Uchiha Akaishi Tour

Chapter 106 The Connection

Chapter 108 The Connection

On July 4th, in the morning, a large gambling den was set up on Tanbata Street.

Akaishi's shadow clone, now in the form of an adult, looked disheveled, wore sunglasses, and was betting small amounts of money at the gambling table, sometimes winning, sometimes losing.

In fact, if Akaishi's "Sharingan" were used for gambling, even if he couldn't see through things, he could still judge the approximate number of points by observing subtle movements. Even if he didn't know how before, he could always learn.

However, Akaishi did not do that.

After all, the gambling den had a sign that said "Ninjutsu is prohibited," and there were people "keeping watch" there—they were better than the petty thugs I'd seen in the Flower Capital, who were all "wandering samurai" with chakra but no ninjutsu skills.

Chishi was not afraid of these people, and was even confident that he would not be discovered by them, but he did not want to cause any trouble. The important thing now was the assessment, and it would be a loss to be discovered for a few dollars.

The reason I've been hanging around here for two days is because—

The current task of Class 7 is to "receive the code," and Akaishi can only passively wait for the delivery team to come to him!

Before the rendezvous, the receiving team could only wait; as long as the mission was still ongoing, it meant the delivery team hadn't failed yet.

Of course, Akaishi had been in Tanabata for two days. Besides waiting for someone, he hadn't been idle. He had used the Sharingan once, but not to win money. With a low win rate and small stakes, no one paid attention.

At this moment, Akaishi was using his Sharingan again —

"I lost again! This is the tenth time now—are you guys targeting me?" A ninja who had also used the transformation technique cursed himself for losing the tenth round in a row.

"Don't say that, sir! Perhaps fate is preparing a surprise for you, allowing you to win it all back at once?" the dice dealer said confidently.

This customer was simply betting on big or small, not on any specific combination, and yet he still lost ten times in a row. He's really unlucky.

However, Akaishi had already discovered—

This guy is observing the results of the dice roll in some way, and then deliberately losing every time!

If he wins ten times in a row, the people watching the game will probably start paying close attention to him and want to come up and see if he's a ninja.

However, the gambling den would certainly not investigate whether the "Good Fortune Boy" was cheating after losing ten times in a row.

However, Akaishi kept a close eye on him—even though he wasn't the one who had made contact with him, his behavior was striking—

—It's like they're sending a secret signal to someone!

I already said that if the rendezvous is discovered, the other genin will definitely cause trouble.

Now, Akaishi is the one who's going to cause trouble. As the saying goes, you can't be too careful, and you should also have the heart to harm others. A ninja must be good at both offense and defense!

As the man continued to curse and bet for the eleventh time, Akaishi noticed that he was betting small change, as if he had lost his mind and was betting his last bit of money.

He then rummaged through his pockets and pulled out a necklace, saying, "This is worth 100,000 taels!"

"What are you pawning for 100,000 taels? If you want to play around, go to the pawnshop next door and exchange it for money yourself. This thing—" A wandering samurai who was guarding the place stepped forward to stop him from pawning his things.

but----

Just then, a figure in a cloak stepped forward and said, "Ten thousand taels, I'll buy it." He then snatched the necklace and shoved the money into his hand.

The person who received the necklace turned and left, while Akaishi remained silent and went to the restroom in another direction.

then----

In the restaurant next to the gambling den, a bald young man sitting at the second-floor outdoor table suddenly paused, then looked at the cloaked man who had just come out of the gambling den.

"What's wrong?" a very burly-looking woman sitting opposite asked in a low voice.

"That person might have a code on him," the bald man whispered.

That's right, these two are the real-life transformations of Akaishi and Ranmai.

Akaishi originally suggested that Lanwu change to a sexier look, like a desert dancer or something.

It's mainly for my own learning!

However, he was rejected on the spot.

Just now, Akaishi's shadow clone in the gambling den went to the bathroom and deactivated itself, allowing Akaishi to instantly synchronize his memories as well.

This is also to avoid alerting the enemy; if the shadow clones directly follow them, the enemy will definitely be on guard.

On the contrary, if a shadow clone is not fighting, it is difficult to be directly detected. Even if someone realizes that the disheveled man that Akaishi just transformed into is a ninja and is using a transformation jutsu, they will not be able to tell that it is a shadow clone. Even the Byakugan cannot detect shadow clones, let alone other people.

If you can't tell it's a shadow clone, you won't immediately realize that he has synchronized his memories with his main body outside by "clone dissolution"!

At this point, Akaishi and Ranmai directly followed the cloaked man.

However, after walking for a short while, a look of doubt appeared on Lan Wu's fierce face.

"This guy—is he really a genin taking the exam? Is he a bit weak?" Lanwu wondered.

Akaishi also sensed something was amiss. Taking advantage of the other man's retreat to a secluded spot, he used "Fox Mind Technique" to lure him into an empty alleyway—

Once Akaishi dispelled the illusion, the cloaked man came to his senses and immediately knelt down in terror, pleading, "Spare me! You two—I was only entrusted by someone—you can have this chain!"

