Analyzing the Ninja World Starting from Konoha

"Transformation Technique".

Aoba succinctly stated, "Although age doesn't equate to ability, we're too young, which might cause unnecessary doubts and trouble. It's best to act like adults."

"besides,"

Aoba added, "By entering the village as an ordinary merchant, it's easier to contact the villagers and gather information."

Although Asuma was unhappy, he had to admit that Aoba was right.

As the white smoke dissipated, the boy wearing sunglasses disappeared, replaced by a middle-aged, sallow-faced laborer carrying a medicine box.

Aoba straightened his slightly worn coarse cloth robe and reached down to lower the brim of his straw hat.

Red and Asma, who were standing next to them, followed suit.

Hong transformed into a village girl with a headscarf. Although she tried hard to appear timid, her delicate skin still looked somewhat out of place.

As for Asma, he became a wealthy merchant with a full beard and a somewhat large belly.

Aoba noticed that the figure looked somewhat like him when he grew up.

The three of them followed the winding mountain road downhill and soon arrived at the entrance of the village.

Shinku watched silently from the shadows, without uttering a sound.

He discovered that Aoba always subtly guided the team's thinking.

He wouldn't give orders forcefully, but instead asked questions and provided supplementary information, allowing Red and Asuma to figure things out for themselves.

This subtle and pervasive leadership made Zhenhong feel very gratified.

The arrival of the three outsiders put the village, which was already plagued by bandits, on edge.

Several villagers, armed with pitchforks and rusty iron spears, were guarding the wooden fence warily. Upon seeing three strangers approaching, they immediately raised their weapons in alarm.

"Halt! Who are you?"

Asuma, disguised as a wealthy merchant with a large belly, stepped forward. "What are you doing?! I'm Lord Sarutobi from the Yamazaki Trading Company, here to buy mountain goods. You... who's in charge here? Call him out right now! If you displease me, your goods won't be allowed into the city anymore!"

Asma was feeling uneasy when he said those words; they were too arrogant.

Aoba taught him to say those words, and told him to be as arrogant as possible when he said them.

To his astonishment, what followed was a scene that left him speechless. After he finished speaking, the villagers who were holding weapons immediately put them away. The villager in the lead even changed his expression and said with a forced smile, "Sir, I'm so sorry! I'm so sorry! I'll immediately notify the village chief to come over. Please rest for a while."

After saying that, he quickly sent someone to inform the village chief, and personally opened the wooden fence to welcome the three of them in. Then he brought out a wooden stool from the wooden house next to him for Asma to sit on.

Aoba hinted to Asuma that he should just continue in this state.

Asma understood, and he seemed to have found his footing. He kicked over the wooden stool, cursing and complaining that the stool was not worthy of his status.

The villagers standing nearby didn't dare to breathe loudly, nodding in agreement repeatedly.

Soon, a slightly older man, surrounded by several villagers, quickly walked over and headed into the village.

The village chief's house was a somewhat decent stone house.

After dismissing the remaining villagers, they closed the gate, cutting off any outside view.

With a "bang".

Aoba deactivated the transformation technique, revealing her original appearance.

"Alright, stop pretending."

As he spoke, he kicked Asuma, acting all high and mighty.

And let me tell you, having Asuma play a wealthy businessman was truly a natural performance for him; even Aoi was stunned by the arrogance and domineering nature of that second-generation star.

Red and Asuma also deactivated their transformations, and the village chief was startled by this sudden change, dropping the water jug ​​he was holding to pour water.

However, it was caught by sand and placed back on the table before it hit the ground.

"Don't be afraid, we are ninjas from Konoha. We've been assigned to help you deal with the bandits."

Aoba took out the mission scroll and waved it in front of the village chief.

Upon hearing that the ninjas were from Konoha, the village chief's lips trembled with excitement, and he almost knelt down: "Great! Great! Lords of Konoha, you've finally arrived!"

"Village chief, let's skip the formalities and get to the details."

Although the three people in front of them were excessively young, their miraculous transformation suggested that these three young ninjas must have some skill.

The village chief then recounted the details of the banditry.

The matter is quite simple. About six months ago, a group of bandits came and robbed grain and collected taxes from several nearby villages. It was thought that they would stop coming after paying their dues, but unexpectedly, the bandits came every month to collect taxes. If they couldn't collect, they would kill people and kidnap women.

The once relatively wealthy village was almost completely depleted. Knowing that things couldn't continue like this, the village raised money to commission Konoha. And now that the bandits are coming to collect their share again, the villagers have spontaneously armed themselves.

Kurenai, who grew up in Konoha, never imagined that there were such people in the world, and she frowned as she listened.

Asma was also furious, his fists clenching so tightly they cracked: "These bastards! Don't worry, village chief, with me here, they'll be taught a lesson if they dare to come!"

With Hong's reassurance, the village chief's agitated emotions calmed down, and he then fell asleep on the table.

Hong nodded to the two of them. "I used illusion magic to influence them. What the village chief said is true."

Aoba nodded slightly, then asked the two, "So what do you think we should do next?"

"Don't we already know the location? Why don't we just call them?"

Asma replied without hesitation.

Aoba smiled and shook her head, then turned to look at Kurenai.

After a moment's thought, Hong asked, "Are you worried that there are other forces behind these bandits?"

"Yes, the arrival of these bandits is very suspicious. Are they originally from the Land of Fire, or did they invade from another country?"

Aoba also raised his own questions, prompting the two of them to think about them.

"So what do we do now?"

Asuma asked directly, still in his youthful state, not yet as composed as he would become a Jonin later on.

"Wait, wait until it gets dark. Sometimes, darkness actually makes things clearer!"

Aoba grinned.

The two were somewhat confused, but neither of them said anything in response.

Although Asuma was unhappy with Aoba, he had listened to all of Aoba's suggestions since the start of the mission, as they had all been very reasonable.

Qingye didn't speak, his gaze quickly sweeping around behind his sunglasses.

It got dark quickly.

Many villagers were curious about how the three outsiders had entered the village and then disappeared without a trace. Occasionally, half a head would peek out from behind a few windows, but they would quickly retreat back inside.

The arrogant demeanor of Lord Sarutobi during the day is deeply ingrained in everyone's minds. If he falls asleep at the village chief's house and disturbs this lord, it would be a big problem. Anyway, he's in the village, so any problems can be dealt with tomorrow.

The three rested at the village chief's house.

Just as Asma was feeling bored, his ears twitched.

Something's up!

He immediately stood up and went on alert, only to see the door opened from the outside, and in came Qingye, and two of them at that.

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