Uchiha Sasuke frowned slightly and thought carefully.

"When I feel like there are a lot of things..." Uchiha turned around and took a pen and paper from the side. She handed the brush dipped in ink to the cub at home, and then spread it out in front of him.

With a blank piece of paper, "How about writing down all the clues you obtained and the questions you are concerned about? That way, it will be more clear at a glance."

"Yeah." The black-haired boy nodded, then took out the brush and slowly wrote the first word on the paper.

The blond boy and the pink-haired girl also came over.

【shrine】

This was the first word Uchiha Sasuke wrote, and then he made a note on the side——

[Place of initial incident]

[Client Priest Kuraki]

Immediately afterwards, he wrote the second word——

【Ghost】

Then he wrote down the note again——

【Reason for entrustment】

【Does it really exist?】

Then, he continued to make remarks under the sentence marked with a question mark——

[The talisman paper is fake]

That's right, shortly after they came back, Uchiha brought the talisman paper to them. The well-informed Jiraiya's statement was consistent with Uchiha Itachi's statement, and there was a special paint on it.

"Is there anything else you care about?" Uchiha Sasuke raised his head and asked his two friends.

Uzumaki Naruto folded his arms, frowned, and began to "work": "Uh..."

"Um..." Haruno Sakura raised her hand slightly, "Actually, I feel a little strange."

"Huh?" Uchiha Sasuke asked, "Say."

"According to what they say now, the village is very dangerous, right?" Haruno Sakura said slowly, "Then, why not close Meisui Town, but instead allow foreign tourists to continue to enter? Even if you don't want the hired ninja to be discovered by the villagers,

, you can definitely let us sneak in at night, right?" After she finished speaking, she said a little embarrassedly, "I, I just said it casually, Sasuke-kun, if you think it doesn't make sense..."

"No." Uchiha Sasuke shook his head, "That makes sense, Sakura, you are right." Then he lowered his head again and wrote down this "doubtful point" on the paper.

Uzumaki Naruto praised without hesitation: "Sakura is so amazing!"

Haruno Sakura suddenly showed a happy smile. There is no doubt that it feels really good to be recognized by her teammates.

Immediately afterwards, the black-haired boy wrote on the paper one after another——

【Steamed bun shop owner】

【Innkeeper】

[Farm implement store owner]

These people all overtly and covertly proved the priest Kuraki's statement that Misui Town was indeed haunted.

Finally, he made a note——

[Two crazy tourists]

[Currently imprisoned in a shrine]

"It seems..." Uchiha Sasuke pointed to the paper in front of him, "More than 80% of the clues and doubts in this matter are related to the shrine. So I think that if you want to investigate this matter clearly,

, this should be the centerpiece.”

"But, little Sasuke," Uchiha Ozi, who was sitting next to him, reminded, "A ninja should give the completion of the mission the top priority." As a result, the child actually turned his head and wanted to investigate the client? I don't know whether he was too sharp or too sharp.

I never like to play by the rules.

"But there is definitely something fishy between this shrine and that priest!" Naruto Uzumaki defended his friend, "Rather than catching some ghosts, maybe investigating the shrine is the most correct solution."

"You need to make your own judgment." Uchiha said with a smile, "After all, you are the one who does the task, isn't it? We, the Ninja Clan, are only responsible for obeying orders."

The young Sasuke curled his lips and said: It's not that troublesome. Since that priest has a problem, then just catch him directly at night and use an illusion or a beating to get rid of him.

This belongs to the "old bird's thinking".

For newcomers with little experience, "going through the process" is also a kind of romance. Moreover, young Sasuke's solution is also based on his absolute confidence in his own strength. After all, the cubs are just genin who have just left school.

It really shouldn't be so "rigid".

"In that case..." Uchiha Sasuke quickly made up his mind, "Let's go out to conduct a practical investigation after nine o'clock tonight. First, we will go around Misui Town, and then go to the shrine at night to see Kuraki and the two

Locked up 'madman'. Do you two have any problem with that?"

"I didn't." Uzumaki Naruto shook his head, "Just listen to you, Sasuke."

"I don't think there's any problem." Haruno Sakura clasped her hands against her heart and said with a little worry, "It's just that I suggest that you don't separate when you go out at night. Strange, inaccessible villages and towns, late at night, ghosts are rampant, and then

If you are separated from your companions...where is g."

Uchiha Sasuke: "..."

"Don't worry, Sakura, I will be responsible for protecting you." Uzumaki Naruto patted his chest, showing that he was really reliable.

"Dou Sha," the black-haired boy turned to look at the cat-eared girl sitting next to him and asked, "What do you think about this?"

"Young man," Jiraiya said with a smile, "Are you asking for foreign help?"

"She is my cat." Uchiha Sasuke said almost confidently, "She is my property, of course not a foreign aid."

Jiraiya: "..." Hiss...the little guys these days are really more promising than the last...

"Well..." Ochiha thought for a while and then replied, "Can you make a small suggestion?"

"you say."

"If there is a problem with the priest Kuraki, then will those who verified his statement also have a problem?"

