Chapter 9: The Hokage

"You just ...... Are you using me as bait? ”

Moonlight Xuandao's face was not very good-looking at this time, and anyone who experienced this kind of thing would definitely not be happy, even if he succeeded in killing the enemy.

Lei Luo was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then he became a little annoyed. Annoyed that he took the risk to save this guy, and the other party was still entangled in these trivial things. But he was wearing a mask, so Moonlight Blossom couldn't see his expression clearly.

"In this case, it's the only solution I can think of." Inevitably the moonlight bounced, and Lei Luo tried his best to make his tone softer.

After all, it's not the time to fall out.

"You...... Forget it, you saved my life. Moonlight sighed softly, then reached out and tentatively touched it.

"Is it wire?"

"Hmm." Lei Luo nodded, walked over to the hidden corpse, and began the routine search for the corpse.

"The previous wire was all used to set up this trap, and I need to add some to this guy."

Moonlight looked at Lei Luo silently for a while, then took out a bundle of bandages from the ninja bag and silently bandaged his wounds.

The scene fell silent for a while, except for the sound of the rain.

Soon, Lei Luo, who had finished searching the body, stood up and took the lead in breaking the silence: "It's almost time, and the rest of the estimate is about to find out that something is wrong, we need to leave quickly." ”

"Let's go? How far can we go in my current state? ”

"As far as you can go, stay here and die." Lei Luo replied calmly. "At the very least, we have to wait until you recover from your injuries before we act. In the end, I saw the strength of that guy, and on the head, I was no match at all. ”

Moonlight Xuandao couldn't help but mock: "Wouldn't it be okay to use your conspiracy to kill him?" Like just now? ”

"It's not easy to find this kind of opportunity, and I don't think you, Lord Shinobi, want to be a bait anymore, right?" Lei Luo spread his hands helplessly.

Hearing this, Moonlight couldn't help but be speechless for a while. After a moment, he frowned and asked, "Why didn't you go and bait?" ”

Relo made a pause gesture. "Let's not talk about this now, shall we? Time is pressing, if you have any opinion on me, go back to the village. ”

Moonlight Xuandao thought about it, and also felt that it was not interesting to argue about this. And Lei Luo seems to admit his mistake more sincerely, maybe he is really in a hurry, he may not have any malicious intentions.

It's me, obviously saved by the other party, and I still hold on to it like this, which seems a little out of shape. Thinking of this, Moonlight Xuandao calmed down the dissatisfaction in his heart, waved his hand and said, "No need, you did the right thing, I was a little careful, what are you wasting time for?" Let's go. ”

Lei Luo glanced at Moonlight and said nothing.

How is this guy like a sissy?

Is this really Shangshinobi?

Oh yes, special.

……

Codenamed Han Feng, the Fog Shinobi stood silently in the rain, not caring about the rain completely soaking his clothes. He was waiting for the stealth to come back from the mission, and he was also thinking about how to report to Mizukage when he returned.

For the stealth attack, he is still relatively relieved. Although the opponent's frontal combat ability is not strong, there is no problem in dealing with Moonlight Brilliant Dao, who is seriously injured, almost exhausted and has lost the will to resist.

And he, Han Feng, had lost interest in the Moonlight Brilliant Dao, which had lost his courage.

As for the companion who was killed by Moonlight Blossom in battle, he didn't feel sad about it. Isn't it a matter of course for ninjas to die on the battlefield?

The only regret is that the team member who died was a sentient ninja.

You must know that the perception ninja is very valuable, and its cultivation not only requires a lot of resources, but also depends on the ninja's talent.

Failing to protect the Ninja of Perception in the battle is undoubtedly a dereliction of duty on the part of all of them, and Mizukage is not easy to explain......

To be honest, he himself felt that their mission was not perfect. With the strength of his upper ninja level to lead the team, the three of them at least have a special upper ninja level to accompany the team, this kind of lineup, it is really undesirable to let the tired and injured Moonlight Xuandao forcibly replace one.

Intelligence-wise, this Moonlight Brilliant Dao only has the strength of a special ninja, and its ability is completely exposed, so it is not a threat to them at all.

Presumably, after going back, Mizukage-sama will also be disappointed in the rest of them, and this is a very serious problem.

As a shadow department, there is only one way to get the mission, and that is the Mizukage assignment, so Mizukage's opinion is crucial.

