I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 233 Once you're away from the whirlpool, the sea breeze becomes warm and gentle.

"Uncle Maoyou, you look great! The fish you sell are much fresher than before."

Unlike six years ago, Apo has gradually developed into a harbor town, with a large number of fishing boats gathering here and rows of carts carrying ice waiting here.

Aside from the large fish stalls, there are still many small fish stalls selling a variety of fish of different sizes and types. The large fish stalls are responsible for wholesaling seafood from various places, while these small fish stalls are the source of food on the tables of the surrounding people.

Tatsuma and Minato squatted in front of a small fish stall. Tatsuma held a struggling fish in his hands and said to the old man with gray hair in front of him.

"Have you two bought fish from me before?"

Mao You was somewhat surprised. Those who came to his small fish stall were all regular customers from the surrounding area. Strangers would not come to a small fish stall where the appearance and quality could not be guaranteed.

Tatsuma nodded and said, "Yes, I came here six years ago. You probably don't even remember."

"Six years ago?"

Mao You fell into deep thought, but couldn't recall any related memories. He even forgot what he was doing six years ago, even though he could clearly remember things from seven, eight, ten, or fifteen years ago.

But the memories from six years ago seemed shrouded in a thick shadow. He patted his head and said, "I'm getting old, there are too many things I can't remember. But since you've been here before, you're a regular customer, so I'll give you a discount."

"Thank you then."

Tatsuma didn't refuse, and grabbed all the slightly larger fish from the fish stall, putting them into the fish basket next to him. He caught quite a few, and Moyu quickly asked, "How many of you are eating?"

"Four people."

"This is too much for four people."

Moyu tried to stop Tatsuma from picking out more fish, but Tatsuma calmly brushed his hand away and said with a smile, "We're having a barbecue, we won't eat rice, we'll just eat fish."

"That's too much."

After muttering something, Moyu didn't stop him. Instead, he waited for Tatsuma to pick out the large fish one by one. Once he glanced at the fish stall and saw that there were no more large fish, Tatsuma said, "Uncle Moyu, please weigh them for us and then kill them."

"it is good"

Mao You nodded and began weighing the fish with some difficulty. Leaning back and away from the scales, he could finally see the markings on them. He said, "Twenty-two and a half catties, seven per catty."

Before he could finish speaking, Chenma handed him a two-hundred-yen bill, saying, "Consider the extra as payment for helping with the slaughtering and scaling."

"Tell me about getting a discount."

Mao wanted to decline, but he hadn't seen a two-hundred-yen bill in a long time. Tatsuma smiled and shook his head, placing the money directly into the cookie box in front of him, saying:

"Could you help me kill this? Where can I wash my hands? Let me wash them first."

"Okay, okay, it's over there, it's over there."

Unable to hide his smile, Moyu gave Tatsuma directions. Tatsuma and Minato went over, washed their hands, and instead of going back immediately, they strolled around the area, chatting with the laborers and vendors from time to time.

After a while, they returned to Maoyou's fish stall. Seeing that the two had finally returned, Maoyou quickly stood up and said, "I thought you had gotten lost. Take the fish with you. Fish that has been killed won't taste good if left for too long."

"There are so many fish, it's hard for you to carry them all. You can take this fish basket; I usually make these to sell when fishing is off. They're not worth much."

Thank you.

Tatsuma didn't refuse, took the fish basket, said goodbye, and walked away. After gradually getting rid of the crowd, Minato approached Tatsuma slightly, put his hand in front of his chest, pointed his thumb at himself, and said in a low voice, "There are two ninja squads, they should be Mist Ninja."

"They probably guessed who we are by now. We're likely rogue ninja from Kirigakure, but it's impolite of us to come to the Land of Fire."

Tatsuma didn't turn back. After walking a short distance, Tatsuma and Minato pushed aside the bushes in front of them and entered the forest. Behind them, eight people dressed as fishermen frowned.

Seeing the two disappear into the woods, he instinctively moved closer. Just as the two men, who were clearly the leaders, parted the bushes and were about to go in to check, he suddenly felt a chill on his neck.

Tatsuma and Minato suddenly appeared, holding trident-shaped kunai to their necks. Tatsuma even asked directly, "Anbu Kirigakure?"

The two dared not make a move, while the six team members behind them suddenly tensed up, assuming a fighting stance. But just as they were about to attack Tatsuma and Minato, the Mist Ninja, who was being held back by Tatsuma, raised his hand to stop his team members' actions, and then said:

"It's your duty; you should have discovered those two rogue ninjas by now, right?"

"You've overstepped your bounds. I don't care if those two are the traitors you're talking about. In my eyes, they're just like you—intruders."

Tatsuma spoke calmly, and the ninja slowly raised her hands to indicate that she meant no harm, then said, "Sakamoto Tatsuma, Namikaze Minato, may I ask who you are now?"

"I'd say we're half in the same industry."

Tatsuma was not surprised by his widespread fame, and he could use this to lure these people to follow him, which was why he and Minato did not disguise themselves.

Upon hearing this, the Mist Ninja said, "We can withdraw from the Land of Fire immediately, but can we return the bodies of those two rogue ninjas?"

"I didn't say I was going to kill them. Besides, the secrets in the minds of the Kirigakure Jonin are very valuable."

