On the night of the Nine-Tails, I shattered the Tailed Beast Ball with a single punch.

"Sir, I'm sorry, he's had a bit too much to drink and offended you."

Chapter 141 Don't Make Predictions If You're Not the Protagonist

"We'll pay for your drinks, so please be magnanimous and let him off the hook," the middle-aged man said sincerely.

There's no other reason than that Yongze is tall and has an inexplicable aura that makes him look very intimidating.

With the goods about to arrive in the Land of Grass, he didn't want any unforeseen complications at this crucial juncture.

Although Nagasawa didn't wear a headband, not all ninjas wore headbands.

Yongze glanced at the middle-aged man indifferently and said, "There's no need for that."

Although Whitebeard was a pirate, he was different from pirates like Blackbeard. Whitebeard didn't care about gold and silver treasures; he just wanted a family.

At the same time, Whitebeard also had a broad mind and would not fight over a young man's unintentional words.

"Thank you for your understanding, sir." The middle-aged man quickly pulled the young man, whose face was flushed, away.

He was afraid that if he didn't take the young man away, he might cause some trouble later.

"Hey, I was also wondering how the old man got so strong."

"If I say that again, you won't be allowed to drink anymore."

As soon as the young people heard that they couldn't drink, they immediately became obedient, stopped resisting the middle-aged man, and followed him obediently.

After finishing his drink, Nagasawa picked up the Murakumogiri and left the tavern.

It was a very peaceful noon, and no one bothered him.

However, Nagasawa also understood that no one would be so bored as to bother a strong, muscular man, even if that man looked old.

As Nagasawa went outside, he saw the middle-aged man and the young man from before get into a carriage, leading a group of people, and head towards the Land of Grass.

They were members of a small caravan.

Nagasawa didn't pay any attention and continued walking towards the Land of Grass.

However, his direction was slightly different from that of the caravan. The caravan was heading west of the Grass Country, while he was heading north of the Grass Country.

There are more towns in the west, while the north was the battlefield between the Iwa ninja and the Konoha ninja.

The battle that changed Obito's life, the Battle of Kannabi Bridge, took place there.

……

Inside the carriage, Inoue Taketsuka earnestly instructed his son, saying:

"Gao Qiao, it's time for you to learn how to manage a caravan properly. Things like today must never happen again."

"We're almost at the Land of Grass. If something unexpected happens then, we'll have made a wasted trip and lost our initial investment."

Inoue Takayoshi was somewhat unconvinced and said with a grin, "Dad, you're still young and strong. Wouldn't it be stealing your thunder if I performed too well?"

After saying that, she took the initiative to approach Inoue Taketsu and rubbed his shoulders with her hands.

"You..." Inoue Taketsu looked at Gao Qiao helplessly and sighed, but there was nothing he could do. After all, Gao Qiao was his only son.

'I hope I arrive in the capital safely. After this trip, I should find some other business to do,' Inoue Taketsuya thought.

Engaging in cross-border trade in the dangerous ninja world may be profitable, but it is also genuinely dangerous.

There are endless bandits and some dangerous wandering ninjas.

Those large caravans could afford to hire ninjas from the five great nations, but small caravans like theirs could at most hire some samurai or ninjas from smaller countries.

So Inoue Taketsu took a risk this time, spending most of his money to purchase a lot of goods from the Land of Fire, planning to do some other business after making money from this venture.

Even if I earn less, it's still better than living in constant fear.

The caravan continued its journey, and by evening, it had reached the vicinity of a village.

Inoue Taketsuya thought for a moment, then stopped the convoy, negotiated with the villagers, paid them a small fee, and the convoy drove into the village.

Especially in times like these, Inoue Taketsuya wanted to be as steady and cautious as possible.

If you walk a little further ahead, there will be a low hill, where I've heard there are bandits.

If it were daytime, with samurai guarding him, Inoue Taketatsu wouldn't be afraid and would have simply passed by.

But now, after an afternoon of traveling, everyone is exhausted, and being attacked by bandits could lead to trouble.

So Inoue Taketsu decided to rest here for the night and recharge his energy before setting off again tomorrow.

……

When Nagasawa arrived at the Kannabi Bridge, the traces of the war were still there, with large amounts of rubble scattered everywhere and black marks.

Nagasawa glanced at it and then left, searching around the vicinity. If he remembered correctly, Minato's team had split up, with Minato alone and Kakashi, Tsuchiya, and Rin acting together.

The attack on Kakashi and his group should also be considered to have occurred near the Kannabi Bridge, and it seems to have been inside a cave.

