"Bloody?" Kakashi's eyes narrowed, "How can the water have bloody gas?" It must smell of rust, right? If the water accumulates in the gate for a long time, it will be like this! ”

"Yes, you're right! It's me who said it for a while, and I don't choose what to say! The shopkeeper changed his tune in a bit of a panic. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

However, he was quick to react to Kakashi's loopholes. Even among the residents of Takikumi, only a very small number of people knew about the fact that the Takiguchi Waterfall was controlled upstream, so how could an outsider tell about the existence of the gate?

As the owner of an izakaya, he is actually responsible for monitoring and collecting intelligence, so he was revealed by the top management and told to pay attention to suspicious outsiders.

However, Kakashi didn't give him time to react, "So, when will the gates open?" Next. ”

"Ah, this ......"

"Hey~ I just want to get some new water to try to make wine, what, don't you know?" Kakashi's tone was slightly disgruntled.

The shopkeeper raised his hand to wipe the cold sweat that came out unconsciously, remembering the feat of Kakashi just now when he drank more than 20 kinds of sake without changing his color and in every word, for a while, curiosity prevailed, so he replied:

"In fact, in a few days, it will be the day when the gates will be opened for the first time this year~ Probably, there are still three days? Four days? Not...... Three days! ”

Kakashi and I glanced at each other, the day of opening the gate is actually fixed, more than once a year, I think about it, it corresponds to the three festivals of the "water god", right? However, if you continue to ask, the owner of the izakaya will definitely be suspicious.

So, Kakashi pretended to cheer with joy:

"Yah~! That's great! Shopkeeper, when the gate opens, take me to fetch water, right? Would you like to help me make wine? I'll pay double the price! ”

The shopkeeper was a little hesitant, and those ordinary residents regarded the leakage of the Takikou Waterfall as a natural disaster, and they dragged their families to a higher place every day, but the upper echelons of the village knew why, and they were closely monitoring the movements of the upper reaches on the opening day, for fear that the people of the Takikou Village would do something, how could he take Kakashi to fetch water in a dignified manner.

However, if there are no outsiders, it is not impossible for him, the owner of the izakaya, to show up.

"That, guest, I can help you make water, but the day of opening the gate is special, and outsiders can't be there......"

"Understand~ Then everything will be entrusted to you!" Kakashi's very cheerful response made the store stunned.

The truth is, we want it to be! In this way, we can go upstream and see the opening of the gate with our own eyes, and the owner of the izakaya is nothing more than a pretext.

Everyone was overjoyed, and Kakashi slowly drank the rest of the wine, and the shopkeeper wiped his sweat and went to take care of the guests at the other table.

"So, Kakashi, how on earth can you taste so much sake?" I can't help but be curious.

Kakashi looked up, and behind the blue-gray contact lenses, an eerie blood-colored light flashed.

"Ah...... How do you ......"

How can you use chakra!

Illusion is easy to use, but it's ......

"Don't worry, it's only a little bit!" Kakashi cocked up his index finger and made a small gesture with the tip of his thumb.

The sunlight shone in through the window grille, turning Kakashi's hand pale, and my heart jumped with the movements of his thumb and fingertips, and I subconsciously pulled his hand over and rubbed it carefully for a long time, finally confirming that the hand was still intact and solid, but suddenly I felt that something was wrong.

Although it's just a shadow clone, the temperature is so real, the lines of the palm, the staggered scars, are all imprinted on my hand bit by bit through the heat, such a delicate feeling, even the body has not been, right?

I sneered and put Kakashi's hand down, pulled over a glass of wine and took a sip, "Ah, I drank too much, my face is so hot......" and lay down on the table.

Kakashi looked at me helplessly, dragged his hand back, stared at the palm of his hand for a long time, rubbed it a few more times, clenched his fist slightly cramped, and gently placed it on the table, pouring and drinking with only his other hand, and pouring, pouring, and drinking, until finally a table of empty bottles was left.

However......

He didn't have enough money on him to pay the bills......

