The rain didn't stop all night.
The noise and bloodshed last night seemed to have been washed away by the continuous rain.
The next day, Senju Chen and Orochimaru were invited by Hanzo of the Salamander again, but this time they were invited to the back house.
And an exquisite banquet was served. The dishes were rich and the wine was fragrant, which seemed incompatible with the depressing background of the village.
Hanzo of the Salamander changed out of his military uniform and wore relatively plain clothes and sat in the main seat. The breathing mask on his face was still the same, but his eyes hidden in the shadows were a little less crazy than yesterday and a little more tired.
He personally filled the wine glasses in front of Orochimaru and Senju Chen. Although his movements were a bit stiff, they showed unquestionable solemnity.
"Thank you so much this time." Hanzō's voice was still dull, but it was no longer the indifference that would repel people thousands of miles away. "If it weren't for you two, I'm afraid the real culprit would always be at large, and I would be blinded by hatred and make wrong judgments."
He picked up the wine glass, saluted Orochimaru from a distance, and drank it all in one gulp.
Orochimaru just smiled lowly, picked up the wine glass, tasted it briefly, and said hoarsely, "Your Excellency Hanzō said something serious, we just did what we should do. Konoha and Amegakure have been friends for generations, and naturally we don't want to see the tragedy expand."
The scene was well-written, conveying the emotion while keeping the attitude extremely low.
Hanzō's eyes turned to Senju Chen who was sitting upright and eating snacks.
He had never paid much attention to this half-grown child before, but the child's magnanimity and several shocking words, coupled with yesterday's identification, made him a little curious about the child in front of him.
"This little friend, I haven't asked for my name yet." Hanzō asked.
Orochi Guan glanced at his disciple, with a playful curve on his lips, and slowly said, "He is my disciple, Senju Chen."
"Senju..."
Hanzō chewed on this last name, and finally a hint of real surprise appeared in his sharp eyes. He looked at Senju Chen up and down again, as if he wanted to see through this small body.
The surname of First Hokage is the bloodline of the man who once ended the troubled times and was known as "God of Shinobi".
"Haha... it turns out that he is the descendant of the Senju Clan." Hanzō's tone was filled with emotion and admiration, "Konoha is really full of talents. Even Senju Clan has a successor."
This admiration comes from the bottom of his heart. He has seen too many so-called geniuses, but at this age, there are really not many who can remain calm in front of him, or even talk eloquently.
Senju Chen put down his chopsticks, wiped his mouth, raised his little face, and showed a perfect smile, "Lord Hanzō, thank you."
After three drinks and five dishes, the atmosphere relaxed a lot. Senju Chen asked, seemingly unintentionally. "Lord Hanzō, has the murderer named Tanaka Rina found out her origins?"
When the murderer was mentioned, the temperature in Hanzō's eyes dropped again.
"It has been examined." He said coldly, "The bones are very hard, but through some clues, we still found out her details. She is Land of Water Kirigakure, and has been lurking in Amegakure for more than five years."
Kirigakure?
Senju Chen's heart moved. Sure enough, this pool of water is deeper than imagined. The dark clouds of Second Shinobi World War have begun to gather, and all the major ninja villages are ready to move and insert chess pieces into each other. Kirigakure's move directly assassinated the heir of Amegakure. It was so cruel that he wanted to disrupt the situation in the mainland, and even wanted to completely drag Land of Fire, Land of Earth and even Land of Wind into the quagmire of war.
The meal ended in a subtle atmosphere.
When the waiter took away the leftovers and served fragrant tea again, Senju Chen suddenly spoke and made a request that surprised everyone.
"Lord Hanzō, can I... go meet the killer?"
As soon as these words came out, the air in the hall instantly froze.
A Amegakure Jonin who was accompanying him immediately frowned and looked at Senju Chen with evil eyes. A Konoha brat was going to meet the murderer of their young master? What was the intention? Is it to show off? Or was he trying to make matters worse?
Hanzo of the Salamander's face also darkened, and his displeasure was palpable. He wanted to cut that woman into pieces, and now this little Konoha kid actually wants to see her?
"Little Chen." Orochimaru's hoarse voice sounded, with a hint of warning.
Senju Chen didn't seem to feel the low pressure around him. He faced Hanzō's cold gaze, his clear eyes full of pure curiosity. "I just don't understand why she did this. Why did she stay when she had so many opportunities to escape? I want to ask her personally."
This reason is naive, but also consistent with the logic of a child.
Hanzō stared at him silently for a long time before the overwhelming pressure slowly dissipated.
He still owed this favor after all. If it hadn't been for this child, he might still be like a headless fly, sending people around to track down the murderer.
"... Take him there." Hanzō waved his hand, his voice full of fatigue and impatience.
