Narration system starting from Konoha

The mayor shook his head and said, "This is the foundation of Flying Bird Town, and I cannot reveal its secrets. However, thank you for telling me the secret of the missing persons in Flying Bird Town."

We will try to find a solution, and we will need your assistance as well. I can continue to post missions in Konoha.

"Have Konoha send ninjas to help us hunt down the giant bird."

Shikamaru raised an eyebrow almost imperceptibly and said, "Protecting Asuka Town is our duty."

We have other matters to attend to, so we'll take our leave now.

Shikamaru, Ino, and Choji turned and walked out, while the mayor sat quietly in place, seemingly deep in thought.

Uchiha Sora disappeared from the hotel and appeared quietly in the hotel room where Shikamaru and the other two were staying.

Ten minutes later, the three returned.

The three were not surprised to see Uchiha Sora in the room; Ino had sensed Sora's presence outside the door long ago.

Shikamaru closed the door and said, "The mayor is not the owner of the big bird."

Kong nodded and said, "I see, but he must know something. You continue with your plan."

I will try to find out the situation and what the woman who was with the mayor before was like.

I sensed a certain hostility towards Konoha.

"She must be the mayor's assistant. She was with the mayor when we first came here."

Ino said, "Although her words were unpleasant, I didn't sense any hostility from her."

Uchiha Sora still had a lot of faith in Ino's sensory abilities.

The Yamanaka family practices a secret mental technique, making it difficult for ordinary people without chakra to hide their emotions in front of her.

Uchiha Soudo: "I will find out the truth. You don't need to worry. Since it's not the mayor's bird, there must be someone else involved."

The waters of Asuka Town are indeed quite deep.

Uchiha Sora never expected that such an ordinary mission would actually hide a cunning old fox.

As night fell, the bustling town of Flying Birds fell silent, and torches were lit on several buildings.

The sky above Asuka Town was illuminated even brighter, making the night sky a clearer view.

The mayor had clearly come up with a way to deal with the big bird; the patrol team was equipped with bows and arrows, and crossbows were set up on several tall buildings.

Shikamaru and his two companions were also brought out; they were the only ninjas openly known in Asuka Town.

The mayor clearly could not underestimate the fighting power of the three ninjas.

Uchiha Sora transformed into the appearance of a patrol member and strolled leisurely down the street until he stopped in front of a local resident's house.

This is the residence of the woman who works alongside the mayor.

A dark shadow flashed by, and Uchiha Sora had already darted inside.

The woman was already asleep in the system's view.

This is a six-room house, complete with bedrooms, bathrooms, and a kitchen. Besides the woman, there are two older couples in the other rooms, who are clearly the woman's parents.

Uchiha Sora moved swiftly and easily entered the bedroom, his Sharingan with three tomoe slowly rotating in his eyes.

He suddenly pried open the woman's eyelids with both hands, and her open eyes met his Sharingan.

He was controlled by Uchiha Sora in the instant their eyes met.

"Do you harbor any hatred or resentment towards Konoha?"

"No."

Sora frowned. It seemed that Ino was right; the other party indeed had no hostility towards Konoha.

"Do you know who raised the big bird, what the legend of the bird god is all about, and what methods Flying Bird Town used to make these birds stay in Flying Bird Town?"

Uchiha Sora asked several questions in a row. Faced with the three-tomoe Sharingan, an ordinary person had no chance to fight back.

There wasn't even the slightest sign of struggle in his eyes.

"I don't know. The legend of the Bird God suddenly spread in Flying Bird Town in the last few years. Nobody knows who spread it."

Legend has it that the town of Flying Birds used drugs to amplify the birds' hearing of bells, and every household in Flying Birds hung bells to attract more birds.

However, it is said that Asuka Town's actions have disrupted the normal rhythms of the birds, causing them to mutate, and one day the Bird God will punish Asuka Town.

Uchiha Sora never expected that Asuka Town would have such a genius who could control the birds' habitat patterns with drugs and bells.

I wonder who possesses such talent.

"Who prepared the medicine? What's their name? Are they still in Flying Bird Town?"

The woman remained silent for a while, clearly deep in thought.

"The other person is not in Asuka Town. I heard that they died a few years ago. Their name was Mokuhana. They moved to Asuka Town a long time ago."

After some thought, I realized that among the famous ninjas in the ninja world, very few were proficient in medicine.