Although I had left Kakashi with change for daily use, I hadn't considered ordering more than 20 bottles of alcohol at once, so he was still embarrassed to push me to "wake up" and pay for it.

Neither the izakaya owner nor we were surprised that a girl was paying the bills. Originally, in Japan, women were in charge of the family's finances.

We are also becoming familiar with and embracing this mode of getting along.

Since the owner of the izakaya has been deceived by illusion, he thinks that he will not expose our suspicions, so we still pretend to be ordinary tourists, Shi Shiran found an inn to stay, and asked the lovely front desk waitress about the beautiful scenery nearby, which is worth visiting.

"Wow! Famous place? If you want to visit, please take a look at the Sacred Tree of Life! The hostess was very warm and expectant.

"Life, the Sacred Tree?" Kakashi was a little confused.

I knew in my heart that it must be the tree that stored the Hero's Water.

"Hmm~hmm~!" The waitress nodded desperately, "But because it's a sacred place in the village, you can't approach it casually!" You can only see it from afar! ”

"Hi ~ understand!" Kakashi sensed my calmness and knew that he could ask me for information when he turned around, so he didn't ask any more. After all, when I was promoted, I was particularly ninja, relying on intelligence ability.

The hostess showed us the way, respectfully escorted us out the door, and returned to the counter.

I began to whisper to Kakashi about the inheritance of this Akikure Village, and Kakashi also suddenly realized that no matter how small he was, he was also a Takikin of Ninja Village, why was his guard so lax, firstly, the geographical location was really special, and secondly, it was just taken over by a young, or even young, leader, and it made sense that he could not establish a perfect defense system.

However, due to the existence of the water of heroes, it has always been coveted by various forces, and this young leader is indeed pitiful and admirable.

However, at this time, more than three years have passed since the OVA plot happened, and it stands to reason that Shibu should also be mature, perhaps, the policy he pursues is like this.

Following the memories in the anime, I soon found the sacred tree, after all, the village is too small......

There is no ova animation effect, and it looks like it's just an ordinary tree, although, it's extraordinarily thick and extraordinarily leafy.

I watched quietly, imagining the battle that took place here three years ago, looking for the place where Shibu was hiding, and an inexplicable sense of vicissitudes came back to me, and I couldn't help but let out a low sigh.

Kakashi looked at me suspiciously, always feeling that this scene was familiar, and always felt that there was something out of place with this scene.

But what is it?

There are guards patrolling around the sacred tree, and although they don't deliberately block pedestrians, if someone behaves suspiciously, they will still be noticed. Kakashi dragged me around the shore, and after paying homage to the miracle, he returned to the inn to rest.

"So, the day the gate opens, are we going?" Kakashi sat lazily on the tatami mat, his hand on his chin.

"Well, of course!"

"So, how do I get up? - "Kakashi somehow, suddenly no longer ashamed of his incompetence, instead threw the problem over as if he were deliberately playing.

"Uh-"

If you come down from Takiguchi Village, you just need to use the slow fall technique, but if you go up, you can ...... It's a real problem. Even if Kakashi wasn't considered, it would be very difficult for me alone.

I have also done special training in Wuhuijian before, and simple climbing is actually not a problem, not to mention that the cliff of Takiguchi overgrown with grass and vines is much easier to climb than the wet and greasy and slippery stone wall with only moss growing in Wuhuijian!

But! No return stream is our own Konoha own territory, how to climb how you want to climb, the Taki Pass cliff is someone else's back garden ~~

When you come down, it's at night, it's more hidden, but you climb up the cliff at night? This......

However, the four words fear of hardship should not exist in the dictionary of ninjas!

The night before the gate opened, we set out in full gear, found a relatively hidden cliff, and began to climb up.

Kakashi was on top and I was on top, and the two of them were tied with ropes, grasping the rocks and plants, moving little by little.

It's not that hard to think about safety without thinking about it, but with enough flexibility and stamina, ordinary people can accomplish such a feat, and we have made it to the top before the dawn even dawns.

The real challenge is, how and where do you go to observe the opening of the gates by Grull?