"Yes." A confidant lowered his head to accept the order, walked to Senju Chen, and made a "please" gesture.
Senju Chen bowed obediently to Hanzō, nodded to Orochimaru, and then followed the confidant outside.
Watching the two figures, one large and one small, disappear at the door, Orochimaru picked up the teacup, looked at Hanzō with golden snake eyes, and said hoarsely, "Your Excellency Hanzō, regarding Kirigakure's 'provocation' this time, Konoha may... be able to provide some help."
The door to the hall was slowly closed, and what followed was the real transaction between adults.
The road leading to death row is even more gloomy than the underground cell last night.
The air was filled with a lingering stench of blood and putrefaction, and the water stains oozing from the walls were dark red, as if the blood vessels of the entire dungeon were flowing with dirty blood.
Senju Chen followed Amegakure ninja, his small figure looking particularly thin in the dim light.
"This is it."
The ninja stopped in front of a heavy iron door, opened a small observation window on the door, and stood sideways, obviously not intending to go in.
Senju Chen stepped forward and looked in through the square-inch window.
In the cell, the woman named Tanaka Rina was chained to the wall with thick iron chains. Her hands and feet were locked with special shackles. The maid uniform on her body had long been torn into tatters, and the exposed skin was covered with criss-crossing whip marks and marks, with no part of it intact.
The once delicate face was now covered in bruises and bruises, with dried blood still hanging from the corners of his mouth. But even so, it was difficult to hide the outline of his originally beautiful facial features.
'Tsk, it's really hard to destroy flowers.' Senju Chen smacked his lips inwardly. 'She has a pretty good figure, but her front and back are curved. Oh, what a pity.'
This thought just passed through his mind.
The woman seemed to be aware of his gaze and slowly raised her head. The eyes that had once pretended to be cowardly and docile around Tenaka Kenichi were now filled with dead silence and deep-seated hatred. When she saw clearly that it was Senju Chen standing outside the window, the dead silence was instantly ignited and turned into a raging rage.
"Kid..." Her voice was as hoarse as a broken gong, and every word seemed to be squeezed out of her throat, "It's you..."
"It's me." Senju Chen responded calmly, "I'm here to see you. By the way, I want to ask, you have obviously completed your mission and have so many opportunities, why don't you run away?"
Tanaka Rina heard this question and suddenly laughed softly. The laughter touched the wound at the corner of her mouth, making her gasp in pain, but the laughter did not stop, but became more and more crazy.
"Kid, where did you get my information? Who betrayed me?" She stared at Senju Chen and did not answer Senju Chen's words. Instead, she asked with hatred in her eyes.
Being able to directly tell her name, but she has never met her, can only mean that she was betrayed by the person she trusted the most.
She had calculated everything, including Hanzō's suspicion, Tenaka Kenichi's foolish loyalty, and even the escape route. The only thing she miscalculated was the variable Senju Chen.
Who would have thought that they would meet a cheater who opened the system?
Tanaka Rina is an extremely confident person, otherwise she would not have continued to disguise herself in the mansion after killing people. She was suddenly exposed. Although she was just trying to escape at first and had no time to think about it, she was tortured for one night, which was enough for her to put all her close people under suspicion.
"Actually, the person who betrayed you was none other than you, Kirigakure. I think you have already guessed who it is, right." For this kind of person, Senju Chen directly started deceiving.
"It's him, it must be him. Why, I've done so much for Kirigakure, why would he betray me?" After listening to Senju Chen's words, Tanaka Rina suddenly started shouting crazily at Senju Chen
[Ding! The target person Tanaka Rina has been detected to have severe mood swings and meets the conditions for stealing.]
[A:...]
If it doesn't come out, then we can only continue to stimulate the other party, Senju Chen thought to himself as he looked at the system prompts.
"Because of the maximization of interests, you have completed the task and have lost value in his heart."
"You have no value anymore, so you will naturally be given up." Senju Chen looked at Tanaka Rina evilly, and said the most defense-breaking words.
[Ding! The target person Tanaka Rina has been detected to have severe mood swings and meets the conditions for stealing.]
[A: Water Release: Water Snake Jutsu]
[B: Chakra Refinement Technique]
[C: Top-Level Transformation Technique]
"Hey, it actually came out twice," Senju Chen suddenly said without knowing anything, with a bright smile on his face, "Thank you for the gift, little sister."
System, choose C
After saying that, he stopped looking at the other person's crazy expression, turned around, and said to the Amegakure ninja outside the door, "I'm done reading, let's go."
He already got what he wanted.
As for this woman, her end has long been doomed. And the Kirigakure she represents is about to bear the wrath of a "Demigod" who lost his only son, and pay a heavy price for this stupid assassination.