Konoha no Wanderer

In the afternoon, it is the hottest time in the desert.

Ye Cang looked at half of a Venus flytrap growing on the ground behind a small sand dune. A small fireball floated in the air in his hand, ready to attack the humanoid plant at any time.

"In one minute, if I am not satisfied with the answer, you can go and die."

In fact, you can't blame her for being so violent.

Just now, when she was about to relieve herself, such a hermaphrodite suddenly emerged from the sand.Anyone else would probably not be in a happy mood this time.

"I'm so sorry~"

"Let me introduce myself. I am a member of the Akatsuki organization, Zetsu."

"I'm here to invite you to join our organization and help the leader complete his plan. Of course, you're not joining for nothing. We can help you kill the upper echelons of Sunagakure Village. What do you think?"

With his eyebrows raised slightly, Ye Cang looked at this not-quite-human thing and said calmly:

"Is Xiao strong?"

The palm of his hand moved slightly, and the fireball flew towards Ze's head in the blink of an eye.

Bai Jue looked at Fireball in surprise. He probably didn't expect that the other party would take action directly after he proposed the terms of the deal.

However, Black Zetsu immediately summoned three tree trunks as wide as a man.

Two of them successfully intercepted Ye Cang's fireball and then turned into ashes and dissipated.

"Wood escape"

The deterrent ability of these two words "wood escape" is imprinted in the hearts of most ninjas.

The girl was no exception. After she saw that the other party could actually use Wood Escape, the expression on her face finally changed slightly.

"Who are you from Konoha?"

"Xiao, I am a member of the Xiao organization. Now, can we have a good talk."

""

Ye Cang stared into Zetsu's eyes without blinking.

"Say."

Sand Hidden Village, Fengying Office.

Rasa has successfully become the fourth generation Kazekage with the permission of the daimyo.

But the Kazekage's position is not easy to fill. Even though he is ruthless and skillful in politics, he still feels very powerless facing the current Sunagakure Village.

The summary is one word.

poor.

Compensation for defeat requires money, the families of dead ninjas require money, the expenses of various ninja tools require money, and the purchase of food from abroad requires money.

Everything costs money.

However, at this critical moment, the daimyo of the Wind Country decided to deduct the subsidy from Sunagakure Village.

The reason is really ridiculous.

Because Sunagakure Village was defeated in the war, withholding subsidies was a punishment for the defeat.

Bullshit logic.

The anxiety made Luo Sha's thoughts a little confused. He sighed and put down the document in his hand, closing his eyes for a while to rest his mind.

As a result, when he opened his eyes again, a half-human, half-plant thing appeared in front of him, and Amano Akira, Kazekage's assistant, also appeared in Kazekage's office a few breaths later.

how did it get in

The newly appointed Yondaime Kazekage was in a very bad mood at the moment.

Even the Kazekage's office has outsiders who can enter at will. If the current strength of Sand Hidden Village continues to decline like this, I am afraid that the "five" in the five hidden villages will be replaced by "four" in the future.

"Tell me what you want to talk to me about."

Having the ability to sneak in but not taking action against him undoubtedly shows that the other party is actually here to negotiate.

"Master Kazekage, let me introduce myself first. I am a member of the newly established Akatsuki organization. In order to show my goodwill to Master Kazekage, I bring a message."

"Ebizo is dead."

"died"

Some couldn't believe the news, and Luo Sha questioned: "The post-war meeting has not ended yet, how could Ebizo die?"

"Haha, that's what happened."

After Zetsu's proofs and explanations, after knowing the specific situation of Ebizo and his guards being completely wiped out by Shiraishi and Ye Cang, Luo Sha's face turned extremely ugly.

"You told me this because you wanted to exchange something."

"Gift."

"What's the meaning."

"This is a gift from our Akatsuki organization to Sand Hidden Village. If Lord Kazekage wants to send someone to hunt down Shiraishi, I can be responsible for tracking it for you."

""

After pondering for a moment, Luo Sha seemed to have something in mind.

"crystal."

"exist"

"Find two sentient ninjas to follow him and confirm Ebizo's death first."

"If Ebizo is really dead, take eight jounin squads to follow him and kill Shiraishi and Hayakura for me."

"Yes"

"Why hasn't Ye Cang come back yet?"

After waiting for about 15 minutes, Shiraishi muttered to himself strangely.

"Do you want to take a look?" Lin asked worriedly.

"Walk."

The young man carried his Duanlang on his back and said as usual:

"leave here."

Shiraishi is not a qualified ninja, but he is definitely an experienced soldier.

There was no movement for more than ten minutes. There were only two possibilities for this strange situation.

First, Ye Cang was killed silently or lost consciousness.

Second, Ye Cang chose to leave.

No matter which one it is, there is no reason to risk finding someone on your side.

Just like on the battlefield before, the reconnaissance troops did not come back, and their side usually chose to retreat.

"But"

Lin, whose will of fire was still firm, was obviously hesitant.

Abandoning her teammates was not in line with her moral values.

I didn’t learn the strange behavioral logic from movies, TV shows and novels.

Avoid subsequent dramas like "I know, but I don't explain it clearly to you. You misunderstood me and it's your problem."

Someone briefly explained the two possibilities for Ye Cang not coming back.

This also successfully convinced Lin, who was not too stubborn, and made her feel less grudged.

Seeing that the girl agreed, Shiraishi felt a lot more relieved.

"Yukito, how should we go?"

"Here, follow me."

The three of them, led by Yumu Ren, sped towards the border of the Bird Country.

Unexpectedly, after only three hours' journey, the pursuers from Sunagakure Village had already caught up to Shiraishi and others.

"How could it be so fast?"

"No, these people came here with all their strength. They are fully aware of our movements."

Yumu Ren answered to himself, and then a ruthless look flashed in his eyes.

"This guy Ye Cang"

"Maybe it's not Ye Cang, it's probably a guy from the Akatsuki organization."

"It's the Akatsuki organization you mentioned earlier."

"Yes, there is a ninja inside who has strong investigative skills. He must have leaked our information."

The possibility of Ye Gakure returning to Sunagakure again is almost zero, so apart from Zetsu, Shiraishi can't think of another person who can let Sunagakure know the whereabouts of the three of them.

sand time rain

Countless fist-sized balls of sand appeared in the sky above the three of them.Judging from the scale, it doesn't look like it was performed by one person.

Facing the sand balls like rain, Shiraishi quickly took out the floating leaves and chopped them off with a fierce hurricane to blow them away.

"Yumu Ren, you go first"

"Don't even think about it"

At this moment, Yumu Ren's apricot eyes widened, and the cat's claws in his hands had grown out, one of which was gently touching the kidney on Shiraishi's back.

This is a threat to male gallbladders.

"Okay okay."

Swallowing, the boy carefully removed the cat's paw on his back, revealing a flattering smile that Lin had never seen before.

"Um, no, I'm not angry. I just said that casually."

Standing at the end, watching this scene, Lin felt very sad.

The enemy can release ninjutsu at such a distance, so his strength is definitely not at the chunin level.

It is very likely that one or two jounin squads were responsible for leading the pursuit force.

In such a dangerous situation, why should I endure the critical hits from my teammates?

Angry.