When Hiiragi Kagami saw the damaged Witch's Palace, her face immediately paled a degree. It wasn't until she saw Uchiha Ryo holding Tong and having a meal in the temporarily arranged house that her complexion finally looked a bit better.
The mission from the priestess of the Country of Demons has ended here. The ninjas from the three clans gathered again at the Witch's Palace. Their attitudes towards each other were not very good.
Senju She Lin seemed as if she had eaten dynamite. After seeing the miserable state of the Witch's Palace, she began to sneer at the two Uchiha members.
However, no matter what the other side said, Uchiha Ryo always had that smiling expression, making it hard for others to figure out what he was thinking. Hiro of the Uchiha clan only let out a "Hehe" throughout the whole process. He even thought it was a waste of time to even give Senju She Lin a direct look.
Seeing this, Hiiragi Kagami couldn't help but admonish herself again in her heart that she must never assign missions to the Senju and Uchiha clans at the same time in the future.
"Thank you all for your assistance this time. I've prepared the rewards for the Senju and Uzumaki clans. But as for the reward for the Uchiha clan..." Hiiragi Kagami showed a look of embarrassment on her face. "I consumed a lot of energy in sealing the evil spirits this time and can't make The Bead of the Wraiths for the moment. Can I pay you the reward in installments?"
"Um... How long will it actually take?"
Hiiragi Kagami pondered for a moment and then looked at Ryo. "I think it will take about half a month. I can make ten The Bead of the Wraiths by then. Of course, if you're not in a hurry, I can also make them slowly and give you a total of fifteen The Bead of the Wraiths after a month."
"Well, then Your Highness, you can take your time to make them. The two of us took on more than one mission this time. We still have to go to the territory of the Land of Lightning later. I think the time should be about right when we're on our way back," Ryo said with a smile, nodding at Hiiragi Kagami. "Just give me as many as you have at that time. Sorry to trouble you."
Hiiragi Kagami naturally had no objection. She immediately nodded in agreement and sent someone to prepare the rewards for the three clans.
Taking advantage of this gap, Ryo turned to Uzumaki Mokudatsu, still with a gentle smile on his lips. "Oh, by the way, could you do me a favor and pass a message to Yi for me?"
Uzumaki Mokudatsu looked up at him, frowning tightly. "...What?"
"Just tell him that I didn't have enough of the fight last time. I hope to meet him on the battlefield next time." The curve of Ryo's lips widened a bit. "If he really can't wait, tell him to come to the Land of Lightning to find me. Then we'll have a good fight again."
Uzumaki Mokudatsu raised his eyebrows, half-smiling. "Then why don't you just go back to the Uzumaki country with us? Anyway, the distances are about the same."
"About the same?" Ryo was stunned. "Isn't the Land of Lightning adjacent to the Country of Demons? Don't we have to cross back again to go to the Uzumaki country?"
As soon as Ryo said this, several people from the Senju and Uzumaki clans were all stunned. Even Senju She Lin folded her arms. "Did you cut your brain when you blinded yourself? The Country of Demons is in the northwest of the Land of Fire, while the Land of Lightning is in the northeast. What do you mean by adjacent?"
Hearing this, Ryo silently turned to Hiro of the Uchiha clan. "...Hiro?"
As soon as Uzumaki Mokudatsu said [It's about the right distance], Hiro opened the map. Looking at the two Land of Lightning in the upper left and upper right corners of the map, he stiffened up and rolled up the map that was copied incorrectly. "Really? Did I say the Land of Lightning back then? Maybe I misspoke. Actually, I meant to go to the Land of Snow for a mission."
"Pfft—An Uchiha with the three - tomoe Sharingan can even misread a map?" Senju Bai Mo burst out laughing, "I'll remember this joke for a lifetime, no, even into the next life."
Uchiha Ryo also looked utterly helpless at this moment. "… It seems I really have to let Yata and Sanzu learn to read. This is such a miserable deception."
Hiro's expression and tone didn't change a bit. "No, I just misspoke. The mission is to go to the Land of Snow."
"Alright, then it seems we have to prepare some winter clothes…"
"I've got them ready."
Ryo finally couldn't help but turn his head away, complaining in a plaintive tone, "Isn't this even worse? You watched me packing but didn't remind me to prepare winter clothes…"
Hiro tried his best to ignore the hearty laughter of the two Senju members over there. "I've brought you a set. Anyway, our builds are similar, so you can wear mine."
Ryo sighed again. "It seems the plan will be postponed again…"
"Hey, blind guy, I also heard from Chongxing before that you planned to go to the Land of Lightning," Senju Bai Mo said in a mocking tone. "What on earth are you up to? Or rather, what does your clan want? Have you finally decided to go back to the Land of Lightning?"
"Hmm? As for the purpose… Let's just say it's preparation for returning to the battlefield," Ryo stroked his chin. He didn't dwell on the mistake of the mission target for too long. "You've seen my situation. It's quite a headache.
After losing my vision, it's easy for me to accidentally hurt my clan members. This often happens when I use ninjutsu in group battles. So I want to train my Gitai a bit. The combat style in the Land of Lightning is quite suitable, so I've always wanted to go there for some training…
Ah, if you want to ambush me, I'd be more than welcome. After all, I've mainly been practicing Gitai to deal with you Senju. Consider it a pre - rehearsal."
Senju She Lin squinted his eyes. "You're really confident—Be careful of getting dragged into the water when fishing like this."
"Hmm… Although it's indeed a big fish, a fish is just a fish and can't outsmart a human," Ryo faced the direction where Senju She Lin was standing. "Moreover, compared to fishing, I prefer spearing fish. Isn't that more fulfilling?"
"Humph, be careful of having your fishing boat capsized."
Ryo just smiled without saying a word.
As the servants of the Witch's Palace brought over the rewards, the conversation between the two sides didn't continue. After each side took their rewards, they left one by one.
After leaving the Witch's Palace, Ryo stopped at a secluded place. He turned around to face Hiro, and his smile faded a bit. "What's going on exactly?"
Hiro stiffened up again. "… The map was copied wrong. Since there were words on it, I didn't pay much attention to the markings."
Uchiha Ryo also knew that most of the clan's maps were copied by kids in the clan - school under the pretext of having them familiarize themselves with the maps. After collecting the maps, many teachers would only roughly check if there were any errors in the terrain and then send them to the mission - handling place for people to use. Simply put, they were disposable items, and some deviations were inevitable.
Thinking of this, Uchiha Ryo couldn't help but sigh, "Alright, let's just go along with it."