Naruto: Legend of Jiraiya

Chapter 41 The Murderer

Seeing Minato and the beautiful woman drifting away, Zirai couldn't help feeling a little sad.

Although I have long been used to being alone, I am really reluctant to part with my two disciples one after another.

……

In the evening, Zilai also came to an inn.

This inn is very neatly built, although the area is small, it is also very particular.

On both sides of the gate, there is a pair of couplets written: the first couplet is "Winter bamboo shoots, rice stems, white, salty and six flavors", and the second couplet is "Deer lip, camel hoof, upper and lower eight treasures"...

Zilai also snorted and said in his heart: Such a small restaurant, the tone is really not small...

"I want to see what's special..."

As soon as Ji Lai also opened the door, a waiter inside had already seen him, and hurriedly got up to greet him. "A distinguished guest has come from afar, please take your seat!"

Ji Lai also wondered: "Huh? How do you know that I came from afar?"

The waiter smiled all over his face and explained: "On our side, there are only these people who come and go. I think you are not a local. That's why...hehe, hehe..."

"Oh I got it."

The waiter saw that he had a nice face, so he took out the menu and started recommending signature dishes.

This kind of person will be able to observe words and expressions when he comes. Since Zilai also entered the door, he knows that this customer is a talkative master, so he rushes to recommend it without worrying about being scolded.

Jilai also looked through the menu, and there were indeed many fresh vegetables. According to the waiter's introduction, he ordered four dishes and one soup, plus two jugs of sake.

The waiter saw that he was a rich master, so he went happily.

……

Not long after, the dishes were full and the wine was poured.

Zi Lai also looked around while drinking, the food and wine in this inn are not bad, but why is there no Venerable Master?
"Waiter, come here..."

The waiter trotted to the front. "You looking for me?"

"Ah! I see that your restaurant is quite good. Why... why is it already time for dinner, so, there are only so few people?"

The waiter thought he was going to ask something, and hearing Zilai also said this, the waiter's expression gradually lost his joy...

"Oh... don't mention it, distinguished guest, you should eat and drink well..."

The waiter was about to leave, so Zilai also grabbed him.

"What? Unspeakable???"

"No, it's not..." The waiter quickly explained. "It's not that I don't want to tell you, it's just...just, if you know, maybe, even this meal won't taste good..."

Jilai also became fresher and fresher the more I listened to it, I thought to myself, I have been wandering the ninja world for so many years, and there is nothing that can make me unable to eat. "Say! What's the matter?"

"You... you really want to know?"

Jilai also saw the ink marks on the waiter, and dragged him over. "Say, I'm wrong, I don't blame you!"

The waiter was obedient, looked around and looked at how many tables of guests were around, and covered his mouth with one hand. "It's all because of the murderous maniac..."

"Murderer?"

"Shh..."

The waiter signaled that he should keep his voice low so that other customers would not hear him, and then said: "In the past, our restaurant was famous far and wide, and it was very popular. Later, for some reason, the number of people became less and less. Some people said that here Here comes a murderous maniac, who kills anyone he sees, kills anyone he sees, but no one has ever seen it..."

Ji Lai also thought to himself, probably the murderous maniac in his mouth is probably just a folk rumor...

The waiter snorted when he saw Zilai, knowing that he might not believe it, but out of kindness, the waiter warmly reminded Zilaiye.

"Don't you believe it, more than half a year ago, that is... seven or eight months ago, a fleet of ships stayed with us, and they left in the morning the next day... But on the third day, All the people on that boat disappeared mysteriously! There is only one empty boat by the sea, and there is nothing else left..."

When the waiter said this, he looked up and looked around again. The guests next to him were only focused on eating and didn't pay attention to them.

Then he said: "At first, people thought it was haunted, saying that the ship was a ghost ship, those people disappeared overnight, it was the ghost ship that caused the trouble..."

Ji Lai also asked the waiter to sit opposite him.

Seeing that the boss was not there, the waiter was not polite.

"But later, we found out that not only those on the boat, but also those passing by, locals, businessmen, ninjas, etc... all disappeared mysteriously!"

Hearing this, Jilai also felt a little weird. It’s not new to say that ordinary people disappear, and it’s a little weird. Poor ninjas...

It seems that this matter is not as simple as folklore...

"Well, what then?"

"Then, the number of customers here became less and less. There was once a surviving ninja who said that there were murderers nearby, and those people were captured and killed by him. That's why..."

Ji Lai also stopped him and asked, "Wait, you said, did you say there were survivors?"

The waiter nodded, but immediately shook his head again, and said: "How should I put it, he only survived temporarily, I heard that the ninja was killed, but because his heart swelled a little, he survived. But... But in the end, he died because of his injuries. Before he died, the man said something about the murderous maniac, and only then did we know the reason!"

Ji Lai also thought in his heart, haunted, definitely not!Being able to kill a ninja means that the other party should also be a ninja, and a master at that.

But... why did he kill people of various professions?No, strictly speaking, it should be caught, not killed!

The ninja who was killed probably discovered something, so he was silenced. Who has such a strong strength?
"Hey, do you know where that murderous maniac is?"

The waiter thought to himself, how can I know, this is what the past customers said, but since they are customers, it is not easy to say this directly.

The waiter smiled slightly and said: "I don't know the specifics! But I heard that it is thirty miles to the west, and there are frequent accidents there! So, most people nowadays dare not go anywhere..."

I figured it out, about thirty li to the west, isn't that the only way I have to go to the land of water.

The land of water!
Could it be that the country of water did it?
I have heard of Blood Misty Hidden for a long time. Could it be that they did these inhumane things?

That's not right, they don't need to go around so far to do this kind of thing...

"Hmm..." Zilai also thought about it, but couldn't figure out what was going on.He couldn't take a few mouthfuls of the freshly served dish...

The waiter saw the signs and apologized hastily. "Oh, I'm really sorry. I... blame me for talking too much. I insist on telling you about it, which makes you not even want to eat. I'm the one to die, I'm to die..."

The waiter smacked his mouth symbolically, Zilai stopped him, and picked up the chopsticks again. "It's okay, it's not your fault, I insisted on asking, it's none of your business!"

The waiter was worried that the customer would leave after the meal, so he still wanted to keep Zilaiye as much as possible.

Zilai also understood what he was thinking, so he said, "Housekeeper, I will be staying with you today, and I will leave it to you to arrange dinner and a room..."

The waiter achieved his goal and left happily.

Jiraiya had other things in mind, this so-called murderous maniac, after all, was not purely for killing people, there must be something hidden in it, it would be bad if it was aimed at Konoha.

Um!Why don't I take advantage of the darkness tonight to investigate!
(End of this chapter)