"Done?" As soon as Sarutobi Hiruzen arrived, he saw Rei who was interrogating Matsushita Akira. He pursed his lips and asked Rei calmly.
"Well, it's almost done. Now the main thing is to see if we can get some information after interrogation." Rei turned and smiled at Sarutobi Hiruzen.
"Let's stop here. Let's leave here first."
Sarutobi Hiruzen glanced at the surrounding environment. There was almost no damage.
If it weren't for Rei's shadow clone saying that he encountered three ninjas this time, Sarutobi Hiruzen would have thought that Rei only encountered this ninja.
It must be said that Rei's ambush was very beautiful this time.
However, some things cannot be judged by the results alone.
It is true that as a leader, it is normal to only look at the results and not the process.
However, for a teacher, the process is more important than the result.
Although Rei did a very beautiful job this time, in a very short time, he not only eliminated a jonin and a chunin, but also captured a chunin.
However, Sarutobi Hiruzen still did not approve of Rei's approach.
If Rei was the only one here, it would be understandable to do so, and it even shows that Rei is very good.
But the problem is that Rei is not the only Konoha ninja here, and there are three teammates and a captain behind him.
Rei's behavior is wrong.
But Sarutobi Hiruzen is also thinking about a teaching method that Rei can accept.
Sarutobi Hiruzen understood that Rei is a child with his own ideas.
Such a child is good and excellent, but also stubborn.
If you want him to agree with your statement, then there is only one way, that is to convince him.
"Okay."
Rei nodded after hearing this, looked at Matsushita Akira who was controlled by his illusion, turned around and looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen again.
Hiruzen pondered for a moment, took two steps forward, and knocked Matsushita Akira unconscious.
Then he used the sealing technique to cut off Matsushita Akira's possibility of refining chakra.
Then he tied him up.
Rei took two steps forward, took Matsushita Akira, and rushed towards the caravan with the unconscious Matsushita Akira.
"In fact, you can do it with me present, that way at least you can guarantee your safety."
On the road, Hiruzen, who was rushing in front, suddenly said.
"Well, you are right, I will report in advance next time." Rei nodded when he heard it.
The reason why he did this this time was because he felt that there was only one jonin on the opposite side, and this jonin was still a wandering ninja.
There was still a very obvious gap between such a jonin and the jonin from the Hidden Village. It was precisely because of this configuration that Rei had the plan to assassinate this team alone.
The most important purpose was to have a general understanding of his own strength.
In this process, Rei was ready to use the ability of the Rumble Rumble Fruit.
But Rei didn't expect that the overall quality of this team was so poor. From beginning to end, the shadow clone cooperated with the Earth Style Hiding Like a Mole Technique , plus the thunder blade condensed by the Rumble Rumble Fruit.
The battle was over at a glance.
Even the application of the Sharingan was just to capture a prisoner.
However, this experience also made Rei understand that in the wild, one must never let down one's guard, otherwise, one might be killed at any time.
"Just remember it." Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded upon hearing this.
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"Uchiha Rei!" As soon as they arrived at the caravan, Tsunade's roar rang out.
Tsunade rushed towards Rei viciously.
Seeing this, Rei subconsciously threw Matsushita Akira, who was on his shoulders, behind him.
He stretched out his hands and hugged Tsunade who rushed over.
"Bang!"
Matsushita Akira fell directly to the ground with a muffled sound.
"Ugh! Ugh!" Matsushita Akira, who was awakened by the fall, twisted on the ground constantly when he saw the situation in front of him.
Rei stretched out his hands and hugged Tsunade who rushed over. Tsunade's hands were hung on Rei's neck.
Rei turned on the spot, unloading the force while kicking Matsushita Akira on the head.
With a muffled groan, Matsushita Akira lost consciousness again.
What are you groaning about? It's annoying.
Tsunade asked angrily while wrestling with Rei "Are you strong? Huh? One jonin and two chunins, and you dare to go up alone? Ah?"
"Ah... I'm wrong, I'm wrong. There won't be a next time, absolutely not a next time." Rei quickly admitted his mistake, tilting his head back and hugging Tsunade's waist.
