CH 288

"Understood!"

When the merchant leader heard the last part of Aoba's explanation, he immediately nodded and quickly recorded what Aoba said.

Aoba did not say anything else. He just silently looked at these Country of Water merchants with his eyes flashing with indifference.

At this moment.

Aoba was quickly thinking about whether he had missed anything. After all, from his point of view. When he was explaining these things, it was still a bit rushed. After all, things happened a bit suddenly, and he had not carefully thought about what would happen next.

For now, Aoba only thought of these few points. But they all pointed at Kumogakure. After all, there was some problem here; that was, Iwagakure and Sunagakure were too far away from Kirigakure.

There were only two targets that Kirigakure could attack. One was Kumogakure, and the other was Konohagakure.

Aoba couldn't guide Kirigakure's attack power to Konohagakure.

Now, he was throwing all these to Kumogakure, which was a very good choice.

After some simple thinking at this point, Aoba finally decided to go back to his room. There was indeed nothing more to explain to them. If it was too much, it was easier to make mistakes instead.

These few points were enough for Kirigakure to attack Kumogakure.

"Have you remembered all of them?"

Aoba looked at the merchant leader and said with a hint of urgency, "I don't have much time."

"Remember, remember!" The merchant leader immediately nodded his head.

"Take care of the matters here as soon as possible and then go back quickly. We are currently in a war. If you are detained here, and the information can't be transmitted back, then things will be troublesome." Aoba said to the merchant leader.

"Yes!" The merchant leader immediately nodded. At this time, he no longer doubted Aoba's identity. In fact, there was no need to doubt him. In their opinion, there was no one other than Satsuma Rentaro who could tell them such information.

"I'm leaving."

Aoba turned around and left. He walked toward the door of the warehouse very decisively and did not stay there for long.

Then everyone's gaze fell on Aoba, including the merchant leader. None of them chased after him or said anything. After all, if they did that, it would only make it harder for Satsuma Rentaro.

It was only after Aoba disappeared from their line of sight that these Country of Water merchants slowly let out a sigh of relief. Everyone had relieved expressions on their faces. It was obvious that they had suffered quite a bit of pressure just now.

"This is too amazing!"

"We actually met Satsuma Rentaro directly!"

"This information gathering is too easy!"

"This is definitely the easiest mission!"

"I originally thought that this Satsuma Rentaro was an imposter, but in the end, this information is so rich."

"We are really too lucky. After these reports are sent back, the seven of us will have many benefits."

"This is too comfortable!"

"..."

The merchants began to discuss excitedly. Everyone was talking about what happened just now, and their eyes were filled with excitement.

One had to know...

They came here to do business on the surface. This seafood was enough to give them a high profit and was not a wasted trip.

Apart from that, as long as they could obtain important information. Then, they would be able to obtain different levels of rewards at the hands of their leader. These rewards were based on the importance of the information.

Now...

They directly received information about Satsuma Rentaro. They also received a lot of information about Kumogakure, and these were all important information. It was enough for them to earn extremely generous rewards!

Thinking of this...

They were very happy!

They couldn't even feel the pain they had just suffered and were completely immersed in bliss.

"Shut up!"

When the merchant leader heard the voices of these people, his face immediately darkened.

What the hell was this?

When the situation is a little better, it will start to wave!

"Don't talk about Rentaro anymore. If other people hear it, then Rentaro will be in danger!"

The merchant leader said helplessly. He had no words for these people's behavior now. He only hoped to leave Konohagakure with peace of mind and not let anything go wrong.

As soon as the merchant leader said this, the people at the scene were stunned for a moment. After that, they no longer said anything, and everyone sensibly closed their mouths.

No one spoke. They all remembered the predicament they were in with Konohagakure Intelligence Division not long ago.

"Let's quickly deal with the matters here and then quickly return to the Country of Water!"

The merchant leader immediately shouted. He didn't want to stay in Konohagakure for a minute now. The experience here was like a dream.

A moment of a nightmare.

A moment of a dream.

The exchange between them was so smooth and natural, which made him feel very unreal.

...

After leaving the warehouse, Aoba pulled down the hood on his head and covered his face. To be precise, it was not his face but Satsuma Rentaro's face.

"Stop!"

At this moment, a voice sounded. The target of the voice was Aoba.

The voice came so suddenly, and Aoba was stunned for a moment.

"This..."

Aoba's pupils, which were covered by a hood, contracted slightly, and the light in his eyes flashed.

Aoba was very familiar with this voice. There was no need to judge at all. He only heard one sentence, and he could guess who this person was even with his toes.

Uchiha Fugaku!

