"Senior Sakumo, how can we distinguish Kuriyama Shinzo and the people of the Cloud Village?" Minato asked immediately. Although they had a photo of the former, they would definitely be in disguise for this trip.
"There is no need to distinguish at all." Sakumo laughed and looked at Minato, saying, "People in the Land of Lightning are very different from those in the Land of Fire. No matter how they hide, their dark skin and height that exceeds that of ordinary people in the Land of Fire cannot be changed." Seeing Minato's confusion, Sakumo explained, "This world is very big. The geographical location of the Land of Lightning is different from that of the Land of Fire, so people's appearance is also different. Among the five major countries, it is also the most obvious."
"Oh," Minato responded. He had never seen these details in books. The ninja school only taught the most basic things about ninjas. He had never come into contact with this information about the customs and habits of the five major countries.
"What if they use the transformation jutsu?" Uchiha Yoruki added. For ordinary people, these are naturally difficult to change, but for ninjas, the transformation jutsu is just the basics of the basics.
"It's very simple." Sakumo laughed and then took out a wooden compass from his wide cuffs. "This is a chakra compass, made of trees that have been specially cultivated with chakra, and it is extremely sensitive to chakra."
"It seems that to kill this traitor, the village's top leaders really spent a lot of resources," Uchiha Yoruki said, evidently recognizing the item. The production cost of the chakra compass is extremely high, so even a ninja of Sakumo's level would not typically be equipped with it. This is also why the chakra compass cannot be used on a large scale in war. Otherwise, its existence would be equivalent to giving a ninja the ability to perceive.
"If you hide your chakra, it's fine, but when you use the transformation jutsu, the chakra fluctuations will leak to some extent, and then the compass needle will shake in the direction of the chakra," Sakumo explained, then raised his thumb and pointed at Suzuka not far away, saying, "What's more, although I am not a sensor ninja, she is."
This was the first time that Minato and Uchiha Yoruki knew about this and immediately looked at Suzuka, who looked very calm.
"Boy, your chakra feels a little different," she looked at Minato and said.
"My chakra is different?" Minato was stunned. His parents were ordinary businessmen, and he himself was just an ordinary person. In comparison, if there was a difference in chakra, it should be Uchiha Yoruki, who is from the famous Uchiha family. But he immediately thought that since training a year ago, the night before he met Kushina, his chakra seemed to be different. The amount and even the recovery speed were slightly abnormal.
However, Suzuka didn't seem to understand this feeling and added, "Although I can feel the difference, I can't feel anything special. It's strange." She didn't care. In fact, some ninjas' chakras are naturally different from others, but there is no significant difference.
"Well, before tonight, no matter how fast they are, they are unlikely to arrive. At this time, you should go out and walk around," Sakumo said. Minato and Uchiha Yoruki both felt that something was wrong. They were not here to play.
Sakumo laughed and said, "Did you forget what I said before? Hiding your identity is also part of the mission. We claimed to be traveling here, but we all stayed in the inn. Isn't it too suspicious?"
The two of them immediately had no reason to refute because it was true.
"I'm not interested," Suzuka said.
Sakumo suddenly looked a little embarrassed, then walked to her side and said, "Although your eyes no longer have the murderous intent from before, they still look too cold, which is completely inconsistent with a normal girl. This is the first step to make you change. In the future, when you are on a mission as a ninja, you can't always maintain this face, right?" He immediately looked at Suzuka and said, "You are obviously pretty; don't always be like this."
After hearing what he said, Suzuka, who originally seemed to be uninterested, seemed greatly encouraged, showing a motivation that the three of them couldn't understand.
"Okay, let's go."
Seeing her like this, although Sakumo didn't know what was going on, he smiled with relief. As expected, he still liked the lively Suzuka in his memory. The experience of the Anbu had changed her a lot, and now, Sakumo wanted to change her back to her original appearance little by little.
"Aren't you going?" Suzuka's eyes flashed with a trace of loss.
"I'm the person in charge of this mission, so to ensure that everything goes well, I have to stay here and observe."
Although it is possible to guess the approximate arrival time of Kuriyama Shinzo and his group, it is better to be cautious for safety.
Afterward, Minato, Uchiha Yoruki, and Suzuka returned to the street again. Except for Minato, who looked very excited, the latter two seemed to be out of touch with this society. Uchiha Yoruki put his hands in his pockets, walking leisurely, and his eyes still looked around from time to time. Suzuka seemed even more embarrassed. She didn't know how to deal with herself in this outfit when walking in front of people, and her appearance was extremely outstanding, so she attracted the attention of many pedestrians on the street.
Minato walked to a stall and stopped. "Boss, how much is this hairpin?"
What caught his eye was a light yellow hairpin, with a touch of dark red near the end, which made its color look less monotonous. Seeing this hairpin, which was mostly the same color as his hair, and seeing that touch of red, he thought of himself and Kushina. Thinking of it this way, Kushina's hair was indeed a bit long, and many times her bangs would cover her eyes, not only affecting her appearance but also blocking her vision during combat. Kushina seemed to hate her hair color, but Minato thought it was the most beautiful hair in the world, and he was even more reluctant to let her cut it off than Kushina herself.
"One hundred Ryo," the middle-aged female stall owner said.
Upon hearing this, Minato bought it directly, which was a very cheap price. He put the hairpin in his pocket, and when he returned to Konoha, Minato wanted to give it to Kushina.
Then he came to his senses, and Uchiha Yoruki and Suzuka looked at him with a bit of strange eyes. After all, Minato was a boy, why did he buy a hairpin?
As a girl, Suzuka should have noticed something, but in this regard, she, who came from the Anbu, seemed to be even more insensitive than men.
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