Naruto: I'm Not a Pokémon

However, the suspected smuggling place is now called "Si Xiang Fang", which forces Jianchuan Ju to associate it with the future Four Elephant People.

Jianchuan Ju organized his thoughts a little and looked at Qing and the other two.

"I think the other party is really smuggling openly under the nose of the chief of the Artisan Ninja Village. Based on our understanding of the overall strength of the Artisan Ninja Village, as long as a ninja with some level appears, he can basically suppress the entire Artisan Ninja Village."

This statement is not without basis. In the original novel, when the four celestial elephants were about to cause trouble, the entire village of the Takumi Village was so scared that they all ran away and even abandoned the village. Now it's just that the leader has been sidelined, which can only be regarded as a small witch compared to a big witch.

"That's a possibility. It's still early now. Let's go around the village and get some information. We'll make a decision on the details in the evening."

"Zabuza, you stay in the inn and protect Mr. Shimotsuki's safety."

Considering Zabuza's personality, Qing left him alone, and the others went out to the streets to investigate.

Although he said he was asking around for information, the Artisan Village was a small place, and Jianchuan Ju only observed and recorded the terrain, then found a few stores and used his age advantage to ask the store clerks for some information.

Although no useful information was obtained in the end, a lot of strange and bizarre ninja tools were seen.

One of the shops even has ninja tools that are said to be imitations of the 'Flame Fan', a weapon passed down from generation to generation in the Uchiha clan.

Of course, this replica does not have the ability to rebound all ninjutsu, but it can use wind ninjutsu chakra to rebound fire ninjutsu.

However, this "fire fan" not only has a beautiful effect, but also has a very attractive price. Even the money in Jianchuanju's pocket may only be enough to pay for it once.

Besides, the Uchiha clan is still the largest clan in Konoha, and they dare not show off such imitation products as Jianchuanju in the market.

Finally, unable to resist the enthusiastic sales pitch from the store clerk, Jianchuan Ju gritted his teeth and paid for a roll of steel wire ninja tools despite the clerk's disdainful gaze, intending to give it to Zabuza for training later.

As night gradually fell, the three of them returned to the inn where they were staying temporarily and called Zabuza to share information.

Although Jianchuan Ju didn't find out any useful information this time, Qing and Terumi Mei made some discoveries.

In addition to the most basic exploration of the terrain near Sixiangfang, the two also learned some other information from the villagers.

First of all, the Sixiangfang workshop should have existed in the Takumi Village for a long time. It is said that it was a well-known workshop in the Takumi Country during the Warring States Period, but it gradually declined. It has only developed rapidly in the past two years, but I haven't heard of any great figures coming out of it.

Secondly, from their conversations with certain store owners, it can be seen that the two seemed to be aware of the changes in the way ninja tools were traded, but they all chose to conceal it.

Finally, there is the current leader of the Artisan Village. Because he is an excellent forging master, he has a high prestige in the village.

"that's it?"

Zabuza was listening to the information carefully, but he saw that the other three people suddenly stopped talking.

"So this entire village is completely unaware that their leader has been sidelined?"

Chapter 44 Eavesdropping

"Are the people of the Artisan Village so stupid?"

Zabuza, who hadn't gone out all afternoon, was a little confused by the result.

"Indeed, it can be seen that most people are telling the truth. Some are just complaining that the leader is old and in poor health and needs to recuperate frequently, which has led to a significant decrease in the village's orders."

"Puchi~" Jianchuan Ju couldn't help but laughed out loud.

"With the war looming, orders are decreasing."

Jianchuan Ju shook his head speechlessly. Although the Artisan Ninja Village had not encountered a war for a long time.

But every time a ninja war broke out, the major powers would take turns to put pressure on them because of the supply of orders. How could these villagers still be so naive? Stupid?

"Perhaps some people are indeed involved in smuggling, but such transactions do not go through the village or the daimyo. Even if the selling price is lower, they may earn more, so they will naturally not make the matter public."

"But this kind of thing will definitely be noticed by the Daimyo, right? And it's easy to offend the Five Great Nations. If they are retaliated against in the end, the Artisan Village will be the one that suffers."

Mei Terumi couldn't understand this behavior at all.

"This is what we are going to investigate. For now, our focus should be on the Four Symbols Square."

