Naruto: I'm Really Not a Pokémon

"Could it be those ninjas from Konoha? I remember there was a kid with white hair and a short sword on his back."

"It's possible that the so-called antique appraisal in their letter is just a cover."

Bao Gui thought about how the two of them were just talking about the letter from the Minato class and how he was almost fooled, and a hint of viciousness flashed in his eyes.

"We have to find a chance to get rid of them. Konoha is in the middle of a war right now, and no one will pay attention to them."

"Unfortunately, the conditions for reviving the Qingming ancestors have not yet been gathered, otherwise this might be a good time to declare war on the despicable Five Nations."

At this point the mission had been completed. Considering that this was the first time he took his disciples abroad, Minato planned to stay a few more days to let his disciples broaden their horizons. However, he did not know that an inexplicable blame had been put on them.

And there are two ignorant frogs in the well who are looking for opportunities to kill them.

Of course, even if he knew, Minato would not care too much about this mysteriously confident person.

On the other side, after running for a while, Jianchuan Ju saw that there was no enemy catching up and gradually slowed down.

Jianchuan Ju stopped and grabbed Zabuza who was about to jump to the next roof.

"Alright, no need to take a detour anymore, no one's following us."

Now that he was out of combat, Zabuza finally had time to think. He thought about how Tachibana had twice pulled him out of the enemy's attack range ahead of time, and a little gratitude rose in his heart.

However, remembering the eye contact at the window before, he looked at his teammate strangely again.

"Why did you do that just now?"

Being asked this question so suddenly by Zabuza, Jianchuan Ju was a little slow to react.

"When did I say I was going to take action?"

"There was no sound in the house before. Didn't you signal us with your eyes to go in and catch those two people?"

It was not until then that Jianchuan Ju figured out why this guy was preparing to retreat and drew out his dagger.

"That's a look I gave to retreat! Would someone turn away when they look at me to arrest someone?"

Now Zabuza was speechless.

"Hey, maybe we should use tactical gestures next time? Besides, there are only two people on the other side, so there is no need for us to retreat."

Just when Jianchuan Ju was about to explain, a voice interrupted their friendly discussion.

"What are you doing?"

In the dark night shrouded in fog, a voice suddenly appeared in the deserted alley, scaring the two men to instantly draw their weapons and take a defensive stance. Even Lanzai instantly pulled a piece of foam from his neck and prepared to attack.

However, after seeing who was coming, they both breathed a sigh of relief.

"Teacher Qing, you're going to scare people to death."

"I saw what seemed to be a fire over at Sixiangfang, so I rushed over. It seems that it was you who caused the noise."

Jianchuan Ju was about to ask Qing how he found them, but before he opened his mouth, he remembered that as a perception-type jonin, it would be easy for Qing to find them in such a small village.

Seeing that neither of them spoke, Qing didn't waste any time and spoke directly.

"Let's go back to the hotel first. There's no need for me to investigate anymore."

Jianchuan Ju and Zabuza looked at each other and didn't ask any more questions. They gathered chakra in their feet and followed Shangqing's steps.

After returning to the hotel, Jianchuan Ju told Qing and Mei Terumi everything that happened to him that night.

"It is now basically certain that the person leading the smuggling is Shi Xiang Fang, and the leader of the Artisan Ninja Village should be under their control."

After listening to Jianchuan Ju's story, Qing was not surprised. He just nodded and continued.

"It doesn't matter. It's enough to identify the smugglers. The next step is to find out who is trading with them in the Water Country. The internal struggle of the Artisan Ninja Village has nothing to do with us. We just need to report to the village after we return."

Jianchuan Ju thought about it and felt that what Qing said was right, but he felt that under the current circumstances, they might not be able to avoid the turmoil in the Artisan Village.

"Today, Tachibana and Zabuza have already alarmed the other party. Will this make them alert?"

Mei Terumi said with some concern.

"Tachibana said that their appearance has not been seen, so the problem is not big. We just need the account books, letters or order information to confirm which family is trading with them. After all, the person who issued this mission is Yagura Karuju."

Jianchuan Ju agreed with what Qing said. The Land of Water could be involved in the Third Ninja World War at any time. If they made a big fuss while carrying out such a private mission abroad, they would not have a good time when they returned to the village.

"Captain Qing, did you find out anything when you went to their leader's house?"

Although the smuggler had been identified, Zabuza still asked Qing casually.

But there was a strange expression on Qing's face.

"There is no one in the home of the chief of the Takumigu Village."

