Now that we were here, we got down to business. "We were called here by that kid. After all that we've been through, why even call? Did you need something from us?" I asked. One of the members said "You don't have to worry about it. We hear that you indies are working as retainers for Kirume Clan. All of your blood debt to us can be washed away with a single favor." I crossed my arms. "What favor?" Keisuke asked. "The inner western province is not big enough for us both to compete for the scraps of the bigger clans. Once we get their secret jutsu, we can eliminate them and become stronger." We glared at them. "Don't worry, the women and girls would all be safe." another clan member said to smooth things over. "What do we get?" I asked. They blinked. "YOU don't get hunted and killed by us. We get to expand our territory and influence. It's a win-win situation we're offering you." the one running the show said. I rolled my eyes. "We'll have to think about it. See you later." I said as I dragged a bewildered Keisuke out of there. There was no way that we were taking that nasty deal.
Getting the chest full of money was easy. We used our chakra to get back to the village really quickly. We not only had to give the money to the clan head, but we had to report the scheme. Once we were in front of the children of the clan head, the elders, we told them. They were outraged. "No wonder all those reprobate indies went after Goro, Rokuro and Juro!" Naoya exclaimed. Yukiya was the most angry with this news. That made all the sense in the world. It was his sons that were raped. "They will pay for this. Those fools were never in our sights. Now they will be the ones obliterated." he swore darkly. "How could they be in our sights? Their petty antics were never enough to even enter our eyes." Mio said before a coughing spell hit her. Naomi said "I'll send Kazuya on a mission to find their precious jutsu. Whatever it may be." "And what should we do about the refugee camp? The mayor wants someone to spy on them." I reminded them. "Oh, Haruka can do that." she added dismissively. I did not care as long as we got our money. That was the end of that. We were done now.
Just as I thought that, the doors to the hall opened. All the elders bowed and we did the same with our foreheads touching the floor. It was the founder himself. Naruhito asked about the mission report with a bland tone. He did not think much of us. Keisuke was a bumpkin from the boonies and I was a shifty wanderer. The scheme was relayed to him when he sat in his place at the head of the room. He was also furious. "How dare they!? This is unacceptable!" he bellowed. Looking at us, he said "You two! I remember what you said. You've said in the past they tried to torture the code out of them?" We nodded our heads. "Well, they'll never get it that way. We don't just give the secrets of our clan to any whelp we produce. You have to be a chunin or higher. That's all I say on that matter for now." he said as he rubbed his chin. "What will we do, Father?" Naomi asked. He just looked at her for a moment. "We strike back. And we'll strike back hard." he said with a cheeky grin I would not think would appear on the face of a man that age. The plan was simple. We would trap them and kill them all.
