Between the mountains and forests, four figures walked through.

"Captain, I think something is wrong. Amber said suddenly, frowning.

"What's wrong?" Inuzuka asked curiously.

"It stands to reason that at this time, Captain Inoue has either joined us or we have received a signal from the bugs, but there is no movement now. Amber said.

Inuzuka suddenly stopped, stood on the trunk of the tree and thought about it.

"yes! How did I forget about them!" Inuzuka patted his head.

Khan! Amber is powerless to complain, are the people of the Inuzuka family so cute?

Inuzuka touched his body and took out a small transparent ball like a bell from his waist, and there was a soybean-sized insect in it.

"What is this?" Amber asked curiously.

"This is a tracer, it has been eating the chakra of the oilgirl Mai for a long time, and it is extremely sensitive to his chakra fluctuations, as long as the oilgirl Mai appears within a hundred kilometers, its head will be aimed at the direction of the oilgirl Mai. Inuzuka explained.

"So powerful?" Amber took the ball and looked closer, the tracer was a bit like a beetle, but its head was covered with dense fluff, which looked a little hideous, and the ball was filled with a third of the leaf fragments, probably to keep the tracer alive, but ......

"Captain. Amber shook the ball slightly, looked up and said, "Why is it still motionless?

"Huh, won't you?" Inuzuka's face changed, and he quickly took the ball and checked it, and sure enough, the tracer was dead.

Looking at Inuzuka's embarrassed face, Amber said carefully, "It won't be...... You were killed by the captain, right?"

"It's not. Inuzuka said with a serious expression: "There is a difference between dying naturally and being killed, I can tell the difference." ”

"Died of natural causes, why did you suddenly die?" Teita asked suspiciously.

Taking a deep breath, Inuzuka Mao said: "This kind of bug and worm make it clear by the heart, and if the bug dies, it means ......"

"No...... Wouldn't it?!" Amber, Teita, and Sissi were shocked, could it be that Mai, the oil girl, is dead?!

"Then, Inoue-sensei......" Sissi asked with a worried face.

Inuzuka Mao glanced at Qianqian and said gloomily: "I don't know, they must have been ambushed, your teacher Kamizuki Inoue is not far from the elite Kamishinobi, much stronger than Mai, maybe survive." ”

"Impossible! Inoue-sensei will be fine!Let's hurry up and support Inoue-sensei!" Teita exclaimed excitedly.

After thinking about it, Inuzuka Mao nodded, it was possible that the ambush was the mission target of himself and others, and he had to confirm it.

After most of the day at full speed, the four Amber returned to the river they had passed by in the evening.

"This is ......" The four of them shrank their eyes, only to see that there were a lot of damaged kunai and shuriken scattered on the river beach, several pits that were obviously blown up by the detonation charm were still left on the river beach, and a headless corpse was lying in the blood water.

The four of them hurried to the corpse, the gray coat, it was obvious that this was Mai's corpse, and the head was taken away by the enemy.

Sissi covered her mouth, tears flowed down her eyes, Mai's seniors were still chatting with Sissi yesterday, and today she became a headless corpse, the war is really sad.

After a moment of silence, Amber took out a blank scroll and sealed the body of Mai the Oil Girl inside, and being able to bring back the body was also an explanation to his family.

Inuzuka has experienced the death of his companions many times, and his sadness has decreased a lot, so he got up and searched around with Gingamaru, and soon found a clue, and through the smell of Inoue, Gingamaru found a note written in a cipher under a large rock not far away.

After the translation, the four of them breathed a sigh of relief, Mr. Inoue was fine, they met another team of elite sand ninjas, this team of sand ninja should have had contact with everyone's mission objectives, so Mr. Inoue They were ambushed, and Mr. Inoue left a note after escaping, and went to track down the team of sand ninjas, and at the same time ordered Amber and others to continue the mission.

Teita grinned and said, "I'll just say, Inoue-sensei is very strong." ”

"Alright, now that we've confirmed the other party's traces, it's time for us to set off. After Inuzuka finished speaking, he bit his thumb, quickly formed five marks, and pressed one palm on the ground.

"Psychic Technique!" A white mist drifted by, and a liaison eagle appeared on the ground.

Teita and Sissi had never seen psychic techniques before, and they both surrounded the eagle in amazement.

Inuzuka wrote the information, stuffed the scroll into the scroll clip on the eagle's back, and gently supported the eagle with his arm to spread its wings and fly into the distance.

"Okay, let's keep tracking. ”

"Yes. ”

~~~~~~~

On the other side, the Nine Paths figure quietly crossed the border of the Fire River, sneaked into the Fire Country, and headed in the direction of the Fire Country Capital.

"Hey, Captain, there seems to be a tail behind him, as if it was the guy who ran away earlier. A hoarse voice came from the mouth of a sand ninja.

After a moment of silence, the captain with a crossbow on his back said, "Keep him, you can use him to pass on our false information, and kill him when we are almost in the capital of the Fire Country." ”

"Hey, hey, understood. ”

~~~~~~~

It is surrounded by open forests on one side and cliffs on the other, separated by a flowing river.

"Is this it? Captain. Amber crept her head out of the treetops and looked out at the cliff, where a stubborn tree grew, quite conspicuous.

