In the dense jungle, four figures are shuttling rapidly.

Sometimes jumping from one tree to another, sometimes pulling vines, swinging more than ten meters away.

The complex and changeable terrain of the jungle does not hinder them in the slightest, as if they were apes living in the jungle and accompanying the jungle.

As a newcomer, Sato Shin was arranged to walk in the middle of the line.

In front of him is Kamishinobu Ibika, and behind him are Shimoshinobu Uchiyama Yushin and Nakatani Terumui, which is obviously a kind of protection for him.

"Smack-"

Sato Shin's feet leaned slightly on a thick branch, and his body was as nimble as an ape, and he jumped out and came to another thick branch in the distance, and then his toes were slightly more subtle, and he left again, heading for the thick branch farther away.

This novel feeling of moving from tree to tree, like stepping on clouds, gives Sato Shin a sense of wanton pleasure.

Although he received similar teaching when he was in school, it was a school after all, and although it simulated a forest, it was still very different from the real forest, and the place was cramped, not to mention that it could not give him this feeling of smooth shuttle.

"Stop!"

Suddenly, Ibija, who was at the front of the line, stopped, and at the same time made a "stop" gesture behind him.

Seeing Ibija's movements, Sato Shin's heart tightened and quickly stopped, while Uchiyama Yunobu and Nakatani Terumi also stopped.

"Is there an enemy?"

After stopping, Sato Shin's eyes were vigilant, and his eyes looked around, but he didn't find anything abnormal, and couldn't help but look curiously at Ibika, who stopped everyone.

Ibika turned around, just saw Sato's new movements, nodded slightly approvingly, and said.

"Ahead is Ziluo Town, we will leave the woods soon, watch out and beware of sneak attacks."

"Yes, Ibi-sensei."

Sato Shin suddenly turned out to be about to leave the dense forest.

Unlike inside the dense forest, the terrain outside the dense forest is open and there are few covers, and their figures are easily spotted by hostile ninjas without cover, so Ibika reminds everyone to be vigilant.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—"

Four figures, one in front and three behind, like black arrows, leaped out of the dense forest, paused slightly, and after confirming that there were no enemies, they ran again, towards a slightly quaint town in the distance.

Eventually, Sato Shin and his party entered the town and came to a place that looked like a warehouse with a plaque in front of the door that read "Car Household".

"Is it Konoha ninja-sama?"

As soon as the four of them arrived, they were greeted by someone who had been standing at the door and watching, who was dressed better than ordinary people, and who should be a steward of the caravan.

"Yes, we're the ninjas of Konoha who take on escort missions."

Ibika nodded.

"Ninja-sama, please!"

The steward warmly welcomed the four into a Japanese room, in which there was a slightly wealthy middle-aged man, and seeing that the four Sato Shin behind the steward were all dressed as ninjas, his face was happy, and he stood up to greet him.

"Hello ninjas, I'm Fujii Ig, and I'm the owner of the Cheto caravan."

"Hello, I'm the leader of this team, Ibja!"

Ibja said.

"This ninja-sama, can you show me your mission letter from Konoha?"

The rich middle-aged man looked slightly worried, as if he was afraid of causing dissatisfaction with the four of Sato, and hurriedly added an explanation.

"We don't suspect you ninjas, it's just that the country is not peaceful at the moment, and there have been many incidents of wandering ninjas pretending to be Konoha ninjas to commit crimes, I'm just in case."

"It's okay, it's our mission."

Ibika didn't care, and handed him a mission book with the Konoha seal.

"No problem, it's indeed the seal of Konoha Ninja Village, please drink tea and rest for a while, let's make some preparations, and we can set off immediately!"

After confirming that there was no problem with the task book, the rich middle-aged man said with a long sigh of relief.

The rich middle-aged man left, and only four people left in the room, Sato Shin.

"Ibi-sensei, what kind of ninja is the wandering ninja in that middle-aged man's mouth, is it Konoha's traitorous ninja?"

Sato Shin asked curiously.

"No, the origins of the wandering ninjas are quite complicated, some are traitors from other ninja villages, some are small school ninjas who do not belong to the ninja village, just like the master and disciples, and even some are just lucky enough to get the chakra cultivation method."

