The country of hills, one of the small countries on the edge of the ninja world, got its name because of the many hills in the country.

It's just that this country is too small, and the area of the entire border is not even much larger than Konoha Village, so it's better to say that this is a country than a larger village. But this village is still relatively rich, because its geographical location happens to be in the middle of several small countries, because it is still some distance from the big countries, so they have been crossed by the big ninjas in the previous ninja wars.

At the same time, because there are three or four small rivers gathered on this land, it can be regarded as a transportation transfer station, although the amount of goods in transit is very limited, but it is also better than the general effect.

Qian Yu and his team appeared here now, and after several days of long travel, the three of them were a little tired. They walked into the only village in the country of hills, and found an inn to stay in.

There was also a hot spring to soak in in this hotel, which was a surprise in their mission.

No extra nonsense, after dinner, the three of them went to the hot springs. Hot springs are pure natural hot baths, which are very good for the body, can wash away fatigue and impurities on the body, and after taking a bath, the mental state of the three people is obviously much better.

"Captain, is our goal really here?"

Back in the room where they were staying—because everyone was not very old, so Red and Chiba lived together, but there was only a screen in between—and as everyone sat around drinking tea, Red suddenly asked.

"That's right, Captain, this country is so small, and there is only such a village, and there are only a few thousand people in the full battle, our target will really be here? Where shall he hide? ”

Ebisu also raised its own questions.

According to the understanding of ordinary people, if a person wants to hide, it is actually the most convenient place with a lot of people. For example, Konoha Village, for example, other big villages, as long as you can mix in, it is not easy to find out.

Especially the kind of people who are relatively ordinary in both face and body shape, throwing them into Konoha Village, which has a permanent population of more than 100,000, is like throwing a drop of water into the sea and disappearing for you in minutes. This is also the reason why there are always various spies lurking in Konoha Village, including other Great Ninja Villages, because you can't tell everyone's identity at all, and since you can be a spy, you naturally have a brush, how can you be found so easily?

On the contrary, in this kind of small village with only a few thousand people, almost every family knows each other, and everyone knows how to hide it if you come to a stranger?

But the mission intelligence said that their target was here, which was a bit exaggerated, and Ebisu and Red couldn't figure out where their target would be hidden.

"This is the most typical idea of black under the lamp, haven't you noticed? The closer you get to the shadow of the light, the darker it often becomes, and our goal is to rely on this concept to successfully hide for so many years. You have to understand that the more dangerous a place is, sometimes the safer it is. Do you think this village is small and everyone knows each other, so it's not easy to hide?

No, have you forgotten who we are? We are ninjas, and there is almost no difficulty for us in the transformation technique, and we use the transformation technique to deceive ordinary people, what do you think ordinary people can see?

What's more, he can hide for so many years, he must have some ability, and he may not use the transformation technique to change his identity, maybe he appeared here often before he defected, you can take a look at the introduction in the mission information, this person, before defecting to Konoha, often took the opportunity to go out on a mission, and disappeared for a period of time inexplicably.

When he hadn't defected yet, everyone would think that he was just going out to relax for a few days or having fun, and neither the village nor his teammates would really take it seriously. After all, he was already a shinobi back then, and Shinobi was still relatively free in the village, as long as there were no special, such as war-like tasks, even if they disappeared at will for a while, even if Hokage-sama knew about it, he wouldn't care.

I think it was in this way that he had already created a village identity here, and he could have used the excuse of business, etc., to explain why he had been away from this place for a long time. When he defected, he returned and declared that he would never leave again. The inhabitants of this place would not find it strange, and even his family here would think that this was completely normal. ”

Qian Yu said with a smile, and then shook the task scroll in his hand.

"So never underestimate anyone, and don't think that the content of the task will be wrong, this is a task issued by the village, and if you are not 90% sure, the village will not publish it casually. Of course, it's very likely that this person has already left here, but that's okay, we'll be the first to know if there's any latest information. ”

Qian Yu said, gesturing to his head.

When he left Konoha Village, he had already left a "signal tower" in the Hokage's office, and he would link with the "signal tower" at a fixed time every day, if there was the latest information, the ninjas of the mountain clan would be able to send the information to him through the signal tower in reverse, and it was a direct downwind, which was extremely convenient.

"If it's really like what you said, Captain, that person is too terrifying, after all, he may have made all the preparations more than ten years ago before he defected, could it be that he was already preparing to defect to Konoha more than ten years ago?"

Red looked at Qian Yu in disbelief and said.

