As the sky gradually darkened and the drizzle showed no sign of stopping, Rinto supported the drunken water bear and strolled on the streets of Rain Shinobi Village.
"Teacher, how come you are so fast?" Rinto asked casually, holding the water bear's shoulders effortlessly.
"Fast?" Shun asked incoherently, "What do you mean fast?"
"It's not that you're fast, it's that you're too fast. I calculated that it took you a total of ten minutes to handle two women, which means five minutes per woman on average!
And, in those ten minutes, you got yourself drunk."
Hearing this, Shun, whose feet had gone limp, suddenly twisted and swayed, looking unconvinced.
"Bullshit, I'm not drunk, and, I...I have pure...pure friendship with Miya and Yukiko! I...I sell my art but not my body!"
"That's enough." Rinto put some strength on his hands to steady Shun's steps. "You're still selling your art but not your body, I'm just being stupid!
By the way, I don't know how much you spent with Kikiko, but at least 10,000 taels are missing from your purse, leaving you with just over 20,000 taels."
Rinto said as he put the Tarzin's dog head purse into his ninja bag.
"It's okay." Shun waved his big hand, a happy smile appeared on his red face, "Meiya...my little Meiiya has a birthday today, and the extra ones are her birthday gifts."
Rinto was speechless when he heard Shun's incoherent words.
At this moment, he couldn't tell whether this guy was drunk or not.
To say he was drunk, he still clearly remembered giving his money to the maiko.
To say that he was not drunk, giving a maiko a birthday present is something that only a person without a brain would do.
After sending Shun to his home, Rinto took out the key, opened the door, and threw the water bear, who was so drunk that he could not open his eyes, on the sofa.
Placing the key on the coffee table, Rinto shook his stiff shoulders, looked at the water bear sleeping soundly on the sofa, smiled self-deprecatingly, and prepared to leave.
At this moment, the water bear suddenly propped itself up and sat up shakily.
"Ping...Ping-jun, keep...keep drinking!"
"Drink your big head ghost, lie down and sleep!" Rinto replied angrily.
But the water bear suddenly reached out, grabbed Rinto's sleeve, and spoke hesitantly with his tongue sticking out.
"Ping... Ping-kun, you... you should not hate Han... Hanzo-sama. He... he became so cruel for the sake of the village and peace.
I... I am an orphan like you, a war orphan. But... I am not as good as you, and you... have more talents than me.
I can feel that you have been hiding your abilities. The amount of Chakra... um... is huge. You think you have hidden it well, but I know everything."
Hearing this, Rinto's muscles suddenly tensed up and a fierce light flashed in his eyes.
The drunken Shun, with his eyes closed, did not notice Rinto's change and continued to speak intermittently.
"Don't…don't worry, I won't tell you even if I die. I don't know why you didn't tell…Hanzo-sama, but I believe you have your difficulties.
Pingjun, do you have any ideals?
Rinto sighed, the fierce look in his eyes gradually disappeared, and he shook his head.
"No."
"Hehe~ I do!" Shun smiled proudly, as if it was a great honor to win over Rinto in ideals.
"I was born in the last years of Sengoku, at that time, the entire ninja world was in turmoil;
At that time, children as young as seven or eight years old would rush to the battlefield and fight for their lives."
As he spoke, Shun's voice became deeper and deeper.
"My parents were killed at that time.
Later... Later, I was rescued by Hanzo-sama and brought back to the village.
I remember when I was younger than you, Konoha, Sunagakure, Iwagakure, Cloud Shinobi Village, and Kirigakure were established one after another. But even with the existence of the so-called God of Ninja, the ninja world was still in chaos, and the conquests between small villages never stopped.
Later, I went to the battlefield, where I witnessed the death of my comrades, friends, and teachers. I hated war, which ruthlessly took their lives. "
Looking at the man crying like a child in front of him, Rinto put his hand on his forehead and sighed silently.
After traveling through time, I felt for the first time that I was living in a very real world.
Shun's soliloquy continued.
"Since then, I have been wondering why we are alive and what we deserve to live.
Later, I set a goal, an ideal. "
As he spoke, Shun's tone became more and more determined.
"I am a man without talent, and I cannot change the world, but! I will do my best to protect the village;
I will protect children like you, and when I die, I will pass on the belief in protecting the village to the next generation that has grown up.
Pingjun, can you accept such a belief? "
Looking at Shun's eyes that had opened at some point, Rinto remained silent.
After an unknown amount of time, Rinto shook his head slowly and firmly under the tardigrade's eager gaze.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Shun, I... I've only been in the village... for a few dozen days." Rinto stumbled, which was rare for him. He didn't want to deceive Shun. After all, Shun was the only person he recognized in this village.
Hearing Rinto's words, Shun laughed awkwardly and muttered to himself.
"Ping Jun, it's...I was too anxious.
Forget it, don't take it to heart!
By the way, if you have any questions about cultivation, you can come to my house and ask me. After all, I am your teacher! "
After saying that, he gave Rinto a big smile.
Rinto nodded slowly, and under the complicated gaze of Shun, he walked out of his home expressionlessly and closed the door.
Leaning against the door frame, Rinto looked into the distance.
The incessant drizzle stopped, and the bright moon rarely peeked out of the night sky, casting its moonlight on the dark earth.
Rinto looked at the moon and sighed again.
Freedom and bondage are clearly twins of destiny, but they are going in opposite directions on different paths.
