Suspected Work of a Lightning Release Ninja

"Thank you very much, esteemed ninjas."

Inside the room, the village chief, who had already woken up, bowed to Hagoromo and Naruto.

Faced with this situation for the first time, even someone as indifferent as Sasuke felt somewhat at a loss.

After all, the village chief in front of him looked to be at least in his forties.

Hagoromo, however, seemed completely unconcerned about this, as the status of Chunin in the Shinobi World was something that ordinary people could hardly achieve in their entire lives.

After all, the mysterious and unpredictable power itself is enough to drive people to despair.

"Mr. Three Platforms, you are our client, and protecting you is simply what we should do."

Hagoromo waved her hand, not wanting to dwell on this matter too much, and asked directly.

"What exactly is this so-called wild beast?"

Upon hearing this, the Three Platforms in front of them remained silent for a long time, until Hagoromo was about to lose her patience before finally speaking.

"It's not actually a wild beast, but rather the guardian spirit worshipped in our village."

Hagoromo:...

If it weren't for the fact that Three Platforms's injuries had been treated by him and Hinata, he would be basically fine now.

Hagoromo might have to wonder if she had suffered a head injury.

The guardian spirit attacked the village...

Please, this isn't some rural legend.

"It's a chameleon, capable of hiding itself anytime, anywhere. Our ancestors discovered it by chance."

"Moreover, our village has always been frequently attacked by wild animals, until this chameleon appeared."

"The jungles near us have never been attacked by wild animals since then, so our father's generation has worshipped it as a guardian spirit."

The Three Platforms spoke slowly, while Naruto and the others exchanged glances.

The Shinobi World is truly vast and full of wonders.

Hagoromo didn't react much to this; she had just thought that the Three Platforms in front of her were no different from the villagers.

I'm just saying some nonsensical things to fool them.

Now it seems that it might actually be true, and... chameleons.

Hagoromo couldn't help but think of the chameleon among the summoned beasts of the Animal Path of Six Paths of Pain.

Once they become invisible, only someone like Shima, who possesses Senjutsu Chakra, can detect them.

Thinking of the puddle of slime she had encountered in the forest, Hagoromo figured it was most likely this.

"Until a month ago, it suddenly became violent, and then our village began to be attacked by it."

After Three Platforms finished speaking, he fell silent.

Besides him, at least five or six other young people from the village have disappeared.

Hagoromo Yi stroked her chin. The fact that she had suddenly become irritable a month ago indicated that the chameleon had been almost completely calm before that.

Or perhaps the village had been living peacefully with the chameleon until then.

"Was there anything unusual a month ago?"

Hagoromo looked up and asked, setting aside the possibility that the villagers might have attacked the chameleon.

That could be due to other reasons, and Hagoromo had a guess in her mind.

"Abnormal?"

Upon hearing this, Three Platforms lowered his head and began to think back.

"Village Chief, do you remember that strange downpour?" The middle-aged man beside him glanced at Yu Hagoromo and then whispered to Three Platforms.

Rainstorm?

Even though the middle-aged man tried to keep his voice down, Hagoromo could still hear him clearly.

"You mean?" Three Platforms Tai looked incredulous, but upon closer inspection, it seemed to be true.

"What's going on?" Hagoromo asked, her eyes narrowing slightly.

"About a month ago, the weather was sunny, but suddenly there were bursts of thunder at noon."

"And then, a torrential downpour struck."

Three Platforms thought about it carefully for a moment, then began to speak slowly.

Only after Three Platforms finished speaking did Hagoromo nod. The root of everything was the thunder a month ago.

"And the same thing happened when I was attacked that day."

Some things, once brought up, will start to connect on their own. Three Platforms also clearly thought of the chameleon that suddenly broke into the village that night.

And that day also happened to be another day of torrential rain.

"We will begin searching for the specific location. In the meantime, I hope the villagers will continue to refrain from going out."

Hagoromo stood up and addressed the Three Platforms in front of her.

"No problem, I'll leave this matter to you ninja masters. I will also keep the villagers in check."

Three Platforms nodded hurriedly. After this experience, he no longer held the same idealized view of his so-called guardian angel.

The mission to the Land of Water was previously marked as completed because the Three Platforms chose to cancel it themselves.

Following that, the chameleons' renewed uprising forced the Three Platforms to issue a mission.

However, it's impossible for Kirigakure to take on the task again.

Therefore, the task was handed over to Konoha. Now, Three Platforms are somewhat regretting how they could have been so bewitched back then.

If it hadn't been cancelled back then, they might not have been able to break into the village.

Hagoromo nodded and led Naruto and the others out of the house.

"Alright, let's go back and pack up, then head to that valley to investigate."

Hagoromo addressed Naruto and the others, saying that as for leaving people behind to protect the village...

Hagoromo had no interest in this; the villagers were clearly still conflicted about the so-called guardian deity.

If Naruto or Sasuke were to stay, they might get dragged down by these people.

At most, he would leave behind a Shadow Clone to relay messages.

Before long, Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata, carrying their belongings, followed Hagoromo towards the valley.

With a light step, the figure in Hagoromo leaped high into the air.

What are your thoughts?

Without turning her head, Hagoromo asked directly.

The mission itself was meant to train Naruto and the others, so naturally, the information they had just gathered needed to be considered by Naruto and Sasuke.

"Teacher, I think the so-called thunder..." Sasuke leaped to Hagoromo's side, "Might be the work of Lightning Release ninja."

"Huh?! Sasuke, you mean this chameleon suddenly went berserk because a ninja was attacking it?"

Naruto blinked and couldn't help but ask.

After all, he hadn't actually thought of it that way.

"Well, besides that reason, I can hardly think of any other factors."

"The weather suddenly became strange, and the chameleon was big enough to be a summoning beast, which is why I wondered if some ninja wanted to capture it."

Sasuke nodded.

Hinata to the side, also seemed to be deep in thought, since what Sasuke said perfectly matched the intelligence.

"That's right, Sasuke. The fact that you were able to deduce this from this information shows that you did put in a lot of effort."

Hagoromo chuckled softly; he shared the same thought.

As for Sasuke, it must be said that given the opportunity to grow, he is capable of surpassing others with his own talent.

"Thank you for the compliment, teacher. It was just a guess."

Although Hagoromo's praise pleased Sasuke, he maintained an expression that said it was nothing serious.

Seeing this, Hagoromo shook her head and took another step.

"The teacher's guess was the same, so we must be on our toes for this task!"

Hagoromo had no intention of giving up on this mission.

Since we've run into them, let Naruto and Sasuke experience what it's like to be a ninja.