"Just a squadron came?"
On the outskirts of Tano Kuni town, the Jonin of the Intelligence Department said with some surprise: "Didn't the intelligence I sent back to the anti-terrorism force command center ask for a detachment to come over?"
"Did you, Captain Josuke, take advantage of your salary?"
"Speaking of which, no matter how greedy you are for money, you can't even report false accounts for this small amount of operational funds!"
"What are you talking about!"
Uchiha Josuke, the leader of the anti-terrorist force, said angrily: "Every time you take action, you falsely report the enemy's strength. You have wasted manpower and material resources so many times, and the command center is no longer willing to believe your words!"
"There is no false report!"
The Jonin of the Intelligence Department blushed and defended himself: "I just want to reduce unnecessary battle losses, not to mention it has never exceeded the standard!"
"To put it bluntly, it's because your authority can only apply for detachment-level support!"
Uchiha Josuke scoffed.
"But you only brought a squadron with you!"
The Jonin of the Intelligence Department was also anxious: "I have survived from the Anbu era to the present, but I have only made it through with a word of stability! Don't overturn!"
"That's enough, that's enough. I'm just trying to catch an outdated ancient ninja~ I'm good at this!"
Uchiha Josuke said disapprovingly: "Also, although I am only the captain of the detachment, after all, I was one of Tokumitsu-sama's direct subordinates back then. Even within the family, I was ranked among the strongest in terms of strength. It's still hard to catch such a little shrimp." It’s not something you can easily capture~”
In order to show that he was confident, Uchiha Josuke also made a "dragon grasping hand" gesture.
"...Then let's take action!"
There is nothing the Jonin of the Intelligence Department can do. After all, Uchiha Josuke has his own trade-offs as a detachment leader supporting the operations of the Intelligence Department. Moreover, his strength is indeed good, so there should be no problems.
After comforting himself, the intelligence department jounin immediately began to help formulate a capture plan.
The squadron brought by Uchiha Josuke has twelve subordinates, including him, there are three jounin, and the rest are all chuunin; while the three subordinates under the intelligence department jounin have relatively average combat power and are at the chunin level. The middle score is relatively poor, but he has only been promoted due to his proficiency in reconnaissance.
Therefore, the main force in implementing the arrest plan can only be the anti-terrorist ninjas.
"Then, I will continue to observe from the outside. If the suspect shows signs of escaping or running out of the encirclement, I will conduct a containment."
The intelligence department jounin removed himself from the capture operation.
"It's not a big problem."
After Uchiha Josuke arranged the combat sequence of his ninjas based on the simplified map, he replied without raising his head.
Although the Jonin of the Intelligence Department is suspected of being a coward, the two of them have worked together many times, so Uchiha Josuke is also familiar with his character. The information he provided in the past has allowed him to make many achievements. For his sake, Uchiha Josuke didn't care too much about him.
"Then take action!"
The intelligence department jounin nodded, expressing satisfaction.
…
"Sir, we've run out of flour, so..."
The owner of the ramen restaurant looked troubled and said to Asura who put down the 150th bowl of ramen.
"That's it?"
Asura frowned, "Is there anything else to eat?"
"Everything has been sold out, and all the Dorayaki has been eaten by you!"
The owner of the ramen restaurant said quickly: "How about you check out the izakaya next door?"
"Izakaya..."
Asura looked back at the izakaya not far away with a sign with the word "wine" hanging on it, and his eyes lingered for a while on the cool-dressed woman standing at the door, waving a fan.
"The yakiniku at the izakaya is one of a kind! And their sake is also a special grade rice brewed from the Land of Water. It's very good!"
The owner of the ramen restaurant quickly put in good words for his competitor: "In addition, their sommelier is..."
Today is the most tiring day since he started working in the catering industry. After making noodles for most of the day, he and the chef are so tired that they are about to fall down, so it is better to ask this man to deliver money next door as soon as possible.
After all, you can't make enough money, but you only have one life!
However, after seeing the astonishing appetite of the diner in front of him, the owner of the ramen restaurant knew that he was no ordinary person, so he was very careful with his words.
"That's okay..."
Asura felt a little unfinished, but when he saw that the kitchen was empty and several cooks were already lying on the ground sticking out their tongues, he no longer hesitated.
Then he put away his chopsticks and stood up to leave.
"...this lord!"
The owner of the ramen restaurant quickly stepped forward and said, "Did you forget something?"
"No~"
Asura was a little surprised, "It's good to have everything with you."
After saying that, Asura opened his chest bag and showed out the ninja tools such as kunai detonating talismans that were full of them.
The problem is, there's just no money in the chest bag.
There are neither banknotes from various countries nor shogunate gold coins, not even anything valuable!
This guy can't just be a freeloader!
"You haven't paid the bill yet..."
The ramen restaurant owner's smile froze a little, but for the sake of his livelihood, he still said it bravely.
"Pay the bill? Aren't you all sold out? Is there anything left to sell?"
Asura became interested again after hearing this.