Mizukage is disappointed in them, and it is likely that he will not give them important tasks in the future. If there are no important tasks, there will naturally be only unimportant tasks. And the important task will not be much oil and water to be made.

"Damn Moonlight Brilliant Dao......" Han Feng clenched his fists hatefully, this time the boat capsized in the gutter, and there was also an element of their carelessness in it.

Dance of the Three Suns and Moon...... It is said that it was the second generation Hokage of Konoha who created a physical move, and it was really extraordinary.

Moreover, the trick that suddenly hides his breath and makes his body transparent is also not written in the information, what kind of strange escape technique is that?

Although the invisibility time was short, almost only a few seconds, it was enough to make the opponent instantly kill the inflexible perception ninja.

Damn, if Rainy Night had come to support earlier, with his ninjutsu ability, he would definitely be able to protect it......

Wait a minute...... What about a rainy night?

Han Feng raised his head sharply, his cold eyes as if through the rain curtain, looking at the original cave.

Except for the noise of raindrops falling from the sky, there was no sound there. Except for the few dents left on the stone wall, everything seems to have changed from the beginning.

It was only at this moment that he seemed to remember the existence of Lei Luo.

A little-known little ninja, a lucky person who escaped from the decapitation knife, and an ordinary ninja with no special abilities......

However - its character is cunning and cruel, and it is very good at exploiting enemy weaknesses, and it is highly recommended to kill first.

The comments on the intelligence slowly crossed his mind, and Han Feng realized at this time that he seemed to have missed something very important.

And...... It's been so long and the stealth hasn't come back, which is abnormal.

Although the person who is stealth is not very likable and has some quirks, he is very measured when performing tasks, and he will definitely not drag on for so long because of "enjoyment".

Did something go wrong?

Shaking his head, Han Feng didn't dare to think about it, and hurriedly ran towards the hiding place on a rainy night.

Unfortunately, after searching all the surrounding places, all he could find were two bodies, one stripped naked and the other without a head.

With heavy rain, tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.

……

Three days later, the sun rose to midheaven.

The two figures shuttled through the dense forest one after the other, and it was Lei Luo and Moonlight Xuandao.

At this time, Lei Luo had already thrown away the clothes and mask of the mist ninja and changed back into the middle ninja vest that he had hidden before.

As he was about to return to the village, he didn't want to be mistaken by letting others see him wearing Kirist Shinobi's clothes.

The scenery on both sides quickly swept across his eyes, and Lei Luo noticed that the speed was a little fast, so he looked back with a little unease, "Is it really okay in such a short time?" ”

Moonlight snorted impatiently, "I'm so good, my body is about to rust in the past few days." ”

Seeing that the other party was so "full of energy", Lei Luo didn't want to say anything more, just laughed dryly twice, and then turned around and continued to hurry.

This time, he didn't use his ability to heal the Moonlight Brilliant Dao, first, he didn't want to be exposed, and secondly, he was afraid that it would cause the other party's "amnesia".

It was also because the Moonlight Brilliant Dao, who was "ignorant of his ability", was on the side, and Lei Luo did not rashly study his time power, so as not to be discovered.

There is still a long way to go in the development of capabilities, and the current environment is clearly not suitable.

In the past few days, they have been out day and night, carefully avoiding the route of action of the fog ninjas, for fear of encountering another battle. There was no way, the moonlight was too badly injured, and it was almost impossible to exercise vigorously in a short period of time.

They are seriously underpowered, and if they encounter a situation like that night, the result will be terrible.

Therefore, the two who learned their lesson have invested a lot of energy in hiding their whereabouts in the past few days, and they have not been as perfunctory as before.

As a result, unless a wide-area sentient ninja searches for them, the chances of exposure are slim to none.

It wasn't until three days had passed without danger that Moonlight Azumchi's injuries had improved slightly, and they dared to come out during the day to rush back to Konoha as quickly as possible.

In fact, what they didn't know was that at this time, the mist ninja was no longer able to pay attention to these little people.

Because Konoha was aware of their actions after all, and reacted.

"The Misty Shinobi invaded the borders of the Fire Nation and plundered supplies."

After receiving this information, the three generations of Hokage Ape Fei Hizai urgently withdrew from the battlefield of the Land of Rain, and personally led 500 ninjas to rush to the border.

Thanks to the spies lurking inside Konoha, the three generations of Mizukage soon learned of the Hokage's imminent arrival. He knew very well that now was definitely not the time to go toe-to-toe with Konoha.

