"Excuse me, which one of you is Mr. Hamajiro? We're the ninja who accepted the mission." Mu Yue looked at the somewhat strange trio before him and asked.
Why did Mu Yue find them strange? A timid, scrawny man was sandwiched between two burly men. No matter how he looked at it, they resembled kidnappers holding a hostage more than bodyguards.
Still, Mu Yue felt that probably wasn't the case. If anyone dared to hold a client hostage in Konoha, Mu Yue would call them a true warrior. Even seeking death had its proper methods.
"I... I'm Hamajiro." The frail man in the middle silently stepped forward.
"I have a question. Did the black Giant Eagle described in the mission display any special abilities, such as breathing fire or spitting lightning?" Mu Yue asked.
If it had special abilities, it could basically be confirmed as a Ninja Beast—and one capable of fighting, at that.
"Ah, Big Black is just strong. It can't breathe fire or shoot lightning." Hamajiro shook his head.
"Big Black?" Mu Yue had assumed it was a nickname given by the residents. Shouldn't it have been some terrifying name like Black Death, the Monster Eagle?
"I don't have any more questions. We can leave at any time," Mu Yue said.
"Then let's leave now. We can't let that monster keep doing evil," one of the burly men beside Hamajiro said.
Mu Yue looked at Hamajiro, and the burly man did as well. In the end, Hamajiro nodded.
Since the client had spoken, Mu Yue and the others hurried toward Kawakita Town in the Land of Rivers.
Kawakita Town was a town in the northern part of the Land of Rivers. Mu Yue figured that was probably how it got its name, since Kawakita Town truly was located