People are in Konoha, the start level is full

"Ayan, have you ever eaten this kind of candied haws?" After leaving the stall, Uchiha Mikoto separated the two bunches of candied haws in her hand and handed them to Kurama Yan next to her, and asked at the same time.

"Yes, I ate it when I was young." Kuramayan replied calmly, took the candied haws and bit one lightly, chewing it in his mouth.

The familiar sweet and sour taste is obviously something I didn't like to eat before, but now it tastes unusually sweet.

Uchiha Mikoto looked at him doubtfully, then lowered her head, looked at the candied haws reflecting the red luster in her hand, and took a tentative bite.

"good to eat."

She narrowed her eyes happily, feeling the sweet and sour taste of candied haws in her mouth, and the crisp texture when chewed.

The two of them just walked and ate while walking. When they saw snacks they had never seen before, Uchiha Mikoto would be interested in buying two portions to try.

By the time the street reached the end, Kurama Yan already felt a little swollen in his stomach.

After turning the corner, the first shop was no longer a catering shop, but a craft shop full of masks.

The two people's eyes were involuntarily attracted by the dazzling array of masks displayed in the store.

Although there are shops selling masks in Konoha Village, after looking at them for a while, Kuramayan discovered that many of the masks in this shop seemed to have different styles and patterns that he had never seen in Konoha Village.

"Boss, how do you sell this mask?" Uchiha Mikoto walked over, picked up a mask with a cat face pattern, and asked the boss for the price.

Not only was this mask's pattern very novel and beautiful, something she had never seen before in Konoha Village, but the overall workmanship was also very delicate.

The owner of the shop is a haggard old man with triangular eyes. He is sitting on a wicker chair in the shop, crossing his legs and humming a tune softly.

Seeing someone visiting, he slightly raised his head to look at the mask that Uchiha Mikoto was asking for, and bid casually:

"Chenghui 200 taels."

"Why is it so expensive?" Kurama Yan asked with a frown. He clearly remembered that masks in Konoha Village only sold for a few dozen taels, but he didn't expect that prices in the capital were so inflated.

"Buy it or not, the material of my mask is different from other masks." The old man snorted, very arrogantly.

"Do you want to sell it for 50 taels?" Kurama Yan bargained directly.

"50 taels?" The old man stood up and glared. How could he bargain like this? This was definitely far different from his quotation.

I was about to have an attack, but when I thought about it carefully, it seemed that the price sold to other people was 40 taels each, and the wholesale price to large customers was only 30 taels.

Hmm...it doesn't seem like it can't be sold.

So, the old man waved his hand impatiently and said:

"Forget it, look at your age, so I'll sell it to you for 50 taels at a loss."

Is this settled?

Seeing how happy he was, Kurama Yan had some doubts: "Is the price too high?"

At this moment, Uchiha Mikoto beside him suddenly exclaimed.

"Huh? Where is my wallet?"

She was about to pay, but when her hand touched the place where the purse was hanging on her waist, she found it was empty. She remembered that a passerby had just passed behind her, and she quickly turned her head to look in that direction.

Sure enough, a sneaky man in black was looking back while walking.

"Thief!"

Uchiha Mikoto shouted and chased after him decisively.

"Nin... ninja?"

The man in black had very good eyesight. He had passed behind Uchiha Mikoto before without noticing it. He just thought he was a stranger, so he took advantage of her.

At this time, when he saw Uchiha Mikoto turning her head and actually wearing the forehead protector with the Konoha symbol, she suddenly felt like she was dead. She hurriedly fled into the narrow alley next to the main road, trying to escape the pursuing Uchiha Mikoto through the twists and turns of the path.

Ninjas are very fast and it would be impossible to escape without doing this.

"Don't even think about running away!" Uchiha Mikoto was indeed much faster than the man. In the blink of an eye, she caught up to the alley where the man had entered before and chased after him without hesitation.

"I'll pay you 50 taels."

Kurama Yan calmly paid the boss a 50-tael note using a genjutsu, and walked leisurely in the direction Uchiha Mikoto left with his mask in hand.

Uchiha Mikoto has always been in a "dominated state", so he is not afraid of getting lost.

When Kurama Yan walked into this secluded alley, he discovered that the alley was very narrow and could only barely accommodate one person.

The walls on both sides were dotted with moss and black traces of charcoal graffiti by someone unknown.

He looked forward and saw Uchiha Mikoto nervously checking her purse, while the man in black was clutching his abdomen in pain, holding on to the wall, and staggering away.There were no street lights in the alley, only the lights from the street outside came through. The deeper you went, the darker it became. The thief ran away a few steps before he was completely hidden in the darkness.

Kurama Yan didn't pay attention to the thief and walked straight towards Uchiha Mikoto.And she seemed to have finished checking her purse at this time, her expression relaxed, and it seemed that she had not lost any valuables.

"Didn't you lose anything?" Kurama Yan asked specifically after approaching.

"Yes." Uchiha Mikoto nodded slightly.

"Is there anything special about this jewelry?" Kurama Yan pointed at something strangely held in Uchiha Mikoto's hand. It was a jade jewelry, and she seemed to care about it very much.

"This is the amulet my mother gave me." Uchiha Mikoto lowered her head and replied softly, carefully putting the amulet into her purse.

At home, after the younger brother was born, the whole family's attention was focused on the younger brother. This preference became even more intense after the younger brother showed amazing talents.There is only mother in the family, and she and her brother have always been treated equally, from beginning to end.

Therefore, Uchiha Mikoto cherishes the amulet given to her by her mother very much.

"I see, it's a gift from a relative." Kuramayan didn't think much and handed the mask he just purchased to Uchiha Mikoto.

"I saw that you liked this mask very much. I'll give it to you."

"Huh? Ayan, you bought it? How embarrassing is this." Uchiha Mikoto took the mask in surprise and couldn't put it down.

"It's nothing. Didn't you treat me to a lot of snacks before? This can be regarded as a return gift." Kurama Yan smiled faintly and was about to call her back.

After all, it was after seven o'clock in the evening when they came out, and they had been walking on the street for a long time, so it was already late.

Time to go back too.

However, before he could speak, about ten steps ahead, an iron door made noises and was slowly pushed open.

In this secluded alley, such movement was really eye-catching, and Kurama Yan and Uchiha Mikoto couldn't help but look over there.

Two short, thin men walked out struggling to carry a long sack.

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Note: In the world of Naruto, the purchasing power of one tael is equal to ten yen, which is approximately equivalent to about RMB [-] cents. Of course, the price of many goods differs greatly from the reality depending on the national conditions.