Even if he Mizukage is not afraid of the Hokage, if he really fights, the situation will definitely develop towards the extremely unfavorable side of the fog.

Iwakure's side estimated that they would like to start a war between Wuyin and Konoha so that they can reap the benefits of the fisherman.

When two tigers fight, one will be injured.

The three generations of Mizukage don't want to open a second front like this at all, with their foggy background, doing so is the way to die.

The top priority is to be the first to defeat the damned Iwakure, that is the real enemy.

So—"It's time to stop." ”

Soon, with the order of the three generations of Mizukage, the mist ninjas packed up the large number of supplies they had grabbed, and reluctantly left the rich land in front of them.

But – it's never going to end that simple.

This sentence reflects the inner desire of the mist ninja - they are looking forward to coming here again next time to "make a windfall".

Similarly, it also represents the anger and hatred of the Konoha ninjas - especially for the third generation of Hokage Ape Tobi Sun Slash.

Ape Fei Ri Slash, who is in the prime of life, is not a pure martial arts faction, but his character is far from being able to have anything to do with words such as weakness and compromise.

In this era, the four words of the three generations of Hokage are synonymous with toughness and hard to mess with for the leaders of other major ninja villages.

"Stop!"

A deep voice sounded, and the sound of dense footsteps accompanied by the whistling wind stopped one after another behind the figure in front of him in a wide white imperial robe.

One, two, five, ten...... More and more Konoha ninjas gathered here until they had all the places where they could stay within two hundred meters. on tree trunks, beside mounds, by rivers...... Everywhere there are silent Konoha ninjas.

Five seconds later, when everyone stood still, a breath of slaughter swept through like a cold winter wind, and for a while, the scene could be heard.

The figure standing at the front raised his hat slightly, and after a pair of sharp eyes swept the area in front of him, he stopped behind a tree fifty meters away.

"Come out."

The familiar voice came into their ears, and Moonlight Xuandao and Lei Luo couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and no longer hesitated at the moment, Qi Qi jumped out of the hidden position.

Seeing the two people who appeared in front of him, Ape Feiri raised his eyebrows. "The ninjas of the village?"

"I've seen Hokage-sama."

"I've seen Hokage-sama."

Lei Luo and Moonlight didn't dare to slack off, and bowed to the ape flying sun together.

Looking at Lei Luo and staying on the Moonlight Ribbon Dao, Ape Fei Sun opened his mouth and asked, "I remember you, Moonlight Blossom Dao." What's the matter with the injuries on your body? ”

"Hokage-sama, it was caused by a sudden attack by the ninjas of the Fog Hidden Shadows."

Ape Fei Ri looked at the hole in the chest of the Moonlight Ribbon and the bandage that was faintly visible inside, "I almost hurt my heart, it's very dangerous." ”

Moonlight Xuandao nodded silently, and she was also a little afraid in her heart.

Then, he turned his gaze to Lei Luo and asked with a little hesitation, "Are you?" ”

"I'm Relo, Hokage-sama." Lei Luo bowed his head slightly, calmly answering the question of Ape Fei Sun Slash.

It seems that he doesn't know himself, Relo thought.

In this way, I can finally put my mind at ease...... Presumably, "Hokage-sama" must not have noticed that this Lei Luo is no longer Perello.

Even though he had absorbed all of Relo's memories, he was still worried that he would show his flaws in front of some people who were familiar with "Relo".

Behavior, speaking habits, values, ways of thinking...... These things can't be changed in a short period of time, and it's hard to disguise them in a comprehensive way.

He didn't want to be suspected of being a spy by others.

Not to mention...... The guy standing in front of him is a "shadow" of the Great Ninja Village, and he is still known for his erudition, and the devil knows if he will see something wrong.

Fortunately, as the Hokage, Sarutobi Hinata had no interest in getting to know more about a shinobi with no background, and he didn't even know what Lei Luo's name was.

"You're not lightly injured." Ape Fei Ri Slash noticed the gap in Lei Luo's chest (cut by the decapitation knife), sighed softly, and patted Lei Luo on the shoulder.

"You two aren't supposed to be in a squad, are you?"

Lei Luo and Moonlight Flame Dao glanced at each other, and finally Moonlight Flame Dao stepped forward and explained the reason in a low voice to the ape flying sun. Of course, it was the version that Relo told him.

