The existence of desires is naturally accompanied by sin. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoEven in peacetime, there are not a few bandits and bandits. If there were bandits near the village before the outbreak of the war, the villagers could still solve their troubles by hiring ninjas, but since the outbreak of the Great Ninja War, the domestic situation in Kawanokuni has been turbulent, a large number of refugees have appeared, countless people have been displaced, and the traces of thieves and bandits are increasing day by day, and because there are still many refugees joining, the number and power of the bandits have been increasing. Because the ninjas are too busy to take care of themselves at this time, how can they have the time and energy to take over the tasks of suppressing bandits, most of those bandits are ordinary people, and ordinary people are like ants in the eyes of ninjas.

Ninjas could not be hired, resulting in the increasing rampant bandits and bandits, those large villages are better, and they can organize the young people in the village to resist in the face of aggression, but those small villages that are sparsely populated or located in remote areas, even if they pay the blood and lives of the villagers in the face of bandits, their resistance is still very little after all. Therefore, since the war, bandits have been rampant, and except for a few villages with fierce folk customs, other ordinary villages have suffered from it.

The place where the teenagers are located is a remote area, and there are very few villages around, and the village where Jiraiya told them that they are being infested by thieves is the place where they usually exchange daily necessities, which is equivalent to the supply station of the teenagers, and if there is no village, everyone will really live the life of savages. Therefore, whether it was a test or their own will, the village could not afford to lose.

After a while, the teenagers were ready, and everyone gathered at the door, checked the ninja in the backpack, and then said goodbye to Jiraiya. Jiraiya didn't say much, he nodded, and watched the teenagers group up on the road.

The teenagers didn't talk much along the way, and although it was a test, it was also the first mission they had performed since learning ninjutsu. What kind of vicious bandit is on the other side, everyone actually doesn't care, after a year of study, they have already mastered the power far beyond ordinary people, as long as the other party does not have any ninja existence, even if there are more people, everyone will not be afraid, but a little eager to try.

Because the teenagers have not yet learned to walk on the water, they only slow down when crossing the river, like the forest on the other side of the river, and the people have already reached the level of walking on the flat ground.

In about an hour, the teenagers arrived at the target village after walking through the forest.

Originally, the teenagers walked on the street in a group of four, but at this time, there was no sign of the village streets, and most of the shops on both sides of the street were closed, and a cool breeze and drizzle swept through the streets, bringing a touch of coolness and making the place seem more and more cold.

Looking at the state of the village, Yue Huaai frowned, the scene here at this time was completely different from the last time they came, because the village was small and the population was not large, the previous time, although there could be no crowd here, but there were not a few pedestrians on the street, where it was like now, there was a dead silence everywhere.

"These robbers are really hateful!" Yahiko scolded hatefully as he saw this, obviously the two completely different scenes before and now, which made him full of anger.

"It's actually like this......." Xiao Nan saw the scene in the village, thinking of the traces of the fighting that still lingered at the entrance of the village, and couldn't help muttering.

Nagato didn't say anything, but he bit his lip as well, his brow furrowed.

"Okay, let's not be emotional, let's inquire about the situation here first, and see if anyone here knows the traces of the bandits!" Yue Huaai said to everyone. In fact, the scene in front of him is not bad, compared to the villages and towns that were burned on the way he fled when he was a child, the villagers here are relatively lucky. After seeing more, he felt less emotion, and he was too lazy to think about it, and after saying hello, Yuehuaai walked at the front and walked towards a tavern in his impression. Taverns and hotels have always been the best way to inquire about information. Naturally, there could not have been an inn in a village like this, but fortunately, there used to be a tavern here.

Of course, everyone will not object to Xiao Ai. In fact, since I have been teaching everyone, because of the temperament and character of everyone, I have also made everyone choose to specialize in practice, so everyone has also tended to divide labor when doing things or training in groups.

