Chapter 597: The Cursed Jubando Girl Who Should Have Been a Sacrificial Pawn Arrives as Promised

Isayama Naraku drove back home and was greeted by the sight of his own villa in ruins; the Countermeasures Bureau people were like hindsight police cleaning up the mess, and a worried look came over the man's face as he shouted loudly: "Huangquan, Kagura, Broly, Meifu..."

He seemed worried he would see the children's corpses; fortunately, Isayama Huangquan answered him: "Father, we're right here!"

"What's going on with you all?"

Isayama Naraku came at the sound, and upon getting close and seeing the situation on his adopted daughter's side clearly, his expression turned somewhat subtle.

"The house got blown up, everyone was hungry, so we're eating hot pot."

Isayama Huangquan explained in one sentence, then used chopsticks to pick up raw beef slices and drop them into the hot pot bubbling *gudong gudong* before her; underneath was a camping cassette stove on low flame, and a circle of people surrounded it — from left to right respectively: Isayama Meifu, Jino Setsuna, Kagura, Broly, Isayama Huangquan.

"What exactly happened here?"

"What else could it be? That evil ninja spirit attacked us."

"Are you all alright then?"

"White Shadow-sama arrived in time, saved us, drove off the evil ninja spirit, we had no accident, just suffered some injuries, but they've already been healed by talismans."

The girl answered, concisely explaining to her father what had happened before.

"Isayama Family Head, sorry about this, I blew up your house."

After Isayama Huangquan finished speaking, Jino Setsuna stood up and began apologizing to Isayama Naraku.

"A blown-up house can be rebuilt; as long as the people are fine, that's what matters. Staying alive is more important than anything."

Isayama Naraku didn't mind the matter at all, and three little kittens swayed over to his feet; the explosion just now had frightened the three little guys, and now seeing the person who usually feeds them come over, they immediately went over to stay in what they considered their safe place.

Before, Broly and the other two had to go to school, so the one who took care of the little kittens the most at home was actually this Isayama Family Head, Isayama Naraku.

"Staying alive, more important than anything..."

Jino Setsuna sat down, her face showing a somewhat lost expression.

Same father — one a biological father, one merely an adoptive father — but compared to him, her biological father would just discard her.

The only fortunate thing was that the people she brought this time all survived; the most severely injured Mito also recovered from his injuries with the help of that miraculous talisman.

"Isayama Family Head, your house has become like this and can't be restored for the time being; if you have no place to stay, why not go rest at the place the Countermeasures Bureau has prepared?"

Shen Gongji Shobu walked over and extended the invitation to Isayama Naraku; this invitation was partly out of a desire to protect Isayama Huangquan and Tsuchimiya Kagura, and partly out of a desire to continue contacting the White Shadow ninja.

"We naturally have a place to stay, no need for Director Shinguuji to trouble yourself."

Isayama Naraku shook his head and refused; if the other party had invited him and the others before, he might have agreed.

But now, Isayama Naraku's gaze unintentionally fell on the other party's legs wrapped in black stockings, and he had some guesses about Shen Gongji Shobu's invitation.

"Huangquan, where is that White Shadow-sama's talisman?"

Isayama Naraku suddenly asked.

"Right here, Father."

Isayama Huangquan hurriedly answered, pulling the Horse Talisman out of her pocket.

The moment the Horse Talisman appeared, eager gazes looked over from the surroundings.

Needless to say, those gazes naturally came from those who had already witnessed with their own eyes — even experienced — the Horse Talisman's effects.

Among them, Shen Gongji Shobu's gaze was the most eager; a treasure that heals bodily injuries without side effects, if it could be grasped by the Supernatural Countermeasures Bureau, the benefits would be innumerable; the most direct one being that many Exorcists would be attracted to join the Countermeasures Bureau.

"Father, are you injured too, and need to use it?"

Isayama Huangquan looked at her frowning adoptive father and became somewhat nervous.

"No, I'm not injured; it's just that this is something the benefactor who saved you lent to you, you must safekeep it well."

Given the Horse Talisman's function, plus the Supernatural Countermeasures Bureau's stance, it's not strange that Shen Gongji Shobu has designs on this thing.

