Chapter 22: Confluence

Due to the location of the country of waves on the opposite side of the land of fire, when he arrived at the coastal port of the country of fire, he hired a ship from the port of the country of fire to hire a ship from the port of the country of fire to the country of waves.

At the port location, Kakashi and the others saw a huge bridge-building site not far away, and a magnificent bridge was about to extend to the country of waves.

"That's the cross-sea bridge between the country of waves and the country of fire, but it hasn't been completed yet, and it will take a whole year to wait for the bridge to be completed."

Before the boat was far from the port, Dazna pointed to the construction site.

"It's spectacular, but the investment alone is astronomical."

Sasuke looked at the construction site from afar, and judging from the scale of the sea-crossing bridge, it was definitely one of the top few huge projects in the ninja world.

Sasuke didn't know much about the work of building the bridge, but he also knew that the amount of money invested in a bridge of this scale would be a very exaggerated figure.

Even the most powerful ninja in the ninja world may find it difficult to earn money to this extent after working for dozens of lifetimes.

"No way, for the sake of the navigation between the two countries, and for the commercial trade that needs to be carried out in the future, this is a very necessary project."

Dazna said, taking a sip of his wine.

Although the country of waves is a small island country, it is not useless in many fields.

For example, in order to invest in the country of waves in the early stage, the country of ghosts gave a lot of technical support to the country of waves. These technologies are exactly what the Fire Nation desperately needs.

In the era of ninja exclusivity, with the rise of the country of ghosts, the influence has been slowly weakened, and the industry, which is dominated by science, is gradually becoming popular in the ninja world.

The accumulation of industrial heritage has also become a necessary field to assess whether a country is strong.

Those big countries are also very greedy for the industrial technology of the country of ghosts, and thanks to this, the country of waves has a common 'topic' with the country of fire in this regard.

Otherwise, if it was just to restrict the activities of the Fire Country outpost of the Oni Country, the Fire Country would not be willing to cooperate with the Land of Waves to build this huge sea-crossing bridge.

In the midst of such small talk, Kakashi and the others took a ship and slowly moved away from the port of the Fire Country and headed for the Land of Waves.

Although the country of waves is located on the other side of the sea in the country of fire, the distance between the coasts of the two countries is not very far.

The ship drifted in the sea for a short time, and Kakashi and the others who were sitting on the boat were able to see the island where the country of waves was located from the boat.

Even though it was almost noon, the waters of the country of waves were still foggy, and the area around the island was covered in a milky mist.

The outline of the island in the fog also looks hazy and unrealistic.

But entering the fog, the view was not greatly hindered, and the ship began to move towards the harbor of the country of waves.

"Good...... Lots of boats! ”

Unlike the port of the Land of Fire when he came, the port of the Land of Waves is full of ships. The area of the port is also very large, and you can see huge ships moored not far away.

The ships were invariably made of alloy armor, which at first glance showed that it was many times harder than ordinary steel.

On these ships, a lot of artillery is carried, which is used for long-range fire and anti-air.

The black and faint muzzle of the cannon is as terrifying and hideous as the abyss.

Naruto looked at the pitch-black muzzles, as if he felt that the next moment would be directed at him, and he couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

Even though the ships were anchored in a relatively open area of water, a little far away from these civilian ships, Naruto felt that once the long-range guns were in operation, they would be able to hit their positions with precision, no matter how far apart.

On the deck of the ship, there are still many ninjas wearing ninja forehead guards, meticulously patrolling the surrounding movements.

Straight flagpoles are erected, and flags with asters as the pattern are waved in the wind.

"Who are they?"

Naruto shuddered.

For some reason, those ninjas who wore forehead guards that were not inferior to the Konoha ninja gave him a very dangerous feeling.

Each one of them gave him an unbeatable feeling.

"Judging from the mark on the forehead, as well as the aster pattern on the flag, these people should be ninjas from the country of demons."

The aster flower is the national flower of the Oni no Kuni, and the 'hereditary' mark used by the shrine maidens of the Oni Country for generations.

