Kurosaki Ichigo in Konoha

The night in Shirane City is definitely different from that of Qinglang City. The greater throughput of trade goods and passenger flow have turned this city on the border of the mainland into a city that never sleeps.The bright light can be clearly seen even from dozens of miles away, like a shining torch in the dark night.And this bright night scene became more and more magnificent with the peace of the ninja world and the signing of the contract six years ago.

However, where there is light, there must be shadows. In the day-like night of Shirane Castle, some undercurrents that are darker and deeper than the night are surging uneasily, ready to burst out at the right time.

Ichigo Kurosaki watched as the huge ferry from Shirane Castle to the Country of Tea gradually went away. The shadow of the ship, which was several times larger than the one when it came, slowly turned into a small dot, and then disappeared suddenly. In his sight.Nariko was on that ship, carrying the Grayl Stone and the 20 taels of banknotes as the reward for this mission, waiting for Kurosaki Ichigo to join her in the Country of Tea.

Maybe with luck, I can catch up with this ferry that hasn't gone far after completing the mission.Kurosaki Ichigo thought secretly in his heart, but he immediately shook his head to shake this lucky idea out of his mind.Even if the target of the assassination is only Sakata Heihachiro, even if it is not him but Kakuzu who actually carries out the assassination, the situation will definitely not be optimistic at that time.

"The troublesome woman is gone, and the reward I promised has also been taken away by her. Now it's time to perform the mission. I hope you will not violate our agreement and perform well." Kakuzu's footsteps gradually began. He approached and then stopped behind Kurosaki Ichigo.

Ichigo Kurosaki sniffed and counterattacked without giving in: "You don't have to worry about that, just be careful not to capsize in the ditch and be killed by Heihachiro Sakata, so as not to regret the proud achievements you boast about."

"I'll wait and see."

Kakuzu left this sentence casually, and then the two people who didn't agree with each other stopped talking and left separately.One went to do something to attract the attention of the guards for the assassination mission, and the other was determined to make a big news in the country of Sichuan, the two countries of wind and fire, and even the entire ninja continent. Of course, the premise was to get a large amount of money first. bounty.

Just a few kilometers away, Shado, who didn't know that he had become a bounty target for a powerful hired ninja, was sitting in the inn carefully prepared for him by Niwa Sawaha, the daimyo of the Kawa Country.A circle of elite Jonin sat around Shado. At this time, they were like stars surrounding the Kazekage's confidant and the absolute top management of Sand Hidden Village. They looked at him with serious and upright expressions, like She was listening to his teachings, and from time to time she expressed her own opinions or reported her own intelligence.

"Then let's change the topic. What's the current situation in Kawakuni?"

Shado changed the topic from the internal affairs of the Wind Country to the Kawa Country.

There was silence for a while, and then a man about 20 years old with a Z-shaped scar on his face answered: "Everything is normal."

"Everything is normal." Shahu smiled. More than 30 years of ups and downs, life and death had left wrinkles and scars on his face that symbolized the vicissitudes of life, but what he showed at this time was a gentleness that was incompatible with these, " You have to remember Shunsuke, there is no such thing as normal in the dictionary of ninjas, especially in such an era of surging undercurrents. The founders of peace have fallen one after another, and the successors are ambitious to fight for greater power and more power. Lots of land. Everything is normal, but it’s just a lie to oneself and others.”

"Yes, Lord Shado." Hearing Shado's mild reproachful voice, the man with the Z-shaped scar, Shunsuke Nogami, lowered his head in shame and said loudly.

Shahu nodded with satisfaction and looked around: "So, is there anyone else you want to talk about next?"

No one spoke.

Shado felt a little unhappy and glanced at the faces of the people around him one by one. Others lowered their heads with guilt. It seemed that their conclusion was the same as that of Nogami Shunsuke who was scolded. Only one person looked directly at him with clear eyes. Shahu's eyes made him feel a little happy as he asked by name: "Then tell me, Qinggui."

"Our people have conducted their own investigations and searches along the main stream of the Mogami River in various major cities in the country of the Kaigan River, and found nothing unusual. And I ordered the elite ANBU team to investigate again and found that I learned some interesting things." One of them, Iwata Aomi, a man in his 30s and looking very calm, said.

"Oh, what's the matter?" Shahu looked at the calm man with interest. He was his absolute confidant who could depend on his life. Not only was he strong and trustworthy, but he was also steady and shrewd in doing things. Since he said that, it must have happened. Something unusual.

"According to our ANBU investigation, five days ago, a notorious hired ninja entered Qingnang City with two young followers and boarded the ferry to Shirane City that same day. If our prediction is not wrong, Then this guy has arrived at Shirane Castle for about a day." As he spoke, Iwata Aomi took out a few photos from his arms, first gave one photo to Shado, and then distributed the other photos to the surrounding people. Ninjas.

