"..."
Kabuto and the others looked at each other, puzzled as to why Mei had suddenly left.
"What did that guy say?"
Tayuya frowned. "Why did she leave in such a hurry?"
"Who knows."
Seeing Mei leave, Kidomaru immediately leaned back in his chair carelessly to get comfortable.
"That kind of hasty look definitely means something major has happened."
Kabuto speculated with a frown.
"But in this kind of small town, what major event could move the dignified Mizukage?"
Tayuya couldn't help retorting.
"Is there a possibility."
Sakon thought for a moment, then proposed an unfounded but plausible possibility. "Did they also get intelligence about Takumi coming here?"
His words immediately made everyone's eyes light up.
"Tell us in detail, what are you thinking?"
Orochimaru said with a hint of excitement. "Cough, cough... If it really is related to Takumi, we can't sit here either."
"I'm just making a reasonable guess."
Sakon quickly said. "After all, Takumi is also a huge obstacle for the Land of Water, right? The relationship between the Land of Water and the Land of Fire isn't exactly good. If they could eliminate Takumi, it would be a very important matter for them too."
"Well said."
Orochimaru immediately stood up, ignoring his weak body, and quickly walked outside. "Let's hurry and chase them."
The group immediately ran out of the restaurant.
"Hey? Customers?"
The waiter quickly ran over, but how could he chase a group of Shinobi? "You haven't paid yet..."
He futilely reached out his hand, then finally let his arm fall helplessly.
Orochimaru and the others soon found Mei.
They saw her excitedly arrive in front of a building. After looking up at it, she didn't stop and walked straight in.
"Let's go."
Orochimaru quickly came closer, his expression becoming increasingly excited.
"This is..."
Kabuto looked at the building. Various posters were posted on the walls. "This is a movie theater, right?"
To be honest, this wasn't his first time here, but each time was for various missions.
He had never actually watched a movie himself.
"Wait, movie?"
Orochimaru suddenly had a bad feeling.
According to the intelligence he had gathered, the current Mizukage, Terumi Mei, seemed to be slightly older and had a kind of marriage anxiety, always hoping to quickly find someone willing to marry her, and whom she was also willing to marry.
Unfortunately, no such person had appeared so far.
'Could she be here to be a fan?'
Orochimaru felt something was wrong.
Just then, Kabuto made a new discovery. "Orochimaru-sama, look over there."
Orochimaru looked up and immediately saw a familiar figure. "Takumi? This is a movie poster?"
"He actually made a movie?"
Kidomaru looked incredulous. "We've been searching for him so hard, and he went off to make a movie?"
"'The Latest Masterpiece from the Hero of Konoha! Great Clash! The Phantom Underground Ruins!'"
Sakon read the large words on the poster in a daze.
As for the others, they also had bewildered expressions.
Especially Orochimaru, who had been so expectant.
Only to end up with nothing.
"'The Latest Masterpiece' is written here. What does that mean?"
Kabuto found a clue.
"This isn't his first movie."
Tayuya suddenly said. "I've seen the first one, 'Snow Princess Shinobi Art Book'."
"You actually had the leisure to watch a movie?"
Kidomaru couldn't help complaining. "Just like a little girl, completely unreliable."
"You!"
Tayuya's anger arose. She pulled out her flute, preparing to have a big fight with Kidomaru.
'I might not be able to beat the others, but I can still beat you, a spider waste, right?'
"Stop messing around."
Sakon, with a headache, stopped her. "But for you to have the leisure to watch a movie was indeed a bit too lax."
"I watched it for investigation too."
Tayuya explained with a red face. "But I have to say, Takumi's acting is excellent. He's received a lot of praise."
"He's actually an actor too?"
Orochimaru realized there seemed to be a hole in his intelligence.
'Why hadn't this kind of thing reached my ears?'
His expression immediately became very bad.
He realized his control was weakening.
This was not a good sign.
"Maybe the intelligence personnel thought this matter was insignificant."
Kabuto sensed Orochimaru's bad mood and immediately said, "I will urge those guys when I get back. All intelligence regarding Takumi will be reported back in detail, no matter how minor."
"Mm."
Orochimaru nodded, withdrawing his gaze from the poster. "Kabuto, cough, cough... Go buy a few tickets. We'll go take a look."
"Maybe based on the environment in the movie, we can confirm his previous location."
"He must have filmed the movie recently. There might be information about his whereabouts."
The more Orochimaru spoke, the more he felt this was a good idea.
Maybe the intelligence was slightly delayed.
But at least there was something to judge and speculate about.
"Yes, Orochimaru-sama."
Kabuto immediately went to buy tickets.
"We're really going to watch it?"
Kidomaru was a bit surprised. This was his first time watching a movie, and he felt somewhat awkward.
"It can also be considered a way to understand Takumi's situation."
Sakon didn't mind. Besides, in the dark environment of the cinema, Ukon could also come out for some air.
Tayuya showed an excited expression.
She could watch Takumi's movie again!
The movie was very popular.
Even in this small town, people lined up in long queues to watch it.
However, Kabuto used some tricks and immediately got eight tickets.
"Orochimaru-sama, let's go in."
Kabuto said quietly.
Then, he led the group into the cinema.
They found the theater showing the movie and sat down according to their seats.
Soon, the entire theater was packed, everyone looking expectantly at the movie screen.
The lights dimmed.
The images finally appeared on the screen.
The opening naturally showed the production company, investors, and so on.
Then the movie quickly started.
"I didn't expect Sensei to make a cameo too."
Orochimaru was somewhat surprised. He really hadn't expected to see Hiruzen here.
But his interest wasn't in Hiruzen; he cared more about Takumi.
Fortunately, the opening was a long shot.
It showed the scene of Takumi accepting the mission and departing.
As the plot progressed, Temari appeared, and they realized it was Sunagakure that had sent the request for reinforcements.
"Sunagakure sent the request for reinforcements. Why did the intelligence tell us it was in the Land of Water?"
Orochimaru frowned. "It seems that spy does need to be dealt with."
"Leave this matter to me, Orochimaru-sama."
Kabuto said quietly.
The movie continued.
The audience cheered and exclaimed along with the plot.
But as Shinobi, Orochimaru and his group noticed something.
It seemed that this wasn't just a movie?
At least, they didn't see any signs of special effects.
But if it wasn't special effects, were those armored soldiers really killed?
The final villain was even beaten bloody and mangled.
If this wasn't special effects, was that actor really killed by Takumi?
This was just a movie. Why go to such lengths?