Although he was secretly amused, he did not show it on the surface. Furthermore, the water gate had just mentioned that he wanted to get some information from Kirin. Secondly, this Hei Mu Jiancang didn't mean what he said, it was indeed suspicious. Ning Ci went with the flow and agreed to Hei Mu's invitation to open a warehouse. He wanted to see what they were up to, and who was the one who was up to them?
Although Ning Ci didn't see it with his own eyes, he guessed that it was the Fog Enduring Beings who were after them. After all, Hei Mu Jiancang was just a businessman. Without knowing their identities, there was nothing to covet about them.
However, Ning Ci couldn't figure out why Kirin would let Hei Mu build a warehouse to keep them. After all, from the performance of the ninja called Luofeng, he did not seem to suspect them. The caravan that came later was proof.
As they spoke, the caravan stopped in front of the two men. Seeing that the weather was really bad, more than a hundred people worked hard and set up ten large tents in a circle. The largest tent was set up in the middle. It was obviously prepared for the higher-ups in the caravan. Five carriages stopped around the tent.
Although there were many tents, the movement of the hundred people was not slow. In less than fifteen minutes, they had settled down. Obviously, as a merchant group that traveled all year round, everyone was very familiar with camping in the wild.
In the middle of the ten large tents, there was a much smaller tent. This was the tent that Shuimen and Ning Ci had set up before.
Kuroki Kenkura strongly invited the two of them to rest in his tent at night, but they declined. Although they agreed to gather together with the merchant group that built the warehouse with Hei Mu, Shui Men and Ning Ci didn't have such thoughts. Therefore, the two of them did not put away their small tents.
Although Shuimen and Ning Ci looked friendly, their attitudes were quite firm. Hei Mu Jiancang revealed a regretful expression. After a few polite words, he no longer insisted and left with cupped fists.
A moment later, amidst the rumbling of thunder, bean-sized raindrops finally fell. At first, they were sparse, but after a few breaths, the raindrops suddenly became dense! In the howling wind, a bone-piercing coldness fell!
"Ning Ci, go back." Shui Men lowered his head and gave Ning Ci an order. Then, his eyes swept over the four Water Country ninjas, including Luofeng.
"Ah!" Ning Ci responded and turned around to enter the tent through the water gate.
Just as the Watergate duo entered the tent, the four Ninjas from Hidden Fog exchanged a glance and nodded. With a swoosh, the four of them split up and surrounded the entire caravan in a rectangular formation with their backs facing the caravan. Then, the four of them formed a seal almost at the same time.
" Secret technique, Four-Corners Seal!"
With a muffled shout, blue Chakra light suddenly appeared in the palms of the four people. In the blink of an eye, the blue light spread out in all directions and instantly formed a blue circular barrier.
A moment later, the blue chakra light weakened and gradually disappeared. The barrier that was glowing with blue light had also become transparent and colorless.
"This caravan is indeed suspicious. Normally, they should have found a place to settle down half an hour ago in this weather, but they only stopped now. It seemed like there was something urgent that he didn't want to stop even in the heavy rain. Could it be that they had encountered some kind of accident that forced them to walk for about half an hour?”
In the tent, Ning Ci withdrew his eyes and muttered after seeing the Fog Enduring Bear finish casting the spell.
"Perhaps he encountered an enemy, so he rushed a little longer. The unusual wind that had suddenly appeared earlier was probably caused by one of the four ninjas using the powerful Fire Escape Technique when they were fighting with the enemy.”
Shui Men sat cross-legged, his hands supporting his cheeks as he speculated.
"Fire Escape? Isn't it Wind Escape?" Ning Ci asked.
"Well, this is just a possibility. Assuming that they had really encountered an enemy, they should have repelled or destroyed the enemy after exchanging blows. But no matter what, they couldn't stay in the same place anymore. Even in that kind of weather, they had to stay away from that battlefield. This should be the reason why they had to risk being drenched in the rain to hurry on their way. As for how long ago they had fought, it was hard to determine. Perhaps it was before the overcast sky, or perhaps it was after. However, at least the sand and dust just now could not have been caused by the Wind Escape Technique, because their battle had long ended. In that case, he could only use Fire Escape. It changed the temperature of the air, causing the air to circulate, thus forming wind. The powerful Fire Escape Technique and Wind Escape Technique could both cause such a strong wind. The difference was that the Fire Escape Technique would have a time delay, so it was inferred that one of them had used Fire Escape.”
Shui Men explained. However, his tone was not very certain. After all, today's matter was strange. No matter how he looked at it, there was something wrong with this merchant group that he had suddenly encountered.
"…I see. Indeed, this could explain all the suspicious points. Maybe that's what happened."
