Chapter 85 Actor, Please Take Your Place

Amidst the eerie thick fog, a tall castle is faintly discernible.

"Haha, it is really rude to let you distinguished guests come to this place." Himasu stood on the deck, looking towards Sōseki and the others apologetically.

"Alas, it's so uncomfortable for us to only come here once. It's hard to imagine how you guys usually come here, Kuroko-dono!" Inoichi also acted.

"It's not easy for everyone!" Himasu shook his head with emotion, and then invited, "Then, let's go in now!"

Entering the gate of Hōzuki Castle, Kuroishi is already waiting.

"Let me introduce to everyone, this is the city lord of our Hōzuki Castle, Kuroishi-sama." Himasu said as he winked at Kuroishi.

But not only Kuroishi pretended not seeing it, he also enthusiastically pulled Inoichi and the others over, "I'm so happy that you can come. Everyone can go and sit down first, I'll arrange the banquet!"

Inoichi declined, "No need, Kuroishi-dono, you are too polite..."

Kuroishi then said with a stern face, "You should at least give me some face! Although our Hōzuki Castle is remote, we are not people who don't understand etiquette!"

Inoichi smiled bitterly and said, "Since that is the case, then thank you for the hospitality, city lord-dono."

Seeing this, Kuroishi smiled with satisfaction, "That's good! Mui, take the guests to rest first. Kuroko and I will prepare the ingredients."

"Yes!"

When the group left, Himasu asked in confusion, "Kuroishi-senpai, why didn't you just do it directly?"

Kuroishi shook his head and said with a smile, "You, when it's time to be cautious, you're not cautious. No matter how is it, that Yamanaka Inoichi is still a Jōnin. If you push them too hard, it will cause us a lot of losses. After all, it's not easy to capture them alive."

Himasu realized instantly, "Yeah, we are here to catch these people this time. It is more difficult to catch people alive than to kill them!"

Kuroishi smiled and said, "That's why we have to wait patiently for the opportunity!"

"Opportunity?" Himasu's eyes lit up, "Kuroishi-senpai, are you planning to poison the banquet?"

But after saying that, he frowned again, "No matter what, that Yamanaka Inoichi is still a Jōnin and he should be familiar with all kinds of poisons. Poisoning alone is unlikely to work, right?"

Hearing this, Kuroishi calmly asked, "Did you forget how this Hōzuki Castle get its name?"

Himasu suddenly realized, "Hōzuki! It's the "Demon Lantern" all around the island!" (T/N: Hōzuki means Demon Lantern.)

Kuroishi nodded slightly, "This "Demon Lantern" is a special product of the island. It will be impossible for him recognize it. Moreover, the ordinary "Demon Lantern" will not have any problems when eaten, but the white variant will cause the eater to be paralyzed when eaten!"

Himasu clapped his hands and smiled, "We can eat the ordinary "Demon Lantern" first to dissuade them, and then grind the white variant and hide it in the ordinary "Demon Lantern". When the effects kick in, their fates will be up to us!"

Kuroishi also smiled and said, "Moreover, this "Demon Lantern" is not a poison, so it is even harder for them to find out! "

Having said that, the two looked at each other and smiled.

...

An hour later, in the spacious hall.

A variety of sweet and delicious foods filled the table.

"Dear guests, this is a banquet held to thank you, so please don't be polite! "Kuroishi sat on the main seat and said enthusiastically.

"Really? Then, I'm going to start! "Asuma shouted, and started to eat.

"What a refreshing guest, everyone, let's start too!" Himasu said with a smile, and started eating himself.

Seeing this situation, everyone at the table no longer hesitated and joined the "battlefield".

'Is it about to start at last?' Kuroishi was almost trembling with excitement, but he still restrained himself, 'No, it's not the time to be happy, we can't let them find out the problem... Okay, let's just use the conversation to divert their attention.'

Thinking of this, Kuroishi immediately said with a bright expression, "Have you heard? The Kazekage of Sunagakure may be dead! "

Puff——

Everyone on the table spit out the content on their mouths upon hearing this.

Himasu was even more confused, 'Why did Kuroishi-senpai suddenly said that?'

Inoichi couldn't help but ask, "City lord-dono, is this news accurate?"

Kuroishi smiled and said, "It's not clear whether he died or not, but his disappearance has basically been confirmed... Oh, everyone, just continue the banquet!"

Everyone was no longer preoccupied with eating the delicious food, as they inexplicably felt like the storm is about to come.

Kuroishi smiled and said, "There are not many people in the Shinobi World who are capable of killing or kidnapping Kazekage. Sunagakure will most likely suspect the Kage of the other villages, and the closest villages to Sunagakure are Konoha and Iwagakure..."

"Cough cough! "Himasu coughed hard and reminded, "City Lord-sama, our Kusagakure strength is weak, so why don't we discuss other thing?"

Kuroishi laughed and said, "It's my fault, everyone can continue to eat..."

At this moment, Asuma's eyes suddenly widened, and his hands and feet twitched and then he fell down.

"Uh-ah-what's wrong with me?"

"Asuma, you..." Before he could finish his sentence, Sōseki and Kurenai fell one after another.

"No, it's poison! " Inoichi is still a Jōnin after all, and he can still barely support himself for a while, and looked at Kuroishi and the others with an angry expression, "Who are you? Why are you doing this?"

Seeing his angry expression, the other Shinobi at the table laughed.

"Idiot, of course we are from Iwagakure!"

"Hehe, I didn't expect that even Hokage's son would fall into our hands!"

"Konoha's Shinobi are really useless, with just a simple trick..."

But before they could finish speaking, they also fell down with their hands and feet twitching.

"Huh, what's going on?"

"I see, the person in charge of the poison must have messed up and poison all the food. "

"Damn, is there anyone who is still okay?"

"Of course there is, I am fine! "Kuroishi chuckled and stood up.

Seeing this, an Iwagakure's Chunin exclaimed excitedly, "That's great, Kuroishi-sama, please help us quickly..."

Bang!

The Chunin who spoke was kicked out by him.

Seeing this scene, all Iwagakure's people were in disbelief, "Kuroishi-sama, what are you doing? "

Kuroishi sighed deeply, "Are you all idiots? At this time, do you still think that I'm on your side? "

Their final fantasy was ruthlessly broken, and all Iwagakure's people scolded angrily.

"You bastard, how dare you betray Iwagakure!"

"Damn, did the village ever do wrong to you?"

Himasu pointed his finger at Kuroishi tremblingly, "Are you from Sunagakure, Kumogakure, or Kirigakure?"

"I am not on either side, I only belong to myself!" Kuroishi laughed wildly and then said, "Mui, get up. Go and seal their chakra so they can be the last sacrifice to the Box of Ultimate Bliss!"

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