Seeing the expressions on everyone's faces, Shin'un was speechless.
After a short wait, Hatake Sakumo walked up to Shin'un and was also taken aback.
"You... you're really good at it."
After giving a brief comment, Hatake Sakumo ignored him and turned to leave.
Hearing this, Shin'un's lips twitched.
Of course, it looks convincing.
He is only thirteen years old this year. He looks young and is short. His frame has not yet developed.
Children in this age group can be easily mistaken for boys or girls simply by wearing a wig and changing their clothes. In addition, since their vocal cords have not yet changed, it is even easier for them to impersonate girls' voices.
" Shin'un, why are you dressed as a girl?"
Ha~ Ha~
Yūichi walked up to Shin'un and mocked him without any restraint.
"You know what, even though you lost a lot of points because of those shabby clothes, I didn't expect you to look so good when you dressed up!"
Seeing Yūichi circling around him, occasionally lifting his clothes to look him over, Shen Cloud Ninja and punched Yūichi on the head.
Seeing Yūichi clutch his head in pain and leave, Shin'un's anger quickly subsided.
Lowering his head, Shin'un brushed the wigs that the Anbu had somehow found behind him and sighed inwardly.
Anbu Ninja are truly a wondrous species; they even carry wigs when they go on missions.
Turning his head, Shin'un saw Shiina Kō staring at him with shining eyes. He frowned and shook his head.
If it weren't for the fact that those Anbu unanimously believed that a young girl would better arouse the Sand Ninja's protective instincts and be helpful for this mission, Shin'un would never have bothered with this disguise.
"Alright, all ready, let's go!"
After instructing the ninjas who remained to wait quietly, Hatake Sakumo led his "wife and children" toward the town ahead.
Because they needed to disguise themselves as ordinary people, the three did not infiltrate directly like the three Anbu who had previously investigated. Instead, they had to go through the town's checkpoints and enter normally.
After walking for a while, the group arrived at the checkpoint at the entrance of the town and joined the queue to enter, waiting to be questioned.
As can be seen, perhaps because it is during wartime, the personnel conducting the inspection at the front have been replaced by two teams of Sand Ninja.
After a short wait, those at the front of the queue had already entered the city, and soon it was Shin'un and his group's turn to be questioned by the Sand Ninja.
What are you going into town for?
The leader of the Sand Ninja looked at the family of three in front of him and asked a question.
Such a question was naturally answered by Hatake Sakumo of the family.
He stepped forward, bowed slightly, his face full of caution and pleading; anyone who saw him would exclaim in amazement at his superb acting skills.
"Sir Ninja, my family and I were robbed by bandits outside. We are exhausted and thirsty, and we want to go into town to find something to eat."
Hearing the words of the dark-skinned man in front of him, the Sand Ninja narrowed his eyes, somewhat disbelieving, and continued to question him.
"There's a war going on between ninja villages right now, and there are bound to be bandits everywhere. But if you were attacked by bandits, how did you manage to survive?"
"Those bandits won't deliberately leave anyone alive."
Hatake Sakumo had already prepared his explanation, and he immediately replied.
"Master Ninja, because we were traveling as a whole village, the scene was chaotic when we encountered the robbers. My family was lucky and managed to escape in the chaos."
Nodding, the Sand Ninja was still somewhat skeptical. She pushed aside Hatake Sakumo, who was standing in front of her, and pointed to the female Anbu playing the role of her "wife."
"I'm asking you, what's the name of your village?"
Caught off guard by the question posed by the Sand Ninja, the female Anbu first glanced fearfully at her "husband" before giving a somewhat timid reply.
Shin'un, who was being led by the hand, witnessed the entire process of her changing her expression and was amazed. This female Anbu's acting skills were no less than those of Konoha White Fang.
"My... our village is called Sand and Stone Village."
Upon hearing the place name, Sand Ninja knowingly.
He knew that this village was located on the border of the Land of Wind, and that it was indeed possible that the entire village would be relocated inland due to the war.
My doubts immediately lessened.
In a flash, the Sand Ninja saw a little girl being led by her "wife's" hand.
The Sand Ninja squatted down in front of the little girl, smiling.
"Child, tell your uncle, do you have any good friends in your village?"
When the "little girl" saw the ninja asking her a question, she first looked up at her parents. Only after receiving their nods of approval did she answer the Sand Ninja's question.
"Of course! Yūichi, Kō-chan, and Hebi-chan are all my good friends."
Perhaps because of the previous robbery, the "little girl" was somewhat frightened. When questioned by the Sand Ninja, she simply lowered her head and looked at the ground, not daring to look up.
"Sigh~"
Seeing the little girl's appearance, the Sand Ninja couldn't help but sigh.
Seeing the little girl's clothes, which should have been clean, now worn out, and her face filled with fear at an age when she should be all smiles, the Sand Ninja felt a pang of pity, and the last bit of doubt in her heart was dispelled.
Standing up, the Sand Ninja patted the little girl's head a few times, turned and left, saying to Hatake Sakumo:
"Alright, you can go in now."
Upon hearing this, the kind-hearted man, the head of the household, immediately expressed his gratitude.
"Thank you, thank you,"
The "husband" led the way, and the "wife" followed behind, holding the "little girl's" hand. The family walked down the main street of this remote border town.
They certainly weren't there to find food; after realizing no one was following them, they immediately headed straight for an inn in a corner of town...
After entering the hotel and checking into a room, Shin'un immediately loosened his grip on his "mother's" hand, causing the female Anbu to chuckle quietly.
Upon seeing this, Hatake Sakumo walked to the window, drew back the curtains, and while observing the outside world, spoke to Shin'un, who had walked up to him.
"Should we consider joining the Anbu?"
Upon hearing this, Shin'un immediately looked at Hatake Sakumo, and even the female Anbu on the side looked over in surprise.
"What do you mean by that?"
Hatake Sakumo lowered the curtains and looked at Shin'un with a serious expression.
"Because it's wartime, the Anbu has to handle everything, so they're severely understaffed!"
"Besides, I think you'd be quite suitable to be Anbu Ninja."
Upon hearing Hatake Sakumo's words, Shin'un laughed.
" Lord White Fang, now that many office clerks in Konoha have gone to the battlefield, which department isn't short-handed?"
"Now that we're in the Land of Wind, it doesn't seem appropriate to discuss such matters."
"Furthermore, how did you determine that I was suited to join the Anbu?"
Hatake Sakumo rested his chin on his hand, seemingly deep in thought about the reasons.
Soon, seemingly realizing that now was not the time to snatch people from the Anbu, he opened his eyes, looked at Shin'un, and said half-jokingly:
How can you tell if you're suited for the Anbu?
" The Anbu requires expertise in infiltration, and your acting as a young girl was quite good just now."
A single, decisive blow left Shin'un speechless.