Chapter 39: Investigating the Caravan Mission
In the afternoon, at the Konoha Gate.
It is not uncommon for a small caravan to drive a horse-drawn carriage out of the village, and because of the decisive battle, the village has been crowded with a lot of caravans these days.
"The people behind are all following, and they are about to leave." The leader shouted loudly.
After registering at the door, the group drove out of Konoha Village.
"Teacher, shall we keep up with them?" Fumino couldn't wait.
"Wait, if they are intelligence officers, their anti-reconnaissance capabilities are definitely not bad, and it is easy to be exposed so early.
They are numerous, and they are driving carriages, and the goal is very large, so we can follow from a distance. Yuan Wu admonished.
"Got it, teacher." But he hesitated for a moment, and then said:
"Teacher, I've seen it with my white eyes, and they don't use chakra in their bodies, could it be a mistake?"
"Haha, it's easy to judge whether it's a ninja or not, other ninja villages will send ninjas to our village unless they have a funny brain.
If they were really intelligence agents of other village chiefs, then someone would definitely pick them up. ”
In the end, he is a rookie who has not done a few tasks, and his experience is much worse.
Ling Ye nodded and agreed, "Since they are not ninjas, then it is even more suspicious.
During the war, the country of grass was a lot of chaos, and it was a blessing that a group of them were able to come to us safely from the land of earth. ”
"Hehe, Ling is right, the country of grass is full of bandits, and traitors often haunt them. Caravans will be protected by ninjas or wandering samurai.
But we'll find out how it goes. ”
……
From time to time, a few birdsongs could be heard in the quiet woods, and the caravan moved slowly, and the sound of horses' hooves could be heard far through the forest.
Ling and his party followed them from a distance, because they were afraid of being exposed, so they all stepped on the trees and walked in the air.
"Teacher, they stopped." Hinata Fumino whispered, because with the help of the white eyes, he could see farther, and this kind of reconnaissance work was the most suitable for him.
Sure enough, a few dozen meters away, the caravan gradually stopped, apparently preparing to rest for a while before continuing on its way.
"Okay, everyone stop and watch for their unusual behavior." Yuan Wu commanded in a low voice.
Several people nodded in response.
Fumino's eyes had observed, the group was just ordinary people, and it seemed that this was indeed the case, and they just ate dry food after they stopped, and then rested.
"Teacher, they seem to be quite normal." Rei Kitano hesitated for a moment and said.
Yuan Wu was silent for a moment and looked at Ling on the side, "Ling, what do you think?" ”
"Teacher, this caravan is quirky." Ling said calmly.
Yuan Wu's eyes lit up and motioned for him to continue.
"It's true that this caravan doesn't look like ninjas, but they definitely don't behave like ordinary merchants.
You see, they are forbidden to eat and rest, and they have a strong sense of discipline, and ordinary caravans are busy making money, so how can they have the leisure to train for this.
Moreover, they rarely communicate with each other, and during the boring journey, ordinary caravans will chat and amuse to pass the time, but they are silent all the way. Ling explained slowly.
After listening to his Hua, Yuan Wu showed a hint of approval on his face.
"Ling's analysis is very reasonable, this is the abnormality of this caravan, you must be good at observing in the future and discover the truth under the surface." Yuan Wu admonished.
"Knowing the teacher, as soon as Ling said this, I also felt that they were weird, it seems that this mission is not easy."
"One more thing that can also show their abnormality." Ling continued.
"Oh? Anything else? Fumino couldn't help but be shocked, and he couldn't find anywhere.
"You can see that when they are resting, they are facing outwards, so that they can deal effectively with emergencies.
And there are two people who have not rested, and they should be in charge of guarding. Ling then analyzed.
"Well, what Ling said is very good, it seems that this caravan is indeed a spy cultivated by other villages, and our reserve force was weak during the war, so they came to spy on intelligence."
"Teacher, are we going out and taking them down?" Fumino was eager to give it a try.
"Wait, when they connect, we'll take a shot at them all."
……
Because there were no ninjas in the caravan, no one could detect Ling and his party following behind them.
After a day, the already dense woods were thinning.
A large part of the reason why the Fire Nation is so rich is because of the endless woods behind it.
It is said that this forest was created by the first Hokage with Mu Dun, Ling just smiled at this, although the immortal wood escape is powerful, but if you want to create such a large forest, I am afraid it will take several years.
Soon, the outline of a small town appeared in front of everyone's eyes.
The caravan entered the town to rest, and in order to prevent their connector from being in the town, Ling and his party followed.
However, the caravan did not go out for the night, and the next morning it was in a hurry.
"Teacher, will they go back to the land directly, in that case we won't have a chance to do it." Ling looked at Yuan Wu on the side with some concern.
Uchiha Hara Takeshi also frowned slightly, if the other party directly returned to the land of the earth, if they did it again, it would be equivalent to provoking the country of the earth, which was likely to cause a series of unnecessary troubles.
Because they are civilians in the land country, not ninjas, and the other party has a lot of people, assassination will not work, and there is a high chance of exposure.
Therefore, they must not be allowed to return to the land of earth.
"In this way, after arriving in the country of grass, regardless of whether the other party's joint personnel appear or not, we will directly take them down." Uchiha Haratake thought about it and decided.
"Got it, teacher." Several people nodded in response.
……
The atmosphere of the Land of Grass is markedly different from that of the Land of Fire.
As the crowd went deeper, the aura of slaughter and chaos in the air seemed to condense into substance, although the war between the big countries was over, but the chaos between these small countries had not stopped.
Because of the existence of Konoha in the Land of Fire, the bandits and rebels who dared to come in have disappeared forever. Although there is also a grass ninja village in the country of grass, the country is in chaos, and a feeling of desolation cannot help but arise.
"Next, everyone be careful, this is no better than the Fire Country, if you accidentally provoke a large renegade team, I can't guarantee your safety." Yuan Wu admonished in a serious tone.
"Got it, teacher, but when are we going to do it?" Several people also had solemn faces, and Wenye couldn't help asking.
"There's a town in front of you, and after that, you'll be in the land of the earth, so let's do it here." Yuan Wu's eyes flickered.