In front of a bustling barbecue restaurant in the town.
"I'm hungry, honey. Let's go have a meal," a sweet female voice came. It was Nawaki disguised as a sexy young woman.
This was the humiliating outcome of his losing a rock - paper - scissors game.
"Darling, then let's have some barbecue," Minato transformed into a portly and greasy middle - aged man, and Nawaki seemed to be his mistress.
As he said that, he even gave Nawaki a pat on the butt and laughed unrestrainedly.
"Boss, bring the meat," a man looking like a lackey called out to the barbecue restaurant owner. It was Fugaku.
He got goosebumps because of the two's performance. Were they so dedicated at such a young age?
Moreover, where did these two learn these personas? It was simply out of this world.
"Sure thing, come on in," the barbecue restaurant owner glanced at Nawaki. He knew a woman like this was beyond his reach.
Then he received a big roll of the eyes from Nawaki.
Why don't you take a look in the mirror? With my looks and figure, do you think you can have any thoughts about me?
Minato put his arm around Nawaki and walked into the restaurant. They found a seat in a place where there were many customers.
The three of them had a clear goal, which was to see if there were any Iwagakure Ninjas in the town.
They had to listen to the customers' conversations while maintaining the personas of a boss, a mistress, and a lackey.
It was so tiring!
When the barbecue was served, the three of them started to eat heartily. They hadn't had a good meal for days.
Suddenly, they heard a customer mention that a Ninja had won a lot of money at the gambling house.
This immediately piqued their interest.
They pricked up their ears and listened carefully. The customer said he was going there again later.
Maybe he could win some more money by following that Ninja's bets.
What did it matter to him whether that Ninja was cheating or not?
After exchanging glances, the three of them made up their minds about what to do next.
They stopped paying attention to the other people's conversations and focused on their meal.
While eating meat, Minato took advantage of Nawaki, which made many customers stare.
"What are you looking at? Haven't you seen a beauty before?" Nawaki acted arrogantly, just like a spoiled mistress, and no one suspected anything.
Fugaku was numb. He just couldn't bear to look. He didn't want to go on missions with these two show - offs in the future.
He'd never felt so uncomfortable in his life.
Finally, when that table of customers left, the three of them slowly paid the bill and walked out.
"Baby, I'll take you to play a few rounds. Watch me dominate the place," Minato's exaggerated tone attracted many looks. He walked towards the gambling house following the previous customers as if no one else was around.
Not long after, they saw the customers enter a very luxurious gambling house.
Minato snatched Nawaki's wallet. This wallet was Nawaki's precious possession.
Fugaku was more sensible and voluntarily handed over his cash.
"Don't lose it all," Nawaki gritted his teeth and said. The pained expression on his face was obvious.
This was all because of the shadow cast on him by Tsunade. He never thought one could win money in a gambling house.
Tsunade always left the gambling house penniless.
"We'll get reimbursed by the teacher," Minato whispered in response. Finally, the three of them walked into the gambling house.
Nawaki was quite familiar with the gambling house and showed Minato around it.
Before long, they saw a crowd gathered around a gambling table.
The three of them thought that Iwagakure Ninja was at this table.
With little effort, the three squeezed through the crowd and reached the gambling table.
A ninja wearing an Iwagakure forehead protector was smoking a cigarette and pulling in the money.
He'd really won quite a bit.
"Sir, you're having good luck today!"
"I'll come and catch a bit of that lucky vibe too."
Minato took out all his large - denomination bills.
He looked so well - off that if you didn't know better, you'd think he had a fortune in his pocket.
Now, when he shook his pocket, it jingled.
The Iwagakure ninja glanced at Minato, said nothing, and just placed his bets.
He didn't bother with this kind of nouveau - riche.
"Let's just place our own bets," Nawaki said coyly, giving Minato a lot of face.
"Haha, my sweetie is right."
Minato also started to place bets. He had never gambled before, so it was all about luck.
Fugaku quietly sized up the Iwagakure ninja behind the two. Judging from his clothes, he was at least a Chunin.
Since he could come out and have fun during the war, Fugaku guessed he was probably a Jonin with some status.
Whether it was Minato's good luck or the Iwagakure ninja had used up his luck, Minato won the first round.
"You're amazing!"
Nawaki was genuinely thrilled. Damn, you can really win money in a gambling house!
"This is just a piece of cake."
Minato took out a few bills and stuffed them into Nawaki's clothes, making Nawaki rather uncomfortable.