Inuzuka Mao also poked his head out and looked carefully, looked at the map and checked the surrounding environment, nodded and said: "That's right, this is the stronghold, the back of the rock of that tree has been hollowed out, and there are at least sixty ninjas stationed in it." ”

"Doesn't seem to be anything special, can it be a mistake?" asked Teita suspiciously.

Bang! Sissi pressed her fist on Keita's head and said helplessly, "This is a hidden stronghold, if you can see it, then it's okay?"

"Sissi, you feel the stronghold and see if there's anyone. Inuzuka said.

Sissi nodded, closed her eyes and sensed carefully, and after a while, Sissi opened her eyes and said, "I can sense the chakra, although I can't clearly perceive the number of people through the rocks, there should be a lot of people." ”

"What about the area around the stronghold, and are there any hidden enemies?"

"The presence of the enemy is not perceived. ”

"In this way, then let's observe in place, Amber and Sissi, you go and set up some warning traps around and set up tents, Hui Tai, don't you have a writing wheel eye, your eyes should be good, give me a careful eye on the movement of the stronghold, and I'll get you something to eat." Inuzuka ordered.

"Understood. ”

Amber and Sissi are both master trappers and quickly get the trap done, a four-meter-wide dark green tent tied between several trees, covering a clearing.

After a while, Captain Inuzuka came back with two hares, and then looked at the mouth full of bloody silver tooth pills, this guy was probably full.

"I've been eating dry food for the past few days, so let's eat some meat today, but I can only boil it for concealment, I heard Inoue say Amber you bring a pot and an alcohol stove, right?" Inuzuka said, throwing down the rabbit.

Sissi pouted and complained, "Ahh ”

"Hmph. Amber laughed twice, took out a black scroll from her backpack and said, "Sissi, you should be glad that you are on my team." With that, he opened the scroll and summoned the contents inside. There are pots and pans, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, and even a strange cylindrical stove.

"What is this?" the two asked in amazement.

"It's a smokeless and odorless barbecue. Amber said proudly: "I invented it, and it will not leak the slightest smell when used to make barbecue, and it is guaranteed to be more hidden than boiling." ”

"Really? I've never heard of anything like this. Inuzuka said in surprise.

"Of course, that's the only one in the world. Amber took the rabbit, handled it quickly, buried the guts and furs in the ground, took out the board and cut the rabbit meat into slices, coated it with spices, put it on an iron chisel and stuffed it into the furnace, and the two rabbits almost filled the stove.

Take out the kettle and fill the sink at the top end of the stove with water, sprinkle some medicinal powder into it, then ignite the alcohol stove, cover the furnace mouth and seal the whole furnace, all the smoke will be filtered through the sink, and the smell will also be eliminated by the special pharmaceutical powder, and there will never be a situation where the fragrance will be ten miles away.

Inuzuka went up and sniffed it, and there was a faint smell of grass in the air, and it was difficult to distinguish the smell of roast meat from his nose.

"Good thing, Amber, can you get me one too?" said Inuzuka's eyes lit up.

"Okay, I'll give you one when I get back to Konoha. ”

Sissi on the side couldn't help but say, "Amber, your scroll is so convenient, I would have asked you to help me bring some snacks if I knew it." ”

"I'd rather bring more forbearance. ”

"Humph!"

The barbecue was grilled quickly, but unfortunately in order to cover up the smell, the barbecue could only be cooled before eating, although the taste was slightly worse, but it was also quite good, and the fatigue of a few days seemed to have been reduced a lot.

In the middle of the night, a crescent moon hung in the night sky, and Amber sat quietly alone, looking at the cliff in the distance with some distraction, thinking about her future.

"Amber, it's time for a shift change. Teita suddenly jumped up, rubbed his eyes and said.

"Ah, I'm not sleepy, why don't you sleep a little longer?" Amber said motionlessly.

Tekita was stunned for a moment, looked at Amber strangely, and asked, "Why aren't you sleepy?"

Amber sighed and said, "No way, the IQ is too high to sleep." ”

"Huh!" Teita turned his head and sat on the trunk of the tree and said unpleasantly, "Are you afraid that I will overtake you?"

Amber chuckled, "I'm not interested in beating you in the slightest. ”

"Bastard, do you want to fight?!" Teita listened to Amber's words, his eyes full of fire.

"Hehe" Amber smiled and suddenly said, "Do you know my ideals?"

"Of course I do. Hui Tai said disdainfully: "Isn't it just world peace or something, boring." ”

"Well, I didn't expect you to know me well. Amber was a little surprised, she didn't seem to have said this to him.

"I don't bother to get to know you. Teita lay down on the trunk of the tree, looked at the crescent moon and said, "As long as I can make my parents happy, and then the partners I care about, and the people I like can be safe, I will be satisfied, what does the world have to do with me." ”

Amber looked at Teita quietly, her black eyes reflecting the moon, and it suddenly shone, which reminded Amber of her past life, didn't she think the same way when she was at the beginning?

"Hey, Keita. Amber exclaimed.

"What's wrong?"

"Exercise your writing wheels, if you don't have enough strength, you won't be able to protect anything in the end. ”

"Well, I know. ”