Chapter 165 The Clown Is Me (Subscription Request)
The bleak autumn wind blows across the golden fields.
The rustling sound like the surging waves is like a piece of music to calm the mind, clear and peaceful.
When it reaches people's ears, it unconsciously calms the restlessness in their hearts.
Unconsciously, it is autumn again.
The people in front of him who are sweating in the fields, Ryosuke can feel the happiness and joy from their faces from the bottom of their hearts. This is a very simple emotional release, not so complicated, so difficult to guess.
It has been a long time since I stopped practicing, and I look at the scenery leisurely like this.
The scene in front of me made Ryosuke forget that this is actually in a dangerous ninja world.
On the contrary, he has the illusion of returning to the world without magic where he used to live.
There are no figures that are completely out of common sense. Although this place is infinitely close to the central area of the country, there are almost no ninjas.
This situation is extremely rare in this world. Even in some small countries, there are more or less traces of ninjas in the central areas of the city.
And this is the neutral country - the Iron Country.
In this ninja world full of wars and disputes, the Iron Country, as a neutral force, has always been conducting diplomacy with various countries with a non-confrontational attitude, and in every war, they will appear as a mediator, and will take in civilians who have lost their homes.
And compared to those small and medium-sized countries that are favorites of wandering ninjas and rebellious ninjas, the Iron Country has a completely different status in this.
There are independent armed organizations centered on the profession of samurai, like the ninja village, to maintain domestic order. There are rarely wandering ninjas without backing forces coming to this country to make trouble.
And those ninjas with backing forces will not come to this neutral country.
Over time, the Iron Country has become a pure land and the final destination of many homeless people.
Of course, the people taken in by this country do not include ninjas.
Only in this way can they guarantee their "neutrality" to the greatest extent without arousing the vigilance and attention of other countries.
Soon leaving the field, what came into Ryosuke's eyes was a majestic city gate.
Wearing simple standard armor, holding a sharp blade in hand.
Two old-fashioned and serious warriors stood on the left and right at the gate of the city to guard.
However, this gate only leads to the outer city, so there is no strict inspection.
He made some disguises on the outside, and Ryosuke did not wear a ninja forehead protector, pretending to be an ordinary merchant from the Fire Country. When he entered the city, he paid a little entrance fee and came to the city smoothly along with the flow of people.
But perhaps... it is also because of the alliance reached in recent years that he will let down his guard against people who are also members of the alliance.
In the city, on both sides of the street are vendors pushing carts and hawking.
In the outer city with a large flow of people, there are taverns, restaurants, teahouses, grocery stores... everything that should be there.
And the buildings here are generally much taller than those in the Fire Country, and generally have two or three floors.
Compared to Kyoto City in the Land of Fire, this place is like entering the ancient scene of Ryosuke's previous life. He has also seen the scene in front of him in those Hengdian filming studios.
"Yanyu Street..."
Standing in front of some street signs, Ryosuke was looking for his target.
He did not directly expand his perception to explore the city.
Although with Ryosuke's current delicate perception ability, he can easily avoid the detection of most people in the ninja world.
But if it is a sign similar to a map, there is no need to do this, because it is not only arrogant, but also... a little rude.
"West of the city..."
Soon, Ryosuke found the direction of Yanyu Street on the sign, and by the way, he also wrote down the location of most streets in the outer city.
Now... of course he is going to find the three guests from another world.
It has been more than a week since he got the news.
Although it only took Ryosuke one day to discuss this matter with his family and instruct them on other matters, it still took quite a while to rush from the Land of Fire to the Land of Iron, and then from the outskirts of the Land of Iron to the center of the country.
It took him more than a week to get here, and that was when he was traveling at full speed. If it were someone else, it would probably be even slower.
After arriving in the city, Ryosuke was not in a hurry to get going, but walked slowly along the flow of people, heading towards the west of the city.
As he got closer, he could clearly smell a very faint fragrance from the air.
And this smell, which was a mixture of rouge, feminine, and floral scents, became increasingly strong, causing Ryosuke to hold his breath unconsciously, and it was a little pungent.
But soon, he got used to the smell.
And in front of him, there was already a very lively and flowery long street.
