Chapter 573 Sniping

"There is no problem with the money, the amount is the same."

In a luxurious villa in the suburbs, after slowly counting the money, Jiaodu said to the bald man who was looking at him tremblingly.

"Of course, I don't dare to play tricks in front of Mr. Kakutsu."

The bald man rubbed his hands together and squeezed a flattering smile from his face.

The corners closed the black suitcase full of banknotes, and it was still possible to vaguely see a few precious gems sandwiched between the banknotes.

"Well, Mr. Kakutsu must have been exhausted and exhausted all the way here, right? Would you like to soak in the hot spring here? For example, I have a classy beauty here..."

The bald man continued to rub his fingers, and at the same time gestured with his eyes to the two maids who were standing aside and dressed slightly.

The two maids also calmly unbuttoned half of their kimonos, exposing their fair shoulders. At the same time, the round snow-white chest was half hidden, and they looked shy and blushing, giving people an extreme sense of temptation.

As far as ordinary men are concerned, they absolutely cannot resist such a temptation.

However, Jiaodu turned a blind eye to these temptations, he just stared at the bald man with his faint green eyes.

"Ahem, why, Mr. Kakuzu thinks two are not enough? If not, I can call a few more over so adults can enjoy... No, it's a hot spring."

The bald man continued to smile obsequiously.

Ignoring the flattering smile on the bald man's face, Koto just picked up the black suitcase full of banknotes, and also chose to turn a blind eye to the maid who was still shy.

"No, I'm not interested in these things. Remember to pay back on time next time. I'm not always so polite."

After finishing talking, he carried the black suitcase, walked out of the room, and walked out of the villa.

Didn't expect Jiaodu to leave in such a smooth manner. Looking at his back leaving quickly, the bald man couldn't help touching the top of his bald head, a little dumbfounded.

"What a weirdo, I've never seen a guy so obsessed with money."

The bald man complained.

A reckless debt collector like Jiaodu is the type he dislikes to deal with the most.

"His Royal Highness~"

There was the delicate voice of the maid next to her.

So, turning his head to look at the two beautiful and delicious maids, the bald man directly forgot the previous unhappiness, like a very hungry wolf, suddenly saw the prey, and savagely killed it.

"The arrears here have been collected, and the next goal is..."

Walking on the official road in the suburbs, Jiao Du took out a small book and crossed out a name with a pen to prove that the person repaid the loan successfully.

"Is it this way?"

Jiangdu turned his head to look at the direction where the debt collection target was next. On the black coat hung a pure gold medal engraved with an aster pattern, which shone brightly under the sun and was extremely eye-catching.

"The mission this time is to expel the wolves wandering around the village. The grade is C, and the reward is 80,000 taels."

The leader of the seventh class, Kaminobu Tenzo, called the members of the seventh class to meet at the main entrance of Konoha, including Sai, who had just entered, a total of four people.

When the members got together, Tianzang announced the mission to be performed this time, explaining the content of the mission and the rewards that can be distributed afterwards.

"Anyway, at the end of the distribution, I can only get six thousand taels of money."

Naruto pursed his mouth and said dissatisfied.

The reward of 80,000 taels seems to be a lot. In fact, after the task is completed, 40,000 taels must be handed over to the village, and then half of the remaining 40,000 taels must be handed over to the leader Jonin.

The remaining 20,000 taels is the reward for the three team members.

Therefore, the average of the three people is only more than six thousand taels.

"You should almost get used to these things, Naruto." Tianzang smiled and continued: "Besides, with your current situation, you shouldn't be short of money."

Obtained the legacy of the four generations of Hokage couples, not to mention the precious collection of ninjutsu and seal art, it is difficult to use accurate money to evaluate. Even if it is the money left behind, there are at least hundreds of millions of taels.

Even if he doesn't work all his life, it's enough for Naruto to live his life without any worries.

"That's what I said, but I still feel that I can't save my money."

Although he got a rich inheritance, Naruto did not use the money stored in the ledger, but still used the money he earned from his hard work.

Only when you have enough food and clothing can you feel happy.

You know, being too indulging in material enjoyment is a taboo for ninjas.

Tianzang smiled slightly, understanding Naruto's thoughts to some extent, then he looked at Sai and said, "How is it, Sai, are you still used to the life of the group? How does it compare with when you were at the root?"