After the evolution of the times, it has gradually become a badge for the country of ghosts to show its identity to the outside world.

Although the time for the rise of the Oni Country is not very long compared to the traditional five powers, as a rising star among the big powers, Sakura still knows a little about this country.

"The land of ghosts? Sounds a little eerie. ”

Naruto clasped his hands to his chest, and since he was a child, he had been afraid of unknown things like 'ghosts', 'yokai' and the like.

And the word ghost always reminds him of these beings that he is very afraid of.

"I remember Sakura-chan you said that the country of ghosts is the sixth largest country, right?"

Naruto remembered that when he came, Sakura had taught him some things on the way.

"yes, what's wrong?"

"I was just thinking that we Konoha belong to the Land of Fire, so the head of the village is called Hokage. The ninja leaders of the rest of the countries are also named after their own countries. So, is the ninja boss of the Oni Country the so-called 'Ghost Shadow'? ”

Naruto's whimsical thoughts made everyone look at him speechlessly.

"What's wrong? Am I not right? ”

Naruto looked at everyone suspiciously.

Kakashi sighed, it seemed that it was not just basic physical skills, some common sense issues, he still needed to popularize it for Naruto.

He touched Naruto's head and said, "Naruto, although the country of ghosts is the sixth great power, it is different from the traditional five powers. There are no ninja village institutions in this country, and instead they are replaced by the military. The criteria for the military to recruit are not only ninjas, but also trained samurai and ordinary people. The leader of the military, who holds the position of Minister of War in the country of ghosts, is in charge of a country's military affairs. And because the military system is different from the ninja village, the ninjas in this country do not need to rely on task entrustment to earn money. ”

"I see."

Although he still didn't understand, Naruto nodded pretending to understand.

If you don't rely on completing tasks to make money, how can you support yourself? Work like a normal person?

Naruto's heart was full of question marks.

"That being said, why did the ninjas of the Oni Country appear in the Land of Waves? Moreover, they are stationed directly in the country of waves, right? ”

Sasuke looked at Dazna.

Could it be that what Kakashi is hiding has something to do with the country of ghosts?

Sasuke frowned slightly.

Although he didn't know how to deal with national affairs, didn't the army of the Oni Country have any idea of being stationed in the waters of the Wave Country and being a neighboring country of fire?

The army of the Oni Country is so close to the Fire Country, Konoha should have arranged measures in advance.

Dazna spoke, "Because we used to have some cooperation with the Chamber of Commerce of the Oni Country, but after the breakdown, it became like this. ”

"The situation in this country is complicated enough."

Sasuke's eyes were deep, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

"Well, the military discipline of the Oni Country is notoriously strict. As long as you don't provoke them for no reason, it's fine. Now I'm going to take you to my house for a while, and from tomorrow onwards, the bridge-building work will be completely busy. ”

Dazna said.

"Then take a break in the afternoon and evening, as Mr. Dazner said."

Kakashi nodded in agreement with Dazna's idea.

"What, it's hard to get out of it, of course, you have to take a good look at the exotic scenery."

Naruto grinned.

Sasuke and Sakura also looked quite moved, agreeing with Naruto's idea.

Kakashi looked at the three helplessly, scratching his head.

"Okay, anyway, it's off today, and the three of you can just do whatever you want. But the expenses incurred in shopping are paid out of your own pocket, and I will not help you reimburse. ”

He had eaten a big meal on the way before, and he still hasn't recovered his blood.

After that, when he returned to Konoha, he had to continue to let the three of Naruto work hard to do more D-rank missions.

Otherwise, he may have to put a lot of money into it.

Newcomers, you should exercise yourself more.

"Cut, Kakashi-sensei is stingy!"

Naruto pursed his lips in displeasure, causing Kakashi's idea of reimbursing the bill to go out for an instant.

Once on the shore, Naruto left the group and headed for a nearby town, with Sasuke and Sakura following behind, separated from Kakashi and Dazna.

"Is it really okay to let the three of them leave like this?"

Dazna asked.

