He made use of the time to make a trip to the herb garden and gave some instructions before rushing to the village entrance to meet up with Kakashi.
Hehe ~ Kakashi is carrying the Rune Cloth Bag that I gave him! I was secretly happy.
" Where?" Noticing my gaze, Kakashi tilted his head and smiled. He took off the package and held it in his hand.
" Although there are only fourteen spaces-"
"Swoosh!" What he took out…was actually…his old backpack! Obviously, it was full.
"It can really hold a lot of things!”
I was speechless.
After a period of intensive study, I have a certain understanding of the geography of the Naruto World. The Forest Country should be in the northeast of the Fire Country. From the village, one had to take a big detour to get there, so the journey was still very long.
Along the way, we were all guessing what the purpose of this operation was. In the end, we finally reached an agreement and decided to investigate in this direction.
Without further ado, they finally arrived at the Green Forest.
It was a small town that looked very elegant. Every household was harmonious and lived a leisurely life.
"Kakashi, this place doesn't seem like a place that would have anything to do with someone like Orochimaru!”
"That's right!"
"Let's split up and investigate."
"Alright."
Hence, the two of them parted ways in the town center and agreed to meet up at night.
"Auntie, has anything strange happened in the town recently?”
"Strange things? Haha, this lady is a foreigner, right? How could there be anything strange here? Our lives have been stable for generations!”
Eh? This…
"Has anyone gone missing or died in an accident recently?”
"Tsk! He said something about going missing or dying. How unlucky! I'm going to be angry if you say these strange words again! Go, go, go. Don't stand in front of my house. It's bad luck!”
Being chased away…was a bad start! It was another uncle who seemed to be easier to talk to.
"Uncle, have any suspicious people come to the town recently? Have you seen these people before?"
As she spoke, she took out a photo of the trio and showed it to him.
"Oh? There are outsiders everywhere in this town. How can I recognize them?”
"Eh? Are they all outsiders?"
"Yeah, don't you know? This is one of the Forest Country's bazaars! The market was held once every half a month, and people from all over the country would come here to trade. But speaking of which, those three people just now really seem to be unfamiliar faces. People who come here often will have some impression of them…"
The situation was not good. If this place became a distribution center for outsiders, it would really be difficult to investigate!
He thanked the uncle and continued walking forward.
Half a day passed very quickly. The town was not big, and they had already reached the end of the road.
Back at the rendezvous point.
"Kakashi, how's the situation?"
" There's not much progress. The life in this town is too regular. The appearance of Onin doesn't seem to have broken this pattern.”
"Yes, I am. I think our investigation should be shifted to the nearby villages and towns!”
"That's right. I'm afraid that Yin Ren chose to make his move here just to confuse us.”
He took out the map of the Forest Country. There were six small mountain villages in the vicinity of Aomori. If the two of them investigated separately, it would not take long.
"Then", Kakashi grabbed my hand, bang! Smoke rose.
"Parker, I'll leave Youyou to you!"
"Oh, no problem!"
The two of them agreed on the scope of the investigation and the time to meet up before splitting up.
I'm in charge of Iwakuma, Katsuda, and Hino.
Rock Marsh Village was built on a rare piece of barren rocky terrain in the Forest Country. Although the area was small, it was well planned. Their leader must be a very capable person.
Shengtian Village was a typical agricultural village. The paths were crisscrossed and the fields were neat.
The two villages were very peaceful, and there were no results from the investigation.
When they arrived at Hino Village, it was already the evening of the second day.
Looking from afar, it seemed to be a very simple mountain village. The residents were sparse, and they didn't seem to be farming. What did they rely on to survive?
As they got closer, they could vaguely see the animal skins hanging outside the houses. It turned out to be a village that mainly hunted.
At this moment, a head flashed in the village. After a while, a young girl ran out excitedly and shouted,"Brother Kui!"
Just as I ran out of the village entrance, I realized that I wasn't the "Brother Kui" she was talking about. I stopped in disappointment and timidly, turned around and called out,"Mommy! Uncle Village Chief! A stranger is here."
A gentle-looking auntie and a dignified but sorrowful uncle walked out.
"Stranger, why have you come to our village?”
It seems like something happened in this village. Could it be that my investigation is about to make progress?
"I did come for some things. I came to the Forest Country because my companion was forced to leave the village by the wicked. The day before yesterday, there was conclusive evidence that the wicked's accomplices appeared in the Forest Country's Aomori Forest. Since he couldn't find any traces of them there, he came to the nearby area to take a look.”A few words explained my purpose.
"Uncle Village Chief, what she said…Wuu.”The young girl's mouth was covered by her mother.
"Then, what do you mean by evil people?”
I was in a difficult position. Even ninjas would feel fear or hatred when they heard about Orochimaru. They would not want to have anything to do with him. How could they tell an ordinary person?
"To tell you the truth, I'm a ninja from the Fire Country.”He pointed at the forehead guard on his finger.
"This matter is related to ninjas. It's very dangerous for ordinary people. I don't want to involve everyone in the village in this matter. On the contrary, I hope that everyone can provide relevant information so that I can end this matter as soon as possible.”
"Humph!" The young girl looked at me with an unconvinced expression.
I couldn't help but laugh. Hunters were naturally stronger than ordinary people, but compared to ninjas, there was still a world of difference.
"Then, please come in with me." The person called the village chief let me in.