Unexpectedly, Tianzang would mention himself suddenly. Sai didn't show any panic on his face, and replied with a smile: "Thank you for the relationship with the captain. Although I'm still getting used to the normal team formation mode, I think I will be able to integrate it soon. As for the difference from the root...it should be a little different."

"That's good. After all, you are a character that Hokage-sama specially asked me to take care of."

Tianzang said with a smile.

Sai nodded slightly, the smile on his face restrained.

He knew that Tianzang had been guarding himself all the time, which was a warning to himself not to play any tricks in this team.

It's a pity that he didn't receive a task that was not good for Naruto, at least the superior hasn't asked him to do anything in this team.

"However, if you really integrate into this team, I think it will definitely benefit you a lot. I can understand some of your thoughts. After all, I was also a member of the root team in the past."

When Tianzang said that, not only Sai, but also Naruto and Sakura were shocked.

"Captain Yamato, you..."

"That was a long time ago, there is nothing to hide."

Tianzang laughed.

"Speaking of..." Sakura seemed to have thought of something, and asked suddenly: "I wanted to ask from the very beginning, why did you, Captain Yamato, use the wooden ninjutsu that only the first Hokage-sama has?"

Sakura asked this question, Naruto and Sai also looked over with curious eyes.

Tenzo did not answer Sakura's question, but changed the subject:

"Okay, let's not talk nonsense, it's time to carry out the mission. Although the destination this time is still within the territory of the Fire Kingdom, Konoha is a bit far away, so it's best to arrive before noon."

Seeing Tianzang skillfully changing the subject, Naruto cut off in displeasure, but didn't say anything, followed in Tianzang's footsteps and started to set off.

"The task this time is to patrol?"

Hokage Office, as the leader of the eighth class Jonin, Hong, took the task scroll from Tsunade, glanced at the content displayed on it, and frowned.

Seeing that Hong was lost in thought, Tsunade nodded without paying attention and said: "Yes, according to the patrol personnel stationed at the border, a group of unknown forces entered the Land of Fire. Not only that, after that unknown force sneaked into the Land of Fire, the Kingdom of Ghosts sent a document, and they want to temporarily send some teams into the Land of Fire, so that they can investigate some things."

"Has Hokage-sama agreed?"

Red brows frowned even deeper. This matter also involved the Kingdom of Ghosts, which made her feel that things were tricky.

"No, how could I agree to this request. In any case, the safety of the Fire Nation should be protected by Konoha himself, not by people from other countries. For this mission, I have asked Kai's team to set off to investigate first. The task of your eighth squad is to join forces with Kai's team and use the search capabilities of your team members to find this unknown force from the dark."

Tsunade knocked on the table and said loudly.

"Is there no specific goal? And the Kingdom of Fire is so big, if you don't specify a range..."

Red wants more information.

Once the information is available, it would be too difficult for the eighth squad to search within the Fire Nation.

"There is no more, only this information. I know this mission is a bit difficult, but now other teams have their own missions, there are free teams that are good at searching, and only your eighth squad is left."

Tsunade answered like this.

"I see."

"In addition, if you encounter people from the Kingdom of Ghosts, don't break out with them unless you have to. Just drive those unknown forces out of the Kingdom of Fire."

After Tsunade paused, he reminded Hong.

"Yes, then I'm off."

Hong nodded heavily, took the task scroll, turned and left the office.

"Sorry, Hokage-sama has ordered that, except for the necessary personnel entering and leaving the Oni Land, no one is allowed to enter without Konoha documents. If you trespass without permission, you can only be regarded as an enemy and wiped out."

Stationed at the entrance of the Konoha camp on the western border of the Fire Kingdom, a Jnin stood at the entrance of the camp and intercepted Caisan who wanted to enter the Fire Kingdom.

"Can't you be more flexible? We suspect that a group of dangerous elements has broken into the territory of the Fire Kingdom, which may pose a threat to the people of your country."

For this Konoha Jominin's refutation, Cai did not get angry, but continued to understand it with reason and emotion, trying to persuade this Konoha Jominin.

However, no matter what Sai said, this Konoha Jominin's attitude was extremely firm.

