Chapter 151 Zabuza assassinates Anjuro
Chapter 151: Zabuza Assassins Anjuro Momochi
Zabuza stopped while he was running at high speed, and his heavy breathing gradually calmed down.
He looked ahead. At the end of the white mountain road, a dark jungle covered the originally bare valley.
"The place that the bird mentioned is right around here."
The fellow travelers following him had their feet on the towering rocks, and when they spoke, they spoke in the tone commonly used by stereotypical femme fatales -
speaking slowly, The tone is soft, but there is a hidden murderous intention in the accent changes of the words.
Under the huge and thin crescent moon, bursts of hoarse wind surged out of the forest, blowing the woman's long blue dress that could be used as an evening dress without affecting the battle, and at the same time gently dancing to the opponent's knees. of red hair.
"But I remember that there wasn't this pine forest before this one, right? I can't see the edge at a glance."
Terumi Mei raised her hand to straighten her hair, "Changing the geographical environment so easily is indeed a combination of water escape and earth escape. The product..."
"Obviously, I synthesized Melting Release and Boiling Release many years ago, and I can be considered an expert in synthesizing Blood Succession Limits.
"Only this, I have no clue at all, and now I am given to it by a little girl. After learning, I really have to admit defeat. "
It can be heard that she is full of curiosity about the exclusive blood stains of the Ninja God Senju Hashirama.
"If you are so interested, find a way to kill her and take her back for study. Maybe your confusion will be solved, and you can also It can be considered a credit. Zabuza
snorted angrily, then looked at the beautiful woman diagonally above him and lowered his brows: "Also, why are you covering half of your eyes at night? Will it not affect the observation environment?" "
Isn't there such a saying..." Terumi Mei covered the strand of red hair that covered her eyes with her left hand, stretched out her right index finger and placed it in front of her cupid-like plump lips: "Secrets make women more feminine."
"Don't always use lines from third-rate detective novels. " A ninja is a ninja, it doesn't matter if he's a man or a woman. "
Although he said that, Zabuza was still aroused by Terumi Mei's secret.
"Speaking of which, no one seems to know what your right eye looks like. Could it be..."
"Could it be something? " Terumi Mei smiled jokingly, seeming to enjoy others guessing her complete face.
"Aren't you like that guy named Qing, who secretly made a white eye and hid it behind your hair? "
Zabuza gave a guess out of a pragmatist's thinking.
[In that case, my wedding date will have to be postponed to the next life.]
Terumi Mei imagined that half of her eyes were white eyes, and forced a smile: "No. Sorry. I made a vow when I was little that no one would see my full face until I got married.
"If you really want to know, introduce some reliable men to me. Of course, forget it, you are a weirdo like you who has no eyebrows, speaks poorly and likes to wrap his face in bandages. Secrets will make women more feminine, But you can't make a man more masculine."
"That's a lot to ask for."
Zabuza said nothing more and walked straight towards the black shadow.
"Didn't that bird tell us to wait here?" Terumi Mei reminded: "In order to ensure the safety of the child, I came here to be a guest honestly. Don't make your own decisions and do unnecessary things for the other party. It's a misunderstanding."
Hearing Terumi Mei mention "that child", Zabuza paused for a moment, then retorted angrily: "It's your business to be an honest guest, I didn't come here just for that useless tool. This person's. Dealing with that Wooden ninja for the village is the real purpose of my trip." "It's
such a bad thing to say a tool and a waste..."
Terumi Mei teased: "I don't know who these two are. I had to travel all night, so I couldn't even get a beauty sleep. After returning to the village, I had a blind date.
"Oh, it's because of this kind of dishonest personality that there are so few people in the village who support you.
"I saw Shiro's confidence in you before. I thought of you as a competitor. I didn't expect that there were only twenty-two people who chose you as Mizukage in the end. Thinking about it makes me laugh a little.
" When his sore point was mentioned, Zabuza suddenly turned around gloomily: "So what, there are so many people supporting you, but as soon as that brat Kito Mangetsu came back, didn't those people also change their minds? "The one who is
now taking the responsibility of Mizukage is Him. As a result, that guy, as soon as he came on stage, accused me of using Shiro to collude with
Konoha's ninjas..." As he said, he pointed to the black outline of the jungle: "The man named Butterfly Ninja is now the most wanted criminal in the village.
"If I can kill her and take her back, I can not only get rid of this suspicion, but also gain the trust of the old Yuanshi. Now that the other party has revealed his location, isn't this a God-given opportunity?
"How about, you just Don't you want to join me and turn around and slap that kid (Ghost Lantern Full Moon) in the face?
"Think about it. He made such a big mistake just a few days after becoming acting Mizukage. Maybe that position will go directly to you."
Terumi Mei shook her head, not convinced by Zabuza's overly obvious incitement. : "You take it for granted. You have also seen the fate of Yuan Zhenyi's group. Let's not talk about whether we can do it..." "
Yuan Zhenyi will die because they don't understand the principle of using all your strength to fight a lion against a rabbit." , he still divided his troops to fight in the woods, he deserves to die."