The photo showed a man wrapped in a large black robe. Because the forehead protector, mask and hood were completely blocked, it was impossible to see his face clearly, and it was difficult to tell his age. Only a pair of green eyes were exposed. Exuding an overbearing aura.

"What's his name?" The questioner's name was Yuxiang Nagashima. Although his face looked as respectful as his companions, his eyes showed undisguised cruelty and indifference.His many years as a latent spy made Nagashima Yuxiang suspicious and cunning, and the painful interrogation he experienced after being captured by hostile forces added some irritability and irritability to his character.

The people sitting on either side of Nagashima Yuxiang unconsciously sat a little further away from him, as if they didn't want to get close to this eccentric person.If it weren't for the fact that the power struggle within Sunagakure Village has become increasingly fierce, even Shado, a big man who has made great achievements in military and political positions, would not want to send such a hedgehog to the village regardless of occasion and time. The guys who raised spikes from their companions and enemies were recruited into his ranks.

Although he was very repelled by Nagashima Yuxiang, Iwata Aogami did not show it at all on the surface, but explained: "I am very sorry, except for the achievements written on the photos, we know nothing about him. "

After hearing Iwata Aomi's words, everyone looked at the photo again and found a string of names densely written in the blank spaces of the characters.

There is no doubt that all those names belong to people who once shined for a while.Although the fall of such powerful men was common in the war era when people grew up, they were still a little shocked when the deaths of these bloody names were linked to the guy in the photo.

"It's really ugly to do something without knowing anything." Yuxiang Nagashima was probably the only person here who was not shocked by the Kakuzu kill list. His hoarse voice contained a hint of ridicule.

Iwata Aomi took a deep look at Nagashima Yuxiang: "The intelligence department is not omnipotent, not to mention that for the sake of confidentiality this time, I can only use the part of the intelligence system that we can control. Naturally, there are areas beyond our reach. .”

"The traitorous ninja of Taki Ninja Village" Before Nagashima Yuxiang could continue to speak, Shado, the leader of the crowd, had already recovered from his surprise and noticed a detail, "I remember that since the Taki Ninja Village was turned into a grudge by them, After the massacre, his strength plummeted. When did such a powerful rebel nin appear?"

"Some people speculate that he is the ninja resentment ghost who once assassinated the first Hokage Senju Hashirama. However, our intelligence department speculates that this is just a means for him to conceal his true identity from the outside world. The title of this person currently circulating in the underground exchange is called A bounty hunter, because he will take action without hesitation as long as there is a high-priced bounty target, and he has never failed." Iwata Aomi immediately answered Shado's question.

"Bounty hunters are interesting, especially appearing here at this time. It's really interesting." Shahu looked at the murderous eyes in the upper corner of the photo, and a mysterious smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Like his brother Shamon, Shado, who was the right-hand man of the first generation Kazekage Fiery Fight, gradually gave up many affairs of Sunagakure Village after the signing of the Peace Agreement of the Five Kage Conference six years ago and devoted his energy to running the Kingdom of Wind in Sichuan. The power of the country is rising.In addition to the fact that Shahu wanted to create a personal power, his brother Shaman's vague rejection in the dark was also a very important factor.

And with the passage of time, the fierce battle that once led Sand Hidden Village and the Kingdom of Wind to the top and had the potential to compete with Konoha and the Kingdom of Fire could not withstand the ravages of time and became old.At this time, the power struggle between the brothers Salmon and Shado, who had been suppressed by the fierce fighting, gradually emerged from the darkness. Compared with the elder brother Salmon, who has the support of the daimyo Niwa Kenru and the alliance of small and medium-sized families, relying on Kawan The decline of Shahu, which has not been developed for a long time, is obvious.

However, the good news is that the situation in the ninja world is gradually becoming turbulent. The still powerful Lieduo no longer wants to sit back and watch the struggle between the two brothers. Under his strong pressure, Shamon cannot take the opportunity to completely defeat Shado's power, giving Shado some breathing space. Opportunity.

Of course, Shado also has to guard against secret methods. For example, the ninja in the photo now, it is difficult to say that his brother Shaman spent a lot of money to hire him to deal with him and do some shameful things.

Just as Shahu was thinking silently, a loud bang came, making everyone present jump up in shock.Iwata Aoji acted the fastest and reached out to open the window on the north side of the room. The light of fire and the subsequent explosion made the jounin present immediately know that the explosion occurred in the north of Shirane Castle.

Everyone looked at each other, and even the dullest people understood what was going on.

"The material warehouse was attacked."