"This is Hokage-sama's order, and we can only follow orders. Moreover, since you said that dangerous elements have broken into the Fire Country, it is our Konoha's business, and we don't need the help of your Ghost Country ninjas. If you understand, please leave."

Konoha Kamijino still sternly refused and never let go.

"Acting captain, since he doesn't agree, let's go. Anyway, what happens has nothing to do with us."

Yamazaki put his hands behind his head, and seemed not in a hurry.

"Hey, Yamazaki, this is our mission!"

Xiang Rin glared at him dissatisfied.

"But this is someone else's territory, and we won't let us mess around. If we break in without authorization, it may cause diplomatic conflicts."

Yamazaki glanced at Xiang Rin for a long time, and said helplessly.

Cai looked sideways at the two people beside her, and was about to speak when a voice came in:

"Is something happening here?"

Everyone looked at the person who was coming. It was a watermelon-haired man who was less than 30 years old. His jet-black hair was shining, and he was wearing a tight green ninja suit. Overall, he looked like a kappa.

This man is none other than Konoha Kami Ninja Maitekai. Behind him, there are two men and a woman who are his students Neiji Hinata, Rock Lee and Tiantian.

As soon as Kai came here, he asked what happened here.

"It's Kay."

This Konoha Kamijino obviously knew Kai, and judging from the tone of his voice, he seemed to have a good relationship.

"These three are ninjas from the Kingdom of Ghosts. They are chasing a group of dangerous elements and want to enter the Land of Fire to search... But Hokage-sama issued a death order, and the ninjas from the Kingdom of Ghosts are not allowed to enter and search. I have severely rejected them."

Konoha Jami explained the situation here, Kai nodded seriously after hearing this.

The purpose of their coming here is exactly the same, to investigate a group of unknown persons who broke into the territory of Fire Nation. Judging from the means of hiding their whereabouts, this group of unknown persons is undoubtedly a group of extraordinary ninjas.

However, when looking at the three of them, Kai showed surprise on his face.

"I remember you are..."

Obviously recognized Caisan's identity.

Cai didn't answer, but just glanced at Neji, who was staring at her. There seemed to be a sharp fighting intent in the other's eyes, and she frowned slightly.

Intuition told him that if he continued to stay here, he would cause quite a bit of trouble.

"In that case, let's take our leave. I hope that group of people won't cause any disaster in the Kingdom of Fire within your territory."

Aya had no intention of talking to Konoha's people. After saying this, she quickly left the camp where Konoha Ninja was stationed with Xiang Rin and Yamazaki Hisashi.

Leaving the camp where Konoha was, Caisan came to an open space more than ten kilometers away, surrounded by dense forests, the shade of trees covering the sky and the sun, even the sun's rays were covered, so it was still a forest during the day, looking as dim as dusk.

"From the current point of view, that group of people has sneaked into the Land of Fire, and Konoha's attitude is relatively firm, and we are forbidden to enter and search."

Cai analyzed the current situation.

"Can't you sneak in like them?"

Xiang Rin speaks out her thoughts.

"We are ninjas with affiliations, and we will be strictly scrutinized when we enter and exit countries, especially the territories of other big countries. These countries have a very strong awareness of preventing foreign ninjas, and they are not on the same level as small countries."

Besides, even if it is a small country, it is best to report to the local management personnel, so as not to cause troubles other than missions when the time comes.

The only group of ninjas who can stay in the land of fire for a long time are the wandering witches and the debt collectors who are responsible for debt collection.

Although it is also possible to sneak in quietly, but being discovered after sneaking in quietly will cause a lot of diplomatic troubles.

After all, the Fire Nation is huge, at least in its own territory, it will not allow ninjas from other countries to act unscrupulously.

Cai hated trouble, so the idea of sneaking into the Land of Fire to investigate secretly disappeared from his mind.

"However, as long as their scope of activities is determined, it is only a matter of time before they are found. Yamazaki, check to see if there are other active groups around, and tell Teacher Yan that the target has been found. We can just wait outside. Those people cannot stay in the Land of Fire forever."

"good."

Hearing the order from Aya, the acting team leader, Yamazaki took out the communication tool from his backpack, pulled out the antenna, and began to connect with the signals of the surrounding action teams without hesitation.

"I didn't expect that it would be so troublesome just to drive out the wolves. It's almost dark."

