Jujutsu Reincarnation: Unleashing The Ten Shadows In Naruto

Investigation Difficulties/Brute Force

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-Story Start-

-The Next Day: Morning Time-

-Third Person POV-

At a small improvised campsite - two individuals of contrasting ages begin to awaken at the first contact of sunlight on their unmoving figures.

The young boy of the duo immediately begins his daily routine, grabbing his necessities from the shadows - Their weight, negligible.

The Elder does much of the same, although taking out his necessities from his backpack and storage scrolls, much to the amusement of the boy who smirked at the Elder smugly.

Who ignored him obviously.

This duo was of course Student and Teacher.

Nara Akira and Nara Eiichi respectively.

-Akira POV-

As I felt the early morning warmth of the Spring Season, I took a deep breath.

My elder, done with his daily necessities simply observed my relaxation with an odd look, "Akira, you stated we'd be done by today, yet you take your time. I am curious as to what you've got in store."

"...Oh, now you are curious about my plans?" I looked at him with skepticism.

At that, he gave me a short smile, "I never stated that I wasn't intrigued by your plans Akira, quite the contrary - I'd like to hear what you've cooked up. For one, you seem to have figured out where the Bandits are located according to what you drew yesterday."

Took a peek at my sketched map didn't ya?

I rolled my eyes and wordlessly pulled out the map of the area from the shadows, approaching and sitting beside Eiichi, and placing the sketched map on the ground.

I couldn't help but smile with a touch of satisfaction as I looked at the sketched-out map. "I have to admit, I did a fine job with this one."

At which Eiichi hummed neutrally, neither confirming nor denying that factual statement - to my dismay.

The map of the area showed a zone of around 800 Square Miles- An extremely large area indeed for a search of a group of bandits.

On the map are hundreds of small towns and or villages with their names marked.

I began explaining, "As you know - This is the only map of the area available and cartography isn't something I know or have been taught. So I had to work with what I had. If you notice there is a large circle that includes some towns that are marked in red and are also numbered. These towns along with numbers represent the known victims of the Bandit group that I've been able to gather thus far. The numbers and the date between them should be self-explanatory as the chronological order of incidents." I pointed at the towns and the sketched dates along with the circle on the map.

Eiichi hummed at my analysis, "I see, and this circle I presume is the search area?"

I nodded, "More or less, but it's more to indicate the rough region these bandits have marked as their "Territory". Through the incidents and the other sketched areas Saito-san provided, it seems they indicate ganglike behavior so that's what I've been going with. My reasoning behind why this is their rough area is simple - Unless their main base is in the center of this circle. A rather idiotic position in hindsight which eliminates that option, some towns that are outside of the drawn circle would have been a better option to raid than those inside of the circle, both in terms of distance and in terms of profitability - I have eliminated reasons such as potential wealth and ability to hire Shinobi for those towns - Making them a prime target for our would-be group. The conclusion is simple: They have a set territory of a circle 11 Miles in radius and all the eight towns that are within said circle, any towns beyond that territory are not included. But that still doesn't answer two things for me. Why only this small territory? In theory, they could expand, and there might be an explanation as to why they decided only this much - Perhaps they aren't greedy, maybe they lack the manpower to manage this much territory before problems arise, and so on. Nothing concrete. The second is the motivation and reasoning behind this way of life... Nevertheless, If you take a closer look at the circle there are three even smaller circles that I have sketched that are - In my opinion, these are the possible positions of their base, or perhaps they have outposts. Both in terms of tactical positioning - They would probably not make an outpost in an open and visible area like some of the grasslands on the map. It is worth noting that the number of Bandits that have come to raid towns has always been different. The bandits hide their faces and the numbers are always between 45 to 87 at the largest incident." I completed my narration by releasing a deep exhale.