The journey lasted three days.
Although Shinku Yūhi had controlled the pace of the march, by the time they reached their destination, Asuma Sarutobi and Kurenai Yūhi were pale with exhaustion.
Upon arriving at the village entrance, two men with farm pitchforks immediately took a defensive stance.
"Who are you?"
"We are ninjas from Konoha. We have accepted the mission requested by your village," explained Shinku Yūhi.
Upon hearing his words, the two men exchanged glances, and one of them immediately ran into the village.
A short while later, the sound of hurried footsteps could be heard.
Led by an elderly man with white hair and a white beard, a large group of people approached.
"Are you the ninjas from Konoha?"
"Yes."
Asuma Sarutobi stepped forward and pointed to his ninja forehead protector.
"Leave the mission of eliminating the bandits to us."
Hearing this, the villagers immediately frowned.
The elderly man leading them examined the group with a displeased look in his eyes.
"Can you really handle the bandits?"
"Of course," Asuma Sarutobi raised his head confidently. "I am an excellent ninja."
Just as the old man was hesitating, someone suddenly shouted:
"Did we spend all this money to end up with three kids?"
"Give us our money back!"
As soon as this was said, the crowd began to stir.
Seeing the situation, Asuma Sarutobi, somewhat nervous, hurried to explain:
"Please, trust us. We will take care of those bandits, we assure you."
"Also... Shinku-sensei is a jōnin!"
Upon hearing Asuma Sarutobi's words, the crowd calmed down immediately.
A jōnin?
If a jōnin led the team, then it was understandable.
"Well... don't get confused. Your payment is only enough to hire a few genin. I won't participate," Shinku Yūhi said, shrugging his shoulders.
"Shinku-sensei?"
Asuma Sarutobi was stunned.
Even if you're not going to participate, you didn't have to explain it! Isn't that just adding fuel to the fire?
"You all heard that! These Konoha ninjas are just playing with us!"
"If they don't handle the bandits, they'll surely come back to take revenge on us!"
"Throw them out! We don't need people like this causing trouble!"
The voices rose again, and the expressions on the villagers' faces became agitated once more.
Just as the situation was about to get out of control, a figure rushed into the crowd.
The next second, Mirai Uchiha was already gripping a man's neck.
"What are you doing?!" the others questioned upon seeing Mirai Uchiha's actions.
Mirai Uchiha snorted, and his dark pupils turned into crimson Sharingan.
A cold, violent aura spread, and the villagers present took a few steps back, terrified.
"I am the bandits' spy in the village, responsible for inciting hostility against the outsiders and informing the bandits of everything that happens here..." the man caught by Mirai Uchiha said with vacant eyes, under the effect of the Sharingan's genjutsu.
"Damned bandits!"
The villagers finally understood.
So it was this guy who had been shouting earlier!
"Name your accomplice," Mirai Uchiha said calmly.
"There are two of us spies in the village. Apart from me, the other one is called..."
Before the man could finish, Mirai Uchiha suddenly threw the sword he was holding backward.
Puff!
A middle-aged man who had been trying to escape in the chaos was pierced in the heart by the sword. He fell to the ground, convulsed a couple of times, and lost consciousness.
[ Ding! Congratulations, host, for successfully looting the reward: Constitution +0.5! ]
Hearing the system notification in his mind, Mirai Uchiha's heart skipped a beat.
I've already activated the daily combat reward; how could it trigger again?
Unless...
Can killing people also activate the looting system?
Thinking this, Mirai Uchiha slightly tightened his right hand.
CRACK!
[ Ding! Congratulations, host, for successfully looting the reward: Constitution +0.5! ]
The system notification sounded again in his mind, and a storm surged in Mirai Uchiha's heart.
He could confirm it now.
In addition to the daily combat reward, the system could also loot rewards through murder.
And most importantly...
The reward for murder had activated twice!
Does this mean the murder reward has no limit on how many times it can be triggered?
No, I need to verify this thoroughly.
"Mirai?"
Kurenai Yūhi's voice brought Mirai Uchiha back to reality.
Seeing everyone's gaze, Mirai Uchiha threw the body he was holding to the ground.
"The bandit spies have been eliminated. Tonight, we'll finish off all of them."
"From now on, no one is allowed to leave the village."
After seeing Mirai Uchiha kill two adult men so easily, the villagers dared not say anything else.
Under the persuasion of the elderly man with white hair, everyone obediently returned to their homes.
"Gentlemen, I am Omura Fujio, the head of this small village."
"Please, don't be offended by what just happened," said Omura Fujio with a servile smile.
Mirai Uchiha waved his hand.
"It's fine. Prepare us something to eat, we'll rest for a bit."
"Understood, please follow me."
After settling everything, Omura Fujio quietly withdrew.
Once he left, Kurenai Yūhi looked at Shinku Yūhi with reproach and complained:
"Father, you were terrible today. How could you say you wouldn't participate at such a moment?"
"If Mirai hadn't controlled the situation in time, our clients would have kicked us out."
"If that had happened, we would have become the village's laughingstock."
Upon hearing Kurenai Yūhi's words, Asuma Sarutobi also directed his gaze toward Shinku Yūhi.
He too didn't understand why Shinku Yūhi had said something so inappropriate at that moment.
In response to their questions, Shinku Yūhi smiled.
"Mirai, explain to them."
"Normally, the person in charge of communicating with us should be the village chief."
"However, while we were talking, someone in the crowd kept inciting hostility against us."
"That wasn't normal."
"Sensei Shinku said that just to confirm whether his judgment was correct," Mirai Uchiha explained calmly.
"So that's it!" Kurenai Yūhi exclaimed, suddenly understanding.
No wonder Mirai Uchiha had been able to catch the bandits' spy so accurately. So that was the hidden story.
"Ha, ha, ha... That's why I tell you, you still have a lot to learn," Shinku Yūhi laughed happily.
It had been a long time since he had experienced such perfect teamwork.
After understanding the reason behind the events, Asuma Sarutobi's heart was filled with frustration.
He had never thought he was so inept.
That guy, Mirai Uchiha, why is he so excellent in every way!?
After eating and drinking to his heart's content, Mirai Uchiha began to meditate with his eyes closed.
Although he hadn't shown any signs of abnormality during his first killings, he couldn't help but feel nauseous and uncomfortable inside.
He needed to adjust his mental state to face the massacre that was coming that night.
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