Konoha Thief

Chapter 60 The Quiet Before the Storm

The ray of light in the sky was swallowed up, and the sky turned into an empty and tasteless gray-blue.

In the training ground of Remnant City.

With a clang, the Ninja Knife fell to the ground, and the blade kicked up a handful of gravel.

"I lost." Xia Shu was stunned for a moment, stroked the red mark on the side of his neck, and said with a sigh.

"You didn't lose." He weighed the newly cast ninja sword, Maruhoshi Kosuke felt that it was still in his hand, then put it away, shook his head and said.

Xia Shu's eyes fell on the Lanying Knife that fell to the ground, he was silent for a moment, then nodded and said: "That's right, I didn't lose."

"Why didn't you lose? I saw it." Kuno Heiyu rushed over excitedly from the sidelines, picked up the Lan Ying knife and handed it to Xia Shu, and said while gesturing: "Senior Gu Jie shot down your knife first like this, and then It scratched your neck again, it's too powerful! Hehe! Xia Shu, don't deny failure, it will make you one step closer to success!"

Xia Shu glanced at this smug guy and rolled his eyes. The gesture was very different from the timing. It was obvious that he had no talent in swordsmanship.

What Maruhoshi Kosuke said was right, he did not lose, this was not a duel at all, it was purely for coaching or sparring, naturally there was no talk of winning or losing.

But what frustrates him even more is that he doesn't seem to have the strength that Kosuke Maruyoshi attaches importance to.

As if feeling the loneliness of the young man, Maruyoshi Kosuke said gently: "Natsuki-kun's swordsmanship has already taken shape. If you work harder, you may be able to achieve great success."

"Senior Gu Jie, thank you for your advice!" Without saying anything, Xia Shu put away the Lan Ying Dao, bent down and bowed.

"Hehe! Don't think too much, boy." Kosuke Maruyoshi shook his head slightly, and said again: "If there is still time tomorrow, we can continue to discuss."

"Yeah!" Xia Shu nodded quickly in response.

Even though Maruyoshi Kosuke only made one move at the end, after this sparring, he still felt that his swordsmanship had improved a lot. If he did it a few more times, perhaps he could master the remaining two moves in the three moves sooner.

What's more, this also means that he finally has a relationship with Kosuke Maruhoshi, a hidden master.

Looking at Maruhoshi Kosuke's abilities, he can learn all of them except water escape ninjutsu, especially the swordsmanship that blends with illusion.

Thanks to his two lifetimes of being a human being and the accumulation of spiritual power, he is also gifted in illusion.

Perhaps the power of illusion is mediocre, but Xia Shu really has no choice. Of course, Maruhoshi Kosuke's illusion that blends hands with swordsmanship is not something that can be generalized by mere illusion.

All in all, Xia Shu's heart was so restless that there was a hint of inner joy on his face.

……

As night fell, the originally quiet ruined city lost some of its hustle and bustle. Like a sleeping beast, it exuded a ferocious aura, but remained entrenched.

In the far distance, it is covered by wind and sand, which is very different from the cold wind whistling during the day.

A few figures crouched in the sand arched up, and the sand on their bodies was blown away by the night wind, like a thick fog.

In the dense fog, several voices sounded.

"There is still no movement. It seems that there will be no unexpected situation. Well, it's almost time, we should evacuate."

"Evacuate? Don't you need to wait for the arrival of the rotation?"

"What are you waiting for? There's nothing to hand over here. Besides, there's a shortage of supplies in the camp recently, and the supplies that Sagara said before didn't arrive yesterday. Let's find out if we can get a sand lizard on the road as early as possible." Come and eat."

"Master Sagara, he..."

"What bullshit sir! He has the same background as me, at most he can speak flattery, and the whole army he led in the previous battle was wiped out. If it weren't for the strategic mistakes of that level during the war, It’s enough for him to be hanged ten times and eight times!” The man snorted coldly: “Even so, that guy Sagara was withdrawn from the battlefield and was in charge of investigation and defense, damn it! I have to report to him later !"

"senior……"

"Okay, let's go."

After the man impatiently urged the words, the fog-like wind and sand were blown away, the bright and cold moonlight fell, and the several figures under the cover disappeared in place.

The ruined city remains the same, and Shayin seems to have no movement, but the undercurrent is already surging, and it will burst out at any time!

Before the storm comes, it is always extraordinarily quiet.

……

The defense of Remnant City was still boring. In the morning when the coolness cleared just now, Rei Hayama's team took over.

Xia Shu's eyes were full of tiredness. Even with the accumulation of his mental energy in recent days, he couldn't bear the continuous consumption. In addition, he also had a swordsmanship match with Maruyoshi Kosuke, and his body gradually showed signs of being hollowed out.

Especially when I woke up yesterday, I was very tired. If it wasn't for Kuno Heiyu who was dragging and dragging, I'm afraid I might have forgotten to be on duty, and then I had to support it all night. At this moment, I suddenly felt a sense of liberation.

"Don't call me for lunch, Hei Yu, I'm going to sleep all day!" He rubbed his eyes weakly.

"Okay then." Kuno Heiyu nodded, and looked at the yawning Natsuki suspiciously, "Why are you so...sleepy all of a sudden?"

He couldn't find the words to describe Xia Shu's state at the moment.

"The atmosphere in the city is becoming more and more tense, which makes me overly tense, why? Didn't you notice it?" Xia Shu glanced at the boy beside him.

Kuno Heiyu was startled when he heard the words, but he refused to admit defeat. He poked his neck and pretended to be indifferent: "How is it possible? Of course I found out. Teacher Hirano also said that the decisive battle is coming!"

Seeing this, Xia Shu shook his head and smiled, patted his mouth with his palm, yawned and spat out, and said casually, "Then are you ready?"

"Of course! It's the end of this war, and it's time for me, Kuno, to kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds!" Kuno Kuroyu raised his head and chest, as if the dawn was on me, "Don't worry, Natsuki, because of our friendship For the sake of you, I will take care of you in the future!"

"Haha! You guy..." Glancing at the arm on his shoulder, Xia Shu shook his head and laughed, but before he could make fun of Kuno Kuroyu, a figure suddenly rushed out of the alley beside him.

"Little devil! What do you think war is!?" Strong emotions were hidden in the stern questioning.

Unexpectedly, someone would make a sudden attack, Xia Shu was caught off guard, and the person who rushed out grabbed Kuno Heiyu by the shoulder, and then grabbed his neck.

A dark face, bared teeth and panting heavily, making the mediocre appearance look fierce.

Of course, the most important thing is that the opponent is wearing Konoha Ninja's vest, obviously a Chunin.

After sweeping this glance, Xia Shu made a brief analysis in his heart, but his movements were not slow at all.

With a kick, it hit the face of the person who came.

Snapped!
There was a clear sound of hitting, Xia Shu's pupils constricted, and his kick was intercepted!

(End of this chapter)