Art of Transformation

It was close to dusk.

Uchiha Tunan pretended to ask for more help.

Shinnosuke was worried that Asuma would go out and fool around, so he insisted on leaving.

After sending off Shinnosuke, Uchiha Tunan went back to the study, sat down and thought for a moment, and called Jin to his side.

"Go and bring me the list of residents outside the North City."

Jin was slightly startled and asked, "May I ask if it is everyone?"

"All of them."

Although Jin was very puzzled in his heart, he did not dare to rashly guess Uchiha Tunan's meaning. He could only obey and do it.

After a while, the attendants carried a stack of books to the study and placed them beside the table.

Because there were many names on the list, it took a lot of time just to carry them.

After 15 minutes, they finally finished moving.

After sending the attendant away, Uchiha Tunan used the Shadow Clone Technique to transform into six people and began to read through these books.

It was only in the middle of the night that Uchiha Tunan finished reading these books.

After removing the Shadow Clone, Uchiha Tunan looked a little pale and his body swayed slightly.

He returned to his seat and took a sip of tea to relieve his exhaustion.

In his mind, he quickly filtered out those who met the requirements.

A moment later, a trace of inexplicable meaning flashed through Uchiha Tunan's eyes. He muttered,

"Abe Akira..."

The next day, late at night.

At the edge of the town outside the capital of fire was a circle of undulating hills, which looked hazy in the moonlight, making it hard to tell if it was real or fake.

There were scattered families of farmers in the hills, and they had already put out their candles.

The reason why these farmers did not live in the town was partly because their ancestors had always lived here.

Of course, most of it was because of money that they could not afford the expensive houses in town.

The further they went through the hills, the rarer the people were, and the denser the trees were. Gradually, they reached the deep mountains and forests.

"Googoo ---"

The deeper they went, the more savage the birds that appeared at night, as well as the cries of snakes, insects, rats, and ants between the trees, making one's hair stand on end.

On the waist of a cliff, there was a natural platform.

When one looked closer, they would find that there was a dilapidated hut on the platform.

The bright moon was gently gliding in the night sky.

The mountains were shrouded in the moonlight, making them clear and difficult to figure out.

The moonlight dyed the side of the cliff silvery-white, like a mirror.

An old man in his last years was lying in his room, sleeping soundly.

Although it was late at night, the cold moonlight shone through the window into the room, illuminating the room.

Suddenly, a black shadow gradually rose, blocking the moonlight. The entire room was gradually consumed by darkness.

In the blink of an eye, the room was restored to light.

Uchiha Tunan retracted his finger that was pressing on the old man's chest. Although there was no expression on his face, he gave off an inexplicable sense of oppression.

He used his scarlet Sharingan to carefully examine the old man's appearance and the structure of his body.

His hands turned into afterimages, and he used Secret Technique - Transformation Technique.

He saw that Uchiha Tunan's body began to slowly rise, and his skin gradually became wrinkled, even showing many old age spots.

His black hair began to turn white from the roots until it turned into strands of silver.

Ten minutes later, Uchiha Tunan's transformation stopped. He was already 80% similar to the old man who had died.

This was also the weakness of the transformation technique. It could only change people, and it could only be changed on the basis of itself. It could not be completely the same.

But this was enough for Uchiha Tunan.

He took off his clothes and put them into the storage scroll. Then, he took out a set of clothes from the wardrobe and put them on.

He sat down on a chair in front of the window and took out the props he carried from his ninja backpack.

The transformation technique was inherited from Sanhe Yuan Liang.

As the former captain of the Dark Group, Sanhe Yuan Liang knew the flaws of the transformation technique.

In order to make up for the defects, Sanhe Yuan Liang spent a lot of time studying a set of make-up technology, which could be modified on the opposite side.

Uchiha Tunan called it "light make-up."

Outside the window, white pigeons hovered in the air, and under the moonlight, they looked even more white and flawless.

Uchiha Tunan stretched out his hand toward the window, and a white pigeon landed on the back of Uchiha Tunan's hand, bouncing it twice.

It was as if it was expressing its excitement.

Uchiha Tunan smiled gently and stroked its feathers. He instructed, "Remember to lick the blood clean."

The white pigeon nodded like a human.

Following that, Uchiha Tunan made a seal and activated a secret technique - Beast Devour.

One white pigeon after another instantly turned into a black vicious bird and pounced towards the old man's corpse.

Uchiha Tunan stood up a small mirror and carefully adjusted his makeup in front of the mirror.

A series of tearing sounds came from behind him, causing one's hair to stand on end.

After five minutes, Uchiha Tunan looked at the mirror.

An old face appeared in the mirror.

The cheekbones on both sides protruded out, and the withered and wrinkled triangular face was gray in the cold moonlight.

The eyes that were as deep as an ancient lake were different from the old man, but there was no beauty in this world, so Uchiha Tunan could not change it.

Apart from his eyes, his current appearance was almost the same as the dead old man.

"This eye is a flaw, but it should not be a problem." Uchiha Tunan stroked his beard and muttered.

The old man looked like a starving person.

But when matched with Uchiha Tunan's eyes, he looked like an eagle looking at a wolf.

Behind him, the old man's body and his clothes had already been swallowed by the white pigeon.

The white pigeon also returned to its original appearance and followed Uchiha Tunan's instructions, carefully licking the remaining blood.