Yahiko has a positive and enterprising personality and leadership skills, so he is generally the captain when it comes to action, and he also has the final say in some big decisions. As a captain, of course, he must have the determination and ability to protect his companions, so Yahiko mainly cultivates close-quarters sword skills in physical arts, and in the event of a battle, he is the first to charge forward.

Nagato and Xiao Nan's personalities are actually quite similar, the two of them have calmer personalities, and their feelings are relatively introverted, although they are boys, but Nagato's personality is a little more sensitive than Xiao Nan, and he is more easily affected by external things.

So when it comes to combat pairing, Konan is a secondary attacker other than Yahiko, while Nagato is responsible for protecting them and providing them with assists.

As for Yuehua Ai, because he has a unique talent for perception and a mature and cautious mindset, he generally acts as an intelligence gatherer, danger detector and planner.

Therefore, in this test of exterminating bandits, he is responsible for collecting intelligence, and making a preliminary plan, and after finding the target, he also has to determine the environment and danger of the battle. It can be said that the role played by Yuehua Ai is the most important compared to others.

There is no one who knows more about Yuehuaai's ability than Yahiko, although he seems to be only a five or six child on the surface, his strength is not only not weaker than everyone else, but his thinking is far more meticulous than them.

After walking for a few minutes, after turning an intersection, everyone found the tavern in their impression. There are only two big characters on the sign at the entrance of the tavern, like this tavern, there is not even a serious name, in fact, in the end, there is only such a tavern in the small village, and there is no need to name it or anything.

Everyone pushed open a door and walked in one by one.

After all, it is a tavern in a small village, and the interior of the tavern is very shabby, and the area of this tavern is really small, with only four or five tables in addition to the counter.

Yue Huaai looked around and found that this place was much more cluttered than in her impression, and the tables and chairs here were empty, except for the boss sitting behind the counter, there was not even a single figure.

The owner of the tavern was a middle-aged man in his forties and fifties, his height was not high, only a little taller than Yahiko's now, he was slightly bald on the top of his head, there was some fat on his face, but there was no horizontal meat, he looked quite kind with his eyebrows and good intentions, he had a big belly, his arms and legs were white and fat, and his figure looked a little rich.

The tavern owner had been sitting behind the counter, and his whole person looked listless and decadent, and everyone could hear him sighing when they got closer.

When the curtain was drawn, the tavernkeeper moved and looked up slightly, and after seeing that only a few children had entered, he paused for a moment, and then sat down again.

They don't take each other's snubbing Yuehua love seriously, after all, the village has just encountered robbers, and few people are still in a good mood. And they didn't look like they were here to drink, and it was understandable that they were contemptuous.

"Is there anything you guys are up to?" saw the crowd come to the counter and stand still, and the tavern owner had no choice but to force his spirits to ask.

Yahiko and the others glanced at each other, and Yahiko was just about to say something, but at this time, Yuehua Ai took the initiative to speak.

"Boss, I want to ask you about the robbers you have encountered here. We're ninjas, and we've been commissioned by someone before, so we're here to solve the problem!"

"Uh......." Yahiko and they felt stunned for a moment when Yuehua Ai cleanly revealed everyone's purpose. They looked at Xiao Ai and saw that his face was as usual, and they knew that he must have a reason for being so straightforward. After a little thought, everyone also understood that the most important thing in seeking information is the result, and the process is only to serve the result, Yue Huaai seems to be reckless and said the purpose of everyone, but this is the best reason for them to want to know the information about the robber from the tavern owner. And there is no one else in the tavern except the tavern owner, the source of intelligence is already the only one, if they find other excuses to knock on the side, he does not match the identity of their children at all, their age has actually limited them, no matter what excuses they make up, the other party will not easily believe it, and even arouse the suspicion of the other party, making intelligence work more difficult to carry out.

Instead of looking for loopholes and excuses, it is better to directly explain the purpose of his group like Yuehua Ai, and reveal their ninja identities, it is easier to convince the other party, and it is more likely to get information about the robbers from him.