Qian Yu shook his head, "It may not have been more than ten years ago before the defection, this person should be a person with a very poor sense of security, this kind of person will always subconsciously leave more ways for himself." It's just that time made him finally choose to defect, and all the preparations he made before will be useful. ”

"But is it worth it? Just because of a few secret arts? Since it's a shinobi, it should be easy to learn some secret arts, so why kill your fellow villagers? And even if he succeeds, he really gets the secret technique. Why didn't he join the other ninja villages? If he really hid in it, according to what was in his head, he should be well protected. Even if it's us in Konoha Village, we can't rush to other ninja villages to arrest people. ”

Ebisu asks a very important question.

"Well, that's a good question, but that's actually something we need to figure out on this mission. This person, when he left Konoha Village, did create a lot of trouble for Konoha Village, at that time we were not born yet, and even the second ninja war had not completely broken out, so a lot of information was incomplete. And most of the parties involved back then have now passed away. Although the mission only requires us to capture him and kill him if we resist, I think we can also take this opportunity to ask about these questions that we care about, because I am also curious why he made such a choice. ”

Qian Yu nodded and said.

"So Captain, when are we going to act? Actually, what I wanted to ask from the beginning is that since we want to catch the traitor, we should come quietly, lock the identity of the enemy and act quickly. The other party is a forbearance, let's enter the village with such fanfare, he must already know that we are coming, and he must know what we are doing, what if he escapes by night? ”

Red asked, a little worried.

"Hehe," Qian Yu smiled, and he waved his hand, "Don't worry, he won't be able to run away." Have you forgotten? In such a village that is almost entirely full of ordinary people, the person who owns the chakra is undoubtedly very conspicuous, and in my perception, he is like a bright moon in the night sky, which cannot be avoided no matter how much he does. ”

"Oh, that's it, hehe, sorry Captain, I forgot."

Red stuck out her tongue in embarrassment.

"So captain, since you've locked the other party, why don't we just do it? Also, where is this person? Are you sure it's still in the village? ”

Ebisu asked.

"Well, it's still in the village, and the few chakra reactions that there are have not changed significantly. As for why not just do it...... It's not that I'm afraid of hurting civilians, civilians have nothing to do with me, I just think that we're all tired and in urgent need of rest, so if we take it lightly, we really won't be able to take him down. Are you right? ”

Chiba looked at Ebisu with a smile, and then the next second he suddenly turned his head and looked at an empty wall.

"The ...... of Konoha Village Predecessor? ”

"What?"

As soon as Ebisu and Hong's faces changed, they jumped up from the ground in an instant, and a handful of kunai appeared on their hands that were originally empty.

The two of them were wearing yukata now, and the blade bag was at least a few meters away from them, and they didn't know where these two people had hidden their weapons, but they could get their hands on them in an instant.

However, as far as this reaction is concerned, Qianyu has to praise it, and he does not forget to be vigilant when he is resting, it is indeed much stronger than a year ago.

He sat on the tatami mat, still smiling and grinning, and he didn't mean to be in a hurry at all.

On the other side of the wall, there was a distinct sound of footsteps, which made it even more certain that the person who had come.

"Do it!"

Ebisu and Red looked at each other, then nodded, and quickly disappeared into the room.

A moment later, there was a burst of fighting and the sound of weapons clashing from downstairs. Qianyu sat upright in the room, sitting firmly on the Diaoyu Tai, without the slightest intention of getting up.

A few minutes later, the two returned, armed with a middle-aged man.

All three had wounds on their bodies, but the middle-aged man undoubtedly had more wounds.

"Captain, got it."

Ebisu gasped and said, with a hint of joy on her red face.

"Well, thank you for your hard work."

Qian Yu nodded, glanced at the two of them with a praising gaze, and then looked at the middle-aged man kneeling on the ground.

At this time, the innkeeper also came, and he was sweating profusely and watching from a distance.

Qian Yu beckoned, and the innkeeper, who was also middle-aged, walked over.

"My lord, what's going on......"

The innkeeper looked at Qian Yu with a frightened expression.

"Huh?"

Qianyu looked up at the other party as if he had discovered a new continent.

"Shopkeeper, don't you understand? We're arresting people.,You should have seen a lot of this kind of thing.,You have caught and killed a lot of people back then.,Why,More than ten years of comfortable life,Have you even forgotten the content of the ninja's work? ”

Thousand Feathers said in a strange voice.

In the next second, the faces of the shopkeeper and his two team members changed drastically at the same time.