Travel through Konoha and open treasure chests

"Hayama, take root and wind with you to investigate this island. Be careful not to engage in combat with pirates. Once you confirm the opponent's location, immediately launch a signal flare to notify other teams."

"The other two ANBU are following me, Shiro Yu, Izumi, and Xi Yan. You and the other genin stay on the ship to protect Captain Kiki and others and prevent those pirates from launching another sneak attack."

Nara Shikaku thought for a moment and began to assign tasks.

Bai Mingyu hesitated for a moment and said: "Teacher Lu Jiu, let us go to the third team. Although there is a certain danger in investigating the intelligence, it is not necessary to fight those pirates head-on. On the contrary, if they come to attack the merchant ship, use your shadow The binding spell can control them immediately, and we may lose sight of it."

Nara Shikaku was startled for a moment, and looked over calmly: "That being said, there are only three of you, and there is no Jonin to lead the team."

"Trust us, Shikaku-sensei."

Bai Mingyu smiled: "If it hadn't been for the sudden civil strife in Kirigakure Village, Izumi and I might have become Chuunin by now. Just leading a team to investigate the intelligence of a group of pirates, this kind of task can be easily completed. Not to mention Sister Xiyan. Also, if there is an emergency, we will fire flares in time to call for support."

While talking, Quan and Uoyuki Xiyan stood behind Bai Mingyu, and Kimimaro also came over silently.

"Okay, then you must pay attention to safety and act with caution." Nara Shikaku warned.

After a while, the merchant ship anchored on a larger island and lowered several small boats. The three teams took up signal flares and rowed in different directions.

There is of course a reason why Bai Mingyu took the initiative to request the investigation mission.

Just now, when he saw the map in the captain's room, he subconsciously compared it with the treasure chest map in his mind and found that the two were very similar. In other words, the refresh locations of the treasure chests he had seen in the Country of Waves were on this island.

four treasure chests

Even if there is only one bronze among them and the others are all black iron, it is enough for him to take action.

That's why Bai Mingyu took the initiative to ask for help when Nara Shikaku arranged a task, and took Izumi and Uazuki Xiyan to investigate. As for Kimimaro

"Hey, why did you come here?"

Bai Mingyu took his mind back from the map, turned his head and saw Kimimaro at the stern of the boat. He was slightly startled, and Quan next to him said: "Didn't Teacher Shikaku agree just now? There are only three people in our team, which is smaller than the average The four-person team is missing one person. Although Kimimaro is a little younger, he is still very good at physical skills and will not hold us back."

"I'm not saying forget it. Just follow. Remember to follow the command."

Bai Mingyu has no doubt about Kimimaro's strength. As a genius of the Kaguya clan who awakened the ability of corpse veins at a young age, there is no doubt about Kimimaro's taijutsu ability. Even if he is only six or seven years old, his strength can already compete with many genin. Even rivaled by Chuunin.

but

Why do you always follow them? In the eyes of this young lady, he is more trustworthy than others

If you think about it carefully, the truth may be that simple.

For Kimimaro, who has been raised as a secret weapon by his tribe since he was a child and has been imprisoned in a dark dungeon, he actually always carries fear and loneliness in his heart, just like a moth living in the darkness all year round. As long as you see a little bit of fire, you will rush towards it, even if it will be burned to ashes by the flames the next moment.

Therefore, in the original work, even though he clearly knew that Orochimaru was using him, Kimimaro was still devoted to him, and even sincerely longed to become Orochimaru's container.

It has nothing to do with the character of the person following.

Human beings are ultimately no match for lonely animals.

"arrive."

The boat docked at the island.

Several people got up and went ashore. Bai Mingyu took out a map from his arms, compared it, and looked up in a direction ahead: "Yes, this is one of the places that may be used as a pirate stronghold. Quan, you and Sister Xiyan go there East, Kimimaro and I will go west and search along the island, trying not to alert the snake. If we really find the lair of those guys, we will use this to send a signal."

With that said, Bai Mingyu handed the signal bomb to Quan.

"Hey, isn't there only one flare? It's for me and Sister Xiyan. What about you?"

"Don't worry, I have other options."

Bai Mingyu smiled, turned and walked to the west: "That's it, let's do it. Kimimaro, let's go."

Kimimaro responded and followed step by step. As he walked, he pulled out the bone blade from his sleeve and stared at the surroundings with vigilance, as if he was a personal guard.

Bai Mingyu glanced at him, said nothing, and acted quickly.

On the other side, Quan and Uozuki Xiyan also ran to the east side of the island according to the plan.

After passing through a small forest, Bai Mingyu slowed down, adjusted his direction, and began to rush towards the southwest of the island.

That is the direction in which the four treasure chests are refreshed.

Originally, for the sake of confidentiality, Bai Mingyu planned to act alone, but that seemed too deliberate, so he arranged for Kimimaro to join his team. Even if he saw something, Kimimaro didn't understand his situation. There will be no doubt.

However, judging from Kimimaro's current performance, it seems that he has been regarded as Orochimaru in the original work, and he seems to be inseparable.

"This kind of behavior should be psychologically a sign of lack of security."

If it really replaces Orochimaru's position in Kimimaro's heart, it will not be harmful to Bai Mingyu, because then there is no need to worry about him telling his story.

With a thought in his mind, Bai Mingyu's footsteps suddenly stopped when he was about to pass through a small forest.

Kimimaro quickly stopped and almost bumped into Bai Mingyu due to the effect of inertia.

"Lord Bai Yu"

"Shh~"

Bai Mingyu made a silent gesture and squatted down in the grass. Kimimaro also lay down on his shoulders and looked out through a bush.

At the foot of a mountain not far ahead, there is a row of tent-like buildings. They look like they were temporarily built with wood and stones. They are very simple in appearance. Several strong men are entering inside. Going in and out, there are several bonfires set up at the door, and the aroma of grilled fish is constantly wafting out.

Several horses were tied up next to the barracks.

"Is this the stronghold of those pirates?"

Bai Mingyu frowned and slowly looked around.

"One, two, there are four people that can be seen, plus the total number of people in the tent should not exceed seven."

Most of them were ordinary people. Even those who engaged in the pirate business were just strong men. If they really wanted to take action, it would not be a problem for him and Kimimaro to fight several of them alone.

But the purpose of coming here this time was not only to find these pirates, but also to investigate where they took the hostages. For Bai Mingyu, he also had to consider the issue of those treasure chests. From the map, Three of the four treasure chests were refreshed in this camp, but they were separated by a layer of tent cloth and could not see what was inside.

"There were at least dozens of people on the pirate ship that came to attack the merchant ship last night, but there are only six or seven here. It seems that there must be more than one stronghold."

Bai Mingyu thought for a moment, then turned around and told Kimimaro: "Kimimaro, just stay here and don't move. I'll go over and take a look."

As he spoke, Bai Mingyu leaned forward and slowly touched forward. As he walked, his waist sank, his ears changed, and his whole person quietly entered a semi-animal state.

The voices heard more than ten meters away could be heard clearly.

"Brother, do you think we will cause trouble if we make such a big noise this time?"

"Why, are you afraid? Let me tell you, the reputation of these great country ninja villages is actually false. So what about the Konoha ninjas? They were disrupted by our attack. Who can catch them on this sea? We pirates who come and go as we please”

"That's what I said, but I feel very panicked."

"Okay, stop talking nonsense, eat something quickly, and go meet the boss and the others."

While talking, a bald man with tattoos on his arms divided the grilled fish among several other people and started eating.

Bai Mingyu lay in the grass and watched all this, thoughtfully.