Hoshino Maki envisioned that this might happen, but that was years later, and now, Onoki still holds an irreplaceable place in the hearts of the people of Iwakushi, and everyone is saddened and outraged by the death of the leader who led Iwakubu to great success.

Although no one dared to say no to the soldiers of the sand shinobi on the surface, at night, the night gave some people the courage and favorable conditions to act.

Pine oil torches stretch like dragons, making crackling sounds one after another, illuminating a restaurant as bright as day.

A team of dark people surrounded this place, and their faces were as gloomy as iron, like stone sculptures, exuding a bad aura that repelled people for thousands of miles.

In the restaurant, the scorpion squatted next to a corpse, his gloved palm resting on the other's chest, and his eyes showed a thoughtful look.

After a while, the scorpion withdrew his hand and said in a deep voice to the iron-faced Sand Ninja Captain next to him: "It's poison, poison that was given about thirty minutes ago, and the poison entered the body with the wine." ”

Hearing the scorpion's words, the captain immediately grabbed the collar of the boss next to him and pulled him up in the other party's exclamation, and the frightened man kept screaming in the air and kicked his feet wildly.

"Has anyone been out during this time?!"

Looking at the fierce and vicious sand ninja, the boss was like a mourner, and said with a crying voice: "My lord, this. I—How can I pay attention to this~"

The captain's face turned blue and red, and finally he snorted and threw the man to the ground.

If it weren't for the fact that Lord Kazekage had specifically explained that he was not allowed to make trouble in Iwain Village, otherwise according to his character, he would have repaired this guy a long time ago.

"Captain, in such a short period of time, there are not many people going out, let the brothers who are guarding outside recall, the approximate range can definitely be determined."

A sand ninja next to him stepped forward and said in a low voice.

Sand Shinobi occupies Iwain Village, there are not many people in this restaurant, plus there are always sand ninja guards outside, with the memory of the ninja, everyone has a pair of information, and the scope of the suspect can be determined.

The captain nodded, and just as he was about to give an order, he heard the voice of the scorpion next to him: "This matter is taken over by the dark department, and it will be summoned when you need your cooperation, so you can go back first." ”

"Me"

The captain was obviously a little unacceptable, his team members and everyone were eating and drinking, and suddenly he died, but now he kicked himself out of this case, and his tone was so arrogant, the residual alcohol made him bold to look up and want to talk to the adults in the shadows, but in the eyes without the slightest emotion, most of the wine instantly dissipated, and an ugly smile appeared on his face, and he left with a disgraced face.

After the scorpion finished speaking, he turned his head and continued to study the corpse, looking at the frightened crowd standing not far away from time to time, not paying attention to the person just now.

Although there is no explicit prohibition, running out to drink as soon as the village of Yanyin is occupied is obviously a lack of self-control and discipline.

He didn't know about this kind of person, but now that he found out, he must find some other reason, such as stepping into the camp with his left foot, and dragging this person down.

In fact, he didn't need to do anything, and the dark part who had been with him for a while was already familiar with the temperament of his own head official, and had secretly written down the physical characteristics of that person in a small notebook, ready to check his composition.

But this is all for later, now a sand ninja was poisoned on the day he occupied Yanyin Village, how to investigate and deal with it must be carefully considered, and if you are not careful, it will cause a tragedy.

"Go inform the Kazekage."

The scorpion commanded, looking at the diners and the staff of the restaurant over there: "Arrange for someone to ask about the situation, and I will see the confession in ten minutes." ”

"My lord, do you want to use illusions?"

A shadow approached and whispered.

The scorpion shook his head, this restaurant is an open-air courtyard, surrounded by many high-rise buildings, at this time, the murder in the restaurant has attracted the attention of many people in the shadows, once the illusion is used, it is estimated that people with intentions will secretly contribute to the trouble, which is not conducive to the stability of the situation.

"Record a statement first."

If you can find clues from the confession, you can have a lot less trouble in the future.

After a while, he went to ask the shadow of the wind shadow to return, and the scorpion looked at his empty back, and before he could ask, the shadow said, "My lord, the wind shadow said let's retreat and lift the blockade." ”

The scorpion's gaze was slightly condensed, and he glanced at the dark part of the message, and made sure that the other party was not wrong, pursed his lips, waved his hand at the dark part, and left the restaurant first.

Looking at the dark back of leaving, the hearts of the people in the restaurant who were hanging in their throats could finally be put down a little.

Phew——!

I don't know who took a sip, as if pressing some kind of switch, everyone whispered and scolded the cruelty and vulgarity, all of them were filled with righteous indignation, and they didn't have the panicked appearance like a frightened bird just now.