After all, in the memory of Moonlight Xuandao, he "teleported" to Lei Luo's side as soon as he left the village, and none of his teammates saw him. There was no way, he could only accept Lei Luo's statement and tell the "truth" to Ape Feiri.

Fortunately, the ape Fei Ri seemed to be in a hurry at the moment, so he let Moonlight Xuandao make a long story short, and he didn't want to dwell on these trivial matters. As for Moonlight Xuandao's experience before meeting Lei Luo, he was "vague", and he only thought that the other party was caused by the sadness after losing his teammates.

“…… That's it, the reason why the misty shinobi violated our border was to loot materials to use in the war with Iwakuin, which was the information that Lei Luo obtained. "Moonlight is still quite upright, and he is not greedy for Merello's merits.

"Is that so...... ape Feiri frowned, and some questions in his heart were solved with this piece of information, but the rest was full of anger. The courage of the misty shadow is really big, and the battle with Iwakuin has not yet come to a conclusion, and he dares to tease us Konoha before the result, the three generations of Mizukage are really good skills......"

"Okay, I know about it, you're doing a good job." Ape Fei Ri took a deep breath, as if suppressing something.

It is foreseeable that the fog ninja who has not yet withdrawn is afraid that it will be unlucky, Lei Luo thought gloatingly.

"Moonlight Brilliant Road, remember an A-level mission." Ape Fei Ri opened his mouth to summarize, this is the time to reward meritorious deeds.

"As for the foot-footed Lei Luo...... "Ape Fei Ri Slash paused for a moment, as if weighing something. Given your level, and the risks you are exposed to, you will be credited with an S-Class mission based on your achievements. ”

This is an S-class mission?

Hearing the evaluation given by Sarutobi Hizap, Lei Luo was a little surprised, he Hokage didn't see it very carefully, but he also knew the heavyweight of the S-class mission representative. He doesn't feel like he's done anything, why does he get such a high rating? That information doesn't seem to be very important to him, does it? Even if he knew that the front of the fog and the rock was tight, Konoha couldn't do anything at this time, right?

Although there are many questions, Lei Luo didn't plan to ask them, first of all, he wouldn't solve his doubts on this occasion, and secondly, he didn't have much interest in telling the truth.

Ape Fei Ri Slash caught the confusion that flashed on Lei Luo's face, and a rare kind smile appeared on his cold face. "If I'm not mistaken, the marks on your chest are caused by a decapitation knife, right?"

Lei Luo nodded lightly when he heard this.

"It's rare to be able to save a life from the ninja sword seven at this age, Lei Luo."

Lei Luo smiled a little embarrassedly, this was indeed his negligence, he was a middle ninja It stands to reason that he would definitely die if he met the ninja sword seven. He survived, which is a bit ruinous. I knew that it would be good to change my clothes at the beginning, anyway, there were so many corpses of Konoha ninjas around.

Seeing Lei Luo's embarrassed smile, Sarutobi thought that this kid was ashamed of "escaping with his life", so he explained: "Lei Luo, the value of a ninja is determined by his death. But sometimes, it takes more courage to live than to die, and the spirit of sacrifice for the sake of the mission that you see your teammates killed, but still have no impulse, and endure humiliation and bring back important information, I also admire the Hokage. ”

"Yes...... ? Lei Luo felt that he should show a little loss at this moment, so a sad color crossed his face.

I thought it was real.

Ape Fei Ri Slash patted Lei Luo on the shoulder again, "Let's go back and have a good rest this time, the reward of the S-level mission, and I will settle it when I come back." ”

"Well, okay, Hokage-sama." Lei Luo didn't bother with any rewards, in his opinion, there were too many things to learn, master, and study at the moment, and he didn't want to take these mundane things to heart.

Seeing that Lei Luo was so well-behaved, and hearing that the reward was postponed, there was no trace of reluctance on his face, and Ape Fei Ri was even more satisfied with Lei Luo in his heart.

"And enough Lei Luo, the old man remembers you, you two will go back to the village."

"Let's go!"

……

Watching the figure of Sarutobi and a large number of Konoha ninjas gradually disappearing, Lei Luo turned his head, looked at Moonlight Aodao suspiciously, and nodded his head with his finger: "Me and Hokage-sama...... It doesn't seem to be on the same channel. ”

What's going on with this inexplicable favorability?

Moonlight Xuandao sighed leisurely, "To be honest, judging from the time you get along during this time, you really don't look like a teenager of sixteen or seventeen at all. ”