Zabuza was very persistent and rudely interrupted Terumi Mei's analysis: "Besides, while he was recharging his strength in the village, I was carrying out extreme tasks everywhere. A dangerous mission. Although that guy and I are both jounin, our abilities are not comparable at all.
"No matter how strong this kid is, he has just awakened the Wood Release. How can he be compared with the guy who cut out a training ground with one sword? ?
"It's already a miracle that such a character comes out once in a hundred years."
"But have you ever thought about..."
Terumi meditated comprehensively, "If you really do this, how will you face that in the future? Where is the child?
"According to the letter the bird brought, Bai and the little girl named Butterfly Ninja seem to be very good friends. "
Let's not talk about the authenticity of the letter. " In the life of a ninja, friends are just tools for each other to use each other, just like the relationship between you and me. Zabuza
gritted his teeth, and then said the most sincere words tonight: "In short, if you want to get rid of Shiro's reputation as a traitor, killing the owner of the bird is the only way at the moment!" Otherwise he will always face the threat of pursuing troops.
"Whether you are willing to help me or not, I have to do this!"
It can be seen that in order for Shiro to return to Kirigakure legitimately, Zabuza has put all risks behind him.
After saying that, he no longer waited for Terumi Mei's response and went into the woods without looking back.
"Oh, you're obviously planning to do everything for your opponent, yet you're still yelling about it."
Terumi Mei sighed regretfully, jumped down from the rock, and followed leisurely.
After all, she couldn't really let her partner die.
"Zabuza, whether it's your interpersonal relationships or your own strength, you have no self-awareness at all."
Half an hour later.
Deep in the dense forest, in front of a mountain wall near Orochimaru's base, a white-haired boy with fangs was practicing horizontal sword swings.
"Old witch!"
Gui Deng Shuiyue looked aggrieved and annoyed.
"Smelly woman!"
He maintained a special breathing rhythm while waving his weapon.
"Evil tree spirit!"
At the same time, he did not forget to vent his dissatisfaction with the butterfly ninja who taught him water breathing.
"When I am as good as the teacher -"
Originally, Yiyong promised to come back and teach him Shuihu without any other additional conditions.
"I have to take your hair..."
But as soon as Giyuu left, the Butterfly Ninja immediately changed his attitude and asked him to be responsible for distributing food and cleaning the base.
Only after completing his daily work can he get an hour to practice water breathing together, and for 3/4 of this time, he was beaten.
"Inch by inch..."
It is conceivable that after a day's work, study, and the use of hydration techniques to recover from injuries, there was even less time left for him to train and consolidate himself.
Now he has been in school for three days, but he is still training the first type of water breathing, water slash, and his progress is very limited!
"Shave them all!"
Perhaps the accumulated dissatisfaction in his heart was too strong. This time he swung the sword with more strength, and his hands were slippery. Gui Deng Shuiyue actually threw the sword in his hand into the dark woods on the opposite side of the mountain wall.
However, the imaginary crisp sound of the knife hitting the ground did not come. Instead, there was the familiar sound of the handle of the knife falling into someone's palm.
"Kimimaro? Shiro?"
Apart from these two people and Ranmaru, who was not very strong, Kito Suigetsu couldn't think of anyone else who would come to him specifically.
[Could it be that I ran away secretly and was discovered by the old witch? ]
But as soon as he took a few steps forward, he saw a tall figure.
The cowardly Gui Deng Shui Yue sensed something was wrong and retreated continuously. The uninvited guest followed suit and was soon exposed to the pale moonlight.
The person carrying a broad-bladed sword was carrying a broad-bladed sword on his back. He had no eyebrows but fierce and sharp eyes. The bandage covering the lower half of his face added a bit of fierceness and mystery to him.
"You, you, you're not..." Kito Suigetsu stepped back and pointed at the opponent, "Aren't you the substitute for the Seven Ninja Swordsmen? The one named Zabuza..."
"Kiden Suigetsu."
Because. Zabuza had suffered a loss from this kid's brother not long ago. Zabuza looked at Suigetsu who looked very similar to the former, and narrowed his eyes slightly in disgust, "I didn't expect to meet Mizukage-sama's younger brother here. It's really unexpected. Harvest."
"Mizukage's younger brother?"
Onito Suigetsu said, "Are you not thinking well?" "Although Gouju Yagura looks about the same age as me, he is actually forty or fifty years old... ..."
[It seems that Gui Deng Man Yue has never contacted him, and may not even know that he is still alive. ]
Zabuza was thinking about the use value of Kito Suigetsu, while waving the sword in his hand and slowly approaching, "The current Shimizukage of Kirigakure Village is your brother, Kito Mangetsu." "
Wow."
Kito Suigetsu. He seemed surprised, but actually not very touched.
He knew that Gotachibana Yagura was killed by Orochimaru, and Orochimaru was killed by his teacher, and his brother Kiden Mangetsu was no match for Gotachibana Yagura.
Therefore, in Suigetsu's heart: my brother is smaller than Yagura, smaller than Orochimaru, and smaller than his teacher. In the eyes of Suigetsu, who is now wide-eyed, Mizukage sounds very powerful, but it seems...that's just the way it is?
"Since he is the Mizukage, and you are his subordinate, and I am his brother, I should be considered half of your superior... Can you please return my sword to me first?"
