Kakashi returned to Konoha and was sent by the Hokage on an urgent mission to find Princess Rika before he could even stand on his heels. "He was also in the same team as Tenzo, Sunset Red, and Genma.

Sarutobi said apologetically, "Thank you, Kakashi." The task of the Rainbow Country is not easy, and it is rare for you to complete it successfully, but now you don't even have time to rest. But the matter of the princess's disappearance cannot be delayed any longer, and I will give you half a month off after this mission. ”

Kakashi didn't have time to care about the benefits of a holiday at the moment, and it was rare that he didn't pull up his dead fish eyes, and his eyes were clear: "Zhiwei-san and the guards of the Daimyo Mansion haven't found the princess for a month, it seems that it was done by a wandering ninja who is good at hiding people's eyes." ”

In the end, they got along day and night for more than two months, and although they had to accommodate her many times, Kakashi didn't like Rika for a long time, but he definitely didn't hate her.

It's just a spoiled child - the first technician knows that she is innocent in nature and has no intention of harming others.

Of course, exchanging a castle for a Konoha and a Hachiki Kakashi made him a joke in the ninja world was a different matter.

The disappearance of the princess is a matter of great importance, and it is likely that someone with bad intentions (such as Kazuma's gang) will use it to sow discord between the Daimyo's Mansion and Konoha.

Kakashi's team went to the Daimyo Mansion to learn about the progress over there, and on the way, Tenzo breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Kakashi-senpai has finally returned, and it's very worrying that Miyome-sama has been frowning for the princess recently." ”

Sarutobi beheaded as the Hokage of the Konoha Ninja, although it is a supreme glory, but the pressure is no less than glory. The princess has not been heard from so far, and the daimyo has spoken in a fit of rage that if the princess is not found, the funds allocated to Konoha from the treasury for the next year will be halved, and a policy of disarmament will be implemented if necessary.

Konoha is known as the first ninja village in the ninja world, and his strength is never doubtful. However, no matter how strong it is, it is still a ninja village belonging to the Fire Country, and it depends on the financial support of the state to function normally. If it is disarmed, although it will not be said to be a catastrophe, the strength accumulated over the years will definitely be greatly diminished, and the name of the First Ninja Village will change hands.

The ninja village that has been disarmed in recent years is no stranger to the Sand Hidden Village of the Land of Wind. At the time of the Second Ninja World War, Sand Hidden Village and Konoha were evenly matched, and in the end, Konoha was slightly better because of super elite ninjas such as White Fang and Sannin. However, in the more than ten years since the war, Konoha has become stronger and stronger with the support of the state, and the Sand Hidden Village has gradually declined due to the disarmament policy of the Daimyo of the Land of Wind, and has to cultivate human pillar power as a killing tool.

Konoha also has a human pillar power, but Kakashi definitely doesn't want to see his mentor's son used as a tool for killing.

Genzo said to Tenzo: "Well, anyway, with Kakashi-san, I always feel a lot more relieved." ”

Kakashi is the best of the young generation of ninjas in Konoha, and the title of the first technician is neither based on family background nor luck, and he was entrusted by the Hokage with the important task of serving as the Minister of Darkness at a young age, and he is also famous among the dark branch led by Danzo.

Tenzo, who had just entered the dark department, admired him very much since he was a student. Genma was one of the personal guards of Bo Feng Shuimen, and he had no doubts about the strength of this student who was loved by the four generations of Hokage. However, Kakashi and Sunset Red both knew that they were too optimistic - not to mention the Kaminobi team sent by Konoha earlier, the Daimyo's direct guards and guardian shinobi were all ninjas from one in a thousand, but these people had been looking for more than a month without any news.

Asma and Sunset are often in correspondence, and the red-eyed beauty knows very well how dire the situation is.

As Kakashi grows older, the conceit of his youth gradually precipitates into self-confidence, but even if he is known as the No. 1 technician of Konoha, he is not sure that he will be able to regain Rika's confidence at this time.

The country of fire is so big, it is not easy to find someone like a needle in a haystack in secret. Besides, maybe Rika is no longer in the territory of the Fire Country.

The Daimyo Mansion was neither happy nor resentful of the arrival of Kakashi and the others, and the atmosphere in the mansion was almost the worst Cheng dù in history, and it was lifeless and depressing. Everyone, no matter who is good, has no second expression except a sad face.

Rika's disappearance seems to have sucked away all the vitality of the Daimyo's Mansion.

Shijimi was overly sad and fell ill, the daimyo locked himself in his study and said that he didn't want to see anyone, and when Hidetoku received Kakashi's team, many days of worry formed a thin frost on his Toshi's face.

"Kakashi-kun, as long as you can get Rika back, you can choose any city in my fiefdom." Xiude said.

The eldest son of the daimyo doesn't look like a person who can say such things.

The three of them were amazed.

