Board Thread:Kōgakure/@comment-26068742-20170422225126/@comment-26510601-20170424000200

Once handed the scroll, the hunter-nin began to look it over. Satisfied with what he saw, he closed it before turning around and walking back into the mist. As soon as they were there, they were gone and the mist began to quickly fade. Those shadows that had been dancing in the mist were gone as well, it was almost as if the hunter-nin were never there.

Although they might've failed their mission for turning over the scroll, they got away with their lives. From there, they could simply return home and live to see another day.