Chapitre 90: **Chapter 90: A Strange Situation**
**[Four Symbols Seal: A powerful sealing technique from the Uzumaki clan, used alongside binding seals to seal formidable enemies or demons.]**
Seeing this newly unlocked sealing skill, Hattori was thrilled, though he felt a bit sorry for Rasa.
"Sigh, if I'd known I could unlock this skill, I wouldn't have needed to use my kunai to slice old Rasa's prostate. But honestly, my cut probably wasn't very clean, so theoretically, it shouldn't have too much of an effect... right?"
Thinking this, Hattori felt reassured and turned his focus back to clearing the battlefield.
Of course, his approach to cleanup was a bit different from others'.
Typically, people check for survivors to finish off and loot the dead, taking weapons and reusable supplies. But Hattori's battlefield cleanup involved collecting the orbs floating above the corpses.
In his eyes, these orbs emitted a faint blue glow in the night, making them easy to spot. It took him just over half an hour to gather them all.
This time, he'd struck gold, collecting more than a hundred orbs.
When he counted, he found they were all water-elemental orbs, varying in quality from low to high levels.
**[Water Orb (Common): Used to synthesize water-elemental puppets from level 1-19.] X106**
**[Water Orb (Excellent): Used to synthesize water-elemental puppets from level 20-39.] X32**
**[Water Orb (Rare): Used to synthesize water-elemental puppets from level 40-59.] X7**
Grinning at the orbs' attributes, Hattori couldn't help but smile wide.
"Ha! What a haul! If only monsters killed by others could also drop orbs, I'd have even more... Wait, hold on a second!"
Suddenly, he realized that the usual "currently unusable" label on the orbs had disappeared.
"Does this mean... I can use them now?"
Rushing to check his data and skills in his mind, Hattori indeed found a difference.
The puppet creation skill, which had previously been grayed out, was now white, with an additional note underneath.
**[Detected an eligible upgrade skill – Four Symbols Seal. Puppet Creation has now advanced to Sealed Puppet Creation.]**
**[Sealed Puppet Creation: Seals nin-orbs and your chakra into the puppet, creating a puppet capable of casting ninjutsu. The puppet's level depends on the orb's level.]**
**[Note: Nin-orbs are consumables that fuse into the puppet upon sealing, granting it a random ninjutsu based on the orb's attribute and level.]**
Reading this skill description almost made Hattori laugh out loud, his face lighting up with joy.
"This is perfect! I was worried my puppets weren't strong enough, but now I can create some powerful ones. And I have spare materials too. As soon as I'm back at camp, I'll start crafting!"
He sat down, watching the Sand ninja clear the battlefield.
Maybe it was the thrill of their rare victory or the valuable resources they'd secured, but the Sand ninja were buzzing with energy as they worked.
Before long, the battlefield was cleared.
Under Chiyo's command, the Sand ninja began their happy trek back to camp, hauling their spoils and other recovered materials.
Once they'd all left, a few mounds rose from the otherwise flat sand, and several dirt-covered Mist ninja crawled out.
Apparently, these Mist ninja hadn't fled but had hidden in the sand, emerging only after the Sand ninja had left.
They looked shaken, each glancing at the field of fallen Mist ninja in silence.
After a moment, one of them finally spoke up.
"The mission may have failed, but we should at least bring back the bodies of the clan's jonin. However many we can carry, it'll help us answer to the clan!"
"Agreed!"
The others nodded and split up to search for the bodies of their fellow jonin.
But after the brutal battle, finding all the fallen jonin bodies was nearly impossible.
It took significant effort to locate just two jonin corpses, making their faces darken with frustration.
If they continued searching, they might not find more, and they risked exposure.
Exposure would mean death for all of them.
But if they left without bringing back any jonin, they'd have no way to answer to the clan, and the punishment for failing the mission would be severe.
Facing this dilemma, the Mist ninja were torn.
After discussing, they decided to search a bit longer, but if they found nothing, they would have to retreat, even if it would be hard to explain upon their return.
They searched a bit longer, but still couldn't find any more jonin bodies.
As they were about to leave, one of the Mist ninja suddenly called out.
"Look here! I found something!"
"Hm?"
At his words, the others turned to see him holding a ninja forehead protector, his face filled with excitement.
The others couldn't help but frown.
"It's just a forehead protector! What's so special about that?"
"I thought you found something important!"
"Yeah, what a letdown..."
Hearing their annoyed comments, the Mist ninja shook his head.
"No, it's not just that! Look closer, right here!"
He raised the forehead protector higher, pointing to the small, spiraled design at its center.
As they examined the design, the other Mist ninja finally understood, shock appearing in their eyes.
"This isn't a Sand or Mist forehead protector... this is... a Leaf forehead protector?"
"How's that possible? How would a Leaf forehead protector be here?"
"Could it be that we weren't fighting Sand after all but Leaf ninja?"
As they murmured, the leading Mist ninja raised his hand to silence them, shaking his head.
"No, our enemies were Sand ninja. I saw Pakura's Scorch Release technique. The Leaf forehead protector appearing here means only one thing: Leaf ninja are involved in this war!"
Hearing this, his expression turned grave.
"No matter what, today's events are bizarre, and I believe we must report this to Lord Mizukage immediately. Now... retreat!"
"Yes!"
With his command, the Mist ninja all responded, swiftly using Body Flicker Technique and dashing southward toward the sea.
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**(End of Chapter)**
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