Pokémon Ninja Scrolls of the Mizukage

Chapter 44 Eavesdropping
"Are the people of the Artisan Village so stupid?"

Zabuza, who hadn't gone out all afternoon, was a little confused by the result.

"Indeed, it can be seen that most people are telling the truth. Some are just complaining that the leader is old and in poor health and needs to recuperate frequently, which has led to a significant decrease in the village's orders."

"Puchi~" Jianchuan Ju couldn't help but laughed out loud.

"With the war looming, orders are decreasing."

Jianchuan Ju shook his head speechlessly. Although the Artisan Ninja Village had not encountered a war for a long time.

But every time a ninja war broke out, the major powers would take turns to put pressure on them because of the supply of orders. How could these villagers still be so naive? Stupid?
"Perhaps some people are indeed involved in smuggling, but such transactions do not go through the village or the daimyo. Even if the selling price is lower, they may earn more, so they will naturally not make the matter public."

"But this kind of thing will definitely be noticed by the Daimyo, right? And it's easy to offend the Five Great Nations. If they are retaliated against in the end, the Artisan Village will be the one that suffers."

Mei Terumi couldn't understand this behavior at all.

"This is what we are going to investigate. For now, our focus should be on the Four Symbols Square."

Qing coughed lightly and made arrangements for his team members.

"Tonight's operation will be divided into three teams. Ming, stay and protect Mr. Shimotsuki. Tachibana and Zabuza, the two of you, disguise yourself and go to the area around the Four Symbols Building to investigate the situation. There is no need to investigate too deeply. If something goes wrong, retreat immediately. I will sneak into the residence of the chief of the Artisan Ninja Village to investigate and then meet up with you."

"Remember, we have plenty of time. Now that we have a clear investigation target, don't rush. All actions must be conducted in a concealed and safe manner!"

"Yes!" x3
Thick dark clouds blocked the moonlight, and the sea breeze made the bamboo forest outside the village rustle.

This is a perfect night for a secret activity.

Just after coming out of the inn a few minutes ago, Qing Jieyin performed a Mist Hidden Technique that was enough to cover the entire Artisan Ninja Village.

At this moment, Jianchuan Tachibana was sincerely grateful for the geographical location of the Takumi Village.

It was close to the port, in the middle of a dense forest, and most importantly, small enough that even a thick fog covering the entire village would not alert anyone.

On the quiet street, Jianchuan Tachibana and Zabuza quietly approached the edge of the village.

Zabuza had spent the afternoon in the inn protecting Ichiro Shimotsuki and was not familiar with the terrain, so it was Tachibana Kengawa who led the way the whole time.

Although he did not delve into the silent killing technique like Zabuza, as a Kirigakure ninja, Jianchuan Ju still had the ability to distinguish things in the fog.

The two of them easily climbed onto a roof and were about to move on when 'Danger Prediction' suddenly gave a warning.

However, the warning was very weak, so Jianchuan Ju was not overly nervous. He just made a gesture to signal Zabuza to stop moving forward.

Although Zabuza was a little confused, he immediately bent down and hid.

Sure enough, the next second a figure appeared at the corner of the alley.

If the two of them had continued to move forward, they would have most likely collided head-on with this person.

Before Jianchuan Ju could even begin to appreciate the convenience of 'predicting danger', his attention was drawn to the person who walked out of the shadows.

The two looked at each other in surprise.

I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence. The figure was the Caique who claimed to be the person in charge of foreign trade of the Artisan Ninja Village in the afternoon.

Moreover, the direction the other party was heading happened to be the Sixiangfang where the two were planning to investigate.

Nodding slightly to Zabuza, the two decided to give up the idea of ​​observing the terrain first and decided to follow directly to see what the woman's purpose was in going to Sixiangfang in the middle of the night.

Jianchuan Ju looked around vigilantly. Since Sixiangfang was located in a remote area, there were very few houses nearby.

In order to avoid being discovered by following too closely, Jianchuan Ju waited until Caique walked a little further away before patting Lanzai on the shoulder and whispering.

"Lanzai, follow her from the roof." After receiving the order, the little frog immediately jumped lightly to the top of a house in front and hung silently behind the colorful bird.

Jianchuan Ju and Zabuza followed Lanzai carefully. The little frog was only about 30 centimeters in size, so it would be less likely for the other party to notice them.

After a while, the two of them followed all the way to the Sixiangfang.

When he saw Lanzai stop on a roof, Jianchuanju knew that Caique must have entered the workshop.

After meeting up with Lanzai, you can immediately see the workshop yard below.

A very thin young man walked into the room while talking to Caique.

After a brief hesitation, the two decided to take the risk and get closer to investigate the situation inside the workshop.

Then he quietly moved to the window where the light was still on, and sure enough, he heard the voices of a man and a woman talking in the room.

".Is it?"

"The ninjas from Konoha today probably didn't come here for the matter of the Takumi and smuggling. I've already read the letter they sent. It's just that the Fire Nation nobles invited a few old guys to appraise antiques."

"You still have to be careful."

At this point, Caique's voice became a little excited.

"The Craftsman is showing up less and less now, so why not just go ahead and do it."

"Alright! There's no need to mention this anymore. We still need him to maintain the relationship with the daimyo, and we also need his help to study the remaining blueprints in order to revive our ancestors."

"I'm just afraid that he will continue to study and find out something."

"It doesn't matter. He's old."

Jianchuan Ju outside the window didn't expect it to be such a coincidence, and what he heard was quite exciting.

It has been confirmed that it was most likely the Four Celestial Elephant People who wanted to resurrect their ancestors, but it was unexpected that the skinny young man took the dominant position among the two.

From what he said, it seemed that all the weapons to revive Qingming had not yet been fully produced.

It is still unclear how many accomplices the Four Heavenly Beings have besides the two people in the house.

For some reason, there was no movement in the room after the skinny young man said his last sentence.

Jianchuan Ju and Zabuza looked at each other and wondered whether they should retreat first to investigate the situation around the workshop. They had already exceeded the mission target today.

Who would have thought that when Zabuza saw the look in Jianchuan Tachibana's eyes, he suddenly pulled out the short knife from his back and was about to get up and climb into the house through the window.

Fortunately, Jianchuan Ju was quick-witted and grabbed Zabuza and pulled him back.

But the two of them are right next to the window, at such a close distance, how could the people in the house not notice the movement?

"Who?!"

The man in the house asked in a very calm voice, but Jianchuan Ju, who had already received the "danger prediction" reminder, certainly would not stand there stupidly.

He picked up Lanzai with one hand and forcibly pulled Zabuza, who was trying to turn back, with the other hand. He burst chakra with both feet and jumped directly onto the wall.

"go!"

The chapters in the past two days are a bit dull. . . I hope the data will not drop. Is there any big guy who can give some suggestions?

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