A hundred-some thousand ryo, plus three scrolls.
That was everything this "boss" had on him.
The sky darkened.
Inside the inn room.
Team 9 sat together at the head of the bed, lined up in a row.
After Hankuang had punched the leader to death, Kakashi and the others fell silent. None of the three had said a word since then.
Taking out the scrolls, Hankuang prepared to examine their contents.
"Hankuang!" Kakashi finally spoke, his expression complicated.
"Hmm?"
"Why is your taijutsu so strong?"
"Taijutsu?" Hankuang laughed helplessly.
Then he said, "I can't learn Ninjutsu, so can't my taijutsu be just a little stronger?"
Huh?
That made sense!
"Could it be that you often hide at home and secretly train your taijutsu?" Obito thought he had guessed the truth.
Hankuang: "..."
"Before, when you went to the back mountain, you weren't slacking off, were you? You went there to painstakingly train your taijutsu." Rin's eyes lit up as she discovered a secret.
Hankuang: "..."
You two are so clever.
"However, Hankuang, if that's the case, I'm afraid it'll be very difficult for us to gather information again." Kakashi offered a reminder.
In his view, that punch from Hankuang had successfully put the Grass Country's ninjas on guard against them. Obtaining information again would be much more difficult.
"That's what you think?" Hankuang asked, surprised.
I thought Kakashi was smart. And this is all he came up with?
Hankuang pulled over a chair and sat opposite the others.
"Let me ask you first. How much money did you bring for this mission?"
"Bring money?"
Obito: "I only brought one thousand ryo."
Rin: "I have a little over two thousand ryo on me."
Kakashi: "I didn't bring any money."
"One room at this inn costs five thousand ryo for one night!" Hankuang reminded the three of them.
His meaning was already obvious.
The money Team 9 had brought wasn't even enough to stay at the inn for one night. Were they supposed to sleep on the street?
"Without money, we'll have to beg on the streets after staying here for two days."
It's only because I'm the team leader. If Kakashi had been in charge, Team 9 might already be huddled in a street corner, sleeping in the open.
As the three fell into thought, Hankuang opened the scroll.
"Grass Country already knows that the Sand Ninja launched an attack on the Land of Rivers?"
After scanning the contents of the scroll, Hankuang had to admit that Grass Country had obtained the information quickly.
His team had received the news from the village, so where had the Grass Country ninjas gotten theirs?
"It seems these Grass Country ninjas have a unique channel for obtaining information."
Thinking this, he tossed the scroll to Kakashi.
Then Hankuang opened the second scroll.
"What's this? Konoha's troop movements?"
After reading the contents, Hankuang was even more surprised.
"They even know that Orochimaru became the front-line commander. Did this information leak out from the village?"
Orochimaru's appointment had only happened two days ago. The distance from Konoha to Grass Country would take at least two days to travel.
In other words, someone in Konoha was transmitting information outward.
The third scroll was opened.
Hankuang fell silent.
[Genjutsu Seal
"So how did the Genjutsu of the First and Second Hokage appear in Grass Country, and end up in the hands of a Special Jonin?"
Kakashi was just as shocked after seeing the Genjutsu.
"How is this possible? This Genjutsu should be sealed in a secret chamber in the Hokage Building." Kakashi was stunned.
"You've seen this Genjutsu before?" Hankuang asked.
"I haven't seen its contents, but I know for certain that it's in the secret chamber of the Hokage Building." Kakashi was extremely certain.
Hankuang still believed Kakashi.
After all, his dead father was Konoha's White Fang.
After thinking for a moment, Hankuang reached a conclusion.
"The Grass Country ninjas aren't just selling information. They're probably selling the Ninjutsu of the various ninja villages as well!"
"This isn't ordinary Ninjutsu." Kakashi nodded in agreement.
"It's a shame there's no information on the Stone Ninja border forces."
The night passed without incident.
The next day.
At dawn, Hankuang woke up on the bed.
As team leader, proper rest was essential. Therefore, Hankuang slept on the bed while the other three slept on the floor.
As usual, he first glanced at the Attribute Panel.
Name: Hankuang Age: 12 Strength: 456 (228*2) [Super Physique: 144 [Kage Level] Agility: 184 [Kage Level] Spirit: 80 [Intermediate Immunity] Chakra: 864 Skills: None Ninjutsu: None Overall Strength Rating: Trainee Genin
"My Strength attribute doubled again?"
Overjoyed, he clenched both fists.
This strength feels explosive.
Seeing that the other three were still asleep, Hankuang didn't wake them. Instead, he went straight to the inn's front desk.
The owner was a fat man around thirty years old named Kenjiro. He was "squatting" behind the front desk, eating breakfast.
"Boss, do you know where I can buy some higher-level information?" Hankuang asked sincerely, handing over a large-denomination banknote.
The moment Kenjiro saw the banknote, his eyes lit up.
"High-level information? I have some right here!"
"Oh?" Hankuang said in realization, pulling the banknote back.
Kenjiro: "???"
"Kid! You want to provoke me into attacking you, then kill me, right?" Kenjiro stared at Hankuang, exposing the trap in a single sentence.
"Since you already know, what will you use to buy your life?" Hankuang threatened, his tone sincere and polite.
"Heh~~ I really can't withstand a punch from someone who killed a Special Jonin." Kenjiro shook his head.
Then he continued, "But if you help me with a favor, I can tell you the information you want!"
"Oh?"
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