The bandits gathered in the square were drawn by Number One's angry roar and turned to look at Number One, who had transformed into a werewolf and was charging toward them.
Enraged, Number One charged into the bandit horde. Its stiff fur rendered the bandits' iron weapons utterly ineffective. However, Number One's werewolf-transformed, its five claws now sharp and powerful, each swing sending a bandit screaming and collapsing to the ground.
For some reason, the bandit leader was not in the square at the moment. The only difference between the bandits and the civilians was the iron weapons they carried.
Although Number One was completely powerless against Gu Changqing, it should be remembered that he was also a veteran who had experienced two worlds, and dealing with these bandits who were only slightly stronger than ordinary people was still a piece of cake for him.
Within minutes, the dozens of bandits in the square were all dealt with by Number One. Due to the werewolf's rapid enhancement, none of the bandits managed to escape the square.
After regaining his human form, Number One walked up to the bound men and helped untie their ropes. His voice trembled slightly from the exertion he had just used.
"It's alright now. I've dealt with all the bandits. You're all safe now. Go find some clothes for those women to wear."
A few of the men who were shocked by Number One's strength were still in a daze, while the rest silently searched the bandit corpses on the ground for some clean and intact clothes to give to the women.
A short while later, a woman wearing blood-stained clothes walked up to Number One and said excitedly, "Thank you so much, Ninja Master, for saving my life!"
After saying that, he knelt down, and the remaining women, men, and children also knelt down, repeating the words of gratitude.
Upon seeing this, Number One quickly helped the woman kneeling in front of him up and addressed the crowd still kneeling on the ground.
"You don't need to thank me. Although I'm not a good person, I can't stand seeing these evil bandits bully civilians like this. Also, this mission was issued by the Ninja Village, so you should thank the caravan that issued the mission."
Number One saw that the people kneeling on the ground had finally stood up and continued, "The bandit leader has not been dealt with yet, and there are still some bandits guarding the foot of the mountain. After I deal with the bandit leader, I will take you down the mountain and take care of the rest of the bandits! You can rest in the room next to the square for a while. The children should also be comforted."
Number One's anger had not yet subsided. After all, although the bandits who had committed atrocities in the square were dead, the bandit leader was certainly more deserving of death than the bandits themselves. After all, without the leader's powerful strength, these bandits who did not know ninjutsu would not have dared to easily rob caravans and villages protected by ninjas.
Just as Number One was preparing to find the bandit leader to complete the mission, Gu Changqing had already arrived at the gate of Rain Village.
According to the intelligence from Number One, Nagato could sense his arrival in the rain. Given Nagato's strength, he must have been able to discern Gu Changqing's extraordinary abilities.
In a dimly lit and somewhat eerie room, Konan stood beside Nagato's gaunt body.
“Xiao Nan, I sensed that someone with extremely powerful strength has entered the village. Their strength may be no less than yours or mine.”
Konan was shocked to hear Nagato's words and said, "What? Nagato? You are the strongest in Akatsuki. Even that mysterious person who called himself Madara Uchiha didn't give you such an evaluation."
After Konan finished speaking, she prepared to go and meet the powerful figures in the Nagato school to find out why those powerful figures had come to Amegakure.
"Wait a minute! Let Payne go with you."
After all, the person Nagato cares about most and is most important to is Konan, without exception, and he cannot allow anything to happen to her.
After saying that, Pain accompanied Konan and disappeared from Nagato's sight.
"I hope he's not an enemy," Nagato murmured.
Gu Changqing was sitting in a ramen shop in Yuren Village. He didn't order anything, just sat there silently with his eyes closed.
The shop owner didn't say anything when he saw this strange person, since there were hardly any people eating noodles in the shop.
According to the intelligence from Number One, given Nagato's strength and personality, as long as he arrives in Amegakure, Nagato will definitely send someone to talk to him. After all, having someone who can destroy Amegakure at any time by his side would not be something that any village's higher-ups would be so calm about.
Just then, the shop door opened, revealing Konan and Payne dressed in Akatsuki uniforms.
The two walked straight to where Gu Changqing was and sat down.
Xiao Nan stared at Gu Changqing's mask and, without saying a word, asked directly, "Who are you, and what is your purpose in coming to Amegakure?"
Gu Changqing opened his eyes, glanced at Konan and Payne, then closed them again. He slowly said, "Join Akatsuki."
Without saying much, Gu Changqing closed his mouth again after saying those few words and returned to a state of rest with his eyes closed.
Xiao Nan looked at Gu Changqing, who had stopped talking after speaking, and turned to Payne, asking, "So, do you agree to this person's request?"
Pain, controlled by Nagato, still had that deathly expression. "Agree, then bring him to see me in person."
"What? I want to see you in person!"
Xiao Nan's tone was somewhat agitated at this point.
"Why meet you in person after only one meeting? What if..."
Xiao Nan realized she had said something wrong and immediately shut her mouth when she saw Gu Changqing.
"It's alright, Xiao Nan. He already knows that this body is a puppet."
Payne watched as Gu Changqing answered Xiao Nan's question.
“好吧……”小南听到之后没有多说什么。只是走出了店然后对着顾长倾说“跟上来吧。带你去见晓的首领，长门！”
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