, Akaishi, Lanwu:————

Upon seeing this, the two immediately realized that they had fallen into a trap.

The previous person lost ten times in a row, which should really be a code. However, the cloaked man buying the necklace was just a ruse by the other party—this person does have chakra, but he is not a ninja at all.

"I've been tricked—" Akaishi pouted.

I wasn't too disappointed, since the goal was to intercept someone's coded message, so failing was fine.

at the same time----

In the gambling den, the unlucky fellow lost for the eleventh time. The 50-tael banknote he bet on was taken by an ordinary person who won.

The man won 50 taels and left, while the unlucky fellow also left grumbling, seemingly out of money.

However, they actually followed the person who took the 50 taels of silver to a private room in the restaurant next door. As for the ordinary person, he had already turned and left, obviously he was also hired.

Inside the private room were Huang Tu, the son of the Third Tsuchikage, and two other rising genin from Iwagakure, Ichimonji and Ichiban.

Huang Tu had a round face and was quite burly. Although he was only twelve years old, he looked older. Wen Ya looked fiercer and stronger than Huang Tu. Yi had a square face and an average build. The three were about the same age.

Upon seeing this, the "unlucky guy" who followed also immediately deactivated his transformation.

It was none other than the hidden blue mist—

"As expected of Kirigakure's genius sensory ninja, not only can he detect enemies hiding their identities, but he is also meticulous in his work," Huang Tu complimented.

"You flatter me. Let's pass on the code." Qing said without a smile, looking more mature than his real age.

Huang Tu then took out a scroll, and Qing also gave the code, which was then recorded—

"Hmm?" Huang Tu suddenly frowned.

The code was written down, but—the mission failed!

One point was deducted.

Qing was taken aback at first, then immediately took out his team's scroll, and the result was—

Qing's face also darkened—his mission had failed as well!

Clearly, the other side had just intercepted the intelligence on the spot, so both sides lost points.

"What's going on?" Qing asked in a deep voice.

If the other side hadn't also lost points, Qing would have suspected that he had been tricked—but since the other side was Huang Tu's team, the "son of the earth shadow," it was unlikely that they would risk losing points and drag him down.

However, this is the rendezvous point prepared by Iwagakure. Since it was leaked here just now, even if it wasn't a deliberate scheme, it shows that the people of Iwagakure are unreliable!

"What's wrong with me?" Huang Tu immediately looked at Yi Fan beside him.

In stark contrast to his earlier frantic use of sensory ninjutsu—

"No one is in the surrounding rooms — no eavesdropping devices — no small ninja beasts found —" Ittan was so anxious that he was sweating profusely.

Just then, it seemed that both the yellow earth and the green earth had realized something—

Huang Tu pushed open the window of the private room, and Qing also came to the window.

After looking into the distance, the two discovered—

On the rooftop of a distant inn, a figure dressed in a white hakama stands there without any pretense, holding a scroll and a pen in his hand.

Although the distance was too far to see the details clearly, I could still imagine that the other person's white pupils were surrounded by bulging veins, staring straight at us.

Noticing the other person looking over, Hyuga Hizashi smiled slightly, gave a proper bow, and then turned to leave.

"It's a white eye—damn it!" Huang Tu angrily slammed his fist on the window frame.

This assessment is indeed very advantageous to "Baiyan," since Baiyan's strength lies in his ability to see over extremely long distances and his ability to see through obstacles.

While both Ao and Iwagakure were sensory ninjas, their sensory range was far inferior to Hyuga Hizashi's visual range, making it impossible for them to detect his presence.

and----

Although the Byakugan cannot hear sounds, lip reading is a required course for the Hyuga clan!

"I'm sorry, we overlooked the security of the meeting point," Huang Tu said apologetically.

"As expected of the Byakugan, which is known for its strongest perception—" Ao didn't say much, just sighed.

Just as genjutsu ninjas envy the Sharingan, sensory ninjas also envy the Byakugan.

After saying that, Qing turned and left.

The points have already been deducted, and they can't possibly compensate us. Saying anything else is pointless.

Meanwhile, Akaishi sent a shadow clone back to the gambling den. When he found that the "unlucky guy" was gone, he thought that he had successfully made contact and passed the code!

In the past two days, Akaishi has discovered two rendezvous points. Last time, he successfully obtained the code using illusion magic, but this time he was tricked, with a success rate of 50%.

Finally, that afternoon, Akaishi met his "messenger".

"Three points! I'm betting three points again!" A gambler dressed like a "big sister" placed three points three times in a row.

Transformation technique.

Akaishi recognized it as a transformation jutsu, but couldn't tell what she looked like before the transformation. He silently started placing his bets as well.

To avoid drawing attention, Akaishi deliberately bet on the results of sixteen, seventeen, and eighteen three times in a row.

Without waiting to see if the other person understood, he turned and left.