Chapter 02: Chapter 2

"What's wrong with Xinyue?"

Ghost Light Xinyue withdrew his gaze towards the Kirigakure Building and shook his head to indicate that nothing was wrong.

"Let's go, Qing. If nothing else happens, the clan will hold a banquet to celebrate me becoming a Jonin. If you don't go there quickly, you won't be able to grab any good things!"

Qing was a little hesitant, not that he was hesitating to eat. After all, the banquet would definitely not be held unless the host came.

"Is it appropriate for me to go to the Ghost Lantern Clan's internal banquet?"

"Well, since six years ago, no one in the whole village knows that apart from your surname being Gui Deng, what is the difference between your boy and the rest of the Gui Deng clan!"

"What's more, I'm still here, let's see who dares to gossip!"

Ghost Deng Xinyue patted Qing's shoulder and told him not to worry.

When Qing heard these words, his mind instantly returned to the scene where he had just met Ghost Lantern Xinyue six years ago.

At that time, he was just an orphan who had just entered the ninja school. He was timid in the school and did not dare to compete with others for anything, until the arrival of the new moon of the ghost lamp.

"I'm afraid I couldn't have imagined that I would have such a friendship with the young patriarch of the Ghost Lantern Clan in the future!"

Recalling the scene at that time, Qing couldn't help but reveal a smile on his face. He immediately stopped refusing and followed Gui Deng Xinyue towards the direction of the Gui Deng Clan's clan.

"Master Xinyue, you are back from a mission!"

"Looking at Master Xinyue's expression, the mission must have been a great success, right?"

"Thanks to your support last time, we successfully turned around. We wanted to visit you last week. Unfortunately, you were on a mission. We happened to meet you now. This is a small kindness you must accept."

Along the way, vendors on both sides of the street saw Gui Deng Xinyue and came out to say hello from time to time. Gui Deng Xinyue did not have the airs of the young leader of the Gui Deng clan and responded with a smile.

"Oh, Mrs. Aoi, that's too polite. You know that I am always willing to help others."

After briefly stopping to chat with Mrs. Aoi, who sells seafood, Ghost Light Crescent Moon continued to greet others while carrying some seafood.

"Miss Ozawa, those gangsters who harassed you last time haven't come to your door again, have they?"

"Mrs. Ohashi, is your husband's injury better?"

All in all, what stands out is that he is approachable.

"Is this the rumored young leader of the Ghost Lantern Clan and the genius of Kirigakure Village? He is really as helpful as the rumors say and has no ninja airs!"

"It is truly worthy of being called the 'Timely Rain' of Kirigakure Village!"

A businessman from the Kingdom of Thunder looked at the back of Ghost Lantern Crescent and saw the happy scene between ninjas and civilians, and couldn't help but sigh.

In other countries, even in Konoha Village, which has always been known for its liberality, although ninjas do not exploit civilians as often as other countries, they do not mix with civilians. In their view, ninjas are ninjas and civilians are civilians. The gap between the two is not as big as the gap between nobles and civilians, but they are basically two different classes.

Thank you for not bullying you. Do you want the ninja masters to take the initiative to help you?

Unless you add money.

As for offering to pay to help you?

Impossible, absolutely impossible!

"You look like you're from out of town, right? Who here doesn't know the reputation of Master Gui Deng? If you encounter trouble in Hidden Mist Village, it's right to find him!"

When a busybody heard the businessman's words, he looked a little bit like a country bumpkin and couldn't help but said half-showing off and half-proudly.

"That's someone else's too. It has nothing to do with you. You are so proud. I don't know why you thought you were also from the Ghost Lantern clan."

Although he scolded the passerby in his heart, the nature of the businessman still made him want to further inquire for more information, hoping to have opportunities for cooperation in the future.

"Then according to what you say, this young patriarch of Gui Deng can solve any trouble in Hidden Mist Village? Isn't there a time when he makes a mistake?"

The good guy was speechless for a moment, but he quickly came to his senses.

"Most of them can be solved. If they can't be solved, there must be some villain behind it!"

"Oh? What do you say?"

The businessman was about to continue asking questions, but after noticing the passerby's gaze, paused tone, and intertwined fingers, he cursed inwardly and quickly handed over a money note with a smile on his face.

Seeing this, the passerby smiled with satisfaction and continued: "Think about it! Who can we mess with in daily life, and what problems can we encounter? The most terrible thing is the lack of funds and direct sales of goods. It’s just harassment and blackmail by some young ninjas. This kind of thing is a big deal for us, but for the young patriarch of the Ghost Lantern Clan, can’t he handle such a trivial matter?”

"So, those things that cannot be settled must be because the person responsible for the execution did not do it after Master Gui Deng casually explained it, or encountered some special circumstances, so it was not done!"

"Special case?"

Seeing the passerby's hesitation, the businessman quickly stuffed a few more banknotes into the passerby's arms.

The passerby, who secretly touched the thickness of the banknote with a smile on his face, took the businessman to a remote place to continue the topic.

"Ahem! I heard it! Note that I just heard it. The following information was told by a friend of mine. I don't know if it is true or not!"

Before the lecture started, a passerby emphasized something.

The businessman looked understanding.

Ah, yes, yes, I understand, I understand.

This friend can be anyone, but it won't be you.

"I heard that quite a few people under the Third Mizukage are jealous of Master Oniden's talent, so they deliberately trouble him on some matters."

"Mizukage-sama?"

The businessman was a little confused, how could this be related to Mizukage?

"It's not Mizukage, it's Lord Mizukage's subordinate!"

The passerby emphasized this point, then looked at the businessman who wanted to continue asking questions, waved his hand to him, and motioned for him to leave quickly.

"That's all I know. I don't know the rest. Don't talk nonsense after you go out!"

Looking at the businessman's retreating back, he seemed to have remembered something again and emphasized it again.

"Remember, it has nothing to do with Mizukage-sama! If anything happens, go to Oniden Town to find Master Oniden!"

After the businessman left completely, the passerby turned around and looked around to make sure there was no one there before spitting in his hand and carefully counting the big bills in his hand.

"Hehe, after giving the money to the Ghost Lantern clan, they can still get another sum from these outsiders. This little life is really nourishing!"

"I don't know what those ghost lamp gentlemen think. As long as they keep repeating those words to others on the street, they can give money. Is it possible that there is a real conflict between the ghost lamp clan and Mizukage-sama?... But forget it, who is this? Can't get along with money? The Ghost Lantern Clan? Mizukage-sama? It's none of my business, as long as you have money! It's just that KPI that's a bit troublesome..."

After stuffing the banknotes into the soles of his shoes, the passerby returned to the street, once again found a space and started his performance...