Naruto the Cat and the Fox

After three uneventful days, they entered a certain mountain and took a rest halfway up the mountain.The lush forest still looks eerie even in the bright night. Although the weather is fine, the occasional passing breeze makes the forest make strange noises.

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After finding a clean open space halfway up the mountain, everyone began to rest while the two cows were tied to nearby trees.Thick and dense trees surrounded this small clearing. There were many bushes and grass between the trees, making the forest look dark.

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A small fire was lit in the middle of the open space. Uncle Ye and Aunt Ye were preparing bamboo tube rice, and Sakura was also helping.Naruto and Sasuke went to fetch water, while Kakashi went to scout the area to see if there was any danger.

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Jing was maintaining his short sword. The sharp blade emitted warm firelight but exuded coldness. Yingluo was just combing her long hair slowly, staring at the fire with a smile on her face and not knowing what she was thinking.

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Sakura looked at the gleaming knife in Shizu's hand and the smile on her face. It was still hard to believe that she knew how to use a sword.When his eyes moved to Ying Luofeng, who was combing her hair, she felt even less confident. After all, she looked like a daughter-in-law, and Uncle Ye and Aunt Ye would take good care of her.

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After combing his hair, a certain guy who in Sakura's eyes was a young lady waiting for marriage, casually touched the knife sheath tied to his right thigh and covered by a kimono, and thought to himself with a gentle smile on his face, ah. , I’m so bored, why don’t I have a bandit or something and let me chop it down?

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Jing was indeed her sister for many years. He knew what she was thinking as soon as he saw the movements of her hands. He threw Ying Luofeng's knife to her angrily, "Don't think too much. If you're bored, just eat and sleep early."

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"Yes, yes~", after reaching out to take her knife, she began to stare at it in a daze.

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After a while, everyone's dinner was ready, and they put it aside for the time being, planning to wait until Kakashi and the three of them came back before eating together.

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"We're back~~~" Not long after, Naruto and Sasuke jumped down from the nearby tree branches with several water bottles and distributed them to everyone.

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Kakashi came back later, put his hands in his trouser pockets and said calmly, "There seems to be a bandit's den nearby. It seems that he chose the wrong place to camp."

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"Bandits," Naruto stood up immediately and said nervously, "That means this place is dangerous."

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Sasuke looked around, frowned slightly and asked, "Have you been discovered here?"

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"They probably haven't noticed us yet, but it seems that the scale is not small." Kakashi explained the results of the investigation, and after thinking for a while, he said, "Since there are four of us here who cannot participate in the battle, we should leave first. It’s best here, put out the fire and prepare to leave.”

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"Got it", hearing this, Naruto and Sakura quickly put out the fire.Uncle Ye quickly brought the bullock cart over, and Aunt Ye packed up some things on the ground and put them on the cart.

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After seeing that everything had been packed, Kakashi began to assign tasks, "The two ladies and Uncle Ye will sit in the car. Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura, your task is to protect them. The rest give it to me."

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After everyone sat on the bullock cart, Uncle Ye quickly drove the two cows away.Now Kakashi and Sakura sat at the back, while Sasuke and Naruto sat at the front, surrounding those who needed protection.

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The bullock cart was driving quickly on the uneven road. Uncle Ye tried his best to whip his whip, but the wheels still made sounds occasionally, especially in the silent dark night forest.Everyone carried their luggage on their backs, but each person only had a small package and it didn't bother them much.

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Ying Luofeng grasped her knife tightly, and suddenly realized that her previous slander seemed to come true. After all, a mountain bandit really showed up, and he asked for one and got a lot of gifts.

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Naruto, who was sitting next to her, saw the way she was clutching the knife and thought she was scared. He immediately patted his chest and said confidently, "Don't worry, I will definitely protect you."

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Hearing this, Jing, who was sitting opposite, gave him a sharp glare.According to Naruto, people other than Feng don't need his protection.

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"Ours", Naruto added two words in time, and he breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Jing's expression soften.It was so dangerous just now. I almost offended Ying Luofeng's sister.

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Hearing Naruto's loud voice, which was louder than the sound of the wheels, Sakura couldn't help but frown slightly and reminded him, "Naruto, if you be quiet, you will be in trouble if you attract bandits."

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Naruto puffed up his face, but remained obediently quiet.

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After driving for more than half an hour, the ox-cart was already far away from the place where it was originally planned to camp. However, as a precaution, Uncle Ye continued to drive the ox-cart forward.

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After walking for some distance along the winding mountain road, they came to a desolate open space full of rocks. The edges of the clearing are still thickly covered with trees, but there are indeed all kinds of strange rocks in the clearing, high and low, large and small, creating a strange landform.

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A winding path points to the center of the pile of strange rocks, and because of the obstruction of the rocks, the terrain inside cannot be seen clearly. But if you want to get out, you must pass that road.

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Under the bright moonlight, the strange rocky clearing looks quite unique. Seeing the place that was perfect for placing traps, Uncle Ye hesitated for a moment, but still drove the ox cart inside, but at a much slower speed.