Among the crowd, a gaze kept staring at the backs of those sand ninja shadows, with a bit of happiness and doubt in their eyes.

"I know you're in a hurry, but don't worry about it yet."

Hoshino Makaki, who was sitting in the Tokage's office, to be precise, the temporary office of the Kazekage in Iwakuin Village, stood in front of him, and the scorpion, who didn't say a word, smiled and made a cup of tea.

The scorpion took a few deep breaths, took the teacup on the table and drank it all.

"Let's talk about it now."

Hoshino looked at the inside of the tea cup that was still steaming, and wondered if this guy had modified his mouth all the way to his stomach.

He shook his head and said, "Scorpion, instead of me, it is better for you to look at it with your eyes, human nature is universal and universal, and we need to dig into the dark side behind it more than those shining points." ”

The scorpion thought about it, and the other party seemed to say something, but he didn't say anything.

However, with his character, the other party has already explained that he doesn't want to ask again, so it seems that he is not very smart.

Hoshino Mu looked at the scorpion that fell silent and took a sip of tea.

Everything has to be explained to you by the leader, you are the leader, I am the leader?

Sometimes Hoshino Maki really feels that these people have no emotional intelligence, and if they want to be put in the system, they will be a gynecologist.

He shook his head slightly, and said, "Inform the elders of Yanyin Village that tomorrow morning at nine o'clock, we will go to the Tsuchikage Building for a meeting." ”

The scorpion glanced at Hoshino Maki and didn't say anything, nodding, ready to see what Hoshino Makaki had in mind.

The jade rabbit falls in the west, and the golden crow rises in the east.

I don't know how many people tossed and turned in fear that night, and I don't know how many people thought they wouldn't see the sun tomorrow.

But when the first rays of the morning light shone again on the rock-made earth, brushing their frowning faces, they were relieved a little, and they had finally survived the most difficult night.

It's not that they're overreacting, it's that in this day and age, killing sprees are all too common.

Although Hoshino Maki said in front of the Iwa Shinobi that he would treat Iwakuin Village well, no one would completely pin their net worth and life on an invader.

Blocking the door with large furniture and sleeping with weapons in your arms was not uncommon last night.

Boring ——!

The earth-shattering gong sounded, and the people of Shayin Village, who were huddled at home, shuddered, and immediately ran to the window, carefully observing the sand shinobi walking on the street outside the door through the gap.

"Lord Kazekage-sama has an order, all the people of Iwain Village will go to Central Park to collect food stamps as a family, the number is limited, first come, first served!"

With the sound of the gong of the sand ninja, the news of Kazekage's delivery of food quickly spread throughout Iwakuin Village.

"Humph! A little trick to buy people's hearts! ”

In front of a full-bodied mirror with a gap, an old man with gray hair listened to the sound outside and snorted coldly.

The woman, who was dressing him, smoothed out the last wrinkles on her shoulders and said, "Anyway, it's good that everyone can have a full meal." During this time, life in the village was too hard, and I heard from the kitchen maid that the prices were three or four times more expensive now than before, and in this way, many things could not be bought. ”

"Woman's view! This is not the ghost of Hoshino Mu, if it weren't for him, how would Iwain Village be like this! ”

The woman listened, and did not refute it.

In fact, there were signs of sadness in the village from before the war, and Hoshino Makaki added fuel to the fire, but he didn't light the flame.

However, she has been together for many years, and she will not mention these words to her stubborn wife.

"Now that the village is like this, I don't know what he's going to do when he calls you over."

After tidying up, the woman handed over the teacup and asked.

"Probably he wants me to help him manage the village, not just me, but the other seven people should be called over."

The old man took the teacup, took a sip, paused, and spoke, with an undisguised sense of loss in his tone.

The woman pursed her shriveled lips, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Can you push it away?" ”

She was only silent.

The woman sighed silently in her heart, looking at the back of her wife leaving, and the hands in front of her couldn't help but clench.

When the old man walked to the Dokage Building, he saw two workers climbing the ladder, holding the totem of the sand ninja in their hands and preparing to hang it.

The old man's fist hidden in his sleeve couldn't help but clench, but in the end he walked in without saying a word with a calm face.

After walking the route he had taken countless times to the conference room, he pushed open the door and saw that the other seven old fellows were already sitting there, and at this time, there was still half an hour before the agreed time.

Everyone looked at each other, and the atmosphere was a little awkward.

"They all came early, and there was no reaction when they saw the sand ninja totem hanging on the Tsuchikage Building, it seems that these people are all soft bones that meet your requirements."

