
"That "boss" isn't really their real boss.
One day he just arrived at their old hideout and killed their former boss and threatened them to obey him or he would kill them too.
Actually, his real identity is 42, Orochimaru's henchman.
For as long as he remembered was her in captivity Orochamimarus, so long that she could not even remember her real name.
The other inmate called him 42, so he just went along.
He grew up in Otogakure without any love of happiness and not long ago he was suddenly forced to participate in a deadly royal battler.
42 Was the sole survivor and victor of this battle and then a mission was given to him.
Orochimaru is planning something big in the near future regarding Konoha, so his mission is to remove as much of Konoha's workforce as possible before that while making sure not to warn them.
Come to think of it, this is quite a ludicrous mission: If a number of shinobi suddenly start disappearing, Konoha will be completely on its guard!
Since not warning them is much more important than the number and power of the shinobi, 42 comes up with a plan.
He would take over the bandit group, let them lure out some rookie team, and then kill them.
Since it was only a few rookie teams, Konoha would not suspect anything, as the rookie team naturally had a great chance of failing the mission.
Moreover, the rookie team would not be a huge loss for Konoha to begin sending elite troops to investigate.
He was strong, but he obviously could not fight the elite forces alone.
To make sure he was only attracting a rookie team, he ordered the bandits to make as little trouble as possible, so the bandits would be a nuisance but not a threat.
Unfortunately, bandits often have small intellectual traits and lack self-control.
He ordered the bandits to just squeeze the items, but not long ago one of them started to disturb the village girls.
That was why the brains of these bandits were now splattered on the floor.
For 42 murders was nothing, in fact, he did not even have feelings for Orochimaru: neither affection nor hatred.
He had no purpose in his miserable life, so he always went with the flow.
"VERY AWESOME! This is the first time I've seen a village outside Konoha!"
Kotaru shouted with a pleased expression, while Arina looked interested.
Eiji was also interested: 'Konoha is really strange in terms of technology and architecture, so seeing a village that resembles feudal-Japan is honestly very cool...'
The village was small and there were not many people in it.
But it's well-maintained and doesn't look like a dirty farming farm, where everyone is malnourished.
The people here are healthy and living happily.
Sometimes they will hold some festivals here, which are not practiced in big cities or shinobi villages.
The clothes are also similar to feudal-Japanese: with people currently working wearing simple work clothes and straw hats, while the rest move in kimonos.
When the villagers saw the team of eleven approaching, the citizens rushed to report to the village chief.
The village chief rushed there and examined them carefully.
Only after seeing Konoha's headband did he relax a little and greet them.
"Welcome to our humble village. I guess you're a Konoha shinobi?"
"Koff, yeah. We came here to deal with your bandit problem..."
"Ah good, follow me, it is better to talk somewhere inside with a cup of tea ..."
"You know, normally we don't have a bandit problem around here, because our village is close to Konohagakure. But about a month ago this group suddenly appeared. I have to admit, they are a strange group, they only demand a small amount of stuff and never use physical strength. Although today one of them started harassing our girls, strangely another bandit stopped him and dragged him away. That's why we told Konoha that they are not very dangerous and we will pay some money. D-rank missions. The hideout was supposed to be near here, but I can't tell you the exact location. Well, you shinobi shouldn't have any trouble finding it."
"Koff, I get it. Don't worry, those bandits we'll handle, make sure no villagers leave the village when we deal with them."