Zabuza was silent for two seconds, and then The knife was thrown back.
He understood that this kid had no ability to resist, but doing so would gain his trust.
Besides, he heard very clearly that the two names "Shiro" and "Kimimaro" had been mentioned by Oni Deng Suigetsu before, and he should be in the same group with the kid who knew how to escape.
"So, what are you doing here? Are you on some mission?"
Gui Deng Shuiyue put the knife back into its sheath. He looked obedient, but in fact he looked around with vigilance, looking for others. traces.
He didn't completely believe that Ghost Man Yue had become Mizukage. Maybe these people were here to catch him just like he was when he was a Yunin.
"I was invited here by a man named Butterfly Ninja."
"Oh -" Gui Deng Shuiyue immediately let go of his guard, "I heard that there will be a guest coming tonight, and it turns out it's you."
"it's me."
Zabuza continued to ask: "Do you know Shiro?"
"I see you every day."
"Well, he is mine..." When it came to describing the relationship between the two, Zabuza suddenly didn't know which word was more appropriate.
"It's a tool, I know." Kiden Suigetsu filled in for Zabuza, stretching out his little finger to pick out his ears, "He keeps saying 'I am Zabuza-sama's tool' and 'I will do it for Zabuza' all day long. Everyone knows that you have sacrificed everything, you can hear it
in your ears." Hearing Haku claiming to be his tool from others, for some reason, Zabuza always felt uncomfortable.
After briefly adjusting his mood, Zabuza asked again: "Do you know how he is doing here?"
Kito Suigetsu stared at Zabuza's gloomy upper face for a while, sighed and said: " How could it be okay..."
Zabuza's brows knitted together, and two fierce lights shot out from his already brutal eyes.
"Here, we have to be squeezed hard by the old witch every day.
"For example, I have to work hard for ten hours every day, and I have to be beaten for an hour after work in the evening. If it weren't for my family's secret technique to help me recover, it would be difficult for me to even stand up now. "
It's rare to meet an outsider who doesn't know how to report to Butterfly Ninja, so Kideng Shuiyue took the opportunity to pour a lot of bitter water.
"According to my observation, among those of us who are forced to work, the hardest part is actually Bai Bai.
"The old witch squeezed him the hardest, specifically asking Bai to get up to work when others were sleeping, and it was the most dangerous kind (referring to taking care of the cursed seal experimental subjects).
"I heard from Lan who worked the night shift with Bai Maru said that Bai was accidentally stabbed in the heart once..."
Guideng Shuiyue Balabala kept talking. In his description, Bai was the worst of all, and he obviously suffered a lot. He felt wronged, but obeyed the old witch's words, and was suspected of being a victim of the prisoner plot (Stockholm Syndrome).
He did not lie. Because when he brought himself into the past, he lived such a life in vain.
After all, who Would you like to give shit and urine to those monster-like guys? You must have been forced to do so!
As he rambled on, Zabuza Momochi's expression became more and more gloomy.
Until he heard something, "Working in the evening." , he was forced to repair the big ship during the day, and he seemed to be called to the old witch this evening and scolded her." Zabuza's accumulated anger finally reached its peak. He pulled
out the broad-bladed sword behind him and wiped the ghost lamp water Yue's ears stabbed hard into the stone wall behind the latter.
"Hey! "Gui Deng Shui Yue didn't open his mouth but let out a shrill scream, "What are you doing? "
Zabuza leaned down, grabbed Kito Suigetsu by the collar and pushed her against the stone wall, and asked in a cold voice: "Who is the old witch you are talking about?
"Aren't you the one she invited? " "Kui Deng Shuiyue asked back.
"You mean, the Wood Release Ninja named Butterfly Ninja.
"I can do wood escape, but I'm not a ninja. " "Gui Deng Shui Yue corrected and suggested in a low voice: "She hates ninjas. We rarely mention this word in front of her. You'd better say less. "
[But he was right with the guy who escaped.]
[Shiro is also a ninja, there is no reason to be treated differently by the other party.]
Zabuza thought of the towering tree tower he saw near the rest stop that day, and the group of Kirigakure ninjas. The corpse was so horrific that
it could make even the ninjas in the blood mist feel numb. Could he be someone with a kind heart and a gentle temper?
The more he recalled the letter brought by the bird, the more suspicious Zabuza became.
[ How could someone who could commit such a cruel act, with Bai's character, be her friend?]
[Either the other party forged Bai's letter, or Bai was forced to write that letter to lure us here intentionally. .]
[However, there are still some strange things...]
Zabuza glanced at the sword in Suigetsu's hand: "Since this butterfly ninja has been squeezing you, why don't you run away, and why does she allow you to have weapons?" ? "
[Of course it's to learn sword skills.]
This was a ready answer. Just when Gui Deng Suiyue was about to speak, he remembered that the guy in front of him was a substitute member of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, and he might have the idea of breathing water.
So he immediately changed his words: "Have you seen that forest? As long as she wants, she can change the layout of the trees here at will. She can't figure it out. As for weapons..."
Gui Deng Shui Yue shook the knife in his hand and said indifferently: "What use can such a thing have in front of Mu Dun? "
[So it turns out that he is relying on the blood succession limit to be confident, but it seems he is too naive.]
