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The fishing boat I took was about 50 tonnage, which was not small in a wooden boat, but it was still not suitable for going to the deep sea, but fortunately, the winter wind had just passed, and the summer wind had not yet arrived, so if we were careful, it was not easy to produce any strong storm at this time to overturn our boat.

The Lavender was a multi-masted schooner, including the mainmast, with three schooners and a spinnaker on the mast. In addition to using the power of the wind, there are also artificial paddles, but they will not be used unless there is not even a breeze or when the wind and waves are too strong to operate the boat.

Out of trust in Elder Jiro, I didn't inquire about the Lavender at all before I went to sea, but at first sight, I was quite satisfied, and after I got on the ship, I talked a little more with the captain, and then found a quiet place on the deck, spread out a blanket and sat there with my eyes closed.

"That...... Excuse me......" Who knew that the voice of questioning soon sounded around him.

"Huh?" When I opened my eyes, it turned out to be Yi Taichu.

I had been busy preparing for the sea before, and I didn't bother to talk to him, but I didn't expect him to take the initiative to come to me.

I originally had the impression that he was a naughty bad boy, but who knew that he would seem so shy?

"Miss Yoyo is a ninja of Konoha, right? So, is it okay to ask you about two people? ”

"Okay, please say it."

"Do you know about Ibki and Naruto?" Yi Taichu still stood there stiffly, his head bowed.

I couldn't help but smile and look at him with a playful look.

According to Japanese custom, there are only two cases where a person's name is called directly without any qualifying words.

First, this person is a complete stranger and will not intersect with him, such as celebrities, fictional characters in literary and artistic works, etc.; Second, this person is a person who has a very close relationship with him and does not need to be polite at all, such as husband and wife, good friends, etc.

"What, do you know them?" I asked rhetorically.

"This- yes, in fact, Ibiki is my older brother, and I was also a ninja in Konoha originally......" Itaichu's head lowered, "Also, if I may say so, Naruto is my friend, at least, I consider him my friend." ”

"Hmm......" I exhaled, "In that case, why don't you go back to Konoha?" "It's something I've always been puzzled about.

"Probably because of some things, I still don't have the courage to face it~!" Unexpectedly, Yi Taichu immediately gave me an answer, it seems that he has often considered this question himself, "Moreover, Elder Jiro trusts me, I can't just let him down and leave him!" ”

That's right, and that's a good reason. How to spend a person's life, what is the most valuable, and what can best reflect their own value, these are all benevolent opinions, wise people see wisdom~!

I sighed again, and suddenly felt a little depressed.

"Now, Ibiki is good, and Naruto is good - but he's still shinobi!" Since I mentioned it, I couldn't help but want to embarrass him, although it wasn't really interesting, "However, although the lower forbearance is the lower forbearance...... He's already strong, and he's going to get even stronger! I stopped and looked at Itaichu, "Although it seems that you have given up being a ninja, no matter what the environment is, people must continue to work hard to grow, since you said that you are Naruto's friend, then, his optimistic spirit should also be infected with you, right?!" ”

"Yes!" I didn't expect Yi Taichu to be very excited to put his feet together, stand up straight, and answer me loudly.

"Hehe," I pursed my lips and smiled, "well, Ibiki will be happy to see you." Then he stopped looking at him and turned his head to face the sea.

The sea is so far away, but in the line of sight, it is stretched into a narrow line, which makes people feel unreal.

Due to the difference in the depth of the water, the sea water presents a well-defined shade of blue, one by one like a line to lure you to the bait, and like a thunder pool, knowing that it is a trap, but the ghost is generally inclined to take risks.

With the same scenery in front of me and the constant sound of the waves in my ears, I felt a little dizzy, so I simply lay down to see if I could fall asleep.

It was indeed late, except for the sailors on duty, most of the people went into the cabin to rest, and Yi Taichu didn't know when to leave, and I was the only one on the deck who fell asleep groggily.

I fell asleep and dreamed that I was in the port of Minethir, taking a boat to Theramore, and the journey that had been omitted in the middle was clearly presented to me.

In the middle of the Endless Sea, far away, you can see a huge whirlpool, a large area of water that is funnel-shaped and hollowed downward, and in the center of the whirlpool, there is a golden dragon (the kind of two-winged lizard dragon in the West) struggling desperately. The dragon was also so large that it almost filled the whirlpool, and it was because of its struggle that the shape of the whirlpool was constantly broken up, so that the current was less turbulent, and the passing ships could make a detour a little farther away without being pulled in.

In the dream, I couldn't see anything clearly, but I felt that the ship had been open for a long time, and we were facing the dragon, and we had already gone around a big circle from the side of the whirlpool to the back of the dragon, and it was still working tirelessly, but I knew that this effort had been hundreds of thousands of years, but it had never succeeded.

However, just as we were about to leave the range of the whirlpool, for some reason, the dragon suddenly stopped moving......

It quickly sank away from the middle of the whirlpool, and the whirlpool's rotation speed and range were skyrocketing at a terrifying rate...... Soon caught up with our stern and swept us in with an irresistible force......

I felt very panicked, and I floated helplessly, and at the same time calculated whether the number of light feathers on my body was enough for me to get out of this whirlpool......

However, as other ships continued to be swept in, more and more people passed me, some of them wanted to grasp the last straw, some of them were not angry that they were going to be destroyed and some of them were safe and sound, and they all desperately tried to get to me, grab me, and even throw things at me......

Finally I was knocked to the surface and swept into the whirlpool.

I woke up from this dream, and I realized that there was indeed a panic around me.

The boat shook violently, the people were noisy, and the sound of the waves was not normal, it was no longer so peaceful and regular.

"Miss Yoyo!" Yi Taichu squeezed through the crowd, "Please take shelter in the cabin!" Now the wind and waves are very strong, and the boat boss guesses that there may have just been an undersea volcanic eruption! ”

"Oh?" My eyes lit up.

Submarine volcanoes are generally located in seismic zones, and the so-called seismic zones are nothing more than the places where the oceanic and continental plates collide and meet, and this is where the ocean trenches are formed, and I am interested in this.

Leaving Yi Taichu behind, I turned on the radar myself and went to the captain.

"Mr. Shigedo!" At such times, the captain also has to run out and watch the situation from the bridge at all times.

"Ah, Miss Yoyo, how can you stay outside? Please go back to the cabin! Shigedo looked at me and shouted dissatisfied.

"Please don't worry, I can protect myself, I just want to know, is the situation going to be dangerous now?"

"If it's just the current level of wind and waves, my boat will be fine!" Shigedo continued to shout.

"That's good, I don't want to chase them all over the ocean to give them magic breaths."

So I went back to the cabin to rest, and of course, I didn't sleep all night.

In this case, of course, the ship should be kept in place as much as possible, so as not to deviate too far from the course, and the sails should be removed early so as not to scratch the mast. At dawn, the wind and waves gradually subsided, and the captain kept looking at the chart on the compass.

I yawned and appeared in front of them, "Ah, good work, guys! How's it going? ”

"Fortunately, there is basically no loss," said the captain, with a sad face, but fortunately, "it seems to be just a small volcano - but it may also be a small eruption, with a larger eruption brewing ...... later."

If it is a large-scale eruption, it is likely to cause a tsunami, and at that time, not to mention our small fishing boat, even if the 10,000-ton ship comes, it will also be scattered by the huge waves more than ten or twenty meters high.

We are faced with a difficult choice, moving forward, it may mean destruction, retreat, and loss of opportunity, after all, Haranosuke only has a week left for me, and now, four days have passed.