Chapter 46 Coincidence

"The leader of the Artisan Ninja Village was kidnapped by the people of the Four Symbols Workshop and taken to another place?"

This was the first possibility that Jianchuan Ju thought of, but after hearing this, Qing's expression became a little weirder.

"No, his house was very clean. There was only a letter left on the table to a man named Bao Gui. He said he knew his purpose and would not get involved. He took his wife and children to visit friends in Daming Prefecture."

"This"

The three little ones looked at each other.

Jianchuan Ju finally understood why Qing had such a strange expression.

The leader of this Artisan Ninja Village might have run away with his family, and even left everyone in the village behind and ran away alone.

"All right."

Qing raised his voice slightly to attract the attention of the three people again, and continued speaking.

"The matter of the Craftsman Country has nothing to do with us. We just need to find evidence of smuggling."

"Captain Qing, how about we sneak in again tonight and find the evidence directly?"

"This..." When asked by Zabuza, Qing's face turned slightly red with embarrassment.

Seeing this, Jianchuan Ju quickly pulled Zabuza.

Given the alert state of the Shixiangfang after being eavesdropped, Jianchuan Ju estimated that it would be no problem for Qing to break in directly. However, sneaking in to steal was a bit difficult for these guys in the Naruto world who were called ninjas but were actually mages.

Besides, although the location of Sixiangfang is remote, it is still within the Artisan Ninja Village, so it is not advisable for the few of them to make too much noise.

Qing didn't explain much, just looked at the sky which was already getting brighter.

"The other party has already been alerted tonight, so it's not easy to sneak in. Tomorrow during the day, Mei Terumi and I will pay a visit in the name of doing business, while you and Zabuza will find an opportunity to sneak into the workshop from other directions."

"Understood." x2

The three of them looked at Jianchuan Ju who didn't say anything.

"Um, what I want to say is, then we are just going to ignore Mr. Shimotsuki? Protecting him is our mission, right?"

"Don't worry, since this is a door-to-door transaction, Mr. Shimotsuki will naturally come with me."

Well, this is the confidence of the great ninja village jonin in his own strength. Even a young jonin like Qing doesn't think anyone in the craftsman ninja village can beat him in a head-on confrontation.

It is naturally safest to keep the target of protection close to yourself.

Now that the plan had been finalized, everyone went back to their rooms to rest.

Considering that it would be a bit inconvenient to go to the door to trade so early in the morning, the few of them did not get much rest last night.

It was not until almost noon that Qing called Shimotsuki Ichiro to go out to Sixiangfang together.

Seeing Ao bringing Mei Terumi and Ichiro Shimotsuki to visit, Jianchuan Tachibana and Zabuza quietly went around to the back door of the workshop courtyard.

But before the two of them got close, they saw the middle-aged woman named Caique sneaking out from behind carrying a strange box that looked like a mummy's coffin.

This sudden situation caught the two of them off guard. Zabuza was too lazy to think and just looked at Jianchuan Tachibana, waiting for him to make a decision.

After a moment of hesitation, Jianchuan Ju still felt that he needed to follow and take a look, so he quickly wrote a note and handed it to Lan Zai, asking it to go to the main gate to find a chance to inform Captain Qing. He and Zabuza then quietly followed Caique.

Looking at the colorful bird in front of him carrying a box and walking into the forest, Jianchuan Ju felt relieved.

The other party came to such a remote place alone. If we can find an opportunity to capture her quietly, wouldn't it be more convenient than looking for some account book?

Soon the two who had been following him saw that they were far enough away from the Takumi Village and were about to attack him directly, but they saw Caique stopped in front of a building.

Even though it is so far away from the Artisan Ninja Village, there is a strange building that looks like a temple and also a bit like an altar.

"Bao Gui, I've brought the man over."

As Cai Que finished speaking, the gaunt young man from last night actually walked out of the strange building.

"Are you still going up?"

Zabuza, who was squatting on a tree, was eager to ask Jianchuan Tachibana, but even though he was asking, Zabuza had already slowly drawn out the short knife from behind.

Jianchuan Ju was a little hesitant. Although the 'Four Celestial Elephants' were somewhat funny and weak villains in the original novel, he and Zabuza were not very strong now.

If there was only one person, it would be no problem to take him down by surprise. But now it's two against two, I'm a little unsure. I don't know whether I should wait for Qing to come before taking action.

While Jianchuan Ju was hesitating, Caique had already untied the box behind him and pulled out a black-haired boy who was in a coma from the box.

Looking at the slightly stupid windproof glasses on the black-haired boy's face, who else could it be but Uchiha Obito?

"How did this guy get caught here?"