The next morning.
Guanyue packed his luggage and arrived at the gate of Konoha on time.
There were already two figures, a man and a woman, waiting here. Both were around 20 years old and much older than Guanyue.
The male ninja looked ordinary, wearing a pair of black sunglasses and a light blue headscarf. However, the female ninja seemed familiar. She had short purple hair tied in a ponytail, a light brown coat lined with fishnets, and was quietly eating a bunch of dumplings in her hand.
"Why is it a little kid?" After seeing Guanyue, the female ninja immediately spoke with some dissatisfaction.
"I thought Hokage-sama would include Shunshin Shisui in our team."
"Don't say that, Red Bean. Lord Hokage must have his reasons for making such arrangements, and Uchiha Shisui is also around the same age." The male ninja seemed a little embarrassed by his companion's rudeness.
Although he looked young, he would not question the fact that Guanyue wore the same Chunin uniform as his own.
"My name is Ebisu, and I'm temporarily taking over as the captain of this mission." The male ninja said very politely, taking out a document and handing it to Guanyue.
"Mitawashi Anko." On the other side, Anko also casually said her name.
Guanyue took a quick look at the mission book handed over by Ebisu. It was a spy mission with a high degree of difficulty. The configuration of three Chunins seemed a bit conservative.
"Watching the moon." He closed the task book and spoke.
"Good at physical exercises."
However, when he said his name, Ebisu and Anko were both startled.
"This name... seems a little familiar." Hongdou thought about it and looked Guanyue up and down.
Ebisu winked at Hongdou, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.
Guan Yue was not surprised by their reaction, "Maybe it's not too late to tell Hokage-sama that you want to change teammates."
Ebisu hesitated after hearing that, his hand unconsciously pushing up his glasses.
Hongdou stared at Guanyue for a while, then suddenly smiled and said, "What's the trade? It's you!"
She raised the remaining bamboo sticks in her hand and swung them out suddenly. The bamboo sticks shot out like thousands of them, brushing against Guanyue's cheek and getting nailed into the tree trunk behind her.
There was no fluctuation on Guanyue's face, but Hongdou grinned when she saw this.
"If you don't need to prepare anything else, let's go," he said.
Ebisu was still hesitating, and Anko saw this and slapped him on the back.
"What are you thinking about? Let's go!"
After saying that, he took the lead and sped out of the village. Seeing this, Guanyue also stood up and followed him.
"I am obviously the captain." Ebisu muttered softly, glanced at Guanyue's back, his eyes darkened.
If this person is really as the rumors say...
There was nothing he could do at this point, so he could only quickly catch up with the team.
Because it was a trek across the border, it would take quite some time to reach the mission location, so the three of them took a brief rest during the lunch break.
Ebisu quietly pulled Hongdou aside, while Guanyue ate a Bingliang pill on the spot, closed his eyes to rest and recover his strength, ignoring their behavior.
"What are you doing?" Hongdou was eating a rice ball and was a little annoyed when Ebisu pulled her aside.
"Don't you know this Guan Yuelong?" Ebisu whispered.
"What?" Hongdou only felt that Guanyue's name seemed familiar, but she couldn't remember who it was.
"The guy who abandoned his companions and ran for his life during the war!"
Hongdou was stunned when she heard this, and after a moment of thought, a look of sudden realization appeared on her face.
"It's this guy..." When looking at Guanyue again, Hongdou's eyes were filled with surprise.
This incident was widely spread in the village at that time. Kanzuki Oboro was a well-known young rookie. Because he was in the same period as Uchiha Shisui, the two were often compared. But later, it was suddenly reported that Kanzuki Oboro had abandoned his companions and escaped alone during a reconnaissance mission, and the information he brought back was false.
This was naturally considered to be information deliberately fabricated by Guan Yuelong out of fear of death.
From then on, among the ninjas of the same generation, only Shisui could perform the art of instant transformation.
"I wanted to remind you." Ebisu said helplessly.
"Are you afraid that when we encounter danger during the mission, this guy will leave us alone to escape?" Hongdou asked.
Ebisu didn't respond, but his silence made his attitude clear.
After stuffing the last bite of rice ball into her mouth, Hongdou left Ebisu and came to Guanyue alone.
"Hey, kid." Hongdou spoke very rudely.
"Guan Yuelong." Guan Yue slowly opened his eyes.
"Are those rumors about you true?" Hongdou asked.
Ebisu's heart skipped a beat when he heard that.
"If you think so, then so be it." Guanyue said lightly.
Hongdou raised an eyebrow: "So, it's not true?"
"Then will you abandon us and escape on your own during the mission?" Hongdou asked again.