Zabuza thought about it, [But the more arrogant a guy is, the less he can imagine that an accident will happen... If he hits from a blind corner The chance of a sure kill should be great.]
At this moment, Zabuza was back to the time when he thought he could kill Orochimaru with one sword.
"Do you know the way back? "
"Know. "Gui Deng Shuiyue nodded: "The layout of the trees in the inner circle will not change. "
Then he tilted his head, and there was still some doubt in his eyes.
His relationship with the Butterfly Ninja was already bad enough, but he didn't want to give the woman any more excuses. If he got into trouble again, he might have to go to the bathroom and clean the toilet.
" However, since the old witch invited you here, she should tell you how to get there.
"I came early, and the crow we agreed to lead the way never showed up, so I went straight inside. " "
This is the truth. Zabuza was two or three hours earlier than the agreed midnight time. He had been on the road just for this.
"Do you know where the butterfly ninja is now?
"Before I came over, she seemed to be cleaning the square with those brats. " I ran out secretly while others were not paying attention. "
"outdoors? "Zabuza felt that he had one more chance of success.
"Yeah. There seems to be some kind of party tonight. "Gui Deng Shui Yue said with disdain, "I'm too lazy to participate in this kind of team building and brainwashing activity. "
[Brainwashing activity?]
Zabuza's hostility towards the Butterfly Ninja has increased.
"Where you are, is there a high place where you can overlook the overall situation? "
Zabuza is already choosing a hiding place for the assassination operation.
"There is a hillside outside the base with an apple tree planted on it. It is the highest place nearby.
"Then take me to that hillside. " "
Zabuza said: "Avoid the eyes and ears of others, and try to choose a less traveled path. "
"Are you afraid of being seen by people you know and causing the village to misunderstand your relationship with this place? It's not necessary. The people here have almost no connection with Kirigakure..." "
I can't take risks." Zabuza explained with a gloomy face. He said, "The new Mizukage needs to establish his authority when he takes office. He will do whatever it takes to seize the leverage of others..." "
It sounds like something he will do."
Kiden Shuiyue no longer had any doubts.
"That's good, so that those little brats don't stop me on the road and force me to attend the banquet."
But then, Gui Deng Shui Yue's voice changed: "However, I will guide you instead of that bird, so you have to do something in return. Me?"
[Isn't rescuing you from this dragon's den considered a reward? ]
Zabuza stared at him expressionlessly.
"Since you are Loquat Juuzang's substitute, your sword skills should be acceptable."
Gui Deng Shuiyue looked eager to try: "When you are not so busy, how about we compete in sword skills?" "
..."
Thinking of it Kito Mangetsu accused him, Zabuza looked at the brat in front of him who didn't know the heights of the sky, and nodded.
[Am I the only one who thinks this kid is in serious need of repair? ]
[With such a bad character, even if he is caught and used to threaten Ghost Lantern Full Moon, what effect will it have? ]
"Then let's go."
So, Suigetsu, whose mind was full of water, led the Kirigakure ghost who planned to assassinate the Butterfly Ninja around the correct entrance to the square, along the winding mountain road, towards several places. Giyuu Tenzen, Shinobu Butterfly, and Anjurou discuss their future plans on the hillside.
As the slope gradually eased, the bare base in the valley came into view. Although he couldn't see clearly, he could generally tell that many adults and children were preparing for the upcoming banquet, setting up tables, and preparing The food preparation was very noisy and lively.
To be honest, this was originally a joyous scene.
But to a person with a hammer, everything looks like a nail. Zabuza, who had long expected that Butterfly Ninja was not a kind person, wishfully interpreted the noise below as the crowd boiling over with dissatisfaction.
At this moment, Zabuza made a move.
He saw Bai!
Bai sat alone on a tree stump, his palms facing each other on his abdomen, his fingers slightly bent, as if holding an invisible ball.
You know, of course I understand that Shiro is trying the little psychological experiment that the butterfly ninja said, trying to find out what he really thinks.
But in the eyes of uninformed people, this action looks like a nagging sound, like a person who has suffered great mental torture and is playing with some invisible toy.
Immediately afterwards, Zabuza noticed that the distance between Shiro's hands was getting smaller and smaller, and the latter suddenly covered his mouth as if he saw something unacceptable, and his whole person became visibly nervous and tense. Confused.
[How could it become like this? ]
Zabuza regretted his decision to send Haku out of the village before the election.
He knew that it would be useless to contact Shiro, who was mentally ill, so he had no choice but to turn around and urge Gui Deng and Shui Yue to continue leading the way.
When he was still twenty meters away from the top of the mountain, Zabuza suddenly clamped down on Suigetsu and hid behind a huge rock.
Because there was a person on the top of the mountain, who seemed to be sitting in front of a low table, concentrating on something.
Although he looked like a child with a wild hairstyle from the back, Zabuza could smell a very obvious smell of... gunpowder.
"Who is that?"
Zabuza lowered the body of Suigetsu, who was confused, "Are you forced to work here like you and Shiro?"
"Ah, that guy..."
