If you want to gather information, it's best to go to a place where there are a lot of people and a lot of talk, and generally speaking, a place where you drink.

Aoyagi now looks like a young man in his twenties, walking around the town slowly, noting down the layout of the town and keeping an eye out for places suitable for information searching.

I think the ultimate goal of this mission should not simply be to collect intelligence in the town, this should only be a supplement.

Combined with the previous turmoil in Konoha Village, it is very likely that this mission is related to the exploration of the movements of Kusanoshi Village, but in this town, can you really collect relevant information? After all, this is a very secret piece of information, so it shouldn't be undetectable in this kind of place, right?

Feeling a little confused, Aoyagi lifted the curtain and prepared to enter an izakaya.

I opened the curtain and saw that there were not many people in the store, and the store remained quiet, and there was no conversation. Aoyagi paused, and suddenly realized that it was past lunchtime, and there were relatively few people who came to drink, and it was estimated that it would be difficult to get any information from the conversations of the guests. It seems that it is better to go to such a place at night to gather intelligence.

Catching a glimpse of Aoyagi entering the store, the waiter smiled on his face, bowed ninety degrees, and stopped at the lowest place for a while: "Welcome!" ”

Aoyagi put down the curtain without saying a word, turned around and left. When the waiter straightened up, he found that there was no one left, and he didn't know what expression to put on his face.

Stepping up and leaving the izakaya, Aoyagi changed his appearance in the middle of nowhere, and then returned to his normal speed, paying attention to the small talk of the people on the street and observing where it was convenient to gather information.

There was a little more people in the distance, Aoyagi's eyes lit up, he took a step, and it didn't take long to see the situation in front of him, and it turned out to be a market.

The market is the most crowded in the morning, but you might find something to gain by trying to take a stroll.

Aoyagi walked into the market and pretended to be looking at the stalls, but most of his mind was focused on his ears and listening carefully to the conversations of the people who came and went.

"What vegetables are better today?"

"Xia Jiang, how about the onion that was sold to you yesterday?"

"I heard your son is getting married?"

It's just a pity, and as expected, the conversation basically revolves around the goods, and even if there are occasional acquaintances and stall owners chatting, it's basically a short matter of parents, and there is no news worth paying attention to.

"Did you know that there was turmoil in the Fire Country?"

His eyes rolled a little, and he leaned in the direction where the sound came from, and there was a small stall selling vegetables not far away. There was a woman in her thirties talking to a stall owner in her forties.

Aoyagi approached while pretending to browse the fruits, vegetables, meat, eggs, and poultry on the various stalls.

There happened to be a fruit shop next to the stall, and Aoyagi simply pretended to pick fruits, but in fact, the focus of his eyes was not on the fruits at all.

The owner of the fruit shop, a woman in her fifties, greeted Aoyagi warmly: "Look at what fruit you want to buy, you can pick one and try it." ”

"Well, I'll take a look first." Aoyagi picked up an apple and turned it in his hand, as if observing its shape and color, assessing whether it was sweet or not.

"Really? I haven't heard of it. The stall owner who was questioned looked surprised.

As if to get pleasure from the stall owner's expression, the woman babbled, "It was a while ago, and it has only recently been reported." ”

Aoyagi was a little puzzled, did the news of the turmoil in Konoha Village only reach the country of grass now? Could it be that the ban on traffic between the two countries for some time has blocked the exchange of information between ordinary people?

"I heard that Konoha Village was attacked and a lot of people died."

"Really? Konoha Village was actually attacked. The stall owner didn't believe it very much, "Isn't Konoha Village the most powerful ninja village?" How could someone attack the village directly? ”

The woman shook her head, "I haven't heard about any of these things. But it's true. ”

"I don't know if there will be another war." The stall owner was worried, "In the past, it was really miserable during the ninja war. ”

Sighing, the woman said, "Even if they can fight, it should be provoked by the other five ninja villages." Our country is so small, and the ninja village is not as good as other big ninja villages, so it is good to be able to avoid being invaded. ”

"This apple is very sweet, if you don't feel at ease, you can try it." Looking at the shopkeeper's sincere smiling face, Aoyagi responded with a smile, "This apple smells fragrant and tempting, and I really can't help but want to try it." ”

I took a bite of the apple, it was crisp and sweet. Aoyagi picked another apple: "I'll buy two and go, the one I'm eating will also count." ”

"The food you eat doesn't count as money, the first time you come to buy fruit, it will be regarded as a gift for you. It's good to come back more often in the future. ”

"The fruit in your store is so delicious, I will definitely come back often." That's what I said, but I'm afraid there won't be a next time.

After paying, Aoyagi holds an apple in his left hand and continues to nibble on the uneaten apple in his right hand, and then goes to the market to gather information.

Discovering that there were no other notable sources of information in the market, Aoyagi threw away the apple core and left the market.

Paying attention to the buildings and people all the way, Aoyagi has been wandering around the town, seeing that it is past three o'clock, and there is nothing to be gained, Aoyagi sighed slightly, and after thinking about it, he found a remote alley, closed his eyes and began to sense the chakra fluctuations.

Ordinary people are estimated to know only a limited amount of things, let alone reveal them during small talk. Although it is possible to get valuable information from them, it is completely a matter of luck, and it smells of looking for a needle in a haystack, and it will take a long time to wait for the information to appear.

Look for ninjas, who will attract things related to them. Most of the things they talk about are related to ninjas.

Rather than pursuing precision, Aoyagi expands the range of perception to determine the general orientation of the ninja.

After a short while, in the midst of extremely diffuse perception, Aoyagi determined which areas of the area where ninjas existed, and set out to find them.

It was discovered that the person with the chakra reaction appeared as an ordinary person, and Aoyagi knew that it was probably the person who was on his team. Pretending not to notice him or her, Aoyagi continues to play the role of an ordinary young man in his twenties, heading off to other places.

After eliminating his companions, Aoyagi finally found that two ninjas with the forehead guards of the Grass Ninja Village were walking together.

Aoyagi remained calm and followed the two in front of him from a distance. Now that you've spotted the ninjas, it's a matter of being patient and spending more time tracking them. Unguarded, they should have talked more or less about the Ninja Village.