"Paying the bill doesn't mean food..."
The owner of the ramen restaurant wiped his sweat and said in a good voice: "It means... you have to pay for what you just ate."
"That means...you have to pay!"
"You said this~"
Asura suddenly understood, the ramen restaurant owner showed hope, and then respectfully handed over the bill.
This meal consumed the entire noodle shop's inventory, which is a lot of money!
"I have no money!"
Asura kicked the ramen restaurant owner into the abyss with just one word.
"What did you say..."
"I do not have money."
Asura said again: "But I can perform a task for you."
"As far as I know, the reward from a B-level mission should be enough to repay the cost of this meal."
"I just want money, I don't have any missions that require help from ninjas!"
The owner of the ramen restaurant suddenly became anxious.
Where did this wild path come from! There is no reason to insist on doing tasks for others without paying for meals!
"Money is an external possession, but a ninja's friendship is a priceless treasure."
Asura said calmly: "Even if the nobles have conflicts with you, I will mediate for you. Believe me, I can make them understand and take the initiative to let go of their grudges."
In Asura's understanding, businessmen and nobles often have many conflicts.
The nobles regard the merchants as vampires, and the merchants regard the nobles as misers. When the contradiction between the two parties intensifies, conflicts often occur.
At least that was the case in ancient times.
"Nobles? Are you talking about those trash? What does they have to do with me!"
The owner of the ramen shop became even more anxious, "I'm from Konoha! Which noble dares to mess with me! If you don't pay me, I will call the resident ninja to catch you!"
When the helpers in the kitchen heard the argument in the hall, they also ran out with rolling pins to cheer for the ramen restaurant owner. One clever worker even ran out of the side door of the kitchen and went to the joint company office next door for support.
In this small town, the only ninja force is the hired ninjas of the United Company.
…
"There is something wrong with the target!"
The Jonin of the Intelligence Department who returned to the post also noticed the dispute in the ramen restaurant, and immediately informed Josuke Uchiha via the radio: "It should be caused by not paying for food. In order to avoid bloodshed during the dispute, it is recommended to launch an arrest immediately." Capture action!”
"Be in position in three minutes, keep paying attention!"
Uchiha Josuke's reply came from the headset.
In order to avoid being discovered by the suspects, the anti-terrorist ninjas did not use ninjutsu with chakra fluctuations such as teleportation to move around. Instead, they walked slowly with their legs, so they were relatively slow.
"The suspect is carrying a detonating charm and other dangerous weapons, please pay attention to your safety!"
The Jonin of the Intelligence Department continued to observe through the telescope and said: "The garrisoned ninjas of the United Company have passed, please speed up!"
I saw two ninjas hired by the United Company, led by the workers, storming into the ramen restaurant aggressively, and then the two sides began to argue.
"boom!"
Then, there was a loud noise, thick smoke filled the ramen restaurant, and the ramen restaurant owner and his helpers crawled out.
"The fight is about to start! Hurry!"
The intelligence department jounin immediately shouted into the headset.
"receive!"
Uchiha Josuke replied immediately.
"Act now!"
With an order, the anti-terrorist ninjas under his command no longer lurked forward slowly, but immediately used the teleportation technique to flash towards the target location.
"Anti-terrorist forces are in action, idlers retreat!"
Following Uchiha Josuke's loud shout, the street suddenly became chaotic.
At this time, two ninjas hired by the United Company were knocked over and thrown out the door.
Asura looked displeased, clapped his hands and walked out.
"This is……"
Thirteen chakra fluctuations unabashedly attacked his direction.
"Magic·Yaohang Technique!"
Uchiha Josuke, who was leading the way, looked directly at the confused Asura and activated the genjutsu.
Immediately, his figure immediately stiffened.
"Thunder Escape·Earth Walk!"
Another Jonin from the counter-terrorism force immediately formed a seal quickly and pressed his hands on the ground, launching a thunder escape ninjutsu with a better braking effect.
As a C-level ninjutsu, although the lethality of Thunder Release and Earth Walk is not strong, it can effectively paralyze the target's body through the electric current conducted underground, causing him to lose the ability to resist in a short period of time.
At the same time, non-lethal ninja tools such as iron nets and anesthetic flying needles shot by other anti-terrorist ninjas were also thrown at the target person.
"That's it……"
Seeing this, Uchiha Josuke breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that this time it was just the coward from the intelligence department making a fuss again.
"Wind Escape·Tornado Return!"
Asura, who had been immobilized by the illusion, immediately shouted, and then a whirlwind enveloped his body, scattering all the incoming ninjutsu tools.
"Muyin!"
Uchiha Josuke's eyes almost bulged, "And this chakra..."
The moment Asura used Wind Escape, the huge chakra fluctuations moved all the anti-terrorist ninjas.
"Damn it, you kicked the steel plate..."
The Jonin of the Intelligence Department in the distance sighed with his forehead, and then ordered: "Quickly notify the surrounding Ninja troops stationed to come to support!"
After saying that, he also walked towards the arrest scene.
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