"In the square outside, a few days ago in the evening, I was closing my stall when I suddenly heard screaming outside. I came out and took a look - good guy."
The boss's expression became exaggerated.
"There is a snake in the sky. No, you can't call it a snake. It's golden and very big. You can't see its tail from one end of the street to the other. It has two horns on its head, claws under its belly, and two whiskers floating on its face - let me tell you, I have never seen anything like that in my more than forty years of life."
Little A Put the tea cup down.
"Just one?"
"One of them is scary enough. It circled twice in the sky and made a loud noise - not a roar, but that kind of..." The boss thought for a long time, "It was like thunder, but not like thunder. Anyway, my neck still gets cold when I think about that sound."
"Then what?"
"Then it was gone. In about two or three minutes, the thing suddenly disappeared. It was like a magic trick."
"Konoha Military Police Force is here to check?"
"Come, come, come, a lot of people came. After checking for several days, nothing was found. There was no trace of Chakra on the ground, and there was no trace of Chakra in the sky. Later someone said it was Genjutsu, but think about it, there were at least a hundred people in the square at that time, and they all saw it. How can Genjutsu be used on more than a hundred people at the same time?"
Little A picked up the tea cup and blocked his expression.
"Moreover." The boss lowered his voice, with a light of fear and excitement in his eyes, "Do you know what the most evil thing is?"
"What?"
"After that day, several people present at the time went for a physical examination. Konoha Medical Department checked their Chakra system and mental state, and they were all normal. But those people said that after that day, they would dream about that golden thing in their dreams. It was either a nightmare or that thing was flying in the sky."
Little A's fingers lightly slid on the wall of the cup.
"Boss, were you there at that time?"
"Yes! Standing at the door." The boss patted his chest, "I also had that dream. It only lasted for two days, and then it disappeared. Do you think it's strange?"
Little A smiled. "It's really strange."
He chatted for a few more words, paid for the tea, got up and left.
When he walked out of the teahouse, he looked back at the square.
The bluestone slab is smooth and has no traces at all.
But the testimonies of more than a hundred people cannot all be false.
Little A led the people and continued walking forward.
He turned into two more stores and chatted with different people about the same topic.
The answers I got were pretty much the same. A golden giant snake with horns, beards and claws. It appeared for two or three minutes and then disappeared, leaving nothing behind.
Different people described different details - some said the snake came down from the sky, some said it emerged from the ground, some said it screamed once, some said it screamed three times.
But the core features are exactly the same.
And everyone mentioned the same feeling: the moment they saw that thing, they were not scared, but "shocked".
An indescribable shock seeped out from the seams in his bones.
Little A When he walked out of the hot spring street, his steps were much slower than when he came.
He needs to reorganize his thinking.
Hypothesis 1: Konoha used some unknown method to cast Genjutsu on hundreds of people in the hot spring street a few days ago, causing the "Golden Serpent" incident. Then yesterday, he cast an upgraded version of the same type of Genjutsu on Killer B, turning one into four, adding the line "The Chosen One", and the purpose is still unknown.
But the problem with this assumption is that the Kumogakure mission had not arrived a few days ago, so there was no reason for Konoha to make arrangements in advance. Moreover, it was too outrageous to use the undetectable Genjutsu on hundreds of civilians at the same time.
Hypothesis 2: The hot spring street incident and Killer B's encounter were the same natural phenomenon. Some kind of power or existence that was not recognized by Shinobi World appeared in Konoha. And Killer B perceived a more complete version because of his special physique.
The problem with this hypothesis: It's too mysterious. If there is really something supernatural haunting Konoha, why isn't Konoha himself nervous? Konoha It's impossible for Hokage not to know about this, but Tsunade's behavior is completely normal these days, and the signing ceremony is going on as usual. If Konoha doesn't even take "the arrival of the mythical beast" seriously, either they already know the reason, or... they are the makers.
The question went around in a circle and came back again.
Little A stopped in a quiet alley and leaned against the wall.
"It's really difficult." He whispered to himself.
