NOVEL NEXT Chapter 159: Capturing Gato
"Little sister, would you like to take a boat?"
"Yes, yes! But... I don't have any money, what should I do?"
At the dock,
a rotund man was chatting with a cute, petite girl.
"Well... Little sister, are you in a hurry to set off?"
"If you don't mind... how about becoming my passenger? I can give you a discount!"
Gato spoke generously.
He found himself quite fond of the girl before him...
He didn't expect to come across such a quality girl in the Land of Waves...
Gato began to ponder his options.
Should he wait a few years before making a move...
or should he just make her dinner tonight?
The girl in front of him seemed like an innocent, naive girl.
He... enjoyed this sort of process.
The girl glanced at his big ship.
She seemed to hesitate for a moment, then rummaged through her pocket...
"Um... I only have this much. I don't know if it's enough."
As she spoke, the girl handed over a stack of white paper.
It was about the size of money but was clearly not actual currency.
A flicker of curiosity sparked in Gato's eyes.
He took the stack, and upon seeing the marks on the paper...
"Wow!"
Gato let out a strange yelp, nearly jumping up in shock!
He recognized what it was!
A whole stack, filled with Explosive Tags!
"Gato-dono!"
At that moment, two figures suddenly appeared, quickly catching Gato.
Simultaneously, a gang of armed men rushed down,
surrounding the petite girl like a tight net!
Qingchuan raised an eyebrow.
The two ninja had weak auras—likely fresh graduates from the ninja academy who could be taken down easily.
However, compared to Zabuza, these two, although weaker, certainly had better service attitudes.
Plus, with a group of eighteen or so thugs,
it was more than enough to impose themselves in the Land of Waves...
"This... Explosive Tags?"
One of the hired ninjas under Gato caught sight of the scattered Explosive Tags on the ground, his eyes widening with shock.
"You, who are you?!"
"What are your intentions?!"
Ordinary people did not carry such a large number of Explosive Tags.
Even a ninja wouldn't carry this many...
The ninja shouted, his hand swiftly moving to his ninja tool pouch.
They were facing an imminent threat!
The situation was quite bizarre.
A group of ruthless, hulking men stood in front of a seemingly harmless little girl,
yet they didn't dare to make a sound!
"If I were you, I wouldn't touch that kunai."
Qingchuan smirked, quickly losing interest.
A bunch of country hicks...
Scared stiff by a stack of Explosive Tags?
He couldn't understand how Zabuza had ever worked with such fools.
"Quick, quick, quick... grab her!"
Suddenly, the flustered Gato let out a loud roar!
"Get her on the ship immediately!"
"Hurry! Move it!"
Gato was anxious and furious.
He didn't plan to take his time grooming her...
He wanted to teach this little girl, who scared him so badly, a lesson right now!
The two ninjas hesitated.
But the formidable thugs behind Gato wasted no time...
They charged at the girl, axes and swords ready!
However...
the girl merely gave a gentle flick of her finger.
In the blink of an eye,
all the burly men, including the two ninjas,
were sent flying back and landed precisely on the big ship!
Gato barely had time to react; he suddenly felt a dizzying spin as the girl grabbed him by the collar and tossed him onto the deck.
Explosive Tags scattered around him, falling without igniting, landing one by one on his face...
Qingchuan, sitting at the bow of the ship, frowned as he watched the chaos unfold.
Picking on a group of ordinary people didn't provide him much pleasure.
But using Gato's ship to journey to the Land of Water was certainly acceptable...
"Pick them up and hold them over your heads."
"The Explosive Tags fell... your lives are at stake."
Qingchuan coldly ordered.
All the men, including Gato and the two ninjas, immediately rushed to pick up the scattered Explosive Tags, raising them over their heads like hungry dogs!
Faced with immense fear,
the notion of loyalty to their boss became irrelevant...
By the time Gato regained his senses,
the Explosive Tags on the ground had been snatched up completely!
"I... you ungrateful scoundrels! I swear one day..."
His voice abruptly cut off.
With the heads of the two fools who couldn't snag any Explosive Tags rolling,
Gato's face turned pale!
"What do you plan to do?"
Qingchuan suddenly flickered to Gato's front, asking with clear interest.
Caught off guard, Gato froze for a moment.
In the next second, his pale face broke into a smile, plastered with flattery!
"Sir... hehehe!"
"I was just... just saying..."
Gato was a bit panicked.
He had thought he was dealing with a girl he could easily fool,
only to discover she was a shark that could devour him!
Could it be she was sent by one of his enemies?
How infuriating... if he had known, he would have hired a few reliable ninjas!
He wasn't ready to die just yet...
He still had so much money! The Land of Waves still had so many cute girls!
Why was he so unlucky...?
He had only wanted to have a little fun; what had he done wrong?
"From now on, you're my subordinate. Do you have any objections?"
Qingchuan casually pulled out a few Explosive Tags from his pocket and handed them to Gato.
Gato, the utterly spineless man, had his eyes light up at once, eagerly accepting the Explosive Tags and holding them high above his head.
His life instantly seemed to fill with hope!
"No objections, no objections! From now on, I, Gato, will follow you, sir!"
"Thank you, sir! Please rest assured!"
Finally, he had Explosive Tags over his head!
He wouldn't die!
Stealing a quick glance at his boss,
he saw that petite figure had somehow returned to the front of the deck.
Her back was still charming, still driving him wild.
But Gato quickly suppressed his mischievous thoughts,
holding up the Explosive Tags and taking deep breaths, fighting off his urges!
This was dangerous!
Meanwhile, Qingchuan observed the progress bar in the system interface that had yet to increase—even regressed—
but he wasn't worried. He drew his sword and pointed it toward the starry sea!
"Set sail! Let's go!"
"When we arrive in the Land of Water, you won't need to hold them up anymore!"
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