Naruto: Blood Mist Escape

夜晚

Wuxin, Shanshang Caizhi and Shuilian were following a yellow puppy, wandering through the forest.

"Wang! Wang!"

The ninja dog Wangcai barked twice, jumped from the tree branch in the forest to the grass, and kept sniffing in a small bush.

Shui Lian jumped in front of the bushes, squatted down, pulled out the dagger on her back, slashed at the bushes a few times, then seemed to have discovered something and ducked into the bushes.

"This is blood! And a forehead protector! Captain!"

Suiren stepped out of the bushes, holding a bloodstained Kirigakure forehead protector.

"Wangcai, can you continue tracking?"

Wuxin's young face was full of seriousness as he asked the ninja dog beside him.

"Woo..."

The ninja dog Wangcai whimpered and shook his head.

"Mai must have been ambushed, we need to find him as soon as possible!"

There was a hint of worry in Shui Lian's eyes, but the ninja dog brought them here, which meant that this was the final place they could track within the range.

Yamagami Caizhi held a kunai in her hand, remained alert, and spoke hesitantly:

"Didn't the captain give Mai a firework tube to send a message? He didn't even set off the firework tube...

With the bloodstains and the forehead protector, Mai, he might... "

What this means is that there is a high probability that Mai Hozuki is dead.

"Even the fireworks for the message can't be set off. This is the place with the strongest smell within Wangcai's tracking range. Perhaps even the body has been disposed of."

Wu Xin showed a thoughtful look in his eyes, and after a brief analysis, he continued:

"Let's return to the camp! The merchant caravan still needs our protection. Report this matter to Murayama Yuto and let Murayama Yuto decide..."

"Yes!"

"Yes..."

The two men agreed with some trepidation. They had just arrived at River Country when, during a normal reconnaissance and surveillance mission, the experienced and powerful Genin, Mai Hozuki, disappeared. Coupled with the bloodstains and forehead protector left behind, both men knew that Mai Hozuki was most likely killed.

Wuxin released the ninja dog's summoning technique and led the two back towards the camp.

The reason for this search and rescue was that Wuxin had been waiting in the camp for a long time, but Mai Kizuna did not return to report, so he brought Yamagami Caizhi and Shuilian out to look for her.

Although Wuxin was the instigator, but on the surface, when his subordinates went missing, he had to come out to search and rescue them.

Now that the bloodstains and relics have been found, the other two can also analyze that there is a high probability that Mai Hozuki is dead, so there is naturally no need to look for her further.

"In a foreign country, you must be extremely vigilant! Mizukage-sama asked us to come here to investigate, it must be because there is a big conflict between Konoha and Sunagakure.

Maybe the Fire Nation and the Wind Nation are at war. Ninjas under stress are extremely dangerous! "

Wuxin was walking through the forest, giving instructions to the two people behind him.

"Yes!"

With the influence of Mai Hozuki's disappearance, the two of them didn't need to be reminded by Wuxin that they dared not let their guard down in this country of rivers.

The three of them returned to the camp. Wuxin let Shuilian and Shanshang Caizhi take turns to rest, and he went to the central part of the business trip alone.

Although the business trip is divided into three parts, the distance between them is actually not far, only a few kilometers.

Wuxin arrived at Murayama Yuto's camp, found Murayama Yuto, and reported the disappearance of Mai Hozuki and his and others' analysis.

Murakami Yuto had a calm expression and was silent for a long time. Wuxin couldn't tell what he was thinking. After a long time, Murakami Yuto spoke:

“Where there are ninjas there are often dangers, especially where there are large gatherings of ninjas.

From now on, you must go in groups of at least two. Don’t go out alone anymore. Go back..."

When Murayama Hayato finished speaking, his face had a complicated expression and he indicated that he had no intention of returning.

The fate of a ninja is to be consumed in missions. Born in the Hidden Mist Village, Murayama Yuto has experienced too much, but the sudden disappearance of the student he had been with for more than two years still made him feel a little puzzled.

"Yes..."

