The water-stopping rescue team, which had already arrived at the border of the country of waves, finally did not accept the mountain owl's proposal.

After all, whether it is from the perspective of the mission or from the side of the ninja's rules, the dark mountain owl is the one who trespasses.

Even this old shadow may have a sophisticated sense of the situation...

But all these fears were only inferences, and there were no decisive factors that made them abandon their companions.

It's just that after a short period of repair, the position of the rescue team has changed.

Fuyue's writing wheel eyes were always bright, and he walked at the forefront of the team.

The silent mountain owl fell at the end of the line and swept the tail to watch out.

Kakashi, who was a little lacking in physical strength, was in the middle of the line at the moment.

The layout of the fog concealment has changed, so that the information in the hands of the mountain owl has lost its effect in the details.

Except for sharing intelligence on the medium-sized strongholds of the fog and then bypassing them, the rest can only rely on their squads to play on the spot.

Therefore, the ninja dog Parker also returned to the team ahead of schedule again.

It is generally difficult for a ninja dog to keep up with a ninja all the time, not to mention that Parker has the most sensitive sense of smell and judgment among Kakashiba ninja dogs.

However, its relatively short stature also limits its performance on top of its running endurance.

If he could, Kakashi would prefer to summon Parker out after arriving at the location where Captain had rescued the badly injured Shadows.

Parker's sense of smell, which is sophisticated enough to perceive the number of people and even the speed of his movements, is the biggest reliance on tracking the whereabouts of Zhishui at this moment.

After all, their rescue team was originally put together.

In Seiichi's absence, the rescue team lacks the most critical chakra perception ability, and can only rely on Fugaku's writing wheel eye and Parker's nose to conduct a dual search of sight and smell.

But the turn of events at this time forced them to start early.

It can be said that it is not to give up the clues, or it can be said to prevent them from being exposed in advance and falling into the encirclement web.

It's just that in this way, the team's energy will be depleted in advance, and it will be a little weak.

Suddenly, Parker's nose moved slightly.

"Huh?"

"Parker, did you make any discoveries?"

"Hmm... It's kind of weird. ”

Ninja Dog Parker was still speaking in the uncle's voice that was extremely incompatible with its appearance, and said with some doubts: "I seem to smell the smell of stopping water." ”

The rescue team paused slightly, while hiding in the shadows of the treetops.

Parker's discovery of the whereabouts of the water stop should have been rare good news...

But the words in Parker's mouth made Kakashi frown slightly.

Because in his impression... Parker never used the word 'as if' when he was tracking and searching.

"What the hell is going on?"

The stop-and-go of the rescue team seemed to make Fu Yue a little dissatisfied, and the ambiguous words in the mouth of the ninja dog at this moment made him even more annoying.

Parker's nose opened and closed, and he kept making a slight 'sniffing' sound, and at the same time, he didn't forget to say a word to the stinky guy.

"Don't worry, you can smell it."

Maybe it's because this guy has a cat smell on him, it's weird... Dogs don't like it.

After a few moments, Parker finally determined the direction of the smell and led everyone to the place where the smell stayed.

But when the rescue team arrived at the finish line led by Parker, Parker's wrinkled face wrinkled with more lines.

Seeing Parker's expression, Kakashi asked, "Parker, what's going on?" ”

"Is there a smell that's interfering?"

Everywhere Parker went, there was nothing but a piece of soil that seemed to have been stirred up by battle.

Not to mention the person who stopped the water, not even the weapons he had used, or the fragments of his clothes.

"It's weird..."

Parker also raised his hind leg as if he was a little worried, scratching the back of his head.

"Kakashi, the smell here is new, it should be less than three days, but the taste is very strong... And there is no continuation. ”

"It's new... It's very much... And there is no continuation? ”

Kakashi was a little stunned.

No wonder Parker's dog had such a strange look on his face.

What kind of strange message is this?

In less than three days... Does it mean that when Kakashi's rescue team set off, Shisui was still here?

If this is the case, it can prove that Zhishui is probably still alive.

But... Why is there no continuation?

Could it be that Zhishui can also learn to fly the god of thunder?

Kakashi hesitated, and the mountain owl, who had been silent since his proposal was rejected, suddenly turned his head to look at Fugaku.

"This genius of your Uchiha clan is good at earth escape?"

Kakashi paused slightly, and the mountain owl's words woke up the dreamer.

If Zhishui is in the dilemma of being pursued, then moving away from the ground can be a hidden method.

While it would be difficult to move underground, it wouldn't leave much to trace, and it would allow you to avoid scent hunting from ninja dogs, as you do now.

But when Fu Yue heard what the mountain owl said, he shook his head slightly: "As far as I know, Zhishui is a particularly typical excellent ninja in my clan. ”

"He's good at fire escape and illusion, and he also has his own unique insights on teleportation... But he shouldn't have been a natural owner of the Tu Dun Chakra. ”

Fuyue didn't say it to death.

But the fact that he is not the natural owner of the Tu Dun Chakra is enough to completely negate the point of escaping from the land.

At the age of stopping the water... Even refining all the chakra attributes that he already possessed was enough to grasp the changes in his form and nature would be a huge difficulty.

How can you focus on Tu Dun, who is not talented in his own right?

But in this way, the glimmer of light that was hard-won was extinguished again.

The mountain owl shook his head slightly and said: "Let's go some distance deeper into the country of waves, here is still some distance away from the place where the cat was rescued, and there is really no way to track it in two sections." ”

He pulled out a piece of cloth with dark blood stains and handed it to Parker.

