weren't for Qi Jun and the other two, I might have already died at the hands of these traitors. I and the entire Land of Rainbows will forever remember the kindness of Qi Jun and the other two in rescuing us. We will not mention the previously agreed-upon reward. If there is any need in the future, as long as it is within my power, I will do my utmost to help!"
The daimyo of the Land of Rainbows shook his head slightly and said in a very serious tone.
Regardless of how sincere they were, it's already commendable that they could say such things so directly.
At least that's what Qi thinks.
Because ninjas and nobles of any country.
This is a very delicate relationship in this world!
They need each other, yet they also fear each other.
Oh, to be more precise, it's that the nobles are wary of ninjas. Although Kei doesn't understand why such a strange yet reasonable system as one country and one ninja village exists in this world, he is even more aware that the relationship between the country and the ninja village under such a system is actually very delicate!
A huge upheaval could occur at any time.
The conflict between the Twelve Guardian Ninja in the Land of Fire, as depicted in the original work, is a prime example!
Qi himself felt that such a political system was extremely abnormal, but firstly, the formation of such a special system in this world must have its historical reasons; secondly, Qi himself had not yet thought of a better system to replace it; and thirdly, and most importantly, this matter had absolutely nothing to do with Qi at present, and it was fine to think about it occasionally.
We really need to delve deeper.
His current status and strength do not support him doing such a thing.
Focusing on oneself is still the best course of action.
When facing the daimyo, nobles, and dignitaries of these countries, it is sufficient for Qi to simply adhere to basic etiquette.
"Ah, thank you so much, Lord Daimyo!"
Qi also showed a hint of 'being moved' at the opportune moment, and bowed again to express his gratitude.