Aoba never thought that he would actually meet Fugaku here and directly appear in front of him just like that.

Then, Aoba did not say a word. His figure flashed and ran toward the forest beside him.

"Stop!"

Fugaku's face immediately tensed up. He had just felt that there was something wrong with that person. He had covered himself so tightly. It was obvious that he did not want others to discover his identity.

It was a probing shout. He wanted to confirm this person's identity. After all, the Country of Water merchants had come.

Fugaku felt that there was something wrong with these merchants, but he had no evidence. Even so, he still sent these people to Konohagakure Intelligence Division, hoping that Konohagakure Intelligence Division's torture ninja could obtain something.

However, he had never expected that these merchants would be released right after he had sent them in. They had not even been inside for long.

This made him a little unhappy. However, he did not go to Konohagakure Intelligence Division's people to argue with them. Instead, he personally went to the Country of Water merchant area to monitor them to see if they were hiding something.

But when he had just arrived here. He saw another strange person. Now, this strange person had run away in front of him.

It could be said that… not self-inflicted!

At this time, Fugaku could be said to be extremely certain that the person who ran away and hid his face was someone related to the Country of Water merchant.

Then, Fugaku chased after him without hesitation.

As Fugaku chased, he shouted, "Stop!"

Fugaku's speed was very fast. In a flash, he entered the forest and followed behind Aoba.

Aoba had just walked out of the warehouse when he met Fugaku. Moreover, Fugaku's voice which had almost never been restrained, clearly transmitted into the warehouse.

So these Country of Water merchants immediately ran out quickly and looked in the direction where Aoba and Fugaku had left.

When they ran out of the warehouse. They could only see Fugaku's back and didn't see his person's appearance. But they were very clear; this person was Konoha Military Police Force's person.

It was these people who sent them to Konohagakure Intelligence Division, causing them to suffer extremely serious physical pain and also suffer great pressure on their hearts.

"Hu..."

The merchant leader took a deep breath, and his eyes flashed with lingering fear.

"I hope Rentaro is fine."

The merchant leader prayed silently. He knew that he couldn't help much and could only watch silently.

Not only could he not help. He had to protect himself more in order to facilitate the smooth transmission of this information back. Otherwise, if something went wrong with Rentaro. They would follow suit. Then things would become even more troublesome.

"Hurry up and work!"

"Then hurry up and leave!"

"I feel that Rentaro is buying us time."

"If we wait for that Konoha Military Police Force person to return..."

"I'm afraid we will enter Konohagakure Intelligence Division again!"

The merchant leader immediately shouted at the other merchants and then quickly stepped back into the cruelty.

"Yes!"

When these merchants heard the first words, they did not feel much. But when they heard the word "Konohagakure Intelligence Division", they were shocked.

In an instant, everyone trembled. The memory that made them feel extremely painful not long ago diffused in their minds. For a moment, no one dared to be careless.

They wanted to complete the handover of the goods in the shortest time possible and then take the money they earned from Konohagakure and leave this place quickly. They absolutely would not enter Konohagakure Intelligence Division again.

In fact, they had already decided. This was the last time they would come to Konohagakure in their lives.

They didn't want to come again.

Not to mention that the leader didn't intend to partner with them anymore; they also didn't intend to take the risk to do these things.

It could be said that the more they thought about it, the more afraid they became!

When they were in this industry, they wanted to earn more money, and there was not much risk. But after today's experience, they had already discovered it. The risk was too great!

...

On the other side.

In the forest.

Aoba's figure quickly shuttled through the forest, and not far behind him was Fugaku chasing after him.

"Don't chase!"

Aoba imitated Satsuma Rentaro's voice and said. He controlled his speed and kept a distance from Fugaku so that Fugaku could not catch up to him completely and he would not be left too far behind.

"Stop right there!"

Fugaku immediately shouted loudly. His pitch-black eyes were rapidly turning and had already turned into three tomoe Sharingan, completely locking down Aoba's body shape.

"It's useless for you to chase me!"

Aoba once again replied to Fugaku.

In fact, From the moment he met Fugaku. He could completely disappear the moment he entered the forest. After all, he could use Hiraishin no Jutsu(Flying Thunder God Technique).

However, the moment Aoba met Fugaku, he thought of many possibilities.

First of all, he had to lure Fugaku away. The further he went, the better. He wanted to buy as much time as possible for those Country of Water merchants. This precious time would be of great help to these merchants leaving Konohagakure.

As long as they could leave Konohagakure. They could bring the information he provided back to Kirigakure.

That way, his goal would be achieved, and regardless of whether Kirigakure followed the method he provided after reading the information, whether they would do it or not, what would they do in the end… These were not things that Aoba cared about.

