The land of the Fire Nation was fertile, so there were plenty of forests. For most of the day, the group had been walking in the forest area, and they still could not see any towns at a glance. The sky was about to darken, and Ling and the rest had been walking for the entire afternoon without stopping to rest. The forest was the best place for assassins to strike, so they had to leave the forest before nightfall.
Thud!
At this moment, the Divine Fire Gathering suddenly fell to the ground and covered its feet in pain. Although it wanted to stand up and move forward, it was powerless.
"Your Highness, what's wrong?" Xi Ri Xi Yang frowned slightly. Seeing the Divine Fire Gathering covering his foot, he thought that his foot had been injured on the way.
"I can't take it anymore. I can't continue walking. If I continue walking, I'll die before the other party can kill me!”The Divine Fire Gathering clutched his foot and said with a pained expression. He had been well-read since he was young, and he was good at writing. However, it was indeed a little difficult for him to walk for an entire afternoon.
"Your Highness, we can't stop. This is the forest, and there might be assassins lurking in all directions, so we have to hurry into the town!”Xiri felt a headache coming on. Out of the fifteen ninjas, only ten had been killed, and five had escaped. It was obvious what that meant. Red Sunset was a nickname given to him by his enemies on the battlefield. Therefore, Xiri Sunset was a ninja with some fame in Ninja Realm.
The five ninjas who had just escaped must have brought the news of Xiri Xiyang escorting the Divine Fire Gathering back to their base camp. It was easy to understand. Red Sunset was escorting the Divine Fire Gathering. If they wanted to assassinate Red Sunset successfully, they had to send out a force that was enough to defeat Red Sunset. The mastermind behind the assassination was the younger brother of the Divine Fire Gathering, Shen Huo Lin. He was also the son of Daimyo. It was easy to investigate Xiri Xiyang's information. Therefore, when the next wave of attacks arrived... Even with the power of the setting sun, it would be difficult to protect the Divine Fire Collection. This was also the reason why he was unwilling to stop and rest.
"I really can't take it anymore. I'm not a ninja, nor am I a general. How can I have such good physical strength like you guys? Let's rest for a while. Otherwise, when those assassins come, won't I have to lie down and let them kill me?”The Divine Fire Gathering waved its hand and sat on the ground without caring about Xiri and Xiyang's expression.
Looking at how the Divine Fire Gathering looked like, the setting sun felt a little helpless, but he couldn't refute it. Just as the Divine Fire Gathering had said, as the son of the Daimyo, he needed to be strong and resourceful, not on the battlefield. Naturally, he couldn't train his body since he was young. Weakness could be said to be synonymous with him. It was indeed difficult for him to walk for an entire afternoon.
"Alright, then we'll rest for half an hour. We'll continue our journey after half an hour!”Xi Ri Xi Yang nodded before turning to Ling and the others."Pay attention to the surrounding security. Ling, please activate your Sharun Eyes to prevent those ninjas who know how to turn invisible!"”
"Yes, I know!" Ling nodded and hopped onto a large tree before sitting down. He activated his Shurun Eye and scanned the area from time to time. Although Shurun Eye was not as good as Baiye in terms of detection, it was still able to detect the danger before them.
Kakashi and Oriki Zhori were on the other side, paying attention to their surroundings. At this moment, no one dared to relax. The sun had completely set, and the sky was shining with a hint of white light. After being covered by layers of trees, the light from the white light was no longer enough to illuminate the area where Ling and the others were. The saying that the dark night was the best time to kill was true.
Hualala!
The evening wind blew and carried a strange aura. This made the nerves of the setting sun tense tense up instantly. Ling's expression was also solemn. The trees swayed continuously. The trees were blown and rustled. The tense atmosphere could be felt by anyone.
"Ling, Kakashi, Zhili, be careful!”Xi Ri and Xi Ri cursed under their breath before turning to Ling and the other two.
Ling and the others knew what was going on even without the reminder from Sunset. However, compared to Kakashi and Oriki's nervousness, Ling was a little expectant. He was looking forward to how many luck points this battle would bring him.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
At this moment, dozens of figures darted out from the nearby forest. Their target was not the Divine Fire Gathering but Sunset. It seemed that Sunset had indeed brought back the information that she had escorted the Divine Fire Gathering. Hence, Sunset, an elite Jounin who was proficient in illusions, became their primary target. In their opinion, as long as Sunset was dead, Ling and the others would not be a threat.
"Ling, the three of you protect His Highness. Leave this to me!”"Go!" Xi Ri Xi Yang turned around and shouted at Ling and the other two before sending one of them flying with a kick. However, Xi Ri Xi Yang's expression quickly changed as he said solemnly,"It's actually a puppet. Could it be that the people from Sharen Village are involved?"”
In the entire Ninja Realm, Sanin Village was not the only one who knew about puppeteering. However, there were at least 30 people here, and all of them were humanoid puppets. With this number, there were at least ten people controlling them. It was impossible for the Divine Fire Qilin to find so many wandering Puppet Masters at once. After all, they were all here to deal with the Illusion Ninja, Sunset Day. In other words, these Puppet Masters were gathered in a short period of time. There was probably no other village in the entire Ninja Realm that possessed such a level of puppeteering and puppeteering skills.
"How despicable. The son of the Fire Country's Daimyo actually entrusted a ninja from an enemy country's village to deal with his elder brother!”Dusk and Sunset cursed in his heart. However, he had no time to worry about that now. These puppets 'attack patterns were very strange, and they knew how to make up for each other's shortcomings. They were almost like a machine that moved together. Once they moved, they would all move. They included poisonous fog, hidden weapons, and other assassination methods. Against these puppets, Dusk and Sunset's illusion would not be effective. If they were not careful, they might really be killed. Don't think too easily about the puppet technique.
Somewhere in the forest, dozens of masked ninjas were crouching on branches, their eyes fixed on Ling and the other two who were protecting the Divine Fire Gathering.
"The red sunset has been restrained by the puppets. We have to kill those three little ghosts as soon as possible and then destroy the Divine Fire Collection!”The leader of the ninjas said. Soon, dozens of people disappeared from the branches.
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