Ning Ci frowned and thought for a moment before nodding in agreement. His heart was filled with admiration for the water gate again. Watergate's speculation seemed easy to understand, but it was amazing to be able to make such a reasonable speculation from the few clues at the moment.
"I've also figured out the mission of Kirin. So it's an escort mission. It seems that there's nothing worth investigating.”Ning Ci gently exhaled and said in a relaxed manner.
"..." Shui Men didn't reply. He just shook his head and fell silent. His eyes revealed a thoughtful look, as if he didn't agree with Ning Ci's words.
"…Could it be that there's something suspicious about those Kiki ninjas?”Ning Ci noticed Shui Men's expression and asked in confusion.
"It's not suspicious at all. I just feel that they're too strong for a small escort team…I'm afraid they have other missions besides this one. What was it? Moreover, if the overwhelming sandstorm was really caused by the Fire Escape Technique, then no matter who the user was, it proved that their enemy was also very troublesome. An ordinary caravan could actually cause such a battle. Could this caravan be hiding some secret?？”
Water Gate seemed to have grasped a hint of a clue, but there was too little information in his hands to make a deduction. He only muttered to himself.
"If that's the case, it's true that with their strength, they shouldn't waste it on such a mission. " After all, the stronger the ninja, the more important the resource to the village…" Ning Ci immediately reacted when he heard the speculation of the water gate.
Even though they had not fought, when he had observed the four ninjas with his eyes, he could tell from Chakra's perspective that the four of them were not ordinary people! Ning Ci felt that they were strong enough to fight against his teacher, Mai Te Kai! And with this kind of strength, it was a little overkill to use it on a mission like escorting a merchant group.
With Ning Ci's observation skills, he wouldn't have overlooked this point. However, in the past month, Ning Ci had been with the water gate day and night. What he saw and heard were all mysterious and unfathomable ninjutsu mysteries. Naturally, his horizons had broadened a lot. Although he did not have the corresponding strength, in his eyes, with the strength of the Water Gate as a benchmark, the level of the Fog Enduring Bear was nothing.
"However, I didn't expect Master to be a perception-type ninja. Lord Okami once said that Master brought me to the Whirlpool Nation because he wanted to borrow my White Eye's insight and perception. But now, it seems that Master was able to sense the strength of those four people before me. His perception is probably not weaker than mine. Then, did he bring me to the Vortex Country purely to give me pointers? Fourth generation lord…I, Sunari Ningci, will repay this kindness with my life!”
Ning Ci swore in his heart.
Actually, Ning Ci's thoughts weren't completely correct. The water gate did have a certain level of perception, but it was not as good as White Eyes, who was famous for his perception. The reason why he was able to sense the powerful strength of the fog ninjas earlier than Ning Ci was because of Ning Ci's own negligence and his rich experience in the Water Gate battle. Just from the subtle actions of the four fog ninjas, he could confirm that the four of them were not ordinary. This had nothing to do with perception.
Due to a strange combination of factors, Ning Ci had this misunderstanding about the water gate. However, this misunderstanding was a beautiful misunderstanding. Of course, Shuimen brought Ning Ci to the Vortex Country to guide him in his cultivation. Ning Ci's misunderstanding wasn't all just wishful thinking.
Shuimen did not know what Ning Ci was thinking. After trying to think for a while, he still couldn't figure out anything. He could only shake his head and give up on thinking.
Although there was thunder and lightning outside, it was surprisingly calm inside the enchantment. After the initial commotion, the ten-tent crowd gradually quieted down.
Seeing that it was already very late, Ning Ci guessed that the rest of the caravan had already rested. He suggested going to the tent of the Fog Enduring Bearer to see if he could get any useful information, but he was rejected by the water gate.
Although this caravan was not simple, the Ninjas of Kirin Village were entrusted with the task. Whatever they wanted to do, Watergate did not want to get too involved. After all, even though he was not afraid of facing four Jounins of that level, it was better to avoid trouble. As long as the fog did not have any designs on them, the water gate did not want to meddle.
However, in Shui Men's heart, he faintly felt that the tree wanted peace but the wind wouldn't stop. Although the water gate didn't want to meddle, the four fog ninjas might not be willing to give up!
"Sigh, Ning Ci's eyes are really eye-catching.”
Shui Men smiled bitterly and shook his head. Although Ning Ci didn't think of the idea of letting Hei Mu build a warehouse to get close to him, Shuimen could guess it. It was probably that Jounin called Luofeng who had suspected Ning Ci's identity when she saw Ning Ci's grayish-white pupils, so she harbored evil thoughts.
The Hyuga clan's White Eyes was an existence whose name shook the entire Ninja Realm! With Luofeng's strength, even if she had never seen it before, she should have heard of it.
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