Backup Plan
"Eh?"
The man wearing a loose blue Yukata and sitting on the roof, after discovering that the ninja causing a ruckus over there was actually a sensory-type ninja, looked slightly surprised, his body turning into countless bubbles.
"Pop~" The bubbles burst, disappearing on the spot.
"Whoosh!"
Just a few seconds later, Lin Ke landed, his Chakra-infused nose twitching slightly. No scent? He had definitely encountered another ninja capable of sensing others.
The other party's sensitive escape seemed a bit like Utakata being chased, but perhaps it was another rogue ninja? Anbu? To be able to eliminate scents, that's truly impressive stealth.
Lin Ke released his senses again, silently covering most of the nearby street, but found nothing.
After personally circling around, he didn't see anyone suspicious. Seeing that dawn was approaching, he didn't dwell on it any further and returned to the inn to rest. Anyway, he hadn't planned on finding his target in a single day, so there was no need to rush.
Nothing happened overnight. The next day, he slowly searched the streets of Nikko Shukuba alone.
Shouting for Uchiha Fugaku to come out and use his Sharingan to search in the middle of the day would be too arrogant. Without the Sharingan, it would be better for him to use his Chakra to sense bit by bit.
Nikko Shukuba wasn't large. In just one day, Lin Ke toured the entire town. Besides the Sand Ninja Village's quartet, he didn't find any other ninjas.
Perhaps they were hiding?
Not giving up, he stayed in town and searched for another day, still without any results. He then left Nikko Shukuba and began searching in the surrounding area.
However, luck didn't favor him, and he came up empty for the next several days.
If only I had a powerful sensory ninja.
Or a Ninja Dog, Ninja Cat?
Lin Ke ran through the forest, thinking about how to enhance his reconnaissance abilities.
He couldn't rely on his nose alone forever, could he?
The extent to which he could enhance his nose with Chakra was limited, a makeshift method that couldn't compare to the Inuzuka Clan's secret techniques, let alone a Ninja Beast specializing in this.
However, the biggest problem with raising a Ninja Beast was that his Summoning Jutsu was abnormal, unable to summon them at any time, so he could only keep them by his side like Inuzuka Kiba.
Or bring a ninja proficient in reconnaissance with him?
That seemed feasible. He himself didn't do much fighting. Under normal circumstances, his shadow and Rashomon could handle most opponents. When fighting strong enemies, he could have his shadow take his pet—no, assistant—and escape first.
The Hyuga Clan is good, the Aburame and Inuzuka are also options. Speaking of which, Team 8 perfectly fits the bill...
This trip to find a Jinchuriki has failed by half, hasn't it? Oh well, there are backup plans anyway.
Lin Ke thought for a moment, stopped, sat on a tree branch, and took out his little notebook. If he couldn't find a Jinchuriki, digging up something valuable wouldn't be bad either.
With money, he could buy some experimental equipment and electronic devices and return to the Land of Waves Base. It had been quite a while since he'd been back.
...
A few days later, in a certain town nearby, at a certain pawnshop.
"I can only give you one million Ryo for these jewels," the middle-aged man, wearing a monocle, examined the jewels in the box for a long time before looking up and saying.
"Two million Ryo," Lin Ke said.
The middle-aged man took off his monocle, shook his head, and said, "Kid, I don't even care where you got these jewels. One million two hundred thousand Ryo, the highest price."
Lin Ke remained unmoved. "Two million Ryo, the lowest price. You don't think those lousy Samurai at the door can handle me, do you?"
"Bang!" The office door was kicked open, and the one-eyed Samurai leading the group shouted as he drew his Samurai Sword, "Who do you think you're talking about, kid? This daddy is—"
"Swish! Ding!"
The Samurai Sword was interrupted by a flash of Kunai, embedded in the ground, the broken blade diagonally inserted near the one-eyed Samurai's crotch.
Lin Ke twirled a new Kunai on his finger and said, "Continue, I'm listening."
"Two million Ryo, deal," the middle-aged man wiped the sweat from his forehead, pulled open a drawer, took out a key, and walked out with the box of jewels.
"Cough~" Lin Ke coughed lightly, reminding him, "I want the Land of Fire's currency."
The middle-aged man shuddered, put the jewels on the table, and hurriedly left, his shadow hiding under his feet and following him out.
The few Samurai squeezed against the wall near the door didn't dare to make a sound. Clearly, this kid was a rather powerful ninja. With that kind of speed and strength, killing them wouldn't take much time at all, so naturally, they didn't dare to say a word.
Lin Ke sat in the chair, quietly waiting for a while. The middle-aged man returned with a bag of money. Looking at the kid counting the money, he hesitated and said, "This, uh, sir, if your jewels are pawned, according to our agreement, they may be treated as forfeited."
A pawnshop is basically a Japanese-style pawnshop. 'Zhi ru' refers to pawned items, and 'zhi liu' roughly translates to items that haven't been redeemed by the deadline and have become forfeited.
"No problem." Lin Ke picked up the stack of money and stood up, saying readily, "Just consider it a direct sale to you."
Selling those jewels would probably fetch four to five million taels, but the problem is he simply doesn't have the time to sell them. Many jewelry stores don't accept jewelry with such an unclear origin, and even if they do, they'll severely lowball the price.
It's better to just pawn them. These pawnshops usually have their own second-hand shops (vintage stores) because they constantly have various forfeited items.
The middle-aged man smiled wryly. He knew it; the other party was probably some powerful rogue ninja. Such a style of doing things...
He simply couldn't be bothered to mention anything about interest.
Lin Ke left with the money, and before he even left the town, he noticed someone following him.
It's a ninja, he frowned slightly, already sensing the other party using Chakra.
I've sold too many things these past few days; it can't be helped that someone's taken notice.
With the Earth Dragon's enhancement, his mobility was extremely impressive. In a single day, he found several treasure troves near Nikko Shukuba.
There were jewels, money from other countries, and gold bars.
Thinking of getting away from the village, he simply started fencing the goods at nearby pawnshops. With his strength, he wasn't worried about being targeted, so he was a bit reckless.
There are still a few gold bars left to get rid of. After I deal with the ninja who's chasing me, I'll just get rid of them and prepare to leave.
Lin Ke left the town as if he hadn't noticed anything, arriving in a small forest on the outskirts. A few seconds later...
"Thump!" A man wearing a ninja Vest was thrown to the ground by a shadow. He endured the pain and looked up at the kid sitting on a tree branch. Before he could get a clear look, his head was slammed heavily against the ground by the shadow, his face pressed into the dirt. Just as he was dizzy, his head was pulled up again, his mouth full of blood.
"Tell me, who sent you?"
Lin Ke jumped down and stood in front of the man, the Genjutsu already silently cast.
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