"I'll trust you this time. " Tsunade let go of Rei's face and warned Rei by poking a finger at his chest.
"Okay, okay." Rei said with a grin. No matter whether it was Tsunade or Sarutobi Hiruzen, no matter what their expression was.
In essence, they all cared about him
Rei was very happy to be cared about by these people.
"Rei, although my strength is not very strong now, I can still help next time I encounter such a thing." Seeing Rei put Tsunade down, Orochimaru took two steps forward and said to Rei.
"Okay, this time I was impulsive and a little arrogant, and made everyone worry about me." Rei smiled embarrassedly and nodded to Orochimaru.
"What did Rei do wrong?" Jiraiya walked towards this side with sleepy eyes.
As soon as I woke up, I heard Rei admitting his mistakes, what arrogance,? what impulsiveness?
Really, how could I, Jiraiya, miss such a good opportunity to ridicule?
"Nothing, aren't you going to sleep for a while?" Rei asked Jiraiya with a raised eyebrow.
These days, Jiraiya has been on guard at night. The deep dark circles under his eyes make Jiraiya look much more haggard.
"I'm hungry." Jiraiya smiled and said a little embarrassedly.
"chhiii!" At this time, an eagle cry sounded, and a goshawk appeared in everyone's sight.
Hiruzen stretched out his arm, and the goshawk circled in the air and landed steadily on Sarutobi's arm.
He took down the information tied to the eagle's leg and read it. After reading it, Sarutobi Hiruzen burned the information and turned to walk towards Takenaka Heizo.
"So, what did Rei do wrong?" Jiraiya approached Orochimaru and asked.
There were five people in a team, and for Jiraiya, Rei was actually the one who was easiest to talk to.
However, after all, he was asking about Rei, and if he took this question to Rei, Jiraiya felt that it was a bit impolite.
"Rei was too impulsive. He acted on his own without reporting in advance and assassinated a rebel ninja team consisting of a jonin and two chunins." Orochimaru said to Jiraiya after hearing this.
"Huh?!" Jiraiya's face suddenly twisted. "You call this a mistake?"
"Strictly speaking, according to Konoha's ninja code and the knowledge taught to us by the school, Rei was indeed wrong." Orochimaru also pursed his lips after hearing this, and sighed with some helplessness.
"Then don't I even have the chance to make mistakes?" Jiraiya's face became even more distorted.
Did everyone really come from the same school?
"Of course there is a chance. You can also act on your own if you dare." Orochimaru glanced at Jiraiya and said in a relaxed tone.
In the team, there is a descendant of the Senju family and a descendant of the Uchiha family.
Both of them carry the top bloodline in the ninja world and are also a couple.
Orochimaru suddenly found that he was least stressed when communicating with Jiraiya.
"Heh..." Jiraiya glanced at Orochimaru and sneered disdainfully.
How much do you think I look like an idiot?
...
"Heizo-kun, this journey may end here." Sarutobi Hiruzen came to Takenaka Heizo and said to Takenaka Heizo.
"What do you mean?" Takenaka Heizo's facial expression was stiff for a moment, but it soon returned to normal. With a kind smile on his face, Takenaka Heizo asked Sarutobi Hiruzen.
"According to the intelligence in the village, we can't go any further. The village analyzed the existing intelligence and finally concluded that the strength of the current Kumogakure rebel ninja force is not weaker than that of Kumogakure Village." Sarutobi Hiruzen did not hide it after hearing it, but said it to Takenaka Heizo.
This was not something Sarutobi Hiruzen said casually, but something Sarutobi Hiruzen said on purpose.
Senju Tobirama meant to pass on this information of Kumogakure thoroughly.
As long as it was passed on, all the merchants in the ninja world would no longer choose to go to the Land of Lightning and the several small countries near the Land of Lightning.
In this way, a large amount of resources are concentrated in the Land of Fire, the Land of Earth, the Land of Wind and the Land of Water. In this way, on the one hand, the four countries can obtain more resources at a lower cost.
