Naruto: Blood Mist Escape

Kingdom of Wind

In the Kingdom of Wind, which is covered with deserts, many important cities are built on oases and desertified loess.

Wu Xin and his caravan of nearly twenty people were driving seven or eight horse-drawn carriages, struggling forward on the desertified road.

Next to a carriage in the middle of the caravanserai, Wuxin and the ninjas from Chunin Kaguya Takema's team had alert faces.

The border of the Kingdom of Wind was not covered with desert as Wuxin had imagined. Although the land was severely desertified, it was still far from the desert that Wuxin had imagined.

The convoy drove slowly and passed by a large merchant caravan coming towards them. There were several Sand Ninjas in the other caravan. One of them, a tall Sand Ninja, stopped to examine Wuxin and the others who were wearing ninja forehead protectors. In the end, he did not come forward and the two sides passed by each other safely.

"Captain, this is the eleventh team of Sand Village ninjas we met today."

After both sides moved some distance away from each other, the Genin Mihara Eri reported in a low voice to Kaguya Takema who was standing beside her.

"Ah."

Chunin Kaguya Takema replied coldly.

Kaguya Takema, sixteen years old, a little over 1.7 meters tall, with shoulder-length black hair, a handsome face, and a calm and indifferent temperament.

Wuxin turned his head to look at the merchant who had hired the Sand Village ninja and had already gone far away, and whispered:

"When we entered the Wind Country, the Sand Village guard ninjas conducted a thorough inspection.

During the days of traveling in the Wind Country, more than ten teams of Sand Village ninjas could be seen on the road every day.

Yesterday, a team of hundreds of Sand Village ninjas passed by here. It seems that the border of the Sand Village is indeed a bit tense. "

Since entering the Land of Wind, the strict inspections and the Sand Village ninja teams that kept shuttling back and forth on the road all illustrate the situation of the Sand Village.

"Ah."

Wuxin's words were agreed by Kaguya Takema, who responded coldly and said in a cold voice:

"It's still fifteen kilometers away from Fierce Wind City, and the team can arrive before dark.

Fierce Wind City is the fortress of the Kingdom of Wind. Going to Fierce Wind City, we can find out more information about Sand Village."

Kaguya Takema's opinion was roughly the same as Wuxin's. Wuxin did not answer, but just nodded in response.

After the team had been traveling together for so many days, Wuxin had also learned some about the situation of Kaguya Takema's team.

The female Genin named Mihara Eri seemed to have some interest in Kaguya Takema. When she had nothing to do, she always followed Kaguya Takema around.

The other two Genin had tense faces and remained on guard at all times.

The team traveled in silence all the way and arrived at the city of Liefeng in the desert before dark.

The Kingdom of Wind is vast and barren. Due to its geographical conditions, commerce is very developed, and the desert oasis is very welcoming to foreign travelers and merchants.

The inspection at the gate of Liefeng City was a bit strict, but it did not make things difficult for the Water Country merchant who was guarded by Wuxin and others. The ninja guarding the gate noticed the forehead protectors of Wuxin and others, gave them a verbal warning, and then let the merchant enter the city.

As evening approached, the Wuxin Business Travel team checked into a five-story hotel near the city's market town and began to rest.

At night, on the top floor of the hotel, Wuxin stood in front of the railing, quietly looking at this desert city.

Yellow sand is flying and the buildings are all yellow, like an enlarged version of a strange water tank.

At the same time, compared to the heat during the day, the desert at night is refreshing and cool.

brush!brush!

A sound of breaking air was heard, and Wuxin quickly turned his head to look at the direction where the sound came from. After seeing clearly that it was Kaguya Takema, he relaxed and retracted his gaze.

“Gale City… In fact, we were able to judge the situation of this city on the way to Gale City.

The Sand Village ninjas frequently go out in large groups, and the tense atmosphere is obvious at a glance.

I just don't know how Murayama Yuto's business trip to the Land of Fire is going."

Wuxin changed the words like "investigation" of Murayama Yuto to "doing business". In the Wind Country Fortress, one needs to be careful. Maybe there is a Sand Ninja watching here in a dark place nearby.

"Well, I am also a little worried about Master Murayama Yuto. Let's see how the caravan's goods sell tomorrow. If the goods sell well, we will return after they are sold out."

Kaguya Takema slowly walked to Wuxin's side, put her hands on the railing, and did not mention the word "investigation".

Merchants travellers play a big role. One of them is to conceal the true intentions of Wuxin and other ninjas. Through the sales of goods by merchants travellers, we can roughly analyse some situations of the city.

The merchants sold the Water Kingdom's products in the River Kingdom, and also purchased a lot of food supplements locally. Kelp, dried fish and the like were the main goods of the caravan's trip, plus a small amount of pearls and ambergris brought from the Water Kingdom. These could be called Water Kingdom specialties for the Wind Kingdom.

Wuxin and others can roughly judge some information just by observing the sales. If the sales of dry food goods such as kelp and dried fish are good and the faster they sell, the greater the possibility that a large number of Sand Ninjas are stationed here.

In fact, when Wuxin stepped into the Land of Wind and met so many Sand Ninjas, he could already make a judgment.

However, it was not easy for Wuxin's merchant caravan to turn around and go back. Otherwise, their sneaky and suspicious behavior would definitely arouse the suspicion of the Sand Village ninjas, and they might even be intercepted.

If they were to fight a fierce battle, or even be surrounded and annihilated by the Sand Village Ninja, they would be in real trouble. As one of the five major ninja countries, the Water Country Mist Village might have some deterrent power, but if the team was completely wiped out and there was no evidence, their death would be in vain.

Kaguya Takema, who had been standing beside Wuxin in silence for a while, suddenly said:

"We were promoted to Chunin at the same time. You are quite capable. If there is a chance in the future, let's work together more."

Wuxin was surprised when he heard that. He turned his head and looked up at Kaguya Takema, who was much taller than him.

Wuxin was quite surprised that this cold and aloof ninja would say such words.

But he didn't know that he was one of Wuxin's secret mission targets. In view of the dangerous environment, Wuxin had no intention of taking action for the time being.

If something unexpected happens in the Kingdom of Wind, everyone might be wiped out. It is not a wise choice to carry out a secret mission at this time.

Wu Xin hesitated for a moment at Kaguya Takema's friendly attitude, then smiled and said softly:

"Indeed, we were promoted to Chunin at the same time. You are quite capable, and I would be very happy if you could return to the village."

Wuxin said this and turned around to continue looking at the scenery of the city. This hotel is five stories high and is considered a relatively tall building in this area. Standing in this place is not only to enjoy the scenery, but also a way to observe the Sand Village ninjas that occasionally appear in the distance and jump on the buildings.

Kaguya Takema glanced at Wuxin, smiled, and did not answer.

"The result of this trip is obvious. There's nothing to see here. Let's go to bed early."

The two observed for a long time, and Kaguya Takema said something, then jumped off the railing and returned to the hotel.

Wu Xin knew that Kaguya Takema meant that the mission of this trip was basically completed and there was nothing more to observe.

The Sand Village ninjas are making frequent movements and the tension on the border is obvious. Wuxin and others only need to write truthful mission reports. This information is enough for the adults in the village to cooperate with their other intelligence networks and analyze the answers they want.