Konoha Thirteen Taibao

The bright sunshine in the autumn afternoon shines on a towering tree at the junction of the Kingdom of Fire and the Kingdom of Forest. Xingwu's body is taking a nap in the dense canopy of this huge tree.

After driving all night and fighting a fierce battle, Xingwu was really sleepy, so he caught up on some sleep here.

Then, he slept until the afternoon, until a crow landed on Xingwu's head and pecked at him, waking him up.

"Get out of here...it hurts my head." Xingwu chased away the crow, stretched out his arms, and habitually opened his white eyes to look around.

Very good, the Iwa Ninjas did not catch up, and the Prajna and Konoha Roots were nowhere to be seen.

Byakugan's gaze was directed downwards, into the root hole of the towering tree. In that dark and narrow tree hole, Uchiha Shisui was using needle and thread to mend the wounds of Xingwu's human corpse puppet.

"Huh! It's finally done." After Shisui finished sewing up the last and longest wound, he let out a deep breath.

While packing up the medical equipment, Shisui returned his gaze to his companion's body.

"That guy is right, this thing is a puppet." Shisui muttered softly.

Even without inspecting it with his own hands, Shisui could confirm with his naked eyes that the guy in front of him was actually a corpse.

Because it is impossible for a living person to still be alive and kicking after suffering such tragic injuries.

Therefore, while Shisui was sewing up the wounds on the corpse, he quietly observed it with his Sharingan.

First of all, Shisui was more sure that this was a corpse.

Secondly, this corpse was certainly not an ordinary corpse. Through his Sharingan, Shisui vaguely discovered that a rather complex system of spells was arranged inside the corpse. It seemed that the entire corpse had been transformed into a powerful ninja tool. .

Unfortunately, the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan does not have the powerful insight of the Byakugan of the Hyuga clan. Shisui's knowledge of ninjutsu is only at the level of a middle genin, and he cannot understand the structure of the techniques inside the corpse.

In the end, Shisui could only guess that the corpse was probably a puppet.

I heard that Sunagakure's puppet masters use exquisite and unique chakra control skills to control puppet battles through chakra threads. The operation method of this puppet is obviously much more advanced than that of Sunagakure's puppet masters. I wonder how that guy did it?

"Gah——" The scarred man's closed eyes suddenly opened.

"Oh my god!" Zhiguo was really shocked.

"Shisui-san, you did a good job!" The scar-faced man put his clothes back on and raised his thumb to Shisui.

"Are you... okay?" Shisui swallowed and asked calmly.

"I feel much better after a good sleep." Xingwu (Human Dao) replied with a heartless smile.

"Where are you? I mean your true body...should be around here!" Zhisui asked bravely.

"Not far." The scar-faced man nodded.

As expected, Shisui swallowed again.

"How did you do it? Can you control a corpse from a long distance? I have never heard of this kind of ninjutsu?" Shisui asked again.

Although asking this...it's very rude!But Shisui was really curious about this magical ninjutsu.

"Such a powerful ninjutsu is of course a forbidden jutsu, so we can't just talk about it casually." Xingwu (Human Dao) opened his mouth and spat out a heart-shaped stone the size of a palm.

Zhisui stuck out his tongue and obediently gave up asking... and instead focused on the heart-shaped stone in the scarred man's hand.

"What is this?" Shisui asked curiously.

"The message Kakashi left for me." Xingwu (Human Dao) turned the stone over, and there were indeed some words engraved on it.

This stone that was deliberately cut into a heart shape was the clue that Kakashi left to Xingwu.

Kakashi knew that Xingwu, with his most perceptive Byakugan, would definitely be able to spot this uniquely shaped stone, so he threw it into the stream.

"Nangu Town!" Zhishui read the words on the heart-shaped stone, with a puzzled expression on his still immature face. Apparently he didn't know where Nangu Town was?

"Nangu Town is located in the southeast of the Kingdom of Forest and is governed by the ninjas of the Nangu clan!" Xingwu (Human Dao) explained to Zhishui casually.

Although the Kingdom of Forest is a small country, the ninjas in the country are divided into two factions. Linyin Village, which is close to the country of Fire, is naturally closer to Konoha, while Nanya Town in the southeast is naturally inclined to Iwagakure Village.

Linyin Village and Nangu Town are not only competing rivals, but also partners who advance and retreat together. The two factions work together to maintain the delicate balance between the two great powers.

"Kakashi-senpai was seriously injured and was poisoned... He should have fled to the southwest back to Konoha. Why should he run to Nanya Town in the southeast? That is Iwagakure's sphere of influence."

Shisui asked Xingwu (Humando) in confusion. He really couldn't understand Kakashi-senpai's saucy operation.

"Maybe he was forced! Find this guy first... we should be able to reach Nangu Town before dark." Xingwu (Human Dao) looked at the time again, then counted the supplies again, and wrote down Send the letter back to Konoha using the Spirit Puppet Bird.

ps: The Spirit Puppet Bird is the mechanism bird used by Granny Chiyo of Sunagakure Village in Shippuden. That thing should be a kind of puppet, and you can probably buy it in ninja shops in various villages...probably.

After running wildly all the way again, Xingwu (Human Dao) and Zhishui finally arrived at Nangu Town before dark.

This is a town built in a small valley at the foot of a mountain, backed by a small volcano. It is the ninjas of the Nangu family who rule this small town. However, at this time, the people guarding the city gate, in addition to the ninjas of the Nangu family, are actually Two Iwa ninjas.

"This is a bit troublesome. The Iwa Ninja has actually entered Nangu Town." Xingwu (Human Dao) pushed up his non-existent glasses depressingly.

The long and narrow terrain of the Forest Kingdom is not conducive to large-scale cross-border operations. Therefore, even if there is some competition between the two countries of Fire and Earth in the Forest Kingdom, Konoha and Iwagakure have not stationed troops here.

At this time, the ninjas of Iwagakure appeared openly outside Nangu Town. It was probably because of the secret deal between Linyin Village and Konoha.

"White eyes!" Xingwu (Human Dao) opened his eyes as usual and scanned the entire Nangu Town first.

"Have you found it? The traces of Kakashi-senpai..." Shisui asked eagerly. He could also contribute to the next rescue operation.

"Nangu Town is a ninja stronghold, and there are many barrier spells in it. It is impossible to see the entire town with just the power of Byakugan." Xingwu (Human Dao) shook his head silently.

"We can only sneak in for reconnaissance." Zhisui suggested.

"That's right, infiltrate for reconnaissance. This human corpse puppet... is just for reconnaissance." Xingwu (Human Dao) grinned.