Ibja explained.

"There are actually genre ninjas, is such a ninja strong?"

Sato Shin's face was full of surprise, he had always thought that the ninjas were all from the ninja village, but now it seems that this is not the case.

"Most of the ninjas of the genre travel between countries and learn the ninjutsu of various countries, but most of them are only fur, and they are similar but not godlike, so the strength of most of the ninjas is lower than that of the ninjas of the same level in the ninja village."

Ibija paused slightly, then continued.

"However, there are some exceptions, some secret schools, although the people are not prosperous, but they have mastered some mysterious unique ninjutsu, these ninjutsu not only attack in a weird way, but also the power is often very terrifying."

Ibija looked at Sato Shin Santo with a serious gaze.

"If you encounter such a ninja, you must be more careful."

"Yes, Ibi-sensei."

The three of them all nodded seriously.

……

On a winding dirt road, a team of more than twenty people moved slowly, and in the middle of the procession, there were eight loaded wagons, which were full of goods, and it was the caravan that Sato Shin and his wife were escorting.

The destination of the caravan is the neighboring country of the Fire Country, the country of Kawano, which is a small country that has been affected by the wars of the major ninja villages all the year round, and the living materials are extremely scarce, but it has rich mineral resources, so many caravans from neighboring countries will pull the living materials to exchange for ores and other materials.

The four of Sato were scattered on both sides of the caravan, their eyes occasionally looking into the dense forests on both sides of the road, alert for possible sudden enemies.

Deep in the forest, in a simple wooden hut built on a tree, sat five men cross-legged, two of whom were quite old, estimated to be in their forties, and the other three in their early twenties.

"Squeak, squeak......"

The sound of the wooden staircase being stepped on was heard.

In the wooden house, the five people who were originally scattered, all stared, their eyes were as sharp as a sharp sword with its scabbard drawn, and a young man near the door stood up, his footsteps flickered, and he came to the back of the wooden door, and looked out through the crack in the door.

"Stop, what are you doing here?"

After the young man scolded outside, he explained to the four people inside.

"It's the bandits."

"Ladies and gentlemen...... My lord, I'm ...... Come on behalf of our leaders, and ask you for important matters. ”

The person who came was startled by the man's scolding and said in a hurry.

"Let him in."

Of the five, a middle-aged man with only half of his left ear commanded, and the young man opened the door and let the man in.

"Tell me, what are you looking for us?"

The middle-aged man with only half of his left ear looked at the thief with a cold gaze and said.

"Our men have found a caravan, and the leader wants to join forces with you to eat it, and the supplies will be fifty-fifty percent when the time comes."

Seeing the middle-aged man's gaze, the thief trembled with fright and hurriedly said.

"Oh, caravan."

Hearing the thief's words, a sneer appeared at the corner of the mouth of the middle-aged man who was only half of his left ear, and there seemed to be murderous intent boiling in his heart.

It was almost afternoon, and everyone in the caravan looked quite tired after a long day's journey.

Even Sato Shin, Uchiyama Yushin and Nakatani Terumi looked slightly tired, but only Kaminobu Ibika was not affected at all, still meticulously paying attention to the surroundings.

"Be careful!"

Suddenly, Ibija, who was walking, paused, changed her expression, and shouted a warning.

Hearing Ibika's warning, Uchiyama Yushin and Nakatani Terumi almost forbade it, and did not hesitate to put on a defensive posture.

"There are enemies?!"

Sato Shinya's face changed suddenly, after all, it was the first time he had encountered such an emergency, and he couldn't do the order to prohibit it, so his reaction was half a beat slower than that of Uchiyama Einobu and Nakatani Terumui, but he reacted immediately and also put on a defensive posture.

"Where is the enemy?"

Slightly adjusting his breathing, which had gradually become rapid, Sato's eyes quickly searched the dense forest on both sides, and soon, he found a figure on the right side of the dense forest.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa—"

But at this moment, the attack finally came, and the dense sound of breaking the air came from the right side of the dense forest, and a large number of black arrows appeared in everyone's field of vision, like black raindrops pouring down, but the cold light of the arrows flickered, but it made people feel their scalp tingle.