After knocking down the last wolf, Naruto touched the sweat on his face, panted a little, then looked up to the far sky, and found that the sun had set to the west, and most of the sky had been plunged into darkness.

"At this time... it seems that I have to stay in this village for one night, and I will go back tomorrow morning."

Tianzang also took a look at the sky, thinking that it would be somewhat inconvenient to travel at night, and he was also a little tired after a day.

There is no major event happening in the village now, so there is no need to hurry in such a hurry.

"How about it, what do you two think?"

Tianzo looked at Sai and Sakura.

"I'm OK."

Sakura shook her head.

Sai also smiled and said, "I'm fine too."

Tianzang got the answer, nodded slightly, and took the three of them back to the village where the wolves needed to be expelled. After discussing with the village chief, he got two vacant rooms from the village chief very smoothly.

"Sakura has a room for herself, and the three of us share a room. Is there any problem with this arrangement?"

Pausing in front of two empty houses, Tianzang turned and asked.

"Three men crammed into one house..."

Naruto looked at the small house, the corner of his mouth twitched.

Moreover, this is not a place for people to live at all, but a small warehouse or something.

"Stop picking and choosing, if you are a girl, it's not that I can't give you preferential treatment."

Tianzang patted Naruto on the shoulder.

But Naruto is thinking about another thing, as long as it is a girl, is there no problem?

"If so, would you like to try it?"

For example, using tricks such as the technique of seduction.

"Try what?"

Sai turned his head and asked.

"Ah, nothing, I didn't say anything! Sai, you heard me wrong!"

Naruto quickly covered his mouth, and his intuition told him that if he used the technique of seduction here, he would definitely be beaten badly by Sakura.

"Really? Naruto, you are really a strange person."

"You are not qualified to say that about me, in my opinion, you are a weirdo."

Hearing Sai's words, Naruto responded somewhat dissatisfied.

No, no cooperation at all.

Maybe it was the feeling of lack of commonality, he felt that he couldn't cooperate with Sai.

The same is true during missions, and he cannot be regarded as an existence like Sasuke.

If it was Sasuke... Thinking of this, Naruto sighed with a somewhat lonely expression on his face.

Sai noticed Naruto's sigh and didn't say anything.

The night is coming soon, and the remote village is surrounded by silence and darkness.

In the small warehouse, the three Naruto squeezed into it.

Because it is too backward, there is no place connected to electricity in this village, and candles and kerosene lamps are used for lighting.

"Captain Yamato, does this village have the conditions to connect to electricity?"

It's not looking down on him, Naruto just expressed his true inner opinion.

In Konoha, he is used to a convenient life and using electricity. It is inevitable that he is not used to living in such a place where there is no connection to electricity.

"You are so naive, do you think that every place in the Land of Fire is Konoha?"

Saii laughed out loud at Naruto's naive speech.

Maybe he didn't mean to discriminate, but in Naruto's ears, it was full of ridicule.

"Sai, don't say a few words."

Tianzang looked helplessly at Sai, this guy still doesn't have the spirit of teamwork.

Then, he turned his gaze to Naruto and said;

"This kind of thing is actually very common. As Sai said, a prosperous place like our Konoha is very rare in the Land of Fire. Basically, only a few large cities in the country can match it. And these are also thanks to the hard work of the Hokages of the past generations."

Tianzo told Naruto some things in general.

"is that so?"

Naruto tilted his head, looking not quite understanding.

"It's almost like this. Every mission is the accumulation of experience and cognition. Maybe you will understand when you see more things one day."

Tianzang smiled.

Naruto squatted there puzzled, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Okay, let's go to bed early, and I have to go back to the village early tomorrow morning. Good night."

Tianzang yawned, leaned his back against the wall, closed his eyes and began to rest.

"Good night."

Sai also said good night, and began to lie down on his side looking for a space.

"What, I went to bed so early, I'll go to make it easier."

Naruto saw the two of them going to bed so early, feeling very bored, so he carefully walked past the two of them and walked out of the warehouse.

The night air was chilly, and the moon was extraordinarily white and bright. Naruto shivered and walked towards the woods not far from the warehouse.

Naruto whistled in the open woods while unzipping his trousers and began to relieve himself.

Halfway through the relief, suddenly there was a swishing sound in the woods.

