Chapter 81 Monsters

The next day, Haru prepared everything, put on his backpack, and walked out of the house

"What a nice weather..."

Haru said, and walked straight to the gate of Konoha.

He saw Tsunade waiting at the gate early in the morning, walking back and forth.

'This guy seemed to be looking forward to carrying out the mission with him.'

But he still greeted her normally.

Tsunade also noticed him and said that Haru was seriously late, and scolded him, strongly accusing Haru of not taking the task seriously.

Haru was stunned by the scolding.

 Why was it different from what he imagined? Shouldn't Tsunade be shy at this time?

But he didn't care much.

Haru said ignorantly: "Ha, it's just one late time, what's the matter."

Tsunade was even more annoyed when she saw that he did not repent.

The two Konoha guards who watched the two quarreling all the way shook their heads and sighed. They were really worried about whether the two could complete the mission.

One of them was the granddaughter of the first Hokage, and the other was an Uchiha without the Sharingan.

The two guards naturally knew a little about them. They really didn't understand why the two guys would go on a mission together.

Along the way, Tsunade and Haru quarreled non-stop.

Tsunade was so excited that she couldn't sleep last night when she thought that she could go out alone with Haru tomorrow, as if she was going on a date.

She woke up early today, but this guy was not only unpunctual , but also had no awareness of self-awareness.

She got angry all of a sudden.

Seeing her like this Haru sighed to the sky.

He apologised to her and then both of them left to target's location

  ...

A territory near the sea of ​​the Land of Fire.

In a very tall building.

In it lived the relatives of the daimyo of the Land of Fire.

Two figures were opposite to each other, the two were separated by a gauze curtain. On one side sat a man.

This man is the lord of this territory.

On other side was Tsunade.

After all, it is someone else's territory. Tsunade knelt on one knee. This was not a matter of rank, but just to show respect.

At this moment, Tsunade was meeting the lord alone. She originally wanted to bring Haru with her.

However, he said that his legs were not in good condition and he couldn't kneel down, so he didn't come with him.

Tsunade had no choice but to come here alone.

After a brief exchange, Tsunade was taken to a room.

After a while, two servants in the mansion opened the door, and Tsunade walked in.

Not long after, she saw the human corpse that was mutated by the sea monster infection.

The body is shiny and slippery in a grayish green color, the belly is white, and there is a high ridge with scales on the back.

The body is like a human, the head is like a fish, the two eyeballs are bulging, there are gills on both sides of the neck, and the long hands and feet have webbed feet.

Tsunade frowned and asked several servants around her about the creature.

 After confirming that it was not contagious, she took out the gloves she had prepared and put them on.

She touched the creature's skin. The sticky touch was completely different from that of a human.

Tsunade made a simple physical examination. She had never seen such a situation before.

She decided to kill the culprit who caused all this first.

According to the information she had obtained, the monster was strong, but with her and Haru working together, it shouldn't be a big problem.

After thinking this through, Tsunade left here, crossed the street.

The target activity range of this mission is located near an island called Ins, east of the Land of Fire. There is only a village called Tous Village.

Because it is located on the sea, the war between the big countries does not affect this place, and the village is spared from the invasion of war.

But because it is too secluded and transportation is inconvenient, the residents of this island live in poverty.

 If they want to obtain resources on weekdays, they must fish, and then send the caught fish to the Land of Fire for resource exchange.

Life is tight, but it's okay.

But this life only lasted for a while.

With the appearance of the monster around, everything here changed.

Because they were afraid so didn't dare to sail and there was no trade, the village became poorer and poorer.

...….

It was sunset when they left the ship and docked.

Tsunade and Haru planned to find a place to stay to rest and prepare to find the monster tomorrow and kill it in one go.

The villagers on the coast seemed to notice the arrival of the two and stepped forward.

Tsunade was about to introduce herself when she suddenly saw a surprising scene.

 The villagers all had strange skin colors, and some of the more serious ones had fish-like green scales on their bodies.

"Tsunade, look at their necks."

Haru grabbed Tsunade's arm and reminded her.

In fact, Tsunade didn't need Haru to remind her.

She had already noticed that a strange-looking creature, a bit like an octopus, was attached to the neck, and the creature's round eyes were still moving. This scene was chilling.

Haru took a breath and felt timid: "Tsunade, is it too late for me to withdraw now?"

Tsunade did not respond.

At this time, a villager shouted: "Get out, you are not welcome here."

Tsunade introduced herself, stated her identity, and the purpose of her visit.

Logically speaking, when they heard that the two were here to help them eliminate the monsters, the villagers would be grateful, at least they would not say bad things to them.

However, they never expected that these people would not only not appreciate it, but also told the two to get out of here.

This made Tsunade and Haru confused, so they reflexively looked at the disgusting thing on their necks, took out their shuriken and wanted to kill one, but after thinking about it, they gave up.

After all, this thing is connected to the neck. What if it affects the host if it is killed?

Tsunade and Haru looked at each other and prepared to leave here first.

"wait"

Suddenly, an old voice came, asking them to wait. Looking in the direction, the villagers automatically dispersed to make a way, and a man with a hood walked out.

If you look closely at his face, you will find that it is exactly the same as the fish-man creature Tsunade had seen before. The villagers respectfully called him the village chief.

Haru smiled and said, "It seems that a reasonable guy has come."

Tsunade explained her origin to the village chief again.

 This time, the village chief was not as hostile as before. Instead, he said lightly, "Follow me."

The two followed silently.

Not long after, they came to a house.

Tsunade couldn't help asking about the situation here, and was confused as to why the people here were so hostile to her, even though she was here to help them.

The village chief explained slowly.

It turned out that the people here were so sensitive because they were infected and thought that outsiders would discriminate against them because of their appearance.

As for the thing on the neck, it was the Mark of the monster.

Ever since the monster appeared and caused trouble in the sea, some unlucky fishermen were unfortunately possessed while fishing, which led to the scene just now.

These Marks will parasitize the host and continue to suck life.

One day, these young bodies will automatically peel off, and people will be replaced. They will become a weird appearance.

Just like what they see now.

But if they are separated without authorization, the host will be in danger of life.

When the village chief heard that the two came to deal with the monster, he hurriedly thanked them.

When Tsunade heard about the tragedy in the village, she was immediately filled with righteous indignation and said that she must kill this monster and solve the future troubles.

Tsunade was so enthusiastic, it would be embarrassing for Haru not to express his enthusiasm. He said that he would also eradicate this monster.

The village chief was grateful and prepared a room for the two to rest.

Haru yawned, "After a long time of bumping on the boat, I can finally have a good rest. Can the village chief take us to see the room first?"

The village chief said it was no problem and immediately arranged room for the two.

"These are food and water. If there is not enough, just call outside and someone will bring it in immediately."

The village chief pointed to the plates of food on the table in the room and said.

Haru thanked him and closed the door.

Before Tsunade could speak, Haru put his finger to his lips, signaling him not to speak, and pointed to the walls on both sides, meaning to be careful of ears.

Tsunade frowned, not understanding what he meant.

Haru took out a blank scroll from his backpack and wrote a few lines on it: "Be careful, I feel that the village chief is not telling the truth."

After writing this line, he gave the pen to Tsunade and asked her to write.

Tsunade:- What do you mean.

Haru:- Don't you think these people's attitude towards us just now is full of hostility? It's as if they don't want us to come here.

Tsunade: Didn't the village chief explain it just now?

Haru: Who knows if it's true.

Tsunade: Then what should we do ?

Haru: Just do what I say.

Tsunade: Okay.

After a brief exchange, the two went to their own rooms.

  (End of this chapter)