At the same time, in the center of the village, Hanzo of the Salamander sat expressionlessly in his office, listening to his subordinates report intelligence.
Just by looking at the trembling looks of the bodyguards around him, you can tell that Hanzo of the Salamander is in a very bad mood.
Indeed, he was in a bad mood, and after a day's accumulation, his anger had accumulated to the limit.
First, in the morning, a Jōnin from the Intelligence Division reported that the Intelligence Division had been attacked and a large number of confidential scrolls had disappeared;
The important ones include the Water Style scroll of Rain Shinobi Village, the village's defense map, and the intelligence exchanges of all sizes sent to various villages.
Unimportant items included the undeciphered intelligence scroll obtained from Isamu Igen.
In the afternoon, the spy who was lurking at the gold exchange reported that a large amount of intelligence recording the spies of Rain Shinobi Village appeared in the gold exchange and was bought by the spokespersons of the major ninja villages.
Just now, bad news came again. All the secret lines in the five major ninja villages lost contact without exception. Even those secret lines that had never been activated were also removed.
In comparison, Kaito Fujiwara, the disappointing apprentice, is nothing.
In fact, as early as this morning, Hanzo of the Salamander received the news that the intelligence department was attacked, and immediately activated the secret line to recall the spies from various villages.
However, it took time for the message to be transmitted, and his speed was ultimately not as fast as the mastermind and the five major countries.
Hanzo of the Salamander's breathing became more and more rapid when he thought about the fact that he had been searching for a whole day but still had no news about the attackers.
"Investigate! Keep investigating. Find all the spies from other villages in this village!"
At this moment, Hanzo of the Salamander only regretted that he did not have the Yamanaka clan of Konoha. Otherwise, he would have to play truth or dare with everyone in his village.
Shenda approached Hanzo cautiously and spoke quietly.
"Master Hanzo, could it be that kid Kaito Fujiwara? There hasn't been anyone coming into the village recently, so that kid is the one who's suspicious!"
Hearing this, Hanzo of the Salamander turned his head sharply, and his fierce eyes frightened Shenda so much that he stepped back repeatedly. He swore that he had never seen Lord Hanzo so angry.
"Put away your cleverness! Do you think I'm a fool? The guy is under 24-hour surveillance by the people I sent. I even know when he pooped and how much he pooped!"
Seeing this, Shenda Yangyang shrank his neck, looking like a bullied young wife.
"Then...then our most important task right now is to rebuild the spy network, Master Hanzo.
Right now, the person in Konoha has just passed away, and the five great nations are taking frequent actions, so we can't be without an eye!"
After hearing this, Hanzo of the Salamander nodded slightly and said in a deep voice: "Tell me what you think."
Seeing Hanzo listening to the advice, Shenda was immediately delighted and said proudly in his heart, "Lord Hanzo still loves me more. At this time, only I can help Lord Hanzo reduce his losses."
Shenda's eyes rolled and a plan immediately came to his mind.
"Sir, since the secret agents have been removed, if we send out adults at this time, the five major countries will definitely be on guard.
In this case, we will train a group of orphans and send them to the five major countries to lurk.
Not only will they not be noticed by the five major countries, but they can also build up their power from scratch; if they do well, they may even be able to get into the top positions of the five major countries.
Take Konoha for example, they are very caring towards orphans from outside!
It really kills three birds with one stone!"
I have to say, this guy Shenda has a lot of conspiracies and tricks in his head.
The five major countries may be on guard against foreign adults, but they will never be on guard against the countless war orphans. After all, it would take too much manpower and resources to monitor the influx of orphans.
"Well, that's great! But how can loyalty be guaranteed?" Hanzo of the Salamander hit the nail on the head and found the weak point in Shenda's plan.
Hearing this, Shenda smiled sinisterly and whispered in Hanzo's ear.
"Sir, our village has a secret technique! The spell, the Brain Insertion Technique."
"Hmm?" Upon hearing this, Hanzo's eyes suddenly stood up, and he looked at Shenda beside him with an extremely stern look.
Shenda was frightened by the look in Hanzo's eyes, and he tried to persuade him.
"Master Hanzo, now is not the time to be merciful. For the sake of the peace and tranquility of the village, the sacrifice of these children is worth it. Besides, as long as they stay hidden carefully, their chances of survival are very high!
Sir, think about those people in the village who trust us and rely on us!
And those who died, they dedicated their lives to the village, we must protect their children!"
At this point, Shenda almost lost his voice. It was obvious that he really thought so.
As if he could see through Kanda's heart, Hanzo slowly turned his head and looked at the scroll on the table. The scroll recorded the remains of those assassins who had been eliminated.
After an unknown amount of time, Hanzo of the Salamander let out a long breath. His special mask made a hissing sound, and his expression became firm.
"Go, get the Forbidden Technique scroll from the vault!"
"Yes!" A bodyguard took the key from Hanzo and walked to the safe on the other side of the room.
After a series of complicated operations, a bundle of palm-sized scrolls appeared on Hanzo's desk.
"Since it's your plan, you can do it!"
As he spoke, Hanzo of the Salamander quickly pushed the scroll toward Shenda, as if his palm would be stabbed if he touched the scroll for one more second.
"Also, remove all the spies from other villages in this village! Three days, in three days, I want to see a clean village!"
"Yes!" Shenda took the scroll, stood straight, with an unconcealable smug smile on his face.
"By the way, Master Hanzo, I would like to borrow someone from you."
"Who?"
"I wish Kangping peace."