"who!?"

The urge to urinate suddenly flowed backwards, making Naruto's body tremble.

After inspecting the surrounding area for a week, they found it was pitch black. Naruto swallowed, and his voice trembled:

"Is it Sakura? Or Captain Yamato? Sai?"

Called the names of three people in a row, but no one responded.

Afterwards, the sound of salsa suddenly sounded in the woods, it was the sound of the leaves blown by the breeze.

In the warehouse, Tianzang opened his eyes instantly, and Saii opened his eyes after a slow beat.

The two opened their eyes, and after looking at each other, they rushed out of the warehouse without saying a word, and came to the place where Naruto had just relieved.

There is only a piece of wetness left here, but Naruto has disappeared from here.

Not only that, in the nearby bushes, two Anbu ninjas were found lying on the ground, unconscious, and lost the ability to move.

Tianzang looked serious, knowing that things were going to be serious.

Naruto is missing.

"Sai, call Sakura, I"

Before Tianzang finished speaking, Sai's figure had disappeared from the spot, and he pursued him alone.

"Hehe, Konoha's little mouse really came after him."

The short-haired boy running in front looked at Sai, who was chasing after him, and sneered.

I saw him holding a strangely shaped blue three-pronged sword in his hand, looking at Sai who kept approaching him, full of confidence.

"Ninja Law Super Beast Fake Painting!"

Sai didn't get angry at the short-haired boy's ridicule, and calmly drew on the scroll with a brush. In an instant, two fierce tigers roared, rushed out of the scroll, and bit the short-haired boy with their teeth and claws.

The short-haired boy saw this, his face remained unchanged, he clenched the blue three-pronged sword in his hand, and flicked it lightly.

Three long snake-like long swords pierced through immediately, piercing the tranquility of the night sky, and piercing directly through the chests of the two tigers.

The fierce tiger under attack turned into black ink and sprinkled from the air.

The remaining 'long snake' shot towards Sai who was galloping very nimbly.

Sai's complexion changed slightly, and he rolled out sideways, dodging the enemy's attack in embarrassment.

"Retractable sword? But this attack distance..."

The distance between myself and the short-haired boy is at least ten meters. That is to say, on the premise of flexible attack, the three-pronged sword in the opponent's hand also has the ability to attack from a distance.

and

Sai glanced around, but found no other people.

The short-haired boy did not carry the missing Naruto, so his face sank.

Bait?

"It seems that you have almost understood that your companion is not on my side, you have been tricked. And you will die here too! Use my ninja toolLongyan Yali Andao, and I will personally send you a ride!"

The short-haired boy laughed ferociously, pouring the chakra in his body onto the three-pronged sword.

The three-pronged sword suddenly produced an astonishing change. The original three-pronged sword, which was like a retractable sword, immediately transformed into three blue water dragons, opening its eyes like a living creature, and grinning at Sai in mid-air.

"go to hell!"

Swinging the three-pronged sword that turned into three water dragons, the short-haired boy seemed to see Sai's tragic death in front of him, and the smile on his face became more terrifying.

boom!

The ferocious smiling face was frozen under the moonlight.

The straight light pulled out of the air, disappeared in a flash.

Immediately afterwards, in that instant, the short-haired boy's head exploded to the ground like a watermelon that had been knocked open with a stick.

The headless body swayed twice before falling to the ground.

Sai was also taken aback, without thinking too much, he retreated directly, using the trees to cover his body, and carefully looked around.

On the trunk of a tree 700 meters away to the west, Cai gently put down the sniper rifle that she held in mid-air. Her arm was a little numb, but the numbness disappeared quickly from her body.

"Really, if you continue to stay in the Land of Fire, you might be able to live a little longer. In this way, one of the four celestial elephants in Craftsman Ninja Village has gone."

He exhaled lightly, facing the radio communicator placed by his mouth, and started a conversation:

"Yamazaki, you should be in the sky now, right? One of the targets has been solved, you go and bring the body back. Next, go hunt the remaining three."

"Acting captain, is it okay to take the corpse back?"

There came Yamazaki's uncertain tone.

Cai responded unhurriedly:

"It's okay, didn't the above give instructions? Except for the leader, the rest only need to bring back their bodies."

(end of this chapter)