"It doesn't matter, the location has already been told to them, and it's really a bit boring to rush these days, so it's good to let them relax. I still want to take a nap. ”

Kakashi replied.

Dazna nodded, and led Kakashi back to his location.

β—Ž

Inside the dark roomβ€”

"The provocation plan seems to have failed. The people of the Ghost Country did not exchange fire with the Thunder Light Regiment. Konoha didn't move at all, but he became wary of our side. ”

It was a woman who spoke, judging by her young voice, she was not very old, in her twenties.

"No way, these three forces, even the weakest Thunder Light Regiment, their strength should not be underestimated. If there is a firefight, it will not be a simple fight. So until the end, it is difficult for them to clash directly. ”

"Acting in the name of the Purple Moon People has also been questioned. The Lei Guang Tuan bites this side very tightly, and if it goes on like this, I am afraid that before the final plan, it will be found out by the people of the Lei Light Tuan in advance. ”

The rest of the people also began to communicate, and they all felt the trickiness of this matter.

"Counting on the Thunder Light Regiment and Konoha to attract firepower for us, this plan can be scrapped in advance. Now I can't change my position, so I will use my strength to attack in the end. ”

The woman's voice rang out.

The rest of the people were about to speak, when suddenly the door of the house was kicked open.

"What man!?"

The expressions of the people in the dark room changed dramatically.

Turning his head to look at the doorway.

"You ......"

Seeing the face of the person who came, it was a companion who had gone out to gather information.

But the other party's appearance at the moment is very strange, his eyes are empty, and his face is expressionless.

On his body, he was deliberately cut with a knife blade, and many scars were scratched.

He shook his body and ran towards them the moment he kicked the door open.

Sensing the abnormality of this companion, as if the illusion of the enemy in his body, his eyes were empty and his face was completely devoid of emotion, and everyone couldn't help but change color, and temporarily retreated to the corner of the room.

Unbeknownst to him, the wound on this companion's body, which had been deliberately cut by the blade, suddenly gurgled and bubbled with strange blood bubbles.

Not only that, but his body began to twist irregularly, as if some creature was constantly wandering there.

Everyone looked at their companion's abnormal state at the moment with disbelief on their faces, and they didn't know how to stop it.

At this moment, the woman at the head realized something, and her eyes widened, full of incredulity and shock.

"It's ...... Blood Dragon's Eye!? ”

Without thinking much about it, he shouted directly to the others:

"Hurry back! Don't go near him! ”

But it was too late.

The companion's body in the center of the room swelled like a balloon in an instant, and the skin and clothes of his whole body began to burst sharply because they could not bear the pressure of the expansion.

There was a loud bang.

Not only the house, but the land outside the house was flattened by the explosion, completely destroyed, revealing a shocking crater.

The woman and the others stood on the edge of the pit in embarrassment, coughing violently and staring at the front.

A large amount of blood seeped out of the ground, turning the ground red.

The smell of heat and blood was pungent, and it was hard to breathe.

The petite girl walked on the bloody ground, but the soles of her shoes were surprisingly not stained with a trace of blood.

In this bloody field, there is a very terrible chakra.

Then, the girl stopped moving forward and looked at the ninjas in front of her who were wearing masks to hide their true faces, the corners of her mouth slightly hooked, revealing a smile that seemed very cold to the woman and the others.

The blood that came out of the ground began to churn violently like boiling water, and a monstrous and huge red dragon rose from behind the girl, and the boundless murderous aura was like a knife blade with a piercing handle, pointing at the woman and the others.

"I've finally found you, little mice in the shadows!"

"I see, with this height and appearance, you are the leader of the Thunder Light Regiment. But I didn't expect you to be a member of the Blood Pool. I thought that the people of your clan would have been wiped out after being expelled from the Land of Thunder. ”

The masked woman smiled coldly.

Chino didn't respond, and the blood dragon behind her roared and rushed towards the woman.

The word 'height' mentioned by the other party made the murderous aura in her heart rise violently, and completely angered her.

The eyes under the woman's mask looked indifferently at the huge blood dragon that rushed towards her.