For Aoba, As long as Kirigakure knew about this information, it was enough!

Secondly, he also wanted to test Fugaku's current strength. After all, the latter had already obtained Mangekyo Sharingan. The strength of Fugaku also had a very important influence on the current situation of Konohagakure.

Finally...

That was fun!

The moment Aoba was discovered by Fugaku, he first felt that the matter was too coincidental, which made him feel extremely troublesome. But just a moment later, he suddenly realized.

This trouble...

It seemed to be quite interesting.

After all, since he came to Konohagakure, he had never fought seriously. In addition, he was facing an Uchiha. One had to know. What Aoba had been training all this time was the Scroll of Water Release Ninjutsu left behind by the Second Hokage.

That ninjutsu could be said to be tailor-made to contend against an Uchiha.

Um?!

Wait...

Aoba thought as he ran. At this time, he suddenly realized a problem.

Kage Bunshin no Jutsu(Shadow Clone Technique).

Hiraishin no Jutsu(Flying Thunder God Technique).

Suiton(Water Release).

Gojō Kibaku Fuda(Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags).

...

Aoba discovered that the core ninjutsu he mastered was all ninjutsu of the Second Hokage Senju Tobirama, which he had not realized before, and only discovered this after he thought of having a spar with Fugaku.

The corners of Aoba's mouth slightly curled up, revealing a touch of excitement. He only understood the ninjutsu he had mastered, but it did not mean that he wanted to use this ninjutsu just like this.

Not to mention whether he would definitely spar with Fugaku, this kind of thing, he still hadn't thought about it clearly.

Even if he wanted to spar with Fugaku, he wouldn't use techniques like Kage Bunshin no Jutsu(Shadow Clone Technique), Hiraishin no Jutsu(Flying Thunder God Technique), and Gojō Kibaku Fuda(Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags), which were obviously not used by anyone and can directly indicated their identity.

So Aoba would only use the water release ninjutsu. Other than the water release ninjutsu, no other ninjutsu was required.

The reason why Fugaku was willing to chase him for so long was that he regarded him as a Kirigakure ninja.

In that case, it could be said that there was no problem with Kirigakure ninja using water release ninjutsu. It could completely increase Fugaku's misunderstanding.

"Stop right there!"

Fugaku's voice rang out from behind Aoba once again. His blood-red eyes had already become cold and indifferent. It was obvious that he had become impatient.

"Now I am officially warning you!"

"If you stop now, everything will be fine!"

"But..."

"If you still want to escape!"

"Then I won't be polite to you!"

"Even I can't control this technique well!"

"You have to think it through!"

Fugaku shouted one sentence at a time. His voice echoed in the forest and clearly reached Aoba's ears.

"Huh?"

Aoba was puzzled when he heard Fugaku's words. Moreover, he vaguely guessed what Fugaku meant by these words.

In that case, he definitely had to give it a try!

The corners of Aoba's mouth curled up even higher. If he simply stopped, then he wouldn't be able to see the uncontrollable technique that Fugaku was talking about.

"If you have the ability, then keep me here!"

Aoba immediately shouted in the direction behind him. He used Satsuma Rentaro's voice, and his tone was filled with a strong provocation.

"You forced me to do this!"

Fugaku's face turned extremely cold. He did not want to use this technique easily. After all, every time he used this technique, he would feel a strong backlash.

But...

The distance between him and the Kirigakure ninja not far in front of him was maintained. It almost did not shrink. If this continues, he wouldn't be able to catch up with this Kirigakure ninja in front of him.

He already had a judgment in his heart.

After all, when he came to chase this Kirigakure ninja, he knew that those Country of Water merchants must have left already.

So he had to keep this Kirigakure ninja. Now, he had already regarded Aoba, who was escaping, as a Kirigakure ninja.

Otherwise, in the end...

If he draws water from a bamboo basket. He would not get anything.

Then Fugaku suddenly widened his eyes. At this moment, his blood-colored three tomoe Sharingan suddenly changed.

The three tomoe suddenly trembled. Then, it began to spin rapidly.

During the process of spinning. The black lines on the blood-colored eyeball connected together, forming a special pattern.

It was the Mangekyo Sharingan.

After Fugaku opened his Mangekyo Sharingan, the vision in front of his eyes suddenly became clearer, and he felt a feeling of power emerging.

He controlled the chakra in his body, and it surged toward his eyes. In a split second, boundless chakra flooded his Mangekyo Sharingan, causing his pupils to become scorching hot.

After that, two streams of blood flowed out from his eyes.

"Amaterasu!"