As night deepened, Shencao Izakaya, on the landing of the stairs leading to the second floor, Shennong hid stealthily.
At that moment, only one customer remained in the izakaya, still drinking.
"Ah, Aiko, if you're willing, I'll... I'll gladly, gladly... hic... for you... hic... eat! I want to eat! No, I want to drink! No, no, no, I want a woman! Ah, I want to die. I really want to sleep..."
The last customer had gotten drunk and was babbling incoherently, his words making no sense. He was only half a step away from getting rowdy.
The waitress glanced at him but ignored him. If it weren't pouring outside, she would have shown him the door.
Shennong silently watched the waitress. He suspected this woman was the one who had leaked information about his scroll!
She wasn't a ninja and had no Chakra fluctuations. If she'd been hiding in the shadows to spy on him, she might really have managed to evade Shennong, who drank five bottles of wine with every meal!
Damn it!
Shennong deeply regretted choosing to stay here just because the wine was good.
Couldn't the food have been good instead?
But the food here really wasn't much to speak of...
Shennong gritted his teeth. His strong mental fortitude let him quickly rein in his wandering thoughts.
Hm?
Something was happening?
Shennong sensed something and hurriedly concealed himself.
Tap, tap...
Amid a flurry of footsteps, three young men wearing clothes emblazoned with the Red and White Fan entered the izakaya, soaked to the skin. They loudly called for drinks and ordered food.
The Uchiha Clan?
Shennong's heart skipped a beat. Why were members of the Uchiha Clan here so late at night?
On patrol?
That was right. Konoha and Sunagakure were at war, so the Uchiha, as