In the country of Taki, a figure that no strangers should approach was expressionless and wandering around without any purpose.
Out of gratitude, after being rescued, Terumi Mizukage told Jiraiya that he had seen the defected Fifth Generation Hokage somewhere in Yuno Country.
He also carefully explained all the weird things Qingyu had said to fool her in order to complete the mission.
I don't know if Jiraiya believed this statement, but when he sent someone to check it, he also used the crow left by Itachi to pass this information to him.
After carefully exploring the empty base in Yuno Country, Itachi once again set out on the road to find someone.
Seeing that 60 years of Konoha were about to pass, in 4 years, he had received very little news about that person.
But this time, Itachi had a gut feeling that he was very close...
"Hello, have you seen this person?"
The portrait that Itachi is holding is not Aoba, but that of Kirigakure rebel Zabuza!
Disguising himself as a Kirigakure Anbu would not alarm others.
At least according to the information provided by Mizukage after hiding some information, Zabuza, who had taken refuge in Aoyu, was not afraid of Kirigakure's ninjas, and would even take the initiative to provoke them.
So the question is, is it possible for the fish to take the bait?
"Sorry, I haven't seen it before."
"What about this little girl?"
Itachi had long been used to being disappointed, so he directly changed to another portrait. This was an image drawn based on Terumi Mei's dictation. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be quite similar to Kaoru.
The restaurant owner seemed to have recalled something, but he looked at Itachi hesitantly.
Itachi, who was moved in his heart, immediately explained: "To be honest, this is my sister. She was kidnapped by the guy in the previous portrait a few years ago. I have been looking for her everywhere these years. If I know her whereabouts, I will still
Please let me know."
With that said, Itachi took out two pieces of 'Sincerity' from his wallet.
This is the method I learned from Hun Dan who just walked away. Even if ordinary people have concerns, it is difficult to resist the money offensive.
Sure enough, after seeing the other party's 'sincerity', the boss hesitated even more.
Seeing this, Itachi immediately showed more 'sincerity'. Now the boss was completely shaken, but he still asked carefully: "What's your sister's name?"
"I don't know if she will use a fake name now, but if it is her real name, it should be... Xianglin."
When he was in Konoha, Itachi had seen Kaoru, but the color of her hair was completely different from Mizukage's description, and he didn't know which one was Kaoru's true appearance.
The boss seemed to be very familiar with Xianglin. After hearing that Itachi could say this name, he immediately stopped doubting and quickly accepted the other party's 'sincerity', and then said: "I really don't know the person in the previous portrait.
I’ve seen it before, but if it’s Xiang Rin-chan, then you’ve really asked the right person. She often comes to my place to pack up delicious yakiniku and pork chop rice and take them back to eat.”
"You'll be familiar with her from time to time, but she doesn't look like she was kidnapped at all. Could it be a mistake?"
Itachi's eyes finally showed some fluctuations, "When she was taken away by the bad guys, she was too young and didn't understand anything. Maybe she was sold to a good family, so she didn't look so bad. I'm here this time.
To take her home."
I did take her home, but it wasn’t her, it was him!
If the boss didn't admit the wrong person, then Itachi finally found the right place.
The boss lamented: "You are right. No matter how good the person who adopts Xianglin-chan is, he cannot compare with his own relatives. Those human traffickers and kidnappers deserve to die!"
It can be seen that although the boss is a little greedy for money, he still has a sense of justice.
"So do you know where Xianglin is now? I can't wait to find 'her'."
"Well..."
Seeing the boss' expression of embarrassment, Itachi immediately wanted to show his 'sincerity' again, but this time he was quickly stopped by the boss.
Then he said with some embarrassment: "That's not what I meant, I really don't know. Every time Xianglin Jiang comes to my place to buy something, she will go back. Once she bought pork chop rice for many people, I said okay
I sent it to her, but the child said no, ran out and disappeared in the blink of an eye."
"So although I knew her name, I never knew where she lived."
"I'm sorry, I really can't help you with this, but maybe you can ask around here more, maybe you will know something, or just wait nearby for a few days, maybe you can run into him."
The boss's words were quite sincere. Itachi nodded, thanked him and left.
Now that we know that the other party is indeed in the country of Takino, it doesn't matter how early it is or how late it is. After four years of waiting, are there still a few days left?
............
Beside a waterfall not too far away from the town where Itachi is, Aoyu's secret base is built here.
At this time, Xiang Rin and Ran Wan are working hard to complete the training tasks assigned by Qing Yu.
It's just that one is too sad and the other is too serious and hard-working.
After Ranwan completed the last set of weight-bearing push-ups, Xianglin also quickly ended the ongoing training program and tentatively said: "It's already that time. Let's rest for a while. Do you want to go out to eat something good? Sister's treat!"
Ranmaru said seriously: "It doesn't matter who's treating us, because it's all Aoyu-sama's money. But isn't it a little too early to rest after just two hours of training?"
"And if I remember correctly, you should still have two sets of training to complete. After Lord Qingyu comes out of seclusion, I will report it truthfully..."
Xianglin's eyes were wandering and a little angry, but Ranwan really didn't give her any face.
But faced with Ranmaru's threat of snitching, she couldn't even give in.
"Tch, it's really not cute at all."
Xiang Rin muttered something, then gritted his teeth and continued to start the unfinished training task under Ran Wan's gaze.
Her bad premonition came true!
She originally wanted to let Ranwan feel this hellish pain, but she never imagined that Ranwan was so strong. No matter how many training tasks were assigned by Brother Qingyu, he would definitely exceed the expectations meticulously.
Even though the intensity was not as good as hers because she had just started training, her energy and serious attitude completely overwhelmed her.
So much so that every time during training, Aoyu would use Ranmaru as an example and give examples to attack her.
He looks very much like the good student that bad students hate the most!
What you fear most is not that you are not as talented as others, but that you are more talented than you and work harder than you.
Now that there is comparison, Xianglin feels that she has become even worse.