After they sat down, the auntie called Meibei brought some refreshments and left with the girl.
"Our village is called Hino. Everyone takes Hino as their surname. I am Hino Masao, the village chief.”
"Yes, I am. Sorry for being rude! My name is Youyou."
"Sigh! The village was indeed not very peaceful recently…Then, there were some things that had to be said!”
The village chief said in a very sad but determined tone.
"Thank you, I'm all ears.”
"Speaking of which, the villagers of Hinomura used to be ninjas!”
"Ah!" Shocked, I swallowed the hot tea in my mouth with difficulty to avoid making a fool of myself.
"The Forest Country is a very weak country. As the ninjas of the Forest Country, we had no way out. We were unwilling to leave our country, so we gave up our ninja identities a long time ago and lived in seclusion near the Aomori Forest. The children in the village were all trained as hunters, but they were all taught ninjas. Because of this advantage, even though we deliberately reduced the production of animal skins and bones to avoid attracting attention, high-grade animal skins were still produced only by the Hino family. As a result, most of the hunting villages in the Forest Country were ostracized by the Hino family and bore a grudge against them.”
" I don't know why, but the news that the people of Hinomura used to be ninjas has spread. Ever since then, there have been people from other Ninja villages coming to spy on us. There are even more famous messengers who came forward, hoping to take in the members of the village as guards. We are all experts in tracking and assassination, and we are also experts in counter-tracking.”
" However, we have decided to abide by our ancestors 'teachings and will never come out of the mountain. That is why we have rejected the requests of outsiders time and time again. I thought that everything would be peaceful, but who knew…"
"Who knew that just three days ago, the most talented child in the village, Sunflower Hino, went to Aomori to trade and never returned…That child is my son!”
I thought for a moment and took out a photo of the three of them to show the village chief.
"Ah, these three people have also appeared near the village.”
"Is there something special about Kui compared to the other children?”
"In that case, it's true." The village chief looked into my eyes, as if he was making a judgment in his heart.
"Can you tell me about your companion's disappearance first?”
"I see…It's not accurate to say that she's missing. To be precise, he was the one who was willing to follow the other party in pursuit of the so-called power.”
"Power…our Kui has a special power.”
"Hmm?"
"He inherited the blood inheritance of the Hino clan.”
Such a small mountain village, would there be a blood heir limit? He really couldn't be underestimated.
"It is precisely because he awakened the power of the Blood Successor that he felt that the Hino clan should get rid of the current situation of living in peace and make a difference in this chaotic world. This also represented the views of many young people in the village.”
I nodded in understanding.
" If the matter is related to the person in the photo you showed me just now, then three days have already passed…"
Sunflower was the only clue now. There was no time to lose. He had to make a decision quickly.
"Please give me an item that Sunflower used before.”
The village chief took us to Kui's room.
"Ah, this place is full of smells!”Parker suddenly said, giving the village chief a fright.
"Haha." I nodded and smiled at the village chief, indicating that there was no need to panic.
"Shadow Clone!"
" Please go to…" He looked at the location of the dot representing Kakashi on the map panel and compared it to the map of the Forest Country. "Go to Haramachi and find Kakashi. Tell him what happened here and let him catch up to us as soon as possible.”
"Yes, sir! Be careful, I'm going!" The clone broke out of the door.
"Alright, Parker, let's go! I'll leave it to you if you can catch up to Hino Sunflower!”
"Oh, no problem!"
Seeing us leave with confidence, Uncle clenched his fists.
"Uncle Village Chief! Could they really find Brother Kui?”The girl who had been eavesdropping outside the window rushed in.
"Maybe…"
When I reached a place where there was no one outside the village, I stopped and summoned the little ghost Bi Qi. Yin Ren's men were all weirdos, and there was no chance of winning against three of them. It was better to have one more helper.
"Master, why did you take so long to call me out!”Bi Qi bounced around as he spoke. With a flash, he used a phase change and disappeared.
Even though he had his own consciousness, his talkative personality didn't change…What a troublesome personality!
Parker wrinkled his nose." This way!”
As he chased, he recalled the battles he had fought since he came to Naruto's world, the skills he had mastered so far, the strengths and weaknesses. It did feel a little uneasy without a companion by his side.
Fortunately, Kakashi caught up with them a day later, and his anxious heart finally relaxed. Thinking about how Kakashi often went on missions alone, she couldn't help but look at him in admiration.
Kakashi rubbed his nose in confusion." What's wrong?”
"Ah, nothing. I just suddenly realized the potential masculinity in you!”
“……”
"Hahaha!" Parker laughed without any manners.
"Then, what exactly is Kui's blood inheritance?”
"Aiya! This…I left in a hurry, so I didn't ask.”As expected, he still lacked experience. He had forgotten to ask such an important question.
"If that's the case, there's too little information!”
We've watched the battle between the three of them carefully. Heishi and Shiroishi are skilled in the Earth Evasion Ninjutsu, while Sanli is probably a Medical Ninja who has been specially trained by Dou. He also has the " Immortal Palm Technique " that can cut off muscle fibers in the human body. Last time, Shouju suffered a great loss under his hands. If it wasn't for his timely treatment, he might have been disabled.
"By the way, Village Chief Zheng Xiong once said that the people in the village are all experts in tracking and assassination. Kui's ability in this aspect is not bad, and it's very likely that it has something to do with his blood inheritance.”
"It's possible. Then, be careful!"
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