Pushing open the door curtain, Gu Changqing saw the layout of Sushi House. Unlike the slightly luxurious facade outside, Sushi House only had a counter occupying one-fifth of the room's area and a few scattered tables.

At this moment, there were only three men sitting at two tables in the shop, and according to Gu Changqing's mental strength, they were all ordinary people without any power.

Behind the sushi counter was a young woman in her early twenties with beautiful long purple hair and an adorable face that belied her age.

Gu Changqing didn't pay attention to the girl's appearance; he simply walked to the counter and looked at the menu written on it.

Hand-shredded squid

Dry-mixed octopus

Rice ball

Tuna rice balls, etc.

...

"One serving of hand-shredded squid and four servings of rice balls."

Gu Changqing looked at the menu and spoke to the purple-haired girl.

Because of the mask, the purple-clad girl couldn't see Gu Changqing's appearance, but judged from his voice that he was probably a teenager.

The girl turned to the kitchen behind her and said, "One serving of shredded squid and four servings of rice balls." She then looked at Gu Changqing and smiled.

"Is the little brother out on a ninja mission so early?"

Gu Changqing closed his eyes, deep in thought, and did not answer the girl's question.

The young woman wasn't angry that Gu Changqing didn't answer; after all, she'd seen all sorts of people in her years as a counter clerk. Seeing no response, she stopped talking to Gu Changqing and simply rested her chin on her hand, lost in thought, imagining what she would do after get off work.

Before long, the girl snapped out of her daze at the chef's calls from the kitchen, and instead of sitting, she stood up and walked towards the kitchen.

"One serving of hand-shredded squid and four servings of rice balls. Here you go."

The girl handed the plate to Gu Changqing. Then she resumed her chin-resting posture and began her own private daydreams.

Gu Changqing carried the plate to an empty table, put it down, and sat down.

I tried the hand-shredded squid and rice balls.

"Is all human food so tasteless?" Gu Changqing wondered, looking at the rice ball in his hand.

"Slaves are just slaves after all; their food is truly inedible."

To compensate for his physical limitations, Gu Changqing only ate a little squid and two rice balls.

After finishing his meal, Gu Changqing got up to leave. He was walking towards the shop door.

"Hey, hey, hey! You haven't paid yet! Little ninja, even though you're a ninja, you can't eat without paying. There's an enforcement team in the village."

All that could be heard was the girl's voice, and then the girl, who was in a daze, ran up and stood in front of Gu Changqing. The girl was not tall and only reached Gu Changqing's chest.

Gu Changqing looked down at the girl and said calmly, "What is money?"

The question was clearly asked, but the tone was flat and devoid of any emotion, as if eating was just eating and there was no need to pay.

Without giving the girl a chance to answer, Gu Changqing placed his hand on her head amidst her puzzled gaze.

"Soul Search"

Ignoring the useless information, Gu Changqing found the relevant information about money.

"So these were items that mortals used to trade. Humph, mortals are just mortals, these useless things are admired by countless people."

Upon receiving the information, Gu Changqing left the sushi restaurant, leaving behind only the girl lying on the ground and three others who had been preparing to watch the show but were now pretending to be eating and unaware of anything.

As for what happened to the girl, Gu Changqing naturally gave her a fantasy period that could last indefinitely without any worries.

Just as Gu Changqing stepped out of the shop, Number One had already arrived at the foot of Black Mountain.

The first scroll was compared with the map that came with it. It was discovered that this was the location of the target, Black Mountain.

Looking up at the mountain stronghold that could be seen at a glance, Number One disguised himself and quietly bypassed the bandits guarding the foot of the mountain. To catch the thief, first catch the king; that was Number One's thought at this moment. As long as the bandit leader, who was suspected to be a Jonin, was dead, Number One was confident that he could take care of the rest of the small fry in a few minutes. Because they were bandits who had committed many evil deeds, Number One would not be soft on them.

Number One infiltrated the mountain stronghold and found that the bandits seemed to be gathered in the open square in the center of the stronghold, numbering about fifty or sixty people. Because they were several hundred meters away, it was not very clear.

Number One quietly walked towards the room near the square.

The events that unfolded in the square ignited a burning rage within Number One.

In the center of the square, more than twenty bandits were torturing a dozen women who appeared to have been kidnapped from nearby villages. Around the women were more than twenty others, their hands and feet bound and their mouths gagged, who appeared to be their husbands and children.

The bandits stood in a circle watching the performance in the center. The bound man was filled with anger and despair, while the child looked terrified.

Looking at them, Number One knew that these bandits had to die. Not because of the mission, but because they had crossed a line in his heart. He cherished women and children more than ever before, not to satisfy these damned bandits' perverse desires.

As Number One's body slowly swelled, dark blue hairs grew on its surface, and its fingernails grew longer.

As Number One grew angry, each of his hairs stood on end.

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"Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah, you bunch of scum, you damned bandits!"

Number One roared angrily and smashed the wall of the house that was originally used to hide him.

At this point, Number One was no longer thinking about capturing the leader first; he only wanted to rescue these women, their men, and their children.

Awakening! Hunt time!