Qing coughed lightly and made arrangements for his team members.

"Tonight's operation will be divided into three teams. Ming, stay and protect Mr. Shimotsuki. Tachibana and Zabuza, the two of you, disguise yourself and go to the area around the Four Symbols Building to investigate the situation. There is no need to investigate too deeply. If something goes wrong, retreat immediately. I will sneak into the residence of the chief of the Artisan Ninja Village to investigate and then meet up with you."

"Remember, we have plenty of time. Now that we have a clear investigation target, don't rush. All actions must be conducted in a concealed and safe manner!"

"Yes!" x3

Thick dark clouds blocked the moonlight, and the sea breeze made the bamboo forest outside the village rustle.

This is a perfect night for a secret activity.

Just after coming out of the inn a few minutes ago, Qing Jieyin performed a Mist Hidden Technique that was enough to cover the entire Artisan Ninja Village.

At this moment, Jianchuan Tachibana was sincerely grateful for the geographical location of the Takumi Village.

It was close to the port, in the middle of a dense forest, and most importantly, small enough that even a thick fog covering the entire village would not alert anyone.

On the quiet street, Jianchuan Tachibana and Zabuza quietly approached the edge of the village.

Zabuza had spent the afternoon in the inn protecting Ichiro Shimotsuki and was not familiar with the terrain, so it was Tachibana Kengawa who led the way the whole time.

Although he did not delve into the silent killing technique like Zabuza, as a Kirigakure ninja, Jianchuan Ju still had the ability to distinguish things in the fog.

The two of them easily climbed onto a roof and were about to move on when 'Danger Prediction' suddenly gave a warning.

However, the warning was very weak, so Jianchuan Ju was not overly nervous. He just made a gesture to signal Zabuza to stop moving forward.

Although Zabuza was a little confused, he immediately bent down and hid.

Sure enough, the next second a figure appeared at the corner of the alley.

If the two of them had continued to move forward, they would have most likely collided head-on with this person.

Before Jianchuan Ju could even begin to appreciate the convenience of 'predicting danger', his attention was drawn to the person who walked out of the shadows.

The two looked at each other in surprise.

I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence. The figure was the Caique who claimed to be the person in charge of foreign trade of the Artisan Ninja Village in the afternoon.

Moreover, the direction the other party was heading happened to be the Sixiangfang where the two were planning to investigate.

Nodding slightly to Zabuza, the two decided to give up the idea of ​​observing the terrain first and decided to follow directly to see what the woman's purpose was in going to Sixiangfang in the middle of the night.

Jianchuan Ju looked around vigilantly. Since Sixiangfang was located in a remote area, there were very few houses nearby.

In order to avoid being discovered by following too closely, Jianchuan Ju waited until Caique walked a little further away before patting Lanzai on the shoulder and whispering.

"Lanzai, follow her from the roof." After receiving the order, the little frog immediately jumped lightly to the top of a house in front and hung silently behind the colorful bird.

Jianchuan Ju and Zabuza followed Lanzai carefully. The little frog was only about 30 centimeters in size, so it would be less likely for the other party to notice them.

After a while, the two of them followed all the way to the Sixiangfang.

When he saw Lanzai stop on a roof, Jianchuanju knew that Caique must have entered the workshop.

After meeting up with Lanzai, you can immediately see the workshop yard below.

A very thin young man walked into the room while talking to Caique.

After a brief hesitation, the two decided to take the risk and get closer to investigate the situation inside the workshop.

Then he quietly moved to the window where the light was still on, and sure enough, he heard the voices of a man and a woman talking in the room.

".Is it?"

"The ninjas from Konoha today probably didn't come here for the matter of the Takumi and smuggling. I've already read the letter they sent. It's just that the Fire Nation nobles invited a few old guys to appraise antiques."

"You still have to be careful."

At this point, Caique's voice became a little excited.

"The Craftsman is showing up less and less now, so why not just go ahead and do it."

"Alright! There's no need to mention this anymore. We still need him to maintain the relationship with the daimyo, and we also need his help to study the remaining blueprints in order to revive our ancestors."

"I'm just afraid that he will continue to study and find out something."

"It doesn't matter. He's old."

Jianchuan Ju outside the window didn't expect it to be such a coincidence, and what he heard was quite exciting.

