Chương 280: Who dares to say I, Hongdou, am all brawn and no brains?

The situation is now far too complicated; it's no longer the "Sea Demon" incident they originally needed to deal with.

So, Anko and her friends found the deposit team from the Land of the Sea and explained the situation, hoping they would increase the difficulty of the mission and the reward, and postpone the deposit period while waiting for Konoha to send reinforcements.

However, the escort captain of the deposit team remained noncommittal about Hongdou's explanation, even believing that Konoha was planning to raise the price on the spot.

The deposit period cannot be postponed. After all, the Land of Water, as one of the five great nations, is not so easy to talk to.

The Land of Fire is indeed very powerful, but it is far away from the Land of the Sea. They can fawn over the Land of Water, but they don't need to give the Land of Fire much face.

"The deposit payment period cannot be postponed. Our daimyo has already explained the situation to the daimyo of the Land of Water."

The Daimyo of the Land of Water remarked that he would have the ninja from Kirigakure (Hidden Mist Village) hand over the responsibilities to us.

So, everyone from Konoha, thank you for your hard work this time. We will pay you the full reward for the escort mission as a token of our appreciation for your long journey.

The captain of the deposit guard team spoke politely, but Hongdou and the others were quite angry about what he said.

What do they take them for? Third-rate ninjas who just want to freeload?

"Didn't you understand what we were saying? We fought the enemy before we even reached the Sea Kingdom."

They are quite powerful, and we now suspect that Orochimaru, one of the Legendary Sannin, may also have been involved in this incident.

Even though Kirigakure will be in charge of the handover this time, which certainly increases security, if it really is Orochimaru himself—" Before Hongdou could finish speaking, the captain of the security team interrupted her with a gesture.

"The mad scientist you're talking about, I've lived in the Sea Kingdom for so long and I've never heard of him before."

The sea monster hasn't appeared for a long time, and even if it does reappear, it will be dealt with by the Hidden Mist Ninja.

As for Orochimaru, one of the Legendary Sannin, you're exaggerating a bit. Would such a powerful figure target a small country like our Land of the Sea?

Those ninjas who made a name for themselves in the Ninja Wars were quite well-known, so many people in the Land of the Sea had naturally heard of Orochimaru, one of the Three Legendary Sannin.

But as the captain of the security guard said, the other party was one of the famous Sannin, so why would they look down on a small country like theirs?

It's important to know that besides the five major powers, there are hundreds, if not thousands, of other small countries scattered around the world.

If the other party weren't the one to whom she was tasked with a mission, Hongdou would have been tempted to just kill the idiot in front of her.

Seeing that the other party was unmoved and insisted on going to the Land of Water with the deposit as planned, Anko had no choice but to leave with Naruto and the others.

"Teacher Anko, are we just going back to Konoha like this?"

Seeing Anko turn and leave, Naruto was quite unwilling. Putting aside the situation in the Land of the Sea, they had finally found clues about Orochimaru.

Since Sasuke's defection and Yang Cheng's abduction, the two of them have been frequent visitors to the Hokage Building, constantly bothering Tsunade to help them find Orochimaru. Now that they finally have a clue, are they going to give up like this?

"Give up? How could that be? Since the Sea Kingdom's deposit team is protected by the Mist Shadow, we can act even more freely."

Didn't that fisherman say that Tianzhi and his group were entrenched on Ghost Island? Then let's go straight to the island!

On Ghost Island, Akabane Armor and Kenmei, kneeling on one knee before Yang Cheng, were also apologizing to him with trepidation.

They originally thought that with Edo Tenchi and Modified Tenchi, the group could easily take care of the Konoha group.

Unexpectedly, the female Jonin from Konoha was more capable than they had imagined, and when using the power of the cursed seal, she was even able to fight four opponents at once.

If it weren't for Yang Cheng's help, and the fact that Tianzhi was truly amazing, they probably wouldn't have made it back from that previous attack.

"Lord Yangcheng, Konoha Jonin Mitarashi Anko was once Orochimaru's disciple. We really didn't expect that she also possessed such powerful cursed seal power—" The Red Copper Armored Ones were still trying to find excuses for their defeat, lest they be killed by the enraged Yang Cheng.

However, they did not know that the Lord Yangcheng standing in front of them was actually Mitarashi Anko's disciple.

When it comes to understanding red beans, can they be as clear as Yang Cheng?

Back then, in order to help Hongdou improve the curse seal, he even knew his own mentor's physical attributes like the back of his hand.

"You don't need to worry about the Konoha ninjas anymore. Just continue to rob the deposit team according to plan."

It seems the Hidden Mist ninja have gotten involved too. If they fail again this time, it just means you're all useless.

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Upon hearing Yang Cheng's threat, the two men in red copper armor naturally bowed their heads repeatedly in assurance and turned to leave, preparing to rob the deposit team.

As the group was leaving, Yu Huo arrived just in time and informed Yang Cheng about Hong Dou and the others.

Yu Huo knew that Yang Cheng had set up many traps on Ghost Island during this period, which was why she deliberately told Hong Dou and the others about the island and wanted to use the traps to catch them all in one fell swoop!

Like Bai, Yu Huo is kind-hearted and doesn't really want to hurt others. However, since Hong Dou and the others are now trying to harm Yang Cheng, she has no choice but to be ruthless for the sake of those she cherishes.

"Fishing Light, let's talk about it. Is it possible that I'm not enemies with the people of Konoha?"

When Yu Huo revealed his plan, Yang Cheng, who was standing to the side, wore an awkward yet helpless smile.

To be honest, Yang Cheng was actually very pleased that Yu Huo was able to make such a decision, which showed that Yu Huo was even willing to put aside her own principles for him.

Furthermore, Yang Cheng also believes that being too kind is not always a good thing in order to live in the ninja world.

"I actually know all those Konoha ninjas you mentioned."

Even Mitarashi Anko, one of the characters, is my mentor, while Ino is my childhood friend.

Yang Cheng's latest bombshell completely stunned Yu Huo, and after the initial shock, she couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

She actually tried to use a trap to kill Yang Cheng's teacher and childhood friend. Yang Cheng shouldn't be angry about that, right?

On the other hand, after leaving the Land of the Sea, Hongdou and her companions borrowed a fishing boat from the local fishermen and landed on the so-called Ghost Island with great ease.

"It seems that all those Sound Ninja were lured away by the Land of the Sea's deposit team. Now, even if there are still defensive forces left on the island, they shouldn't be a threat."

We must find their base on the island immediately and see if we can find any clues about Orochimaru's lair.

This is called luring the snake out of its hole. Let's see who dares to say I, Red Bean, am all brawn and no brains now.

Having successfully landed on Ghost Island, Red Bean stood tall and proud, leaving the three little ones beside her speechless.

Although they hadn't spent much time together, they always felt that Teacher Hongdou was sometimes even more childish than them, and they didn't know how Yangcheng and the others had gotten along with Hongdou before.