The attendant on the left glanced at him and said nothing.
Little A closed his eyes and put both assumptions aside for the time being.
No matter what the truth is, one thing is for sure - they don't know nearly enough about Konoha.
Before coming, the summary of information his father gave him was: Konoha's strength has grown rapidly in recent years, with new weapons and medical breakthroughs. Hokage Tsunade and Senju Chen are both core figures.
But after arriving here, Little A found that the gap between intelligence and reality was much larger than he imagined.
Konoha's new Scientific Ninja Tool has penetrated into the education system. Medical Department's Limb Regeneration are lined up in long lines. Patrolling ninjas are equipped with black square boxes of unknown purposes. Public Security Department The system is so huge that it looks like a precision machine.
Plus this unsolved mystery of "the arrival of the mythical beast".
Konoha's current strength may be much higher than all of them estimated.
Little A Open your eyes.
"Let's go back."
When Little A came back, Killer B was sitting on the deck chair in the yard writing rap lyrics.
He didn't encounter anything unusual today. There was no talking cat, no grilled fish appearing out of thin air, and no tea cup spinning on its own.
A quiet morning.
Killer B is a bit uncomfortable.
"Brother, you are back." Killer B looked up and saw Little A, and waved.
Little A said "Yeah" and walked into the back room.
Killer B was stunned for a moment. His brother's face looked darker today than last night.
"Brother, what's wrong?" Killer B followed in.
Little A sat at the table and was silent for half a minute.
Then he looked up at Killer B.
"Bi, let me ask you something, and you must answer it seriously."
"You said."
"Those pictures you saw yesterday, the city, the iron bird, and the four giant beasts, when you think about it now, do you feel they are real or fake?"
Killer B thought for a while.
"It feels real." He said, "I know you think it's impossible, but brother, the details of those things are too clear. The pattern of the scales on the golden snake, the direction of the feathers on the white tiger's wings, the flames on Vermilion Bird's body are even different in color. If it is Genjutsu, who can do this?"
Little A was silent.
"Also." Killer B's tone became serious, "Little Eight said something, and I think it makes sense."
"What words?"
"Little Eight said that if those are Genjutsu, then the caster's imagination and ability to construct the world have exceeded the scope of Shinobi World's any known Genjutsu. It said that even the Madara Uchiha of the year and the strongest Genjutsu could not achieve that level of detail."
Little A's fingers were drawing circles on the table unconsciously.
He was wondering whether to tell Killer B what he heard in the hot spring street today.
His previous decision was not to say anything.
But now...
"Better." Little A said.
"Huh?"
"I heard something today."
Little A briefly told the story about the hot spring street. Ten days ago, hundreds of people witnessed the golden giant snake, which had horns, beards and claws. It disappeared after two or three minutes without leaving any trace.
Killer B After listening, he jumped up from his chair.
"Brother, what am I talking about? I am really the chosen one!"
"Sit down."
"Brother! You heard me! I'm not dreaming! That kind of thing really exists! People from Konoha saw it themselves!"
"I said sit down." Little A's voice became a little thicker.
Killer B sat back, but his whole body was obviously in an extremely excited state.
"Don't rush to conclusions." Little A stared at him, "Konoha people see one. What you see is four. There is a big difference between one and four."
"Brother, maybe just because I am the chosen one, this allows me to see a more complete scene!"
Little A opened his mouth and found that he could not refute this logic.
Because it is indeed possible.
Little A rubbed his temples.
He felt that his intelligence analysis system was being disintegrated bit by bit.
Every piece of new information makes things more confusing, rather than making things clearer.
"Brother, do you still think it was Konoha who did it?" Killer B asked.
Little A has no answer.
He still doubted Senju Chen, doubted Konoha. His intuition told him that the smiling young man was definitely not simple.
But intuition is not evidence.
And if the incident at the hot spring street is indeed true...
Now they are no longer investigation leads.
But before Konoha notices this, protect Killer B and quickly withdraw from Konoha, and return to Kumogakure immediately!!!