Stone Rain of Konoha

Fog, everything is foggy as far as the eye can see.

Except for the teammates around him, it is difficult to see clearly any object in front of him, even if it is five meters away.

The four-person team was drifting on the misty offshore sea.

"What's strange is that the sea breeze is so strong, but the fog can't be blown away! If we weren't on the same boat, we wouldn't be able to find each other even if we're not six meters apart, and this fog seems to be able to Shield the fluctuations of chakra. If we separate, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get together again."

Sarutobi Asuma condensed cracks in his hand and struck out with a wind-escaping gale palm. No matter how strong the wind swept, the mist covering the entire sea did not move at all.

"What on earth is this? This is definitely not an ordinary fog, and it is definitely not the Kirigakure Jutsu. If it is said to be man-made but it covers the entire offshore sea, who has the ability to keep such a huge ninjutsu running? If this is an ordinary natural environment phenomenon, then how can we explain the effect of shielding chakra..."

"That's weird. Kakashi, do you have any idea?"

Hatake Kakashi, who was sitting silently on the side of the boat, frowned, took out three black earphone-like things from his bag, and then threw them to the other three people. .seven

Sarutobi Asuma, Yuhi Kurenai, and Metkai quickly picked up this strange thing from the air.

"This is a communication device developed by Konoha's founding Central Academy of Sciences. This mist can shield chakra, but it cannot shield current communication."

With that said, Kakashi motioned for the three of them to bring him to the ear.

The three nodded and followed suit.

Kakashi spoke to the earphone-like thing in his hand: "Hello, hello, I'm Kakashi."

"sharp!!"

After hearing the sound, Metkai gave a thumbs up and marveled at the magic of this little thing.

Yuhi Kurenai took off her earphones, looked at this small device and said with some sigh: "This is much more convenient than the sound transmission technique. It can communicate remotely without even a seal."

"Don't be too happy. The communication distance of this little thing is only a hundred meters. If we spread out too far, we still won't be able to find each other. And even within a hundred meters, this kind of fog that can shield our perception will also make us Can’t find the direction of the other party.”

Sarutobi Asuma also discovered this loophole and gritted his teeth and said, "Is this an S-level mission? It was a disgrace from the beginning."

"Don't worry, our mission this time is mainly to investigate the origin of those fish-like monsters. We don't say that we must destroy them. Of course, if there is a chance..."

"According to the data, the origin of that monster is likely to be in the Kingdom of the Sea. You may not know it. Although the Kingdom of the Sea is a small country, it was the first country to start biotechnology research. At that time, due to other Continental countries are all engaged in war, and the effect of this lack of sovereignty is not considered in the mainstream view at all."

"There are three reasons for this:

First, the country of the sea is an island country composed of thousands of small islands. The land cannot be cultivated and the resources are poor.

Secondly, although the total land area of ​​the Kingdom of the Sea is small, the distribution of islands is extremely wide. Even if it is conquered and ruled, it is difficult to manage, and the management cost is extremely high. This also leads to the fact that no country is even willing to look at it during times of war. .

Third, this is a subsidiary country of the Kingdom of Water, but because it is extremely difficult to control and the cost of management is even greater than taxes, the Kingdom of Water is fortunate to protect this place and collect a large amount of protection fees every year, but does not send a single soldier. Pawns guard the country. "

Kakashi thoroughly analyzed the general situation of the country and put it in front of everyone.

Yuhi Hong pinched her chin and analyzed: "This means that no matter what this country does on its own territory, no one cares about it, and no one wants to care about such trivial matters."

Kakashi answered:

"Indeed, so according to the data analysis, those monsters like fishmen come from this country. According to the data, these monsters have extremely strong individual combat power and are large in number! And their actions are extremely covert. If it weren't for the Hokage-sama, If you happen to meet them, I’m afraid they are still deeply hidden in the dark and unknown.”

At this time, a group of people were sitting on a wooden boat, gradually approaching a small island among the thousands of small islands in this sea country.

The closer you get to the island, the more you can smell a pungent smell. This is not the smell of sea, but more like the smell of chemicals.

When Metkay smelled the smell, he pinched his nose and said exaggeratedly: "It stinks, it really stinks!!"

Kakashi put his hand to his mouth in a silent gesture.

Metkai and the other two fell silent. The four of them got off the boat as stealthily as thieves, walked across the beach and dived into the small forest inside the island.

The road was deserted. Even though you could see a few small thatched houses here and there, there was no one inside. Coupled with the strange fog, the atmosphere here gave people a feeling of furry feelings.

Sarutobi Asuma was impatient, so he approached Kakashi and whispered: "You can't even see a hair here. How can we find out the news? Do we have to search one island after another? I'm afraid the teacher will have to wait until next year for news from us." Bar!"

"We only have four months. This mission is said to be an S-level mission, but we didn't expect this place to be so weird at first. But judging from the current situation, I'm afraid it's not enough."

"what do you mean?"

"Yes, we really have to go island by island to find information."

The four of them walked in the foggy forest and tried their best to observe the surrounding environment. Everyone used the chakra in their bodies to spread outside their bodies to block the bad smell in the air.

Xuri Xing picked a leaf, but it was extremely dry. You must know that this is an island with abundant water resources, and this situation rarely occurs.

Break off a piece of bark, but the inside is filled with termites.

Moreover, it was not just as simple as a tree. She repeated these actions nearly ten times, but found that half of the ten trees were like this.

This does not mean that the other half is good. On the contrary, those trees do have no bark, only smooth necks, and there is no texture that tree trunks should have anywhere they touch.

"It's weird..."

After muttering something, he heard Kakashi's voice coming from the earphones: "Red, follow the team quickly."

Looking forward, she found that the figures of the people began to become blurry. Yuhi Hong suppressed the doubts in her heart and ran towards the people.

And reported this phenomenon to Kakashi.

Kakashi pondered for a while and said solemnly: "It seems that this country is more than what we think on the surface. Everyone, please be careful. I'm afraid the danger is not far away from us."

However, in a place that no one can perceive, in the depths of the forest, black shadows are slowly wandering...

To be continued