Rosa leaned against the wall next to the window, steaming cup of coffee in his hand.

This is Onoki's treasure, Hoshino Maki doesn't drink it, so he can only laugh at it.

"That's not necessarily, although these people's ninjutsu have degenerated, their experience and political wisdom are not bad at all. Whether or not we really want to do things for us, we need to delegate authority, and even those who oppose us may be more loyal. ”

Hoshino Mu stood up and stretched: "Let's go, meet the elders of Iwain Village." ”

Hoshino Maki sometimes feels that his old man's relationship is a little too much.

Dealing with the Council of Elders in Sand Hidden Village, he formed a deep friendship with Danzang in Konoha and now he has to work with a group of old men in Iwain Village.

Hoshino Maki felt that it was too difficult for him to think about it.

Pushing open the door, the eyes of the elders quickly converged on Hoshino Mu.

Hoshino smiled and swept across the eight aged faces, nodding in acknowledgment, while naturally sitting on the top seat, while Raksha stood behind him as a temporary guard.

"You are all famous adults in Yanyin Village, I heard your deeds when I was in Shayin Village, if it wasn't for the urgency of time, I would definitely have to come to visit."

Hoshino Mu said a little politely, walked down the process, and got to the point.

"I am also saddened by the unfortunate death of Onoki, but the village still has to continue to develop, and this time I came to ask you to temporarily manage Iwain Village, and then hand it over to the other party when you find a suitable person."

The elders were silent, knowing that the so-called suitable candidate was mostly just a pretext, waiting for Hoshino Mu to make a condition.

They didn't believe that Hoshino Maki, who had always been known for his shrewdness, would be so generous and hand over Iwakuin Village to them unconditionally.

"Of course, for the sake of the development of the village, I hope that under your leadership, the relationship between Yanyin Village and Shayin City will be more harmonious, and there will be no misunderstandings, and we will cooperate well with the help of Shayin City."

Listening to Hoshino Mu's words, an elder spoke, "Kazekage-sama, what do you want to do with the loess?" ”

Sitting at this table, no matter what you think in your heart, you at least want to become the ruler of Iwain Village, even if it is a puppet ruler.

The identity of the loess is a little embarrassing.

As the son of Onoki and the only one seedling, he can be said to be the most prestigious person at the moment, and if Loess opposes the elders' decisions, it will be difficult to carry them forward.

If Loess also becomes one of the elders. This is also what they don't want to see, with such a person here, the light of everyone else will be overshadowed by him.

But they also know that since the loess can live until now, and say that the star Yemu doesn't want to kill him, then his attitude towards the loess is very intriguing.

Hoshino Mu smiled and said, "After all, this is the place where Onoki died, presumably Loess doesn't want to stay in this sad place, I will send him to Sand Hidden City to recuperate." ”

When the elders heard this, their faces looked much better.

This is indeed the best solution at present, if the loess is still left in Yanyin Village, even if nothing is done, it will give endless motivation to the people who care about Onogi, so that they can devote themselves more hard to the cause of anti-sand.

This most critical problem was solved, and the rest were trivial, Hoshino Mu casually helped a few elders answer the doubts in their hearts, and then changed the conversation.

"It's great that you're all so passionate about contributing to the village, but there's a small matter for now, and I hope you can help me solve it."

As he spoke, Hoshino Mu took a document from Luo Sha's hand and handed it to the nearest elder next to him with a smile: "You can circulate it." Of course, I think some of you already knew about it last night. Personally, I think that this incident has seriously damaged the goodwill of Sandstone, and it is a big blow to the friendship between the two villages, what do you think? ”

"Kazekage-sama, I didn't block the scene in time yesterday, I'm afraid the investigation will drag on for a long time~"

An elder looked at the document in his hand with a grim expression.

Hoshino Mu waved his hand disappreciatively, revealing his white teeth: "I know this, but I believe that you have been operating in Yanyin Village for many years, there must be a way, right?" Of course, I understand your difficulties, but no, you can find a scapegoat. ”

After the elders left, Luo Sha walked up to Hoshino Mu and said, "What if they really choose to shield the criminals and introduce a scapegoat?" ”

Hoshino Mu walked to the window, looked at the backs of these people leaving, and chuckled, "Isn't that just right?" ”

Saying that, he thought for a while, and said to the dark department: "Spread this news, just say that the elders of Yanyin Village plan to arrest the murderer who poisoned and killed the sand ninja, and it is even very likely to arrest someone to top the bag." ”

(End of chapter)