Elf: I'm the only one who understands Pokémon

With Fang Zhu's wary expression on his face, the masked ninja slowly walked up to Fang Zhu and lowered his head slightly.

"I'm very sorry, the water curtain ninja village is ahead, and outsiders are not allowed to approach for the time being.

If you need to pass through here, we can provide you with a guide for free. The distance is similar to going directly through Ninja Village. I'm sorry. "

"Ah, that's it. It's okay. Can you please find someone to help lead the way? I've deviated from the navigation and I don't know how to go."

Seeing the masked ninja's polite look, Fang Zhu wasn't too angry.

After all, Big Tongue just said through telepathy that the opponent's shuriken was aimed at the ground a good distance in front of him.

After hearing Fang Zhu's answer, the masked ninja breathed a sigh of relief, and his attitude immediately became much friendlier:

"Thank you for your understanding. Please wait a moment. A villager will come to me to change my shift in a few minutes. I will personally lead the way for you then."

Fang Zhu nodded and sat aside for the time being with Big Tongue, but secretly still kept Big Tongue on guard.

When Fang Zhu cut off a leaf that was picked casually until only the veins were left, a voice suddenly came from not far away.

"Brother Chuan, I'm here to change the shift."

The voice was crisp and full of vigor. He was probably about the same age as Fang Zhu.

Fang Zhu turned his head and looked at the young ninja coming out of the woods.

The decoration is similar to the masked ninja we met just now, the only difference is probably the crest on the arm.

The masked ninja is a simplified image of a frog, and the young ninja wears a coat of arms with a simplified image of the Koga Ninja frog.

Fang Zhu stared at the figure of the young ninja, recalling his voice, and felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

It seems like I have seen him somewhere?

But the young ninja's mask was worn tightly, making it difficult to recognize him for a while.

"Xiaoxia, I'll leave the guard to you. I'll take this guest to the vicinity of Shuimu City."

"No problem, be careful on the road."

After the masked ninja explained to the young ninja, and was about to take Fang Zhu on his way, Fang Zhu's sixth sense suddenly felt a gaze from behind.

Turning his head, he saw the young ninja staring at him suspiciously.

The young ninja did not expect that Fang Zhu would suddenly turn his head, and quickly lowered his head in embarrassment.

"Um...what's the matter?"

Fang Zhu asked.

"No, it's just a big golden tongue. It's rare. I have a friend who also has one, so I was a little curious for a while."

The young ninja waved his hands repeatedly and was a little stuck in his words.

Ok?

Seeing the reserved look of the young ninja, a figure gradually appeared in Fang Zhu's mind.

Although we don’t have much contact with each other, we do chat from time to time online.

The figure in his mind gradually overlapped with the young ninja in front of him. When he found that their figures were basically the same, Fang Zhu tentatively spoke:

"Xia Yan?"

"what?"

Xia Yan was a little surprised when his identity was suddenly exposed by the young man in front of him.

What he is wearing now is a traditional ninja uniform. Even his hair is tightly wrapped, leaving only one eye exposed.

The other party can actually recognize me in this situation? !

wrong!

Must be an acquaintance!

As soon as this idea came to his mind, Xia Yan couldn't help but cast his eyes on the disguised Fang Zhu's face.

He had been paying attention just now, but after taking a closer look, Xia Yan found out the clues.

The other person's skin color has obviously been processed, there are unnatural pull-up marks at the corners of his eyes, and his acne is always the same color under changing lights.

Xia Yan glanced at the big golden tongue next to him without any trace, rubbed his fingers and frowned.

After hesitating again and again, Xia Yan finally spoke: "Fang..."

As soon as the word "Fang" came out, the boy opposite him took a quick step and rushed in front of him when he was relaxed. He put a finger on his lips and nodded to himself.

really!

Xia Yan was delighted in his heart, this young man!Sure enough, it was Fang Zhu pretending to be!

The two of them had a tacit understanding, but the masked ninja on the side had no idea.

Seeing Fang Zhu suddenly rushing in front of Xia Yan, he thought he wanted to attack Xia Yan, and the long knife was pulled out instantly.

If the big tongue hadn't stuck in place in time, there might have been a misunderstanding.

"Xia Yan! It's really you!"

The corners of Fang Zhu's mouth turned up and he shouted in surprise.

The young ninja in front of him was Natsuhiko, the ninja from the Water Curtain Gym who had fought against him in the gym competition.

Ever since that time when a friend asked me about ninjutsu, the two established a friendship and would chat from time to time.

"But why are you here? Shouldn't you be at the Water Curtain Gym?"

As far as Fang Zhu knows, the gyms in the Pokémon World East League are a bit like boarding high schools in previous lives. Apprentices generally have to stay in the gyms except for holidays or missions.

"There's something going on in the village, so I applied to the gym to go out for half a year."

Faced with Fang Zhu's question, Xia Yan gave a straightforward answer, then turned to look at the masked ninja who was on guard, and pointed at Fang Zhu.

"Brother Chuan, this is my friend. I will take him into the village to visit."

After saying that, Xia Yan clasped his hands together and asked the masked ninja sheepishly: "Please help me take over the shift. I will make up for it later."

"no problem!"

Seeing this, the masked ninja smiled heartily and patted Xia Yan on the shoulder.

"Based on your personality, I have been worried that you have no friends. Go ahead and bring your friends to our village to have fun."

After saying that, the masked ninja even gave a boost from behind, pushing Fang Zhu and Xia Yan a few steps forward.

……

It only takes 10 minutes to walk from the guarded area to the Mizumaku Ninja Village.

The moment he stepped into the Water Curtain Ninja Village, Fang Zhu felt like he had entered another world.

There is no sound of machinery, and there are no streetlights on both sides of the road. If I had to use one word to describe Mizumura Ninja Village, it would probably be "quaint".

The road was muddy, not paved with asphalt or cement, and the footprints of humans and Pokémon were intertwined on it.

Most of the houses on both sides of the road are built of wood, and some even use bundles of straw as roofs.

Smoke was rising from the roof of a building, and an uncle was happily opening the door with a fish he had just caught from the river.

There are women washing clothes by the river, and the water tanker carries the water and flows into the farmland on that side.

"Look at my super bouncing technique!"

One child yelled with great momentum, and then jumped into a ravine next to a farmland in front of a group of friends, causing the friends to laugh.

"Hey! Look at my water flowing technique!"

A naughty child yelled at the place where the child had just fallen, and was about to unbuckle his belt.

……

For some reason, after entering the Water Curtain Ninja Village, Fang Zhu's heart, which was a little impatient due to the rush, slowly calmed down.

"Oh!"

As he was walking, the door of a building in front of him was suddenly pushed open and hit the wall hard.

A middle-aged man stared fiercely into the room and shouted angrily: "Go away! You will definitely regret it!"