The blood dragon created by the Blood Inheritance Limit is many steps stronger than the power of the Water Dragon Bullet Technique.

Ordinary ninjas would only be brutally devoured by the blood dragon in the face of this kind of power, but she was not among them.

She rushed towards the blood dragon, and her fist collided directly with the head of the blood dragon.

The incomparably powerful Chakra erupted from her body and fought against the blood dragon in the air.

The collision of two powerful chakras made the fragile earth unbearable, and the villages began to shatter.

The surrounding trees were swept away, revealing a vast vacuum.

Chino's eyes narrowed, and her petite body rushed towards the woman quickly, and her red blood pupils met the woman's eyes, exuding a bewitching and strange color.

The woman's body shook, and after a moment of delay, she immediately glanced at Chino fiercely.

A huge black shadow suddenly stretched out from behind her, falling from the sky.

Chino's facial expression was stunned.

Bang!

The whole person was slapped to the ground by the black shadow, and a large amount of blood and water came out of the ground, dragging her body and canceling out the impact on her body.

When Qianno stood up from the blood water, the figures of the woman and the others disappeared in front of them, and the blood dragon was also severely injured and fell to the ground dying.

"Chino!"

Not far away, several figures galloped over and stood beside Chino.

The first person is Chino's deputy Fengxin, and he is also the deputy leader of the Thunder Light Regiment.

He saw that the field was in shambles, and it was clear that Chino had just experienced a short but fierce battle with someone.

Because the terrifying chakra breath was still lingering in the air and had not completely dissipated.

"Are you alright?"

"Ah, it's okay, it's just a minor injury."

Chino waved her hand, looked in the direction where the woman and the others left, and frowned.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing. These people are not ordinary ninjas, and I have a guess about their identity, so I'll talk about it when I get back. ”

Fengxin nodded, quickly thought of something and said:

"By the way, from tomorrow, we will take turns guarding the bridge with the ninjas of Konoha, and we can free up some more people at that time."

"Have they arrived?"

Chino was surprised.

"Yes, just arrived. At the head of the pack is Kakashi Hagi. ”

Feng Xin looked serious.

Qian Nai glanced at Feng Xin, shook his head and said, "Let's leave him alone and do our own thing." ”

I don't know why, but it's a command sent from above.

Since all of the above has been said, she doesn't want to have a conflict with such a troublesome ninja, and it would be best if the two sides are okay then.

β—Ž

After getting a general taste of the exotic town scenery in the afternoon, the three of them came to Dazna's house and met Kakashi according to the location given by Dazna at the beginning.

Here, they were warmly welcomed by Dazna's daughter, Tsunami, and enjoyed a good meal in the evening, and rested contentedly at Dazna's house.

Ever since he was attacked by wandering samurai on the way here, the road has been calm and calm, and the same is true when he arrives in the country of waves. So on the first night in the country of waves, the three of Naruto slept very peacefully and soundly.

However, this comfortable time was always short-lived, and in the early hours of the next morning, Kakashi was called up early to start a morning jog, followed by breakfast at Dazna's house.

After taking care of everything, under the leadership of Dazner, the seventh team began to rush in the direction of the construction site of the bridge along the coast of the country of waves.

Like the bridge-building sites along the coast of the Fire Country, the construction site facilities for the Bridge in the Land of Waves are also very large.

Because to build an unprecedented sea-crossing bridge, both the number of workers and the building materials used to build the bridge are very large.

"This is Miss Chino of the Thunder Light Regiment."

"This is Mr. Kakashi from Konoha."

At the construction site on the bridge, Dazna introduced Kakashi, the captain of the seventh squad, and Chino, the leader of the Thunder Light Regiment, to each other.

"Hello."

Kakashi nodded at Chino and held out his hand in a friendly manner.

Chino also raised her head and glanced at Kakashi, her gaze casually glancing at the White Fang short knife behind Kakashi, and then chuckled, "Hello, Konoha's second-generation White Fang, Kakashi Hagi." Even in the underground black market, I often hear your name. ”

"Where, our dark department has also collected a lot of information about the Thunderlight Regiment. The Thunder Light Regiment led by Miss Chino is also thriving in the underground market. ”

Chino grinned at Kakashi's touting and didn't care.