Tatsuma spoke in a very relaxed tone, causing the Mist Ninja to frown and say, "Isn't what you Konoha are doing a bit too much?"

"No one forced Kirigakure or its rogue ninja to come to the Land of Fire, but since you're here, you have to follow our rules."

"What do you mean by that?"

Hearing that Tatsuma was referring to more than just the two rogue ninja they were chasing, the Kirigakure ninja frowned. Tatsuma smiled and said, "I mean, the secrets in the minds of your Kirigakure Jonin are very valuable."

At this moment, the Mist Ninja suddenly realized what was happening. In the instant he turned around, his raised hands quickly formed hand seals. But just as he finished turning halfway around and before he could even see Tatsuma's appearance, he suddenly felt a chill on his neck.

Minato also made his move almost simultaneously, instantly killing the two Jonin leading the team. The six team members, who had been on guard, were about to form hand seals when Tatsuma and Minato each threw out three kunai.

The Konoha ninjas are inaccurate!

This was their last thought, and they were unable to think any further.

"Ding~ [Speed ​​+10], [Mark +5], pick up?"

"Pick it up".

In the bushes, Tatsuma broke off two branches inscribed with the Flying Thunder God Technique seal. Chakra gathered in his palm, instantly shredding the branches. Tatsuma didn't even let the Rasengan take shape; he simply dispersed it.

Earwigs and vultures also arrived at the scene. The earwig waved its hands, and countless flying insects flew out and landed on the six corpses, devouring them clean in the blink of an eye.

Aragyu began cleaning up the bloodstains that were inevitably left behind, while Minato took out two scrolls and sealed the bodies of the two Jonin who led the pursuit team.

Less than fifty meters away, there were some porters resting, but the incident that claimed eight lives in an instant went completely unnoticed, the fishy smell masking the almost imperceptible stench of blood.

After cleaning up the traces, the four exchanged a glance and disappeared back into the forest. Chenma also took the fish basket with him, since it cost two hundred taels to buy and couldn't be wasted.

Upon arriving at a deserted rocky beach, Chenma suggested, "How about we grill some fish?"

"Squad leader, are you serious?"

Aragaki asked with some surprise. He had thought that Tatsuma went to the downtown area to attract the attention of the Kirigakure ninja, but he didn't expect that Tatsuma actually wanted to grill fish.

Chenma nodded and said, "Otherwise, I wouldn't have let them kill us. Besides, look around, there are many embers from the campfire, which proves that many people have grilled fish here. It's a good place."

"Squad leader, do you bring seasonings with you on missions?"

"The earwig asked calmly," Tatsuma asked, stiffening for a moment before looking at Minato. Minato quickly shook his head. "What serious ninja carries seasonings on them when going on a mission? They came to Awa Grilled Fish six years ago and happened to run into a caravan, so they exchanged some seasonings."

In addition, Jiraiya was an unreliable Jonin leader, which is why he led the two of them to make grilled fish near the mission location.

Chenma looked reluctantly at the fish basket and said, "You should have said so earlier. If you had, we wouldn't have killed them. Releasing them would have accumulated some merit."

At this moment, Aragyu walked up to Tatsuma and pointed to the fish basket, saying, "Squad leader, look, the fish are still moving! Hurry up and release them, then the karmic fire in the Dead Sea won't fall on your head!"

Fish that have just been slaughtered will indeed twitch for a while. This is common with freshly slaughtered animals, and it's even more noticeable with beef, which may even twitch like a heartbeat.

Tatsuma rolled his eyes at Aragyu, thinking to himself that as expected of the Shimura clan, their ability to shift blame was simply off the charts.

"Never mind, earwig, feed it to your insects."

Chenma looked at the earwig, who shook its head and said, "My insects are picky eaters; they don't eat fish."

"You didn't say they were picky eaters when they were eating people."

"They love to eat."

It's not mealtime yet, and those who come here for a picnic probably won't arrive this early. If we have to wait two or three hours to borrow seasonings from them, it will be too much of a waste of time.

After thinking for a moment, Chenma could only sigh and hand the fish basket to the wild vulture beside him, saying, "Wild Vulture, this merit is for you."

"I am an atheist; I don't even believe in the Sage of Six Paths."

Despite his words, Huangjiu reluctantly took the fish basket and "released" the fish. After all, he was a talent from the carcass disposal team, and even the fish carcasses were properly disposed of by Huangjiu.

Releasing the fish back into the sea was impossible, so he returned to the forest, found some feeding spots for wild animals, and released the fish around. Since he couldn't gain merit from saving the fish, he had to gain merit from feeding other animals.

After the vulture finished dealing with the fish carcass, the four set off again. After all, having dealt with anyone who might steal the fruits of their labor, it was time to harvest the fruit.

Four hours later, they finally arrived at the hideout of their first target. Tatsuma landed, touched the ground with two fingers to sense it, and stood up, saying, "The rogue ninja Usakata from Kirigakure is in the village. There are no decent ninjas around, so we don't need to worry about any accomplices."

Minato pulled out two small scrolls and tossed one to Tatsuma. Tatsuma unrolled it to reveal a beige hooded trench coat and a Yaksha mask. After putting on the coat and mask, Tatsuma said, "Minato, go and seduce him out of the village."

"Seduction, it's seduction! We agreed not to mention that seduction thing!"

"almost."

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