Hundreds of masks of various kinds are hung in front of Sakura, making it feel like a dazzling look.

Masks and codes are bound together, and one mask corresponds to another, so Shadow Ninjas can't mix masks casually.

Because it is a mask and code name to be used for a long time, once chosen, it cannot be changed casually, so Sakura carefully picked it, she wanted to choose a mask to be handsome, and the code name could not be ugly.

Excluding some particularly ugly masks and strange titles, most of the rest are actually pretty much the same. Although Sakura didn't choose the difficulty syndrome, but too many choices did make it easy to be picky, grinding for a while, the dark ninja waiting on the side couldn't stand it, so he urged: "Just choose any one, why are women so mother-in-law!"

Maybe it's reminiscent of the scene when you go shopping with your girlfriend.

Sakura's face darkened, and she suddenly wanted to retort: "I'm still a girl, not a woman!"

However, she still resisted the desire to complain, and casually chose a weird white cat-faced mask, with a small sign chained on it, and a code name was written on it: Kite.

"I made my choice. She patted her mask and wiped the dust off it, as she spoke.

I don't know what material this mask is made of, it's harder and tougher than ordinary plastic, Sakura tried to break it hard, but it was only slightly deformed.

"Don't try it, this mask is made of special materials, in addition to hiding your identity, it also has a little bit of a facial protection function. The monkey-faced ninja said as he registered the mask that the girl had taken off.

"Put on a mask first. ”

He watched the girl put on the mask, and then said solemnly: "When the shadows are on a mission, they can't reveal their real names, and they can't take off their masks, this is an iron rule handed down by the second generation Hokage. ”

Today, however, this iron rule is just a matter of convention. Every ninja has his own habitual movements and ninjutsu, which can't be changed, and he can't hide it by wearing a mask. As long as you have the heart to gather information, it is not difficult to know which ninja is under the mask. ”

"It's like when your lead teacher was in the shadows, even if he wore a mask, as long as he used his Rachel, or even as long as people saw his hairstyle and short knife, the enemy would recognize him as the famous copy ninja, Kakashi Hachiki. ”

"So that rule doesn't matter now. Masks are only used as a marker to identify the identity of the shadows, and the effect of disguising identity is minimal. He glanced at the slim girl, "What's more, a ninja like you may be more recognizable than your face in the ninjutsu you use." ”

The little face under Sakura's mask smiled awkwardly.

Also, her maverick ninjutsu is also unique in the entire ninja world. Not to mention water gun and ice escape, even if she uses other ninjutsu, she can be recognized at a glance, and the delicate aura revealed in ninjutsu has already become her temperament.

The ones who really work for a long time in the shadows are some ninjas who are relatively strong but have no characteristics, and they all have the attribute of passers-by who can't recognize who they are when they wear masks, which is more beneficial for performing stealth missions.

But no matter how long you work, there will be a day to quit, and no matter how passerby attributes you do, you will become famous after a long time. People are afraid of being famous, pigs are afraid of being strong, and the dark department is especially afraid that the reputation of the members is too loud, and there is no difference between wearing a mask and not wearing a ninja to carry out a secret mission, is it for fear that others will not know that Konoha is doing something?

Such a ninja, no matter how strong the strength is, the dark part can't be used. So a powerful ninja like Kakashi quit after a few years in the shadows, and there is some reason for this.

There is no doubt that this dark ninja in the monkey mask belongs to this kind of passerby-type ninja with very strong strength and no outstanding characteristics, and he has probably been working in the dark department for three or five years, and he is a hardcore henchman of the Hokage department.

In comparison, Sakura's ninjutsu, which is full of personality and characteristics, is too dazzling.

"So the mask is used to protect ninjas like me," Sakura heard the laughter of the Shadow Senior, with a bit of self-deprecation, "I don't have my own ninjutsu, I use all the big road goods, and even my colleagues in the Shadow Department will admit their mistakes after wearing the mask." ”

He glanced at the girl: "A ninja like you, coming to the shadows is just going through the motions and gilding a layer of gold." ”

"Uh-huh...... The seniors laughed. Sakura smiled awkwardly.