Orochimaru was indeed skilled, but the timing was clearly off, and Orochimaru also looked down on a remote place like Asuka Town.

No one from other organizations such as the Truth Organization or the Akatsuki Organization fits the bill.

Konoha could check out Konoha.

"Why do you speak so sarcastically to the Konoha ninjas?"

This is also the main purpose of Uchiha Sora's visit today.

Ninjas hold a status far exceeding that of ordinary people, especially in remote towns like this, where no one would intentionally antagonize a ninja.

It's just speculation; the other party must have a purpose in doing this.

“I want them to find more powerful ninjas. The situation in Asuka Town is complicated. I sensed something was wrong a long time ago, but I couldn’t find the reason.”

I don't think three Konoha kids can handle this. I hope they call in stronger ninjas.

The Sharingan with its three tomoe slowly turned, and the woman lay down again and fell into a deep sleep.

Uchiha Sora quietly left the room and returned to his own.

The woman's answer surprised him somewhat. She was a very intelligent woman with keen intuition, but unfortunately, she wasn't a ninja.

Chapter 363 Muhua

Uchiha Sora stayed at the hotel for a while before going to the mayor's residence.

They easily entered the mayor's bedroom and used the same three-tomoe Sharingan to hypnotize him.

Uchiha Sora's first question was about the origin of the Kokuhana (wooden flower).

Others may not know much about Konoha, but the mayor should know about what happened back then and should also know something about Konoha.

"Kokukana came to the Bird Country fifteen years ago, according to him, because a war broke out in his hometown."

More than half the entire village was slaughtered; the survivors escaped.

Do you have a photo of the wood flower?

"Yes, because the medicine developed by Muhua greatly delayed the birds' stay in Bird Town, I took a picture with him."

The mayor, with practiced ease, took out a photo album from the cabinet, picked out a photo, and handed it over.

The person in the photo is a young man in his thirties, and the photo looks quite old.

The figure in the photo appears slightly thin, but has bright eyes and a confident smile.

In the Naruto world, such a smile is rare; usually, only people with absolute self-confidence would show such self-assurance.

After restoring the mayor's room to its original state, Uchiha Sora quietly left with the photos.

He was certain that he did not recognize this so-called "wooden flower".

This is, after all, the real world, so it's normal to see one or two amazing people here.

A night passed, and the big bird did not appear, perhaps because the mayor's method had worked.

Perhaps those behind the scenes don't want to fully expose the situation of the big bird yet.

In the forest on the outskirts of Asuka Town, Uchiha Sora whistled. Ten minutes later, a messenger eagle flew over and landed on Uchiha Sora's arm.

Kong placed the pre-written letter and photos in the small box on the back of the messenger eagle.

This is a communication hawk specially equipped by Konoha for Jonin, and it is used whenever a Jonin goes out on a mission.

Watching the messenger hawk disappear into the sky, Uchiha Sora turned and returned to the town.

With Konoha's intelligence system, a reply would arrive in about three or four days.

Uchiha Sora returned to the hotel, but Shino and the other two were not there; it seemed they were all searching for clues in the town.

All three are excellent investigators; they can follow the clues to uncover the truth as soon as they find the slightest hint.

The three of them did not return until the afternoon.

Ya first fed Akamaru some food and said, "We can't find any clues. The person who controls the big bird might not be in Asuka Town."

"Now we can only wait for the big bird to appear again. If we can catch the big bird, the case can make a big step forward."

However, I've always been curious about how the other party killed the person. Was it some kind of illusion?

But no signs of life approached the deceased before their death.

This has always puzzled Uchiha Sora; even the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan requires eye contact to activate genjutsu.

"You three rest for a bit. I'll go find Shikamaru and the other two. The Ino-Shika-Cho trio might all have the ability to control people."

Both shadow imitation and mind transfer techniques can control people, and the killer likely possesses similar abilities.

A few minutes later, Uchiha Sora arrived at the hotel where Shikamaru and the other two were staying.

He knocked on Ino's door and then pushed it open to enter.

Ino has a keen sense of perception. Last time, when Uchiha Sora transformed, he concealed his aura, which is why Ino couldn't guess his identity.

This time was different; Ino noticed Sora as soon as he appeared at the door.

Just as the two were about to exchange a few warm words, Shikamaru walked over with Choji.