Konoha Thief

Chapter 96
Seeing Kosuke Maruyoshi stewing food, Taro came over to ask.

"Master ninjas, the village is planning to prepare food, so..." He hesitated to speak, and glanced at the steaming stew pot.

"Don't bother." Kosuke Maruhoshi smiled and waved his hands, "This big pot is enough."

The meat in this pot was the prey brought back by his shadow clone, and the portion was enough for the four of their team to share.

"Alright then." Taro nodded and left without thinking too much.

He went straight to the small courtyard of the village chief's house.

"Did the ninja reveal when he will act?" The village chief hunched his back and coughed twice after speaking.

"Not really." Taro shook his head and said, "But seeing their unhurried appearance, they seem to have a plan in mind, so, village chief, you can rest assured."

"Hey!" The village chief sighed sadly.

Now that the matter has come to this point, he, who has no ability to resist the bandits, has no choice but to put all his hopes on Konoha Ninja.

"I hope Konoha's ninja can eradicate the bandits!" He prayed in a low voice.

……

Although he decided to attack Black Moon Valley late at night, he still had to investigate the situation in Black Moon Valley in the afternoon. After all, once a fish slipped through the net, the mission would be tantamount to a failure.

There are still actions at night, and the daily routine of refining Chakra "filling holes" can only be suspended.

After all, Xia Shu has always been cautious. Simply put, he is saving his life. Therefore, even though he confirmed that the Black Moon Valley bandits are not a threat, he is still fully prepared and enters the battle in the best condition.

Next to the small road outside Black Moon Village, Xia Shu crouched on a tree branch and looked into the distance. It was the only entrance and exit of Black Moon Valley, and any movements of the bandits would be revealed from here.

In order to complete the action after nightfall, apart from Maruyoshi Kosuke, Aoki Gennosuke, Kuno Kuroyu and Natsuki are squatting here.

"Someone has come out!" Kuno Heiyu suddenly pointed excitedly at the entrance of the valley.

"Keep your voice down." Aoki Gennosuke said casually, and then glanced at the young man beside him.

Xia Shu nodded knowingly, jumped down from the branch, and then, using the woods as a cover, quickly reached the place where the valley entrance could no longer be seen, but it was the only way to pass.

This move was to avoid being noticed by the sentry at the entrance of the Black Moon Valley, and after a certain distance, there was still a moment for Xia Shu to set a trap.

For him, the black rope has replaced the role of the steel wire, and then it is used to connect the kunai, the shuriken... As for the detonating talisman?The power of that thing is of course great for bandits, but it will cause a loud noise, so Xia Shu has set up the simplest trigger traps.

After setting up the trap, he directly activated the transformation technique of Superman's glasses, turning into a tuft of grass that can be seen everywhere on the roadside, perfectly blending into the environment.

After a while, a burst of laughter and cursing gradually came from the corner of the road, and seven or eight bandits dressed in rough and casual clothes showed their figures one after another, walking towards this side.

"Boss Daye, my little brother has a bad stomach, and I can't wait to go to the side of the road to make some convenience!" A sallow-skinned thin bandit said in a fawning expression with a stiff smile on his face.

"Get out of here! Do you want me to stop eating meat for dinner by telling such a thing?" Daye, the little bandit leader with a slightly bald forehead, cursed and waved his hands, telling the sallow bandit to get out of here quickly.

"Hey! Boss Daye, you go first, and I'll catch up soon after it's over." Before the skinny bandit finished speaking, he ran into the grass beside the road, saw the grass blades shaking, and disappeared in the blink of an eye up.

Seeing this, Xia Shu, who was peeping secretly, immediately separated a shadow clone and sneaked over to solve it.

The remaining bandits approached gradually, and Xia Shu lay in hiding until the bandits stepped into the range of the trap.

Snapped!
With a slight moan, the treated black rope quietly broke.

"What..." The bandit leader Daye raised his eyebrows in doubt and lowered his head. Before he could see what tripped him, there was a sudden sound of breaking through the air!
Whoosh whoosh!Chi Chi Chi!
Kunai and the shuriken showed a cold light, and suddenly fell like a shower, shooting out from multiple angles on both sides of the road!

"Ah!"

"...!!!"

Several bandits fell to the ground in an instant, and when the screams gradually turned to mournful wailing, Xia Shucong suddenly jumped out from the side of the road, and when he appeared, he attacked fiercely.

Chi! ~

The hand of Kunai precisely passed the throat of a bandit, and the screaming suddenly stopped, turning into a "ho ho" sound that was somewhat leaking.

Then he stepped continuously, and suddenly his knee was raised, and he stepped on the bandit who fell to the ground and screamed. There was a crisp click, and his throat was broken.

That was the end of it, these were the only bandits who needed him to make up the knife, and the rest were killed by traps in an instant.

At the same time, Xia Shu's action of handling the corpse paused slightly, but the shadow clone automatically released it. Not surprisingly, the shadow clone solved the target.

After cleaning up the traces of the battle—that is, throwing the corpse into the woods to feed the foraging beasts, he then joined Aoki Gennosuke and Kuno Kuroyu again.

After that, the Black Moon Valley bandit didn't make any other movements, and the calm lasted until dusk near the evening.

The setting sun released the last misty glow, Maruhoshi Kosuke arrived as scheduled, and brought the news that everything in Heiyue Village was as usual and a sufficient amount of dinner.

For other missions, it would be enough to take a ration pill to replenish physical strength during the process, but this crusade mission is not so urgent.

More importantly, things like Bingliangwan are really unpalatable, otherwise there would be no "gourmet ninja" born.

The gray sky completely dimmed, and the Black Moon Valley after nightfall was difficult to illuminate even by the moonlight due to its terrain.

On the highest cliff on the outer wall of the valley, the cold wind whizzed past, but four figures climbed up one after another. Under the bright white and cold moonlight, they looked pale.

"Both sides of the stream advance at the same time, Natsuki, you and Kosuke are in charge of the side you investigated before, Heiyu, you follow me." Aoki Gennosuke ordered.

"Yes!" Xia Shu nodded.

Coming down from the cliff, the four immediately divided into two teams and rushed towards the bandit's camp.

In the Black Moon Valley, except for the time in the middle of the night, the light is dim and dark, so a bonfire is lit at this moment, and the dim light of the fire illuminates the entire camp.

With the bonfire lighting and the terrain map that was simply drawn during the previous investigation, Natsuki and Maruhoshi Kosuke easily sneaked in.

Quietly pushing open the window of a wooden house, Xia Shu followed the subtle movements he heard, and threw out the kunai without hesitation.

Two low-pressure sounds fell, and he had already entered the wooden house.

Fumbling to light a candle, Xia Shu took out his notebook.

"Master, the thieves on this side of the stream are mainly concentrated in this area, so my suggestion is to separate, first quietly solve the surrounding areas of this area, and then attack from both sides." He pointed to the simple map on the notebook, raised his eyes inquiringly Look at Kosuke Maruyoshi.

(End of this chapter)