the other side.

It's night.

The night in Meisui Town was as haunted by ghosts as ever, and this time, the three little ones also saw the "real bodies" of the ghosts - after all, it was agreed in advance that as long as you put on your clothes, you can see the ghosts, right?

?

However, the ghost they encountered did not take the initiative to attack them. They just appeared from a distance and made suspicious noises towards them. Then they decisively hid in a house on the roadside while the three little ones chased them.

"ah!!!!!"

Along with such screams, the cubs on the mission saw a terrifying ghostly figure appearing on the window lattice of a house on the roadside.

However, when the three people ran over, the ghost disappeared again.

Uzumaki Naruto jumped up, clung to the window, and asked inside: "Hey, are you okay?"

The husband in the house hugged his crying wife and replied: "No, it's okay. It's all my fault. I forgot to hang up the guard before going to bed today."

"What about that thing just now?"

"It suddenly entered our house from the outside and scared my wife. Then it disappeared with a 'whoosh', as if it had penetrated into the wall." The husband raised his finger and pointed to one side of the house and answered.

"..."

…

The same thing happened several times next.

"...What the hell is going on!!!" Uzumaki Naruto held his head with both hands and squatted down with a troubled look on his face, "Could it be that there is really a ghost here? How can we catch it like this!"

"...Sasuke-kun." Haruno Sakura looked sideways at her teammates with some hesitation.

"Ah, Sakura, have you noticed it too?" Uchiha Sasuke replied.

"This place has always been haunted. It's strange that several families forgot to hang up their guards at the same time tonight." Haruno Sakura clasped her hands on her chest and said, "Moreover, ghosts appeared in every house, but they were only frightened.

Not attacked."

"It's like ghosts are playing tricks on us." Uzumaki Naruto scratched his head.

"It's not the ghosts who are joking with us," Uchiha Sasuke crossed his arms and said with a cold expression, "it's the humans who are joking with us."

"Huh?" The little golden retriever tilted his head.

"In the house of that house just now, I saw it." Uchiha Sasuke said, "The paper cutting was suppressed by the old couple but could not be completely hidden."

"Paper cutting?" The little golden retriever tilted his head again.

"Yeah." The black-haired boy nodded, "Just pick it up and put it on the lamp at a certain angle, and it will reflect on the walls and windows - a huge ghost shadow."

"Ah!" Uzumaki Naruto suddenly realized, "Sasuke, what you and Sakura mean..."

"That's right." Haruno Sakura nodded decisively, "There are no ghosts in this town at all. Everything is directed and performed by the locals."

"How could..." Naruto Uzumaki asked incomprehensibly, "But why would they do such a thing? Isn't this too strange?"

"Yes or no, just find the person involved and ask." Uchiha Sasuke snorted, "It's really bad to make such a tasteless joke!" The tense and exciting first mission out of the village ended up like this.

The result of the ending undoubtedly made him very unhappy. After all, the imaginary first mission out of the village should have been grand and spectacular, and there should even be a "battle of life and death". But now... Tsk, what does this mean?!

"But..." Haruno Sakura said with some worry, "Everything is just our speculation, we have not caught the current situation. Even if they break into the house just now, they can use other excuses, such as saying that the paper cutting is just for getting

For fun and the like..."

The young Sasuke who had been following them snorted coldly: "Then treat others in their own way."

Shisui and Itachi looked at each other: Not bad, Sasuke, you have learned to use your brain~

Ahem, this is definitely not brother’s diss, definitely not~

"So that's it!" I have to say that Uzumaki Naruto is indeed very talented when it comes to "pranks", so he immediately understood, "Ketchup, you mean, let's pretend to be ghosts too?"

Uchiha Sasuke and Haruno Sakura immediately understood: If everything was arranged by these people, then what would be the result if a ghost beyond their expectation appeared in the town?

Thinking like this, the three little ones subconsciously turned their attention to Shisui Meow and Weasel Meow at the same time.

Two cats: "???"

The young Sasuke's lips were filled with smiles, and then he hugged Itachi.

Coincidentally, Uzumaki Naruto also picked up Shisui Nya.

Haruno Sakura took out a lamp and illuminated the front.

Young Sasuke and Uzumaki Naruto held the two cats in front of the lamp at the same time, and then saw two "big monsters with teeth and claws" appearing on the road ahead——

Meow! Meow! Meow! Meow!