Wuxin's expression was also somewhat complicated. He nodded and turned back.

Wuxin quickly returned to the camp he was guarding and got into his sleeping bag in the tent. After tossing and turning for most of the night, Wuxin took the time to rest.

next day

At dawn, Murayama Yuto brought two Genin to the Wuxin convoy. Together with the three members of Wuxin's team, a total of six ninjas once again searched for the missing Mai Hozuki, but still returned empty-handed.

Murayama Hayato did not give up easily. He continued to organize a search and searched for many days until the caravan arrived outside the capital of Kawanokuni, at which point the search came to an end.

Because no body was found, Mai Hozuki was declared missing. Everyone knew what it meant to be missing in a foreign country across the ocean, but that was all they could do.

The originally scattered three business travel departments and the Kirigakure ninja team gathered together outside the gate of the capital of River Country and poured into the capital of River Country.

Wuxin and other ninjas guarding the merchant company camped near the market town in the capital of River Country, set up stalls for trading, and also checked into a nearby hotel.

The team stayed in the market for more than half a month. The marine specialties brought by the merchants from the Kingdom of Water, such as pearls, dried fish, ambergris, kelp, etc., sold well. While selling them, the merchants also purchased some goods from the Kingdom of River.

For more than half a month, the Kirigakure ninja team scouted the area around the prosperous capital of River Country and the borders of Wind and Fire Country.

At night, after the business trip closed, Wuxin and other ninjas and the business trip manager gathered in a room in the hotel.

Murayama Yuto sat cross-legged on the main seat on the tatami. More than a dozen ninjas including Wuxin and several business managers sat cross-legged in three rows. The hierarchy was clear at a glance.

"Although the Konoha Ninja Team and the Sunagakure Ninja Team can be seen frequently in the Land of Rivers, they have not engaged in violent fighting or become tense as the Mizukage-sama had judged.

Or maybe, all this is just a superficial phenomenon...We need a deeper investigation."

Murakami Yuto, who was sitting in the first seat, had a serious expression on his face. He slowly brought out the topic and then fell silent.

Wuxin and others below sat upright, waiting for the next order from the commander of the operation.

After a while, Murayama Yuto, who had been thinking for a long time, seemed to have made a decision and said in a deep voice:

"Mr. Mashiko Ryoma, please divide the caravan into two groups. One group will depart from the border city of Fire Country, Kikyo City, and the other group will depart from the border city of Wind Country, Gale City."

"Yes!"

The merchant manager, Yoshima Mashiko, responded to Murayama Hayato's orders without hesitation and was very respectful.

"The ninja troops were also temporarily adjusted. The merchant caravan heading west to the Wind Country's Fierce Wind City was escorted by Kaguya Takema's team.

The team heading east to Kikyo Castle in the Land of Fire is escorted by Maruoka Tsuneka's team.

Wuxin's team is short of members... Wuxin, you temporarily join Kaguya Takema's team and serve as the team's deputy captain, assisting Kaguya Takema.

Shui Lian and Yamagami Caizhi will serve as my guards."

After making a decision, Murayama Hayato issued orders in an orderly manner.

"Yes!" X15

Wuxin and other ninjas and business leaders respectfully accepted the order.

After the task was explained, Murayama Yuto reminded again:

“Our Water Country, the Hidden Mist Village, is one of the five great ninja nations. Although we haven’t set foot on the mainland for a long time, we still cannot be underestimated.

Normally, the Sand Village and Konoha Ninjas will not attack us rashly, but we cannot let our guard down! Otherwise, Mai Kizuna will be a lesson for us!"

When the Kirigakure ninjas go ashore and escort merchants to conduct business activities, they are generally not attacked and killed by ninjas from other major countries, otherwise it will escalate into a diplomatic incident.

However, if there is no trace of the body left like Mai Hozuki and there is no evidence at all, that is another matter.

Although Murayama Yuto had a serious look on his face, his words were sincere and earnest. He repeated words like "be careful" several times and waited for everyone to respond again.