After finishing his rice ball, Hanfu sent Hayate out, saying he wanted some time alone.
Once he was alone in the bedroom, Hanfu held the scroll but didn't open it right away. Instead, he sat down on the tatami and began to think.
Getting the Forbidden Body Activation Technique Scroll didn't mean this was over!
By now, Shennong had probably realized his scroll was missing. What would he do?
Would he stay in Konoha and investigate in secret, or would he leave Konoha outright because he felt guilty?
If Shennong left, Hanfu would be safe. He'd have time to grow stronger, and even if Shennong discovered the truth later, Hanfu wouldn't be afraid of him.
But what if Shennong wasn't afraid of death and stayed to investigate in secret...
Hanfu hurriedly closed his eyes and carefully thought back over what had happened. Shennong hadn't noticed him when he stole the scroll and left Might Duy's house, which meant his operation had gone very smoothly.
Of course, Hanfu had fallen in front of Might Duy's house, and the heavy rain had surely left behind hair and skin flakes and such. But those weren't evidence at all. Hanfu had been going to Might Duy's house every day for the past half month, so that didn't prove anything.
Then the only thing Shennong could use to suspect me was the fact that I splashed boiling water on his clothes.
But there was no other way. If Hanfu hadn't done that, how could he have gotten Shennong to take off his clothes?
If Shennong hadn't taken them off, then even if Hanfu could use Tōton to turn invisible for a hundred seconds, he still couldn't have stolen the scroll from him.
Fortunately, Hanfu had left Might Duy's house right away, claiming he felt unwell.