If it were any other force, Yaoye would have directly attacked.

But Hidden Cloud, they had previously returned quite a few favors to the Uchiha.

The key issue was that these favors were tricked out of them by the Clan Head.

Hidden Cloud was essentially sold out and still helped the Uchiha count their money.

Yaoye sometimes worried about when Hidden Cloud would find out.

However, as time went on, this worry gradually faded.

On the contrary, Yaoye, who frequently took on missions, became quite familiar with most of the Hidden Cloud Ninja.

Whenever the Uchiha received such a escort mission, they couldn't rely solely on their reputation.

The so-called old rule was to send people out for three matches.

Escort missions always involved at least three people; the Uchiha would send three, and Hidden Cloud would also send three.

Of course, one person could also fight all three matches.

If the Uchiha won all three matches, Hidden Cloud would naturally retreat.

If they lost one, two, or three matches, the money paid by the merchant guild would gradually increase.

At other times, the Uchiha had a mix of wins and losses.

But when facing Yugito, they always lost completely, basically not even needing to fight.

Within the Uchiha clan, some people could defeat Yugito, but these individuals were not assigned this task.

Don't let Yugito's defeat at the hands of Hidan and Kakuzu fool you; she suffered from a lack of intelligence.

Otherwise, Kakuzu's five hearts wouldn't have been able to withstand Yugito's onslaught.

Most ordinary Uchiha would simply surrender when encountering Yugito.

However, Uchiha Yao'ye would always confront Yugito, and he wouldn't stop until he couldn't get back up.

So Yugito also had a bit of a headache seeing Yaoye.

Although they were old acquaintances, Yugito's face was cold this time:

"Not this time. Your fleet should go back to where it came from."

Yaoye was a bit stunned: "Why is that? I specifically..."

"Ahem, aren't we always having friendly sparring matches?"

The 'friendly sparring' Yaoye referred to was because, in the beginning, Hidden Cloud always gave the Uchiha face.

But some Uchiha were unruly; if you gave them face, they felt looked down upon.

Natsuki thought of this method of friendly sparring.

This way, no matter which side lost, they could accept it.

If the Uchiha lost, their motivation for training would become even stronger.

After all, having opponents is what provides the motivation to move forward.

Who knew it wouldn't work today?

Seeing this battle-maniac, Yugito felt her blood pressure rise.

Every time Yaoye encountered Yugito, he would'spar' with her.

Each time, Yaoye was beaten until he couldn't get up.

And he would still come back next time.

Yugito crossed her arms, saying coldly:

"Not this time. Don't even think about it. I won't fight you this time."

Yaoye was not very good with words.

His plan being disrupted made him momentarily at a loss.

Yaoye scratched his head and turned to Shan Xiong, saying:

"This won't do, boss. Your goods probably won't reach the Land of Porcelain."

The Uchiha's name was still very effective along the way; from the Land of Water, no pirates dared to bother their merchant ships.

It was already quite good that they had arrived here smoothly.

It had already exceeded Shan Xiong's psychological expectations.

"In that case, we can only detour and land in the nearby Land of Mud, and travel by land."

Shan Xiong silently calculated. Having come this far by sea, they would now have to switch to land travel.

The land route would pass through two countries, and the travel time would also be extended.

The profit would decrease from the previous seventy million to thirty million.

But it was only a reduction in profit, so there was no need to conflict with Hidden Cloud.

After looking at the map, Yaoye found that it would take an extra month.

But if Yugito didn't allow them passage, it seemed this was the only way.

Yaoye shouted from the bow of the ship towards Yugito:

"We're changing course to the Land of Mud and won't be using this shipping lane. Please clear the lane for us."

Yugito placed her hand on the ship's rail and said with her head held high:

"After we block the shipping lane, your merchant ship is the first one that wants to pass."

"This sea area is not somewhere people from the Land of Water can come and go as they please. If you want to leave here, you'll have to unload half of your cargo."

Shan Xiong stood behind Yaoye:

"Mr. Yaoye, if we give up half of the cargo, we will suffer heavy losses on this trip. I hope Mr. Yaoye can think of a solution."

Yaoye's duty was to escort the ship's cargo safely to its destination.

If it was just a transit fee or protection money that the bosses were willing to pay, he wouldn't be needed.

But this was half the cargo, so he, as an escort, had no choice but to step forward.

"Don't worry, since I've taken your mission, I will definitely ensure your cargo is delivered safely."

Shan Xiong hesitated for a moment and whispered:

"Mr. Yaoye, if Hidden Cloud is willing to let us leave, we can pay a maximum of ten million."

Yaoye had a plan in mind and directly said to Yugito:

"Yugito, the merchant guild is willing to pay ten million in hopes of withdrawing from here."

Shan Xiong felt his head spin. "Damn it, I said a maximum of ten million, why did you just blurt it out?"

"Don't you know how to bargain?"

Yaoye was oblivious, and after stating the merchant fleet's conditions, he waited for Yugito's reply.

He actually still wanted to fight Yugito, as there weren't that many masters outside.

Since he had endured two Tsukuyomi two years ago and came out of his training, his strength had reached a bottleneck.

There were people stronger than him in Land of Radiance, but they weren't always available or free.

Among those frequently in the clan, Natsuki, Shisui, and Itachi, Natsuki's schedule was usually very full.

Moreover, Natsuki's strength was not on the same level as Yaoye's; a fight between them would have no suspense and wouldn't serve to train him.

Shisui and Itachi were not keen on fighting.

If Yaoye enjoyed the process of combat, Shisui and Itachi focused on achieving victory more quickly.

The reason Yaoye didn't like fighting the two of them was because both were skilled in genjutsu.

A careless person like Yaoye would easily fall under genjutsu.

Every time Yaoye sparred with Shisui or Itachi, he felt like an idiot.

He would quickly lose to genjutsu.

That's why Yaoye liked taking on missions; in fact, it was just to find opponents.

However, in simple missions, the chance of encountering a formidable enemy was quite low.

Later, Yaoye discovered that sea escort missions were really good.

Especially merchant fleets from the Land of Water, they would almost certainly encounter people from Hidden Cloud.

Hidden Cloud's various masters had similar fighting styles to his, and every battle he fought was exhilarating.

Especially Yugito; every time he fought her, Yaoye felt he hadn't had enough.

So he tirelessly sought out escort missions for Land of Water merchant fleets, always looking for places where Yugito frequently appeared.

That's why Yugito often ran into Yaoye.

In fact, it was all Yaoye's intentional investigation and deliberate actions.

His purpose was solely to fight her...