Outside the mountain village, looking at the raging fire burning in front of him, Shigeru stood silently with his short sword hanging from his waist and a rusty axe in his hand.
Shigeru killed the ten women remaining in the mountain village.
He also collected firewood from the village, scattered it on the wooden houses and set them on fire.
Shigeru didn't know if what he had done was right or not. He only knew that if he left like this, those women wouldn't live long, so they might as well die quickly and peacefully.
I don't know how much time passed, but the sky was already getting a little brighter. With Shigeru watching, the fire didn't spread.
After all the wooden houses were burned down and there was nothing left to burn, the fire in the mountain village also subsided, and many places were extinguished and the smoke was rising.
After briefly dealing with the remaining flames in the village, Shigeru took his sword and began to head back the way he came.
However, just as Shigeru was coming down the mountain.
"Woof…Woof Woof!"
Shigeru looked back and saw a dog running towards him.
"Why is this dog still here?" Shigeru, who was originally depressed, immediately opened his eyes after seeing this dog.
A night had passed, and he thought that dog was long gone, but he didn't expect it to still be there waiting for him.
"Wow…"
Just as Shigeru was stunned, the dog had already arrived beside Shigeru, sticking out its tongue and panting, staring at Shigeru with a pair of unblinking blue eyes.
Seeing this, Shigeru couldn't help but ask, "Didn't you return home?"
Logically speaking, the Summoning beast should cancel the Summoning and return home after completing the mission. Why didn't this dog undo the Summoning jutsu?
"Woof?" The dog's eyes revealed a somewhat intelligent temperament.
Seeing the appearance of this dog, Shigeru was completely speechless "Forget it, return with me to the clan."
It didn't matter if this dog couldn't speak and had made contributions to the Hagoromo clan, he couldn't leave the dog here alone.
"Woof woof!"
The dog understood what he said and wagged his tail at Shigeru.
"Come on."
Shigeru shook his head helplessly and one person and one dog set off on the journey home.
Passing through the village of Bōeki, Shigeru stopped in for breakfast.
However, what Shigeru never expected was that this dog would be very picky about food. Whatever Shigeru ate, the dog wanted to eat it and would not accept anything else.
It's really out of place.
Running all the way, this dog is no ordinary dog and can keep up with Shigeru's speed.
So at noon, Shigeru took the dog back to the Hagoromo clan's territory.
After entering the clan gate and walking down the alley, all the clan members along the way looked at the dog in surprise.
However, the clan members limited themselves to that, just watching.
After all, it was just a dog. Moreover, it had been brought by the young patriarch, so there was no need to pay too much attention to it.
When the dog saw people around him looking at him, he followed Shigeru with great dignity, leaping forward on all four paws.
"Wow--"
Shigeru paid no attention to the dog's behavior. After entering the quest room, he walked towards the middle-aged man who had given him the quest.
Of course, in this era of the Warring States, it might be more appropriate to call him an elder. After all, he can already be considered an elder.
"Young Patriarch?"
Seeing the approaching person, the mission manager showed a look of surprise, "What are you doing here?"
Shigeru took out the mission commission scroll and the storage scroll containing the explosive seals "The mission is complete, I came to deliver the supplies."
"Mission completed?" The person in charge looked at Shigeru in surprise.
He originally thought that this task would take him at least three days to complete. Unexpectedly, the task that the young patriarch took on yesterday was completed today. It is truly worthy of the young patriarch.
Shigeru nodded.
The person in charge saw this and took the two scrolls, then untied the storage scroll, revealing four stacks of explosive seals.
After careful inspection, the attendant showed a look of doubt, "How strange, something is not right with these stamps."
There were four piles in total, which was relatively easy to count.
Suspicious, he took out only the four batteries and counted them.
Seeing this situation, Shigeru couldn't help but want to curse.
Old man, is it necessary to count things so carefully?
"Why are fifty-six missing?"
Just as Shigeru was complaining crazily in his heart, the person in charge stood up with a surprised look on his face.
Seeing this scene, Shigeru could no longer remain silent. He looked at the other party with some embarrassment, "Um, I..."
"The damn Hatake clan, seeing that we are in trouble, takes shortcuts like this. They think that we, the Hagoromo clan, are easy to bully!"
After hearing this, Shigeru immediately fell silent.
It turns out you didn't doubt me.
Yes, I am the young patriarch, you should not doubt me.
As for the Hatake clan, I will trouble them to take the blame for the time being, but don't worry, I will keep them safe after I become the leader of the Hagoromo clan.
"Don't worry, young clan leader, the responsibility for this matter lies with the Hatake clan and it will not affect the completion of your mission."
After scolding the Hatake clan, the person in charge looked at Shigeru and then replied: Shigeru's registration task is complete.
Although Shigeru was very satisfied with what the other party said, he couldn't show it on his face.
He shook his head with an embarrassed expression on his face, "Oh, why didn't I check it carefully at the time? There were flaws in the completion of this task."
The person in charge was also touched by Shigeru's attitude. "Young master, please don't do it this way, it's not your fault. Who would have thought that the Hatake clan, which is a powerful clan, would actually be shameless enough to take advantage of this small advantage?"
Shigeru "…"
Hatake Clan, don't worry, I will definitely take care of you in the future.
As for whether the Hagoromo clan will cause trouble for the Hatake clan because of this, that is basically impossible.
Not to mention that the Hagoromo clan is now severely weakened and it is impossible to cause any trouble for the Hatake clan.
Even if the Hagoromo clan had not gone through this war that almost wiped out the clan, they would not have gone to fight with Hatake. At most, they would have verbally condemned the Hatake clan, talked a little, and humiliated them.
After all, the Hagoromo clan is a top-notch clan no matter what. If they were to fight the Hatake clan over fifty explosive seals, it wasn't worth losing even a single ninja.
As for the words of condemnation, Shigeru said he could deal with it.
After all, he is also the young patriarch. For such a trivial matter, if Shigeru goes to his father, he can resolve it in a matter of minutes.
"Okay, Young Patriarch, the registration is over."
Shigeru nodded when he saw this, turned around and left the mission room with the dog.