Everyone laughed at the same time.

In the dead of night, cat demons appear, so please be careful~

Therefore, Meisui Town is destined to be very lively tonight~

but……

Uchiha Sasuke sighed: "It's a pity that the bean paste is not here, otherwise..."

Once a cat owner loses sight of the cat he likes, he will feel a certain sense of anxiety, and he can't help but start to worry.

"Well..." Uzumaki Naruto said consolingly, "You should be back soon, right? After all, Tomato Sauce and the others are still here, so it's no problem. No matter what, Dou Shajiang will not leave her brothers behind.

No matter."

"……Um."

"Sakura," young Sasuke lowered his head and said, "I remember that you are good at using illusions, right?"

"Ketchup——" Haruno Sakura showed a touched expression, and then decisively raised her hands in salute, "That's right! I'm super good at it!"

"What do you mean?" The black-haired boy raised his eyebrows.

"Hauntings," the black-haired young man also raised his eyebrows, "have always gone hand in hand with illusions, haven't they?"

Kakashi Hatake, who was observing in the dark: "..." Hey... Is it really okay? It's okay to have fun, and it's not impossible to retaliate a little, but don't scare anyone to death.

"Hahahaha..." Jiraiya, standing next to him, laughed heartily, "These brats are pretty good and very energetic."

Tsunade sighed and waved her hand casually: "In that case, you can make trouble, I'm going back to rest." The ghost-related things that appeared in the illusion will be bloody, right? She just forgot about it. Although her "little

"Problem" is actually not a secret, but I don't intend to embarrass myself in front of a group of brats.

Jiraiya immediately realized the real reason, so he smiled and nodded: "Yes, women can have good skin by taking a good rest. Get some rest early, see you tomorrow, Tsunade."

"You know a lot now."

"Well... after all, he is a novelist who draws materials from everywhere~"

After the discussion was completed, the young Sasuke looked around at the three little cats and two cats and said——

"Then what are you waiting for? Let's get started."

"oh!!!"x2

Uzumaki Naruto and Haruno Sakura raised their hands in response.

Uchiha Sasuke: "..." Whose mission is this? But forget it, compared to this guy, those pretentious guys in this town are the most annoying!

the other side.

Alarmed by the mission, ninjas from the Land of Ten Thousand Waves gathered together. Probably because this mission did not limit the number of participants, the ninjas they met took the initiative to keep their distance and avoid conflicts unless they had grudges.

"Is this the fifth batch I've encountered?" Xie asked, "Cat, do you need to get rid of it? I can give you a preferential price."

"...You guys, are you possessed by Kakuzu?" Kisame Inikisaki said speechlessly.

"I recently saw an expensive new material." Xie said frankly, "I want to buy more for experiments."

"No need." Meow, who was squatting on Fei Liuhu's back like a cat riding an automatic sweeping robot, shook his head, "There is no need to waste time for these people, go ahead at full speed and kill Ka

"More." She paused and added, "Cado is the richest businessman in the Kingdom of Waves and is very rich. Once he dies, the money will become ownerless."

"!"

At this time, several more ninja figures appeared at the fork in the road.

Ozimiao frowned slightly: There must have been a time lag between when they killed Cardo and when these ninjas gave up their mission. Asuma's side...is there really no problem? I hope everything is safe.

at the same time.

Konoha.

"...That Kado is so bold?" Xiaochun said angrily when he went to bed.

"According to the agreement," Mito Kadoru pushed up his glasses and replied relatively calmly, "If he can really get an official letter from the Country of Waves, proving that his behavior of controlling transportation in the Country of Waves is legal,

Then, if we continue to make gestures to him, it will definitely cause international problems. In the final analysis, what we in Konoha have taken on is just a protection mission, and the content is just to send the guy named Tazuna home safely. As long as he is delivered, the mission

In fact, it's over. On this basis, it's not impossible to reach an agreement with that guy named Cardo." His attitude was very obvious. If he could get a lot of benefits by intervening in the country of Wave, it wouldn't be a problem.

The bridge builder named "Dazna" cannot be sacrificed.

"So, where is the majesty of Konoha?" Shimura Danzo said in a deep voice, "It's okay to make concessions to other villages. Now, facing a mere businessman from the Country of Waves, will Konoha have to back down? Hiruzen, you
To be continued...