Although this man spoke a little stiffly, she could probably hear that he just didn't know how to interact with girls.

I want to talk to a girl, and I don't want to be too flattering, so I can only say this kind of prickly words...... She misjudged just now, this dark senior must not have a girlfriend.

The girl understands this feeling very well, and knows that some boys will tie knots when they talk in the face of beautiful girls, because she was like this in her previous life, but now that this disease has been cured, after all, no one will be nervous about themselves, which is really gratifying......

"Don't talk about that. In short, when facing a colleague in the shadows, it is up to you to wear a mask or not. However, it is better to wear it when you go out on a mission. It's a uniform attire, you know?"

"By the way, the problem of the eyes on the mask can be dug up and expanded, if you feel that it is a little obscuring the vision, you can adjust it again. Then use the chakra to suck the mask tightly and stick it to the face, so that it will not obstruct the view of things. He said in a deep voice.

"Oooh. ”

Sakura quickly took off her mask and buttoned up the two rings around the eye holes. There is a layer of material specially designed to be dug out of the eye circle, and Sakura expands it with her hand, puts it on again, and uses chakra to attach the mask tightly to her face.

When she put it on just now, she was still wondering, the place where the eyes of this mask were so small, and so far away from her eyes, caused half of her vision to disappear, wouldn't it be very obstructive to fight? At this time, it suddenly dawned on me that the dark part still had such a design in the details.

She shook her head, looked around, and confirmed that there were no other problems, so she said aloud: "Senior, I'm OK." ”

"Good. Wearing a mask when performing tasks is the first priority of the dark part. "The dark senior took the girl out of the warehouse," The second meaning is that you can only use a code name when performing a mission, and you can't use your real name. Your code name is 'Kite', and I'll only call you Kite instead of Sakura Haruno in the future, and again, here you can only call me by my code name, Katsura Mao, not my real name. Do you understand?"

"Understood. ”

"Of course, both of the above rules are set up to protect the privacy of the Shadow Ninja. If you're the kind of ninja who has obvious characteristics and can be recognized by others, or the kind of ninja who is so strong that you don't have to worry about being recognized, then you can also ignore these two rules. ”

"Next is the entrance assessment of the dark department. Gui Mao unlocked a rusty door, and behind it was a deep corridor.

Without waiting for the girl to speak, he strode in.

Sakura trotted a few steps to follow, walked to the side of the dark ninja Katsura Mao, tilted his head sideways and asked, "What happens if I don't qualify?"

Her hair hadn't been cut in a while, but now it was shoulder-length, and when she tilted her head, the supple hair slid down her cheeks, blocking her view, and Sakura naturally reached behind her ears to pull her hair behind her ears.

"Unqualified?" He glanced at the girl out of the corner of his eye, and was seeing the scene of the girl's green thin fingers lifting her hair, Gui Mao saw that her emerald eyes were as calm as water, and occasionally they were a little shining, and her voice suddenly became more stiff.

"Get trained, then retake the exam until you pass. ”

Walking through a long hallway, the light bulbs seemed to be broken, and the passage was blackened.

Gui Mao's voice seemed to become gloomy and sympathetic in the dark: "Like you, it's not difficult to pass the assessment. The dark assessment values your strength and vigilance the most, your strength is very strong, as long as you do a good job of staying vigilant, you can pass the assessment, follow me, the front is the location of the assessment. ”

Walking to the corner in front, Gui Mao turned right, there was no light on the road in front, there was no light source at all, it was dark, and he continued: "After the assessment, this corner is ......."

The afterglow of the corridor shone on his face, and the other half of his face melted into the darkness around the corner, and his face suddenly looked gloomy.

Sakura followed his steps and turned right, the road ahead was too dark to see the ground, and Katsura Mao, who had taken a few more steps, had completely melted into the darkness.

She followed him into the darkness completely, and Gui Mao, who had just walked around the corner in front of her, was completely gone.

"Gui Mao, senior?" the girl called out softly.

However, what answered her was a strange and swift kunai that quietly emerged in the darkness!

Sou!

In the darkness where you can't see your fingers, the sharp edge of the swift kunai has approached Sakura's forehead—

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