"you mean……"

"Yes." Uchiha nodded, "Anyway, we have to walk around Meisui Town at night. It's not difficult to make sure that they are staying at home well, right?"

"It makes sense." Uchiha Sasuke confirmed this statement.

At nightfall.

Everyone put the talismans sent by the hotel owner on the windows and doors, and then quietly left the room.

Because there was no one on the street after nine o'clock, no one continued to wear night clothes.

"Although it is best not to separate, Meisui Town is too big. Let's divide into two groups to investigate. We will meet here in an hour." Uchiha Sasuke gave half of the "Tracking Talisman Paper" that Kuraki gave them before.

Haruno Sakura, "Naruto and I are in a group with pudding dumplings, Sakura, you are in a group with bean paste and tomatoes."

As for the three adults…

Since they said they would give the task to them, it meant that they did not want to participate, so he would naturally not ask for their help.

The self-esteem of young people is really strong.

"I understand." Haruno Sakura took the talisman with both hands and nodded seriously, "Sasuke-kun, Naruto, you must be careful."

"Yes." Uchiha Sasuke nodded and looked at the cat-eared girl, "Dousa, Sakura's safety is left to you and this guy."

"Don't worry." Uchiha nodded solemnly.

After that, the two teams left separately, one on the left and the other on the right.

"Sakura, see you later!!!" The blond boy waved desperately.

"Idiot, the sound is too loud. Do you want others to know that we are out?"

"Ah...sorry."

The three abandoned adults were standing on the roadside.

Hatake Kakashi smiled and asked: "Jiraiya-sama, Tsunade-sama, what do you want to do next?"

"Well..." Jiraiya pondered for a moment, "Let me go with Naruto to have a look."

"Then I'll go to the girl's side." Tsunade said.

"Then I'll go to the shrine in advance and have a look." Hatake Kakashi said with a smile.

Immediately afterwards, the three figures also disappeared on the street.

In the final analysis, even if everything is left to the little devils, how can these overly reliable adults really feel relieved? Although there will be no apparent intervention, the protection behind the scenes must still be in place.

of.

"It's just nine o'clock... Everyone has turned off the lights and rested. Not even a single lamp is left, which is too eerie." Uzumaki Naruto was walking on the quiet streets of Meisui Town, holding the clothes on his chest tightly with both hands.

Looking left and right nervously.

"...You guys are not afraid of ghosts, are you?" Uchiha Sasuke glanced sideways at his companions and thought to himself, "You have a nerveless face, but you are surprisingly slender. You are afraid of that obviously non-existent thing.

thing".

"How, how could it be possible!" Uzumaki Naruto shouted stiffly, "I'm not afraid of ghosts..."

"Squeak!"

With such a crisp sound, the blond boy let out a scream and jumped towards his companion.

Uchiha Sasuke was caught off guard, and he opened his arms to catch his companion who jumped on him. He put his hands around his neck and his legs clamped around his waist. He was speechless——

"Hey, this is disgusting, get off here!"

"Ghosts, ghosts, ghosts and ghosts have appeared!!!"

"..."

Zhisui Meow jumped into the darkness ahead, and then used his slender tail to lightly slap the can next to him: "Meow." Don't be afraid, the sound just now was just the wind blowing.

"I see...that's it..." After receiving the explanation, Uzumaki Naruto jumped off his companion, ended the "koala hugging the tree" posture, and coughed dryly, "Just, this sound is too sudden.

, that’s why I was scared, I’m not afraid of ghosts, absolutely not!”

Uchiha Sasuke:= =

The reason why he grouped them up like this was because he felt that Sakura was the weakest among them, and she seemed to be a little afraid of ghosts before. Therefore, he asked Douzha and Tomato, who can use human forms, to accompany her.

This can be regarded as a little tenderness that the young man did not say...

However, what he never expected was that his teammate, who usually seemed too careless, might be the one who needed protection the most.

What a mistake...

Zhisui Meow looked at the frightened blond boy, sighed helplessly, then jumped up and landed on the boy's shoulder, gently wrapping his furry curly tail around the latter's neck: "Meow." Don't be afraid,

I'm here.

"Pudding..." Uzumaki Naruto turned his head and looked at the black cat on his shoulder, and suddenly he was shocked, "Yes! Black cats can ward off evil spirits! With black cats around, you don't have to be afraid of any ghosts! At the critical moment, give me a hug

Just pick up the pudding and throw it out!"

Uchiha Sasuke: "..." Are you really not afraid of ghosts? Are you afraid of knowing so clearly?

Zhisui Meow: "..." I'm so good to you, and you still want me to exorcise evil spirits? Kid, where is your conscience?

The black-haired boy sighed helplessly, and then felt his shoulders sink. It turned out that the weasel meow had also jumped on his shoulders, guarding him silently in the same way.

"...Okay, let's continue."

"oh……"

The two teenagers did not notice...

In deep darkness without any light.

Black shadows lay silently in the windows of the houses on both sides of the street, watching their figures silently, and then...

He grinned slightly.

The author has something to say: Naruto’s fear of ghosts is really cute 233

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