Although for Saiki,

Her journey had come to an end for the time being.

But for Shisui,

His journey was far from over.

He would only stay in Konoha for half a year.

Then he would embark on another journey.

On the surface, he ("she") was one of the employees of the Saiki clothing company.

He was the middleman for the cooperation between the Saiki clothing company and the Uchiha family.

But in fact, according to his contract with Saiki, the business outside Konoha village.

Basically, it belonged to him.

Moreover, he and Qi Mu had a seven to three ratio when it came to dividends from their businesses outside the village.

Although he didn't pursue wealth, it was indeed because of this wealth that some activities could be carried out smoothly.

In particular, the identity of a businessman brought Shisui a lot of convenience, and he knew a lot of secret and even dangerous information.

The reason why he was responsible for the scope of the trade outside the village was not only to help the Uchiha Clan's business revitalization, but more importantly, Shisui wanted to establish his own network outside the village.

He had already seen the "power" of Shimura Danzo.

So in order to maintain the status of the Uchiha Clan in Konoha village, or even to a higher level, it seemed impossible to maintain the "peace" of the past, so Uchiha Shisui hoped to start from the outside.

Shisui didn't want the Uchiha Clan to become a foreign politician that Konoha was afraid of.

Instead, he wanted to become a business magnate in Konoha.

Starting from the Uchiha Clan.

Using the economy to expand their influence.

And restraining each other from the top.

This time, he came to Kirin again. Kirin was very xenophobic. But if he could get Kirin,

Then there was no doubt that he could grasp the key elements in the business world that others couldn't.

This would be beneficial to expanding the influence of the Saiki clothing company and the Uchiha Clan.

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Shisui deliberately brought some ordinary businessmen to go with him.

Although Kirin was extremely xenophobic,

However, Kirin wasn't that afraid or repulsed by ordinary people.

The identity of Uchiha's business representative seemed to have become Shisui's golden ticket to avoid death.

As is well known,

The Uchiha Clan and Konoha were at odds.

Now,

He was also the target of many external forces.

Although that was the case,

However,

Kirin was as xenophobic as the rumors said. The streets were not as busy and bustling as Konoha.

It was just as the rumors said.

It rained all day long, and a haze shrouded the entire city.

The people's faces were numb and fearful. After seeing the outsiders, they seemed to be a little nervous. Some of them even showed expressions of excitement and cruelty.

Shisui frowned. It seemed that Kirin was harder to defeat than he thought.

Today, the number one merchant in Konoha, Uchiha Shisui, was still having a headache.

Besides, Kirin was too xenophobic, which made Uchiha Shisui feel that it was a little difficult to deal with.

Another reason was the man in front of him — Uchiha Itachi.

Uchiha Shisui was often active abroad. He also had his own forces and informants — although they were just ordinary businessmen and peddlers.

However, they were often weak characters who were easily ignored like weeds. Their hearing was not worse than any ninja or landowning household.

Sometimes, they were even more well-informed than anyone else.

Shisui certainly knew why Akatsuki was targeting him.

However, he still didn't know Akatsuki's purpose.

He only knew that Akatsuki was very concerned about his activities.

He didn't know if it was a coincidence that they met in this place.

"We meet again." Itachi's tone was cold, but his words were very forceful.

Shisui was very surprised. Could it be?

No, as Nanko Saiki, he did meet Uchiha Itachi once in Konoha.

"Hello."

Shisui just wanted to leave quickly. After all, Itachi was so familiar with him. Although it was unlikely, he didn't want to give himself away.

"I'm glad you still remember me." Itachi just left a sentence that didn't make sense and left.

The man next to him, if Shisui's memory was correct, was called Kisame — one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.

This person and Akatsuki …

Forget it, now he didn't want to have anything to do with Akatsuki.

After all, his current setting was "a decent businessman in Konoha." He didn't want to suddenly break through and become "a terrorist who communicates with terrorist organizations to endanger the security of Konoha."

"Itachi, who's that pink-haired beauty?" Kisame poked Itachi with his elbow. "You're from Konoha Village …?"

Itachi tilted his head slightly and watched "Nanko Saiki" and the others walking away. "Just an acquaintance.

It's time to go, Kisame. "

"Really, I know. You don't have to be so secretive … and …"

Shisui was relieved.

He didn't want to have any accidents in Kirin.

"Miss Nanko?" A familiar voice came from not far away.

Shisui looked forward and saw Haku.

"Why are you here?!" Shisui was a little surprised.

Haku just smiled. "I want to get orthodox ninja training. Kirin is a gathering place for all kinds of water ninjas.

This is the best place for ninjas like me. "

"But here …" Before Shisui finished his words, Haku interrupted him.

"It's okay, Miss Nanko." Haku just smiled. "This is my choice."

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Shisui couldn't help but sigh. Although in his opinion, Haku might have a better choice.