The White Shadow ninja spirit might have issues, but if it's ultimately confirmed to have no problems, then based on its previous statement willing to let others continue using the talisman, this is a very righteous ninja spirit.

But things that might involve political interests are not so clean; with the daughter having been saved by the other party, and the other party also expressing willingness to teach the daughter to become stronger, the Isayama Family's stance can no longer remain consistent with the Supernatural Countermeasures Bureau.

Young people don't need to think about too many things, but old folks like him have many more things to consider.

"Isayama Family Head, please don't misunderstand; the Supernatural Countermeasures Bureau is an official department, and its actions have always been fair and aboveboard."

Shen Gongji Shobu heard the implication and hurriedly explained.

"I'm willing to believe, but this is after all a matter between the Isayama Family and the Tsuchimiya Family, and we must also consider the face of the Demon Hunter Families."

"It's my discourtesy; but I hope the Isayama Family Head, after shifting base, can inform us of the specific address, so that if another attack occurs, our Countermeasures Bureau can also rush over to support faster."

"Many thanks; after we settle down anew, we will inform the Countermeasures Bureau."

The topic didn't continue; the Supernatural Countermeasures Bureau busied themselves here for a while, mainly detecting residual grudges to track the black shadow ninja, but after no results, they quickly chose to withdraw.

Isayama Naraku called to contact professionals to come repair the house, then prepared to take his adopted daughter and the others to another Isayama Family property.

"Isayama Family Head, please wait a moment."

Jino Setsuna spoke up just as he was preparing to leave.

"Miss Jino, what is this?"

Isayama Naraku frowned at the Jubando girl.

"To speak frankly, I'm afraid I've been pushed out as a sacrificial pawn by my father..."

Jino Setsuna took a deep breath and told about her intention to rebel and split from the Jubando.

Isayama Naraku's mouth gaped open; he had thought the Jubando leader sending his biological daughter to lead the team on a guard mission showed how much importance he attached to this mission.

He didn't expect the other party was playing the idea that if the guard mission succeeds, the Isayama Family owes the Jubando a favor; if the guard mission fails, he could also use the black shadow ninja spirit's hand to eliminate his increasingly disobedient, out-of-control daughter.

"Then Miss Jino, do you mean you want to terminate this guard mission?

If so, that's fine."

Isayama Naraku was very reasonable; hired guards wanting to terminate a mission due to excessive danger is completely understandable behavior, especially since these people were calculated into coming by the Jubando head to execute a guard mission.

"No, the guard mission will continue to be executed, but only by me alone."

However, Jino Setsuna denied his words, saying directly.

"Ah, Big Sister, this..."

Behind her, the Jubando members who had followed her cried out in alarm, but before they could ask anything, the girl interrupted them.

"Mizutora, take the men and leave. Use a feigned death to escape from the Jubando."

"We are not afraid of death."

"But you should go live the free lives you yearn for, shouldn't you?"

Jino Setsuna turned her head and smiled at her subordinates.

"Big Sister, let's escape together."

That smile made the group of subordinates' eye sockets redden directly.

"Those who betray the Organization will die. This is an opportunity now, but it is not my opportunity. My father may not care whether you disappear, but he will care whether I disappear. I cannot escape. Even if I die, he will likely come to confirm it, wanting to see my corpse..."

After realizing this was her father's scheme, Jino Setsuna thought of many things, but the decision she ultimately made was to let the subordinates following her survive.

"Wah, Big Sister..."

"Alright, stop crying. Live on with my share.

And if there is a chance, please give this letter to my younger sister."

Jino Setsuna took out a sheet of white paper and wrote words on it. On it was written: "Sorry, Jingliu. Big Sister probably cannot accompany you as you grow up. Hope you live well from now on, and obediently listen to Father."

Besides that, there was no more content. She handed the paper to the man named Mizutora, whose whole body was covered in talismans.

"Jianshan Family Head, where are we going?"

Driving the Jeep with the weapons equipment packed, Jino Setsuna asked Isayama Naraku in the other sedan.

Isayama Naraku gave an address and drove off first, leaving only a group of Jubando members who were about to be treated as dead people on the spot.

The girl they followed would become the discarded pawn attracting the Jubando current Family Head's attention for them, and continue executing that dangerous protection mission.