Misty Rain Street, although the name of this street is very elegant, it is actually not a place where noble people would stay. Most of the people who come here... are probably wealthy bosses, or literati and poets.
With extremely free and open rules, this place is different from those romantic places outside.
Even in the daytime, there are still many beautiful women with surging waves or handsome and charming men soliciting customers.
On the street, there are also many drunk customers who are pushed into one luxury place after another to consume with a sound of whimpering, whether they are male customers or... female customers.
But in general, people here are still quite disciplined. At least Ryosuke didn't see any quarrels of forced buying and selling along the way.
Although this street looks messy, the rules are very strict and everyone is strictly abiding by them.
Maybe even if an ordinary person walks in, he won't be stripped of his skin and leave his life here.
Politely declining the solicitation of women and men one by one, Ryosuke looked for the location of the store with a calm face.
However, his saintly performance has attracted the attention of many people. At least according to his observation, many people from this street have been secretly watching his performance.
But he didn't care too much, after all, Ryosuke's target was not them.
Finally, his footsteps stopped in front of an ordinary shop that seemed a bit out of place in this place of fireworks.
This shop has two floors. The first floor looks like an office, while the second floor is the owner's private space for living and resting.
And on the door of the first floor, there are three big characters written-"Wanshiwu".
An impatient smile finally appeared on his plain face. Ryosuke took a step forward and was about to reach out and knock on the door.
But suddenly, with a "bang" sound, a delicate object broke out of the door, and the speed was as fast as a shuriken rushing out.
Grabbing the flying object steadily, Ryosuke looked at the small hole in the wooden door in confusion.
Immediately afterwards, a huge white figure also broke out of the door and rushed towards him.
"Shinpachi-kun!"
A crisp female voice came from the big hole in the wooden door.
And then, there was a helpless voice of complaint.
"Hey, hey, hey, we've already traveled through time and space, how long are you going to keep playing this joke! And... a pair of glasses is expensive, okay?! Sadaharu, stop using my glasses as toys, I've already bought you a toy bone!"
Click--
The voices were getting closer, followed by the sound of the doorknob turning from the broken wooden door, finally a normal way to get in and out.
But this seemed abnormal for the already shaky wooden door.
"Sadaharu just wanted to play with Shinpachi-kun..."
"Obviously I'm Shinpachi-kun! The joke that the glasses are the real body is outdated, okay!"
A plain-looking young man whose face was completely unremembered walked out of the door.
He seemed very irritable.
And behind him, there was a cute red-haired girl with a bun on her head with both hands on the back of her head, looking nonchalant.
But soon, when they saw the scene in front of the door clearly, their expressions froze.
Standing opposite them, Ryosuke held a large white dog by the scruff of the neck with one hand and a pair of finely crafted glasses with the other, and greeted them gently, "Excuse me... Is this a Yorozuya that can accept any commission?"
"I'm really sorry, Mr. Ryosuke! I'm sorry to bother you!"
The sofa and wooden table looked worn out, as if they were bought from a second-hand market. The house looked large on the outside, but it was extremely simple on the inside.
Sitting on the sofa, there was a table between Ryosuke and Shimura Shinpachi.
After sitting down, Shimura Shinpachi apologized without hesitation and even offered a cup of tea.
"Don't worry, it didn't cause me any trouble."
As a guest, Ryosuke replied with a smile, his eyes fixed on the two people in front of him.
Or... Kagura.
The two people in front of him were the second target of Ryosuke's trip this time, Shimura Shinpachi, a samurai, and Kagura, the night rabbit girl.
Of the two, he cared more about Kagura.
The reason is nothing else, just because her fighting power is much stronger than Shimura Shinpachi, whether it is observed after seeing her in person or what he knows in the plot, she is stronger.
"So what does Mr. Ryosuke want to entrust you with?"
Without too much politeness, Shimura Shinpachi sat down again after getting Ryosuke's forgiveness, and quickly got straight to the point.
"Although we are called the Yorozuya, we actually don't accept all commissions now."
He explained apologetically, "This name just has some special meaning, but in fact we don't have the ability to accept all commissions now, so we need to ask first."
"Don't rush for now."
Ryosuke shifted his gaze from Kagura who was playing with the dog and returned to Shimura Shinpachi, "You two should not be the main person in charge, right? Let's wait until Gintoki comes back and talk about the commission."