Seeing the eyes of the others, Yuehua Ai knew that they understood some of their meanings. In fact, what Yahiko and they thought about was indeed considered by Yuehua Ai, but compared to their considerations, Xiao Ai also considered one more thing at the beginning, that is, the bandit forces are all ordinary people.

Dealing with ordinary people, collecting intelligence is naturally not so particular, if his target is a ninja, he will never be so reckless, you know, ninjas will not easily reveal their identities when they inquire about information, because they don't know the source of their intelligence at all, whether it is a minions specially arranged by the other party.

Mountain bandits and robbers are already contemptuous of the existence of teenagers, and inquiring about their news is naturally not careful, simple and rude, which is the most suitable for the current situation.

"Ninja!?" the tavernkeeper's narrowed eyes lit up, and he looked at the foreheads of the crowd and then the rest of the place, only to see that the boys were not wearing forehead guards. A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, although he had a little doubt in his heart, he chose to believe it more.

Because when he saw the faces of the boys, he knew that none of them were from his own village, because the village was so big that there could not be a child he had not seen once. And he found that the bearing of this group of teenagers was different, even if they were just standing ordinarily, but they were full of strong self-confidence.

Looking at the change in the boss's expression, everyone knew that he believed most of them. They didn't continue to speak, just waited for each other's answers.

Sure enough, the tavern owner was surprised, and then he opened his mouth to tell the information that the teenagers needed.

"I don't know the origin of the bandits a few days ago, but I think it was composed of some refugees who fled, and you also know that in this world now, there are people fleeing everywhere anyway, and some of them have bad thoughts, so they naturally become mountain bandits and bandits. ”

Everyone nodded at the tavernkeeper's words, he was indeed right. Naturally, there are also some refugees who have fled, and some of them have formed gangs and gangs to rob homes in order to survive better. In fact, even they have done some bad things, you must know that in order to survive before, they did not do less things to steal chickens and dogs, but that was also because they were just children at the time, in order to survive, they had no ability to survive, they could only do so, in general, what they had done was still excusable, compared to those who fell into the grass and were embarrassed, they were much better.

"In the past few days, villagers from several nearby villages have come here to inquire about the news, and I have learned something from them. We're in a relatively remote area, and the villages are scattered among each other, and it will take a long time to meet other villages, so I suspect that this group of robbers is likely to be in the vicinity. ”

"According to recent rumors, the other party seems to be looting in a circle, and there are only a few villages in the vicinity, and they may come again soon after they have plundered a circle. The tavernkeeper looked up and sighed, "I've been here in a daze for a long time, and I've been thinking about it. If it weren't for the fact that there were only a few of us in this area, and the other villages were too far away from us, I would have liked to move out immediately, this kind of life, alas......."

With that, the tavern keeper sighed.

Listening to the other party's complaints, everyone was not dissatisfied.

"If the other party wants to be active in this area all the time, do you know where their stationing location is most likely to be?" Through the boss's words, Yuehua Ai thought a lot.

"This........ Actually, I don't really know. However, if I guess, they are most likely stationed on a hill to the north. It was a small mountain, in the middle of several of our villages, and it was a special mountain, with a small cave there. Until earlier, it had been a place of refuge for villagers in times of war. ”

For the boss's words, Yue Huaai nodded, the other party's conjecture was very good, and it seemed that there was only so much information that could be obtained from him.

After Xiao Nan thanked the tavern owner for his help, the group left the tavern, and although they had received a lot of information here, they still had to inquire from more people.

Just as everyone turned around and was about to push the door to leave, the tavernkeeper's slightly trembling voice rang out again,

"You ........ Are you really ninjas who came to deal with the robbers?"

"Of course!" Yahiko grinned back, revealing half of his shiny white teeth.

"Well, that, that, you have to be careful!"

"Definitely!" everyone answered, waved their hands, and pushed the door out without looking back.

Suddenly, there was only the rich tavern owner left in the tavern, but his state at this time was completely different from the initial weakness, he was still sitting quietly behind the counter, but he was now with his hands folded, but his eyes were no longer dull, but shining with a brilliant light called hope.