Chapter 9 Clues
The reason why it takes a long time to investigate intelligence is that it takes time to slowly observe, gather information, and so on. For example, this time, if you need to confirm whether Orochimaru really appeared in the small town of Grass Country, you need to disguise yourself as an ordinary person, such as a businessman, and go around asking for information or something. If he really appeared in his true face as the intelligence said, there would definitely be people who had an impression of this, and they would need to collect such evidence. But I can't just take out Orochimaru's portrait and ask everywhere, so I use the transformation technique to dress up as a variety of characters in the town every day, and it has become my daily routine these days. As for confirming with the guy who saw Orochimaru? It's a pity that I don't know who this person really is...
In comparison, the captain of the crow is much easier, because of his strength, he is responsible for searching for various traces in a large area centered on the village. As long as someone passes by, something will be left behind, and even a person like Orochimaru can't pass by some places without leaving any traces.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
Their efforts in the past three days have yielded nothing, but it is clear that this kind of information about Orochimaru cannot be asserted as false in just a few days, and the investigation that continues to work hard is the only way out for them next.
For three days, Yuzo has been playing the role of a wandering teenage beggar, and with his height of not being an adult at first glance, unless he has maintained his transformation technique, it is very incompatible to play a businessman or something. Including Silverfish and Ze, they all used transformation techniques to maintain identity investigations such as merchants at first. But after it becomes a protracted war, you can only play the role of a homeless beggar, such as a beggar, who can be disguised without the need for transformation. Even if the cost of the transformation technique is really not much, there is no way to guarantee how many chakras you can have left to deal with emergencies if you maintain it for a long time, including Yuzang.
The country of grass is a small country, and this small town is obviously a relatively prosperous place in the country, but it always feels a little tattered in Yuzo's eyes. There is a lot of garbage on the streets, no one cleans it, and many civilians are obviously underfed. Normal people who pass by from time to time and seem to have a good life don't have much sympathy, and most of them just squint at the broken bowl in front of Yuzang. Sometimes I will meet some kind-hearted people who show sympathetic eyes, but these people are just ordinary people who can't eat enough.
In the dusty ceramic bowl, the few coins added together are probably not enough to order a green vegetable in a small restaurant, so you can only buy a bun or something. This is what he has gained in the morning, it is indeed difficult to make a living as a beggar, especially when ordinary people have no money to spare.
He was only twelve years old, and Yuzang's figure did not look strong, but after a simple make-up and disguise, he became a dirty and sloppy little beggar, covered in tattered thin clothes stained with mud and dust, his hair was messy and very greasy, and he could still see lice from time to time.
It can be said that he looks very good.
Now for the team of Yuzo, the biggest question is whether Orochimaru is still in this place. The information was probably obtained two days before they received the mission, and now that four or five days have passed, the fact that they want to see the most is that Orochimaru just showed his face here and left, or this information is simply a false information.
Picking up the coins in the bowl one by one, Yuzo walked to a steamed bun shop around the corner, put down the money in the disgusted gaze of the boss and said, "Two steamed buns."
As a beggar, it is impossible to eat steamed buns luxuriously with a little money. Buying steamed buns is the best choice for beggars, and it belongs to the cheapest food.
Although the young shopkeeper with acne on his face hates the filth and smell of Yuzang, even if it is only the money of two steamed buns, it is money, isn't it? So he wrapped his hands in cloth and picked up the coins and threw them into the bucket, took out two steamed buns and threw them directly on the ground in front of Yuzang and said, "Na! Hurry up and get out! โ
Yuzang didn't move, showing a restrained posture, picked up the two steamed buns and turned to leave, not looking at the boss's smug and happy expression. A beggar is a beggar, and it is impossible for him to cause conflicts, it will only affect the task.
Wandering around the streets with a broken bowl, always paying attention to what the people around him are saying. It's a pity that I haven't found any clues in the chatter of these strangers.
As night fell, Yuzo went to a joint spot and took off the human skin mask on his face and handed it to Silverfish. He and Silverfish take turns playing this beggar, one day and one night. After all, they need enough rest, and when a beggar sleeps at night, he just finds a corner, and it is impossible to rest well. As for the height difference, Silverfish used a simple ninjutsu used to disguise himself to change his height, which cost almost zero compared to the transformation technique that needs to be maintained all the time.
