Chapter 562 Investigation
Ino shared the vague intelligence she had sensed with the three people: "I roughly sensed that the Namikaze Minato of this time and space is not in the village. Kakashi, Uncle Choza, and Aburame Shiwei are not here either. They should have gone to Loulan. The masters in the village now are the Third Hokage, Danzo, and Orochimaru. Just be careful and you'll be fine. The key is the Third Hokage. The old man's telescope technique has a larger detection range than I expected. Remember, when you are gathering information in the commercial district, don't get close to the Hokage Building and the women's bathroom."
In fact, Shikamaru didn't understand what was going on. He just pursed his lips and nodded vigorously.
Shikamaru and Sasuke thought a lot. They didn't approach the Hokage building to avoid being discovered by the Third Hokage. This logic was fine. After all, he was the "strongest Hokage". What was the point of not approaching the women's bathroom? What did this have to do with the Third Hokage? They were all ninjas. Sneaking into a ninja village to collect intelligence was really the most basic of the basics. After learning the detailed information about the perception barrier, they split up and sneaked into Konoha Village.
There's nothing to worry about Shikamaru and Sasuke's IQ, and there's no big problem with Choji's size either.
If he were in a village full of starving people, a fat man like Choji would look very out of place. However, Konoha Village has the Akimichi clan, and there are thousands of fat people in the Akimichi family, young and old. It is impossible to notice one more fat person or one less fat person in the village.
Thinking of Ino's instructions, Sasuke forced himself to suppress the urge to go to his old house to take a look and concentrated on the task at hand.
He overlooked one thing, and Ino actually didn't remember it.
Sasuke took off his ninja forehead protector and strolled on the street like an ordinary villager. There was nothing wrong with his disguise; his expression, movements, and the strength he used when walking were all just right, but his defense was still broken.
In this era, there was the Konoha Police Force. Sasuke accidentally saw the Uchiha clan's flaming fan emblem hanging on the top of the police building, and he was stunned for a moment.
When he saw a man and a woman holding a baby walking out of the building, he was shocked. Relying on his last bit of sanity, he hurriedly hid in the bushes nearby.
At this time, Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Mikoto looked so young, the man was handsome, the woman was beautiful, and the couple had a harmonious relationship. Together with their eldest son Uchiha Itachi who had just been born, the family of three was surrounded by happiness.
Sasuke watched the family of three leave his sight with a complicated expression, sweating all over, as if he had just fought a life-and-death battle with a powerful enemy.
He looked at the backs of the family of three, wanting to engrave this scene firmly in his heart.
His heart was filled with sadness, and he had the urge to rush over to meet her several times, but he forced himself to hold it back.
He kept telling himself that he didn't belong here, that ninjas shouldn't be affected by external factors, and that they should focus on their missions, and that he was an excellent ninja! When Sasuke was so upset and wanted to end it all, Ino, Shikamaru, and Choji were sitting in Ichiraku Ramen eating ramen.
Today is the opening day of Ichiraku Ramen Restaurant. The three of them acted separately, but as they walked, they followed the flow of people and gathered at the ramen restaurant.
Ino said it seriously before, but actually the three of them had not been born at this point in time, and no one knew them. As long as they didn't shout "I am so-and-so" on the streets, then it would be fine.
At this time, "Otsutsuki Ichiraku" was still very young. Ino asked a few questions casually and found out that his beautiful daughter had just been born and seemed to be about the same age as Itachi.
A one-year-old baby definitely could not come to the store to help, and he, who had just entered middle age, was very busy with his hands, but he was very happy and was doing his best to entertain customers.
Today is the opening day of the ramen restaurant and there are many customers. Ino and Shikamaru each ate a bowl of noodles and that was it. Choji was worried about his father and had no appetite. He ate fifteen bowls of noodles with tears in his eyes and said he was full.
Ino paid for the noodles and bowed sincerely: "I'm so sorry for the poor hospitality!"
When people say polite words, Ino will also say a few polite words.
Before leaving, she suddenly remembered something: "Boss, do you have any coupons in your store? Next time we come to eat, will there be some discounts or something?"
The hand suddenly realized: "I really didn't expect this. I was inconsiderate and neglectful!"
He took out a piece of paper and wrote a coupon for half-price noodles.
Ino took the note with a smile, waved her hand, and left the ramen restaurant.
She sealed the note with a sealing scroll.
Shikamaru didn't understand her intention and had a strange expression on his face, so she explained: "Naruto's identity is different now. Consider this as his birthday present this year. It's also a commemorative coupon for the opening of the business, and it's of great significance."
Shikamaru: “.”
You are really calculating, I'll just save you to death!
After leaving the noodle shop, the three of them separated again to inquire about the news.
Ino even took a stroll around the training ground, and happened to see the arrogant Obito holding a lollipop in his mouth, challenging Might Guy in a proud manner.
Now Might Guy is still a long way from the Seven Gates and Eight Gates, but Kenji is even weaker.
The young version of Teacher Kai kicked Obito unconscious with a "Konoha Whirlwind", and his lollipop flew more than two meters away.
Nohara Lin, who was watching the fight from the side, was stunned.
"How weak!" At one point, Ino had the idea of killing Obito directly. She had thought of the process of killing, cremating, and scattering ashes. However, it was just a thought. The timeline had already experienced huge turbulence. Killing Obito again? That would completely collapse!
An hour later, the four reunited and exchanged information.
Unlike the noodle-eating trio, Sasuke was actually collecting intelligence.
Now on this timeline, a major change has indeed occurred in the Kingdom of Loulan.
Many Genin knew that Loulan was shrouded in a thick fog, and people outside could not get in, and people inside could not get out.
"The Fourth Hokage's mission report didn't mention the heavy fog. Does this mean that history has changed?" Shikamaru said his analysis.
Ino nodded slightly. She had the same idea. There must be some unexpected events that she didn't know about, or they must be big events.
Sasuke shared a piece of news: "According to the villagers, a merchant once saw a huge white light column appear out of thin air near Loulan. There was a little red light inside, and the fragrance filled the air before it slowly disappeared."
Shikamaru nodded: "I also heard this news."
Ino was a little nonchalant. She thought there was no need to take the discussions of some villagers to heart.
What do these white smoke columns and red light spots mean? Do they mean that the Fire Nation is about to suffer a disaster? Is this a sign from the heavens?
Can the disaster be avoided as long as the Third Hokage resigns from the position of Hokage?
I see, this must have been planned by Danzo! Danzo looked very young at that time!
"We will investigate these matters thoroughly. Let's get ready and head to Loulan today."
"Yes." X3 (End of this chapter)
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