Chapter 416

"I just came to buy some supplies—why all this fuss?"

Guiden Shuizhue smiled, but Konoha was currently in a sensitive period and dared not trust any Shadow-level expert's words.

"Let me accompany you to buy them; after all, the village is still developing."

Many items are strictly regulated, and such a simple request could've been fulfilled with a simple letter."

"Why bother coming in person?"

Tsunade spoke, then waved her right hand behind her back.

Immediately, the ANBU members hidden around them dispersed into the surroundings.

"It's close, so I came myself."

"Otherwise, by the time your supplies arrived, we'd already be dead from hunger."

Guiden Shuizhue grinned with bared teeth, then placed his hands behind his head.

"Don't worry—I and Haku are on a mission in the Land of Wind; we won't attack you randomly."

"I came just to buy three months' worth of food and water—for two people only, nothing excessive."

Watching Guiden Shuizhue walk ahead on his own, Tsunade frowned slightly, then followed.

He didn't seem to be lying; though it felt strange, following him would reveal the truth.

Soon, Guiden Shuizhue had purchased three months' worth of water and food.

This was thanks entirely to Tsunade following him—otherwise, the shopkeeper would've refused to sell so much water and food.

"Thanks."

Guiden Shuizhue waved cheerfully and left, leaving Tsunade standing alone at Konoha's gate, stunned.

"Lady Tsunade, he's gone. Let's return."

"I never thought he really came just to buy supplies—but so much?"

"Are they planning to stay in the Land of Wind for three months?"

"There must be some secret we don't know. Send ANBU to follow them."

Tsunade said firmly, then turned back.

On the other side, Lansen smiled as he watched Guiden Shuizhue exit Konoha.

"¨ˇ I didn't expect him to come out so quickly—looks like my wait wasn't in vain."

"And Konoha truly lives up to its reputation. Good thing I didn't go in—otherwise, I might never have come out."

"Now, once we reach a secluded place, I can strike at him!"

Lansen muttered excitedly to himself—this was the advantage of being a ghost.

When observing someone from the shadows, one is almost never detected.

After all, they were ghosts!

Yet he did not know that Guiden Shuizhue (Den Zhao) had sensed that icy gaze the moment he left Konoha.

What a joke—his Zanpakutō wasn't for show.

After leaving a distance from Konoha, Guiden Shuizhue had already grown impatient.

Lansen, however, wanted to wait a little longer—to strike only when they were farther away.

Who knew that at that moment, Guiden Shuizhue suddenly shouted:

"I think the one hiding in the shadows should come out now, don't you?"

"Don't you want to kill me?"

Hearing Guiden Shuizhue's voice, Lansen froze.

What's going on with this guy—he knows I'm here?

Is it coincidence, or did he know from the start?

"Still not coming out? Do you want me to find you?"