It has been confirmed that it was most likely the Four Celestial Elephant People who wanted to resurrect their ancestors, but it was unexpected that the skinny young man took the dominant position among the two.

From what he said, it seemed that all the weapons to revive Qingming had not yet been fully produced.

It is still unclear how many accomplices the Four Heavenly Beings have besides the two people in the house.

For some reason, there was no movement in the room after the skinny young man said his last sentence.

Jianchuan Ju and Zabuza looked at each other and wondered whether they should retreat first to investigate the situation around the workshop. They had already exceeded the mission target today.

Who would have thought that when Zabuza saw the look in Jianchuan Tachibana's eyes, he suddenly pulled out the short knife from his back and was about to get up and climb into the house through the window.

Fortunately, Jianchuan Ju was quick-witted and grabbed Zabuza and pulled him back.

But the two of them are right next to the window, at such a close distance, how could the people in the house not notice the movement?

"Who?!"

The man in the house asked in a very calm voice, but Jianchuan Ju, who had already received the "danger prediction" reminder, certainly would not stand there stupidly.

He picked up Lanzai with one hand and forcibly pulled Zabuza, who was trying to turn back, with the other hand. He burst chakra with both feet and jumped directly onto the wall.

"go!"

The chapters these past two days have been a bit dull... I hope the data won't drop. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Chapter 45 Determining the Goal

"go!"

After Zabuza jumped onto the wall with Jianchuan Tachibana, he subconsciously looked back at the place where the two had just hidden.

Just then, I saw three strangely shaped ninja tools flying out of the window.

The three ninja tools landed on three points at the same time with great precision, and surrounded the position where the two people were just now in a triangular formation.

The next moment, a violent explosion mixed with heat waves surged towards the center of the triangle.

Zabuza could even imagine that if Jianchuan Tachibana had not led him to dodge, both of them might have been seriously injured now.

What was even more incredible was that this explosion, which was obviously quite powerful, did not leak out a single bit of energy; the fire, sound and even the shock wave of the explosion were all firmly confined within the triangle.

Even the grass next to it was only slightly yellowed by the heat and was not destroyed by the explosion.

Jianchuan Ju, who also turned around and saw this scene, said subconsciously with disbelief in his eyes.

"Oh my gosh! Broadsword mine!"

Although the explosion was controlled within a fixed range for some unknown reason, Jianchuan Ju still broke out in a cold sweat when he saw the ground that was blown beyond recognition.

There was no time to think, the 'danger warning' alarm had not ended yet.

Jianchuan Ju grabbed Zabuza tightly and jumped off the wall again, running out of the workshop.

Just as the two men left the wall, the tall and thin man flashed out of the window holding a black sword.

He swung the sword vigorously with one hand, and hot flames gushed out from the tip of the sword, like a burning fire dragon rushing into the sky, leaving behind only suffocating air after being burned wherever it passed.

Looking at the courtyard wall that was burnt directly after being attacked by the fire dragon, the two of them stopped hesitating and quickly ran into the fog and left.

The tall and thin young man did not continue to chase. He just stood in the yard of the workshop, looking at the wall that was burned by his attack, thoughtfully.

It was not until then that Caique walked out of the house holding a pair of long swords.

"Bao Gui, you're not going to chase me anymore?"

"That's unnecessary. The other party only has two children. I'm worried that they are bait."

Caique thought about it and didn't dwell on this question, so he asked instead.

"Two children? Did you see their appearance clearly?"

"No, I only saw the backs of two kids around ten years old, but one of them had white hair and was carrying a short knife."

That's right, since Qing reminded the two to disguise themselves before they set off, Jianchuan Ju, a guy with a head full of tricks, directly instigated Zabuza, and the two of them used transformation techniques to become Hatake Kakashi and Uchiha Obito respectively.

When Cai Que heard Bao Gui talking about the white-haired short knife, his pupils suddenly shrank and he spoke in a gloomy tone.

"Could it be those ninjas from Konoha? I remember there was a kid with white hair and a short sword on his back."

"It's possible that the so-called antique appraisal in their letter is just a cover."

Bao Gui thought about how the two of them were just talking about the letter from the Minato class and how he was almost fooled, and a hint of viciousness flashed in his eyes.