Nagasawa began searching the vicinity diligently, even attempting to use his Observation Haki to detect any presence.

Unfortunately, whether the base was abandoned and deserted, or he simply hadn't found the right place, Yongze couldn't sense any presence.

After destroying several caves, it was almost dark, but they still hadn't found anything.

This made Nagasawa feel a little disappointed; it seemed his plan to bring back a few Sharingan eyes had failed.

Obito is probably currently in the Land of Rain, trying to fool Nagato.

A year ago, Yahiko was killed by Hanzo's scheme, and Nagato immediately turned evil and summoned the Gedo Mazo.

However, seeing Nagato's posture, Hanzo realized that things might go wrong, and fearing for his life, he used the Body Flicker Technique to escape.

Therefore, the Land of Rain and the Hidden Rain Village are still under Hanzo's control.

Nagato is currently recuperating and familiarizing himself with the Rinnegan's abilities. Once he is fully familiar with them, he will seek revenge on Hanzo, the man who killed his friend.

Nagasawa thought for a moment, then turned and walked westward, for the land of rain was to the west of the land of grass.

He planned to impersonate Obito all the way from the Land of Grass to the Land of Rain, both to gain points of integration and to find ways to cause trouble for Obito.

Although he was well-prepared for the Nine-Tails Night, it would certainly be better if the Nine-Tails Night didn't happen at all.

With a body as large as the Nine-Tails, it wouldn't be good to release it and damage the flowers and plants in Konoha.

With that in mind, Yongze began to walk westward.

Unlike the war-torn north, the western part of the Grass Country is clearly more prosperous.

At least Yongze can see small settlements and villages more often now.

However, Yongze did not stop and kept walking until he came to a village with a strong smell of blood. It was already 10 p.m., the dead of night.

Yongze thought for a moment, then walked into the village. He saw some slightly familiar horse-drawn carriages, probably ones he had seen around noon.

"Hey, you there, get out of here. We don't welcome outsiders in our village." As soon as Yongze entered the village, a man with scars on his face came to drive him away.

Yongze looked calmly at the man, who exuded a hint of murderous intent.

Chapter 142 Be My Son

Yongze glanced at the man indifferently and continued walking forward.

Only then did the man get a clear look at Nagasawa's figure, his explosively muscular arms, and the large naginata in Nagasawa's hand.

Swallowing hard, the man steeled himself and stepped forward, saying, "Brother, do you want to stay the night? How about I take you to my house?"

It's not that I'm a coward, it's just that this guy really looks fierce.

Nagasawa gently tapped the man with his naginata.

boom!

The man was sent flying backwards and crashed hard into a nearby house.

Nagasawa continued walking forward and soon came across a bloody scene.

There were five or six tables set up there, with some leftover food on them.

But besides the leftovers, there were also human body parts on the table: hands, feet, and ears. The originally grayish-yellow table was stained crimson with blood.

A group of people dressed as villagers were standing on a still-bleeding corpse, raising their glasses and cheering, as if celebrating something.

"Brother, there's a kid who's not here. He's the one who asked us for drinks before. I think he went to the toilet."

One of the bandits counted the corpses on the ground and found that one was missing, so he reported it to the bandit leader.

"Going to the toilet? He probably fell in there." The bandit leader took a sip of wine, waved his hand dismissively, and laughed loudly.

He clearly didn't think the seemingly helpless young man was of any use.

"Hahaha."

"Haha."

The bandits nearby also burst into laughter, mocking the young man's incompetence.

"We made a killing this time. There weren't many people, but a lot of goods," one of the bandits chuckled.

"That's right, thanks to Big Brother's cleverness in setting up a village here. Those people will never expect that we won't launch any attacks at night, but will wait for them to come and rest in the village." One of the bandits began to flatter him.

"That's right." The bandit leader became smug and said, "Only foolish bandits would be stupid enough to block the way. If someone dares to pass through here, they must have made preparations."

"By pretending to be an ordinary villager, I can not only catch them off guard, but also drug them while they eat and drink."

If they are truly difficult to deal with, you can simply pretend to be a villager and let them pass.

Yongze remained silent. Mountain bandits are not scary; what's scary is a mountain bandit with culture.

"Hey, big brother, there's someone over there." A bandit spotted Yongze.

Yongze was too lazy to waste words with these bandits.

Click, click!

Nagasawa unleashed the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, his fist, glowing with a white aura, slamming out fiercely.

Rumble!!!

A terrifying shockwave exploded in the air, creating a powerful shockwave that rushed towards the bandits.