Chapter 4: A Quiet Night
The caravan finally set out again, and after breakfast, the long convoy marched forward, the horses' hooves treading over the muddy road, and walking briskly along the road out of the forest.
Su Zeying kept looking out of the car window, her eyes were deep, as if she was thinking about something, and it seemed to be ...... What is waiting for.
"Ying, what are you thinking?"
After eating and drinking, Hotaru tilted her head to look at Su Zeying's side face and asked curiously.
"Oh......"
Su Zeying smiled at her like a god, and said thoughtfully:
"Hotaru, I'm waiting for someone, no, maybe someone......"
"Who?"
Hotaru looked at him curiously and asked suspiciously.
"The man who pursues us ......"
Saying this, Su Zeying cast his gaze out again, looking at the forest behind the convoy, his gaze was far away:
“…… No, maybe no one will come - but, if I'm right......"
Su Zeying's voice gradually weakened, and he fell into deep thought again.
Hotaru tilted her head and looked at Su Zeying's expression, although the doubts in her heart had not yet been solved, she was just sensible, and naturally she would not bother Su Zeying.
Hotaru shrank back, leaned against Su Zeying's side, closed her eyes comfortably, and breathed in and out, revealing a smile.
"Whatever...... As long as Youying is around, you won't be afraid of anything......"
A gentle smile appeared on Hotaru's little face, and she couldn't help but think so.
……
"Whoosh-"
"Whoosh-"
"Whoosh-"
Three sounds of breaking the air came at the same time, and three ninjas dressed in black and masked at the same time shuttled forward in a "pin", marching extremely fast in the ninja forest.
"This is a task ordered by Lord Danzang himself...... Don't mess up! Remember, you must capture both of these objectives, and if necessary, you can kill the other target, but the Uchiha family must bring it back! ”
The masked ninja in the lead spoke in an urn, and the voice after being covered by the secret method was extremely rough.
He calmly said this to the two ninjas behind him, and both of their subordinates were cautious, responding with great firmness:
"Yes!"
The ninja who was called "Nakai" by Danzo, the leader of the three, nodded and sped up.
Soon, the three people who picked up speed again swept forward like a gust of wind, and their bodies were like swift arrows.
- However, at this moment, behind the three of them, a figure suddenly appeared, it was a young ninja wearing a mask and silver-white hair.
"Oops, oops, what a hassle......"
The young ninja stood among the low bushes with a book in his hand and a pair of dead fish eyes on his body, still stained with a few leaves. He lazily complained to himself:
“…… I didn't expect that the kid guessed by the wind was true, and that guy from Tuanzang would really send someone out to chase those two children...... Really, it's a real headache. ”
The young ninja named Kakashi put away the book in his hand, and the four big words "Intimacy Paradise" on it were prominently displayed on the cover.
"No way ......"
Kakashi grunted.
"I've been entrusted by someone, since the kid of Moonlight Blast has asked me - it seems that this time he really wants me to make a move......"
“…… It's really, it's a scratching head......"
This helpless sigh had just sounded in place, and the next moment, Kakashi's figure had been lost in the jungle.
……
From day to night, nearly ten hours passed, the sun set, the moon rose, and entered the realm of night.
At this point, the convoy was almost out of the Ninja Forest. However, although the Ninja Forest is a forest with a very large area, it can be said that if you go out, you will reach the border of the Fire Country, but this is a caravan for profit, and it is not a ninja on a mission, so the path taken by the convoy is basically the opposite of the path that the ninjas left the border, and the next destination is another town in the Fire Country.
However, the next destination will not be known until at least tomorrow. It was extremely inconvenient for the convoy to travel at night, coupled with the possibility of encountering mountain bandits, and the caravan was not in a hurry, so everyone opened up a large open space in this ninja forest, camped down, and waited for tomorrow's arrival.
The night watchmen were arranged, and the bonfires were lit, and most of the caravan members either shrank into the wagons or set up tents and slept in them.
There are fewer ways to entertain in the ninja world, and there are no such hot chess and card games to kill time, so soon one by one the personnel have fallen asleep, except for the night patrol personnel are still cruising, lighting lanterns, and wandering around, but they all look very boring, not caring at all, stopping and grinding foreign workers.
- It's no wonder that they are, after all, this is still in Konoha's sphere of influence, and they have to risk offending Konoha and intercept their caravan with little profit...... Which force, which person, would do such a stupid thing?
However, just when the night patrol personnel seemed bored, Su Zeying kept her eyes open, sat in the carriage with her body straight, and swept her eyes out of the window as smartly as electricity, and her ears were like a sensitive fox tightly receiving the wind and grass from all around.
"Hmm~ah...... Ying, is the mud still watery? ”
Hotaru yawned, looked at Su Zeying with sleepy eyes, and asked inarticulately.
Su Zeying touched her head and smiled:
"You go to sleep first."
Hotaru lay down with confidence, and after saying "um", he pillowed in front of Su Zeying and hugged him tightly.
Su Zeying rubbed Hotaru's hair, Chakra slowly soaked her body, relieving her pain, and Hotaru fell asleep after a while.
Although it can't produce a curative effect, this chakra trick that can relieve pain is really useful.
- But it's only useful in this particular situation, and for the tough-guy ninjas who take pain as a matter of course, pain is just a catalyst for their determination.
Su Zeying sat in place with his eyes closed, gently rubbing Firefly's hair, thinking in his heart.
The little girl's gentle breath exhaled on Su Zeying's body, small, thin, like a silkworm gnawing on mulberry leaves.
In the middle of the night, the night fell silent.
Only the chirping of insects and the faint chirping of frogs.
The wind blows through the leaves, making a quiet "whoosh" sound, like rippling water waves in a circle in the void, outlining a distant picture.
After a long time, Su Zeying suddenly opened his eyes.
"Here they are...... It's time for us to go. ”
The windows were suddenly opened, and the wind blew in gently.
In an instant, Su Zeying hugged Firefly and moved.
- The next moment, there was no longer any sign of them in the carriage.