In the middle of the night, a figure stealthily retreated from an apartnt window. His movents were so light and graceful, it was almost an art form.
The man landed without a sound and did not stay for long. He reminded himself that many of his predecessors had been caught because they lingered at the scene, basking in their success instead of leaving promptly.
He hurried away but still managed to alert soone else.
A beam of light shot toward him, and the man panicked, sprinting away. He didn’t dare look back or stop.
Hearing the footsteps behind him getting closer and closer, he couldn't help but feel a sense of despair in his heart, and thought to himself, ‘It’s over.’
The alley blocked out the moonlight.
The next mont, with a loud bang, he was slamd against the wall by a trendous force. It was like a giant opening a can of fish with his bare hands, brutal, crude, and shocking.
With a bang, the man's head hit the wall. His mind went blank from the violent impact, leaving only a silent void.
“Patience is the key to life.”
After a severe concussion, the man woke up in a daze, not sure if his skull was cracked.
Seeing that the man who caught him was dressed as a Kirigakure’s Anbu, he couldn't help but gasp.
Just as he was about to scream, the owner of that handso face frowned, and a hand like an iron fan slapped him across the face without hesitation.
Slap, slap, slap!
A few more slaps, and the man was completely dazed.
"Where’s the stolen goods?" Naruto asked coldly, his face fierce, exuding an aura that suggested he’d kill the man if he didn’t get a satisfactory answer.
"Stolen goods?" The man was stunned. He couldn't rember anything and even forgot what he had just done.
Slap!
Another slap, and the man instantly sobered up.
"Please stop!! I’ll talk! I’ll talk! Don’t kill !!" The man begged, tears streaming down his face. The fear of death drove him to kneel down and obey subconsciously.
"What did you steal? Hand it over now!" Naruto grew more impatient, gripping the man’s neck and slowly tightening his grip.
"I stole... so money. It’s all here." The man said in a squeezed voice, "Please, don’t kill ! Cough, cough, don’t... kill !"
Hearing this, Naruto took the money and then tossed the man aside like a trash. Under the moonlight, he counted the money and glanced at the man again.
The sound of rustling bills made the man shiver, cowering against the wall, trembling.
"Please!! Don’t kill ! I really didn’t do anything else, I just stole so money! I’ll never do it again!! Please!"
"Just stealing money? You sound pretty bold. Were you planning to kill and rob too?" Naruto threatened as he subtly tossed the money into the sealing space.
"Keep your mouth shut and don't let run into you next ti, otherwise…"
“Yes!! Yes!”
Seeing this, Naruto whistled and left happily.
After a long ti, the man on the ground slowly got up. Clutching his neck, his face flushed red, he looked around to make sure no one was there before scrambling away like a beaten dog.
The alley was only about ten ters long, but the thief fell seven or eight tis. His legs were so weak they trembled, and he crawled and stumbled his way out of the alley.
After running for who knows how long, he stopped at a puddle. Under the dim streetlight, he could clearly see the handprint marks on his neck and he shuddered violently.
"A madman! He really wanted to kill ! A madman! It was just so money!!"
"That Shinobi... he’s a devil! Has he never seen a thief before? Does he have to go for the kill? Senpai, I’m sorry, I’ve tried my best in this line of work."
"Ugh, I can’t do this anymore!! I... Senpai!"
anwhile, multiple scenes of ‘justice being served’ unfolded across Kirigakure.
Thieves and petty criminals, all in the sa night, made a silent pact to change careers because of one man.
With the money he’d ‘worked for,’ Naruto moved into a more luxurious accommodation that very night.
i leaned against an alley wall and sighed softly. She had thought that no matter how skilled the intruder was, he would leave so clues.
But as it turned out, he did leave clues… too many of them.
She had followed the unusual traces all night, circling the village she knew so well more than a dozen tis.
As dawn approached, she felt that her opponent this ti was exceptionally cunning.
"Ah!" She couldn't help but yawn. Staying up all night chasing a criminal was too exhausting.
"Forget it, I’ll go back and sleep. I’ll..."
Halfway through her sentence, i suddenly turned her head and looked around vigilantly.
‘It appeared again! That damn sensation was back. The intruder must still be nearby! Maybe he was watching right now!’
‘If I left now, he might slip away again.’
‘No, I can't leave!’ But i is really tired, and it's impossible for her to keep going like this. Her subordinates are unreliable, and she doesn't trust them with this.
As she was hesitating, she turned her head and caught a glimpse of the tallest hotel in Kirigakure.
"One room, please."
"Y-yes? Mizukage... Mizukage-sama?" The girl at the front desk was instantly wide awake, staring at the living, breathing, and alluring Mizukage in front of her, wondering if she was hallucinating.
"Yes, one room, please hurry up."
"O-of course, Mizukage-sama." The girl’s hands trembled as she fumbled with the keys, dropping the pen several tis before finally looking up nervously at Terumi i.
"Um... Mizukage-sama, we only have one luxury suite left."
"Book it!" i didn't even blink. She was not short of money, and she couldn't leave easily now. So she could only rest here for a while. Googlᴇ search n͟o͟v͟e͟l͟f͟i͟r͟e͟
‘If that person leaves, I will sense it and wake up imdiately. But if he stayed and kept watching , then I will rest here to lull him into a false sense of security, then deal with him after she woke up…’
While she was thinking, the girl handed her the room key.
"It’s... it’s done, Mizukage-sama."
It was dawn now, and there were few people in the lobby and corridors. After receiving the room key, i took the elevator to the top floor, walked down the plush carpeted hallway, and opened the door to her room.
“Phew~”
After waking up, Naruto stared at the gold-patterned ceiling, feeling utterly refreshed, ‘It really feels good to be rich. Even my quality of sleep has improved a lot.’
Looking at the sunset outside the window, he patted his stomach to confirm he’d only slept for a day. After missions, he sotis slept like this, not caring about anything else.
The Shinobi’s physique is sowhat special. Sotis he could sleep until the next day, so he always used this thod to figure out how long he’d slept.
Feeling hungry, Naruto rembered the room service and ordered a al.
Across the hall.
i woke up slowly, and wiped the drool from the corner of her mouth. Seeing the unclosed curtains and the sunset light streaming through the window onto the soft bed, she was montarily dazed.
‘Had I overslept?’
Growl...
‘So hungry. Whatever. I’d already overslept, so I might as well order so food first. I couldn’t starve to death, after all.’
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