"We first found the traces of the dark smell that we rescued in the first place, and then used this to push them back to their escape route."

He hesitated slightly, but continued:

"This will allow you to find the location of the water stop when the team is still separated... You should be able to distinguish relatively complex odor paths at the same time, right? ”

The forehead guard on the head of the ninja dog Parker proves that he is also an 'excellent graduate' of Konoha Ninja Village.

It even means that it has the ability to carry out tasks 'alone', and does not have to cooperate with its own master.

It is slightly different from the training method of the Konoha Inuzuka clan that focuses on the cooperation between the ninja dog and the owner.

Parker sniffed at the bloodstained cloth and nodded, "Of course, but the smell of your scent source has been smelling for a while, and I'm not sure if the smell on their path can be clearly preserved." ”

The mountain owl looked back at the two who were unwilling to give up the rescue mission and said, "But in this way, it means that we will go deep into the enemy's hinterland, and the ambush may increase significantly." ”

Fuyue didn't say a word, and Kakashi closed his eyes slightly: "That's all it takes." ”

The rescue team set off again, this time Parker was guided by the scent and led the way.

Compared to the Uchiha Susui, the smell left by the shadow of the seriously injured cat is much more obvious.

The residual smell of an injured person is greatly increased compared to a normal ninja.

Whether it's sweat or blood, the smell stays much longer than the air and dirt.

For Parker, the scents were as clear as a marker in the middle of the forest.

Along the way, everyone was extremely vigilant.

Although with the strength of their team, even if they encounter three or two small fish and shrimps, they will be killed in an instant.

But encountering an enemy in such a place basically means that the difficulty of the rescue mission increases exponentially.

But it's like there's some anti-logic...

The rescue team has penetrated deep into the heart of the country of waves, and it stands to reason that the time before dawn is the safest time to march...

But along the way, there was not even a single foggy sentry post, which was surprisingly weird.

Puck the ninja dog once again let out a low growl in his throat like a background sound in the middle of the night.

The rescue team followed in his footsteps again to a river.

In this kind of place, not to mention Parker, even if you can see it with the naked eye, you can see that this place is unusual.

Because here there are obvious traces of the battle ...

The rescue team nodded to each other, not directly out of the cover of the shadows of the woods.

In a place like a riverbank, there is no shadow to hide the figure, and there is no cover to dodge.

The dense forests on both sides are an excellent location for ambushes.

Therefore, it can only be the ninja dog Parker, relying on his inconspicuous petite size, lying in the shadow of the rubble to search for information.

While Kakashi held his breath and was wary of a surprise attack around him that could strike at any time, Fugaku suddenly tilted his head slightly.

A red glow fainted in his slightly narrowed eyes, as if it were spinning and twisting for a moment.

The other two were on full alert, naturally not aware of the patriarch's deliberate cover-up.

It's just that Fu Yue also scanned the surroundings with his writing wheel eyes as before.

Thankfully, Parker, who had gone to the uncovered river beach alone, was not ambushed, and he seemed to make sure that there were no new scents around him, and he returned to the dense forest where the team was in a few jumps.

"There were, but... The smell is complex. ”

A deep voice came out of the mouth of the dwarf ninja dog, but the message it brought back was still the same... It's tangled.

"Complicated?"

Parker nodded, "Well, there was a scuffle here, and there were at least ten people, and it was difficult to clearly discern the direction of the other characters' actions. ”

"However, it is certain that Uchiha Shisui has appeared here."

Kakashi asked, "Is there a continuation of the smell this time?" ”

"Yes, but it's weird."

Parker's wrinkled little face said confidently, "If there is nothing wrong with my nose, the Uchiha's breath of stopping water has appeared here twice. ”

"It's new once, but it still tastes like before."

"And the other time, it's a little bit longer... Luckily, it didn't rain, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to discern it. ”

Twice? New and old?

Odd...

But there's nothing to hesitate about.

Kakashi said flatly, "Let's go to the new side." ”

"Don't worry Kakashi, you listen to me first."

"The old smell on that side, though it's been a little longer... But in the smell, there is a dry smell of blood. ”

"Where's the new one?"

Faced with Kakashi's question, Parker shook his head and said:

"No, that's why I said it smelled very strong, although it made me embarrassed to say it... But if you want to chase the new side, the taste will be broken somewhere. ”

Once again, the rescue team was at an impasse, but Parker proposed:

"Of course, the best way is for us to split up, which is the most efficient."

As soon as the proposal came out, Fuyue nodded in affirmation: "Let's do it, let's mark this place as a meeting point and contact it with flares." ”

"Red is for the enemy and needs support, yellow is for the retreat signal to indicate that the exposure is the first to retreat, green is for finding the water stop... The addition of two colors means that it happens at the same time, no problem, right? ”

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The mountain owl was slightly confused, but Kakashi didn't think that much.

He let out a deep breath and said, "Thank you Patriarch Fuyue, just let Parker lead the way for you, I have other ninja dogs available here." ”

Such a proposal was normal, but Fu Yue shook his head again: "No, your other ninja dogs shouldn't have such a clear sense of smell, right?" ”

"Since I have the smell of blood as a guide on my side, I also have a psychic beast available to guide me."

After speaking, Fu Yue bit his fingers and sealed his hands.

"Psychic."

The surging smoke dispersed, and a strange tone of laziness and spirit resounded in the dense forest.

"Yo? Isn't this rich? And what..."

"! How to have a dog! ”