I want to be brave [Anjuro is better than me Gui Deng Shuiyue commented unconvincingly: "Apart from the old witch, he is probably the strongest person here. However, I have not seen him do anything with my own eyes. I always feel that this statement exists. Moisture..."
"Is he an accomplice of the Mudun kid? Or a little boss or something like that?"
Since he is considered an enemy and poses a certain danger, Zabuza has no intention of holding back. What's more, the opponent still occupies a key position overlooking the surroundings and must be eliminated.
So, in Kiden Suigetsu's eyes, "Is there something wrong with your brain?", Zabuza silently drew out the broad-edged sword from behind, leaned down to the ground, and stepped towards him like a running black panther. Infernal Anjuro, who was making fireworks, rushed over.
(End of chapter)
Chapter 152 Who is pretending to be a volunteer?
Chapter 152 Who is pretending to be a volunteer?
One morning in the 60th year of Konoha.
Although it's not lunch time yet, BBQ Q is placed on the outdoor chairs, and many people are already sitting here and there.
Uzumaki Naruto, Haruno Sakura and Uchiha Sasuke were among them. The three of them each ordered a cold drink and leaned back lazily on their chairs.
"Are you kidding me? I'm obviously already two hours late than the scheduled time, but I didn't expect Kakashi-sensei to be even later! It's really unreasonable!"
The first person to speak was Haruno Sakura. Chewing the ice cubes in the drink as if they were someone's bones.
"Konoha Hospital has a limited number of cases for interns to practice diagnosing every day! It will be too late if I go there after he has finished arranging work!" "
Itachi also told me that Kakashi is a very reliable senior. It makes me a little doubtful of his ability to read people..."
Uchiha Sasuke said casually while fiddling with his newly bought camera: "Anyway, guess what reason he used to deal with us today? "
As of yesterday," Uzumaki Naruto opened the small notebook he carried with him and read: "Kakashi-sensei's reasons for being late include 'being blocked by a cat 15 times' and 'sending an old lady across the street 12 times'." ', 'I saw the clouds in the sky so I became dazed' 7 times in total, and the other reasons added up to 22 times."
"Do you really even remember this kind of thing?"
Haruno Sakura poked her head over, and then like She raised her eyebrows as if she had discovered some secret, "Wait a minute, this notebook in your hand..."
She paused, "Isn't it Yiyong-san's notebook? I saw this thing in the first class of Ninja School... While everyone was talking above, he was taking notes below. I thought he was practicing collecting information at the time." "
That's the notebook." Naruto turned to the first few pages of the notebook and printed out the neatly arranged fonts. Enter Haruno Sakura's eyes.
Naruto smiled like a lucky cat: "Giyu recorded what everyone likes to eat. He knew that I like to invite others to my house for dinner, so he gave it to me before leaving Konoha so that everyone would not be picky about food. Yes."
"That's it."
Haruno Sakura nodded slightly and asked, "Can you give me a look?"
"Okay." Naruto handed over the notebook.
You know, the whole of Konoha is very curious about Giyu, the Uchiha who suddenly disappeared from Konoha three years ago, not to mention Haruno Sakura, who sat directly in front of Giyu for three years when he was in school.
However, due to Ino's "prejudice" against Giyu at that time, she really didn't know much about Giyu.
But as we all know, whether you are a teenager or an adult, what everyone is most interested in is always how you see yourself in the eyes of others, so the first moment Haruno Sakura got the book, she was looking for her name.
[found it. Not
only did she find it, she found it easily. Because there is more content about her than anyone else in the notes.
"Haruno Sakura, Konoha's 48th birthday on March 28th. Cherry blossom buds and sour plums. Once I passed by on the street and found myself eating sakura cake. She seemed to like it very much. Good, very good." [
Ah, I didn't expect Giyuu-san He was so carefully observed. But why is it good to like eating sakura cakes? ]
Haruno Sakura temporarily put aside her doubts and continued reading, "The hair color is bright pink and the eyes are lake green. They are exactly the same. They need to get along very well so that they don't look presumptuous." [Exactly
the same? great? Need to get along particularly well? ]
Haruno Sakura was stunned for a while, and then a slight blush appeared on her cheeks, "Does this exact sameness mean that I and Giyuu-san's ideal type are exactly the same?" ]
[Only in this way can we explain why we get along so well, right? And when the time comes, does it mean... the time when you confess your love? But when I wrote this, Yiyong-san was only in the first grade! ]
It's not that Haruno Sakura has any special feelings for Giyu, whom she doesn't know very well...
It's just that it seems that this is the first time she has felt "special kindness" from her peers, and she is shy and a little happy at the same time.
[Hey, if you meet Giyuu-san outside the village, how will you get along with him? ]
Sakura sat on the chair like a cooked shrimp and twisted around with her face in her hands. Naruto and Sasuke looked at each other inexplicably and shook their heads in unison.
[I always felt like she was thinking of something rude...]
Just like that, the minute hand in the Barbecue Q shop turned half a circle again, and the time came to 11 noon, and the sun gradually became fierce.
The three of them complained and cursed Kakashi who was missing, and got up to find a cool place to wait.
However, at this moment, Naruto suddenly stopped and looked towards the corner at the end of the street.