For an orphan like Haku who had no power and no support, Konoha might be a good place to go. However, there were many restrictions on him. Konoha needed and feared him at the same time.

Although Kirin didn't have a good reputation.

Kirin worshipped the strong, and Kirin's ninjas were indeed strong. No, they were infamous.

Was strength the ultimate goal that Haku pursued?

Shisui shook his head. Who could have predicted this kind of thing …

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The rain at night became heavier.

Shisui wasn't surprised.

After all, Kirin didn't have sunny days.

He lay in his warm bed, but he felt that there was a dampness everywhere, which made him a little uncomfortable and difficult to sleep.

Shisui didn't feel like sleeping until midnight. Suddenly, a strange creaking sound came from the attic.

Shisui woke up at once. Although the sound was faint, Shisui became nervous. His ninja intuition made him unable to ignore every possible detail.

He felt that something was wrong with the sound.

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Tsumuko Momonji hid in the attic and shivered. She was really cold and hungry.

She hid in the attic here when the staff and customers weren't paying attention.

She had to escape. She had to leave here.

Although betraying the village was a capital crime, she couldn't stand here. In the fog here, everywhere was filled with the smell of blood. It was the smell of killing. It was the smell that made her afraid.

The test of their new generation of ninjas was coming soon.

Tsumuko Momonji was the one with the worst aptitude in this year's preliminaries. She would definitely die, definitely!!!

Her first opponent was Haku — a strange and mysterious but incomparably powerful teenager.

Originally, her opponent in the first round was not Haku.

But an elder changed the order in order to let his grandson pass smoothly.

She found out about these things by chance.

But that was it. She had to escape.

This competition was different from the previous ones. Only one of the two was destined to have a chance to survive.

She only knew that this opportunity didn't belong to her.

"Who are you?" A male voice suddenly sounded behind her. She was petrified.

Tears kept pouring out. She trembled and didn't dare to look back.

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Shisui tightly covered the girl's mouth. Otherwise, her scream would wake up everyone in the hotel.

The girl couldn't say anything because of extreme fear. After a while, Shisui explained that he was a good person. The girl calmed down.

Shisui also understood the girl's situation. He touched the girl's head, "Have you decided?

Even if you escape, you may be hunted down by Kirin's ninjas for the rest of your life. "

The girl trembled, but her eyes were very determined, "No matter what, there is still a way to live if I escape …"

Shisui sighed. He also heard about Kirin's way of selecting ninjas. Although he didn't agree with it, as an outsider, he didn't seem to have any position to speak up.

But, it's not like he couldn't do anything!

"The day after tomorrow, our caravan will have a batch of goods to be transported out of Kirin to the surrounding small countries. You can go with the caravan."

The girl looked at Shisui in disbelief. Tears fell from her eyes, "I, I …"

Shisui touched her head, "You may need to hide your identity in the future. This is your choice. I can only help you this much."

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Kirin really sent people to look for Tsumuko Momonji, but for Shisui and his party, they still cared about the face of outsiders.

They didn't turn the place upside down.

Peach Garden also escaped a disaster.

"Be sure to hide well and don't make a sound." Shisui seriously told Tsumuko Momonji.

She was hiding in the pile of clothes in the van, tightly covering her mouth.

Shisui frowned. He always felt that things won't end so easily.

Kirin is very famous for its small number of rebellious ninjas and its high arrest rate. Under this system, it shouldn't be said that there are no rebellious ninjas.

There is only one explanation – those people have no chance to escape.

Shisui's premonition seems to have come true.

"The van over there, stop." The guard has already surrounded it.

"This van needs to be checked." The guard narrowed his eyes.

"Ah, sir." Haku walked over from the back of the van.

"Hello, sir."

The guard was a little surprised to see Haku, "So it's you here."

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Shisui originally expected that Kirin may have some special means to identify the ninjas in the village, so he deliberately asked Haku for help.

Haku said it seems to be because of the smell.

It seems to be the effect of a drug. Before officially passing the ninja selection test, the children will not stop taking this drug.

This also prevents them from escaping, because once they leave a certain range, they will be quickly found by the relevant ninjas.

"It's because of Hai-kun …" The guard was a little disappointed – he thought that finding the escaped child would be a merit …

"Let's go, let's go, there's nothing else."

Shisui was finally relieved. There should be no more problems.

For insurance, he will go with the carriage until the child is sent to the destination.

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Haku saw the convoy gradually moving away and breathed a sigh of relief.

He pretended as if nothing happened and walked back.

A man with bandages all over his body walked straight towards him.

Haku was forced to stop.

He just lowered his head and waited for the man to walk past.

The man leaned down, close to Haku's ear, and whispered to Haku, "You're very good, you actually helped an outsider to release a fugitive – you're the first one in ten years …"

Haku didn't dare to move, only to hear his heart beating faster and faster.

The man didn't say anything and just walked forward.