Kakashi has been with the Daimyo siblings and knows that Rika said that he exchanged a castle for him because he was spoiled and willful, and a steady and strict person like Hidetoku said that using a castle as a reward for retrieving Rika was nothing more than the importance he attached to his sister.

uses the fiefdom city as a bargaining chip at every turn, I really don't know whether to say that these two brothers and sisters are generous or ridiculous.

"It was originally my task to bring the princess back safely, Xiudesang, don't worry." Kakashi said.

How could Xiude be at ease, and whispered with gloomy eyes: "It's been more than a month...... I don't know what I thought of in an instant, and then his expression turned whole, and his gaze at the silver-haired young man took on a bit of indescribable firmness: "But if it's Kakashi-kun, there will definitely be a way." ”

Kakashi couldn't help but be stunned, really not understanding where his sudden determination and trust came from. - Even the silver-haired genius himself is not completely sure.

Tenzo glanced at Hidetoku, then at the respectful Minister of Darkness beside him, and thought to himself that Kakashi and the Daimyo Mansion really had a lot to do with each other.

-- It's definitely foggy.

When Kakashi and the others left the Daimyo's Mansion, I don't know if it was because of the hazy light of the sunset, but in Hidetoku's eyes, the back of the silver-haired ninja suddenly overlapped with the tall back with the short knife he remembered many years ago. Although he was never mentioned to anyone, that man was more like his father's existence in his mind than his biological father, the Daimyo of the Land of Fire.

If it was the man's son, Su-deok was willing to give him all his hopes.

***

Dew Street is unrelenting about the girls who are sold here and try to escape.

In the backyard of the Flower Drunk House, Rika was tightly tied to the stump by a stiff hemp rope, and the man next to her held a long wooden stick as thick as an arm and hit her thighs hard one by one, surrounded by a circle of gorgeous women who gloated and watched the show.

Kano stood at the forefront, with a lazy expression and standing posture, fiddling with a long cigarette stick in her right hand and spitting out smoke. She is the favorite smoker Rika has ever seen, except for the two fathers and sons, Ape Fei and Asma, but unfortunately Rika has no time to think about this at this time. Kikyo and Yuriko stand on the left and right sides of Kano, respectively.

"You are not the first woman who wants to escape from Dew Street, and probably will not be the last." Kano said slowly, and then curled the corners of her lips as if she wanted to laugh poppies, "However, no one has ever succeeded. ”

Rika could almost breathe fire into her gaze.

The hot pain in her leg fell along with the wooden stick, screaming like a terrifying wave to devour her. Noble as her, Rika has suffered such flesh and skin when times, but she bites her lower lip and tears roll in her eyes, but she refuses to let them fall. In normal times, even a little insignificant grievance would be enough to make her throw herself into the arms of Daimyo and Shijimi and cry.

The girl has only one strong thought at this moment - when she returns to the Daimyo's Mansion, she must let her father raze the entire Dew Street to the ground!

At the beginning of Kikyo's sale to the Flower Drunk House, he also tried to escape and was caught and beaten. The pale face of Rika in front of her who was in a cold sweat due to pain reminded her of the same pitiful self back then, and she couldn't help but show an unbearable look: "Mom San, it's the first time she has committed a crime, forget it." He hurriedly said to Lixiang: "Lily of the valley, don't you hurry up and apologize to your mother San!" ”

Rika didn't admit that her name was lily of the valley.

Although her hands and legs couldn't move, Rika stubbornly raised her chin and threw an extremely contemptuous look at Jia Nai and the others. The blood oozing from the lower lip stained the lips in a blushing arc.

Seeing her like this, Yuriko chuckled disappreciatively: "No matter how much the girl resisted at the beginning, didn't she obediently use all means to please the man in the end?" I always think that I am a white lotus that comes out of the mud and is not stained, which is really disgusting. As he spoke, the prostitutes looked at the onlookers. The woman spun around and let out a sarcastic laugh.

Many people's expressions changed suddenly, and the originally noisy sound suddenly disappeared into the air, and at that moment, only the murmuring of spring water flowing through the bamboo bamboo was heard in the backyard.

There was not a hint of timidity or concession in Rika's big eyes, which narrowed slightly from pain, and she said with difficulty, slowly and clearly, "Don't put me and you down. Cheap women mixed up! ”

The wooden stick almost cut off her thighs like sharp axes, and the fine skin and tender flesh under her clothes were already a blur of flesh and blood. Princess Rika, who used to scream for days when she sprained her ankle slightly, didn't even know where her perseverance came from that made her silent.

There was only one unusually clear thought left in the chaotic mind - she was a princess of a dignified country, and she must not bow down to this group. Cheap prostitute. Female shows weakness!

Just when everyone thought that Rika would suffer even more because of her disrespectful words, Jia Nai raised her hand to stop the executioner: "Enough, don't fight, I won't do any good to beat her and cripple her." ”