"Who are these guys?"

Naruto looked at Chino with a confused expression, as well as the Thunderlight Ninja behind her.

These people exude a serious and cold aura all over their bodies, giving people a very uncomfortable feeling.

Sasuke and Sakura also looked at Kakashi with inquiring expressions.

Kakashi said, "These are the Thunderlight Clan, a team of bounty hunters from the underground black market. Although the responsibilities are different, starting from today, we need to cooperate with the Lei Guangtuan this month to jointly protect the smooth construction of the bridge. However, the difference is that the Thunder Light Regiment is responsible for solving the ninja side of things, and we are responsible for handling some chores, so we can share the pressure of the Thunder Light Regiment. ”

Underground black market? Bounty hunters?

Although they had only seen it in books, Sasuke and Sakura's gaze changed when they looked at Chino and the others, with a deep wariness.

Only Naruto was still shaking his head, confused and unaware of what was going on.

For a ninja like him, who lives in a peaceful environment, it is difficult to understand what the underground black market and bounty hunters represent.

"Don't worry, little Sasuke, we have all received money from the Peasants' and Workers' Regiment, and cooperating with you in this mission is also what your Hokage meant. After all, the reputation of our Thunder Light Regiment in the underground black market is notoriously good. ”

Chino was there to sell herself and boast.

Compared with the rest of the members of the Thunder Light Regiment, who always had a dull and serious face, Qianno, as the leader, has a very lively personality, is not withdrawn, and does not like to be silent.

"You know me?"

Sasuke looked at Chino in astonishment.

"Of course, our clan has a lot to do with your Uchiha clan. Besides, as the last descendant of the Konoha Uchiha clan, there are many bigwigs in the underground black market, and they all covet your blood inheritance limit. So when you go out in the future, you must be careful. ”

Chino looked at Sasuke with a smile.

Because the Uchiha clan in the country of demons is not easy to mess with, those who covet the chakra can only set their sights on a weak person who has lost the protection of the family.

"Thank you for your advice."

Sasuke said with a cold face.

"No thanks, little Sasuke. I'm still looking forward to how far your writing wheel can grow. ”

Qianno said in an old-fashioned tone.

Her old-fashioned attitude made Naruto dissatisfied.

"It's rude to put a 'small' word in front of someone's name. Call someone else Sasuke, don't you look like a little girl yourself? And he's a dwarf. ”

As soon as Naruto said this, the atmosphere instantly dropped to freezing.

Little girl...... Dwarf......

These words are absolutely taboo words used on Chino.

Although it is a bit rude to say this, Chino just looks petite and young, not really young.

Naruto's words were extremely accurate to the source of the pain in her heart.

Therefore, her eyes when she looked at Naruto were full of coldness, and her gaze was like a knife stabbing Naruto's body, making Naruto fidget, as if the whole person's consciousness was about to leave his body.

Syllable!

Just as the atmosphere was tense, Kakashi slapped Naruto the head, causing Naruto to come back from his daze and look at Kakashi in a daze, not knowing what was going on.

"Alright, it's almost time, let's start patrolling."

Kakashi didn't care about the coldness emanating from Chino's body, and said with a snort.

"Alright then, I'll give Mr. Kakashi a face this time."

As Chino was leaving, she glared at Naruto viciously, as if to say something like 'I remember you, I'll make you look good next time'.

Naruto couldn't help but shrink his neck in fear.

Although I don't know exactly what happened, the moment my eyes met Chino's eyes, my body didn't feel like my own, and my consciousness was blank.

Sasuke stared at Chino's departing back, a look of doubt and solemnity flashed in his eyes.

"Kakashi, Naruto ...... just now"

"Well, I fell for the other party's visual illusion. Next time, remember not to make direct eye contact with her, otherwise you will suffer a big loss. ”

Kakashi confirmed Sasuke's guess and said Yoyo.

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