The other two people were just about to ask why, when they saw several figures emerging from behind the corner a few seconds later - Inuzuka Kiba, Hyuga Hinata, that so-and-so, and their leading Jonin Yuhi Kurenai.
"Hinata, you're back!"
Naruto waved enthusiastically, ran over without even saying hello to his teammates, and started chatting with those people.
"This guy... is telepathic, right?!"
Sasuke curled up his lips like a fugaku, raised his camera to snap a picture, and then slowly followed Haruno Sakura.
But before the two of them came forward, they heard Naruto's surprised and worried voice, "B, B-level mission? You actually received a B-level mission, so you didn't encounter any danger this time, right?
" Sakura and Zuo, who had been in a period of fatigue for several months, looked at each other, quickened their pace and came behind Naruto, wanting to know how to receive a B-level commission.
"This mission is in the heart of the Land of Fire."
After so many years of training, Hyuga Hinata didn't blush when talking to Naruto, but it was a little slow, "And...even if there is really any danger, That happened the night before yesterday."
"What does that mean?" Naruto was confused.
"Have you forgotten, the earthquake at midnight the night before yesterday? Although it lasted very short, the earthquake was very strong."
Inuzuka Kiba scratched Akamaru's neck and said carelessly: "The Land of Fire is not located in a volcano It is in the earthquake zone, so we were commissioned to investigate the cause of this earthquake. Because it is an urgent mission sent by the Daimyo, it is Class B."
Then he smiled and looked at Nazusa with a proud look on his face. Sakura and the three of them said, "You guys, sitting in the village one day looking for a cat to take care of the children, you must have no idea what this earthquake is about. I'll scare you if I tell you."
"..." Seeing Inuzuka Sakura clenched her molars and clenched her fists, and Sasuke looked like he was going to receive electrotherapy.
On the contrary, Naruto had gained the samadhi of righteousness and bravery and was not angered.
He was stunned for a while, then directly ignored Inuzuka Kiba, and said to Yuhi Kurenai behind him: "Senior, you see, I didn't torture him, he revealed all the mission objectives and clients. According to Konoha's rules Should he go back to school and re-study the rules and regulations?"
"Hey, Naruto, you bastard!" Inuzuka Kiba reacted immediately and his face turned red. As for the others, they laughed out loud.
"Okay, Ya, don't be so proud next time."
Yuhi Hong saw that her subordinates seemed to be ashamed and wanted to dig a hole to bury themselves, so she gave him a step, "But this mission itself is to be exposed to the outside world. Publicizing the investigation results is not a leak in the strict sense."
"Then, why did the earthquake happen?" Sakura asked.
"It's a bit unbelievable," Yuhi Hong smiled slightly. It was obvious that she finally accepted this reason. "The earthquake the night before yesterday was probably caused by a battle." "Battle?
" Speaking of this Sasuke was even more confused. He became interested, "Where? Who and whom?"
"Who it is, we can only make a simple guess now... But, do you know the Valley of the End?"
"Of course I do." Sasuke nodded, "The year before last, Naruto He took our whole school to visit, and also introduced the original duel between Uchiha Madara and the First Hokage."
Haruno Sakura continued: "It is said that in addition to being of great significance to Konoha, the Valley of the End is also the most famous tourist attraction in the Land of Fire. Every year, many tourists go to the Valley of the End to pay homage to those two statues."
"But now..." Hyuga Hinata clasped her hands and said hesitantly: "They are gone."
"Gone?" Nazusakura Blinking his eyes, "Nothing is gone?"
"In the Valley of the End, the statues of Uchiha Madara and the First Hokage are gone." Yuhi Hong shook her head and explained: "With the Valley of the End as the center, there is an additional area of more than 800 meters. A huge pit that was wide and more than 100 meters deep connected the above-ground and underground water sources, causing a large number of surrounding land masses to collapse directly, which led to the earthquake that day..."
Looking at the three people who fell into a daze, Yuhi Hong said again Added: "The Valley of the End Waterfall has become history, and now it is replaced by the 'Lake of the End' that has been filled with river water. It is as if the gods treated the earth as jelly and took away a piece of it with a spoon... ..."
"What kind of battle..." Haruno Sakura swallowed, "to cause so much damage." "
Hinata found seven huge white snake heads at the bottom of the lake through Byakugan, so we can only speculate on one of them. , should be Orochimaru, the rebel ninja of Konoha."
When Sasuke heard this name, his eyes suddenly shrank: "But that guy wasn't..."
[Was he killed by Giyu? ]
"You don't have to think too much. For a ninja like him, life and death may be just a state."
Kurenai Yuhi sighed, "It is said that Uchiha Giyuu told the Hokage a long time ago that Orochimaru may Will be resurrected."
Sasuke suddenly remembered that Yu Yu once told him that "it is difficult to resurrect a person after death."
"Senior, what do you mean? Will the person who fights Orochimaru be a righteous hero?" "
We don't know this." Yuhi Hong shook her head, "We are going to the Hokage now, hoping to get some answers. "
The three of them were silent. Yuhi Hong settled down again and asked them to be careful when going out to the village. Then she led her men to the Hokage Building.
"A large pit 800 meters wide and more than 100 meters deep..."