On the other hand, it can form a certain degree of economic blockade against the Land of Lightning.
As one grows, the other loses, and the comprehensive strength of Kumogakure and even the entire Land of Lightning will be hit to a certain extent.
At this time, the only way for Kumogakure to break the deadlock is to ask for help from the other four countries.
Kumogakure could really deal with this rebel ninja force, it would have been solved long ago, why wait until now?
And aid is not given for free, it requires money.
In this way, the economy of Kumogakure will inevitably suffer an unprecedented blow.
"So..." Takenaka Heizo pursed his lips and frowned.
"So, the teacher asked me to give you two choices."
Hiruzen said to Takenaka Heizo after hearing this.
"You can continue to go to the Land of the Moon, but we can't escort you. You pay the deposit to Konoha, including the penalty for breach of contract. You can give me an address, and the village will send the money to your home as soon as possible."
"What about the second choice?" Takenaka Heizo asked Sarutobi Hiruzen without thinking.
Don't make a fuss, are you going to the Land of the Moon with such a large caravan by yourself, relying on the two Chunins around you?
What's the difference between that and sending supplies to the rebel ninja forces in Kumogakure?
"You can return to Konoha with us, and your goods will be bought by the Senju and Uchiha together. Of course, the price may be slightly lower." Sarutobi Hiruzen said to Takenaka Heizo after hearing this.
At the same time, he was secretly surprised. Are the Senju and Uchiha so big?
So many goods, they can be eaten just like that, it's amazing.
"If we return to Konoha now, can Hiruzen guarantee our safety?" Takenaka Heizo gritted his teeth and said to Sarutobi Hiruzen.
"Of course, first of all, the rebel ninja forces in Kumogakure don't know what happened here, and the rebel ninja team that just came to investigate was also dealt with by my team member Uchiha Rei, so now we are safe. If we start to return now, we will be able to meet the Konoha police force who came to pick us up in three days." Sarutobi Hiruzen said without hesitation after hearing this.
"Okay, then return the same way." Takenaka Heizo said to Sarutobi Hiruzen after hearing this.
If we pack all these goods and sell them to Senju and Uchiha, it is still acceptable.
Although the profit may be small, it is not a loss.
This time, if we can go back alive, we can make less money. Compared with money, life is more important.
Moreover, Takenaka Heizo still knows Konoha's police force. Konoha is different from other villages. The strength of Konoha's police force can be compared with Konoha's jonin squad without Senju who integrated in Konoha.
After all Konoha's current police force is composed entirely of Uchiha.
In battle, Uchiha's jonin can be used as two people.
"Okay." Hiruzen nodded when he heard it, and at the same time, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
To be honest, if he continued on this road, Sarutobi Hiruzen himself didn't dare to guarantee that he could go back alive.
But fortunately, it's finally over.
...
"Come on,I want to talk about something." After negotiating with Takenaka Heizo, Sarutobi Hiruzen clapped his hands and said to Rei and the other four.
"We will not continue to move forward, but escort the caravan back to Konoha. It is expected that in three days, we will meet with the Konoha police force that will come to meet us. In the next three days, Jiraiya will still have to work hard to keep watch."
Sarutobi Hiruzen said to Jiraiya.
"Yes." Jiraiya nodded, indicating that there was no problem.
"Orochimaru and Tsunade's mission remains unchanged. You will still work with me to protect the safety of the caravan."
"Yes." Tsunade and Orochimaru nodded .
"Rei, the same is true. You will still have to do the reconnaissance mission. Always pay attention to whether there are any traitorous ninja teams catching up." Sarutobi Hiruzen said to Rei.
"Okay." Rei nodded
"But be careful, this incident cannot happen again." Sarutobi Hiruzen
"Yeah"said to Rei seriously.
"You could try to do that"Tsunade also shook her fist at Rei threateningly.
"Don't worry." Rei nodded and smiled a little embarrassedly.
"Well, these are last few days, everyone must cheer up. I hope everyone can return to Konoha with me safely." Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded and said to Rei and the other four.
"Yes!"
(End of this chapter)