Konoha: You're letting me build up my bonds, but you're offending the entire ninja world.

The Chunin instantly threw several shuriken towards the door.

After a series of crisp clanging sounds, fragments of shuriken scattered on the ground, and Shimura Gengetsu walked in carrying a sword.

"Hello, my name is Shimura Gengetsu. What's your name?"

"My name is Nakamura Ri..." the Chunin answered subconsciously, but immediately realized something was wrong and quickly formed hand seals.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Nakamura, but I'm afraid we won't be able to meet again."

This highlights the importance of simplifying the number of handprints and the speed of handprint formation.

Just as Nakamura was forming his fourth hand seal, a knife pierced his heart from behind, and his eyes widened in shock.

"you..."

"It's just a combination of Shadow Clone Jutsu and Body Flicker Technique." As Shimura Gengetsu finished speaking, Nakamura's corpse also fell to the ground.

[The host has forged a bond of life and death with Nakamura, reward: +1 standard Chunin chakra unit]

Chapter Thirty-Five: If you don't take it, and I don't take it, how will Mr. Hizashi take it?

There's a significant difference between wandering ninjas and those trained in ninja villages. Poor Mr. Nakamura probably never attended a ninja academy and doesn't know to be careful when smoke appears near the enemy.

They were incredibly audacious enough to launch an attack first, instead of finding an absolutely safe position to defend and counterattack.

Their quality needs to be improved.

Shimura Gengetsu searched the entire room, turning over every possible place, and found over 400,000 taels of silver notes. He then put them in his pocket before leaving the bedroom and heading straight for the master bedroom.

The two guards at the gate were fast asleep and didn't wake up even after being kicked aside.

Gengetsu Shimura pushed the door open and entered.

Uzuki Yugao had also completed her task and was standing by the window wiping the blood off her katana.

Gengetsu Shimura didn't look at him, but instead looked at the large bed that was four or five meters wide. The two pretty women, who were of average appearance, didn't realize what was happening at all. They were still smiling, as if they were having a sweet dream.

Sure enough, this guy really deserves to die.

Uzuki Yugao noticed Shimura Gengetsu's gaze and followed it. When she saw the two half-naked women, her pretty face immediately turned red. She quickly used her sword to lift the blanket and cover Shimura Gengetsu's eyes.

"Xuan Yue, don't look at things you shouldn't, or you'll get a sty later."

In response, Gengetsu Shimura retorted, "I was looking at it with a critical eye, what do you know?"

Uzuki Yugao spat inwardly, thinking to herself, "How come kids these days are so good at making excuses? It must be because the adults didn't teach them properly."

Suddenly, Uzuki Yugao remembered that there had indeed been a lewd old man in the village recently. Could it be that he taught him?

Far away in Konoha, Jiraiya, who had just staggered out of the Kabukicho, suddenly sneezed and almost tripped over.

After regaining his balance, he shook his head and gave a silly grin.

"Hehe, it must have been those ladies talking about me earlier. Sigh, sometimes a man's charm is a sin."

After indulging in his self-admiration, Jiraiya staggered home, singing and wailing all the way, drawing countless curses in his wake.

...

Returning to Shimura Gengetsu, Uzuki Yugao repeatedly warned Gengetsu to stay away from any white-haired men loitering near the women's bath. Shimura Gengetsu naturally knew who she was talking about and nodded in agreement.

By opening the window, Uzuki Yugao shot a kunai out as a signal, summoning Hyuga Hizashi and Yuhi Kurenai inside.

Hyuga Hizashi took out his camera and took a picture of the corpse of his target, Fujimoto Keisuke, as evidence, and then began the raid on the house.

Before the Byakugan, all secret rooms and hidden mechanisms were exposed. Hyuga Hizashi had already been planning where to start searching while he was still outside.

Within just over ten minutes, all the cash and property deeds in the room were found.

"A total of 1.2 million taels in cash, plus some land deeds. Since it's inconvenient for us to liquidate the land deeds, we'll hand them all over to the village. Half of the cash will also be handed over, and the remaining 600,000 taels will be split equally among the four of us. How does that sound?"

It's an unspoken rule for ninjas to earn extra money, and the village turns a blind eye, but they still have to pay protection money, otherwise it will be difficult to get such missions in the future.

Giving half of the Hyuga Hyuga's daily rate is a standard practice.

“I’ve taken too much,” Kurenai Yuhi said, frowning. “I didn’t contribute at all to this mission, so I won’t take any more. You three can share it.”

“You can’t say that.” Hyuga Hizashi shook his head. “Since we’ve formed a team, we’re a whole. There’s no such thing as one person contributing more in a particular mission.”

“That’s right.” Shimura Gengetsu took the silver note from Hyuga Hizashi’s hand quite naturally.

"If you don't take it, how can I take it? If I don't take it, how can Teacher Richa take it? Are you planning to wait until we take the money and then report us to the Third Generation Old Deng?"