But Nawaki quickly stashed the money away. At least it could offset some losses.
"I'll bet on big."
"I'll bet on small this round."
...
They stayed in the gambling house until evening. Then the Iwagakure ninja planned to leave.
The money in front of him filled a leather bag.
In the last round, the Iwagakure ninja won again and stuffed the money into his pocket.
"Time to go. I've won enough today, folks."
Then he left with the leather bag.
The crowd immediately made way for him. No one dared block his way.
"Haha, I'm in a good mood. This is for you all."
The Iwagakure ninja took money out of his pocket and scattered it on the ground.
"Get ready to leave."
Minato whispered to the other two. While the crowd was in a frenzy grabbing the money, they also left the gambling table.
The three of them actually left the gambling house before the Iwagakure ninja. Then they found a secluded corner to conduct surveillance.
"We need him alive."
Minato reminded them, afraid that the two beside him would kill the Iwagakure ninja on the spot.
It never crossed Minato's mind that they might not be able to handle him.
"Got it." x2
Minato and Nawaki nodded, and the three continued to tail the Iwagakure ninja.
The Iwagakure ninja left the gambling house carelessly and swaggered out of the town.
He had really sneaked out for fun, and no one dared to snitch on him.
Minato and the other two kept a good distance behind and followed the Iwagakure ninja out of the town.
As soon as they were out of the town, they reverted to their original forms. Nawaki felt so relieved that he didn't want to transform into a woman ever again.
He didn't know that in the future, there'd be a Konoha kid with a similar personality who loved to transform into a nude beauty.
Minato couldn't even imagine that the kid would be his son.
"We'll make our move when we get a bit farther."
Fugaku observed the situation on both sides. There was no one outside the town at night.
"Okay." x2
Minato and Nawaki nodded, and the three continued to follow.
As the Iwagakure ninja walked, he probably had to pee. He walked to the side of the road and started to relieve himself.
"Good opportunity."
All three of them knew how to seize the opportunity.
As soon as the words fell, three figures rushed forward. The Iwagakure ninja, a real Jonin, didn't even put up a fight before a sword was held to his neck.
One sword on each side, and a Kunai pointed at his stomach.
At this moment, he was on the verge of tears. He hadn't even pulled up his pants yet.
"Pull up your pants and come with us."
Minato shot him a disdainful glance. This Iwagakure ninja wasn't very "well - equipped" (a euphemistic way referring to his physical state in a joking sense).
"Are you from Konoha?"
The Iwagakure ninja pulled up his pants and quickly realized the situation.
"You'll find out soon enough."
Nawaki didn't feel like wasting time chatting with him. He knocked the Iwagakure ninja unconscious with a hand - chop.
Fugaku promptly hoisted the Iwagakure ninja onto his shoulder.
The three of them worked together like a well - oiled machine.
Minato didn't forget to grab that box of money. It was a windfall!
"Take him back for interrogation."
Minato issued the order, and the three of them headed towards the high mountain where they had gathered on their way here.
When the Iwagakure ninja regained consciousness, he found himself tightly tied up.
He couldn't feel a single bit of Chakra in his body. He already guessed what was going to happen to him.
But he didn't even have a chance to commit suicide.
He couldn't see the three ninjas who had captured him. Instead, he saw people with either cloudy - looking eyes or blood - red eyes.
Soon, he was caught in Genjutsu[b]Genjutsu[/b], and he spilled the beans on everything, whether he should or not.
After he lost his value, he was directly killed. The Konoha Ninjas were "kind" enough to use Earth Release[b]Earth Release[/b] to bury his body.
It wasn't out of humanitarianism; they just didn't want to be discovered.
"Sir, we've got the information."
"This guy has a high position. The leader of the Iwagakure ninjas escorting the supplies is his brother - in - law."
The Uchiha ninja who had conducted the interrogation came over to report the situation and handed over a detailed map of the supply lines.
Minato didn't expect things to go so smoothly. The other two plans were no longer needed.
The three of them gathered around the map, carefully looking for a suitable attack point.
"If we get too close to the Iwagakure ninjas in the Land of Rain, we'll be discovered. We have to go deeper inland."
Minato frowned. The mission was really challenging.
"That's the only way."
Fugaku thought for a moment and agreed with Minato.
"Okay, I'll follow your lead."
Nawaki was glad he didn't have to use his brain. He just had to follow along.
"Get a good rest tonight. I'll treat everyone to a good time after the mission is over."
Minato promised the group. Anyway, they could make good use of that box of money.
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