Aoba smoked his cigar in boredom, his eyes and attention completely absent from the flow of people passing by.
Until a very simple and honest looking old uncle passed by him with a bamboo basket on his back, preparing to leave Konoha
"Going out to pick herbs again, Suzuki Oji-san?"
"Yeah, go try your luck. Do you want to come home for dinner tonight?"
"No, no, someone will treat everyone to a drink tonight, hehe."
"Then another day."
Seeing that Suzuki Oji-sanu was about to leave after chatting with the guard at the gate of Konoha, Aoba sighed and suddenly stood up.
"Wait a minute!"
En?
Suzuki Oji-san turned around in confusion. Even the other guards of Konoha's gate revealed puzzled expressions.
"This little brother is..."
"A new guard."
Aoba directly spoke first, saving the others from doing bad things.
"So you are also the Lord Guard. May I know why you are stopping this old man?"
"There are a few questions I want to ask." Aoba's tone was very sincere, but unfortunately, he had a big cigar in his mouth without any expression. He really did not look like a good person.
"Sir, please ask. I will tell you everything I know."
"Very good. The first question, do you know me? Or do you know who I am?"
Suzuki Oji-san shook his head. "I have never seen you before. Forgive me for not knowing your identity."
"Well, the second question. Who sent you?"
Suzuki Oji-san seemed to be confused by the question. He replied with a puzzled face, "This old man just went out to gather herbs as usual. Why would anyone send me to talk about it? Does little brother misunderstand something?"
"Then let's change the way of asking. Are you a spy?"
"This old man has lived in Konoha for a lifetime. How can I be a spy? Little brother, why do you say that?"
Suzuki Oji-san's face immediately darkened, and then he turned to look at the other guards.
Then, the guard who had just chatted with Suzuki Oji-san very warmly spoke up, "Brother Shinomiya, don't joke like this. Look at you, you scared Suzuki Oji-san."
The others also felt that it was unreliable and said one after another, "Yeah, Suzuki Oji-san watched me grow up. How could he be a spy?"
"Brother Shinomiya, you are so humorous."
"Are you really not a spy?" Aoba spat out another thick smoke.
Suzuki Oji-san's face darkened even more, and his tone became a little angry. "Of course not!" he said.
Then, he heard Aoba, who was surrounded by smoke, mutter to himself, "That's strange. You don't know me, and you don't know who I am. We have never met before, so why is there such a deep hostility?"
When he said this, Suzuki Oji-san's pupils instantly shrank, but he immediately returned to normal.
"I don't understand what little brother is talking about. You and I don't know each other. How can I be hostile to little brother?"
"Yes, why? Unless you are hostile to each and every one of Konoha."
Aoba's eyes suddenly became extremely dangerous.
The other gate guards were all confused. What hostility? This kind of mysterious thing, they did not feel it at all. They even felt that Suzuki Oji-san was very kind and enthusiastic.
But when they thought that the other party was personally sent by the Hokage to carry out a special mission, they might have some special ability to distinguish between friend and foe.
Therefore, they were also afraid of getting burned, so they immediately swallowed back the words they wanted to say and tightly closed their mouths.
"It's nonsense! It's extremely ridiculous! What enmity can't be said, it's all your imagination. Why are you making things difficult for this old man?"
"I'm anxious!"
"You!"
Seeing Suzuki Oji-san's face turn black and red from anger, Aoba also had an answer in his heart.
He was indeed not being unreasonable. It was only because according to [Eye Of Perception]'s feedback, the light spots within a hundred meters of him were all white. It was only when Suzuki Oji-san appeared that they were red and the color was very deep.
This meant that under [Eye Of Perception]'s detection, the other party held a deep hostility towards him.
Then the question was, why was this so?
That was why Aoba took the initiative to ask those questions.
Since they did not know each other and had not met before, then it could be ruled out that there was a personal grudge between the two, unless the other party lied.
Since there was no personal grudge and they were strangers, then where did this deep hostility come from? It was somewhat intriguing.
In Aoba's view, the other party was either a spy or have a mental problem.
As for evidence...
Look at the badge of violent law enforcement on his chest, do you think he needs evidence?
Of course, we should capture him first. Anyway, Konoha's interrogation organization is very perfect, and we will know if it is a spy or not when we check it!
Therefore, Aoba ignored the strange looks of the people around him, directly moved his hands and feet, and said indifferently, "My intuition is very sensitive, so there's no need to hide it anymore. If you have anything to say, leave it to Anbu's interrogation department. I sincerely hope that you can come out alive."
As soon as he finished speaking, Aoba actually made a move in public.
What was even more unexpected was that Suzuki Oji-san, who made them show an unbearable expression, actually nimbly avoided Aoba's attack, and then instantly knocked down a guard beside him. At the same time, he increased his speed to force his way out!
This change could be said to have stunned everyone!
Was there really something wrong with the kind and friendly Suzuki Oji-san.
Otherwise, how could he explain this scene in front of him?
In everyone's opinion, Suzuki Oji-san had always been an ordinary person.
Now even a fool knew what was going on.
The gaze that looked at Aoba also quickly changed from resentment to complicated admiration.
And at this time, apart from the confusion and shock in his heart, the only thing that was on his mind was to escape!
Although he didn't know how that guy found out that there was something wrong with him, as long as he could escape and send out the report hidden in the bamboo basket, his mission wouldn't be considered a failure. At most, he would give up this identity and start over.
But his expectations were destined to be reduced to nothing
"Thunder Breathing Technique - Type One - Thunderbolt Flash!!"
With a whoosh, a bolt of lightning flashed past everyone's line of sight.
Then, everyone saw Suzuki Oji-san fly out like a kite with a broken string, spitting out blood.
The bamboo basket on his back split into pieces in the blink of an eye, and a small scroll fell out.
If not for the sake of saving this guy's life, Aoba wouldn't have used his scabbard to execute this move.
Now that he had stole the stolen goods, he could report it to the police.
Looking at the heavily injured and unconscious 'Suzuki Oji-san', Aoba curled his lips and shouted to the guards, "Go and inform the people from the interrogation department to come over and ask them to take them away quickly."
"Yes!"
The guard with a look of fear and gratitude immediately ran out.