Chapter 25: Investigating the Child Disappearance Incident, Savior Byakuya!
A hidden location in the Land of Waves.
"Boss, what's the point of us grabbing these kids?"
Watching another batch of children being brought in.
The other mafia members of the shipping company said with great dissatisfaction.
They were gangsters, why did it feel like they were human traffickers now?
"What the hell do you know? This is our esteemed president's grand decision. How dare you question it?"
The one called 'boss' was clearly the leader here.
Judging by the situation, he was a Chunin, just not sure which Village he was a Rogue Ninja from.
"It's all because these villagers keep making noise about building a bridge!"
Thinking of this, the mafia boss spat viciously.
Can't these villagers just work obediently for Lord Kado!
"This time we've captured so many of their children. Let's see who dares to mention bridge-building again!"
Thinking of this, the mafia boss let out a sinister laugh.
"But, boss, I heard that old fart Tazuna went to Konoha to request reinforcements?"
The other mafia members exchanged glances before speaking.
At this time, Konoha's reputation was still very high in these small countries.
"Hmph, that old thing Tazuna can't possibly afford Konoha's fee!"
The mafia boss said dismissively.
Tazuna himself didn't have much money, how could he afford such a high reward?
Given his situation, he'd probably just post a random C-rank mission.
And what level a C-rank mission is, those in the know know.
Just as they predicted, when Byakuya entered the island of the Land of Waves.
The villagers here were searching everywhere for people.
The parents of the missing children were filled with anxiety. No matter where you are, using children as leverage is a despicable tactic, but it works.
If you don't believe it, just ask the Fourth Hokage.
And Byakuya's arrival was like a savior!
"Great, it's Lord Ninja, we're saved!"
The villagers here, upon seeing the Ninja forehead protector on Byakuya, all gathered around.
Many of the mothers simply knelt before Byakuya.
"Lord Ninja, please, I beg you to save my child!"
Before Byakuya could even ask what happened, an unpleasant voice came from the side.
"Tsk tsk, looks like you're desperate, actually begging a little brat for help!"
Some young people dressed in non-mainstream fashion walked out of a tavern.
They just looked at these mothers who had lost their children with mocking eyes.
"Stand up first!"
Byakuya just glanced at them and didn't pay them any mind.
Just some thugs who weren't even Ninjas.
In the Ninja World, no matter where you go, there will always be people like this.
"First, tell me what happened!"
Byakuya scanned the crowd, looking for someone who could speak coherently.
"Ahem, Lord Ninja, I am the Village chief of this Village."
An old man, who didn't look much better off than the others, stepped forward.
"I am a Ninja from Konoha, and I have accepted the mission you posted to investigate the child disappearances!"
After arriving in the Land of Waves, he noticed that most people here were so poor they looked malnourished.
Apart from those few thugs just now, everyone else here looked like they could die at any moment.
However, during the subsequent conversation with the Village chief, he discovered the key point.
"You're saying the families whose children were taken are all firm supporters of building the bridge?"
"Yes, Lord Ninja!"
The Village chief quickly nodded respectfully in agreement.
If that's the case, then the truth is already crystal clear.
Apart from that guy Kado, Byakuya really couldn't think of anyone else who would do this.
"However, isn't this whole thing a bit too coincidental?"
Byakuya's words left the Village chief bewildered.
"Coincidental?"
Byakuya looked around. Just the people who had lost children numbered in the dozens.
If all these dozens were firm supporters of building the bridge.
How did Kado know?
"You mean... there's a traitor in our Village?"
Although the Village chief was old, he wasn't stupid and immediately understood what Byakuya meant.
"Who on earth would betray their own villagers, step forward now!"
This scene almost gave the Land of Waves Village chief a hypertension attack.
He never imagined the incident stemmed from their own internal issues.
If it weren't for this Lord Ninja clearing the fog today, he'd probably still be in the dark.
"Village Chief, how can you just believe an outsider!"
"That's right, Village Chief, maybe he's a helper sent by Kado!"
Byakuya's words immediately drew dissatisfaction from that group of thugs from earlier.
They clamored one after another that Byakuya was sent by Kado to make them kill each other.
Facing the clamor of these thugs, Byakuya only gave a calm smile.
"The traitors have jumped out on their own, so I probably don't need to tell the Village Chief anymore!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the surrounding crowd was stunned.
"You, what do you mean? Village Chief, he's slandering us!"
"Slander!"
The thugs' expressions immediately became tense.
This was quite normal; after all, what kind of mental fortitude could you expect from thugs in a small place?
"You guys!"
The Village Chief looked at the group of thugs with an angry expression; he was willing to believe Byakuya.
After all, Byakuya's righteous appearance was countless times better than these idle thugs.
"We've been wronged, Village Chief! We also feel distressed about the missing children!"
The thugs squeezed out a few tears on their faces, but the Village Chief didn't buy it at all.
"If that's not the case, how do you explain why the surrounding villagers all have faces showing malnutrition from hunger, while you few are glowing with health?"
Byakuya's single sentence thoroughly exposed their disguise.
"That's right! These people clearly don't farm or fish, but lately, they've been eating meat every meal!"
Following Byakuya's reasoning, everyone finally realized.
Seeing this, the thugs immediately flew into a rage out of humiliation!
Check Out New BooK In Profil3
Loving Book So Far Check Out 80+ Chapters In Advanced At Pa Treon:
patreon.com/FicTonic1