Guanyue glanced at her and said, "If you are beyond help, then yes."
This little devil...
Hongdou couldn't help but feel a little strange.
Your questioning did not make the other party feel ashamed or angry, and he did not act condescendingly and disdain to argue with you.
It is a kind of indifference that is calm to the extreme.
It seems that it doesn't matter to him what he thinks or what others think.
Is that rumor true?
There may be hidden secrets in some places, or it may be true, but it is not groundless.
[Name: Mitarashi Red Bean
Gender: Female
Age: 21
Favorability: 55
Relationship: Friends from the same village
Strategy Difficulty: B
First Kiss Reward: Snake Style
[Reward for reaching the top: Immortal Power]
"We can set off after we have a good rest." Guanyue said at this time.
Hongdou looked thoughtfully at Guanyue and nodded, "Okay."
Forest Country South
As the name suggests, the country is a forest country. Ninety percent of this small country is covered by dense forests. The climate is somewhat similar to that of the Fire Country, but it is much hotter.
It was already night when we arrived at the mission location, and the forest seemed very quiet and deserted.
"Is this the village of the Prajnaparamita?"
A large clearing was cleared in the dense forest, where a small village gathered, living by the water.
"It's really small." Hongdou, who was hiding in the dark, sneered.
The Prajnaparamita clan is the largest ninja organization in the Kingdom of the Forest. It is well-known in the ninja world and can represent the power of the Kingdom of the Forest, but it is not a formal ninja village organization.
"Should we sneak in?" Ebisu pondered.
"Of course I have to go in, otherwise how can I get the information?" Hongdou rubbed his hands, eager to try.
"What if we alert the enemy?" Ebisu asked worriedly.
"Fight, run." Hongdou said concisely.
Guanyue couldn't help but glance at the woman at this time, but Hongdou raised an eyebrow at him when he noticed it.
"This is too risky." Ebisu said helplessly, "We are in the enemy's base camp. If a battle breaks out, we will be in danger of death."
"Do you have a better idea?" Hongdou asked.
"...Let's wait until late at night before taking action." Ebisu was silent for a moment, then finally made the decision.
"Let's discuss the specific plan."
Seeing that the team leader had already formulated a strategy, Guan Yue said, "Let's act separately."
Upon hearing this, the two of them looked over at the same time, their eyes expressing unclear meanings.
"Why, you're not going to hide away by yourself and run away when you see the situation with the troops," Anko said with a smile, asking the question that was on Ebisu's mind.
"If three of us are together, we will be a big conspicuous person and easily exposed. Moreover, acting separately can improve efficiency." Guanyue said slowly.
Hongdou couldn't help but curl her lips when she saw that he was unmoved by her words.
"It's really boring."
"If you two are willing, you can act together." Guanyue said again.
"Okay." Ebisu nodded in agreement.
As the night deepened, Guanyue sneaked into the village silently.
Everyone was asleep at this time, and it was so quiet that the only sounds could be heard was the sound of the river in the distance and the occasional chirping of orioles in the forest.
Guanyue did not stop and went straight into the most luxurious house.
It was not difficult for Guanyue to sneak in silently, and he controlled the sound of opening the door to be almost inaudible.
After searching the study, it was found that the owner of this house was indeed the leader of the Prajna group.
Many of the document scrolls were the mercenary tasks that the Prajna group usually carried out. Guanyue also found the documents exchanged between the Prajna group and Konoha. The information stated that the Forest Kingdom has always had the intention to form an alliance with the Fire Kingdom.
In addition to this, there is also the one with Iwagakure Village.
"Who?"
The bedroom light suddenly lit up at this moment, and an old voice was heard at the same time.
Guanyue had already put away the two useful scrolls and put them into his ninja tool bag.
"Who are you?!" The door of the study was suddenly pushed open, and a white-haired old man in pajamas stood at the door, holding a knife in his hand, staring at Guanyue with a gloomy face.
"A ninja from Konoha?!"
Guanyue glanced at him sideways, and the kunai slipped from his sleeve into his palm. His figure disappeared in an instant, and when he reappeared, he was already in the living room outside the study.
thump!
The long knife fell to the wooden floor, and the old man fell on his back with his eyes wide open.
A bloody wound had appeared on his neck at some point, and blood was constantly flowing out.
He intended to steal information under the guise of wanting to form an alliance with the Fire Nation, and secretly had an affair with the Iwagakure Village.
People who are two-faced and hypocritical should just die.
Guan Yue shook off the blood stains on the kunai, turned around and left the room.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
"There are enemies!"
However, the moment he walked out of the room, he heard heart-wrenching cries from the village.
Guanyue couldn't help but frown.
Bad teammate.