After leaving the office building of Tu Ying, they went home to pack their necessities under Huang Tu's instructions. They would gather at the village entrance half an hour later.
Cassel did not have much luggage. He did not bring some ninja tools and silver. It had been a long time since he had carried out a mission, and he had almost forgotten about the forehead protector that was placed in the drawer. Cassel walked to the door and glanced around the room before remembering that he had the habit of checking for flaws.
In the past, his hair was too long, so he tied the forehead protector on his head. Now, he had short hair, and he did not like to wear the forehead protector on his head. It looked too silly.
There were still fifteen minutes left before the gathering time. Cassel always liked to go to the gathering point early. He had thought that he was already early, but when he arrived, he realized that he was the last one to arrive.
Seeing Wulang, who had arrived early, Jia Sidai was depressed. He was the most reluctant to carry out this mission, and he was the first to arrive.
"Lord Castiel!" As Casdale thought about it, a quiet voice came from behind. She turned around and saw that it was her classmates.
"We've all heard from Wulang that there's a chance to go out of the village to carry out a B-rank mission. It's really amazing. Castile!" Jing said enviously. At the same time, she felt that he was indeed the man he had taken a fancy to.
Yamazaki Kota looked at Shizuka from the corner of his eyes. What did she mean by that? He felt that she was mocking him. He couldn't help but feel depressed! Indeed, the sixth class had grown faster than them, but he was not weak either. He had prepared well for the Chuunin exam.
Shizuka could sense the change in Yamazaki Kota's emotions and sighed helplessly. This guy was really suspicious. He always thought about what others said for a long time, but in the end, he still took it all on himself. He always thought that others were talking about him!
Kashiwagi Kensaku originally wanted to practice with Shinichi Shinobu. Both of their families were big families in Iwakigami Village. As the saying went, there was no place for two tigers in one mountain. Every generation of their family valued the Shinobu test very much. It was the quality level of a trace ninja. He did not expect Shinichi to go out on a mission at this time, and the Ishikawa family actually agreed. Keita-sensei had even become the vice-captain of this mission. It seemed that things were not as simple as they seemed.
After some small talk, it was time to set off. Chu Jing was a little reluctant to part with Casdale, and the others waved goodbye.
"Teacher Huangtu, the world is so big, where are we going to find these traitors?”He had thought that two months would be enough time, but now that he was in a sea of people, it would not be easy to find five people. It was no different from finding a needle in a haystack!
"Don't worry, there are always members of the Dark Group hunting down the traitors in the village. I also have a certain understanding of where they are staying."
The nearest renegade was in a village called Sakura Village 300 miles away. Sakura Village was a miracle of the Earth Country. No matter how the weather changed, the cherry blossoms there were always beautiful. They bloomed all year round and never withered.
With a destination in mind, the team sprinted forward. A distance of three hundred miles was nothing to a ninja. The way a ninja ran and the speed at which they ran were not much different from a galloping horse. Soon, they arrived at Cherry Blossom Village.
"Teacher Huangtu, did you take the wrong route?”It was no wonder that Jia Sidai was suspicious. How could this village, which was covered in scorched earth, deserve the reputation of Cherry Blossom Village? There was not a single cherry blossom tree. "How can this village be Cherry Blossom Village? It doesn't look like it at all."
Huang Tu carefully checked the map and looked around. The four peaks were high and the terrain in the middle was low. It was the basin marked on the map. It should be here.
Keita was also very surprised to see this scene. He had been to Cherry Blossom Village a few years ago. It wasn't just a place that could become a miracle in the Earth Country. Back then, Cherry Blossom Village was full of vitality. How did it become like this after a few years? If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have believed that the scorched land in front of him was Cherry Blossom Village.
"This is indeed Cherry Blossom Village, but the changes here are so great that even I almost couldn't come out.”Keita obviously didn't give up. He looked around, but all he saw was the dark scorched earth.
Hearing Keita say this, Huang Tu also remembered. Keita had visited Sakura Village before when he was on a mission. At that time, many of his peers were envious.
"Looks like something must have happened here. Everyone, be careful.”Huang Tu said. "Instead of guessing here, why don't we go in and ask the villagers what happened?”
The group nodded in agreement and followed Keita into the village.
After entering the village, they had never seen the buildings in the village before. Although the white walls and green tiles were old, one could still vaguely see the splendor of the past. Magnificent buildings stood on the ground one after another. There was not a single building that was separated. Even if there were two buildings that were far apart, there was a bridge connecting them.
The street was not as lively as he had imagined. It was unusually quiet. Everywhere was deathly silent. Every now and then, one or two people would lie down. Their faces were yellow and thin, and it was obvious that they had been malnourished for a long time.
"Hey!" The people on the street did not seem to notice them. Cassel called out to the nearest villager, wanting to ask about the situation. He didn't expect that the villager would act as if he had seen him before. He screamed and turned around to escape.
The people on the street looked over when they heard the voice and saw the forehead guards on Casdale and the others. They were so frightened that they turned pale with fright. Some women were so frightened that they screamed, and the children began to cry. In an instant, the few people on the street had all fled.
Only Casdale and the others were left, their faces full of doubt.
Keita frowned. This was very different from the Cherry Blossom Village he knew. Because it was a famous place, the villagers of Cherry Blossom Village were very friendly and hospitable to outsiders. Why did they hide like they had seen a ghost when they saw them?
"This is the first time I've seen a villager who's afraid of ninjas.”Wulang's voice was not loud, but everyone could hear it clearly.
"No!" Huang Tu denied. "When we first entered the village, the villagers didn't pay much attention to us. When the villagers saw us protecting our foreheads, they fled in panic. However, Cherry Blossom Village was a world-famous place. The villagers had seen all kinds of people. He shouldn't be afraid of us ninjas. Something's wrong.”
Huangtu's thoughts coincided with Keita's. "A few years ago, I also came to Cherry Blossom Village as a ninja. At that time, the villagers warmly welcomed me to drink the fruit wine in the village.”
Cherry blossoms never withered in Cherry Blossom Village all year round, but now, not to mention that there was not a single cherry blossom tree. There was charred black soil everywhere. The villagers used cherry blossom grain and wine to exchange for necessities outside the village. Now, all the cherry blossom trees had been burned down. Then there were the buildings. From the signs of damage, it seemed that they had been artificially destroyed. What exactly happened here?
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