Star Ninja Village is located in the territory of the small border country of Bear, and the country of Bear borders the Land of Fire, and it can be reached in the afternoon after a ninja journey.

When they reached the border of the Bear Country, the three of them were immediately stopped by a moat.

It's a bottomless canyon that stretches for kilometers, and the deep canyon is full of yellow gas, and as long as you are not a fool or an idiot, you will not rush forward after seeing this yellow gas.

So, the three of them began to wait in place.

It didn't take long for a person about the same height as Shikamaru and the others to appear behind the rocks from the other side of the canyon.

The man was wearing a gray gas mask, and he couldn't see his face for the time being, but judging by his skillful use of a crossbow to shoot ropes into the trees on this side of the canyon, and his athletic hands stepping on a rope to easily cross the canyon, he was supposed to be a ninja.

The ninja came up to the trio, took off his gas mask, revealed a slightly immature face under the terrifying mask, and began to report his home.

"My name is the Pleiades, you can also call me the Pleiades, and I am a ninja sent by the Star Ninja Village to pick up the Konoha ninjas."

"My name is Nara Shikamaru, and this is my companions Yamanaka Ino and Akido Dingji."

Nara Shikamaru showed off the Konoha forehead guard he tied to his arm, and the two sides introduced themselves in a decent manner, and since there was no ninja with a strong surprise, the handover between the two sides was very smooth.

On the way, Pleiades briefs the trio on the situation around Star Ninja Village.

It turned out that the canyon where the three people stopped in front of them was called "Hell Valley", which is the deepest place where the poisoning miasma accumulates along the border line of the entire Grand Canyon of Death, and even if you pass through the sky above Hell Valley, it is very likely that you will inhale a small amount of poisonous gas, and you must wear a gas mask to be safe.

And their Star Ninja Village is located in the forest next to Hell Valley.

Walking through the forest, the three of Shikamaru finally arrived at the Star Ninja Village.

It is a very small village, surrounded by dense trees, which not only insulates the small amount of poisonous gas blowing from the direction of Jigokudani, but also completely isolates the village from the outside world.

But fortunately, this is a ninja village, and the building facilities in the whole village are not shabby, so it can be regarded as a small but exquisite village.

Walking through the streets of Star Ninja Village, Shikamaru noticed that the atmosphere around him was very joyful, and everyone in the village had a happy smile on their faces.

Pleiades explained that because of the arrival of the second star, a star festival was recently held in the village to thank the heavens for sending down the star that brought prosperity to the Star Ninja Village.

Shikamaru nodded, and he understood in his heart, after all, the status of this Star Ninja Village was so unique, and such a small Ninja Village became the object of even Konoha Village, all thanks to the meteorite that fell from the sky two hundred years ago.

Now that a second meteorite has fallen here, the people of the village will definitely be even more excited.

The Pleiades took the three of them to the village chief's room and met with the client of this mission, who is also the village chief of Star Ninja Village, and is currently acting as Star Shadow for Star Ninja Village.

"Lord Akashi, these three are ninjas from Konoha Village."

Akashi nodded, and then began to tell the details of the commission.

"Our Star Ninja Village was established by the first Star Shadow Lord with the help of the power of the 'star' that landed here for two hundred years, and it can be said that the existence of the Star Ninja Village is due to the arrival of the 'star'."

"With the unique power of 'Star', our village has gradually grown and become a target that is coveted by the ninja village shadows of the great powers."

"Although many years have passed, the big countries that covet the 'star' have relaxed a lot one after another, but due to the arrival of the second 'star', countries will definitely pay attention to our Star Ninja Village again."

"So I want to borrow the power of the Konoha ninja to protect this second 'star' that has descended on the Star Ninja Village!"

Star Ninja Village is coveted by ninjas from major countries, and it's not uncommon for them to think of protection as soon as they get their second star.

However, Shikamaru then asked, "With all due respect, if the focus of defense is on the second 'star', will the defense of the first 'star' be missing, giving the ninjas outside a chance to take advantage of." ”

Chixing nodded and said, "We have also considered this, but the location of the first 'star' is located in the cultivation ground of our Star Ninja Village, and the lower ninjas in the village eat and live with the 'star' there, and there has been no problem for so many years, so there is no need to be vigilant there for the time being." ”

"I invite you to come mainly to participate in the protection of the second 'star', especially the star memorial that will be held in five days."

"At that time, it will inevitably be chaotic in the village, so I will ask you to protect this second 'star' at that time."

"Okay, having said all that, it would be a bit rude if I didn't let you see the guard target, so I'll take you to take a look."

Akashi stood up and said that he wanted to take the three of them to see the second star that had descended on the Star Ninja Village, but this normal action made Nara Shikamaru a little suspicious.

Because from Akaxing's words just now, Akashi is distrustful of the great ninja village, although Konoha Village and Star Ninja Village are friendly neighbors, but Shikamaru thinks that Konoha Village should not be exempt from suspicion in Akashi.

But why was Akashi able to take the three of them Konoha Ninja to see this important second star so proactively, this is an important item related to the second prosperity of their Star Ninja Village, and it shouldn't be easily shown to outsiders, right?

However, after Shikamaru was brought to the place where the second star fell, Shikamaru thought through this question.

The second star that descended on Star Ninja Village was not far from Star Ninja Village, or it was simply inside Star Ninja Village.

In the backyard of a farmhouse on the edge of Star Ninja Village, it is the location where the second star landed.

At this time, this backyard has been guarded by the ninjas of the four Star Ninja Village, and Akashi said hello and entered it with the three of Shikamaru.

In the open space in the backyard of an ordinary farmhouse, a huge pit of more than ten meters is quietly "lying" on it.

Stepping over the dirt that had been smashed out of the deep hole, Shikamaru, Ino, and Akimichi saw the "star" lying in the middle of the deep pit.

It was a large brown mound of broken earth and scorched grass, and if the "star" were to be seen as a ball, it would be at least two meters in diameter.

A meteorite of this size immediately made Shikamaru understand why Akashi was not afraid to show them this meteorite at all.

Because if a meteorite of this size doesn't know high-level ninjutsu such as spiritism, if the meteorite is packed in a scroll and taken away, the three of them can't move it away at all.

At this moment, Qiu Dao Dingji was too fascinated by watching the meteorite, and his feet slipped and he almost didn't stand firm, which made everyone's hearts instantly nervous.

Fortunately, Qiu Dao Ding Ji mastered his balance in time, so he didn't fall into the deep pit and collide with the meteorite.

However, when Qiu Dao Dingji slipped under his feet, he still made some gravel scorched earth and fell into the deep pit, and these gravel scorched earth slid along the ramp of the deep pit and fell into the gap between the meteorite and the ordinary soil next to it.

At this time, Shikamaru realized that the meteorite in front of him did not exactly match the traces that were smashed out of the center of the pit, and the meteorite was obviously smaller than the pit in the center of the pit.

This instantly aroused Shikamaru's suspicions.

Could it be that in order to fool us, Akashi made a fake meteorite and put it here, so the crater position of the meteorite does not match the meteorite?

Or is it...

Meteorites have gotten smaller?