After the licking was done, the white pigeons flew out of the hut.

One of the white pigeon flew to Uchiha Tunan's head and gently pecked his head with its soft beak, as if expressing its dissatisfaction.

Perhaps it was because today's meat was not delicious enough for it.

Uchiha Tunan reached out and grabbed the white pigeon from above and placed it on the windowsill. He looked at the white pigeon with a helpless expression and said, "You are the most picky about food. It's already good to have food."

The white pigeon seemed to be angry as it turned around and faced its butt towards Uchiha Tunan. It let out a "gu gu" sound before spreading its wings and flying away.

Uchiha Tunan packed up his things and left the house, following the path that connected to the platform.

A moment later, Uchiha Tunan appeared at the top of the cliff and looked down at the platform with an indifferent expression.

He slowly took a few steps back and quickly formed seals with his hands.

"Earth Style - Earth Stream Great River."

The soil in front of Uchiha Tunan instantly turned into a stream of mud that poured down the cliff.

In an instant, the stream of mud drowned the cabin on the platform, and then there was silence.

Uchiha Tunan looked at all of this indifferently with the face of an old man. He slowly turned around and walked towards Fire Capital.

The next day, the sky was just beginning to brighten.

Uchiha Tunan, who had changed into another person's appearance, was not in a hurry. He took slow and unhurried steps and arrived at the north city gate.

According to the information Uchiha Tunan had gathered before.

This Abe Akira lives in the mountains and old forests all year round, and has not been in the city of fire for at least 20 years.

Therefore, there was almost no need to worry about being seen through.

Abe's identification had long since expired, so he still needed to re-register and inquire before he could enter.

Uchiha Tunan, who was in line, lowered his eyes and tried his best to show the appearance of an old man.

The North City Guard held a weapon in his hand, and his physique was also big and tall.

Standing in front of him gave an ordinary person a strong sense of oppression.

They were checking the identification of the members of the city.

When it was Uchiha Tunan's turn, the North City Guard glanced at the empty hands of the old man in front of him.

He picked up a list and recorded it while asking, "Name, address, profession, what are you doing in the city?"

"My name is Abe Akira. I have always lived on Mount Zhifu and Duan Tianya"

"When I was young, I taught books in the town, and then I went back to the mountains to grow and hunt for a living."

"Because of the heavy rain a while ago, my house was destroyed, and there was no place to go."

"The purpose of entering the city this time was to make a living and make plans for the future."

Guard recorded the general information and handed the list to Uchiha Tunan. He pointed to the pavilion next to the city gate and said,

"Take this list and hand it to the city guards in the pavilion to do the identification."

Uchiha Tunan nodded and staggered to the outside of the pavilion, handing the list to the staff inside.

"I know about Mount Zhifu, but where is this Duan Tianya?"

The staff member thought for a long time. After all, he knew all the names of various places outside the northern city, but he did not have the impression of Duan Tianya in his mind.

The staff member, who really did not expect it, searched the information cabinet for a long time and found the registration book of Mount Zhifu.

He searched inside and finally found the information of Abe Akira.

The staff member picked up a pen and added the three words "Duan Tianya" to Abe's old address.

Then he picked up the old black and white photos mixed in the registration book and compared them with Uchiha Tunan in front of him.

Uchiha Tunan also believed in his appearance change very much. Although deep things could not be imitated, his appearance was at least 90% similar.

With these, it was more than enough to deal with a city guard.

"The old man is in good spirits."

"Pa."

The city guard confirmed that there was no mistake. He stamped a seal on the proof of identity and handed it to Uchiha Tunan.

"This is your proof of identity. It will be valid for three days. If it expires, you need to make it up. Go to the city."

Uchiha Tunan took the ID and nodded. "Thank you, little brother."

At the same time, the shadow clone that Uchiha Tunan had left in the North City Guard Residence saw that it was about time and ordered Jin to post the recruitment notice on the outer wall of the manor.

The moment the notice appeared, it attracted many people to watch.

After what happened last time, the reputation of the Northern City Guard had become extremely good.

For a time, the content of the recruitment quickly spread.

Anyone who had read some books and some of the cultured people came to the Northern City Guard Mansion to recommend themselves to Jin, who was guarding the door.

Jin also followed Uchiha Tunan's instructions and welcomed everyone. He led these people into the mansion and served them delicious and warm food.

"Everyone, please rest for a while. We have plenty of time. You can take care of your energy first."

"The assessment mission prepared by Lord Tunan was arranged in the afternoon"

"It's fine, it's fine. Lord Tunan is kind and generous. It doesn't matter if we wait for a few hours."

"Yes, yes. Not only did Lord Tunan adopt these orphans, he also asked someone to teach them knowledge."

"I would be happy to do such a good deed for nothing."

....

Due to the notice and the support of the water army in the city, the news spread faster and faster.

More and more people came to participate in this recruitment.

On the other side.

After Uchiha Tunan strolled around the city for a few rounds, he slowly arrived at the North City Guard Manor. Like the others, he volunteered himself and entered the manor to wait.

In the afternoon, more than a hundred applicants had already gathered in the hall of the North City Guard Manor.

Not long after, Uchiha Tunan's shadow clone came to the hall from the study. He bowed slightly to everyone and apologized,

"Sorry, the northern city guard is busy. I have made everyone wait for a long time."

"No, no, we have just arrived."

"Lord Tunan, you have worked hard."

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