"Unexpected, that you could do this much for your own subordinates?"

Isayama Meifu sat in the Jeep's front passenger seat and spoke a sentence on the way to the new foothold.

"They entrusted their lives and fortunes to me; I naturally cannot treat them as pawns that can be sacrificed at will."

Jino Setsuna replied with a sentence, then spoke no more. Only after arriving at another seaside villa under the Isayama Family's name did she make a phone call to her father in front of everyone.

"Father..."

She spoke with a very dejected voice, suppressing anger.

"We were attacked. The enemy was very strong. Mizutora and the others died protecting me..."

She spoke as if it were real.

"Is that so?"

"Ah, why can you speak in such a flat tone? Tell me, why did you give me false intelligence..."

The girl interrogated him heartbreakingly. Isayama Huangquan and the others were somewhat stunned. Broly's eyes flashed bright; he felt the other party's line delivery foundation was too good, simply containing genuine emotion. The acting was extraordinary!

"If not for you giving me false intelligence, Mizutora and the others wouldn't have died protecting me..."

"They died well."

"What did you say?"

"I don't need disobedient subordinates, and the Jubando currently doesn't need a second voice besides me. Setsuna, don't think I don't know what you want to do. Your life was given by me; your everything is in my control. You want to break free from my control, thinking things you shouldn't think. This is the result."

"So, you want me dead?"

"Hmph, how could that be? You are still my daughter. I just want your life back on the right track."

"Then, let me accept a life manipulated by your will?"

"Come back now. Return to my side. I will forgive all your previous unwise behaviors, as long as you obey obediently."

"I refuse. I will continue executing the protection mission."

"You want to die?"

"Isn't this what you wish? I am your daughter. My life was also given by you. So, I will execute the last mission you assigned me, until failure and death."

The other end of the phone fell silent. After a while, the person there spoke: "Truly foolish. Your weakness surprises me. Since you want to die, then die. The Jubando has another Heir. I also have another daughter. And she will become a more qualified Jubando successor than you."

The phone was hung up. Jino Setsuna recovered her expression. She looked at the group of people staring dumbfounded at her and asked with a smile: "Don't know, in the new house, where is my room?"

The younger sister would continue to have her life manipulated by Father, but without experiencing the event of all followers being killed by Father, Jino Setsuna had not developed to the degree of producing a patricidal mentality.

Better a wretched life than a good death. Although she felt experiencing darkness was a terrible thing, at least the younger sister would not end up suffering the result of being betrayed by Father.

"Right, we moved houses. Can that White Shadow Ninja Master still find us?"

After arranging their rooms, Tsuchimiya Kagura suddenly thought of something and asked.

"Probably no problem. Since the opponent's evil side can easily find us, its main body should be able to as well."

The next day, the doorbell of the seaside villa was rung. The White Shadow Ninja arrived as promised.

"I said it would work!"

Isayama Huangquan looked at the girl beside him and said, then invited the White Shadow Ninja at the front door inside.

In the seaview house's living room, the Isayama family plus Jino Setsuna sat on one side. The White Shadow Ninja, a single ninja spirit, sat alone on the other side.

"White Shadow-sama, I heard my daughter speak of yesterday's events, but I don't know how you plan to make my daughter and Kagura stronger?"

Isayama Naraku broke the silence first, opening his mouth to inquire of the White Shadow Ninja.

【This is simple. I will train them and teach them true combat arts.】

The White Shadow Ninja held up a sign to answer.

"Then specifically what?"

Isayama Naraku pursued the question, harboring some wariness in his heart. The other party might want his daughter and Kagura to walk some heretical path.

Then, everyone saw the White Shadow Ninja pull out from his bosom a book that looked like it was bought from a roadside stall.

【This is my Swordsmanship Training Notes. Inside is compiled a powerful sword art of my lifetime's learning. I will teach this sword art to the two of them.】

"Eh, it really is passing on techniques?"

【Rest Assured, from entry to the grave, this Swordsmanship Notes can help anyone easily enter my (Master's) Swordsmanship, and achieve mastery according to the Swordsmanship Talent they possess.】

The White Shadow Shinobi held up a sign and guaranteed it.