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The path was paved with a large amount of gravel. The two cows had difficulty walking on it, and the cart being pulled was shaking like an earthquake.

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Sakura looked at the pile of strange rocks and said worriedly, "That doesn't look good no matter how you look at it."

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"It looks like a trap no matter how you look at it." Sasuke said in a low voice, taking a quick look at the geographical location here.

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Suddenly, Uncle Ye pulled the reins and made the ox cart stop.Although they have not yet reached the center of the pile of strange rocks, they are now surrounded by strange rocks four to five meters high. The winding path cannot even see the entrance.

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Naruto looked at Uncle Ye strangely, who had not moved since he stopped the car, and asked in confusion, "Uncle, what's wrong?"

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"Surrounded," Kakashi suddenly answered Naruto, then stood up and jumped to a nearby boulder, "Be careful and protect them."

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"I got it." After the three Narutos nodded, they also took out their shurikens and stood up.Sasuke stood at the very back of the cart, while Naruto and Sakura stood at the back.

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Uncle Ye silently grasped the reins, trying his best to calm the two cows that started to get restless, while Aunt Ye just reached into her package as if she had caught something.

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The surroundings were so quiet that there was only the chirping of insects. After a minute or two, a dozen black figures standing or squatting appeared on the strange rocks near the oxcart, and a large number of footsteps could be heard from the surroundings running towards the center. Voice.

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When Sasuke heard those dense footsteps, he couldn't help but frown slightly, "There are a lot of them, there should be dozens of people."

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Sakura looked at the dozen people standing relaxedly on the jagged rocks, and her heart sank, "And those dozen people seem to be ninjas. Why do ninjas hook up with bandits?"

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"It doesn't matter whether they are ninjas or bandits, as long as they dare to rush up, they will all be beaten away." Naruto was full of motivation. After all, this was a good opportunity to show his strength in front of Sakura.

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Jing's right hand casually rested on the handle of the knife at her waist. Seeing his appearance, she couldn't help but smile and said, "Hey, he looks pretty good. I just hope it will come in handy later~~ ~”

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"I will definitely impress you." Naruto glared at her angrily, and then confidently said to Ying Luofeng, "Don't worry, the wind will never hurt you. He will never hurt you."

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Sakura Luofeng just smiled slightly and said with a little expectation, "Then please, Naruto-kun~"

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"Hey hey hey hey~~~" Naruto was so proud that he almost flew into the air, while Sakura, who couldn't stand it, opened her eyes.

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She hit him on the head with one hand and motioned him to pay attention in an annoyed manner.

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The dozen or so people standing on the strange rocks were all wearing black tights and a dark blue vest. There are many places on the body with forehead protectors with different markings, but each mark has a deep scratch. After that, many people covered many places with masks, bandages, armor, etc., and they all looked weird.

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The man standing at the top was wearing a pair of sunglasses at night. He looked down at Kakashi who was standing on a stone near the bullock cart for a while, and then said in a tone of realization, "I'm just talking about that silver haired man." Why does it look so familiar? It turns out to be Kakashi Hatake, Konoha's copy ninja."

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"", Kakashi pointed to himself in confusion. After looking at him carefully, he couldn't help but frown slightly, "Why are you here if you are not a bee from the Mist Ninja Village in the Land of Water?"

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"Don't you see? We are now a member of the bandits." Feng Luo's eyes were full of hatred, and he raised his finger to point to the scratches on his forehead, "But in a way, it's all thanks to you. Ka, Ka, Xi”

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When Sakura heard the three gritted words behind her, she couldn't help but raise her head and ask, "Kakashi-sensei, is that your enemy?"

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"So," Kakashi's eyes drifted, and he said with a guilty conscience, "I have encountered him in previous missions, and he seemed to be his opponent."

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"Stop being so vague. If you hadn't replaced the secret axis with our country's secrets, I wouldn't have been suspected and had no choice but to escape." Feng Luo growled fiercely, and then pushed. Sunglasses said proudly, "However, we originally planned to leave the Mist Ninja Village. This time we just have an honest reason~"

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Naruto struggled to understand what he said, and then pointed directly at Kakashi and shouted angrily, "It turns out it's because of you, Kakashi-sensei, that we are in danger this time."

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"I didn't know it would be like this, and I didn't expect them to mix with the bandits." Kakashi laughed dryly, and then his expression became serious as he looked at the dense crowd around him, frowning slightly and thinking. , Trouble, it would be fine if it were just ordinary bandits, but I didn’t expect there to be so many ninjas. Moreover, Feng Luo's strength is not weak, and the same must be true for these guys he brought out. Moreover, although Naruto and the others made a lot of progress when they went to the Land of Waves, they still lacked experience.

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Then, he looked at Yingluo and the others who were still calm. When he remembered what the Hokage had said before leaving, he felt relieved. If he went by what the Hokage said, there shouldn't be any problem with them.

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Seeing Kakashi's delay in making any move, Bee Luo said proudly, "Why haven't you made a decision because there are so many delays?"