The silverfish came out of this junkyard with something in his hand, like he had turned something good out of the garbage here.
In fact, the bag was not food that had been thrown away by someone else, nor was it anything valuable to sell for, just garbage.
He walked slowly, to the place where the beggars of the town gathered, and like a cowering coward, he came to an old beggar and put down his bag.
"Well, see if there's anything you can get in for something to eat?" He muttered softly, his voice muffled and nervous.
"Hmmโ" The old beggar had a pipe in his mouth, but he seldom smoked it, for the tobacco was too expensive. He opened the bag and looked at some of the garbage inside, and after looking at it a few times, he said, "No, these are real garbage that no one wants, and you can't change anything..."
"Wellโ" Silverfish looked dejected, sat down on a thatched ground with his head bowed, and listened to the group of dozen or twenty beggars bragging together.
They first laughed at the fact that the whitebait was really a papaya head, and that they hadn't picked up anything good in the past few days. Then they started talking and laughing about food, clothes, houses, women, and money.
Especially when it comes to women and money, the atmosphere is high. After all, they are all a group of men, and even beggars can't change their nature as men.
As they chatted, one of the beggars suddenly started talking about ninjas. He said that a few days ago, and he can't remember exactly how many days ago, he saw a girl, very beautiful and cute, but unfortunately it was a ninja who could not be climbed. But he was particularly impressed, because the girl who wore the forehead guard of the Kushinobi Village had very beautiful red hair, glasses, and even her eyes were red!
Because it was about ninjas, Silverfish subconsciously listened more attentively, remembering some of the characteristics that this person said about the red-haired female grass ninja.
The night passed slowly under such circumstances.
In the hours before the role swap, Yuzo relied on the ninja's methods to reconnoiter the village without anyone noticing, and of course still found nothing out of the ordinary.
During the joint, Silverfish brings up the matter of the red-haired Kushinobi Girl.
Yuzang was shocked, this should be the character of the whirlpool fragrant phosphorus, right? It's really a bit surprising to get such information.,She's also a relatively important role.,The auxiliary ability belongs to the kind that is particularly powerful.,Without her Sasuke is estimated to have died a long time ago.ใ
However, does this have anything to do with Orochimaru?
Judging from his memory, Orochimaru should not have been in contact with fragrant phosphorus before the Zhongnin exam. When Kao-pho was discovered, it should have been after Konoha collapsed the plan, and at that time, Ka-pho joined Orochimaru's Otoshinobi Village. Maybe there's something wrong with your memory? Or did you inadvertently instigate butterfly wings and change some of the plot?
For things like changing the plot, he gradually began to notice the problem. If he could, he even wanted to be a transparent person and not change the plot at all, so that he would have a very big advantage if he was familiar with the plot. But it's a pity that he had changed some things in the ninja school before, although it was to give Ino a vent, he didn't regret it. It stands to reason that this kind of small thing should not have much impact on the events in the general direction, such as the middle ninja exam still has to be held, and Orochimaru still has to go to Konoha to make trouble, etc.
This time, could it be that Orochimaru found Xiang Phosphorus in advance and wanted to take her for his own use? And then I was careless or I didn't care about being witnessed by the grass ninja.,This information came out?
"Can you confirm the time?" Yuzo asked thoughtfully.
Silverfish shook his head, the beggar himself couldn't remember the time at that time, and he only subconsciously wrote it down, not paying much attention to this information. So I didn't go to that guy to get some accurate information by means after that.
"Where is that beggar? Don't rest today, go to him and confirm the details of this information. It's about whether or not Orochimaru really appeared here, and if I'm not mistaken, the red hair is the hallmark of the Uzumaki clan. It's very likely that Orochimaru appeared here just for that red-haired female grass ninja! Seeing that Silverfish wanted to refute, Yuzo immediately gagged him with his own reasons.
"Really?" The silverfish couldn't believe it, so did it find a clue? But he quickly came to his senses, and immediately turned and set out to find the beggar from the previous night.
If it's true, their investigation is progressing. Silverfish has mixed emotions at this time, with excitement and fear. That's Orochimaru, one of the three ninjas in the past, and now an S-level rebel ninja, a strong man at the pinnacle of the ninja world!