met free Chapter 274 This village will be completely transformed by these Scroll Kings sooner or later!
Chapter 274 This village will be completely transformed by these Scroll Kings sooner or later!
Just as the father and son were having a silent but meaningful "friendly exchange," a figure appeared without warning in the center of the office.
There is no wind.
No sound.
It was as if the figure itself was a shadow blurred by ink, standing there from the very beginning.
The animal masks were cold, isolating them from all emotions.
It's the dark area.
In an instant, the last trace of warmth and coziness that belonged to a family meal in the office was instantly sucked away and vanished completely.
The Nara deer, which had been slumped in the chair like a blob of intelligent slime, was suddenly lifted up as if by invisible threads.
His back straightened into a perfect line in a fraction of a second.
The chopsticks in my hand were put down silently, making a barely audible sound against the edge of the food box.
On that face that was etched with trouble, suicidal thoughts, and a desire to quit, all weariness and languor receded like the tide, leaving only the calm, serene composure befitting the Konoha strategist.
"Acting Hokage."
The sounds from the shadows were like two cold rocks rubbing against each other, without any ripples.
At almost the same time, Nara Shikaku, who was standing to the side, abandoned his lazy posture of watching his father make a fool of himself, quietly took half a step back, and stood quietly behind his father with his hands at his sides.
The small figure overlapped with the father's shadow, both appearing as if they were cut from the same mold, both serious.
"explain."
The deer's voice regained its usual calmness, but the dryness from not having rested for so long made the word sound somewhat hoarse.
"Intelligence from the Western Front."
The officer knelt on one knee, his movements textbook perfect, and presented a scroll with both hands outstretched.
The roll seal was stamped with sealing wax with an image of a white hunting dog with sharp claws and fangs.
Sakumo Hatake's troops.
Nara Deer Antlers reached out, his fingertips brushing across the scroll, and the seal was silently broken.
The paper unfolded with a rustling sound.
Good, Sakumo is back.
Nara Shikano quickly scanned the intelligence, a huge weight lifted from his heart.
There is no fighting on the western front, which is good news.
With the White Fang of Konoha, the sharpest blade in the ninja world, guarding that place, Sunagakure was forced to retreat and hide, and the entire western border was as peaceful as a pond in his backyard.
The taut nerves of the Nara deer relaxed slightly.
"cough……"
He suddenly let out a slight cough.
and many more.
He thinks he just saw something strange.
Nara Shikano's gaze returned to the information scroll in his hand, his eyes becoming somewhat strange.
This military intelligence scroll, written by a secret agent on the border and which should be concise and refined, has a simple sketch in the lower right corner outlining the shape of a cage, in addition to the text.
Inside the cage, there were several menacing creatures with hooked tails drawn on them.
What is this? Battlefield graffiti?
Or perhaps, because the white-haired guy was so bored, he started practicing his drawing skills on S-class intelligence scrolls?
"...What did he bring?"
Nara Shika finally couldn't hold back and asked.
The air was quiet for a moment.
The kneeling member of the Dark Division slightly shifted his cold mask, as if he were organizing an extremely complex set of words that required precise control beneath it.
"Reporting to the Acting Hokage."
"Based on the intelligence report..."
"Lord Hatake Sakumo... captured several cages of extremely high-quality... sand scorpions."
"...as spoils of war offered to the village."
"..."
The brain of Nara Shika, the supercomputer hailed as the strongest in Konoha, froze instantly, leaving only a buzzing blank screen.
Scorpion?
He disliked the Inuzuka clan's ninja dogs for not being fierce enough and wanted to get a poisonous one that could shoot tail needles as a pet.
Or perhaps... his meticulously crafted brain finally succumbed to the scorching desert sun, melting away?
No, that's not right.
Nara Kaguya forcibly restarted its overheated CPU.
Given Sakumo's meticulous and almost obsessive personality, he would never do anything meaningless.
What he brought back must have been useful.
Nara Deer Antlers' brain began to operate at an unprecedented speed, with logic chains being activated one by one.
Scorpion venom can be used in medicine, which is what the medical department needs.
Scorpion shells are hard and lightweight, making them suitable as a material for special ninja tools or for inclusion in armor.
Scorpion meat...
Yes, scorpion meat is edible.
Thinking of this, his eyes involuntarily glanced at the braised mackerel with its rich sauce on the table.
An incredibly terrifying yet perfectly logical thought exploded in his mind.
Could it be...?
Our farm manager, Shuo Mao, who found a second spring in his life on the farm, after completely conquering the planting industry, has his next grand goal: to enter the catering industry.
Developing a special recipe scorpion rice bowl for the White Teeth brand? A limited edition?
Just imagining that scene, I picture Sakumo Hatake, wearing an apron, coldly tossing a wok, his white dagger flashing through the air, instantly shelling and splitting open a scorpion...
A chill ran from the tailbone of the Nara deer antlers straight up to the top of the head.
too frightening.
This village will be completely transformed by these scoundrels sooner or later!
Hokage-sama! Please come back soon! If you don't, your loyal subordinates are about to develop some truly awful cooking techniques!
Nara Shikano, expressionless, picked up his chopsticks and forcefully shoveled a large mouthful of rice into his mouth.
No.
Energy must be replenished.
Otherwise, his brain would really be completely burned out from dealing with all this messy and absurd information.
"I see."
He slowly rolled up the reel, his voice devoid of any emotion.
"Reply to him."
"The village highly praises this pioneering spirit and the willingness to explore new paths for the village's economic development."
He paused for a moment, then added a tearful and earnest admonition.
"but!"
"Tell him that before the scorpion enters the village, he must, immediately, go to Tsunade's place and obtain a complete, authoritative food safety and biological risk assessment report from the medical department, down to the exact number of hairs on the scorpion!"
"Yes."
"Is there anything else?" Nara Shikano asked.
"have."
The ANBU took out a second scroll from their ninja tool pouch. "Information on the Northwest Defense Line. Elder Mitokado Homura and the troops led by Lord Jiraiya have also set off to return."
This news is finally a bit more normal.
Nara Deer Antlers unrolled the scroll and quickly browsed through it.
Under Onoki's suppression, Iwagakure remained completely still.
The border is stable.
well.
"As expected of Elder Yan, he keeps a close eye on those people from Iwagakure."
As for Jiraiya...
and many more.
Nara Shika suddenly realized a blind spot.
Why is there absolutely no mention of Jiraiya causing trouble in the intelligence report?
This unscientific!
Given that white-haired idiot's personality, if he didn't take the opportunity to have a friendly spar with the Iwagakure ninjas, he wouldn't be Jiraiya!