Haruno Sakura searched Konoha but could not find a building higher than 100 meters. After all, Shadow Rock is only 80 meters high, so she had no idea what this number meant. It's really hard to have any idea of what to do.
"Can Giyuu-san really do such a thing?"
However, Sasuke and Naruto didn't seem to answer her.
"Damn it..." Sasuke punched the telephone pole on the side of the road hard, "Giyu, this guy -"
Just when Haruno Sakura thought that Sasuke, who had always been competitive, was about to say, "He is so strong, I must surpass him." "When he said something like that, he saw the latter scolding loudly with an angry face: "You are so close to home and you don't come back to see me! Is this still the behavior of a younger brother?"
[...] Haruno Sakura, [Sasuke-kun, he must be doted on at home...]
"Kenou-senpai said that he can't be sure that he is a volunteer."
Naruto acted calmly, but his tone was also a bit depressed, "But speaking of it, I haven't seen Giyuu for more than two years. Every time I meet Anjurou's clone, I can't ask anything. I guess Giyuu must be busy with something very important..." "
Of course! "Sasuke snorted coldly, "If Giyuu doesn't come to see me, he can't be like that bad Kakashi and deliberately ignore us, right?
"By the way, doesn't Kakashi like to compete with that uncle with thick eyebrows?" I think if there is a chance in the future, we will deliberately provoke Kakashi and provoke him to challenge Giyu, so that Giyu will teach him a lesson. "
I really didn't expect that my boss, who neither smokes nor drinks, is elegant and kind, would be criticized by his subordinates. It's really a deterioration in the world." "
A lazy voice sounded above the heads of the three people.
Nazuo Sakura raised her head at the same time, squinting her eyes, all looking like "it seems like the sky is full of crumbs".
On the roof of the facade house on the street, a forehead protector was tied diagonally The masked man half-opened a dead fish eye, turning a blind eye to the condemning looks of the three people, and flipped through a page of the pornographic book.
"You actually want to provoke me to deal with an opponent that is impossible to win? I think Sasuke, you want me to die. "
Sasuke's mood improved slightly when he heard that Kakashi claimed that he was not as good as Giyu. He hummed a few words and said nothing.
Sakura suppressed her dissatisfaction in her heart, with a formulaic smile on her face: "Kakashi-sensei, Ya and the others We have all received B-level missions. When will it be our turn? "
That's it." "Naruto added: "If we are still allowed to stay here doing odd jobs, then I will be like Anjuro back then, and create a large number of shadow clones to take over all the low-level tasks in Konoha, so that the lowest level ones will be left. Our mission is B-level..."
[This is already a threat!]
Sakura turned to look at Naruto in surprise, [But, well done!!!]
"Ah, about your next mission, this Something like that..." Kakashi put the corner of his book against his forehead, "How should I put it? It seems to have nothing to do with me anymore. "
"What did you say?
"Are you indifferent to this point? "
"Itachi really misjudged you! " I'm going to report you to my dad!
"Hey, hey, hey, just listen to me, okay? " "
Kakashi quickly stretched out his hand to block the imminent attack of his subordinates, "I mean, during the next period of time, I have another very important task to perform, so I have to temporarily entrust you to others. Jonin. "
"I see. "The three of them nodded and turned around to leave.
"Wait a minute," it was Kakashi's turn to be confused this time, "Is that it? Don't you even ask where I am going and who will replace me? "
But," Sakura turned her head with an innocent little girl's expression that loves to tell the truth, "No matter who it is, there can't be a worse adult than you, Kakashi-sensei, right?" "
Even if we are required to train with that thick-eyebrowed man," Sasuke was next, "at least we can see some visible progress, although we will experience some aesthetic challenges." "
Besides, since it is a particularly important task, Kakashi-sensei, you must do your best. Don't be afraid to spend more time." "The last one is Naruto, "You can only do fine work with slow skills. The reputation of the village depends on jounin like you. "
In this way, the three people walked further and further, directly to the Hokage Building. It seems that even if they can't find a replacement, they plan to ask the Hokage directly.
"Hey, Konoha's graduates speak No matter what, it stings my heart and lungs. I always feel inexplicably familiar. "
Kakashi sighed and put away the little yellow book, planning to go home to pack up, and then set off for the Land of Rain.
About two months later, the Earth Congress will hold the Chunin Exam.
After the incident three years ago, Konoha On the condition of releasing thirty Earth Kingdom Jonin, the Iwa Ninja formed a temporary alliance against the Kumo Ninja. Therefore, Konoha, as an ally, will of course participate in this Chunin Exam, and the Fire Country Daimyo will also participate. Be present.
Since the Daimyos of the Fire Country are all going to support them, the Daimyo of the Rain Country who is living as a guest in the Fire Country must also show their
support. So even though he has no control over the Rain Ninja, he still acts in the name of the king of the country. An "order" was sent to Sansho Hanzo, asking him to "send the best group of young people from the Land of Rain" to participate in the chunin exam.
And Kakashi went to the Rain Hidden Village specifically to convey this message "Order".
[I wonder if Sansho Hanzo will blast him out with the detonating talisman...]
Of course, the order is just an illusion.