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As soon as Naruto heard the word dragging his feet, he immediately became furious, "Who are you calling the dragging one, you bastard?"

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"Anyway, I'm usually talking about you, so you don't have to be so self-aware." Sasuke continued calmly, then ignored Naruto's angry reaction.

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"It's better to be cautious now. After all, the opponent's number is several times greater than ours." Sakura whispered to stop the war that was about to break out. After all, although there had been a C-level mission before, they had never tried it before. see so many enemies

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"Seeing that you won't do anything for a while, let me help you~" Feng Luo smiled sinisterly, suddenly raised his hand and snapped his fingers before quickly moving away from here. The surrounding ninjas got the signal and immediately followed him to retreat. At the same time, there were a lot of hissing sounds near the bullock cart, like the sound of burning flames.

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"Oops", knowing that it was the sound of the detonating talisman, Kakashi shouted at them, "get out of there quickly"

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Uncle Ye hit the cow's back with his whip almost at the same time. The two cows were in pain and quickly spread their legs and rushed forward. However, it was too late. The sudden violent explosion directly destroyed the strange rocks around the oxcart. In an instant, a large amount of overwhelming gravel began to fall down.

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The moment the detonating talisman exploded, Uncle Ye had already appeared on the cart, holding both ladies on his shoulders with one hand and disappearing from the gravel.

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"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa" Naruto and Sakura originally planned to step forward to help, but they couldn't help but become petrified when they saw this scene. No one told them that the mute uncle was a very powerful ninja.

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"Get out of here now." Aunt Ye, who looked old and frail, directly reached out and grabbed Sakura and Naruto who were standing there by their collars, and led them away effortlessly.

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Although Sasuke was a little surprised by the strength of the two of them, he quickly calmed down and followed them away through the cracks in the gravel.

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It had only been a few seconds since everyone left, and the gravel was just hitting the ground "bang bang bang bang bang". Kakashi was a little worried at first, but he breathed a sigh of relief after seeing everyone came out safely.

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Uncle Ye had already stood firm on the top of a strange rock, and the two ladies were still being held on his shoulders like sacks. Immediately, one sack said to the other with a smile, "Speaking of Xiaofeng, what will happen if we use our abilities now?"

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The other sack just replied calmly, "If you want to fall down and die, I don't have a problem~"

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“Wow that’s too much”

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At a strange rock not far away, Naruto and Sakura, who were still being carried by Aunt Ye, still looked petrified.Sasuke, who was standing nearby, frowned slightly and looked at them, then turned his attention to the ninjas appearing on the strange rocks around him.

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Knowing that this was not a good place to fight, Jing commanded the people carrying her unceremoniously, "Uncle Ye, move us to a safer place. The terrain here is too troublesome."

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After nodding silently, Uncle Ye chose a direction where there was no one around and quickly jumped to the edge of the clearing.

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Although Sasuke had an intuition that the mute uncle was very powerful, their mission was to protect them, not to mention the two most important people were also there. He immediately followed without saying a word and watched the movements of the ninjas warily.

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Aunt Ye saw that the two people in her hands had not yet recovered, so she continued to carry them in that direction.

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After Xiaoying suddenly came to her senses, she quickly shouted to the person carrying her, "Grandma Ye, please put us down. Now we should be the ones protecting you."

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Naruto suppressed his doubts for the time being and struggled to say, "Yes, those guys are going to chase two of them."

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"Then be careful." After Aunt Ye put them on a nearby stone, she quickly caught up with Uncle Ye and disappeared into the forest.

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Feng Luo saw their movements and waved his hand in that direction, "Chasing"

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"Yes", after nodding quickly, the dozens of ninjas quickly chased after them. At such a high speed, they could only vaguely see the black shadows that flashed by, but could not see their appearance.

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The ordinary bandits who didn't know how to use ninjutsu were originally guarding the outside. After seeing this, they quickly ran into the forest with their knives.After all, this might be a big fish.

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"Naruto, Sakura, don't be dazed and go cover them." Kakashi shouted. While standing in front of the ninjas, his hands had already formed complex seals at a speed invisible to the naked eye. He took a deep breath and then faced Blow in front of me, "Fire Release Technique of Fireball"

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A huge burning fireball appeared out of thin air, and its speed was so fast that many ninjas had no time to escape and could only fall down screaming.However, several people still escaped from the ninjutsu and took the opportunity to enter the forest.

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"Feng and Sister are inside." Naruto's heart sank, and he and Sakura hurriedly followed him.

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But Bee Luo not far away knew every trap in this pile of strange rocks. After quickly forming seals with his hands, the detonating talisman hidden near Naruto and the others exploded with a bang, but the two of them cleverly Averted.

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"Don't waste time here. Our mission is to protect those two ladies." After Kakashi shouted to them, he rushed towards Bee Luo who was standing not far away with a shuriken.

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After all, that guy is the mastermind this time and needs to be solved quickly. What's more, this incident is basically caused by himself.