Konoha Ninja Warrior

The three travel-stained people finally arrived at Jiang Ren Village within three days, and finally they did not delay their mission.

Taking off his cloak and dusting off his body, Taira Kiyomi Yoshiyasu complained: "It's all Yukimura's fault. It turns out that we could spend three days coming here slowly in a carriage instead of marching quickly in one day like now. Ah, the bones are going to Falling apart.”

"What you said is too rude. Please apologize to Mr. Yukimura." Taira Kiyoshi glared at Yoshida.

"Okay, okay, it was indeed my mistake, but we don't have time to play around, it's not good to miss the mission." Tokugawa Yukimura said.

After entering the Takumi Ninja Village, the three of them randomly asked passers-by and easily found the Matsuda clan's mansion. Perhaps it was an illusion, but Tokugawa Yukimura always felt that the villager who was guiding the way had a strange expression on his face when he heard about the Matsuda clan.

Although the Matsuda family is a well-known forging family in the country of craftsmen, it has been passed down from generation to generation, and the number of people has become less and less. In this generation, it has become a small family with only a few people. Perhaps this is also the tragedy of the family. The solidified class The xenophobic attitude will always decline with the passage of time. There is no such thing as a thousand-year-old family here.

"That's it, Jikang, go knock on the door." Tokugawa Yukimura was a little puzzled when he saw the tall house. The mission said that the Matsuda clan might be targeted, but this is the bustling suburb of Takumi Ninja Village, so it's not a big deal. Keep the door shut in broad daylight.

After knocking on the door and waiting not long, the door opened, and an old man in his fifties appeared behind the door. He asked expressionlessly: "This is the Matsuda clan. Do you have something to do?"

"That's right, we are Iron Country samurai who accepted the commission from the Matsuda clan and are here to perform the mission." Tokugawa Yukimura replied.

"Well, I am Matsuda Akira, the housekeeper of the Matsuda clan. Come in with us, and I will take you to see the Patriarch." Matsuda Akira looked at them, opened the door and led the way.

"Thank you." Tokugawa Yukimura replied.Then the three of them followed into the house.The courtyard of the house is a typical courtyard with a mountain garden pattern, with ponds, creeks, mountains, stones, trees, flowers, bridges, and the natural scenery miniaturized in a small world.It's just that the flowers and plants in the courtyard seem to be neglected, and they grow a little wanton and lush.

After walking through the winding road and entering the inner house, I finally met the head of the Matsuda clan, Masao Matsuda. He is in his forties and is quite burly. Perhaps because he is worried about his opponent, his face is a little haggard. Seeing Tokugawa Yukimura and three others coming in behind the butler, he asked, "Who are these?"

"These are samurai from the Kingdom of Iron who have accepted the protection mission." Butler Akira Matsuda replied.

"Samurai Tokugawa Yukimura of the Iron Country, these two are my teammates Hiraki Yoshisada and Hiraki Yoshiyasu. We will be responsible for the security work during the next seven days of ninja forging. This is our task list." Tokugawa Yukimura replied.

"Oh, it's yours, it's really fast." Matsuda Masao smiled, "When I was young, I often went to the Iron Country to do business. This time, it's all up to you to take care of it. How about it, I will hold a banquet to entertain you in the evening For a moment, it’s also a way of expressing your feelings.”

"Don't bother," Tokugawa Yukimura refused, "We have come a long way and need to rest, and we need to check the terrain and understand the situation, so there is no need for a banquet."

"Your Excellency Tokugawa is also dedicated." Masao Matsuda nodded, "Well, Akira, take the guests down to rest and help them understand the situation."

"Yes, Patriarch." The butler Matsuda Akira paused and replied, "Everyone, please follow me."

That night, the three people who had completed the preliminary investigation met at the side house. "Then tell me what you learned." Tokugawa Yukimura said.

"Then let me talk about it first." Hirakiyoshi Ding first said, "In addition to the Patriarch Masao Matsuda and the housekeeper Akira Matsuda that we saw during the day, the Matsuda clan also has a pair of children of Masao Matsuda, Rentaro Matsuda and Naoko Matsuda. They His mother, Matsuda Chiharu, was ill in bed according to the housekeeper, so I didn’t see her. In addition, Matsuda Hibiki, who had a bad reputation and was addicted to gambling, was also the younger brother of Matsuda Masao.

"I went to the neighborhood to ask the residents, and based on the account of the housekeeper, I learned that the Matsuda family's finances are not good recently. It is said that the order of this ninja world war was snatched by competitors, and Matsuda Hibiki also owed a large amount of debt because of gambling. This is also the main reason why the courtyard is not well maintained and there are not many servants." Pingqing Jikang also shared the information he had inquired.

"In this case, our opponents may come from two sides. It may be that the competitors are afraid that the Matsuda clan will develop new ninja tools and instigate people to destroy them. It may also be that the casino is collecting debts." Tokugawa Yukimura touched his chin said.

"Speaking of debt collection, the neighbor told me that there were people coming to make noise a few days ago, but there has been no movement at all these days, and I don't know why."

"It's strange. Could it be that the Matsuda family suddenly became rich?" Tokugawa Yukimura said. "But our goal is to protect the safety of personnel. It's not our turn to take care of other people's housework. However, you should pay attention to that housekeeper. He has a problem."

"What's the problem with the butler? As far as I know, he has been serving the Matsuda family for decades." Taira Kiyoshi Yoshiyasu said puzzled.

"Hmph, when he looked at us today, he subconsciously fixed his eyes on our throats, hearts and other vitals. Although he quickly looked away, it was clearly an instinctive reaction to killing too many people. How could a butler kill people?" experience."

"Then what should we do and capture him directly?" Heiqing Yoshiyasu looked eager to try.

"No, I'm not sure if he is an enemy yet," Taira Kiyoshi Yoshisada objected, "And I think the head of the family, Masao Matsuda, may not know that if this butler is a back-up man trained by the Matsuda clan to secretly protect his family, can we just not tell the difference? Catch him indiscriminately"

Faced with this situation, Tokugawa Yukimura felt as if he had been involved in a whirlpool. He could only pray that there would be no accidents within these seven days. After the mission protection period passed, what would happen to the Matsuda clan had nothing to do with him.

"How about this, Jikang, from tomorrow onwards, you will keep an eye on the foundry, and don't let anyone destroy it, especially when new ninja tools are being cast, Ji Ding, please pay attention to that housekeeper, and don't let him out of your sight."

"Yes" Brother Pingqing replied.

"As for me, I need to have a good talk with our Matsuda family head to see what he is hiding from us. Maybe this mission exceeds the evaluation of a C-level mission," Tokugawa Yukimura said while looking at the bright moon outside the window, "If In that case, I will let him know what will happen if he deceives the warriors of the Iron Kingdom."