The real purpose of the Hokage sending Kakashi to the Land of Rain is because of the past year in the Land of Rain. The food purchased from the Fire Nation was less than one-tenth of previous years, which caused some Fire Nation landowners to hoard food and make a lot of money.
In addition, they had not found any traces of Yu Nin in the outside world for a long time. But if they don't accept commissions from foreign countries, how can the rain ninja make a living?
What happened in the Land of Rain to cause the above two anomalies?
This is the real purpose of Kakashi's investigation this time.
"I hope nothing will happen. Something surprising. "
At the same time that Kakashi walked to the door of his house, Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura also arrived in front of the Hokage Building. Before
the three of them entered, they noticed bursts of weird laughter coming from the newsstand outside the building.
"Guest , your saliva is going to drip on my book..."
"Hey, I'm so sorry, I have to admire it! "
A white-haired man with broad shoulders and exaggerated clogs squatted in front of the stall like a dustpan, admiring the pictures of underwear models in a magazine about housewives in broad daylight.
He rubbed the corner of his mouth and commented loudly as if no one else was watching. : "In the past, it was difficult to find this unique charm that only mature women have in those unexperienced little girls! Well, as an upright man, if you want to truly grow, you must start from something like this..." "
Elder Jiraiya. "
The standard trio of Uchiha + Hinata + Yamanaka of the new guard force stood behind Jiraiya.
"Please don't embarrass us. In less than three hours since you came back, twelve villagers have already reported to us that you behaved inappropriately. The measures and words are frivolous.
"If this continues, we will ask Elder Fugaku to apply for an arrest warrant against you."
Jiraiya, like Uchiha Fugaku and Nara Shikaku, became Konoha's current advisory elder three years ago.
Nara Shikaku is responsible for the assessment and evaluation of Jonin, and Uchiha Fugaku is in charge of the security team, patrol team and diplomatic affairs inside and outside the village.
Most people in the village have no idea what responsibility this elder Jiraiya holds. They only know that this guy shows up in Konoha only every ten days, and every time he does so, he will be sued by the bathhouse owner. The claim highlights the feature of "I don't know what its use is, but the maintenance cost is very high".
"Didn't you already arrest me once and ask me to run out?"
Jiraiya grinned widely and slapped the leading security team member hard on the shoulder, "The food of your security team is too bad. I won't do it this time." Went. Let me think about it, for today's lunch, I will be..."
His eyes turned around in the crowd of onlookers, and then he immediately pointed to the particularly conspicuous Uzumaki Naruto: "I will go to his house to eat!
" Naruto who pointed out took a step back and exchanged a look with Sasuke and Sakura: "I have a bad feeling in my heart..."
Sasuke remembered the last time he and Naruto were taken to the City of Fire to watch a movie by Jiraiya. The scene made her dizzy: "Our temporary boss..."
"Is it him?" Sakura's smile froze on her face.
[An adult worse than Kakashi-sensei actually appears! ]
"It's me, Toad Sage. Didn't Kakashi tell you?"
Jiraiya turned into a ball of smoke and disappeared on the spot, and appeared behind the three of them with a bang.
He held Sasuke's left shoulder with one hand and Sakura's right shoulder with the other, "Oh, young people, don't judge books by their appearance! What do you think this is?"
The three people who were in a gloomy mood just now heard this and took a closer look. He also pulled out a mission statement, with a heroic signature underneath, which was exactly Jiraiya.
"Is it an A-level mission?!" Sasuke's voice suddenly rose, and he immediately read out the above content: "Help the people of the Country of Waves drive away two mysterious ninjas who are obstructing fishing and shipping. The reward is... 500,000
taels?"
Sakura then read: "The client, Kado."
She pondered for a while, then raised her head and looked at Jiraiya and asked loudly: "Is it Kado, the big boss of the shipping company?" "
That's Kado. ." Jiraiya nodded.
"But I heard that this Kado is a famous smuggler. Rare animals and even humans are within his business scope. I heard that this guy was caught several times and was bailed out with money."
Naruto was a little confused . Resistance, although the A-level mission can get him out of his boring daily life, but if he helps such a person... he doesn't know how to face Jiyong.
"There's nothing wrong with what people do and what they don't do. Just because a ninja accepts a mission doesn't mean he has to complete it. However, I forgot to tell you, there's a backside to this mission description..." As
he said that, he said Laiya turned over the piece of paper, "These are the portraits of the two ninjas that Cardo asked us to drive away."
Noticing that the expressions on Naruto and Sasuke's faces changed from confusion to solemnity, Jiraiya grinned confidently Smiling: "How about this trip to the Land of Waves? Are you going?"
"Of course!" Naruto and Sasuke said in unison, and then looked at Sakura who was confused.
The latter didn't think much and nodded immediately, but immediately asked: "But, is there anything special about these two people? They are both wearing masks, so nothing can be seen..." "
This mask is the key. ."
Naruto unfolded the mission description, pointed to the fox beard on the mask and said: "These two masks are almost exactly the same as the ones Giyuu made for us!"
Due to different experiences, the character's personality has changed a lot compared to the original one. , leaving only the core unchanged. The protagonist of the first few chapters of this volume is Naru Sasakura, and Hashira will describe it from their perspective, so don't read it if you don't mind.
(End of chapter)