"Gin?"
This answer made Shimura Shinpachi stunned for a moment, and then he asked with some doubt: "Mr. Ryosuke, do you... know Gin?"
"Not yet, but I think I will know her soon."
Ryosuke replied calmly.
As his words fell, a somewhat hoarse voice sounded from outside the house.
"You... what did you do again!"
The footsteps were hurried, with a hint of anger.
A silver-haired middle-aged man in a blue and white robe walked quickly from outside the house. "A father who works hard outside will not be touched at all when he comes home even if he sees his children opening the door in advance or even tearing it down!"
"I haven't had money for sweets for almost a month. Can't you save some for me?"
But soon, after he opened the door to the living room and saw Ryosuke sitting inside, the angry expression on his face suddenly became very subtle...
In Ryosuke's helpless eyes, this handsome and decadent uncle seemed to have mastered the Peking Opera face-changing technique and adjusted his angry facial features in a very fast way.
"So... So there are guests..."
The voice softened several degrees at once, and Sakata Gintoki straightened his back a lot, and walked into the living room with great momentum, "Shinpachi-kun, how can you entertain guests with such tea, quickly take out the fine tea that I have collected for decades."
As he said, he sat down opposite Ryosuke with a big horse and a golden sword, and put a wooden sword on the table, with a stern face and a very capable look.
"Yes!"
He got into the state all of a sudden, Shimura Shinpachi stood up and walked to the side.
"No need, after decades of collection, the best tea may be wasted."
But at this time, Ryosuke stopped him and looked at the silver-haired man in front of him with a subtle expression, "You guys... don't you want to charge a consultation fee here? Including the tea fee?"
For some reason, looking at their poor acting skills, he suddenly had such an idea in his mind, which is the usual routine of black shops.
But it was obvious that under his observation, whether it was Gintoki in front of him, Shinpachi Shimura who stood up, or even Kagura who was playing with the dog not far away and didn't seem to be involved, they all froze.
Without a doubt, he guessed right.
"Didn't expect you to live so poorly? It shouldn't be..."
Without giving them a chance to explain, Ryosuke looked at them helplessly, "Gintoki, you should have watched "Naruto", right? Don't you know what to do after coming here?"
As he said that, his eyes were faintly fluorescent.
His unique white eyes quietly opened, and he had completely locked onto the people present, carefully observing every bit of their expressions.
Opposite him, Gintoki seemed a little confused.
But he was a little confused about Ryosuke's address, "Um... did we know each other before? And... sorry, we are not ninjas, can you please explain the problem in a more popular way?"
Whether it was Gintoki, Shinpachi Shimura, or Kagura, the expressions of the three of them seemed very confused, as if... they didn't understand anything.
"Nothing... Let's talk about the commission. There is something I need to remind you. If you can take the commission I mentioned and complete it, I can guarantee that the commission fee will be enough for you to eat, drink and have fun for the rest of your life."
Ryosuke shook his head and avoided answering this question.
Just now, he carefully observed their expressions, recorded them in his mind for analysis, and quickly came up with an answer.
Maybe...
In the real world of Gintoki and his friends, there is indeed no manga called Naruto. Only in this way can it be explained why he did not choose to move towards the direction of the Land of Fire after coming to this world.
The three people in front of him are from another world, just like Bruno, whom Ryosuke had met before.
Bruno is from a manga called "One Piece", while they are from a manga called "Gintama".
Unlike the world of One Piece, the world of Gintama is not a pure hot-blooded fighting show, but a depressing show with a funny appearance. Many socially sensitive issues are involved in this manga, and they are extremely real.
And there is another important point, that is, in their world there is a weekly youth comic called JUMP.
This means that the three people in front of them may know the plots of the worlds of Naruto, One Piece, Dragon Ball, and Yu-Gi-Oh.
But at present, it seems that they have no memory of this aspect, and perhaps there is no setting like in the comics in their real world.
But it doesn’t matter if there is none...
Ryosuke’s heart was slightly fluctuating. After all, if they had read Naruto, they would know that there was no character like him in the original plot of this world.
Wait!
But at this time, Ryosuke suddenly had a very strange idea in his heart.
That is, the Land of Fire may not be as he thought before, and there are no invaders...