"Xuan Yue!" Xi Ri Hong gritted her teeth in anger, her beautiful eyes glaring at him fiercely. "If you can't speak properly, then don't speak at all. How could I possibly report you?"

"Then keep the money." Shimura Gengetsu took out 250,000 ryo and stuffed it into her hand, causing Hyuga Hizashi's eyes to widen.

“Xuan Yue, I meant 150,000 per person, you miscalculated.”

“I didn’t miscalculate.” Shimura Gengetsu took another 250,000 and put the land deed in his pocket. “Giving 200,000 to the third-generation elder is enough as a token. Why give so much?”

"If he asks, I'll tell him to go talk to my old man."

"Well... alright." Hizashi hesitated for a moment, but still didn't say anything more.

Being a ninja is an expensive profession. He himself doesn't need the 100,000 yen, but he can't make decisions for Kurenai Yuhi and Yugao Uzuki.

Anyway, if the sky falls, the little guy will hold it up.

......

After dividing the spoils, the group quickly left Fujimoto Keisuke's residence and returned to the hotel.

After a night's rest, they will set off for Wildfire Town on the border to conduct an investigation.

The next day, apart from Shimura Gengetsu, the other three got up very early, with Shimura Gengetsu not getting up until 10 o'clock.

Hyuga Hizashi didn't say anything. Children are at a stage of physical development, and if possible, they should be given enough sleep.

The Third Hokage did not set a deadline for them, indicating that it was not too urgent and that setting off later would not be a problem.

Once we left Tanzaku Street, our pace slowed down.

The four spent two nights in the wilderness on their journey, and arrived at Wildfire Town at noon on the third day.

Before entering the town, Hyuga Hizashi had the others remove their headbands, and he himself used a transformation jutsu to transform into another middle-aged man.

They were conducting a covert investigation to determine the identity of the spy.

Wearing headbands and sporting their signature Byakugan, they were clearly afraid their targets wouldn't know they were from Konoha.

Even Uzuki Yugao and Yuhi Kurenai hid in a corner, putting away their ninja vests and changing into ordinary clothes.

Upon seeing the two reappear, Shimura Gengetsu's eyes lit up.

Hong is a classic, strikingly beautiful woman, while Uzuki Yugao is the cool and aloof type. When they changed into casual clothes, their personalities were even more highlighted.

Shimura Gengetsu's eyes lit up, and he ran to Uzuki Yugao's side with his arms outstretched.

"Sister, hug!"

Xi Yan smiled helplessly; there was nothing she could do with this little drama queen.

Just as she bent down to reach out, Kurenai Yuhi beat her to it, picking up Gengetsu Shimura and pinching his smooth little face, asking with a mischievous grin:

"What, can't I hug Sister Hong?"

Feeling the chest that was even larger than that of Uzuki Yugao, Shimura Gengetsu was no longer angry.

It seems like... he makes more money that way.

Chapter Thirty-Six: I never expected you to be like this, Hyuga Hizashi!

Compared to Tanabata, Wildfire Town is much smaller, and due to the war, it has very few outsiders.

Hyuga and Hizashi fabricated an identity for them: wealthy merchants from the Land of Fire, traveling throughout the Land of Fire with their entire family.

This mission is very different from the previous assassination mission. They haven't even determined the mission target yet. The first thing to do is to investigate and screen suspected targets, which will take longer.

They spent 10,000 taels to rent a small courtyard for a month. Hyuga Hizashi took Gengetsu and the other two out to buy supplies and familiarize themselves with the town.

Over the next few days, apart from Shimura Gengetsu being too young to be of any use, the other three spent their days going out early and returning late, identifying suspicious targets, but they always acted separately.

This intelligence was relayed by Konoha's spies in Kirigakure. They receive letters from Wildfire Town every week, the earliest of which was three months ago.

Therefore, Hyuga Hizashi's main investigation focus should be on the people who suddenly appeared during that period, or the local residents who showed abnormal behavior.

Spies aren't necessarily ninjas; they possess strong chakra, so it's quite difficult to be a spy.

But in the past few days, Shimura Gengetsu and the others have gradually noticed something was wrong.

"I always felt that something was off about Mr. Hizashi."

Inside the living room, the three sat around the table. Kurenai Yuhi rested her chin on her hand and muttered, "He comes home smelling of alcohol every night."

“It’s normal,” Uzuki Yugao said calmly. “Taverns are places with the highest foot traffic, so there’s nothing wrong with drinking more to get information out of people.”

"But he always had a smile on his face, even though there was no progress at all." Kurenai Yuhi raised another point of doubt.

"And that smile was very..." She couldn't think of the words to describe it for a moment, so Xuan Yue added the finishing touch.

"Rippling".

“That’s right.” Kurenai clapped her hands and gave Gengetsu a thumbs up. “Not bad, Gengetsu. Your academic grades must be pretty good.”